12:45 Afternoon Session Begins
- Greetings
- Are you ready to embrace the power of connecting with the world?
- Today's Notes [Interactive Notes]
What if you could? A video showing the power of a PLN. Created with one tweet, asking people to share a photo with the Twitter name of one person who has helped them. A video made through global collaboration.
A Personal Story of Why My PLN Means the World To Me: The Mock Election that started with one tweet and grew to over 30,000 kids. All run by students. #KidVote
Hashtag for Today: #PLNPower Tweeted out and asked for tips for those building their PLN's. Click the hashtag to sort Twitter for tweets labeled with the tag.
A Personal Story of Why My PLN Means the World To Me: The Mock Election that started with one tweet and grew to over 30,000 kids. All run by students. #KidVote
Hashtag for Today: #PLNPower Tweeted out and asked for tips for those building their PLN's. Click the hashtag to sort Twitter for tweets labeled with the tag.
1:00 Discussion "How do I get a PLN?"
- What do you need from a PLN?
- What can you give back?
- What collaborations could benefit your students?
- How can the next two afternoons work for you?
- What tool works for you?
- Apps vs. Desktop
- Making Time for PLN Building
- Teacher Challenge: Creating a PLN
Twitter Basics
- What's a hashtag anyway? Twitter Vocabulary
- Hashtag Tools (http://www.steamfeed.com/21-best-hashtag-tools/)
- Hashtags #PLNPower (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PLNpower)
- A list of popular hashtags: http://www.teachthought.com/twitter-hashtags-for-teacher
- Twitter Chats for Educators [complete list]
- Tool to Make Chatting Easier [http://tweetchat.com/]
Finding People
- People to Follow (#edufollow)
- Search Content Specific Hashtags
- Read Bios - look for common edu-interests
Other Social Media...because it's not just about Twitter!
- Facebook Pages (Edutopia) (WeAreTeachers)
Tools
2:45 Wrap Up Discussion
- What challenges do you face in building your PLN?
- What questions do you still have?
- Exit Interview - Shape tomorrow's learning with today's reflection.
3:15 Afternoon Session Ends