Ok, If this class has taught me anything, and it has taught me so much, I needed a PLN. It is crazy just how much information is on the Internet that educators can use. The only trouble is trying to keep up with it all. Having a PLN will help with that.
Trying to teach in a way that students of today work within their world can be both tricky and easy. The easy part is that there are tons of computer software and programs available. The tricky part is finding the time to learn how to use them. In most cases it is not hard, just a bit time consuming. Time is something we all never seem to have enough of.
Because we all never seem to have enough time, the best way to keep up is develop some sort of plan. Five easy steps to developing your networking strategy. It is important that we keep up to date with what is out on the Internet and available. My goal is to start with www.digio.com and build from that site. I have never used this site before this class, and I am sure I will be using all school year.
I like your idea about using diigo to help you organize your PLN. It is so crucial for us as educators to keep in touch with each other for not only resources, but inspiration. It is also refreshing to know that there are a lot of software programs out there that are FREE - that doesn't happen often in life! Finding time to use them all is tricky, I certainly agree.
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