Professional Networking

Social Networking is way for people to connect and collaborating. I have found it extremely valuable in my professional life. This professional networking is vital to my Professional and Personal Learning. My Learning Network contains a variety of tools. Below are links to the tools I most frequently use to support my learning and collaboration.

Handout: Personal Learning Networks

• Skype a great VOIP tool, combines voice and chat. It leads to create impromptu conversations.
• Twitter a combination of mini blog, what am I doing, thinking, IM kind of tool. Posts are limited to 140 characters.
• Plurk is similar to twitter but the conversations are much easier to follow.
• Second Life® is a platform for communication and collaboration and a great way to connect and learn with other educators. Please see the other resources located in this wiki.
• Ustream TV allows participants to watch video and participate in a live chat.
• Ning is a social networking platform that is a good place to establish a collaborative group work space.

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