Developing a Personal Learning

Network

"Only connect!“ -- E.M. Forster, Howards End.

Singsing_sky:http://www.flickr.com/photos/difei/

Today, We can learn what we like (and so can our students). We can build our own classrooms.

How do we find other interested people? How do we build our Personal Learning Network?

Will

Richardson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mghGV37TeK8

Courtesy of Alec Couros

Courtesy of Alec Couros

1. Visit: http://www.google.com/ig

2. Create your page in less than 30 seconds!

3. Select an artist theme: Simplicity is Complex

4. Delete the content of the page – You are in control of what you

receive

5. Sign in to save your page. Create an Account now

6. Return to IGoogle home

7. Add Blogs directly to your homepage

http://quickshout.blogspot.com/

8. Set IGoogle as browser default:

Bring it on!

Webheads

http://webheadsinaction.org/

EFL Classroom 2.0

http://eflclassroom.ning.com/

Dogme

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dogme/

Networks for Students

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwM4ieFOotA

Networks for Students

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/studycom/

http://www.englishcafe.com/

http://www.onlineenglishcentre.com

"Only connect!“ -- E.M. Forster, Howards End.

Singsing_sky:http://www.flickr.com/photos/difei/

The Next Step?

Twitter

Additional Resources

• Personal Learning Environments & Personal Learning Networks: Online symposium on learning-centric technology – From 13th October To 16th October 2009

• PLE & PLN Symposium Conference Notes: http://cck09notes.wikispaces.com/

• Develop your own PLN: http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/