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Welcome to our professional learning series on building a PLN. This series guides you step by step through the process of setting up your own PLN. The aim of this first step is to: Explain what is a PLN. Help you understand why educators create their own PLN.

Welcome to our professional learning series on building a PLN. This series guides you step by step through the process of setting up your own PLN. It's great for people who still need to delve deeper into what a PLN actually is.

This is a very information-rich site that further introduces the PLN and delves into several different avenues a teacher can take in developing their PLN, with one avenue explored being Twitter. I particularly found the Step 6: Curation page to be intriguing. This page introduces curation, the strategic collection and compilation of knowledge and media found online, and demonstrates how it can be a valuable tool for educators engaged in expanding and sharing their constant learning and teaching journeys (See the video towards the middle of the page where a teacher shows his netvibes and scoopit accounts, and the very complex ways in which teachers can organize and share knowledge from these information collection/filtering tools. VERY valuable for our fast-paced and information-heavy time.)

Guide to creating a PLN. Comprised of 10 sections linked to the main page. Each section includes images and videos that help to illustrate the process.

Know it or not, you already have some sort of Personal Learning Network or PLN! It could be your colleagues, family, students, friends - whoever! But with the power of the web and online collaborat...

10 Great Steps to Grow Your Own PLN

Great way to learn how to use a PLN in education !

This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators. This website creates connections between professionals and provides many available resources.

This site is actually a PLN for educators to communicate information and includes numerous types of discussion.

English teacher and instructional technology coach Brianna Crowley offers practical advice on creating professional learning networks built on intersecting layers of relationships. I chose this article because it showed step by step what we need to do to build those connections.

This site provides information on how to create your own Professional Learning Network including how to get started, how to find other professionals, and how to use it to communicate effectively. It is great to join PLNs but it's great to learn how to create one!

I chose this resource because it gives a brief explanation of what a PLN is. Then it give three specific steps on how to build your PLN and goes into detail about each step.

I chose this resource because it briefly explains a PLN. Then it explains five reason why future teachers should start their PLN right now and goes into explicit detail.

This site provides information about what a PLN is, what if can be used for, and what it often includes. It gives tips on how to effectively use a PLN.

Powerpoint that details how someone can begin creating a PLN.

Article regarding how to build a PLN. Contains a chart and 2 screen caps in order to illustrate its point. Also has a helpful list of links that have been organized into a step-by-step process for starting a PLN.

This site covers the importance of PLNs within the topic of continuing education and independent learning. It discusses the importance of staying up to date and in communication with other professionals in the same field.

Grow Your PLN on Twitter

Pictochart ideas! PLN

Pictochart ideas! PLN

Pictochart ideas! PLN Helpful examples for your lesson plan

The website explains in depth and gives examples of PLNs. This is a good resource to help understand PLNs.

A great little artlice that not only covers what a PLN is, but also gives an example of how to grow your own, while doing so.

I chose this resource because it guides you step by step through the process of building your PLN. It even discusses how Twitter can be used in developing a PLN.

This is another excellent Pinterest board that focuses on many different PLN. One can choose form several different PLNs.

I chose this resource because it talks about different plns than we learn about in the tech playground. Professional development and networking are vital in any field, and that's especially true for educators. Whether it's coming up with fresh ideas for lesson plans and classroom activities, seeking mentorship and support from veteran educators, or cultivating resources for technology integration or for meeting state standards, teachers need one another's expertise.