As we embark on a new school year and continue our journey towards realizing the vision of the 21st century, I find myself pondering how we can build upon the progress we made last year and assist students in recognizing the significance of their Personal Learning Network (PLN).
The image below serves as an excellent foundation, outlining the essential steps we must take as we embrace Web 2.0 technologies. It provides us with a roadmap for guiding students towards harnessing the power of their PLN.
2 comments:
Great diagram for looking at ways to help students begin to identify and develop their own PLNs in 2.0. As I look at expanding my own PLN and how to help others map out and identify the path they will choose to take on their PLN, I realize that it is very important to branch out from the individual person, to the community, and then to the world. As people realize the resources, experts, and tools that they draw upon on a daily basis, they will discover how large their PLN is and hopefully see a direction that they would like to go in. Students from a young age will have a much more diverse PLN and opportunity to expand it through technology if they are shown the tools and given the resources to be responsible digital citizens.
Absolutely, Kim. What I am finding so interesting as I watched people on twitter the past year and began to build my PLN, was who I wanted to connect with. There are "bigger" experts than George, but his style intrigues me and he is an expert to me. I will learn (and have been learning) more from him than the big techie gurus. I learn what I am wanting to learn right now from him. I love this global community!
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