A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

As I began to piece together resources on Personal Learning Networks(PLN’s) , I lost track of time and ended staying up well past my bedtime. This led me to begin to brainstorm many ways in which educators could utilize this resource to enhance teaching and learning. The point here was that I was engaged.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). With a PLN, I was able to learn anytime, anywhere, from anyone I wanted for free. I now had access to a human-generated search engine where I gleaned the best resources, ideas, supports, and advice.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The digital world now provides all of us access to some fantastic opportunities. Webinars Improved bandwidth and increased access to technology have helped learning through webinars gain in popularity. Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

The construction of a PLN enables educators to harness the power inherent in 21st Century technologies in order to create a professional growth tool that is accessible whenever, wherever. Tablet apps are great tools to access RSS feeds and create your own customized news feeds. Educators can even create their own RSS feeds!

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 23, 2019

Lifelong learning can come in many forms, but in my opinion, the most practical and time-friendly option is the creation and use of a Personal Learning Network (PLN).

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 17, 2022

Lean on your PLN While looking to colleagues for advice is great, utilizing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides access to countless other leaders who can provide priceless guidance when you don’t have an immediate answer.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

Being on an isolated island in terms of access to information had a real negative impact on my ability to move my school forward during my first two years as principal. Becoming connected and developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) freed me from the purgatory that the traditional system of education had created.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Below are some tips for teachers and administrators to assist with implementing remote learning. If digital access is a challenge, check out these practical ideas that can be implemented without any tech. Now, without further ado, here are some remote learning teaching tips. Please note that these are only suggestions.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

It represents a dramatic shift from how schools have been run and structured for over a century, as what started as a personal use of technology has become systemic to every facet of leadership. You can’t re-envision or transform education if professional learning doesn’t change. Finding a balance and sweet spot should be the goal.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Then, attend and implement strategies gleaned from professional learning. You can also leverage professional learning communities (PLCs), personal learning networks (PLNs), or other growth opportunities. The days of rigid, labor-intensive lesson planning are behind us.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. Read more: How to set up a classroom gamification level system.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

We live in amazing times where readily accessible research and connectivity converge to not only transform practices but also provide the means to share them for the benefit of others. I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

As I went into both accounts, I was shocked to learn that Tackk had suddenly shut down on September 30 and when trying to access ProConIt an error message notified me that the site was not working. A few days later I still have not been able to access ProConIt successfully.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 22, 2013

Below are some effective strategies, ideas, and learning opportunities that will provide you and your school the means to invigorate professional development to get real results. The three pathways above provide practical, cost-effective, and accessible means to improve professional practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1. This needs to be prioritized.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Image credit: [link] The number one responsibility and challenge for digital leaders is to create a relevant, meaningful, and authentic learning culture that allows students to create learning artifacts to demonstrate conceptual mastery. A common misconception is that you have to be "tech savvy" in order to be a digital leader.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+. The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option. Please share in the comments section.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics. There is no better time than now to implement personalized and blended learning pathways, which really cater to a remote learning environment.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). Now anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love Twitter as a professional learning and networking tool. Take Twitter for example.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Read more: Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020. Your personal learning network (PLN)? How to access information like a pro. Teachers don’t have a lot of time on their hands to access all the information available. Gathering new ideas. More experienced teachers? Those are all valid sources.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 3, 2013

My emotions were quickly put in check as my Personal Learning Network (PLN) came through as it always does. What is even better about Mention is the variety of ways you can access and be notified of new alerts. All Devices : Access mention from anywhere. Don’t waste any time. React quickly and efficiently.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. You can now access my Twitter related links there as well.) The list that follows is a result of that reflection.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Tools for Learning Twitter : Improve instruction through global collaboration (sharing resources, best practices, lesson ideas, acquire knowledge, networking, tracking conferences, etc.), grow professionally by establishing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) , follow specific hashtags (#).

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. Plus, teachers have access to many activities that can support online collaboration, including digital storytelling. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The good news is that they know what works best for them, how they learn best, so you don’t have to make any guessing; you just have to listen to them and give them what they need. Some swear by their PLNs (Personal Learning Networks) or CoPs (Communities of Practice). Online courses offer almost endless possibilities.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

In one respect everyone with a smartphone has instant access to information at any time and from anywhere. Becoming a connected educator changed my entire trajectory thanks to what I was and continue to be able to glean from my Personal Learning Network (PLN) in addition an array of other means to get information discussed in this post.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. The World Wide Web has transformed how we access, consume, create, and share information.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 25, 2011

It was at this time that I saw the error in my ways and began to leverage the power of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) to effectively integrate an array of tools that I had never knew existed. We also had to trust they would use their mobile learning devices (i.e. technology, including social media.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Rather, they needed to focus their efforts on pedagogy and the change in instruction needed when students have access to all known knowledge at their fingertips. When we combine the ubiquitous use of technology and the near constant access to all known knowledge the classroom environment must change.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

Each elementary school in the district has a makerspace within its resource center (and the fifth-to-eighth grade students have access through a related studies course), where all the robotics activities are happening. My personal learning network is key to my success with integrating robots into our activities,” Innes says. “I

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 10, 2016

Since 2009 I have been a huge believer and advocate for connected learning and the formation of Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Now don't get me wrong, I still highly value face-to-face experiences, as there are some natural limits to learning exclusively in a social media vacuum.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2011

Our passion for helping all students learn and assisting staff in their growth should be the driving motivational force to make our schools the best they can be, regardless of the obstacles. Everything is changing -- the world, learners, job market, technology, access to information -- the sad reality though is that schools are not.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 12, 2012

Twitter, Google+, Facebook comparison Twitter, Facebook, RSS, Email, Google+ - tips on use Facebook and Google+ security and privacy Common Craft Video on Social Media Create a Personal Learning Network UPDATED thanks to a great comment below. The era of the flash drive is gone.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The post that got all the attention told people five steps they can take to develop their personal learning network. W ritten : October 12, 2008 Topic : Developing a PLN Who might be interested : Any teacher or student who enjoys learning from experts and others who share their passion. If so, how has it helped you learn?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

For the more adventurous, you can search YouTube for tutorials on a particular app or reach out to your personal learning network (i.e., “Has Apps should be evaluated based on accessibility of use in the school setting, ease of use for teacher and students, and overall effectiveness for accomplishing the recommended strategy.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 26, 2010

But if you join you have access to the materials for a year. Over at their blog they posted an excerpt from my talk on Personal Learning Networks and why you need one. Sneak Peek: Personal Learning Networks from SimpleK12 on Vimeo. A pretty sweet deal for quality professional development.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2015

Expanded access to learning - In my case digital communications opened my eyes to new and more powerful ways to learn. I then began sharing with groups of teachers several ideas, strategies, and tools I'd acquired from my personal learning network (PLN).

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