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3 Ways to Instantly Grow Your Personal Learning Network

Edsurge

And although they’re an impressive group, representing over 250 organizations, they’re doing what you should be doing: forming a Personal Learning Network (PLN) that benefits both themselves and the wider education community. At the end of the school year, have PLN organizers present their findings to the staff.

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Cultivating and Growing Your Personal Learning Network

edWeb.net

It helps teachers extend their learning beyond the four walls. Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. Teachers need more time.

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Last Chance: The Tech-infused Teacher (MTI 562)

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Risk-takers attitude, inquiry-driven mentality, passion to optimize learning and differentiate instruction. Tech networking advice. Assess student tech use organically.

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How to Eteach in a Covid-19 Pandemic

Ask a Tech Teacher

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Risk-takers attitude, inquiry-driven mentality, passion to optimize learning and differentiate instruction. Tech networking advice. Assess student tech use organically.

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It’s Time Edtech Conferences Stopped Ignoring Equity and Race

Edsurge

The typical edtech conference buzzes with gadgetry, infrastructure and new ways to engage students. Ken Shelton (African American Educator and Tech Strategist): I have had the opportunity to attend, speak at and even keynote a lot of conferences—particularly edtech ones—over the years.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. Each demonstration was then following by a quick discussion on the natural pedagogical link and possible learning activities. I had a few in my toolbox, but needed more.

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How to succeed with online PD for teachers

Neo LMS

Online training for teachers is the perfect opportunity to also train them to use edtech and other online tools. Plus, it’s easy to create multimedia presentations that teachers will actually enjoy or make use of webinars and videos. building a personal learning network online. Give timely feedback.

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