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“Become a
‘Connected’ Educator”
Description: This session for
LACUE 2012 will help you create
a Personal Learning Network that
you can rely on for resources
and advice. During this session
you will explore: Twitter,
Facebook, Blogs, ePortfolios,
online business cards, ways to
collect and store resources and
Do It Yourself Professional
Development.
Audience: All
Format: Hands-On Lab (1 hr. 45 min.)
Valerie R. Burton, M. Ed.
@MsBisOnline
Connected
Educators
Being connected means to be in
contact with people who tweet, blog,
discuss and share resources,
activities and educational news
bits.
What is a
Connected
Educator?
A teacher who recognizes, embraces
and utilizes the new and emerging web
technologies that connect us all in ways never before possible.
Networking
How do I corral and display my
digital footprints?
Do my Facebook
friends really want to know what I had for
dinner?
How can I
use ePortfolios to
document and provide
evidence of what you
do in the classroom?
What
is a
wiki?
Why would I
ever post
anything on
Twitter?
What do I
do with
the ideas
that I
find
online?
Blogging is only
done by paid
writers.
It’s okay if you
don’t get it now.
You will understand
more when I am
done!!
I am stillllll
figuring
everything
out.
If you DO get it,
think about the
ideas and
resources that
you want to
share.
How can you connect with
other educators?
Take classes
Find Mentors
Read
and
Respond
Chat
and
Collaborate Be a
Mentor
Let me help you to sort it all out
Do It Yourself Professional Development RSS
Facebook Twitter
Microblogging
at its finest
● Twitter’s “tweets” are microposts of a
maximum of 140 characters.
● Tweets may contain links videos and
photos to stay within the character
limits.
● Today you will create an account (if
needed) and follow teachers within your
discipline.
● Click here for your Twitter Assignment
Twitter allows you to send out quick, brief messages from your computer or mobile device.
● Post a “Tool of the Week” or “Article
of the Week” on your page
● Use the “Events” feature of Facebook
to invite students or teachers to
participate in events
● Use Facebook to remind everyone of
upcoming deadlines and due dates for
class/school goals Communicate with
students, parents, teachers or
administrators
● Click here for our Facebook
Assignments
Facebook is not
just for personal
use.
Facebook Posting for
“your friends”
Edublogs supports
Educational Bloggers.
● Most blogs use RSS to notify readers of new
content. If you already use a Reader (like Google
Reader, Bloglines or NetVibes) either:
● Copy and paste the URL into your Reader
● Or in the right side menu, click on the link for
Subscribe by Feed Reader.
● Or, if you aren’t using a Feed Reader I suggest
you try Google Reader.
● Click here for our Blogging Assignments
The Teacher
Challenge
involves free 30
day professional
development
challenges where
participants are
stepped through
weekly tasks.
One of the best ways to build your
personal learning network is to become a
blogger and use your blog to network with
others who write and share online.
Edublogs
Online ePortfolios allow you to
showcase your best practices.
With ePortfolios you can house your
lesson plans, materials, curriculum
guides and share them with
colleagues
Online business cards supply people
with your worksites. These can
either be sites for your PLN or Class
Sites.
You work hard so
SHOW IT OFF.
Online
Profiles Gather your sites together,
package them and
make them look pretty
You have lots of
resources…. What now?
You can collect,
store
AND share.
Install bookmarklet
buttons to your browser's
Bookmarks Toolbar so
you can easily save links
to Delicious.
Use a variety of sites to help
you organize your documents,
links and other resources.
Delicious.com - to collect and
organize bookmarks
Dropbox.com/ - to store
documents
PBWorks.com - to create an
online file cabinet
Evernote.com - to collect, store
and organize resources
Click here for our assignments
Collect &
Store
Stuffy old conferences are
in the past.
● Twitter and Blogs can give you more
information than a boring lecture.
● Online communities allow you to
connect with other people and try
new things.
● Webinars are available when you want
on any subject that you want to learn
about.
● Design your learning experience to be
what must benefits you.
● Click here our Do It Yourself
Assignments.
Webinars,
Blogs,
Online
Communities
and Twitter…
Oh my
Do-it-yourself Professional Development
allows you to get what you want out of the
experience.
D-I-Y pd
You decide how and
what to share
Be comfortable in the self-promoting and sharing of your hard work and that of your students!
Think about sharing your
favorite blogs, Web 2.0
tools, books, online
interactives, classroom
activities, etc.
Some educators choose to reserve Facebook
for the sharing of personal information and
pictures with only close friends and family.
On the other hand, for many, Twitter is the
place to share and exchange professional
information and pictures.
Regardless of your preference, start using
these tools today and connect with other
educators.
Share your successes. Share your failures.
Let us learn from your mistakes and
successes. We can all be inspired with how
you are forging ahead and making a
difference.
.
eCard:
http://about.me/VRBurton
Presentations:
http://MsBisOnline.weebly.com/
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/MsBisOnline
Google+:
https://plus.google.com/105765110775
938991404/posts
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/MsVRBurton
PLN Blog:
http://2blog2share2learn.edublogs.org/
Class Blog:
http://MsVRBurton.edublogs.org/
Class Wiki:
http://MsBurtonisonline.pbworks.com/
