Building Your PLN
How Can You Stay Connected With "Education"?
The best source of educational ideas and thoughts can be found on Twitter
and by following other education related publications.
- Why Twitter?
- Our Twitter Primer
- Managing the Twitter App
- More Twitter Clients Options
Google Reader - Subscribe to RSS feeds and either read them directly in Google Reader OR view them in Flipboard or Zite!
Flipboard | ZiteRead the news "you choose" and your Google Reader feeds in style!
Want an alternative to the news or music on your radio?
- iTunes - There is a podcast section in iTunes and all podcasts are free.
- Stitcher - An app (iOS and Android) that allows you to easily download and play podcasts on your device.
- EdReach - A wide range of education specific podcasts.
- Vocalyze and SoundGecko (iOS only)- Two apps / services that will read web pages to you.
Take virtual classes or make your curriculum available to the world.
Challenges (Pick one or more)
- Set up a Twitter account.
- Search a hashtag (#edchat #mlearning etc)
- Install the Twitter app on your device
- If you are already a Twitter pro, install another Twitter client
- Set up your Google Reader account OR add a blog / feed to your existing account
- Install Flipboard or Zite on your device
- Subscribe to a Podcast
