My experience to this day using PLN has been a very positive one. The best thing that I have gotten out of it has been the immense networking. Although I feel that it can be very difficult to keep up with all these followers and blogging pages, I think it is definitely worth doing since that is where society is heading now a days. Everyone is going online for resumes, professional references, and professional background. I have experienced a supervisor looking at my LinkedIn for my professional background. I was glad to know I keep it updated as much as possible.
The way that this online community supports teacher's growth is by having a support system that you can take anywhere you go. What stood out to me most was that there are teachers around the world using these online resources to communicate ideas. This is very impactful because it helps teachers gain a different cultural perspective of teaching, something they otherwise could not get if it were not for the possibility of online social interaction. I feel at ease knowing I can use my hand held device to attain all this knowledge.
The ways in which PLN can help with professional learning activities and opportunities is for example, LinkedIn. I feel that this online resource can have a tremendous community impact. For example, professor Evans has followers that could potentially become my followers and network community because we hold similar interest in using technology in education. I can find a wider network which in turn can give me more tools to teach. There are many activities that these professionals have done and completed that can serve as a resource when I want to model these activities in my classroom.
Overall, I feel that having a PLN is very important, especially in a rapidly demanding and growing profession.
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