Week+16+-+Develop+your+PLN

=**Week 16 - December 22, 2011**= = = =**NO CLASS TONIGHT! - E-Companion Assignment**= = = =**This assignment MUST be submitted in order to finalize your grade for the semester.**= = = =**Assignment must be e-mailed to me by 12/22/11! No late submissions - no exceptions!**=

Networking and lifelong learning is the path to being an effective professional.

For this assignment, you must identify the steps you will take to develop your on-line PLN (Personal, Professional Learning Network) as well as any steps you have already completed.

//__**What is a PLN?**__//
//If I had to define what a ‘Personal Learning Network’ is, I would keep it simple and broad:// > //n. – the entire collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information, usually online.//

//Personal Learning Networks, or PLNs, have been around forever. Originally, they were your family and friends, maybe other educators you worked with, but as the internet and web 2.0 tools have become nearly ubiquitous, PLNs can include tons of different communities – social networking sites like [|Facebook], [|blogs], [|Twitter], wikis, [|social bookmarking tools], [|LinkedIn], and so many more. Basically, anyone that you interact with is apart of your PLN, whether they are social contacts, professional peers, or experts in their field. Most of the ‘learning’ takes place on-line now, because it is simple to find and connect with others with similar interests from around the world.//

from"Once a Teacher" blog: //Read the whole blog entry HERE.//

Here are some links to get you started:

How to develop your PLN - From Free Technology for Teachers 5 things you can do to start developing your PLN - from The Innovative Educator Blog Build your PLN - from Moving at the Speed of Creativity Blog