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This site provides different PLN resources that students and teachers can use outside the classroom. The site also explains how to create your own PLN.

I stumbled upon this site and think it's very helpful for teachers. It explains the difference between the PLN of a traditionally networked teacher versus the PLN of a Web 2.0 connected teacher. This goes to show that a Web 2.0 networked teacher has access to many more resources than a traditionally networked teacher. This website has a ton of suggestions on using instructional technology. It also gives suggestions and tools to create and then maintain a PLN as a teacher.

PLN (2): This website is a resource for teachers to use based upon their interests and passions. It is a way for educators to connect with one another, gain new and insightful tools to use in the classroom, and support other teachers. There is a forum where you can post questions, leave comments for other professionals, etc. This is a good place to make a personal connection with others in the same field as yourself. As a first year teacher, this would be a good place to gain added support needed to be successful.

This a good resource for teachers. It offers alot of videos and coaching for educational tools in today's education teacher.

Powerful Learning Practice is the world leader in professional development for teachers through job embedded learning, instructor led online courses, unique digital books, and more. This website is great for professional developments and many other resources for the 21st Century skills classroom. I could see myself using this website for the digital books and other free professional developments. Not everything on the site is free. "

Personal learning network for educators to use and collaborate with other teachers, which is a bit more personal and immediate than other sites.

I can use this to talk to other teachers or other people to get classroom ideas or just to ask question anytime I need to talk to another teacher.

This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators. This website, after creating an account, allows you to network with other educators and has a wide collection of inspiring articles and helpful links. This would be a great website to swap ideas with other educators or read threads to keep up with helpful and relevant conversations.

This article tells you how to create a PLN. It also provides you with resources you can utilize. This would be a great article to read to get your information to start your own PLN.

This site provides a couple different PLN's for teachers to use. Each site shared on this website has a description of what each site does.This is also a great way for teachers to seek expert advice and to also share their ideas and gain new ones.

Professional development and networking are vital in any field, and that's especially true for educators. This website helps educators to come up with fresh ideas for lesson plans and classroom activities. It also talks about integrating technology into lessons and how to meet state standards.

Ning costs, but I can see how it would be very useful to teachers. It has a ton of community features that promote communication and the sharing of information. Some of these features include forums, photo/video/doc sharing, broadcast capabilities, email, and more. It has publishing tools, as well. These publishing tools include blogs, websites, and an unlimited access to custom HTML pages. It allows member sign in through a number of social media websites and also integrates YouTube videos on social channel pages.