OACHE PLN Webinar Series

In this series of FREE webinars sponsored by OACHE, you will learn to set up your own PLN (Personal Learning Network). In the K-12 classroom, it's all too easy to become isolated and lose touch with your peers and other professionals. We'll show you how to get (and stay) connected with a very dynamic personal learning network.

This series of webinars was recorded and can now be found at Ohio on iTunes U. You will need to have iTunes installed for the the link to work.

Microblogging with Twitter 4/21/09

Twitter is a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time. It allows you to build a quick and easy network for staying connected to other teachers and professionals in your field. You can spend as little or as much time as you like, and you'll be amazed at what you will learn from your Twitter community!

Twitter Resources

Photo Sharing with Flickr 4/28/09

Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. You can organize, share with family and friends, add notes and comments and much more. Flickr is a great way to share classroom activities with parents and community and an invaluable way to connect your visual learners to an authentic audience.

Flickr Resources

Some more cool stuff:

Flickr: The Commons 5/5/09

Even if you don't have a Flickr account yourself, you will find a wealth of images that you can use in your classroom on The Commons. From the Library of Congress to the Smithsonian, see what's out there!

Resources for "The Commons"

Creative Commons Licensing 5/12/09

Find pictures to use in your classroom that are licensed with a Creative Commons license. It's a fabulous resource (more than 100 million photos) that will take the worry out of copyright issues and it will allow you to teach your students about copyright.

Resources for "Creative Commons"

RSS: Choose Your News 5/19/09

In this session, we'll explore using Bloglines to aggregate current web content into one central location so that you can quickly scan headlines from sites and information sources of your own choosing. Stay up-to-date with a quick glance with the option to explore the details.

Resources for "RSS: Choose Your News"

RSSFAQ4

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Uncategorizable-Unca

Social Bookmarking 5/26/09

Diigo is the one tool that you won't be able to live without! Now you can have all your bookmarks in one place so that you can access them from home or school. And that's just the beginning - we'll look at groups, highlighting, annotation and more.

Resources for Social Bookmarking

Podcasts - Learn Anything 6/2/09

You don't need to have an iPod to benefit from audio and video podcasts. In fact, some podcasts are better viewed on a computer screen or projected on a whiteboard or screen. We'll show here where to find great content for your own use or use in your classroom.

Resources for Podcasts: Learn Anything

Classroom Blogs 6/9/09

A classroom blog can be a great way to share resources with your students, parents or the community. We'll look at some excellent examples and help you set up your own - you'll be blogging in no time.

Resources for Classroom Blogs

Example Blogs

Blogging Services and Help Files

Widgets, Gadgets and Mashups

Wikis for Education 6/16/09

A wiki is an easy to use collaborative web site that you can set up in minutes. You can use it to publish supplemental materials and resources, showcase student work, or allow students to create content for class projects. A wiki can be public or private and may have comments from your viewers. We'll help you set up your own wiki!

Resources for Wikis for Education

Example Wikis

Places to get your own Wiki