Connecting Creating Learning
Connecting
Creating
Learning
PLN for Educators
My PLN of Librarians & Library Trainers /
Grow Your Librarianship: Cultivating the PLN
Shirley’s PLN
TOOLS•Organization •Gathering • Collaborating• Process & Share
Resource: 15 Tools for Developing a Learning Network, David R. Wetzel http://continuingeducation.suite101.com/article.cfm/15_tools_for_developing_a_learning_network
BLOGhttp://movingon-ce.blogspot.com/
Wikihttp://ceforum.pbworks.com/
Elgg http://elgg.org/
Symbaloo http://www.symbaloo.com
ORGANIZING TOOLS
GATHERING TOOLS
iGoogle:
http://www.google.com/ig
Google Reader:
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#overview-page
Bloglines:
http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs
COLLABORATION TOOLS
LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/
Delicious - http://www.delicious.com/
Diigo - http://www.diigo.com/user/shirleyb
Twitter – http://twitter.com
Flickr – http://www.flickr.com
PROCESS & SHARE TOOLS
Google Docs – http://googledocs.com
Bubblus - http://bubbl.us/
FreeMind - http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
These are just a few of the bizillion tools available
•Start with 1 and add slowly
•Make sure you have an organizational tool to capture all your other tools
•Be sure to include time in your day to review your incoming ideas and thoughts
•You are in charge – don’t let the buffet make you ill!A learning network consists of the entire set of resources that you use to answer questions, provide context and illustrate processes. (David Wetzel, 2010)