A presentation I ran for teachers to get them on the journey of configuring their own personal learning network.

1. How to configure Your Professional or Personal Learning Network ... Stuart Hasic June 2009

2. The Typical Teacher’s Network Image by Dr Alec Couros – University of Regina

3. The Typical Teacher’s Network Image by Dr Alec Couros – University of Regina

4. Humans: We Think http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiP79vYsfbo

5. The Networked Teacher Image by Dr Alec Couros – University of Regina A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a dynamic, interactive collection of resources that extends beyond the classroom. The elements of the typical teacher network are not replaced in this new model, but rather are complimented by myriad of tools that support a bi-directional exchange of information and ideas.

6. “ Lifelong Learning is NOT a 9 to 5 job”. - Stu Hasic, June 2009

7. What’s Facebook? Image by Dr Alec Couros – University of Regina

8. Tools that Help Develop your PLN Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonemasonry School

9. What’s Twitter?

12. Social Bookmarking and your PLN If you are still saving your Bookmarks or Favourites within your browser, you are wasting them. If you are relying on finding the sites you need yourself, then you are wasting time. Sign up to one or more of these Social Bookmarking sites and start tagging the sites you find. Find other users tagging the sites you are interested in and setup an RSS reader to their account. Others can then work for you!

13. How to Get Information to Find You In a world of information overload, you need to get information you are interested in to find you. Google Alerts will email you links whenever something new appears on the internet that matches your particular search requests

15. Tomorrow’s Connected Teacher Image by Wendy Drexler – The Networked Student

16. Questions? Thank you for your attention