please please me: building your own personal learning environment
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As presented at the Southern Regional ETTC Conference on 14-May-2008TRANSCRIPT
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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Your Choice:
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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: [email protected]: kjarrett
Skype: kevin.jarrettBlog: NCS-Tech.org