A PLN, or a Personal Learning Network, is an amazing
resource to help you expand your knowledge and ideas while also giving your
own to virtually anyone. My favorite thing from all the resources was a quote
by Michael Fawcett in his YouTube video Michael
Fawcett Discusses his PLN. He said, “[t]hey’ve given me opportunities to
communicate and to connect and to collaborate in ways that just weren’t there
for us a year ago.” Granted Mr. Fawcett published this video in 2010, it really
shows how opening your eyes to a new resource can be very beneficial for
everyone involved.
As far as my PLN progress is going, I’m on my way to
figuring it out. I have my EDM310 blog which is a great resource. If I were to
put that on my resume, I feel like principals would be impressed with my
experience with technology and all the resources I’ve looked into. Also, I have
a personal story about PLN’s. I’ve been a competitive cheerleader for 8 years
now and I made a twitter page about 4 years ago. In these past 4 years, I have
met so many amazing cheerleaders from all over the country. Some of these
people I consider my best friends. Through our mutual interest in cheerleading
and also having a twitter page, I was able to find these awesome people and get
to hang out with them at the big national competitions we all attend. One day,
I will leave cheerleading behind me and step into the professional world of
teaching. When that day comes, I know I can use Twitter as a PLN to help me
find other teachers the way it has helped me find countless cheer friends.
Chloe,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post, because you talked about your personal experiences with PNLs. I think Twitter is a great resource, because like you said, it is easy to find people who have many of the same interests. I have followed some teachers on Twitter and have already seen some very interesting things from their posts. I am sure that whenever you decide to use Twitter as a PLN for teaching that you will learn about many new and intriguing things! Good luck with all of your cheering and also with your school work!
-Emily
Good post!
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