PLN

=Personal Learning Networks (PLNs)= To begin with, it is important to realize or be reminded that technologies are advancing, changing, increasing more rapidly each year. You may learn to use one tool this week that may change, become too costly, or be gone by next year.

So what do we do as teachers and as learners to keep up with all this?

First of all, we can't keep up with everything! (there are hundreds of internet tools we could use in some way to help us learn or teach) But we can do some things to stay on top of the loop.

Two of the best things to do are:


 * 1) continue to learn how to learn**

Play this brief voice thread by Dr. Joe Freidhoff: media type="custom" key="4314993"


 * 2) Build your Personal Learning Network (PLN)**

My brief description of a personal learning network: //A PLN is your connections to people whom you learn from or rely on for guidance and whom you share some of your insights with.//

Most, if not everyone, has the start of a PLN: these are your friends, family, colleagues you go to for help. We are now just building that network digitally, through social media tools. For a more thorough run down of PLNs, read the brief article [|Growing Your Personal Learning Network] by David Warlick. If you'd like to know more, visit his web page on the topic: The Art and Technique of Personal Learning Network or search for more information online, there is an increasing amount of information out there on this topic.