I want to say thank you to my PLN for making me a better educator. For those of you not familiar with a PLN, let me explain. In simple terms, a Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a network of people you interact with that help you to become a better educator or person. You could do this face to face, or virtually – or BOTH! I like to use social media to build my PLN. I use Twitter to find game-changing information about innovative teaching strategies from around the world! I have become so passionate about Twitter because it is an information powerhouse, and so easy to learn.
The big question always is…who to follow? That is a really hard question for me to answer, because it changes all the time! Since I have many Ed Tech friends it is a really touchy subject. I donβt want to hurt any feelings because almost everyone in my PLN shares amazing insight and resources. To compile this list, I have been keeping track of those people who have brought me the most important information and ideas over the last month. From that, I made this list of the 20 people. This list changes as interactions change, so a person left off this list might make the next one.
1.Matt Miller @jmattmiller – Indiana
2. Alice Keeler @alicekeeler – Fresno, California
3. Tanya Avrith @tanyaavrith – Montreal, Canada and now South Florida
4.Kasey Bell @ShakeUpLearning – Texas
5. Flipgrid
6. Jornea Armant Erwin @Savvy_Educator New Orleans
7. Lisa Highfill @Lhighfill – Pleasanton, California
8. Edutopia @edutopia
9. Trevor MacKenzie @Trev_MacKenzie – Victoria, BC Canada
10. Greg Kulowiec @gregkulowiec Plymouth, Mass
11. Ken Shelton @K_Shelton Los Angeles, California
12. Mindshift
13. Sean Fahey @SeanFahey Indiana
14 Laurie Guymon @SmileLearning – Schuylerville, NY
15. Craig Badura β@mrbadura Aurora, Nebraska (he’s hot on Instagram)
16. Jason Markey @JasonMMarkey Chicago, IL
17. Mark Wagner @MarkWagner Irvine, CA
18. Jen Giffen @VirtualGiff Toronto, Canada
20. Sylvia Duckworth @sylviaduckworth – Toronto, Canada
If you want to follow me, I am Holly Clark @HollyClarkEdu.