1. Ty Yost
Wilkes University ED 591

2. What is a PLN ?
 Prespectives –
Picture from http://www.flickr.com/photos/teachandlearn/2623756862/

3. Synchronous or Asynchronous
Learning

4. Enter Web 2.0
 The read/write web changes relationships
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybertoad/2240086208/

5. Alec Couros, PhD Thesis illustration, the Networked Teacher -
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/580

6. Before we start
 Getting Started
 Steven Covey Habit #2
Begin with the end in mind- what do you want
your PLN to do for you

7. Planting the seeds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catchesthelight/33697
37025/

8. Component 1
 Weblogs
 If it exists – someone is blogging it
 2 ¼ Million Hits on Google Blog Search for
Educational Technology

9. Key to Success

10. Component 2
 Social Networks

11. Key to Success
 Visit often
 Subscribe to information you are interested in
 Match your needs with the groups you join
 Create groups for students, staff, and other
professional organizations you are a member

12. Component 3
 Podcasts

13. Keys to Success
 Limit the podcasts you subscribe to
 Pick a time to review podcasts

14. Component 4
 Social Bookmarking

15. Keys to success
 Pick a service that integrates into your browser
 Install the tools on all your Pc’s
 Pick common tags
 Subscribe to other groups to see what they are
bookmarking

16. Bookmark Groups

17. Component 5
 Microblogging

18. Keys to Success
 Twitter Clients like tweetdeck, twhirl, twitteriffic all
make twitter much more useable.
 Follow and Unfollow people as you see fit
 Keep it manageable, the power is participating in
conversations

19. Tweetdeck view of Twitter today at 11 Am

20. Component 6
Virtual Events

21. The Harvest
 A PLN will give you every thing to get started, but your
participation is the single biggest determiner of
success
 When we talk 21st Century what do you think?
 Connections
 Relevance

22. Contact Info
Yost.ty@gmail.com
tyost@mvsd.net
Tyyost.wikispaces.com

23. Resources
Couros, A. (2006, December 21). EXAMINING THE OPEN MOVEMENT:.
Retrieved 3 12, 2009, from educationaltechnology.ca:
http://www.educationaltechnology.ca/couros/publication_files/research/Diss
ertation-Couros-FINAL-06-WebVersion.pdf
Kruse, K. (2004). Beginner Basics -What are quot;Synchronousquot; and
quot;Asynchronousquot; Training? Retrieved April 20, 2009, from www.e-
learningguru.com: http://www.e-learningguru.com/articles/art1_7.htm
Warlick, D. (2009). Growing Your Personal Learning Network. Learning and
Leading with Technology , 12-16.