the power of you online!

The Power of You Online!

Learning Technologies Conference 2009

Workshops 1 & 8

Workshop 1: Personal Learning Networks

To assist all participants in creating, managing and maintaining their

Personal Learning Networks

Workshop 1: Agenda

• What are Personal Learning Networks?– What does your PLN look like?

• Design your own PLN

• How to build a Personal Learning Network– Why do you want to do this?– What tools can you use?

• Select some social networking tools to suit your PLN

• How to manage a Personal Learning Network?– What changes are required in my practices?

• Create a PLN timeline

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)

• Learn how to manage your online spaces! Learn how to tame those rampant runaway communications! Create a quiet space for yourself - a haven where you have all of your tools, networks and projects in the one place.

• Build a Personal Learning Network! In this workshop you will see how easy it is to create your own Network space and discuss the issues of portability of our PLNs.

• A demonstration of some of Coach Carole's favourite teaching multimedia toys and gadgets will also feature in this workshop.

Coach Carole’s PLN - before

Coach Carole’s PLN – a little later

Coach Carole’s PLN - now

Twitter

Skype

Elluminate

Wikis

Nings

Facebook

Blogs

Emails

TEES

TEES

TEES

ementors

ementors

ementors

HUME

HUME

HUME

Mentors

Mentors

Mentors

WIOT

WIOT

WIOT

Learn CentralClassroom 2.0Elluminati

AFLFACE

eWorks

DeliciousDiigoPlaxo

iGoogle

Google WaveGoogle tools

What do the experts say?

Sample PLN shared online

Another sample PLN

PLN for ‘the things we do’ from Talia Corbis today

What tools would you use to build a PLN?

Create a picture of your PLN

Create a Twitter account

Get yourself a Tweetdeck

Create an iGoogle page

Get an invite to Google Wave & join a wave

#LT2009 Google Wave

Subscribe to News feeds

Managing a Personal Learning Network

Using iGoogle

Carole’s iGoogle page(s) 2007

Carole’s iGoogle page – 2012

Carole’s iGoogle – new tabs

Questions

Or where to from here?

Workshop 8: Powerful Practices

To assist all participants to manage their collaboration, communication and

education online

Coach Carole's Top Tools

• Join Carole on a journey into The Power Of You Online! Explore the top tools in her travel kit - tools that will get you on your way to powerful teaching practices online. – Collaboration power with Gmail, Google Docs and

Google Calendar– Communication power with Learn Central and

Elluminate Live V room– Blended delivery power with Wetpaint wiki and Moodle

• In this workshop you will be able to create your own Google account; join Learn Central and get your own V room; create a wiki and join a Moodle sandpit.

Workshop 8: Agenda

• Collaboration:– Explore some Google tools:

• Create a Gmail account• Create a Google calendar• Collaborate in a shared Google document

• Communication:– Find out about Elluminate Live

• Get your own V room• Access Carole’s V office

• Education:– Explore Moodle and Wiki:

• Access a Moodle Sandpit• Access a Wetpaint Wiki

Collaborating with Gmail

Collaborating with a shared calendar

Collaborating in shared documents

Communicating with Elluminate

Get your own V Room

Getting your own V Room

1. Go to Learn Central and register at: http://www.learncentral.org/

– Connect with other colleagues– Discover valuable and relevant

Resources– Create and share your online

Portfolio– Participate in important Discussions

2. Login to Learn Central and enter your own V Room:

Join me in my V Office

Delivering in Moodle

Delivering with a wiki

Delivering with a Google site

Questions

Or where to from here?

Thanks for joining me!

coachcarole2012@gmail.com

Useful websites

• http://ementoring.wetpaint.com • http://sites.google.com/site/holmesglentees • http://www.studyzone.net/course/view.php?id=190