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Some of the big ones to at least "try" as an educational technologist:

1. Facebook
2. YouTube
3. Twitter
4. LinkedIn
5. Create your own blog
6. The EdTech Graduate Student Association

I've also made some interesting connections with my participation on the IT Forum (a listserv for instructional technologists), and the Second Life EdTech Community.

GREAT questions! OK, so if you are 1) contributing to YouTube, that means you are uploading your own videos, yes? and if you are 2) responding to YouTube contributions of others, it means you will be leaving feedback comments and ratings on other's videos, yes?

So, YouTube has some nice analytic tools built-in. Once you upload a video, you can look at how many people have viewed it, their demographics (gender, where they live, age, etc). You can also see high/low points where people stop watching the video, etc.

Does this help?

Qwitter? lol I also found TweetReach http://tweetreach.com/ and thought it gave some interesting data on the extent of your outreach.

there are a couple of handy references there, thanks!

add the URL

Thanks Todd, I liked this graphic and may integrate it in future iterations of this class. It is helpful to see a depiction of the relationship. Your comment about lurking vs. contributing is interesting. Typically, we lurk more when 1) we are still learning about a network(s), the content covered, and the cultural norms, and/or 2) we're too busy to contribute! Perhaps you are still in a place of "finding your voice," or still exploring the value of social networks in your own learning process?

Thanks for the two great posts. You do a wonderful job articulating a key point, and reflecting on not only your interpretations of the quote, but then you go on to build a connection to another time period and how technologies during that time facilitated similar communication goals. Nicely done!

Alec Couros

Great discussion on difference between PLEs and PLNs, scroll down about half way

Available through library at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1793740&show=abstract