These are the slides from my workshop in Berlin - further resources & links are at: http://learntel.com.au/2012/11/30/plnwshopoeb/

1. Create
your
own
PLN
@carolskyring
Carol
Skyring
21st
Century
Navigator

2. Introduc<ons
• Name
• Organisa<on
• Role

3. 2
points
if
you’ve
used
1
point
if
you’ve
heard
of
• TwiEer
• Flickr
• Blogs
• LinkedIn
• Wikis
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Diigo
• Google+
• Hootsuite
• Slideshare
• Pinterest
• Delicious
• Podcasts
• Netvibes
• Google
Reader

4. Topics
• What’s
a
PLN?
• Why
have
a
PLN?
• PLN
tools
• GePng
started
• Extending
the
network
• PLN
e<queEe

5. Draw
yourself
+
who/how
you
learn
Workshops
Ar<cles
Blogs
Peers
Books
Etc
Etc

6. What’s
a
PLN?
Personal
(or
Professional)
Learning
Network
• It’s
about
people
• Connect
• Help
• Advice
• Learn
• Share
• Inspira<on
• Guidance
Couros
2006

7. Technology
can
extend
your
PLN
Dave
Warlick
2009

8. Why
have
a
PLN?
• Stay
current
• Con<nuous
learning
• Answers/help/
resources/advice
when
you
need
it

9. Some
PLN
tools

10. Let’s
concentrate
on
a
few
The
aim
is
to
find
&
make
connec<ons

11. Follow
peers
&
experts
Peers:
• Find
a
peer
&
follow
• Check
who
they
follow
Experts:
• Search
for
their
TwiEer
handle

12. Join
hashtag
discussions
eg
#edchat

13. Follow
hashtags
Resources
eg
#elearning
Conferences
eg
#oeb12

14. Check
#ff
sugges<ons

15. Same
process

16. Try
a
hangout

17. Join
groups

18. Why
blogs?
• Up
to
date
informa<on
• Latest
from
experts
and
prac<<oners
• Use
Google
blog
search

19. GePng
started:
the
process
is
basically
the
same
• Join
&
fill
out
your
profile
(nobody
will
connect
with
a
nobody!)
• Lurk
for
a
while
• Follow
a
few
educators
&
see
who
they
follow
• Share,
comment,
ask
ques<ons
• On-­‐share
resources
&
ideas
from
others

20. Managing
all
that
informa<on
• Diigo
and/or
Delicious
• Netvibes
or
Google
reader
• Pinterest
and/or
Scoop-­‐it
• Hootsuite

21. Delicious

24. Netvibes

25. Scoop-­‐it

26. Pinterest

27. Hootsuite

28. Its
not
what
you
use
–
it’s
how
you
use
it!
• Don’t
just
‘consume’
–
contribute
• Do
acknowledge
others
• Do
share
freely
• Don’t
share
links
you
haven’t
checked
yourself
• Don’t
spam
people
• Do
learn
the
language

29. Which
is
right
for
you?
Take
the
leap
• See
links
at:
hEp://learntel.com.au/2012/11/30/plnwshopoeb/