Okay, I've joined the network. Now what?

Ten quick ways to get started...

1. Filling out the profile questions gives people a sense of who you are. We encourage you to upload your photo to your profile, and you can update your status whenever you stop by.

2. You can introduce yourself in the "Introductions" forum. Reading through this forum is also a nice way to learn about many of the other members who are here. Feel free to "reply" to their introductions or leave comments on their pages!

4. Join some of the interest groups. There are groups for subject areas, grade levels, administrators, and for schools (create a group for your school if there is not already one!)

5. Look through the members list to find someone you know and invite them to be your colleague, or write comments on their pages, or send them private messages. Or ... find someone you don't know and invite them to be your colleague! (Read their profile to learn a bit about them and try leaving a friendly note or starting a conversation.)

6. Invite or email three colleagues who are not in this online community, but might enjoy being part of the conversation.

7. Express an opinion by writing a blog post or comment on other people's blogs. Take this opportunity to articulate something that is important to you and may be of interest to others, or share a story about a teaching or learning experience you’ve had!

8. Browse discussions by categories or search discussions for topics, and respond with your thoughts. Start a new discussion if you have a question or are curious about something.

9. Upload or embed some of your favorite educational images or photos, or if you’ve made a video or a podcast, upload it here! View and comment on others' videos, photos, or podcasts.

10. Check the Events listing for upcoming conferences, or visit Learning Events or Tapped In for live online events. Feel free to add an event if you know of an upcoming conference that is not already listed.

11. Share a document or file that has helped you, and that may be useful to others (upload documents as attachments to discussions or blog posts.)




Want to learn more about this network?

• Watch & listen to the Orientation video, and read the Intro guide.
• Watch the "Plain English" videos that explain social networking, wikis, blogs, etc. in a great way.
• Check out the wiki pages. For an intro to the wiki, see its Editing Help page, and play in the Sandbox page.
• To try out "shared bookmarking" create an account and join our ISE Diigo group.
• Students: please review the guidelines for student accounts.
• If you're wondering why use social networking, visit the What's the Bloody Point? discussion.