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Comment on Keeping it Personal/Professional: PLN v. PLN by Theresa White

Theresa White — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:05:19 +0000

I think that your Professional Learning Network NEEDS to be a Personal Learning Network. You’re more likely to go out on a limb, put out those big ideas and get more in return. Great stuff here, thanks for sharing it!

Comment on Keeping it Personal/Professional: PLN v. PLN by Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:00:08 +0000

Well said! I agree with your analysis of PLN’s. My PLN is even more blurred than yours, though. I’m not finding many old friends on Facebook, so my PLN in the electronic sense, is more narrow. Must be there aren’t as many of my contemporaries (or should I say oldies) utilizing the tools I am. I have, however, been contacted by my kids old high school friends on Facebook – and though I do not seek their ‘friendship’ for fear of really showing my old geeky self, I have enjoyed it when they ask me to be on their Facebook friend!
Thanks for your thoughtful blog post! Have a great holiday!

Comment on Networks are about People by TClarke

TClarke — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:04:25 +0000

Rick,

The tool is important. I agree. I think it’s important to find the right tool for the job though. Knowing what the job is up front helps us to select an appropriate tool. And yes, the tools definitey streamline the process. If not for the tools, we wouldn’t have Web 2.0 networks.

Comment on Networks are about People by TClarke

TClarke — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:19 +0000

Cindy,

Thanks for responding to this post.
You’re right, it’s not about the technology. Sheryl was great about taking us through a process of thinking about instructional strategies, content, and how to link that to Web 2.0 tools (or other technology). We should talk about that process and see how it could work for you.

Comment on Networks are about People by Rick Weinberg

Rick Weinberg — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:34:21 +0000

Tim, I'm not the kind of person to comment on every blog I read. Also, I really only comment on things that, like what I’ve heard at Schools Attuned, mystify me. I also comment on blogs that take up a lot of my thinking time. Often I will read a blog post, think and then comment. Every blogger deserves that type of “payment in thought.” I feel one of the powers of a blog is the ability to comment later, when I have really thought out what I want to say. That is what makes asking a question on a blog as opposed to asking a question face to face in class. The reason I am talking about this is that just having a network is totally not enough. The network must add to the conversation. One of the concerns about our week with Sherly Nussbaum Beach was “how do you keep up with everyone in your network. Well, I think your network must have something to offer, just like people posting to a blog. Sheryl did a great job at sharing her network with us. And it is a network that has much to offer. Another thought I have is that the tool does matter, not as much as the curriculum, but it does matter. Without the tools of the Internet would networking be so “easy?” We are in an age where web presence and personal learning networks get you hired. The learning is the key but it is no small thing to be using the tools correctly.

Comment on Networks are about People by Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:33:56 +0000

I like the network analogy. It makes sense. You keep telling me, “It’s not about the technology.” I know that, but I need more time to integrate. Watching someone else do it and then doing it myself is not always smooth. I think that’s where teachers get caught. They’re so busy trying to get to their curriculum that, even though the tools might make it easier, it takes “time” to figure out the tools! I love to hear about what’s out there, and my new network on “Plurk” is giving me tons to check out. I hope to start sharing those tools with teachers this year.
Thank, Timmy, for keeping me going with technology! It helps, even when you give me that ‘comma, DA look!’

Comment on Networks are about People by Mark Carls

Mark Carls — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:38:56 +0000

Very nicely stated. I LOVE that Verizon network reference. I knew she could bring in a wide variety of people, but it was such a great, constant mix of students, teachers and technology leaders. I wish I could’ve seen the last day when you grabbed people from all over the world thanks to your networks. It is a new skill that needs to be learned to understand the technology to acquire your own network nowadays. Thanks for helping with mine. Great blog post…again.

Comment on Karma = Carrot by TClarke

TClarke — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:39:31 +0000

I’m really appreciating how I can “surf” Plurk more efficiently than attempting to surf Twitter. You know I had not-so-nice names for Twitter. It frustrated me more than anything.

Plurk is well-organized and appeals to my Felix-like tendencies.

Comment on Karma = Carrot by Rick Weinberg

Rick Weinberg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:37:47 +0000

Tim…If Plurk has done just one thing, get you to blog again then I am sold too. I must say that I do like how the conversations are “nested” so that I can check out what was said and what somewhat valuable information was added to the conversation. I am sure I will get more value out of the conversation if I ask more insightful questions or make more intelligent plurks. I am just on the cusp of plurk, once and a while sticking my toes into the pool. I have not gone in much farther at this point.