Thursday, December 1, 2011

Personal Learning Networks 101

Where do you go when you have a question about something in education or in your content area? Many of us, as educators, are told to continue taking courses and to continue to accumulate hours of time at conferences where people speak at you about things which may or may not help you. What about the people around you (physically and digitally) who can help you? Isn't it a good idea to use the brainpower of other people who you know, can rely on, or trust in general?

That is what Personal Learning Networks are for.


But don't take my word for it...

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/5-things-you-can-do-to-begin-developing.html

Let's discuss!
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11 comments:

  1. Jaime DeFazzioDecember 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Found the Classroom 2.0 for the art educators out there. Enjoy! http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/ning-in-the-hs-art-room

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  2. CJ StoneDecember 1, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    I know of one from another class about Special Education. The Council for Exceptional Children sends out a 'SmartBrief' that has collected news and journal articles written anywhere (in and out of the country) concerning things that happen in Special Education (both gifted and remedial). It send an e-mail to your inbox with a summary of the article which sends you to the full article. It even has categories like Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership, and Technology that helps you find what you're looking for.

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  3. CJ StoneDecember 1, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Another one for Special Education. This is just a full list of the 50 BEST Special Ed Blogs for Teachers. http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2009/12/50-best-blogs-for-special-ed-teachers/

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  4. Mr. WolfDecember 1, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    One for Social Studies: "Social Studies Chat" (http://sschat.ning.com/)

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  5. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    Math lovers! Here's a math ning for us.
    http://mathematics24x7.ning.com/

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  6. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Here's a ning for spanish teachers! (si, es en espanol...)

    http://internetaula.ning.com/

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  7. Betsy MooreDecember 1, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Here are some history sites that I found:

    http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2011/11/16/50-fun-blogs-for-social-studies-teachers/

    http://historytech.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/tip-of-the-week-learning-networks-for-history-teachers/

    http://web20history.ning.com/

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  8. Jon CorsonDecember 1, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Here is a learning network for special education on twitter. It takes place every Tuesday night at 8:30 EST. Here's the hashtag - #SpEdChat

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  9. AnonymousDecember 1, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    This actually works for all subject areas. Google actually has lesson plans that are available to use! http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.html
    Here's the main site I got it from, in case you want to check it out. http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/alloftheabove.html

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  10. Liz AppelmannDecember 1, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Here is a website for English teacher, from England! http://www.tes.co.uk/home.aspx

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  11. Liz AppelmannDecember 1, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Here is another one for English teachers. http://webenglishteacher.com/index.html

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