my ple journey

Web Based Personal Learning Environments

P L EP L EP L EP L EMy

Journey

Personal Learning…

To teach is to model and to demonstrate

To learn is to practice and reflect (Stephen Downes)

Introductions

• What brought you here?

• Draw your concept of PLE

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Where I used to find information?

Google's share of all searches was 65% in April 2007, an increase of 7% versus April 2006.

(…and still do…)

My Early P L E

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Conferences

Conferences BooksBooks

Em

ail

Del.icio.us

http://twoantennas.com/projects/delicious-network-explorer/

Social Networks - Ninghttp://college2.ning.com/http://college2.ning.com/

Then I Discovered RSS

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication

Feeds Into Google Reader

• News Feeds

• Journals• Blogs

• Delicious Network• Technology Websites• Ning Forums

“My” Googl

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The “Social” Kicks In - Blogs

My Blog

Social

Social P L E

P L EP L EP L EP L ENews FeedsNews Feeds

BlogsBlogs

Flickr

Conferences

Conferences BooksBooks

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ail

Considering a PLE

• Why do I need a PLE?

• What content do I want to

include?

• Who do I want to view my PLE?

• How could my students use one?

Building a PLE in Google

• Step 1: Open your browser and locate Googlewww.google.com

iGoogle (Customizable)

Twitter

delicious

GoogleReader

Make your Google PLE your home page

Questions ???

Our Website: http://www.vcu.edu/cte