1. Instructional Technology Leadership Cohort Washington County Public Schools Monday, June 20, 2011 Tag Teaming Technology Unleashing the Power of PLNs to Cultivate Collaboration Joquetta “The Digital Diva” Johnson Library Media Specialist Pikesville High School Baltimore County Public Schools

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5. AT&T Network TV Commercial -- Flash Mob http://youtu.be/bd8ppk0UCx8

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7. What is a Professional Learning Network? Image Source: Flickr via SMJPP

8. Personal Learning Networks consist of the people a learner interacts with and derives knowledge from in a Personal Learning Environment… Learners create connections and develop a network that contributes to their professional development and knowledge. The learner does not have to know these people personally or ever meet them in person. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Learning_Network

9. Let’s Dig A Little Deeper Image Source: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/112851

10. The Personal: ...making connections and building personal relationships with teachers, school administrators, university professors, and experts around the world. No matter where you are in the world, there’s always someone online available to answer questions, share their expertise, and simply chat about what’s happening in their lives and classrooms. http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/2011/06/18/pln-challenge-2-what-is-it-that-you-want-to-know

11. The Learning: …sharing ideas and resources, collaboration, and learning. We may share our learning, ideas and expertise in different ways; using different media and tools, but the essence is the same: the PLN is simply the best professional development you will ever participate in – and it’s available 24/7. Image Source: Flickr via Sarah G http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/2011/06/18/pln-challenge-2-what-is-it-that-you-want-to-know

12. The Network: The defining feature of the PLN is that it is a global learning network, enabling people to tap into and share diverse, global perspectives on teaching strategies, educational issues, and technologies. It takes time and effort to build these connections, but it’s well worth the effort. Image Source: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/581323 http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/2011/06/18/pln-challenge-2-what-is-it-that-you-want-to-know

13. Why you should begin your own PLN —Ashley Azzopardi (@ashleyazzopardi) Image source: http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/files/2011/06/pln-rbq0qd.png

14. 3 PLNs Every Educator Should Create.. Blogs/Microblogs SociALBOOKmarkING Groups/Forums Image Source: http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/690474

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16. http://www.connectedprincipals.com/

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18. “I’m constantly amazed at how many people feel the need to criticize Twitter - it’s superficial, it’s useless, it’s boring, you can’t say anything useful in 140 characters, and so on… Never one to be influenced by the crowd, I signed up.” http://whatsnewintheworld.net/2010/01/twitter-as-a-pln/

19. "I have found more resources and got more useful advice for professional development in 3 months on Twitter than in the previous 5 years without it." @accordin2jo

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21. www.diigo.com

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23. http://edupln.ning.com http://www.classroom20.com/events/2010-global-education

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26. If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.Abraham Maslow

27. Select and use one PLN tool featured in the following four slides

28. Novice Participate in the PLN Challenge #1: What the heck is a PLN? http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/2011/06/15/pln-challenge-1-what-the-heck-is-a-pln/

29. Intermediate Follow educators in Twitter www.twitter.com

30. Advance Join a group or forum via Facebook, Linkedin, or a Ning

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32. Gotta Share! http://youtu.be/soAk3F0wX9s

34. My Contact Info Joquetta “The Digital Diva" Johnson Library Media Specialist Pikesville HS 410-887-1231 jjohnson@bcps.org My Digital Footprint www.joquettajohnson.com www.twitter.com/accordin2jo http://www.youtube.com/user/accordin2jo http://www.diigo.com/list/accordin2jo http://www.slideshare.net/accordin2jo http://www.delicious.com/accordin2jo www.milfordmillacademylibrary.pbworks.com Skype: accordin2jo