Blog Post 5

Personal Learning Networks (PLN) are a  tool in all fields especially in the education field. PLN is a great way to communicate with coworkers or people in the same field. Twitter is a great PLN, as you find things that interest you, you will start and follow people with the same interest. When you have a problem it is very convenient to get on one of the PLN sites and ask fellow colleagues for their options and help.I now realize why Dr. Strange requires all his students to learn to blog, have twitter, and include links in our blog. On Blogger I can find many people that I share the same interest with that could help me or get their opinion. Blogger and Twitter are two great sites to connect with people all over the world. It is really interesting to see how many people share information all over the world on these sites. These sites have a chain affect to them, when you find something that interest you, as you look at that page, it will lead you to more interesting sites. This is a picture that shows all the PLN such as:Blogger, Skype, Gmail, talk, Youtube,.ect.

Michael Fawcett does a great job explaining to us the importance in creating your own PLN in his video. He explains that a PLN is a great tool to communicate around the world. He had a student that wanted to know an exact time for an event, instead of emailing NASA or writing a letter he was able to send a tweet and get a response that was accurate from NASA in minutes. Twitter, Facebook, and many more PLNs are great ways to keep parents informed on events, due dates, and homework for their children. It is amazing to know that Michael Fawcett was sitting on the beach, while listening to a workshop going on across the world. With PLN teachers will be able to communicate with educators worldwide. It is very interesting to know that children in Alabama can connect with children around the world, that is important so they can be educated on the different cultures and races. With these resources learning will be more understood because they can have fun and communicate for themselves. I never knew having a twitter could lead me across the world.This picture has children standing around a world holding hands, it shows that all children can connect having a PLN.