This is a copy of my presentation on PLNs before this year's cohort of NAIS Aspiring Heads of Schools! Thanks to all 45 participants and NAIS leadership for their warm invitation and welcome :)

1. Personal Learning Networks
for the 21st Century School Leader
Nishant N. Mehta
Twitter: @NishantMehta
www.facebook.com/NishantNMehta
www.edu21k12.net

2. Why Do Any of It?

3. Why Do Any of It?

4. Why Do Any of It?

5. Why Do Any of It?

6. Why Do Any of It?
Credit: @courosa
#WhyNetworksMatter

7. Why Do Any of It?
Credit: @courosa
#WhyNetworksMatter

8. Why Do Any of It?

9. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:

10. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips

11. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips
Extend your professional reach nationa#y and globa#y

12. Why Do Any of It?
Developing your PLN wi#:
Give you an on-demand, low cost (time & money)
model of professional growth at your fingertips
Extend your professional reach nationa#y and globa#y
Brand your presence on the web

13. Agenda

14. Agenda
Developing my PLN

15. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter

16. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter
Simulation of a Tweet Chat

17. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter
Simulation of a Tweet Chat
Connecting Your Twitter Account with Other Social
Media Tools

18. Agenda
Developing my PLN
Getting Started with Twitter
Simulation of a Tweet Chat
Connecting Your Twitter Account with Other Social
Media Tools
Going Beyond 140 Characters: Blo'ing

19. Developing my PLN

20. “Go the way, know the way, show the way.”
-- John C. Maxwe#

28. Twitter
Demo

29. Chatting on Twitter

30. Chatting on Twitter
What are the three qualities of a
successful head?

31. Chatting on Twitter
What are the three qualities of a
successful head?
#NAISAH13

32. Extending Your Reach

33. Extending Your Reach
Facebook
Paper.li (Online news curation)
Google Reader
Blog

34. Extending Your Reach
Demo

35. A Story

36. A Story

37. A Story

38. “Meaningful change ain’t gonna happen
for our kids if we’re not wi#ing to invest
in it for ourselves first. At the heart, it’s
not about schools . . . it’s about us.”
-- Wi# Richardson
@wi#rich45

39. Additional Resources
Twitter Chat Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/7ugbg89
The Twitterholics Guide: http://tinyurl.com/twitterholics
The Guide to Google Reader: http://tinyurl.com/7qm9epp
#isedchat Archive: http://isenet.ning.com/page/ised-chat
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40. Top Twitter Hashtags for Teachers | The Twitter Hashtags For Independent Blogs Worth Following
Creative Education Blog Schools | edSocialMedia
Clipped from:
http://www.creativeeducation.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/12/top- Clipped from: http://www.edsocialmedia.com/2012/01/twitter-hashtags-
twitter-hashtags-for-uk-teachers/ for-independent-schools/
General Education Hashtags !
www.willrichardson.com!
#ukedchat – UK Education. In my opinion this is #ismarketing – Thanks to Rob and LIza Norman of
• !
the most useful hashtag for UK Teachers. Turnaround Marketing for actually introducing this hashtag.
Please use this hashtag to discuss issues related to all things www.connectedprincipals.com!
• #edchat – Education, worldwide (lots of US
teachers). A really useful hashtag if you are marketing at independent schools including SEO, inbound !
interested in tweeting with a wide range of marketing, etc… www.lynhilt.com!
educators worldwide. !
• #edchatie - Edchat, with an Irish flavour #isadmission – Please use this hashtag to discuss issues
related to all things specific to the admission process at
www.21k12blog.net!
• #addcym – Welsh language Edchat
independent schools. !
• #edsg – For educators in Singapore
• #schools – Massively wide ranging but used far www.theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com!
less than #edchat or #ukedchat #isfinaid – Use this hashtag to discuss issues related to all !
• #teaching – This hashtag seems to largely be used things specifc to the financial aid process at independent www.maryannreilly.blogspot.com!
for jobseeking so a good place to look if you’re schools.
!
moving on!
#isalumni – Use this hashtag to dicuss issues related to all www.spacesforlearning.wordpress.com!
• #lrnchat – Learning
• #TT – Teacher Tuesday where educators suggest things specific to alumni offices at independent schools. !
others to follow www.coolcatteacher.blogspot.com!
• #kinderchat – hashtag for discussing kindergarten #isfundraising – Use this hastag to discuss issues related to all !
aged children things specific to fund raising and development at independent
schools.
www.tomwhitby.wordpress.com!
• #EdChatIE – The educational hashtag for Ireland
for all three levels
!
• #ClavEd – The educational hashtag for French #isedchat - Use this hashtag to discuss topics related to www.steve:wheeler.blogspot.com!
Speakers – Wednesdays at 12h(EST) 13h(ATL) independent school teaching, learning, and sharing. !
18h(Paris) www.speedofcreativity.org!
• #GlobalEd – Education with a global dimension #indyschool – Use this hashtag to discuss general issues !
• #Urbaned - For all those involved in urban related to independent schools not covered by the above
education hashtags.
www.21stcenturycollaborative.com!
• #Langchat – For all language teachers !
#isathletics – Use this hashtag to discuss topics related to all www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org;
Technology this specific to independent school athletics. ;
www.edu21k12.net!
• #edtech – a very wide range of tweets relating to
the use of technology in education. This is a great
hashtag to follow and tends to be a lot more widely
used than the more niche tags. Though they may
be worth following if you have a specific interest in
that area
• #elearning – eLearning (funnily enough!)