Staying Current
Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli (2011) believe that it is our own intellectual or creative passions that mark the foundation for Professional Learning Networks (PLN’s) and that it is through these networks we learn what we want or what we need to learn. Given our current global connections and those already participating in “learning on demand” through various networks, the merits of teacher use of PLN’s for immediate professional development and staying current with teaching practices is extremely beneficial to one's teaching practice. To continue your own professional development and to stay inspired in using the iPad, we encourage you to connect with an online community, if you haven’t already. Google+ (i.e. ipads and the classroom, ipadography for Educators) and Twitter (i.e. #edchat, #edtechchat, #mathchat, #sciencechat) are ones we highly recommend. Subscribing free to sites like Zite and theneeds are also full of current and relevant information and offer tailored articles pulled from thousands of resources so that you don't have to search for what you are interested in. One more amazing site to stay current with iPads in teaching is iPads in Education Scoop.it page.
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References:
Richardson, W., & Mancabelli, R. (2011). Personal learning networks: Using the power of connections to transform education. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Images taken from: www.flickr.com
Richardson, W., & Mancabelli, R. (2011). Personal learning networks: Using the power of connections to transform education. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
Images taken from: www.flickr.com