Personal Learning Environments Week 1

Personal Learning Environment
Week 1 Objectives
Introduction
• Describe Personal learning Environments (PLE)
• Describe RSS feeds
Personal Learning Environment Building- using Firefox
• Create a Google account
• Setup an iGoogle page
• Set-up a Reader page

What is a PLE?
A Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is a collection of free, distributed, web-based tools, usually centered around a blog, linked together and aggregating content using RSS feeds and simple HTML scripts.
http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Ple#What_is_a_Personal_Learning_Environment.3F

PLE Diagrams
http://edtechpost.wikispaces.com/PLE+Diagrams

Video: RSS in Plain English

Describe RSS feeds

How To Create a Google Account

Create a Google Account

Create a Google account

http://webtrends.about.com/od/howtoguides/ht/google_howto.htm

 

iGoogle: A Mini Product Tour

iGoogle Tutorial

Setup an iGoogle page



How to Make an iGoogle Webpage

http://www.ehow.com/how_2080976_make-igoogle-webpage.html


How to Make an iGoogle Home Page on Internet Explorer

http://google.about.com/od/googlebasics/ss/sethomeie.htm

Google Reader in Plain English

Set-up a Reader page





How to use Google Reader to manage RSS feeds
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/google-softwaretips/google-reader-tutorial/