Welcome to our PLN (Professional Learning Network)!
The PLN is designed for CILC's members to find colleagues, join conversations and grow their network. Once you have joined the PLN you can catch up on the latest discussions, review professional development tweets and check out the calendar for upcoming PLN events.
All CILC members are welcome to join the PLN and get connected to this great learning community.
Thank you to Cisco for sponsoring the PLN!

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PD Spotlight
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Upcoming PLN Events
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Do you need some extra money for Technology?? Check out this grant program from Educators of America! Grants from $250 to $5000! Simple application here: https://educatorsusa.org/our-programs/micro-grants/Did you miss our Class to Class Collaboration with Kristen Edwards from Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation webinar? You can catch up at anytime with the recording. Description: Giving Children the opportunity to communicate, share, and learn with peers is meaningful. When those peers are far from them, different from them, unique like them ... the experience is memorable! Great things happen when classrooms connect! Learn about Class to Class Collaborations and how you can get started!
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Title: Webex for Educators, Come Earn a Badge for Connecting your ClassroomPassword: Bc78UYJb Description: Join us to learn how Webex in the classroom can provide you everything you need for synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. Webex is the only tool needed to collaborate with other educators, students and even your parents.
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Latest Collaborations
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Virtual Kindergarten Book Buddies
Virtual Book Buddies - I am looking for a K class to partner with another K class to share the books they are reading! We are hoping to increase reading excitement and introduce students to sharing what they know in a supportive, fun environment!
Mystery Number Video Conference
Mystery Number - each class chooses a number (Perhaps 1-10 for a K class' first video conference). Each class takes turns asking greater than/less than questions until they pinpoint the "Secret Number"!
Mystery Location Video Conference
Mystery Location Video Conference
I have a 5th grade class in the US looking to partner with another 5th grade class in the US. We would like to ask yes/no questions until each group can pinpoint the other's location. At the end of the event, students may s...
Solve a Mystery by Asking Questions
Mystery Collaborations
My class loves to do Mystery Location and Number. It is basically like the good old fashioned 20 questions. We ask yes/no questions, taking turns, and trying to either figure out where you are, or guess the mystery number your class cho...
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PLN Communities
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Whether you are a K-12 Educator or Administrator, or at a Higher Education institution, there is a community for you. When you join a community, you will get access to interactions with your peers, professional learning opportunities, and our new badging program, developed with Cisco Connected Educator program.
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Hot Topics
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When a chat discussion in a PLN community has numerous members responding in a short amount of time the discussion will be upgraded to a hot topic!
Check back soon to see hot topics and join in on the most current discussion.
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PLN Community Discussions
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Earn Cisco Connected Educator Badges
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The Cisco Connected Educator Badge Curriculum empowers educators with high-quality collaboration tools to foster innovation and creativity in today’s digital learning environments. Some highlights:
- COMMUNITIES: Provides a Professional Learning Network (PLN) in which members — through the use of the Cisco collaboration application, Webex Teams —belong to individual learning communities to share and discuss best practices pertaining to their teaching with collaboration technologies.
- BADGES: The PLN will provide support to educators as they work on any one of the Cisco Connected Educator Badges.