Malcolm Law's List: PLN Professional Learning Network

The personal learning network for educators
This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators

For the past year, I have researched the what, who, when, how, and why of Personal/Professional/Passionate Learning Networks (PLNs). We have seen the benefits of the people we choose to connect, collaborate, and problem solve with through social media. The educators, subject matter experts (SMEs), authors, and mentors we choose to derive knowledge from help us self-reflect on our methodologies and beliefs.

Sue Waters, wiki

How Twitter time pays off in the classroom
Joan Young
Joan is an elementary teacher and academic coach with a keen interest in mobilizing technology to leverage student interests and address learning challenges.

1) Expand your PLN (Professional Learning Network) exponentially 2) Share, find, and archive resources3) Develop new understandings...

Katie Lepi 19 Nov 2013

Building a presence on social media is a great way to build your PLN. Getting started with Twitter, finding interesting people to follow, and taking in all of the information is step one. Interacting is step 2. You get a hundred times more out of Twitter when you begin to interact with other users.

Aside from replying to a Tweet and hoping to spark a conversation from that, how do you get users to interact with you? How do you ignite the 'conversation' that Twitter is so well known for?

Easton, Louis Brown (2004) Powerful designs for professional learning, National Staff Development Council

UK National Staff Development Council 'Tools for schools' newsletter.

This issue of Tools for Schools highlights 21 effective strategies for teachers' professional growth, which are described in more detail in a new NSDC book, "Powerful Designs for Professional Learning" (Lois Brown Easton, 2004)." ... - the article is essentially a grid mapping the tools to options on what they can be used for and who can use them'