Professional Learning Networks Engaging in Professional Growth, Networking and Leadership Think about this for a moment: Where do you find time for learning with with your colleagues? Does it happen while rushing down a hallway to the next class or in a scheduled professional development event?

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This website offers the times of the week when teachers can join in on twitter chats that are relevant to the teachers specific grade or subject they teach.

A word or phrase preceded by a "#." How do hashtags work? Twitter can be a busy place with lots of tweets-and thus lots of "noise." A #hashtag is a way to aggregate tweets that are appended with a hashtag. Picture it like a magnet that attracts all messages categorized by that topical word or phrase. Also this website offers great resources for every possible class a teacher could teach.

Instantly connect to what's most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. This is one of the great tools that can help make every teachers PLN even better.