This article has a great list of new trends in the culture of learning. The trend that I found most surprising and relevant to PLN's is the formal education is no longer the majority of our learning. As stated in the article, "learning now occurs through communities of practice, personal networks, and work-related tasks."

The value I found in this article is that the author describes the additional two benefits traditional personal development cannot. They are that a PLN allows an educator to completely personalize their training and "the "network" portion of a PLN indicates the high degree of symbiotic relationships that such personal development depends on."

This is a summary of the work of Lave and Wenger on communities of practice. It focuses on the need for social participation for learning. The article also highlights how learning is central to human identity.

This is more than a brief introduction, as the title states. Wenger explains the origins, definition, and applications of communities of practice.

The article provides a definition of communities of practice and gives examples of these communities. It also gives the three "crucial" characteristics of communities of practice.

This article helped me to understand how to apply connectivism in the classroom. It also pointed out misconceptions that educators have about using social networking in the classroom.

This wiki page lists the principles of connectivism and gives a short summary of origin and theory. It is very succinct and helped me understand how connectivism differs from other learning theories.

A great article about the connectivist theory. It is very brief but it is very clear and concise. There are many examples of Web 2.0 tools that people use to learn and share.

This is a wiki created by the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at theUniversity of Georgia. It explains everything from the origins of connectivism to practical application of the theory. A chart on the page compares connectivism to the other major theories of learning.

This article really helped me understand what a PLN is because it first provides a basic definition of PLN. It also links to an article on 'connectivism' which, as I learned in Module 2, is the learning theory at the root of PLN's. The other part of this article that I appreciated, is how the author breaks down the P, L, and N and describes how each aspect contributes to learning and professional growth.

This was a great article that succinctly describes what a PLN is. The page includes a brief video in which Marc-André Lalande illustrates, in a very practical manner, how educators can use PLN's to connect with other professional educators to share ideas. He also shares a few of his favorite PLN's, including Twitter.

This is a great website for all things Ed Tech. The sit is run by teachers, for teachers. It includes links to free edtech resources, webinars, tools and news. It is a really good space to find professional development opportunities as well.

Cool site that provides educators with Educational Technology resources including tutorials, apps, webinars and links to professional development opportunity. The site is run by educators.

A resource of educational iPad and Android apps for teachers, educators, and students. This website is basically and encyclopedia of tools, tricks, tips, and resources for all things Ed Tech.

I love the Ted Ed website. It offers educators the opportunity to "flip" YouTube videos to enhance learning. You can use any video that make relate to your subject, share it, and have students watch. Then, students answer questions that you've made up specifically to go along with the video. There are also many "flipped" lessons already made up and available to use. It is a great site that helps integrate technology into curriculum.