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"Educators are finding new ways to connect with students, using student's individual needs and wants to guide their instruction. A deeper connection forms between teacher and student when technology is used to enhance their relationship."
"Schools are redesigning their classroom spaces for more hands-on learning and incorporating technology education to prepare the next generation to become part of a technology-based workforce."

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Mobile technology and open space promote collaboration and hands-on learning, allowing teachers to take on the role of coach and guide.

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The need for students to learn coding increases with the number of computer science jobs. Coding and programming also helps students problem-solve, think creatively, and think critically.

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https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/09/what-horizon-education-technology

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Because information can be produced freely, the information found on the internet is not always accurate. Students need to develop the ability to run an effective online search and evaluate the content they find.

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"The process of reading that goes beyond just understanding a text. Critical reading involves: carefully considering and evaluating the reading, identifying the reading's strengths and implications, [and] identifying the reading's weaknesses and flaws."

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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/01/critical-reading-checklist-12-questions.html

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The "implementation of appropriate tools, techniques, or processes that facilitate the application of senses, memory, and cognition to enhance teaching practices and improve learning outcomes."

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Use of technology should be assessed, effective use is repeated, and ineffective use is either improved or abandoned.

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2. Appropriate tools, techniques, or processes

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2. Appropriate tools, techniques, or processes

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Beware of use of technology that adds no value to education yet exacts a heavy price.

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3. Facilitate the application of senses, memory, and cognition

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3. Facilitate the application of senses, memory, and cognition

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Learning involves internalizing as well as demonstrating ability. Technology can be a facilitator.

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Remember that the learner will progress far more quickly under the mentorship of a skilled instructor [according to the Zone of Proximal Development]. Technology should provide assistance and support to instructors through demonstrations, illustrations, and instructions.

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Without improvement in student learning, implementation of technology is pointless. Outcomes must be assessed, incremental changes in methodologies made to address shortcomings, and assess again.

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https://thejournal.com/articles/2010/09/16/the-5-keys-to-educational-technology.aspx

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1. Be driven by collaboration
2. Join an online community
3. Join a meetup  group
4. Share information
5. Ask questions
6. Actively participate
7. Be polite and acknowledge contributions to the rightful owner
8. Designate a professional and personal account
9. Create a landing page
10. Engage new people (varying levels of expertise are vital)

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10 Tools and Strategies for Establishing a Productive PLN

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10 Tools and Strategies for Establishing a Productive PLN

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1. Bookmark links (Diigo, Evernote, Pocket, Delicious)
2. Subscribe to blogs with a reader
3. Establish your own platform
4. Share on Twitter first
5. Figure out your role (searcher, assimilator, designer of data, innovator of subject matter, researcher)
6. Aggregate resources together (FlipToast, HootSuite)
7. Take a free course to learn about PLNs (MOOCs)
8. Stay current with new tools (Pearltrees)
9. Simplify logins (try a password management application)
10. Establish a classroom learning network

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http://www.gettingsmart.com/2013/01/20-tips-for-creating-a-professional-learning-network/

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Personal Learning Network: making global connections and building personal relationships to share ideas and resources, collaborate, and learn.

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Join, follow people (@edublogs, @suewaters, @ronnieburt@tasteach, @mgraffin, @murcha, @mr_avery, @kathleen_morris), look around,  contribute, and stick with it.

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Exchange and debate ideas, ask for help, provide assistance, find new resources, and take action.

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Consider your learning style, set a goal, set a routine, find resources that help, and decide what works best for you.

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Read and comment on other people's blog posts. Publish posts on your own blog to reflect your thoughts and ideas and to share resources.

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Select the best, most relevant resource and share them. Find preferred news discovery tools for selecting and aggregating content. Choose preferred curation tools for displaying content with context and organization (Scoop.IT, Storify, Flipboard Magazines, Diigo, LiveBinder, EduClipper). Select networks on which to share curated content.

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A free social bookmarking tool that allows users to share online resources in a private or public group format.

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An online session or workshop delivered over the Internet using a video conference tool like BlackBoard Collaborate, Abode Connect, or Google Hangout

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Join Classroom 2.0 and develop a strong profile. Find at least five members who come from different countries, add a comment to their page with a question to encourage further conversations, and request friendship. Join a Classroom 2.0 group that interests you or seek out the current discussions/forums and blog posts and leave a comment. Write a blog post.

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Put yourself out there, find what works best for you, always follow up, look for innovative ways to connect, and be prepared to collaborate.

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Schrock provides links to tips, tricks, tools, research, and other items.

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http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html

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Twitter: an online social networking and microblogging service

Tweet: up to 140 characters

A name: use your name or something similar for easy finding

Following: connect to other educators

Hashtags: a word or phrase preceded by a "#"; helps focus tweets around a specific topic

Chat groups: frequently formed around a specific topic of interest, meet regularly through Twitter, defined by a specific hashtag

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Connections

Collaborations

Resources

Professional development

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Remember that generally anyone can read your tweets, so keep it respectful.
All social media tools can suck you in and absorb a lot of time. Dip in and dip out.

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https://www.teachthought.com/technology/cheat-sheet-twitter-for-teachers/

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A personalized learning network: a tool that uses social media and technology to collect, communicate, collaborate, and create with connected colleagues anywhere at any time. Early users of PLNs became thought leaders. PLN is a mindset requiring digital literacy and collaboration.

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Start a Twitter account that focuses on following educators. Build a circle of connected educators on Google+. Follow education blogs (read and comment). Follow education chats specific to your content area. Join and participate in education groups on Facebook and LinkedIn. Accept invitations to collaborate.

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https://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-do-i-get-a-pln-tom-whitby

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Connecting anytime, anywhere, with anyone

Opportunities to reflect

Finding information or support

Sharing your expertise and ideas

Modeling how to be a master learner

Developing your professional reputation and identity

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Blogs

Webinars

Established online PLNs for educators (Edmodo)

Social media platforms (Ning communities, LinkedIn, Twitter, Diigo, YouTube, Google Drive)

Email

Instant messaging

Chat rooms

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1. Define a purpose, connect (start small), observe, spiral, share and participate, and curate
2. Learning the rules: find a tutorial, find a mentor, learn the social norms

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1. If you only follow 10 Individuals on Twitter, you will only see the tweets of those 10 individuals
2. If only 10 individuals follow you on Twitter, only these 10 individuals will see your tweets
*You must have at least 10 followers on Twitter before you can take part in Twitter chats

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One moderator asks questions while participants answer and communicate with each other.

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https://thejournal.com/articles/2015/09/11/how-to-build-your-pln-on-twitter.aspx

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https://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/creating-a-pln/

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https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/developing_your_virtual_personal_learning_network_pln.pdf