PLEase PLEase Me:Building your own Personal Learning Environment

Southern Regional ETTC

My Classroom to Yours Conference

Wednesday, May 12, 2008

Presented by: Kevin Jarrett, Technology Facilitator K-4, Northfield Community School

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How do we learn?

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How Do We Learn?

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How Do We Learn?

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How Do We Learn?

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How Do We Learn?

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Four Applications

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Four Applications

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Today, You Will Choose ONE

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Time

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Skype What it is How it works Why you need it How to get started Example:

LIVE DEMO “7 Things You Should

Know About Skype” http://tinyurl.com/28z2an

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Skype Voice Over IP (VOIP) Application Webcam, mic, Internet, PEOPLE Free collaborative technology http://www.skype.com Example: Global Explorers Project

Mrs. Cheryl Lykowski’s Class Monroe Road Elementary,

Lambertville MI -and- Colegio Panamericano,

Bucaramanga Colombia

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"What would happen if the chalkboard was transformed into a window on the World?"

– RL, The Golden Fleece Wiki

Quotable

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Classroom Window on the World

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globalexplorers.wikispaces.com

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Twitter What it is How it works Why you need it How to get started Example:

LIVE DEMO “7 Things You Should

Know About Twitter” http://tinyurl.com/2j5sz3

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Twitter Asynchronous IM 140 character limit “Gateway Drug”

for learning addicts http://twitter.com/signup

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Twitter Verizon Says…

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Twitter, Visualized

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Twitter

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Twitter

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Your Choice:

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Twitter

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Tweetscan

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Sign up for Twitter

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Ning What it is How it works Why you need it How to get started Example:

LIVE DEMO “7 Things You Should

Know About Ning” http://tinyurl.com/4uz6rj

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Ning Social Networking

for FREE Participate -OR-

Create -OR- both Why you need it How to get started Example:

Classroom 2.0

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Create a Ning ID

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Ning

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Edublogs What it is How it works Why you need it How to get started Example:

One special blog… “7 Things You Should

Know About Blogs” http://tinyurl.com/47ovjj

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Edublogs Free blog site Uses Wordpress Fast, free, easy http://tinyurl.com/6l9pqh Example:

http://napolib.edublogs.org/

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http://napolib.edublogs.org/

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Blogging Helps Build Your PLE Reflective practice Online presence Comments &

Linkbacks lead you to other bloggers

Knowledge of the tool & its uses

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Edublogs

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Closing Thoughts YOU ARE responsible for YOUR OWN PD Connecting with innovative educators HAS

NEVER BEEN THIS EASY You can do it ANYTIME, ANYWHERE for

FREE using readily available tools YOU CONTROL the time investment WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?

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Thank You!

Kevin Jarrett

Email: kjarrett@ncs-nj.orgTwitter: kjarrett

Skype: kevin.jarrettBlog: NCS-Tech.org