PLN+agenda

One of the best things we can do as professionals is to get involved in a group of educators who are focused on professional growth. These groups are often called Personal learning Networks, or PLNs. Some of the newest and fastest growing web 2.0 tools on the Internet are focused on building and maintaining groups like that. Tools like Twitter and Plurk open your PLN to the world which makes it possible to interact with some of the most sought-after minds in any given field. Tools like Yammer allow a group to operate in a space close to the world, but allowing more candid discussion on certain important topics We will have a meeting to discuss this next week. Now we have the opportunity to set the agenda for that meeting. I would like you to submit your ideas for the agenda of that meeting in the discussion area of this page. Please post an idea for the purpose, objective, and activities for our meeting. You can also add a question that you have about the concept of PLNs, or a short synopsis of what you have already heard about PLNs. Your discussion ideas will tell me what to address in the meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the value of a Personal Learning Network and start using web 2.0 tools to establish professional connections with other teachers in a global learning community.

The objective is to create accounts in a social networking site that will allow the participants to create and cultivate relationships with professionals that will improve instruction in the participants' classrooms.

The grade level teachers range from 2nd to 5th

Facilitators: Jamie Gustin

Community members: Ashley Miller, Rob Miller.

Activities:

Discuss the concept of Personal Learning Networks, Show personal account in Twitter, Plurk, and Yammer to demonstrate the types of information that can be gained and shared through an informal learning network. 15-20 minutes Create an account on Plurk. Go through the registration process. 5-10 minutes Build the network. Follow users that have the same professional interest as the participant by going though the fan and friends list of established plurk users that share the same professional interests. Post short statements on topics of interest and share information with those on your friend and fan list. 20-30 minutes.