Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a great way to keep on top of all the changing trend in education including education technology. The following is a list of great resources to help you begin to grow your own PLN.
Social Networking Sites: Web 2.0 Ning - Community of teachers online, includes access to great free webinars on a daily basis! Apple Learning Interchange - Connect with great educators, share lesson plans using Apple products. The Educators PLN - Another great Ning for/by teachers
Google Reader - Follow all your blogs on one page, just tell Google the url to follow.
Delicious: Delicious allows you to bookmark and tag websites, by sharing tags users can make the web more user friendly. Connect with other educators who tag great websites.
Creating a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a great way to keep on top of all the changing trend in education including education technology. The following is a list of great resources to help you begin to grow your own PLN.
Twitter:
Twitter in Plain English Video
Getting Started Using Twitter
Mashable Guide to Twitter
To find great people to follow go to me @rchuhran and check out who I follow, or check out this following great list .
Search the following hashtags: #edtech, #edcamp, join the conversation at #edchat.
Wiki about teachers on Twitter
Social Networking Sites:
Web 2.0 Ning - Community of teachers online, includes access to great free webinars on a daily basis!
Apple Learning Interchange - Connect with great educators, share lesson plans using Apple products.
The Educators PLN - Another great Ning for/by teachers
Great Blogs to Follow:
The Innovative Educator
Dangerously Irrelevant
The Nerdy Teacher
Middle School Matrix
Dy/Dan
Free Technology For Teachers (A must read!)
Google Reader - Follow all your blogs on one page, just tell Google the url to follow.
Delicious:
Delicious allows you to bookmark and tag websites, by sharing tags users can make the web more user friendly. Connect with other educators who tag great websites.
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