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Betsy’s opinion of Google Reader
I know a lot of you are exploring Google Reader for the first time. I have found it useful for both professional development as well as personal reading enjoyment. So has Betsy from our class: It is like a newspaper, … Continue reading
LDS social networking site
While we’re on the topic of social networking, there is a new social networking site, like Facebook, that’s for values-oriented folks. It’s primarily populated by Latter-day Saints. If you’re interested, check it out!
Personal Learning Networks video
this video is a little cheesy (turn down the volume and that may help a bit!), but this person shares some interesting ideas about why PLNs are useful for teachers and can even save them time. Check it out!
An example of a Teachers’ PLN
I thought it would be helpful to let you know about an example of a teacher who still uses her personal learning network in her own work. This teacher is Kristy Conger from Tennessee, and she really caught the vision! … Continue reading
PLN “etiquette”, theater blogging, and software tutorials
A few thoughts from students in the face-to-face class! Josh shared a reflection on how useful (or not) Buzz updates have been so far. His comments are equally true of other social network (PLN) updates in sites such as Twitter … Continue reading
More on managing Buzz
Some of you have probably noticed the Google Buzz feature that I blogged about the other day. You might have also noticed how annoying it is to have Buzz updates show up in your inbox. If you want to better … Continue reading
Good example of PLN assignment
If you are still working on the PLN assignment, Dasily has a good example on her blog of how to complete it. She has her screenshot, and really good descriptions of each resource so we can see why she subscribed … Continue reading
Grades updated & a social networking trick
Hi everyone, I have graded everything turned in this week and the grades are on Blackboard. I’ll grade participation points monthly, so at the end of September you can see your participation grade for this month. But except for just … Continue reading
Connecting to other teachers on Twitter
In class this week, I talked about a website that lists hundreds of teachers who use Twitter, in case you wanted to “follow” them, for those of you trying out Twitter. Here is the website, it’s called http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com.
15 Internet applications for students
This blogger lists the 15 Internet tools he thinks all students should use. I think this is mostly for college students, but might have some application to high school. I like that he cites some of the technologies we’ll learn … Continue reading
