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Crafting a PLN #edtechchat #iPaded #hfsoars

EdTech

Later this week, I have the opportunity to share some ideas about Twitter and PLNs with a group of teachers focused on enhancing teaching and learning with iPads. This is my outline for my session…how would you improve it?

Join the Conversation! If you want to jump in and share advice with folks, feel free to join in by tweeting your PLN advice to #ec3ta13

Crafting a Personal Learning Network

Session Overview:Today, we have the potential to tap into a flow of conversation, a web-based learning ecology, that we can learn from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Who you choose to follow in that conversation is YOUR PLN. We’ll explore some of the workflows.

‘Appy Connections

Activity Outline

Apps Featured:

  1. Haiku Deck

  2. Twitter

  3. Hootsuite

Video Tutorials:

  1. 15-minute Intro to Twitter and PLNs

  2. Creating a Twitter List

  3. HootSuite Video (Outside of ECISD at YouTube)

Articles To Read-n-Tweet About

  1. Utilize Twitter Chats for PD

  2. Personal Learning Networks - Advice from the Trenches

  3. New Face of PD

  4. 5 Ways To Get Quality PD This Summer

4 Mindsets to Learning

Slideshow: Twitter Tornado of Connected Learning

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Twitter Tornado from Miguel Guhlin

Activities:

Setup Your Twitter account & Hootsuite.com

Exploring Hashtags:

EC3 Teacher Academy - #ec3ta13

EC Tech Ops - #ectobuzz

Education - #edchat

iPads in Education - #ipaded

Twitter List Setup - Follow specific people

Now You Try It

Organize Your Hashtags in Hootsuite streams on your computer, then setup Hootsuite on your iPad.

Read one of these articles and tweet a “take-away.” Add hashtag of #ec3ta13 at the end

Apps Featured:

1. Read It Later’s Pocket app

2. Zite Magazine app

3. Flipboard app

Slideshow: Drinking from the Internet Firehose

Activities:

Create Your Pocket account (Computer)

    Install the Pocket app on your iPad and other devices

Videos

  1. Intro to Twitter and Building a Professional Learning Network (PLN)
  2. Creating a Twitter List to Better Follow Your PLN Members
  3. A Quick Intro to Social Networking Magic
  4. Content Curation Made Easy with Flipboard (iPad only)

Check out Miguel’s Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com

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