Definition
A PLN is a Personal
Learning Network. It is something that
you create to learn from, connect with, gather information or resources, create
with, and share what you’ve learned. The
benefit of having a PLN is to share information and connect with teachers from
around the globe. It is something that
one has to work on to build, but, with painstaking effort, your efforts will
come to fruition when you finally have people respond to your posts. The advantage of having a PLN is the ability
to share and get information from numerous sources instantly. Connecting with educators you will never meet
is a unique feature, but, all share a common goal. Twitter, Diigo, Edmodo, and Blogger are
avenues in which these conversations take place. In the education field, teachers and
administrators alike share and collaborate on projects or share information
using any of the above mentioned avenues.
Summary
I did participate in
#edchat that was done live at 4:00 p. m. in class before class began. The topic of the discussion was whether to
plan long-term or to wait till the semester gets underway to start
planning. The veteran teachers along
with new teachers all contributed what worked for them and shared their
thoughts and ideas. It was my first time
participating on twitting back and forth with people as far as Australia,
Canada, and throughout the U. S. The
screen moves really fast and you got to keep up with the pace of the
discussion. Here is how it works. Someone posts a question and everyone gets to
answer or make comments. They can either
agree or disagree with what others are saying.
Reflections
The experience of twitting
is something new for me and something I would continue to use and expand
upon. The first time twitter was kind of
hard to follow because of the pace of the discussion. I like twitting because it is easy to logon
and easy to communicate. One needs to
create an account to get started. Once
this is done, he/she can start following others who are looking for a
particular topic. You can have no more
than 140 characters to each post.
Currently I am following other two students from class and also the
professor. But, I also follow those who
follow them, making my search a very fruitful one.
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