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This is paper written back in 2007 about PLNs. The author argues that PLN are the future of elearning because of the power they have to offer individualized learning and give the learner the opportunity to organize his/her own learning. That educational institutions cannot expect to simply recreate the same forms of learning used in tradition education online. rather that we must learn to adapt to the new and emerging technologies of ubiquitous computing and social software. Considering that this article was written 9 years ago, I found it to be extremely accurate and representative of PLNs today.

Some ideas for using personal learning networks for personalized learning.

For Grades 4-9

Several ideas on how to use excell in class environment

Blend My Learning is a blog that provides readers with information from educators that are developing and creating blended learning environments. The educators that contribute to the blog share their ideas, strategies, successes, and challenges of making the shift to a blended learning environment. The goals of the blog can be summed up by their slogan of "innovate, transform, and share".

In an online classroom environment many of the learning activities and expectations are similar to those found in a traditional classroom. These learning environments offer meaningful interactions in a face-to-face setting and are most commonly referred to as synchronous learning activities (Hrastinski, 2008; Harris et al., 2009; Simonson et al., 2012).

Another excellent site related to environmental science. Lesson details, activities, and experiment ideas are provided. http://www.thinkport.org/classroom/connections/default.tp

As smart-phone technology advances, smart-phones will be used in new contexts and environments. Along with wearables, smart-phones will offer connected screens in the workplace and in public. User experience will be key.

Another article that explores successful techniques for teaching online

This blog entry describes the efforts of a pilot group of Baltimore Public Schools to use tech to individualize learning in a blended environment. A focus of the entry is their decision to publicly share their journey, step by step, in the broader community.

"A learning community does not just happen; it is created intentionally at every level of a school and organization."