creating a pln
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CREATING A PERSONAL LEARNING
NETWORKTO INCREASE
COMMUNICATIONDan Froelich
Fellow for Research and Technology
Who’s this guy?
Dan Froelich NC Teacher Academy
Fellow for Research and Technology
The Read/Write Web
Will Richardsonwww.weblogg-
ed.com
Twitter in Plain English
www.commoncraft.com
Twitter Searchhttp://search.twitter.com
Ning, not to be confused with Bing
• Fully customizable design• Total user access and
control• Integrated media
experience• Member profiles• Friending feature• Searchable database of
networks
Exemplary ExamplesClassroom 2.0http://www.classroom20.com/
Save Our Schools http://saveourschools.ning.com/
SMART Board Revolutionhttp://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/
Stand Up for Schools http://pinkfriday.ning.com/
NEA Student Programhttp://teamcoleman.ning.com/
What is it?
a social networking service that lets you connect with friends, co-workers, and others who share similar interests or who have common backgrounds
Why should we use it?• Create groups• Schedule events• Send messages• Share multimedia• Post class notes• Provide direct communication with instructors• Allows shy students a way to communicate• Facilitate classmate connections
How can members use Facebook?•Plan events•Start discussions•News Briefs•Follow friends / fans•Join causes
Interesting Facts …
• The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older
• There has been a staggering increase in the number of 55+ users – with total growth of 513.7% in in the last six months alone
• The average Facebook user has 130 friends
vs
• Reconnect with old friends and family members
• Email• Instant messaging• Image and video
sharing
• Grab ideas in byte-size chunks
• Use your updates as jumping off points to other places
• Just let others know what you’re up to at any given moment.
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www.twitter.com/teacheracademydanfroelichncaenea
Watch the Tweets to find people of interest. Constantly weed the list of who you follow.
www.facebook.com/danthetechguyProudtobencaencaectl Don't forget to use the Search feature to make more connections.
Ellen explains Twitter…sort of