My PLN Reflection

“It is not about the technology; it’s about sharing knowledge and information, communicating efficiently, building learning

communities and creating a culture of professionalism in schools. These are the key responsibilities of all educational leaders”. –

Marion Ginapolis

Why Twitter? EDU 210 introduced me to the topic of Personal Learning Networks. I had never heard this term before and had never even considered creating one until I learned about how useful it is.

Before this course I used twitter strictly as a social media connection not as an educational use. I was very intrigued in learning to use this tool in a new way by exchanging resources and ideas about teaching.

Twitter is very easy to use, tweets are instantly received, you are constantly updated with new tweets, common trends as well as people they suggest that you follow based on your interests.

My Twitter ProfileI created a new Twitter profile for my PLN. This account includes information about my schooling and future aspirations. I hoped that this would help others better understand me and aid in building relationships and connecting with those with similar interests that can support me throughout my career

January 22, 2015

April 6, 2015

Who To Follow?Initially I struggled finding people to follow. I began by using the Twitter search engine and typed in education and it brought me to numerous Twitter profiles related to education. Over the last couple months I have added and dropped people based on the quality and helpfulness of their posts. I learned a lot from using Twitter and as I progressed I came very accustomed with learning who to follow and not getting overwhelmed with the variety of choices offered.

Who Did I Follow?

Throughout this course I learned a lot about Technology in Education and I chose to follow different people/organizations involved in promoting education in classrooms. TeachersWithApps as well as PBSKids provide helpful apps and games for learning.

Who Did I Follow?Edutopia is a highly regarded general education website out of the United States. It offers a wide range of resources and ideas. Their tweets help me keep up with current educational trends

WeAreTeachers offers educational tips to better the learning of students. They tweet about activities, books, and resources for teachers to use in the classroom.

Who Did I Follow?EdTech K-12 Magazine’s tweets include informative posts, resources, links, images, and more. The wealth of knowledge from this magazine demonstrates the endless possibility available when combining education and technology

TED-Ed is a free educational website for teachers and learners that offers lessons worth sharing. The video library can help you create lessons to impact learning.

Some of my Tweets

6 favourites!

At this time I feel as though I do not have much to share so most of my tweets are retweets. A few exciting moments were when my tweets would get favourited or retweeted!

In SummaryMy PLN has offered me extensive opportunities to expose myself, create connections, establish relationships, and form new opinions. Twitter was very helpful in finding organizations/people who share similar interests to me that are available as support. I have made some posts of my own and spent time exploring the network and becoming accustomed to it

This being my second Education course so far I am more hesitant about tweeting as my content knowledge is not fully developed. This will soon change and my PLN will become more diversified as I gain more experience.

My future goals are to further develop my PLN by engaging in more discussions, tweeting more posts and keeping updated with changing educational and technological trends