The 21st Century Educator:Creating a Personal Learning Network

Melissa Limmlim@pps.k12.or.us

21st Century Teaching

& Learning

Personal Learning Networks

Technology Toolbox

Part 121st Century

Teaching & Learning

“…today’s students, of almost any

age, are far ahead of their

teachers in computer

literacy. They prefer to

access subject information on the Internet, where it is

more abundant, more

accessible and more up-to-

date.”National Technology

Plan, 2005

navigators

constantly connected

content creators

“The kind of questioning,

collaborative, active, lateral rather than

hierarchical pedagogy that participatory media both forces and enables

is not the kind of change that takes places

quickly or at all in public schools.”

Howard Rheingold, author Smart Mobs

Internet Use by Adults vs. Teens

47%

55%

59%

59%

66%

79%

83%

84%Browse for fun

Info leisure activities

IM

Games

Listen to music

Download music

Chat rooms

Get sports info AdultsTeens

Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2003

transformational change

new literacie

s

“What changes must we make in our teaching as it becomes easier to bring primary resources to our students?

How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers, but editors and collaborators and publishers as well?

What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach far beyond our classroom walls?

How can we as learners begin to take advantage of the opportunities these tools present, so we may understand more clearly the pedagogies of using them in the classroom?”

Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other

Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

Part 2Personal Learning

Networks

An environment you create for yourself around a passionate interest or topic. It allows you

to connect with others who have the same interest and build a community that exceeds walls or geographic boundaries. You are

providing yourself with access to relevant information from a variety of sources, whose

value you determine.

Personal Learning Network

global networks

construct • develop • sustain • participate

Part 3Technology Toolbox

Social Web

VoiceThread

RSSReal Simple Syndication

Q & A

Image Credits, Creative Commons License

Slide 1, Night Lights of US: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2712986388/

Slide 2, Typical Teacher Network: http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/344832659/

Slide 3, The Networked Teacher: http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/

Slide 4, Ants: http://flickr.com/photos/tjt195/113596431/ Head: istockphoto.com 3879802 Toolbox: http://flickr.com/photos/siomuzzz/2577041081/

Slide 5, Ants: http://flickr.com/photos/tjt195/113596431/

Slide 6, Web 2.0 Poster: http://flickr.com/photos/4everyoung/313308360/

Slide 7, Joe’s Non-Netbook video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4232212558646621307&hl=en

Slide 8, Plane: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/85819516/

Slide 9, Power Lines: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crash-candy/2347430057/

Slide 10, Tessellation: http://www.flickr.com/photos/origomi/1377081666/

Slide 11, School: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/2112140545/

Slide 12, Pew Internet & American Life Project

Slide 13, Chrysalids: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilmungo/222065369/

Slide 14, Book Vending Machine: http://flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1176263726/

Slide 15, Question Mark: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkscully/2291816634/

Slide 16, Head: istockphoto.com 3879802

Slide 17, White Clouds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/galego/3131005845/

Slide 18, Personal Learning Networks video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mghGV37TeK8

Slide 19, Top of the World: http://flickr.com/photos/hvc/2602651729/

Slide 20, Toolbox: http://flickr.com/photos/siomuzzz/2577041081/

Slide 21, Extreme Sports and Blogging: http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2958508813/

Slide 22, Wikipedia Home Page: http://wikipedia.org/

Slide 23, Social Networks: http://flickr.com/photos/luc/1824234195/

Slide 24, VoiceThread, http://www.voicethread.com/

Slide 25, RSS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/somewhatfrank/461801032/

Slide 26, RSS in Plain English video: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Slide 27, Night Lights of US: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2712986388/