Why and How to Become a More Connected Educator
Questions to consider:
What is a PLN?
Do you have a PLN? Who is in your PLN?
How do you connect with others?
Who do you want to connect with and what do you want to learn?
How will you make new connections?
What are ways to connect with other educators?
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Twitter
The Teacher's Guide to Twitter - article from Edudemic
Includes tips, hashtags, 100 ways to use Twitter and more
Jerry Baumgarten . Twitter Hashtags List from Cybraryman
Calendar of Twitter chats Google Calendar
100+ Educational Hashtags to follow Getting Smart
125 Educational Twitter accounts to follow Getting Smart
Voxer . See list of Educational Voxer Groups
Agenda
Please take the Session Survey: Connecting
Brief Discussion of Survey Results
What is a PLN?
What does it mean to be a "Connected Educator?"
5 Reasons for Being Connected
Resources for Building PLN and Connecting
Let's get connected! Twitter and Flipgrid! Connect with me @rdene915
Flipgrid - Discuss and Connect and Join #vedchat do a #singasong
Presentation: Why connect
Please contact me with any questions, happy to share resource and ideas for becoming more connected, leveraging social media and conferences to build PLN and grow your network!
A post that I had recently written for Getting Smart about becoming a more connected educator, May 29, 2017
A post written by Getting Smart and posted on Monday, July 10th on 125+ Twitter accounts to follow. I am somehow on their list :)
10 resources for becoming more connected by Getting Smart Connected
100 + Hashtags to follow on Twitter via Getting Smart , July 19, 2017 .
Getting Started Advice
1) Start slow - follow a new blog post, participate in 1 Twitter chat, join 1 group
2) Set aside an amount of time/specific day and time of day to connect
3) Look for opportunities to meet other educators, connect virtually
4) Introduce your PLN to new people and continue to build (PLN --> PLC --> PLF, thank you Sarah Thomas)
5) Go back to number 1 and continue to grow your network
Become a member of PAECT!So many opportunities to connect and learn.
ISTE PLN Communities: The opportunity to connect and build PLN/PLF.
At ISTE 2017: Opportunity to present at the ISTE Teacher Education Network Playground with two friends on "The Real Stories of Growing Your PLN: The “Why” Behind Social Media"
Mandy Froehlich, Rachelle Dene Poth, Rodney Turner
- It started with Voxer and a Spark: How we all met, yes through Social Media
- Twitter: Connect with other educators, follow hashtags, engage in a variety of chats focused on special content area topics, tech resources, levels and roles in education. You will begin making new connections right away. Some examples are: #edumatch, #PLN365, #personalizedPD, #leadupchat, #tlap, #engagechat, #satchatwc, #edugladiators
- ISTE, Google Communities, LinkedIn, Edmodo and Facebook: Each of these offer groups of like-minded educators, and provide quick ways to find and offer support for professional growth
- Books and blogs: Read some of the great books on Connecting and Building your PLN, What Connected Educators Do Differently by Jeff Zoul, Jimmy Casas and Todd Whitaker
- EdCamps and Conferences:These offer opportunities to connect with other educators, share ideas, build PLNs and PLCs
- Share your experiences: Recent Blog Post written by Rachelle for Getting Smart “7 ways to become a more connected Educator” ISTE 2016 Relationships www.rdene915.com
- Mandy Froehlich: http://mandyfroehlich.blogspot.com/
- Rodney Turner -
ISTE TEN Resource by David Warlick "Grow Your Personal Learning Network"
Facebook Communities
Google +
Ambassador Programs with EdTech Companies
Organizations
Books and other resources
"What connected educators do differently" by Todd Whitaker, Jeffrey Zoul and Jimmy Casas
Connected Educator's Month is October - sign up for events and newsletters
Blog by Jimmy Casas
