LifeLong Learning

Lifelong Learning Room: Belle of Baton Rouge – Iberville Ballroom C

Presenter: Valerie Burton, West Jefferson High School – Jefferson Parish Schools,

Use social bookmarking, blogging, social networking and more as a basis for continuing our educational endeavors for the benefit of ourselves, colleagues and students.

Why develop a Personal (Professional) Learning Network (Community)?  What are the benefits?

1^st Linking research and practice
2^nd What does it look like in the classroom?
3^rd Create a collaborative space for addressing problems (success) of practice
4^th Increase Teacher Retention
5^th Uniting pedagogical and disciplinary knowledge
6^th Foster Transformative Teaching
7^th Enhancing Student Learning

Agenda

1. Bookmarking Basics

a)      What is social bookmarking?

b)      Diigo http://www.diigo.com/ vs. Delicious http://www.delicious.com/

c)       Sending to Facebook http://www.Facebook.com/, Twitter http://www.Twitter.com/, and other Social Media

d)      Tags and Categories

e)      Teacher Groups and Bookmarking Groups

2. Researching

a)      Facebook http://www.Facebook.com/

b)      Twitter http://www.Twitter.com/

c)       Blogs and Wikis

d)      Professional Learning Communities

e)     Online PD/Webinars

3. Sharing

1. Communal Bookmarking
2. Photo/Video Sharing
3. Social Networking
4. Professional Learning Communities

2. Thinking

1. Blogs/Wikis
2. Podcasts
3. Professional Learning Communities
4. Social Networking

3. Co-Creating

1. Wikis/Collaborative File Creation
2. Professional Learning Communities