Guest post by Neal Chambers Most technologies that are easily adapted and made widely popular are usually improvements of things that already exist. Mail replaced messanger services; the telegraph replaced mail; email replaced mail; Google Wave (might) replace email. It is the same with Twitter. Twitter replaced online chat which (kind of) replaced parties. There [...]
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PRESTO: How to Build A PLN Using Twitter
In order to be cutting edge and stay relevant in any career field, you need a Personal Learning Network (PLN)! A PLN consists of individuals who you choose to take part in your professional development. These individuals share resources, exchange ideas with you, offer support, and collaborate with you. Twitter is one of the quickest [...]
Cool Sites: A Little Help from my Friends
What do I do when my lesson is out of tune? The Beatles said it best, “I get by with a little help from friends.” Several of this week’s cool websites came from my Personal Learning Network (PLN)‘s blogs that I subscribe to in my RSS reader! I love my PLN who continually shows me [...]
To Use Edtech or Not: That is the Question
In Argentina, technology is not used in the classroom at schools while Language Schools are at the avant-garde as to technological tools.
A Plan for a Pre-service PLN by Tom Whitby
Before I start out on my explanation of fast tracking pre-service teachers with Personal Learning Networks, I would like to Thank Shelly Terrell for the opportunity, the help, and the location for this presentation. Shelly has been a large influence in my PLN, and a good friend. Teaching Pre-service Teachers Over the last six months [...]



