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Do you <heart> your PLN?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Frank, Divergent Learner Feb 11, 2010. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Gaming for Education Sake
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kev Feb 18, 2009. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Moodle for elementary students - does it work???
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ben Grundy Dec 3, 2008. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Frank, Divergent Learner replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
This voicethread from Alec Couros and his network might be helpful for new PLNers.
Ben Grundy replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed so far. If there's anyone else out there with something to add, please feel free to. I will link this page to the resources site that I'm providing participants, so they can continue to see…
Elfin replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
Thanks for sharing the graphic with us. I will us it for building the PLN session and will give the attribution.
Elfin replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
The greatest tool for my PLN is Twitter and Ning now. Same reason as Jennifer, Twitter is quick and easier to get the latest news. I also have my own RSS on my Google Reader page but I may need more time to catch up what's on.
Nevertheless, I…
Jennifer Garcia replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
What a great idea Frank. Another use for Facebook! I will be sure to try it out.
:-)
Jen
Frank, Divergent Learner replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
Jennifer ... I hear ya about the Nings. I think I now belong to over 100. I have used RSS Graffiti to aggregate many of them related to English teaching inside of a Facebook group. Works nicely. You can see an example at: Mexico English…
Jennifer Garcia replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
I love that no matter when I log on to my twitter account or go into Diigo, I come away with fantastic ideas and resources. Twitter has got to be my greatest tool. I have been neglecting my RSS Feeds for so long because the learning I get out of…
Jeanette Parham replied to Ben Grundy's discussion 'Do you <heart> your PLN?'
What I love most is connecting with like minds from different parts of the globe. The greatest tool is the forum which allows for the interaction - Asking questions and getting answers (collective intelligence).
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:30am on March 12, 2009,
Dave Parrish said… - Hi Ben, Thanks for the reply. I currently use a googledocs spreadsheet for online surveys of whole year groups and find it really useful. I was just wondering what other things people were using it for.
- At 5:41am on December 3, 2008,
Mike said… - My colleague uses Moodle with 8th grade Language Arts students. I don't know how it would translate to 5th graders, however, never having used it myself. Good luck with your search. Beautiful panoramic pictures!
- At 2:16pm on February 23, 2008,
Vincent Mespoulet said…
- I don't know exactly if my nephew is in a french or an american school. The french Int4lSchool, i guess. The link for School Beyont the Walls is http://horslesmurs.ning.com
Have a nice day, Ben :)
- At 12:55am on February 19, 2008,
- Hi Ben, i didn't know you live in Singapore :) My brother lives there and my nephew learn in an international school too... We have on our School Beyond the Walls a special group about Singapore: check out.
Vincent
- At 1:26pm on February 18, 2008,
WmChamberlain said… - I checked out your world in crisis site. I hope you get a good response with it. My school has a conservation club that teaches the students about these issues as well. Here is the address if you want to check it out. http://noelconservationclub.blogspot.com/
- At 9:01am on February 10, 2008,
Andrew said… - Thanks for your response, Ben. Hopefully, the tongue-in-cheek factor comes through my post. This point is well taken: "even the most interactive and exciting field trip, for example, can be boring if the students see no purpose in it."
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