WHY PLC?
Personal Learning Community:
There are amazing educators out there sharing and discussion and
connecting. A personal community is a
way to use social media (not just TWITTER!) to use these resources. You can often
get immediate feedback to solve a problem, find a lesson, talk through a
new trend, or just find out what the cool people in your field are doing. When you are a solo practioner, you will
find this especially useful.
Dip in—look for a few minutes once day, check in for longer
once a week—don’t stress over not keeping up with everything that comes in.
HOW TO DO IT:
Join ONE social network—if you join more than one, you can
get overwhelmed quickly. Start with one,
and it doesn’t have to be Twitter (but Richard Byrne likes this one),
pinterest, google hangout, facebook—you choose!
Complete all parts of your profile—if people know more about
you, you will get more links to people who have interests you have in common!
Participate! Don’t be
the “weird guy in the corner!” If you
want to have a personal learning community that is effective, you must
participate—post, respond, ask questions, share things you find online. The more you participate, the more robust
your account
Add 5 new friends to your personal learning network—then see
who they follow!
TOOLS TO USE:
Twitter—check out #msla13
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RSS feeds:
Feedly, flipboard
Blog! Still works
well, but you have to share it.
Remember—it takes time!
INTERESTING things
that come from this:
Flat Classroom Project—connecting classrooms around the
world on twitter
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