by Guest Author, Joel Josephson Why Not Use Social Networks? Educators that are not using Facebook often use the arguments that they are concerned for their: Privacy Time Although there are other arguments used I will try to answer these two in this article. Privacy At the root of Social networks is the personalisation of […]
Category: PLNs
You will learn information about Personal Learning Networks, why and how to build them to develop a support system and educational community full of resources.
Two: The Power of Educators on Social Networks
On April 8th I celebrated my two year Twitter birthday. 100s of members of my Personal/ Passionate Learning Network (PLN) joined me in the celebration online and face-to-face as I gave my Keynote, Wings & Webs: Education Transformation and Social Media, which I’ve included a shortened version below. This was one of 14 presentations I […]
Goal 1: Be a Beam #30Goals
Goal 1 of The 30 Goals Challenge 2011 Goal Short-term– Offer a student or other educator you see struggling support. It could be a colleague who is stressed or a student struggling with another subject. Who in your life needs your support? Long-term– In what ways can we help students learn to support each other […]
Passion: PASS It ON
* The title of this post, Pass it On, comes from one of the We Connect submissions by a student named Hannah Hardy.* My experience with passion has shown me that passion is often consuming as in your thoughts running wild with ideas keeping you up in the wee hours. It’s lying in bed with […]
Thank You My Awesome Educator Community!
Thank you so much for being such a supportive Personal Learning Network (PLN)! Your kindness, support, collaboration, and participation have kept me inspired and motivated. In the education field it is especially easy to get stressed and feel you’re fighting a war alone with no appreciation from your government, parents, students, and/or administrators. Thank you […]
Connect To The World Through Twitter (Presentation)
Recently, I gave a Keynote for educators new to developing a learning network through Twitter. Please share the following resources with those new to Twitter in order to encourage them to join our passionate educator community. This PRESTO presentation is an updated version of my previous one, How to Build A PLN Using Twitter. In […]
Educating is About Passion, Let Us be Your Green Dots!
Recently, Scott Mcleod, blogged a very thought-provoking post, Are We Edubloggers too Harsh on Our Kids’ Teachers? My initial thoughts…. As a teacher, I remember throughout my career parents who griped at me about something I didn’t do to their standards. It’s part of the job and I believe this will continue to happen throughout […]
23 Resources about Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)
Part of the Cool Sites series For the past year, I have researched the what, who, when, how, and why of Personal/Professional/Passionate Learning Networks (PLNs). We have seen the benefits of the people we choose to connect, collaborate, and problem solve with through social media. The educators, subject matter experts (SMEs), authors, and mentors we […]
PLNs, Twitter, and Conference Tweet-ups
One of my favorite TV moments is when Norm of the series Cheers walks into a bar and everyone shouts, “Norm” as if they were welcoming him home. Part of the Cheer’s theme song, Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy, goes: Making your way in the world today Takes everything you’ve got Taking […]
ISTEK and My One Year Twitter Birthday
On April 8th I celebrate my Twitter birthday! The recent ISTEK conference I attended in Istanbul, Turkey was an incredible way to celebrate this momentous, life-changing event. Just under a year ago I was a passionate English language teacher who had moved from the United States to Germany. Teaching language learners in their native country […]