Add Diigo & Twitter to Your PLN

A PLN, or a Personal Learning Network, is made up of who you get ideas from, what you look at, and how you network.

Two fantastic tools to add to your Personal Learning Network are Twitter and Diigo.

Diigo is a tool that allows you to consolidate all of the information you find on websites into one easy-to-use instrument. For example, if I visit the CNN website on a regular basis and like collecting articles, I can add them to my Diigo account by bookmarking the article. Once added to Diigo, I can make notes on the article as I wish. I can also use a highlighting function, which allows you to highlight certain portions of the article using color coordination.

Diigo is a wonderful way to consolidate information. To educate effectively, an educator must always be learning, but our busy schedules demand that we weed out the deadwood. With Diigo, an educator can do just that and narrow information down to the useful and important.

Twitter is another perfect way for educators to add to their Personal Learning Network. While Diigo allows you to consolidate information, Twitter may be more useful for connections. By using Twitter, you can follow other educators, education groups, and other groups that may be of importance to your classroom. Want tips on how to teach multiplication tables effectively? Use Twitter's Education Chats, which allows Twitter users to enter chatrooms and discuss certain topics. Users can connect with other educators all over the nation.

Below, Alec Couros explains how to use Twitter effectively in education.

 



With so much information at an educator's fingertips, there's no reason not to be connected.