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Using Web 2.0 Tools to Build and Maintain a Personal Learning Network
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Using Web 2.0 Tools to Build and Maintain a
Personal Learning Network
E. GregoryNovember 27, 2009
Gold Trail School District Non-Instructional Day
Do you…
Use email? Use del.icio.us/diigo?
Use Twitter? Blog?
Have a Flickr Account? Use RSS feedburners?
Have a facebook account?
Taking the temperature…
Tim Berners- Lee invented the world wide web in the early 90s
Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is interactive, collaborative, and user centered.
What is Web 2.0?
Not a new concept Learning together with others ‘PLN’ = Professional development + Web 2.0
tools My favourite PLN tools:
What is a ‘Personal Learning Network’?
My PLN in the last year:From local to global
The ClustrMap on my blog shows where my readers are:
The Networked Teacher - Update October 2008 (Alec Couros)
Will Richardson's thoughts on PLN Understanding how to use Web 2.0 tools to extend our
own learning allows us to then help our students do the same
To learn from and with others
To help others learn
To be a better teacher
Why create a PLN?
Questions?Comments?
Here comes the fun part…
Del.icio.us/diigoEdublogs/BloggerAggregators/RSS
TwitterNings/CEET/Wikis
Flickr
Time for the Web 2.0 Tools!
Purpose: A way to organize and share favourite sites
Much more than saving a website to your ‘favourites’
Access your bookmarks from any computer
All sites in this presentation tagged “Nov2009NID” on http://delicious.com/emisle
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
Social Bookmarking
1. Del.icio.us◦ Install the buttons to your toolbar◦ Use tags when you save your bookmarks◦ Start creating a network to learn from/with
others
2. diigo – takes this further◦More organization and search features◦ iPhone app◦Sticky notes◦Collaborative features (groups)
Two Main Social Bookmarking Sites:
Much, much more than an online journal ‘blog’ is short for ‘weblog’ 900,000 – average # of blog posts in a 24 hr period Many free hosting sites (Edublogs, Blogger)
Multiple purposes:◦ To read and write◦ To think, plan and reflect ◦ To gather/organize/share information◦ To explore new ideas ◦ To collaborate and start/continue dialogue◦ To connect◦ To learn
Blogging
The Top 200 Education Blogs
Blogs I Read from Just a Thought (my blog)
Do a Google Blog search
Whatever interests you!
Blogs to read:
Purpose: Helps to efficiently gather information
Have the content you want come to you! RSS in Plain English Aggregates syndicated web content (blogs,
podcasts, etc.) on one site for easy viewing Google Reader◦Like checking your email – check mine◦Collaborative – you can share with others
Netvibes – good example Art 2.0 Blogroll Pageflakes
Aggregators
Twitter – 6 million users in April 2009 Original purpose: To answer a simple question -
What are you doing right now? “has blown my professional mindset wind open” Limited to 140 characters Very current, THE way to be connected You ‘follow’ people, people ‘follow’ you You can block people – check your followers Can become dialogue Can retweet Can share links, resources, photos, etc. Use an application like Tweetdeck or Twhirl
Microblogging
Purpose: “to create and join social networks for your interests and passions” (www.ning.com)
Nings – so many!◦Easy to create◦Used by teachers for pro-d and with students
Flat Classroom Project Classroom 2.0 – over 34 000 members! The Educator’s PLN Art Education 2.0
Online Learning Communities
CEET - Community of Expertise in Educational Technology◦B.C. based◦Started in the spring of 2009
Wikis – collaborative website with editable pages
Social Networking Sites◦Facebook – 200 000 000 active users
More Online Communities
Online photo management/sharing site
Online community – groups/collaborative◦Every group you can think of!
Popular with bloggers as a photo repository◦Creative commons licences◦Use www.behold.cc to search based on copyright
Over 4 billion images as of October 2009
Flickr
Questions?Comments?
PLN Yourself by Sue Waters
NovNID2009 tag on http://delicious.com/emisle
Observe, lurk…
Try, comment!
Read, ask for help…
Share, question, reflect!
Create, encourage!
Where to start?
Face to Face (f2f) is important too!
Think about who you want in your PLN. My requirements…
Netiquette◦ Grandma Rule: If you wouldn’t say it to the nicest of grannies, don’t
say it on the internet◦ Read up on these sites before you start – lots of ‘beginner tips’ or
‘newbies advice’ information out there
Privacy◦ Anonymous email address (gmail is great)◦ Decide on your comfort level◦ Never put any personal information online◦ Watch indirect references to locations, etc.◦ Get creative with your photo!
Just remember…
Networked teacher image by Alec Couros accessed on November 26, 2009 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/2922421696/in/set-72157615129270288/
http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/01/12/social-media-web-20-internet-numbers-stats/ – accessed November 26, 2009
Wikipedia – accessed November 26, 2009
www.ning.com – accessed November 26, 2009
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