In the 1990’s while a classroom teacher I started bookmarking good educational sites. When I became the teacher-librarian in my school I started a website of links for all subject areas. I was still finding the sites myself but I then found Kathy Shrock who shared amazing information. Once I got on Twitter in 2009 I started building a great PLN. My first follows were: @coolcatteacher @web20classroom @shellterrell and @tomwhitby. I started getting great links from them and as time went by my Twitter followers kept providing great sites that they were using.
For years I have tweeted pages from my website http://cybraryman.com/0_teachers1.htm and stated “My Page.” I have now changed that to “Our Page” because without my wonderful PLN how would I ever find such great sites to add. As a constant learner and a person who truly wants to help busy students, educators and parents I cannot keep up on everything without your help.
My PLN means a lot to me #YouMatter.
Thanks to the following and all others who share so much:
@angelamaiers @mbteach @kyplepace @alicekeeler @pernilleripp @brholland @s_bearden @joycevalenza @KleinErin @mr_isaacs @gcouros @jmattmiller @justintarte @KerryHawk02 @sylviaduckworth @shannonmmiller @mssackstein @kevinhoneycutt @ClassTechTips @pammoran @SNewco @TonySinanis @wkrakower @scottrocco @TheBradCurrie @burgess_shelley @NikkiDRobertson @jeffherb @E_Sheninger @burgessdave @RossCoops31 @iTeachLipscomb @TeacherToolkit @gwynethjones @ICTEvangelist @ICTmagic @elissamalespina @ShiftParadigm @JoyKirr @librarian_tiff @TeacherCast @ozge @jenniferlagarde @JennRegruth @ncarroll24 @nathan_stevens @TechNinjaTodd @plnaugle @Lynch39083 @RACzyz @JenWilliamsEdu @ncarroll24 @PeterMDeWitt @LaVonnaRoth @timbuckteeth @russeltarr @elemenous @EdTechNerd @johnsonmaryj
Control Alt Achieve @ericcurts
Education World @education_world
Emerging EdTech @EmergingEdTech
My Best of series | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… @Larryferlazzo
Talk Tech With Me @Katie_M_Ritter
Teachers Edition | U.S. Department of Education @usedgov
The Tech Edvocate @techedvocate@AdvocateforEd
#EduGoalsMOOC resources @SteveWheeler
Kathy Shrock’s Guide to Everything @kathyshrock
Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom by Steven Anderson @web20classroom
Common Sense Media @CommonSense
Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy
Education Week Teacher @educationweek
Edutopia (I have followed them since their start) @Edutopia
Four O’Clock Faculty @4OClockFaculty
Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne @rmbyne
Shake Up Learning Website and Blog @ShakeUpLearning
The Learning Networks @NYTimesLearning
Good work Jerry!
Thanks. It is a team effort to find the best ways to facilitate education for each student.