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Objectives
By the end of the unit, students would be able to;
Professional Learning Networks – PLNs
A PLN is one in which participants in a professional community learn together
PLNs enable teachers and student teachers access to a wide range of experts and communities to support their professional learning.
P – It is building professional relationships with teachers, university professors and experts around the world. No matter your location in the world, there is always someone else to answer questions, and share their expertise
L – It is about sharing ideas and resources, collaboration, and learning. We share our learning, ideas and expertise in different ways; using different media and tools.
N – It is a global learning network, enabling people to tap into and share diverse, global perspectives on teaching strategies, educational issues, and technologies.
PLN also Stands For Personal Learning Network
The stages of PLN
1.Lurking/Skimming
2.Asking for help/opinions
3.Giving help/opinions
4.Starting something (group/discussion)
5.Joining every social network possible
6.Finding the right balance
PLNs & ICTs
PLNs can be facilitated through the use of a range of ICT tools
◦Professional learning communities and websites
◦Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn),
◦Social bookmarking tools (Diigo, Delicious),
◦Wikis (wetpaint, Wikispaces)
◦NB. Pick one username, use the same email, and a consistent password for all of your PLN sites
Social Networking – Twitter
Diigo – Social Bookmarking Site
Diigo is a free social bookmarking tool that allows users to share online resources like websites and web tools in a private or public group format.
There are lots of different groups on Diigo, many for professional and educational use.
A place where you can store all your bookmarks, pictures, and notes too.
–Your school, district, department, class could set up a tag to collect all of your finds
Many Other Ways to Connect…
–http://www.curriki.org
–Share lesson plans
–http://www.moodle.org
How can PLNs help teachers?
PLN Extends that Tradition
Five Steps to building your PLN via Twitter
Blogging
A blog is a way of sharing your knowledge with the world by writing regularly about your ideas in a particular area.
Steps
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change” Charles Darwin
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