Tom Murray

DECEMBER 26, 2013

This past week, I had the privilege of introducing US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, as a guest moderator for #edtechchat, an educational Twitter chat that I founded with four members of my personal learning network (PLN).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It helps teachers extend their learning beyond the four walls. Steven Anderson, Lisa Schmucki, and Shaelynn Farnsworth discuss the value of a personal learning network. Steven Anderson published a book with Tom Whitby in 2104, The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. About Shaelynn Farnsworth.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Our children need to have adults in their lives that know and understand the art of developing personal learning networks and connecting with others. In other words, they need adults who are “network literate.” But what does being “network literate” look like as it relates to personal learning networks?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

Now, this represented an excellent first step, but probably the most impactful shift to the way I not only thought but worked, came in the unsuspecting form of a little blue bird and a tool called Twitter in 2009.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2022

Strategically utilize an array of free tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok to communicate real-time information that stakeholders can access on any device. If you are the brightest and most innovative person in the room, you are in the wrong room! Consistency aligned with intent is vital.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 17, 2022

Lean on your PLN While looking to colleagues for advice is great, utilizing a Personal Learning Network (PLN) provides access to countless other leaders who can provide priceless guidance when you don’t have an immediate answer. Reaching out to colleagues to glean their expertise and advice will always be a sound decision.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As schools begin to develop plans for student and staff re-entry, pertinent professional learning supports will need to be emphasized.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 16, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2020

How do you make time to continue learning? Do you have a personal learning network (PLN) that you regularly connect with and learn from? If not, how might creating a powerful personal learning network serve to inspire you and keep you learning?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 19, 2020

willrich45 on Twitter. Freedom to Learn. Personal Learning Networks. Learning on the Blog. Here are some ways that you can connect with Will’s work: willrichardson.com. Will’s blog. willrichardsonspeaks on LinkedIn. Here are Will’s books. Happy reading! Why School?

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The Personal Learning Network (PLN) that I''ve built on Twitter over the past couple of months has become an amazing resource for learning about what''s going on in the educational technology world. One thing I''ve learned about using the web and Web 2.0 The list that follows is a result of that reflection.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 2, 2015

3 Ways Personal Learning Networks Are Evolving. The concept of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a familiar concept these days. Yet, the nature of Personal Learning Networks is evolving as the range of tools available to support them increases, and our rapport with those tools becomes more sophisticated.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 11, 2012

I was asked by Grainne Conole to record a short video on my views about Personal Learning Networks, VLEs vs PLEs and other related topics, as a contribution toward her unkeynote with Ricardo Torres Kompen for the PLE conference in Aviero, Portugal this week. Unported License.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 19, 2012

Today at the Spring TCEA TECSIG meeting, Kim Garcia and I are presenting on Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network in one of the breakout sessions. Tools for Building a Personal Learning Network Hope this is helpful to the participants and others who may find their way to this post!

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Class Tech Integrate

JUNE 20, 2018

The most important/impactful professional learning I have ever participated in was developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) through Twitter. and how on earth are you doing professional learning with Twitter? Step 1: #Hashtags Find hashtags that apply to what you want to learn about.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

On Twitter she thanked everyone for all their love in reaction to her post.even though she knew the truth was that there were people who did not love what she shared. Kirch was directly confronted about her practice of silencing those who didn’t share her views on Twitter and in the blogosphere. She ignored that. I want more ».

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Social media is ubiquitous in many people’s lives, and it’s no different for educators–some of today’s most innovative teachers are using social media platforms such as Snapchat and Twitter to engage students and build their own personal learning networks.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 5, 2015

My topic was how to get started in building one’s personal learning network. There were positives, but it seemed like schoolwide professional learning wasn’t enough for the teachers attending. That is why we started with Twitter. Tweet = post on Twitter.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 6, 2019

I was honored to have been interviewed for Educational Leadership, ASCD's flagship magazine, on the power of Twitter as part of a Personal Learning Network (PLN). As you will see, the true power of connected learning is what you glean from the people you engage with. You can read the article HERE.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2020

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Keyboarding as part of learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2019

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and Google Hangouts to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

A survey of 755 teachers in the US found that they value the immediate feedback they get on Twitter. Schools might be concerned about the lack of interaction in online learning. Hundreds of teachers are interacting daily through Twitter, Reddit, Quora etc. building a personal learning network online.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. Instagram by far is my favorite tool for bringing more clarity, detail, and context to what I share online, but Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn all support embedded visuals in any update.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

The first is on a topic close to my heart, Personal Learning Networks. This workshop will help you develop your Personal Learning Network (PLN) through social web tools that will open up a world of educational ideas to you and your colleagues. Hope some of you can make it! To Register, Click Here!'

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 5, 2010

Recently at #ISTE10 a video was shot, interview several members of my PLN as to why they have one, how they use theirs, and more specifically, how Twitter has helped build that PLN. My PLN is different from anyone else''s, however, we all have similarities is why we have one and why it is important to us. Check it out.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 31, 2014

The epiphany for me was that I saw a professional opportunity in Twitter to improve communications with my stakeholders. From here I began to lurk and learn, which resulted in no longer being a disconnected nomad. connected educators Digital Leadership Opinion Personal Learning Network'

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2019

At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use blogs, Twitter, and virtual meetings to collaborate. Learn to use tech collaboratively, purposefully, and as good digital citizens. Develop the core of a Personal Learning Network. Accounts for online tools like a blog, Twitter, various web-based tools.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

The ability to stop and restart compensates for many of the challenges educators face when it comes to making the time to learn. Personal Learning Network (PLN) Social media allows any educator to learn anytime, anywhere, with anyone they want. Some providers even make certificates of completion available.

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My Island View

APRIL 20, 2015

The basic principle of Twitter is that if you follow ten people on Twitter, you will only see the tweets of those ten people. After all is said and done, in regard to building a Personal Learning Network, who one follows is much more important than who follows back. It speaks to their Twitter interaction.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

From my point of view educators become quickly attached to one specific social media tool as their go to source for his/her Personal Learning Network (PLN). Take Twitter for example. Now anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love Twitter as a professional learning and networking tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 29, 2013

It started with Twitter and eventually led to the use of virtually every major social media tool available with the sole goal of improving professional practice. Becoming connected and developing my own Personal Learning Network (PLN) freed me from the purgatory that the traditional system of education had created.

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Nik Peachey

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

This is just a quick posting to share a session on building your own Personal Learning Network, that I did for teachers in British Council Bilbao recently (25th September 2010). Mb) Tools for growing your PLN Twitter Twitter is a great tool for starting to reach out to a huge network of teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The same advice applies to the tools that many of us use to connect, learn, and grow. The Personal Learning Network (PLN) is fueled by the connections made thanks to a variety of social media tools, most notably Twitter. How would you manage or cope if Twitter tomorrow decided to shut its doors?

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 22, 2012

If you''re looking for a social media tool to get started with in your role as a 21st century administrator, start with Twitter. Twitter as a listening tool : I have access to two Twitter accounts. Twitter as a listening tool : I have access to two Twitter accounts. Both serve as listening devices.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 18, 2014

Twitter: Professional or Personal? When I speak to groups, I often talk about how I use Twitter as my main source of rich professional development and as a transformational PLN builder (Personal Learning Network). I don''t use Facebook personally or professionally at all. Twitter is a Conversation.

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My Island View

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

For some reason any post with Twitter in the title does not do well with a general population of educators. There is however a growing number of educators using Twitter who look for strategies to better serve them in social media for collaborative learning. All Twitter accounts have profiles. The Follow Concept.

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