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YouTube as a PLE

Connecting 2 the World

Now, you're probably wondering how YouTube could possibly be used to capture your learning in a Personal Learning Environment (PLE). This idea came to me after my daughter explained how she was using her YouTube Channel. Her school does not have a formal music program. She studied piano outside of school for 4 years.

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The most important lessons we learned this year

eSchool News

We created a Positive Learning Environment (PLE) committee consisting of one person from each grade level to focus on one mindset a month and decide how were going to roll that out to the whole school. For example, during spring break this year, the PLE team had all of the teachers write inspirational messages for the students.

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This time it's personal

Learning with 'e's

If you are a student you may be sat in the same classroom or lecture hall as many other students, and listening to the same content, but you interpret it differently to everyone else. These tools, services and technologies become a part of your personal learning environment or PLE. The PLE is an approach rather than a technology.

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10 ways we made our school happier

eSchool News

We started by asking what it means to be happy in the classroom. We created a Positive Learning Environment (PLE) committee consisting of one person from each grade level to focus on one mindset a month and decide how were going to roll that out to the whole school. Happy schools start with happy teachers.

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#1: 10 ways we made our school happier

eSchool News

We started by asking what it means to be happy in the classroom. We created a Positive Learning Environment (PLE) committee consisting of one person from each grade level to focus on one mindset a month and decide how were going to roll that out to the whole school. Happy schools start with happy teachers.

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Innovation In Teaching Follow-Up

The Web20Classroom

Earlier I asked for y''all to tell me what you though innovation in teaching and in the classroom looked like.I lkjohnson09 Innovation while teaching is creating community in the classroom. What we need to do is get that collaboration in our classrooms, build upon it there, then let them collaborate with folks from around the globe.

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PLEs, MOOCs and connectivism

Learning with 'e's

Rows of seats still persist in the classrooms of many schools, and direct instruction still holds sway. Photo from JISC Website PLEs, MOOCs and connectivism by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 ELI_2015 connectivism education learning MOOC PLE Stephen Downes Technology'

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