Creating+a+PLN

= **PLN** stands for **Personal Learning Network** =

**Who do you go to in order to learn?**
**With whom do you share what you learn?** By participating and contributing to a network of other like learners, you perpetuate yours and others PLN. During this session you will be required to join one of these PLNs or find one of your choice. || **What is LinkedIn?**
 * **What is Twitter?**
 * Twitter is a micro blog. Micro blogs are more of a broadcasting medium with much smaller blog posts--for example, only 140 characters are allowed per tweet.
 * By following people you find out what they are doing. It's reciprocal; your followers learn about you as well.
 * When people share what they are doing, they share it because it might be valuable, resourceful, or helpful. People follow in order to benefit from what is shared.
 * Connections are made between like-minded people. Following is based on interests and needs.
 * Authorities on different subjects share their information creating a continuous contributing learning circle.
 * Instant information is networked providing users with a news source. Often times the information is provided by citizen journalists. Ex. @Nipp and Schiphol Twitter Story ||        [[image:twitter.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * [[image:diigo.jpg]] || **What is Diigo?**
 * Diigo is a social network concentrated around a user's bookmarks which have been tagged.
 * You can follow what other people are bookmarking in order to learn of new web resources. Groups may also be formed.
 * Notes and highlights can be made either on the tagged bookmark or on the actual web page. Plus, a list of web pages may be presented in a visual slide show.
 * Diigo serves as an excellent search engine of evaluated web sites.
 * Link here for an explanation of tagging on the Dear Librarian. ||
 * **What is Classroom 2.0?**
 * Classroom 2.0 is a Ning. Nings are private social networks focused around a certain theme or subject. The theme of Classroom 2.0 is Web 2.0 and social media in education.
 * Ning actually means "peaceful" in Chinese.
 * By becoming a member of a Ning, you have a wall, you make friends, you can post to a blog, and you can start discussions.
 * Within the Ning, there are groups where you can find even more targeted areas of interest. ||      [[image:Classroom2.0.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * LinkedIn is a social network for professionals.
 * LinkedIn provides a place to receive professional recommendations, find jobs in your area of expertise, or connect with past, present, or future employers.
 * You can micro blog on LinkedIn or you can link your Twitter account--therefore your Twitter feed shows up. ||