- Select a few individuals and
organisations to follow.
- Now look for a few of your student colleagues and lecturers by using the search facility.
- Accept all requests to be followed from
your colleagues.
- Keep an eye on your home page in Twitter because it will list the tweets (posts) from your network.
- If you want to do more with Twitter, work through this presentation written by Derek Moore
Activity 3: Grow your Network (1 hour)
Networks take some time and effort to grow. They will not support you properly until they have a certain size and dynamism. In order to grow your networks, look at these resources for ideas.
- Creating a Personal Learning Network: DontWasteYourTime
- Grow your PLN: LandMarkProject
- How’s your PLN: MSMSLearningCommunity
- Personal Learning Networks for Educators: YouTube
- Innovative Educator – Video:
- Educators PLN: http://edupln.ning.com/
Teachers use ICT to access outside experts and learning communities to support their activities and their own professional learning (KD.6.b).
