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This post describes how educators can develop a personal learning network that supports meaningful and relevant learning. The MOOC, Education Technology & Media, etmooc, is used here as a working example of how to develop a PLN.

Understand how learning happens when you engage with others through your #PLN. #connectedlearning #edchat https://t.co/hi6Wjq4SUT

The Patnoudes article that originally appeared on Edudemic.

For ETL523.....Module 1 We were asked to find more up to date information on creating a Professional Learning Network and I located this on edublogs. 7 step course, can be completed in any order, to help build an online PLN.

PLNs or Personal Learning Networks are one of the lifelong learning strategies that are enhanced through the internet. Will Richardson is a well-known commentator on digital education and this short clip and blog entry are a useful resource for talking with students about developing a PLN.

Interesting infographic and information about the ISTE Digital Citizenship PLN.

Flat Connections regularly needs volunteer teachers to help review students work. This is a great opportunity to be part of global collaborative learning and to extend your PLN. Volunteer today!

Useful tips for those that are new to Twitter

This is a "social network for those interested in Web 2.0, Social Media, and Participative Technologies in the classroom." Looks like a good resource to be part of for your PLN.

"Surely, online interactions can be shallow, but it's no certainty. I've spent over a decade in different online spaces-primarily as a member of various web fora where sub-communities exist-and I cannot say that what I've witnessed and experienced was anything less than a human desire to connect with others. Sometimes these online spaces offered, for those who felt lonely or isolated by their interests in their physical environments, a place to belong. In other words, for many people I've encountered, these are not places for leading a shallow existence."

International forum for people interested in promoting effective school library programs as viable instruments in the educational process. IASL also provides guidance and advice for the development of school library programs and the school library profession. IASL works in cooperation with other professional associations and agencies.

In this post I'll outline how educators can develop their own PLE, where to start, and I'll provide specific action steps, and what tools to use. First though, I'll share three convincing reasons why we should get serious about PLEs-why they aren't just for students.

An excellent blog post about why educators should be using Twitter. Links to a useful hashtag resource

A 2-min vignette from Steve Wheeler on Future learning environments: professional, powerful and personal.