Professional+Networking

= Session Desription:  In today’s environment, all teachers should have a professional learning network of colleagues, educators, and others to reach out to for finding information, and asking advice. Find out ways to harness the power of social networking sites that your fellow educators around the world are using for professional development and growth. You’ll be amazed at what you’ll discover and how much time you will save researching resources. June 28, 2010 = = Instructor: Kristen Henning = henninkr@sgasd.org

What is Social Networking?

http://socialnetworking4teachers.wikispaces.com/

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Professional vs. Personal Networking

Twitter

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www.twitter.com - Create an account - Use personal email address if you have one...verification will get stuck in GWAVA - Start following people: Suggested List: krishenning, jfsengia, enckc, theapplecom, educator, anncarnevale, education_world, edutopia - Once you follow one person, check out who they follow and who follows them. You can expand you list and connect to people with your same insterests quickly. - Expand on your Bio so that people know who you are (i.e. High School Math Teacher, 4th Grade Teacher, etc.) by going to Settings, Profile. - If you follow or visit any professional blogs/websites, you may be able to follow them on Twitter as well. There will usually be a Twitter image on their homepage if this is available.

Keystone Commons

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Create your account - your account will be sgt_lastnamefirstname

Examples of "Professional" Social Networking Sites Related to Education

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