Building+your+PLN

Building a Personal Learning Network for You and Your Students Johanna Lawler and Doug Peterson

**Take a look at your digital footprint with Google Search Stories ...**
How does Twitter lead to the deeper, more critical thinking? How can blogs be used for critical discussions with authentic audiences? How can wikis support collaboration through inquiry based learning? Which Web 2.0 tools are best for online media portfolios and metacognitive reflection?
 * Personal Learning Networks and Web 2.0 - The Big Question**

Wondering how to use high yield web 2.0 tools to build a rich personal learning network for you and your students? You've been inspired for the past two days with ideas. Drop by to consolidate these inspirations and get started to make the most of the tools. Let's find some places to get started.

Twitter - Create your own network of educators
 * [|Ontario Educators]

iGoogle - Personalized information based on interest - all on one page!

Blogs - Create a forum for rich discussion.Ontario Edubloggers - [|LiveBinders] - [|ScoopIT]
 * Blogger
 * Weebly
 * Kid Blog
 * Wordpress
 * [|Posterous]
 * [|Tumblr]


 * Wikis** - Use a wiki as a collaborative work space and create online digital portfolios for media works
 * PBWorks
 * Wikispaces


 * Social Networks**
 * [|Facebook]
 * [|Google Plus]
 * Quora

**Social Bookmarking **
 * Diigo
 * Delicious

Differentiate your student learning by targeting the web 2.0 to their learning styles. compiled by Kelly Tenkely. []

Please bring:
 * Laptop Computer
 * Headphones
 * Microphone


 * Minds On Media Facilitators for this Session: **
 * Johanna Lawler - [|Johanna's Digital Footprint]
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 * Doug Peterson - Doug's Digital Life
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