Tag: pln

In PLN news #1: Jennifer’s PLN Starter Kit

July 9, 2012 by Joyce Valenza

Thanks, Jennifer LaGarde, for pulling together a wonderful PLN Starter Kit. Jennifer described the need to crowdsource such a tool in yesterday’s Adventures of Library Girl post. About a month ago I asked you to help me create a “PLN Starter Kit” – a resource for educators who are ready to start building a Personal […]

In PLN news 2 . . .Mightybell TLChat

July 9, 2012 by Joyce Valenza

A couple of posts ago I wrote about Mightybell as a new platform for curation and conversation. Let’s test drive it. I’ve set up a TLChat space.  Stop in and play. Add your favorite resources.  Invite friends.  Post questions.  Start chats.  I’d be happy to make any TL who asks a host.

March 29, 2011 by Joyce Valenza

I got a total of four cards in the mail.   And I thought I could/would let this birthday pass quietly. But I am so glad you didn’t let that happen.  Thank you, lovely PLN, for all the sweet greetings you sent on all of my various networking platforms.  Facebook and Twitter brought out old friends […]

Curating the #TLChat Daily

February 19, 2011 by Joyce Valenza

We began archiving the #TLChat hashtag as a daily newspaper around eight months ago. And now everyday I look forward to my email reminder to check out our newly aggregated news.  But, when I looked at the number of other subscribers (only 56!), I realized that so many of you have not yet discovered this […]

Very Kind Kindle support from Buffy! (and on further celebrating our network)

November 13, 2010 by Joyce Valenza

I love you, Buffy J. Hamilton!  And I love our network! Earlier this fall I worked with the Special Ed Department on a Kindle roll-out, a project we’ve set up as a formal research project to explore the effect of ereaders on reading motivation.  But when we unpacked our own first library Kindles yesterday, a […]