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I had never heard of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) before this class. I think that PLNs are a wonderful, smart way to help build your resources. With a PLN, you can have access to a variety of people and websites when you may need help with something. As teachers, this is a wonderful opportunity to ask other colleagues for help or their input. You could even use this tool for classroom decorating ideas. Social media also plays a big part in PLNs. Using Facebook and Twitter can help build up your database just by using a simple hashtag. I plan on keeping in touch with many of my former high school teachers to start building my PLN. I also plan on following many professors and educators on Twitter. That way I could use a hashtag to search any problems or questions I may come upon.

A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment

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  1. Tyeshay Biggs EDM310 BLOGFebruary 22, 2015 at 11:25 PM

    Hi Kristina!!!

    I did not know about PLNs either until I took this class. I registered for a symbaloo account in order to experience using a PLN. I like how organized it looks and how everything is right in front of you. It is impossible to forget what you need! I might consider using this as a teacher.

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