Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Journal #2: Join the Flock (NETS-T: 1,2,3,5)

Ferguson, H. (210). Join the flock. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Join_the_Flock.aspx 

This article informed the reader of an effective way to build a professional learning network using Twitter. The article progressed from a beginner on Twitter benefitting from resources presented by fellow educators online to becoming an effective communicator and building a resourceful and collaborative digital network. The article educates the reader about several highlights about Twitter that teaches them how to proficiently use this tool. The article highlighted lists and how these can help a user identify who they want to follow. The reader can benefit from the different ideas that the author suggested to enhance your twitter such as TweetDeck. I just recently created a Twitter account and I believe that organization could be my key to success when utilizing this artifact. Creating a digital network can benefit individual educators to learn new ideas and avoid strategies that have been ineffective through trial and error.
Q1: What is a PLN?
A1: A PLN is a community of individuals around the world who are learning together.
Q2: What is a Hashtag and how can using this benefit the user?
A2: A hashtag is another word for the pound sign (#). By utilizing this symbol the post will be seen by a larger amount of people.

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