Anyone who knows me will tell you I love Twitter! You can follow me @techiechrissie. The reason that I love Twitter is that its a source of constant sharing, learning, and support, if you do it right. A great place to start is by following some awesome people. If you are looking to add a few to your PLN try @mattbgomez @Shyj @tbbrwn @msellis61 @craigyen @stumpteacher @justintarte . These are just a few of the hundreds of thousands of amazing educators on Twitter. Start by reading tweets and links attached. Favorite the ones your like. When you are feeling brave, reply and comment! If you are interested more about how to use Twitter to connect with educators read my blog here.
Google +Google + is a community online through gmail accounts. Mine is techiechrissie@gmail.com. You can search for hashtags similarly to Twitter, join communities, and save contacts into circles. I have used Google + to seek out resources and support on things I am working on. I have also shared things that have worked for people who are looking for support as well. On Google + you can type more than 140 characters which is helpful. Search for communities and join them to stay connected. To start out I would recommend searching a topic you are interested in, then add those people to your circles. Some communities to get started with are teachers helping teachers and teachers loving technology.
I use Feedly to manage my blogs that I read. Its basically a place that holds blogs with an RSS feed and holds them kind of like a newspaper. When i find a blogger on Twitter or Google + that I think is interesting i will copy their blog link and paste it into my Feedly. Now the blog is saved and will keep all of the posts there. Some grade blogs to start with right off the bat are http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://diaryofatechiechick.blogspot.com/ http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.com/ http://mattbgomez.com/blog/
Go forth and get connected!!
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