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Building a Personal Learning Network (PLN) on Twitter

EdTechSandyK

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. Since I don’t use Twitter to keep in touch with personal friends (I have Facebook for that), this works for me!

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3 Simple Steps to Help Students Become a Global Citizen

The CoolCatTeacher

The social media network can be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or just about anything, although the sheer numbers of educators on Twitter is astounding and becomes quite useful. TIP: Join private Facebook groups or consistently join a weekly Twitter chat to “get to know” the other participants.

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Thinking in networks

Learning with 'e's

Reid Hoffman (Founder of LinkedIn) When he made this statement at Babson College in May 2012, Reid Hoffman was referring to startup companies, but he could very well have been giving advice to any undergraduate student, or indeed any teacher or academic. I am connected, and I am thinking now as Reid Hoffman advised, in networks.

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You Don’t Have to Do it All

The Principal of Change

What is important is that I find what works for me and sometimes a personal learning network pushes people towards “group think”, where I need to find what works for me to become successful, at different points of the day. October 27, 2014 Snapchat and Education December 1, 2012 Does Twitter Improve Education?

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Digital Writing Month: Striving for Inclusion in Open Online Learning

ProfHacker

This open online experience started in 2012 via Hybrid Pedagogy , and this year, I was asked facilitate it. If you are not on Twitter, you are still welcome to check out our website any time, subscribe for email updates , add yourself to the roster , or join our Facebook page or G+ group.

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Digital Writing Month: Striving for Inclusion in Open Online Learning

ProfHacker

This open online experience started in 2012 via Hybrid Pedagogy , and this year, I was asked facilitate it. If you are not on Twitter, you are still welcome to check out our website any time, subscribe for email updates , add yourself to the roster , or join our Facebook page or G+ group.