AET562_PLN Social Media Matrix_W4



University of Phoenix Material Christine Fulton

Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social Media Matrix

Your PLN is just that—a personal selection of resources that will directly benefit your professional development. Complete the matrix by listing 10 social media accounts to follow—such as those on Twitter®, Facebook®, Pinterest®, or LinkedIn®—as well as blogs, topic-specific communities, and so forth. Include the name of the site, the authors, a description of the site, and the benefit of this site to your PLN.

|Social Media Account Name |Authors |Description |Benefit of this Account to Your |

| | | |PLN |

|OECD Education Today |Contributors include both OECD |The blog’s content is mainly |This blog will help me stay on top|

| experts and guest |education and the many variables |of the pertinent issues facing |

|.com |bloggers from the global education|it envelops. |instructors. |

| |community. | | |

|EduTopia |Educators from around the country |The blog is an online community |Many of the articles are useful |

| | |that increases knowledge, sharing,|for adult learners too. There are|

| | |and adoption of what works in K-12|many resources on the blog that I |

| | |education. |can use as well. |

|The Cool Cat Teacher |Vickie Davis |The blog is a fun and very |Her concentration on technology in|

| | |insightful when it comes to |the classroom is what makes her |

| | |technology and how to use it in an|blog so valuable to educators from|

| | |educational setting |any part of the field |

|The Chronicle of Higher Education |The Chronicle has more than 70 |This blog is about news, |This blog has many uses to me and |

|, editors, and |information and even jobs located |one of the most important are the |

|5 |international correspondents. |in the higher education market. |jobs located on the site. Not |

| | | |just for applying but what is |

| | | |wanted in different sectors of the|

| | | |community. The blog also offers |

| | | |up articles on education in the |

| | | |news and a wealth of helpful |

| | | |information in education. |

|The Edublogger |Sue Waters and Ronnie Burt |The blog helps educational |Its purpose is to share tips, |

| | |bloggers with emerging |tricks, and ideas to provide help |

| | |technologies in education. The |to the educational blogging |

| | |Edublogger has been set up by |community. This will help me in |

| | |Edublogs “the largest education |many ways as tools and articles in|

| | |community on the Internet” (The |training are interchangeable in |

| | |Edublogger, 2015) |many instances. Great source of |

| | | |information. |

|Edudemic |Kyle Dunning |Its main goal is to help connect |Many articles on social media use |

| |education and technology. |and the tools that can enhance |

|ools/ | | |education. Another great source |

| | | |of information to expand my |

| | | |knowledge if technology and |

| | | |teaching. I love the How To |

| | | |section. |

|Mind/Shift |Ki Sung, Katrina Schwartz and Tina|This blog talks about the future |This is one of the many blogs I |

| |Barseghian |of education and how to make the |have found that will enable me to |

| | |most of technology. |read and follow technology in |

| | | |education. It is a great resource|

| | | |for understanding what is to come |

| | | |next. |

|The Tech Savvy Educator |Ben Rimes |Covers every subject and how |With this blog and all the |

| | |technology can help in the |technology know how, I can use the|

| | |education of each. |information to make technology |

| | | |look less apprehensive as it can |

| | | |be too many adult learners. |

| | | |There are many great articles to |

| | | |choose from and a very educational|

| | | |blog as well. |

|The Innovative Educator |Lisa Nielsen |The blog is about helping others |This site has so many articles on |

| |change the way education is now to|using social media in the |

| | |what education should be. |classroom I cannot wait to get |

| | | |started. She has also written |

| | | |books that I do plan on taking a |

| | | |look at. |

|Educational Technology and Mobile |Operated by a team of educators in|The team sends the time looking |This blog is an encyclopedia of |

|Learning |Canada. |for the right tools then learns |technology and the many uses it |

| |about them and then writes about |has to offer. There are many |

|/ | |them |articles from How to use google |

| | | |docs to which audio books are the |

| | | |best to listen to and the best |

| | | |apps to use on iPad and Android |

| | | |devices. I feel I will be |

| | | |referring to this blog the most |

| | | |when I want to learn and |

| | | |understand about technology in the|

| | | |classroom |

Answer the following questions based on your research and the matrix. Include a reference page consistent with APA guidelines.

1. What is a PLN? Why is the careful selection of resources important to establishing your PLN?

A PLN (Personal Learning Network) is any group that helps you develop and learn. (Hibberson, 2013)You may be interested in many different things and the PLN is a network of places to go to get further information on how to do that one thing. Or you may use your PLN for professional learning. A PLN can become a 2 way-street, as you become more comfortable with what is being learned you might want to share your thoughts or learning experiences and in essence, give back to the PLN. Below is a diagram of words I found that essentially gives true meaning to PLN.

[pic] (Hibberson, 2013)

2. What role do Twitter® and LinkedIn® play as social media tools? How can these channels benefit your professional development?

Twitter is a free service that is part microblogging and part social network, which allows users to send and receive short, 140 character messages. (Smith, 2012) Recently, educators have taken to Twitter to teach. Giving links to the more in depth articles and learning tools. It is a great tool for researching information. Twitter can be used as a learning tool for the PLN or learning network known as a Personal Learning Network. (Lalonde, 2012)

LinkedIn, started in 2003, is the world's largest professional social media network. LinkedIn wants to join as many professionals as possible in one meeting place to help people network professionally. When you join LinkedIn, you get access to people, jobs, news, updates, and insights that help you be great at what you do. LinkedIn allows you to network with people and organizations in your industry. Many people use LinkedIn as a brainstorming tool. You can also use your profile's status update to ask questions to people in your network, or share news or insight. (Roos, 2015)

3. Can a PLN take the place of formal classroom training? Explain your response.

No, I do not think it can take the place of formal classroom training however, it sure can enhance the learning. A personal learning network (PLN) is a network of resources including people (subject matter experts, coworkers, friends, mentors, etc.) and online resources (websites, wikis, blogs, discussion forums, Twitter feeds, etc.) that represents an individual’s learning community. PLNs are virtual spaces for people to connect, share ideas, and develop knowledge. (Whitby, 2013) Content literally moves from the person’s head, where it can become lost or muddled, to the network, where it is always available. When people with their own PLNs come together, they create learning communities or something similar to communities of practice, defined as groups of people who share a craft or profession and who come together to teach and learn from each other. “Remember that the purpose of a PLN is personalized learning.” (Whitby, 2013)

References

Education Week, (2015). Retrieved 5 September 2015, from

Hibberson, S. (2013). Five steps in developing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) - Jisc RSC Blog. Jisc Regional Support Centres Blog. Retrieved 10 September 2015, from

Lalonde, C. (2012). Retrieved 13 September 2015, from eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication, (2015). elearn Magazine: How important is Twitter in your Personal Learning Network. Retrieved 10 September 2015, from

Roos, D. (2015). How LinkedIn Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 10 September 2015, from

Smith, B. (2012). The Beginner's Guide to Twitter. Mashable. Retrieved 10 September 2015, from

Whitby, T. (2013). How Do I Get a PLN? Edutopia. Retrieved 18 November 2013, from

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