1. Using twitter and RSS feeders

2. We all have a PLN who is in yours now? Who is in your learning network? Who do you learn from on a regular basis? Who do you turn to for your own professional development?

3. PLN Basics What is a digital PLN? How would that help me? How do I create one? Twitter Really Simple Syndicate (RSS)

4. Pull Technology

7. Digital Networking Connect Contribute Converse Request Be Patient Be Authentic

8. Totally Individualized Subject matter Grade Topic or interest No one knows everything about anything, but a lot of people know something

9. Let’s Set Up an Account

10. Twitter Teacher

11. Twitter Set Up 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

12. Create Your Profile

13. The Lingo @mentions Retweets DM direct message Using #hashtags

14. @mentions

15. Retweets (RT)

16. Direct Messages (DM)

17. #hashtags

18. Favorites: a way to file resources

19. Twitter Search

20. Finding Tweeps

21. Shortening Your URL

22. Top 21 Twitter Clients

23. Tweet Deck

24. Twitter Etiquette http://heidicohen.com/twitter-etiquette/

25. 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

26. RSS Reader RSS in Plain English

27. Google Reader

28. Set up Your Reader Create a google account Click on Reader Start with 3-5 blogs to follow Let’s start finding blogs Edublog 2011 winners

29. In order to teach students about the power of social networking by learning to: Navigate Be safe Leverage their participation Act ethically Use effectively We have to understand it ourselves They are already engaged in networking, but there are not many people teaching them

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