Personal+Learning+Network

=Twitter as your Personal Learning Network:=

Teachers often say, "As long as I get 1 good idea to take back to my class, this conference, meeting, etc will be worth it." That isn't good enough anymore. Great ideas that you can use tomorrow are everywhere. I get mine through Twitter. The process is simple: 1. Sign up for Twitter. 2. Find people to follow who like what you like (see the how to articles below). 3. Find more people by following people who people you like follow. 4. Read the posts when you need a boost and look for useful links.

Check out these great links on using Twitter to create your own Personal Learning Network: http://www.schooltechnology.org/2011/01/09/building-personal-learning-network-pln-part-1/ (great starter resource) @http://www.slideshare.net/lisa.thumann/twitter-establishing-your-personal-learning-network (maybe you prefer a slideshow) @http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/weekinreview/03carr.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1 (maybe you need more claims that it is worth it)

Here is what I found in my Twitter Feed in 5 minutes this AM getting ready for the MoM:

Qwiki: an amazing new search tool - turning searches into storytelling: @http://www.qwiki.com/

Search Cube: For visual search results: @http://search-cube.com/

View Google Search Results by reading level: @http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2011/01/29/view-google-search-results-by-reading-level/

Multiple sites that do word clouds like Wordle but with different variations: @http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2011/02/01/word-clouds-multiple-options-for-visual-summaries/

A book recommendation from a colleague: @http://yfrog.com/h7wovhfj

A resource for Primary Sources with pictures and videos: @http://awesomestories.com/