The technology PLC seems like a great professional learning community. Collaboration among teachers is essential in building a community where each member feels valued and welcome. In addition, collaboration causes shared knowledge to flourish producing innovative ideas that wouldn't have been created without teamwork. What I liked most about the PLC is that teachers meet once a month to learn about new technologies or resources that can be incorporated during teaching, these monthly meetings ensure that the instructional methods are up to date. When using PLC's, teachers are constantly learning and improving their teaching methods and this will definitely bring about positive outcomes in the classroom.

A teacher's job isn't easy, it takes a lot of time and effort to create different lessons and work with different students, I couldn't help but think of how teachers perceived the PLC, do they see it as something that is beneficial or do they just see it as "extra-work"?

Unfortunately, I have never been part of an online learning community until I used the ELC this semester. At first I was hesitant and didn't know if the ELC would be a fit for me but surprisingly enough it just took me a few days to get attuned to the ELC. What I enjoyed most about the ELC was that it allows users to be part of an online learning community where individuals can form discussions and share their knowledge and different experiences. I was able to learn a lot of information from reading different entries in the discussion form, in addition I learned how to communicate effectively in an online interface. One aspect I found challenging in the ELC was keeping myself constantly updated with new information posted by others, but luckily users can subscribe to email updates to keep on track.