{"id":13878,"date":"2018-08-27T06:37:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theedublogger.edublogs.org\/?p=13878"},"modified":"2018-08-27T06:37:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T11:37:55","slug":"pln-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/pln-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Course For Teachers: Building Your PLN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many teachers would agree that becoming a \u201cconnected educator\u201d and developing a PLN (Personal\/Professional\/Personalized Learning Network) is the most powerful thing you can do to improve your teaching and provide better outcomes for your students.<\/p>\n<p>We have been busy working on a new course to help you become a connected educator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our free self-paced course guides you through the process of building your PLN in seven steps.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1.png\" alt=\"Why teachers should build a PLN Summary Edublogs Teacher Challenge\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Why-teachers-should-build-a-PLN-Summary-Edublogs-Teacher-Challenge-ye1rpo-2eisxv1-128x128.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About The Building Your PLN Teacher Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/creating-a-pln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free, self-paced course<\/a> guides you step-by-step through the process of building your own personal\/professional learning network (PLN).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wmd-buttons\" id=\"wmd-buttons-69e0520a632a1\">\n                <div class=\"wmd-buttons-content\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/creating-a-pln\/\" class=\"wmd-buttons-button\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wmd-label\" >Go To The Building Your PLN Teacher Challenge<\/span><\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n            #wmd-buttons-69e0520a632a1 {\n                text-align: center;\n            }\n            #wmd-buttons-69e0520a632a1 .wmd-buttons-button {\n                -moz-border-radius:8px;\n                -webkit-border-radius:8px;\n                border-radius:8px;\n                color: #ffffff;\n   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https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Badge-email-vmqtu3-1jyugw5-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Badge-email-vmqtu3-1jyugw5-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Badge-email-vmqtu3-1jyugw5-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Badge-email-vmqtu3-1jyugw5-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The activities can be completed at your own pace and in any order!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/creating-a-pln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PLN Teacher Challenge home page<\/a> or use the menu below to check out individual steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-define\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Is A PLN?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-making-connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Connections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Twitter To Build Your PLN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-twitter-chats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All About Hashtags And Twitter Chats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 5:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Blogs As Part Of Your PLN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 6:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-curation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Curation Tools As Part Of Your PLN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 7:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/pln-making-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Time To Build Your PLN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy.png\" alt=\"Build Your PLN Teacher Challenge Edublogs\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy.png 800w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-32x32.png 32w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-64x64.png 64w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Build-Your-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-Edublogs-1qokna2-227mfwy-128x128.png 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>How Does This Course Work?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/creating-a-pln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Your PLN Teacher Challenge<\/a>\u00a0is completely\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>\u00a0of charge (as are all of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">professional learning opportunities<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>The challenge is\u00a0<strong>open to anyone<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 whether you\u2019re a classroom teacher, pre-service teacher, or work in any area of education.<\/li>\n<li>The course is presented on a blog. For each of the 7 steps, you&#8217;re required to <strong>read<\/strong> through the information in the post and then <strong>complete your choice of task<\/strong> and leave a comment.<\/li>\n<li>When you finish the PLN Teacher Challenge, you an access a\u00a0<strong>badge<\/strong>\u00a0to proudly display on your blog and a\u00a0<strong>certificate<\/strong>\u00a0of completion which you can use towards your professional development hours.<\/li>\n<li>You can start the challenge at <strong>any time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Workbook<\/h3>\n<p>We know some teachers like to have a concrete guide to help them work through our online courses. We&#8217;ve put together an optional PDF workbook that will help to keep you on track and focused as you work through the 7 steps.<\/p>\n<p>Read through the workbook below to find out more about the PLN challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down and click on the \u2018download\u2019 button under the document to save it to your computer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theedublogger.com%2Ffiles%2F2018%2F08%2FWorkbook-PLN-Teacher-Challenge-1ehain5-23eyim9.pdf&#038;embedded=true&#038;hl=\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 1000px;border: none;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/blogging-with-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging With Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/personal-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal Blogging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/teacherchallenge.edublogs.org\/creating-a-pln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Your PLN<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are learning opportunities for students too:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We run a supported bi-annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentchallenge.edublogs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Blogging Challenge<\/a>\u00a0(begins October 7, 2018)<\/li>\n<li>There is a self-paced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentchallenge.edublogs.org\/blogging-bootcamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blogging Bootcamp<\/a>\u00a0for students (start any time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Professional-learning-opportunities-for-educators-and-students-Edublogs-1x4mp9p-1ipbwiy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Professional-learning-opportunities-for-educators-and-students-Edublogs-1x4mp9p-1ipbwiy.png\" alt=\"Professional learning opportunities for educators and students Edublogs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Professional-learning-opportunities-for-educators-and-students-Edublogs-1x4mp9p-1ipbwiy.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Professional-learning-opportunities-for-educators-and-students-Edublogs-1x4mp9p-1ipbwiy-250x125.png 250w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2018\/08\/Professional-learning-opportunities-for-educators-and-students-Edublogs-1x4mp9p-1ipbwiy-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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