I compared the differences between and open and closed PLC. From what I found having a closed membership gives the PLC to be more subject specific and a little more in depth with their topics.

This is a great resource for finding great tools found in Google for educators. A lot of great things are out there and the teachers in this group are great at filling you in! I liked Google templates in particular. It's a great resource for history teachers. The time line template would be a great activity for my art history students. http://diigo.com/0d2vd

There is a neat video in this blog that explains a PLN's in a really simple way. Very creative and informative.

This article had a lot of positive things to say about how social networking impact on teens. Based on research done by prestigious universities they have found that social networking has encouraged young adults to learn useful skills such as developing technical skills, explore interests and self expression. Kids today are learning important technical skills that will be necessary for them to be competitive citizens in the digital age. Research also showed that young people who learn with digital media are usually more self directed and in-depth. They also tend to be more motivated to learn from their own peer influences which are provided in social networking.

Hi Glori, That is a great question. I think the teacher's job is to be involved in the students' interactions with social networking to keep it relevant to learning and to monitor students' interactions making sure they are using proper netiquette. Parents should also be monitoring students' interactions. I think having multiple parties monitoring student behavior students are more likely to remain on task and be polite to their classmates.