Julie LindsayQatar [email protected]://123elearning.blogspot.com
Prepared for ECIS/ISTE IT Leadership ConferencePrague, January 2008
An extended
community of people
that you can interact with
regularly
A personally chosen collection of resources you can go to when you want to learn something
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Foster conversation and social learning through connectivity and interactivity
Ongoing professional development
Make important professional connections globally
Encourages a global perspective
Acts as a lifeline for quick fixes
Caveat: A network is only as valuable and useful as what participants contribute
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Gets educators sharing, communicating and collaborating
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ReflectingSharingConnectingCollaboratingPostingCommenting
‘Micro-Blogging’
‘Microbogging’ with 140 characters at a time
NING
http://del.icio.us/julielindsay/PLN
Google readerhttp://google.com/reader
Foster a PLN amongst teachers at your school
using Web 2.0 tools
Bring in the global extended community and provide opportunities for all participants
Example:global conversations amongst international
schools – Shift Our Schools Podcast by Jeff Utecht and David carpenter
My Delicious tag for PLN:http://del.icio.us/julielindsay/PLN
Powerful Learning Practiceshttp://www.plpnetwork.com/index.htmlSheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson supporting learning communities
E-Learning 4 Life Ninghttp://elearning4life.ning.comFlat Classroom Project Ninghttp://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com
Shift our Schools: SOS Podcasthttp://www.thethinkingstick.com/ondeck/
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