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Dr. Strange gave us 2 different ways to make our own Personal Learning Network. I used Symbaloo. When directed to that site, I followed the simple steps required to make my profile.

What are Personal Learning Networks? “Is a set of people or tools you can call upon for help.” Dr. Strange sums what a personal learning network is in just these few words. The best example is twitter. This is an online social networking site that allows you to stay connected with your follows and allows you to send short messages to one another very quickly.

How can they help you as a teacher? By having the world at your finger tips this makes solving problems much easier. PLN’s help teachers in everyday life communicate find things out and also ask questions.

How are they formed? There are many different sites to create PLN profiles. Personal Learning Networks are used all around the world. One educator, Steve Anderson, is in connection with other educators on all the other continents.

How can you create your own PLN? There are many different forms of Personal Learning Networks. Some include Twitter, Facebook, different forms of text messaging and also ASCD Edge. (Professional Networking Community for Educators.)

Who will be your first additions to you PLN? In the future I hope to be able to connect with many other educators. I hope to be of help to some and also get help from some. I think this is a great way to stay connected to not only people in your own profession but other people around the world.