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Professional Organizations & Networking
Engaging in Professional Growth, Networking and Leadership
Belonging to a professional organization means participating in global learning communities, exhibiting leadership and technology skills to others, evaluating and reflecting on current research, and contributing to the effectiveness and vitality of the teaching profession, school and community. The following links are to educational organizations in the area of instructional technology and media.
Educational Organizations
~Technology~
International Society for
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Two Way Interactive Connections in Education (TWICE)
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Educational Organizations
~Library & Media Services~
MeL: The Michigan eLibrary
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Michigan Online Resources for Educators
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Social Networking & Microblogging Sites
Although many of these sites are blocked by school filtering software, the influences of social networking and microblogging sites such as Plurk and Twitter have grown to over 6 million users. These sites allow the user to post comments (known as twitters or plurks) up to 140 text characters in length. Responders can then post a comment in reply.
The use of these sites has grown, and is especially helpful for professional as well as personal networking.
The use of these sites has grown, and is especially helpful for professional as well as personal networking.
Plurk Plurk is a social journal for your life. Tired of your existing Social Networks? Share your life easily with friends, family and fans. A unique feature of Plurk is the timeline in which posts are attached.
For an introduction to Plurk, click here. |
Twitter is a service for friends, family and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
For a tutorial on using Twitter: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dg7vw3bs_19cg9kqhft |
Recorded Video Session Tutorials
I have compiled all the recorded video session tutorials for "Professional Organizations & Networking" together here for your convenience. Click on any of the links below to see the tutorial from one of the instructors.
From "21 Things - Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo"
From "21 Things - Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo"
- Creating a Professional Learning Network with Twitter (Gina Loveless 23:33)
- MACUL Space (Kevin Clark - 4:59)
Additional Resources
For a more comprehensive list of educational organizations by category, access the following file:
What "Twitter in Plain English" Teaches
"Twitter in Plain English" introduces the popular micro-blogging service Twitter. The video focuses on Twitter's ability to connect people in new ways, using short messages. The video includes:
- Why answers to the question "what are you doing" are interesting.
- The mechanics of Twitter - signing up, sharing and reading messages
- How a skeptical person fell in love with Twitter