w3ightless: Networked Learning

How can technology & social media support professional development? How can technology & social media support me as an educator?

The Networked Teacher (Photo courtesy of Flikr user- courosa's photostream)

Social Media

Why Social Media Can and Is Changing Educationby George Couros (@gcouroson twitter)
Twitter as a Professional Development Toolby Jane Hart (@c4lpton Twitter)
Social Networking Links & Informationlist compiled by Chris Vacek (@ChrisVacekon twitter)
Stepping Up and Staying Relevantby Diane Lauer (@MrsLaueron twitter)

Building Your PLN - Your Professional/Personal Learning Network is only as valuable as the resources and people within it. Here are some great places to begin when building your own PLN

Twitter4Teachers wiki by Gina Hartman (@ghartman on twitter)

What tools can I integrate easily?

Social Media & Collaborative Tools-
Twitter

Sign up for Twitter Twitter Sign-Up
TwitTip- news & information about twitter
Strategies for educators using twitter Twitter Strategiesby Tom Whitby (@TomWhitbyon twitter)
10 Steps for Educators New to Twitter...by Justin Tarte (@justintarteon twitter)
Jerry "The Cybraryman" Blumengarten's twitter resources page(@cybraryman1on twitter)
TweetChat TweetChat helps put your blinders on to the Twitter-sphere while you monitor and chat about one topic.

Blogging

Wordpress, Edublogs, Blogger, Posterous, Tumblr,...
- BVSD into the World by Donna Miers (@BVSDsped on twitter)
- Intercultural Responsiveness by Tom altepeter (@tomaltepeter on twitter)

Wiki's