TheNetworkedTeacher

I have made several attempts with them and, the one I prefer, is Symbaloo, not only for my students but also for myself, to keep materials I come across in an organised way. I have also used others such as Padlet for punctual activities or Pinterest for images, but I prefer Symbaloo because I can create direct links to the things I want and, in addition to this, I can indicate, with colours, the kind of resource it is. I can use it to share with other teachers and I use with my students too: I provided them with the link to the collection created for them and I put it in their course in the school platform, I think it is an advisable way of giving them some resources we know, instead of leaving it open to them because they could use any source, and not always the most advisable This is the link to this pannel  Contemporary History resources

I read the article of The Guardian and I can´t agree more than that. I feel my own experience on Twitter reflected there. I think it is a really useful tool that puts you in contact with a lot of interesting and generous people. Thanks to that, I came across different materials that nowadays are the ones I use regularly and it offers me the possibility of integrating new elements in my teaching practice. In my view, the most important thing is to create a net of interesting people and don´t fell in some discussions that don´t go anywhere. Anyway, when one follows the right people the risk of entering controversial discussions is reduced because the majority of us focus on our job. The advice given at the end of the article is simple but essential to have enriching participation in this social network. 

I consider that a PLN can be of paramount importance in our teaching practice. Not only can it help to show different ways of working but it also allows us to share materials with others. There are different ways of creating this PLN. Some people prefer to join people and talk to them. For this purpose, the Internet offers a wide range of resources to be in contact with others. Another possibility is to join different nets in which we can share our experiences and materials in a more simple way, using platforms where we incorporate our materials and using social nets in order to communicate with others when we create something new, at the same time that thanks to them we can know about others contributions. In my personal case, I tend to use the second system: I follow a series of interesting people on Twitter and Facebook and I upload my materials to sites like Slideshare and communicate to others when I do it (I must admit that I haven´t created new things recently). To ...