1. PLN Basics What is a Professional Learning Network? (PLN) How would that help me? How do I create one? Twitter Really Simple Syndicate (RSS)

2. Professional Learning Network (PLN) A PLN a network of professionals and professional organizations We’ve always had them, but by using online resources, our PLN is more accessible and easier to tailor to our individual needs We can easily find educators that can support us in our professional development in ways that we control and manage We can pull the information we want out of the vast amount of information available

3. How to Develop a Networked PLN There are many ways to create a PLN, but the two easiest are using Twitter and RSS feeds By using these two methods, you have the power of thousands of people and thousands of organizations Professional Development can be incremental and throughout the year Professional Development can be tailored by you to fit your exact needs

4. Let’s Set Up a Twitter Account Twitter.com Create an account

5. Twitter Cont. Most professionals use their real name or some form of it, but that is up to you Make sure you add a picture, most professionals use their real photo, again optional Go to settings to monitor privacy, most professional twitter accounts are open because the purpose is to share resources I would not set it to alert you to each tweet, you’ll go crazy. Just DM and @ alerts work well.

6. Follow your Twitter Teacher The twitter teacher will walk you through the process

7. Twitter Set Up Recap Confirm your account through your email Create your profile Privacy settings Separating work and personal twitter Using your real name and photo for professional use

8. It’s Important to Create Your Profile Don’t stay the egg with no description  Be an addition to your PLN

9. The Lingo @mentions, this is public, but the other person is alerted to your post Retweets, RT, click on the retweet sign to let your followers se a post you found interesting DM direct message, found on the right hand side. This is personal to that individual Using #hashtags to add your post to a group of like topics. Search #hashtags to follow topics

10. @mentions

11. Retweets (RT)

12. Direct Messages (DM)

13. #hashtags A way to group like categories

14. Favorites: a way to file resources By clicking ‘favorite’ you can keep tweets in your favorites tab for easy reference

15. Twitter Search Use #hashtags in the search box

16. Finding Tweeps There are search sites, but the easiest way is to look at who like minded colleagues are following

17. Shortening Your URL Twitter automatically shortens, but this site allows you to track clicks and shortens URLs more

18. Top 21 Twitter Clients For mobile use and easier management at home

19. Tweet Deck I use TweetDeck at home and TweetCaster on my phone

20. Twitter Etiquette Our Emily Post of the Cyber World http://heidicohen.com/twitter-etiquette/

21. Find Some People to Follow Your address book to find people you know Hash tags # to find interests Look at people associated with someone you resonate with @donnaroman Follow and unfollow to tailor your PLN

22. RSS Reader RSS in Plain English Short video to show you how to set up and use an RSS Click here for overview and instructions

23. Google Reader Here’s mine, there is also an example on our wiki

24. Set up Your Reader Create a google account Click on Reader Let’s start finding blogs Edublog 2011 winners

25. So, what did you end up with? Pull Technology of New ideas Latest research Articles Accumulation Collaboration Partners