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Growing my Friends-List
Twitter and Social Networking for Educators
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About Me
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Please shareNameCurrent PositionWhy did you choose my
presentation?
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When was the last time you…Discussed educational research?Discussed pedagogy?Shared ideas or advice?Argued over your curriculum?Suggested readings or read
someone else’s?Left your classroom for ideas?
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The problem with teaching in South Dakota?Isolation
◦Never leave your room◦Never go into someone else’s◦Only one teaching subject
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The problem with teaching in South Dakota?Professional Development
◦Expensive◦Limited Local Options
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The SolutionExpand your PLN!?!
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What is a PLN/PLP/PLE?
Whatever you call it, it is the people and tools that help you learn new information.
Personal Learning NetworkProfessional Learning NetworkPersonal Learning PlanPersonal Learning Environment
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Five Reasons Why Educators Should NetworkAdapted from Tanya Roscorla’s
Post of the same name.1. To learn with others2. To serve your students3. To access a dynamic resource4. To extend your learning base5. To stay engaged in education
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Grand total 42 People
Map of My PLN before August 2009
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Map of my PLN Today
Over 3,540 Members of EduPLNOver 2,800 members of the AP-Chem List-servOver 2,200 members of the AP-Physics List-servOver 350 people connected to me on Twitter
OVER 8,000Unique Friends
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Tools Del.icio.usDistributed ListsTwitterNing
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Del.icio.usJust one of many social
bookmarking sites, Digg, StumbleUpon, Mixx,
Use tags to mark websitesSee who else has marked that
websiteSee what other sites they have
marked
http://delicious.com/Mr.Haugen
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Mail Distribution ListsGet to know your mail options.
◦Using Rules to pre-sort◦Sort by thread
College Board DiscussionsTeachers.netGoogle for Educators
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Twitterhttp://www.commoncraft.com/twitter
Pros•Instantaneous•Conversational•Great Search tools
Cons•Overwhelming• Too Fast• Too many conversations
•A lot of ‘junk’•You miss things when you aren’t onlinehttp://www.twitter.com/JR_Haugen
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Tips for Using TwitterAdapted from David Hopkins’s blog Don’t
Waste Your TimeWork out what you want to get out of TwitterMake sure you put some relevant and
interesting information in your Twitter profile
Share and share alike.Look at the people who follow someone in
your network.Don’t be afraid to ‘block’ people who you
don’t think you want following you.Don’t worry about numbers
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More Basic TipsRe-Tweet the ideas of others@<username> - respond to others,
have conversationsUse Hashtags
◦#followfriday (#ff)– suggest people to follow
◦#teacher, #principal◦#tie10 – hashtag for this conference◦#edchat – Video
Use groupsSkip the celebrities…
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More Advanced TipsUse What the Hashtag? – find out
what the abbreviations meanUse Twitcleaner – Use URL Shortening services
◦Tiny URLUse Desktop applications to
manage Twitter◦Tweetdeck
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Who to follow?The founders of #edchat
◦@ShellTerrell◦@tomwhitby◦@web20classroom
@bhsprincipal@MrR0g3rs@irasocol@TeachPaperlessMany more by subject at
http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/
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NingNing is a site where you can build your own Social Network,
like Facebook. Ning is just one of many such tools.
Pros•Great for storage•More moderated•Persistent•Totally self contained
Cons•Ning is converting to a pay service.
http://edupln.ning.com
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Imagine…Having someone there for you
when you need it… at any time, any where.
You had access to inexpensive, but powerful professional development
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Closing Thought
The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what (awards) he is capable of receiving. The most important motive … in life is the pleasure of working and thereby obtaining results which will serve the community. ~Albert Einstein
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ReferencesCassinelli, Colette. "What is a PLN and
Why do I need one?" edtech VISION. Colette Cassinelli, 15 Feb 2010. Web. 14 Apr 2010.
Hopkins, David. "Twitter Tips: for Teachers & Educators." eLearning Blog Don't Waste Your Time. David Hopkins, 09 MAY 2009. Web. 13 Apr 2010.
Roscorla, Tanya. "5 Reasons Why Educators Should Network." Converge Magazine. e.Republic Inc, 22 Jan 2010. Web. 17 Apr 2010.
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Attributions – All images used under a Creative Commons License
Slide #1- “Growing A Rope” by Tinkerbrad http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerszone/3959793932/
Slide #3 –”Young Tree” by aaron_language http://www.flickr.com/photos/33444346@N05/3976282759/
Slide #19 – ‘holding hands’ by JonathanCohen http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/4084485753/
Slide # 25 – ‘alpacas’ by lamazone, http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamazone/2567782401/
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Alpacas