The K12 Online Conference begins! I am taking some time this morning to look through the schedule and prioritize what I wish to attend. Last year it took me quite sometime but I actually managed to see most of it. This year I will focus on the strands Classroom 2.0 and Personal Learning Networks. It is a great conference please take some time to visit and participate.
I am reviewing my notes for a presentation this evening on Personal Learning Networks, and I took a break to check in with mine. I know many are writing about this now, I have included some links below. Recently there have been wonderful examples of the network in action. It is a relatively new tool to many of us and we are getting much better at participating and working within this framework. What really hit home for me is the…
I just finished writing the last post and typed in the title for this one when up pops my twitter feed showing that Ryan has already written about our impromptu learning session this morning. What a network! As Ryan is a much better writer then I, I will just direct you there. All I can say is that I have been a part of things like this for a while and it still amazes what a power we have. We…
At work some times I hear the following comments, they usually make me blush. How do you do it all? How to you know so much? You are so smart. I can always count on you to have an answer. I knew you would know. I’d love to take credit for it all but the reality is I am connected to a greater mind. I am learning everyday reading blogs, checking out wikis and talking to my network. Some people…
Ryan Bertag has been reflecting on Second Life and professional development. I posted a comment there. I have since been mulling it over in light of some conversations I had with fellow members of a professional learning community from my district prior to the end of school. We were trying to define and differentiate between a professional learning community (PLC) and a personal learning network (PLN). Ryan uses the term personal learning environment, I think like that term better. In…
Over the last few years my collaborative network has grown, thanks to wonderful Web 2.0 tools; skype, web conferences, blogs, wikis and the like. But in the last few months the network has grown considerably by the addition of twitter, Secondlife and the Edublogger networks. These include the Bloggers Cafe in on the web and in SecondLife and Edublogger World on Ning. I have been able to have focused discussions with an ever growing group of educators. They have given…
Well I finally think I have time to give twitter a go. Lets see if I can keep it up and get into the habit. Now I need to develope a friends list, and learn all the ins and outs. I love summer time to play and explore.