4. •What do you think of when you hear “PLN”?
•Who/What does your PLN include?
• Who is in your learning network?
• Who do you learn from on a regular basis?
• Who do you turn to for your own professional development?
What is a PLN?
(Dr. Mark Wagner - http://gettingsmart.com/cms/news/personal-
learning-networks-for-educators-10-tips/)
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5. # Hashtags
#tlchat
Some Educational
Hashtags
The Complete Guide
to Twitter Hashtags
in Education
Who to follow?
Teach Librarians - LiveBinder
Teacher Librarian Leaders to
Follow - Google doc
125 Librarians to Follow on
Twitter
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14. podcasts
• EdReach - http://edreach.us
• iTunes Store --> Podcasts --> All Categories (Education) --> K-12
• Mike Reading - Google Apps for Ed
• #EdCamp Radio, #EdChat Radio, EdTech Radio
• Tech Chicks Tips
• Fuel for Educational Change Agents - Wes Fryer
• Out of the Stacks
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16. Other Options
• TED - http://www.ted.com/talks
• Pinterest - Online Pin Board - “Organize and share the things you
love.” (Aggregation/Curation) http://pinterest.com/twahlert/using-pinterest-in-
education/
• Linkd IN - http://www.linkedin.com/ - “Our mission is simple: connect the
world's professionals to make them more productive and successful.”
• listserv
• Illinois - ISLMA - http://www.islma.org/listserv.htm
• World Wide - LMnet - http://lmnet.wordpress.com/
• What else?
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18. “Call it a clan, call it a network,
call it a tribe, call it a family:
Whatever you call it, whoever you
are, you need one.”
-- Jane Howard
http://www.honestgoldguyofsarasota.com/networking-quotes.html
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