What is a PLN? Why is it important? In module 1, I go over how to build a PLN and where to find teachers and people to connect with. PLNs can be built with people you meet at networking events, online, blogs, social networks, and microblogs like Twitter. This is the first module of a ten module series.
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http://edudemic.com/2010/08/twitter-kit-pln-important-module-1-part/
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here are a couple of resources that might be useful to you. I use these when teaching about PLN with my pre-service teacher class.
Twitter Help for Educators (put together by a principal!): http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/curriculum/tech/socialnetwork/twitter/twitter.htm
Twitter 4 Teachers Wiki, grat place to find teachers to follow, sorted by content area: http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/
How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the Classroom: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_one_teacher_uses_twitter_in_the_classroom.php
Have any additional modules been completed? I enjoyed the first edition. Thanks for posting it. I’m sharing it with my PLN.