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 * //Guides//**
 * Twitter Handbook (Getting Started)**


 * Starter Kit (31 Days of Connected Goodness)**

Day in the Life of a Connected Educator
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//**PLN**// 50 Power Twitter Tips Howard Rheingold: * steps toward building your Personal Learning Network Six Ways Social Media Technology Can Accelerate Large Scale Change 20 Tips for Creating Personal Learning Networks Why and How You Should Create a Personal Learning Network PLN: Your Personal Learning Network Made Easy Twitter: A Cultural Guidebook

= Books: =
 * [|__The Connected Educator__] - Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall
 * [|__Personal Learning Networks__] - Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli
 * [|__Cognitive Surplus__] - Clay Shirkey
 * [|__Now You See It__] - Cathy Davidson
 * [|__A New Culture of Learning__] - Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown
 * [|__Net Smart__] - Howard Rheingold

=Sheryl's Sample Articles and Interviews= >
 * Bringing Passion and Collaboration to Professional Development (FETC Feature Article)
 * Six interviews with Sheryl by Howard Rheingold, US Department of Education, Washington Post/Education Week and more. Topics run the gamut from passion-based learning to integrating social media into everyday teacher and student life. ** READ THE INTERVIEWS **
 * [|__Just the Facts: Personal Learning Networks__] (Educational Horizons Magazine)
 * [|__A Futuristic Vision for 21st Century Education__] (ASCD)
 * __Passion Based Learning for the 21st Century__ (Education Week)
 * [|__Interview of the Month__] (Larry Ferlazzo)
 * [|__Teachers Count__]
 * [|__Learn Like Luke Skywalker__] (Middle Web)

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