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cynthia mills

Why Every Teacher Needs Personal Learning Networks - 6 views

www.educationinamerica.com/...eds-personal-learning-networks

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shared by cynthia mills on 06 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • cynthia mills on 06 Sep 13
     
    This is a great site to get started understanding the benefits of PLN's. In particular, I like the fact that when discussing the benefits of PLN's the author, Education in America, brings up the fact that even though teachers are surrounded by students and colleagues, teaching can be an isolating experience. I've been there, and I know that having a PLN has not only made me feel connected, but also it has helped me share ideas in a more personal way.
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  • Daniel Oldham on 07 Sep 13
     
    This is an awesome article about the utilization of PLNs. I love that the fact that it shows that teachers are still learning and evolving with the students and information. We as instructors must adapt to new information and not be passive in our learning, if we are passive the information will change and the students will have access to it, which we will lose credibility. This active teaching and learning model is key for the modern world of education.
  • Rebecca Olien on 07 Sep 13
     
    I appreciate this blog post pointing out the need and helpfulness of PLN for educators. In the past teaching has been a very isolating experience where everything learned and gained from teaching experiences was kept within a teacher's own development and classroom. Also, the climate for sharing was not always encouraged within the school and between teachers. By actively taking part in a PLN, teachers have the advantage of sharing, learning, and growing with other educators and researchers. I wish the article would have gone into more depth with some examples, as I found I wanted to read more specifically about this impact in action.
  • chris mason on 07 Sep 13
     
    I like the idea of PLNs rather than PLCs. The school divisions I have worked for have used PLCs for teachers to avoid that isolated feeling. They work great for teachers who are in a building with more than one teacher in their content area or grade level. They do not work well at all if the teacher has to work with someone that does not teach the same grade level or content. I can see how this would be great for teachers in a rural school, where access to other teachers is limited. Another benefit for teachers who use social networks (ie. blogs, wikispace, facebook) for their PLN is that they may be more inclined to be active participants. These social networks can be less threatening to a teacher who may be shy or hesitant to speak up face to face.
  • Christina Modrell on 09 Sep 13
     
    I enjoyed reading this article. It would be a great resource to help get schools involved in PLNs. There were many benefits for teachers that are in PLNs. I would enjoy having the benefits of resources from other professionals in my field. Collaboration is a great resource to help you become a better teacher.
  • Betty Clevenger on 10 Sep 13
     
    I liked the fact that this site recognizes that "teaching can be an isolated profession"! Very interesting article.
  • Russell Nash on 10 Sep 13
     
    I have to agree with the statement in this article about teaching being an isolated profession. I felt that many times and often wished that I had the remedy. In hindsight, I think a better network would have been helpful. Most of my time spent in a traditional classroom setting (face to face instruction) was as a lone teacher in a very small school. A better PLN would have been very helpful.
annieyip

Personal Learning Networks - 0 views

www.educationinamerica.com/...personal-learning-networks

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shared by annieyip on 26 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • annieyip on 26 Jun 13
     
    This article by Amy Chu on the Education in America website discusses how professional development has evolved from face to face interactions to online discussions. It lists some of the many websites used by teachers now to create these PLNs.
Cate Tolnai

Anti-bullying Pink Project 2012 - YouTube - 0 views

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shared by Cate Tolnai on 18 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Cate Tolnai on 18 Jul 13
     
    1500 students across 11 school in the Northeast region of America came together to virtually celebrate acceptance of differences using Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" as their soundtrack. The scenes were/are broadcasted on YouTube to share with a larger audience and also document the work of these students - social media and education aligned!
Kelsey Ramirez

UDL Book Builder - 0 views

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shared by Kelsey Ramirez on 22 Mar 15 - Cached
  • Kelsey Ramirez on 22 Mar 15
     
    CAST UDL Book Builder has been made possible in part by generous support from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, NEC Foundation of America, The John W. Alden Trust, and The Pinkerton Foundation
David Rattner

Obama on computers - 1 views

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shared by David Rattner on 21 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • David Rattner on 21 Jun 13
     
    In this Bloomberg's Business Week article, Aaron Ricadela explores the Obama push to increase the number of computers available to students in America.
  • Dana Daines-Smith on 21 Jun 13
     
    It's great to see that Obama wants to increase student access to computers but we all know that computers are just a tool. Hopefully he understands the need to provide PD to teachers so that they can use the computers effectively. The worst thing that could happen would be to purchase all the computers and have them sit in the corner with nobody using them.
Matthew Gudenius

NetSmartz - 2 views

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shared by Matthew Gudenius on 20 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Matthew Gudenius on 20 Mar 10
     
    NetSmartz.org is a free online resource created by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in order to teach about issues regarding online safety, privacy, cyberbullying, and technology ethics and etiquette. There are plenty of engaging interactive multimedia tools and activities, for parents, teachers, kids, teens, and law enforcement... and some resources in Spanish.
jincelli

Spanish Proficiency Exercises: Site Index - 0 views

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shared by jincelli on 08 Jun 16 - Cached
  • jincelli on 08 Jun 16
     
    Spanish Proficiency Exercises is a compilation of video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks.
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