Here is the link to my blog post: http://ashleyeivinsll.wordpress.com/edtech-501/edtech-543-social-networking/social-networking-for-teaching-and-learning-projects/

http://www.ideapartnership.org/documents/CoPGuide.pdf
The link will take you to a brief foreword to a guidebook on communities of practice from IDEA.

http://whatsnewinourclassroom.blogspot.com/2010/06/connectivism-and-social-learning-in.html
This kindergarten teach connects her experience with connectivism to her classroom instruction. I don't feel this is a how-to because she is going just beyond the theory to provide a visual for better understanding of connectivism.

http://blog.richmond.edu/mtrevett/2011/05/31/making-content-relevant-to-students-using-connectivism/
The author of this blog, Michael Trevett-Smith, discusses how today's learners need instruction to be relevant and how connectivism can help learners discover relevance.

facultyecommons.org/ne-classroom-with-connectivism

Learning theories make me nauseous, however, this website provides some valuable information. The website includes a brief overview of connectivism, recommended skills for today's educators, and tools to help you become connected.

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-difference-between-instructivism-constructivism-and-connectivism/
The definitions provided are easy to understand and show both similarities and differences among the three learning theories. Plus, the writer mentions Jackie Gerstein. :)

http://www.edutopia.org/resources-growing-professional-learning-network

Although this article discusses Professional Learning Environments, I feel the information provided relates to Personal Learning Environments.

http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/523/1103
This not so brief article of connectivism provides a large amount of background information on learning theories and discusses whether or not connectivism qualifies as a learning theory.

http://onceateacher.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/pln-your-personal-learning-network-made-easy/
The link will take you directly a post on PLN that provides resources and a former teacher's perspective. The author has a large background and a passion for social networking. You may want to check out the rest of her blog, too.

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/5-personal-learning-networks-plns-for-educators/
I have very little experience with PLNs not only does this website provide descriptions of PLNs for educators but several options to check out, too.

www.mrseivins.weebly.com is my class website. I use it to reinforce several of the concepts taught in science. There are also links to resources and our school district website.