Journal 3 “Join The Flock” and "Enhance Your Twitter Experience”

Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock. Learn and Leading, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Join_the_Flock.aspx

Summary: Hadley Ferguson takes the confusion of out of how to build an online following and network in the endless world on education by developing a personal learning network (PLN). Ferguson starts off by defining a PLN. She then takes the reader step by step through the process of developing a PLN starting with Twitter. Ferguson informs the reader on how to build their community, set up an account via twitter, teaches how to follow, how to retrieve information, how to share information, how update a profile with pictures and bio, insert tags and so much more. Ferguson even shares some of her favorite educators to follow.

1.  How do you feel about your own PLN? Could it use some sprucing up?

My PLN can defiantly use a little help. After reading Hadley Ferguson’s article I feel way more comfortable building my personal learning network community. I have a better feel for the types of people and groups I should look for to follow in terms of my continuing education and teaching.

"Enhance Your Twitter Experience” 

McClintock Miller, S. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(8), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/Leading_and_Learning_Docs/June_July_2010_Join_the_Flock.sflb.ashx

Summary: Shannon McClintock Miller explains how to organize a Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, etc. using an organizer called TweetDeck. She goes on to explain how to create discussion forums, reply, tag, retweet and directly massage others. She explains the advantages of each.   McClintock Miller talks about how using these tools in this form have allowed her and many of her colleagues to connect with people they most likely would not have been able to connect with if it would not for web 2.0 tools such as Twitter. Lastly, McClintock Miller includes a great “twitter twerminology” list that defines all the terms talk about in her article.  

1.     What do you think about Angela Maiers 70%, 20%, 10% formula Shannon McClintock Millers comments about towards the end of her article.

I think Angela Maiers formula is great and totally makes sense. Using the formula makes you tweet and/or post efficiently. I recognize how tweeting or posting this way makes you get the “most bang for your buck”.