Twitter and your PLN

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What does your PLN mean to you?

Why do you need to build a network?

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from the article 5 Reasons why Teachers should Network by Tanya Roscorla January 22, 2010

1. To learn with others

2. To serve your students

3. To access a dynamic resource

4. To extend your learning base

5. To stay engaged in education.

Here's a compilation of tweets sent to @joedale in answer to the question “What does your Personal Learning Network (or PLN) mean to you?”

Twitter for teachers

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NOW LET'S DO IT!

1. Create your Twitter account. Create a short user name.

2. Edit your settings.

3. Now let's find some people to follow.

http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/

http://wefollow.com

http://delicious.com/tag/twitterteacher

See who is following who.

4. Tips on tweeting.

Tip#1 Keep it short. Use bit.ly to shorten URL's.

Tip#2 To reply to a specific tweet type the @symbol, followed by that user's screen name before your message. e.g. @ddoc - thanks for the latest tweet

Tip#3 To send a direct message to a specific user only, go to the user's profile page or direct messages page but NOT the Twitter Home screen.

Tip#4 Check out Twitter FAQ`s - explaining what RT, HT, OH, ETC all mean.

5. Looking for something specific - go to http://search.twitter.com or sign in to

Go to TweetChat and enter a hashtag (#) for a specific topic.

6. Manage your tweets with Tweetdeck. Download the program and/or use the iPod app that is available from the iTunes store.

7. Synch your tweets with Echofon, software that you can download to your computer. This program will automatically keep unread tweets in sync between your computer, your iPhone and your iPad.