This is a copy of my presentation on PLNs before this year's cohort of NAIS Aspiring Heads of Schools! Thanks to all 45 participants and NAIS leadership for their warm invitation and welcome :)
Personal Learning Networks for the 21st Century School Leader
1. Personal Learning Networks
for the 21st Century School Leader
Nishant N. Mehta
Twitter: @NishantMehta
www.facebook.com/NishantNMehta
www.edu21k12.net
10. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips
11. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips
Extend your professional reach nationa#y and globa#y
12. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips
Extend your professional reach nationa#y and globa#y
Brand your presence on the web
17. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter
Simulation of a Tweet Chat
Connecting Your Twitter Account with Other Social
Media Tools
18. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter
Simulation of a Tweet Chat
Connecting Your Twitter Account with Other Social
Media Tools
Going Beyond 140 Characters: Blo'ing
38. “Meaningful change ain’t gonna happen
for our kids if we’re not wi#ing to invest
in it for ourselves first. At the heart, it’s
not about schools . . . it’s about us.”
-- Wi# Richardson
@wi#rich45
39. Additional Resources
Twitter Chat Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/7ugbg89
The Twitterholics Guide: http://tinyurl.com/twitterholics
The Guide to Google Reader: http://tinyurl.com/7qm9epp
#isedchat Archive: http://isenet.ning.com/page/ised-chat
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40. Top Twitter Hashtags for Teachers | The Twitter Hashtags For Independent Blogs Worth Following
Creative Education Blog Schools | edSocialMedia
Clipped from:
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/12/top- Clipped from: http://www.edsocialmedia.com/2012/01/twitter-hashtags-
twitter-hashtags-for-uk-teachers/ for-independent-schools/
General Education Hashtags !
www.willrichardson.com!
#ukedchat – UK Education. In my opinion this is #ismarketing – Thanks to Rob and LIza Norman of
• !
the most useful hashtag for UK Teachers. Turnaround Marketing for actually introducing this hashtag.
Please use this hashtag to discuss issues related to all things www.connectedprincipals.com!
• #edchat – Education, worldwide (lots of US
teachers). A really useful hashtag if you are marketing at independent schools including SEO, inbound !
interested in tweeting with a wide range of marketing, etc… www.lynhilt.com!
educators worldwide. !
• #edchatie - Edchat, with an Irish flavour #isadmission – Please use this hashtag to discuss issues
related to all things specific to the admission process at
www.21k12blog.net!
• #addcym – Welsh language Edchat
independent schools. !
• #edsg – For educators in Singapore
• #schools – Massively wide ranging but used far www.theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com!
less than #edchat or #ukedchat #isfinaid – Use this hashtag to discuss issues related to all !
• #teaching – This hashtag seems to largely be used things specifc to the financial aid process at independent www.maryannreilly.blogspot.com!
for jobseeking so a good place to look if you’re schools.
!
moving on!
#isalumni – Use this hashtag to dicuss issues related to all www.spacesforlearning.wordpress.com!
• #lrnchat – Learning
• #TT – Teacher Tuesday where educators suggest things specific to alumni offices at independent schools. !
others to follow www.coolcatteacher.blogspot.com!
• #kinderchat – hashtag for discussing kindergarten #isfundraising – Use this hastag to discuss issues related to all !
aged children things specific to fund raising and development at independent
schools.
www.tomwhitby.wordpress.com!
• #EdChatIE – The educational hashtag for Ireland
for all three levels
!
• #ClavEd – The educational hashtag for French #isedchat - Use this hashtag to discuss topics related to www.steve:wheeler.blogspot.com!
Speakers – Wednesdays at 12h(EST) 13h(ATL) independent school teaching, learning, and sharing. !
18h(Paris) www.speedofcreativity.org!
• #GlobalEd – Education with a global dimension #indyschool – Use this hashtag to discuss general issues !
• #Urbaned - For all those involved in urban related to independent schools not covered by the above
education hashtags.
www.21stcenturycollaborative.com!
• #Langchat – For all language teachers !
#isathletics – Use this hashtag to discuss topics related to all www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org;
Technology this specific to independent school athletics. ;
www.edu21k12.net!
• #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to
the use of technology in education. This is a great
hashtag to follow and tends to be a lot more widely
used than the more niche tags. Though they may
be worth following if you have a specific interest in
that area
• #elearning – eLearning (funnily enough!)