METC_NB_Smack

=Network Building Smackdown Graphics=

Twitter!
Gwyneth: Even if it's only for conferences, even if you only follow and lurk and harvest AWEsome tips & resources it's so worth the time!

Shannon: Twitter is my #1 networking tool! The resources and people that I connect with are so valuable to my students, teachers, and me!


 * TweetDeck **

Other Twitter Clients and the percentange of people who use them.

=Wiki's & Blogs= Gwyneth: IMHO Wiki's are one of the most effective new technology and helpful tool to positively impact your school and your community. For every tech tip or research unit you do for your teachers & staff to have that easy Read-Write at your fingertips has forever changed the landscape of the interwebs!

**Blogs and RSS Readers** Shannon - Google Reader is one option (Bloglines & Netvibes are others) to organize your RSS Feeds. Use a reader to keep track of the blogs you subscribe to. New posts will automatically be fed to your reader - you won't have to visit each individual blog to find out if there's anything new. Toolbar buttons are available for just about any browser to quickly add blogs to your reader.




 * Nings & Wiki's - or Wiki's and Nings! **

Gwyneth



**Diigo**

about subjects/themes that are important to me. I get these email updates everyday and find them so helpful.
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=Photo Sharing Sites=

=** PLN Priorities **= **If i had to do it all over again NOW i would start in this order:**
 * **[|Twitter]** account - join and search the hashtages: #METC_CSD #TLChat, #ISTE, #edtech, #edchat, #ISTE11, ** #TeacherTuesday **
 * Wiki - [|FREE Wikispaces for Educators] ( first a professional development one then a learning one to use with kids - but don't register the wiki name with your school but with your own name- you may move schools and will want to take your work with you...my biggest mistake 4 years ago! LOL -~gwyneth)
 * [|Flickr photo gallery] (worth the $29 a year to go Pro, too!)
 * Nings: [|Classroom2.0], [|TeacherLibrarian], [|ISTE Community],[| ISTE11]
 * EduBlog (either school, classroom, or professional)
 * Web Page (iWeb is easiest)
 * Second Life (learning curve is high - easy to join just for a presentation but to get good at it and look good you'll need time)

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