Professional+Learning+Networks+PLNs

====Creating a professional learning network (PLN) will allow you to communicate and connect with like minded educators; engage in dialogue regarding emerging technologies and their use in education; continue learning as an educator, anywhere, anytime and contribute to communities of practice.==== ====David Warlick, a 35 year educator from North Carolina, has an extensive website with great links to his presentations on PLNs along with suggestions to help you build your PLN.====

Thank you to Richard Byrne and his Free Technology for Teachers blog for these link:

 * ====[|Twitter 4 Teachers]  wiki - connect with Twitter users who teach the same subject(s). [|Educators on Twitter]  is a Google Docs Spreadsheet started by [|__Liz B. Davis__] . The list is constantly growing as new additions are added almost daily. ====
 * [|Twitter for Teachers]  is a wiki dedicated to helping educators use Twitter in the classroom and as a professional development tool.
 * Jane Hart, founder of the [|Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies] , has compiled a list of nearly 800 educators on Twitter . Each entry is accompanied by a short summary about the Twitter user.
 * [|Twitter search] . Located at the top of the Twitter page is a search link. Use key words such as education and technology.
 * Look at who others follow and who others send "@" messages to.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">look at others hashtags (#edu, #tltalk, #edchat, #elemchat, #leaderchat) and search
 * ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|10 Teachers to Follow on Twitter_] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> from Richard Byrne's blog Free Technology for Teachers. ====
 * ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">We Follow is a list of top Twitter users. Do a quick search using a relevant key word like education and a list of the top educational Twitter users will be generated.====

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====Setting up a Google Reader account will enable you to keep track of all the educational blogs you choose to follow. You can add and delete subscriptions at anytime. You can bundle your subscriptions and share them with others. Here is a link to a bundle of educational blogs:==== ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Educational Blogs: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">subscribe to 92 educational blogs simply by subscribing through Google Reader ====

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====Tie it all together using iGoogle, a personalized homepage can include your RSS feeds from Google Reader, your Google Docs, Tweets, your photos, weather, news and much more.====

=﻿<span style="color: #ff6500; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿**BLOGS** =

Finding educational blogs to follow is simple. Here are a few links to get you started:
====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Finding Bloggers ====
 * ====<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Upload a 'bundle' of education blogs here.70 educational blogs ====
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blogging Educators Wiki -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://socialnetworking4teachers.wikispaces.com/Bloggers+to+Learn+From
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Top 100 Education Bloggers -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shift Happens List -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/Education+Bloggers
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">List of Bloggers from Support Blogging -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Technorati Blog Search Engine -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: lower-alpha; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Blog Search -- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">[]