6. PLN: WHAT IS A PLN?
• PLN is either a Personal/Professional Learning Network
• Function of a PLN
o Allows teachers to personalize their own learning
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7. WHAT CAN TEACHERS USE PLN’S FOR?
• Gather resources for your classroom
• Locate free resources for your classroom
• Websites | Software | Grants
• Lesson plan ideas from master teachers
• Learn new information
• Connect with content-area experts
• Keep up-to-date and current
• Learn about new technology and how to integrate it into your teaching
• Find interesting links to education news
• What are the best practices for your classroom?
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Editor's Notes
From Personalizing the Classroom Experience – K-12 Teachers, Librarians and Administrators Connect the Dots with Digital Learning 2012 Congressional Briefing Release of Speak Up 2011 National Data for Teachers, Librarians and Administrators May 23, 2012
Source 1:http://images.email.blackboard.com/Web/BlackboardInc/%7B44fe5cc3-3c7d-4ec0-824b-489b25ca8062%7D_ProjectTomorrow2013_Teacher_Report_Draft.pdfSource 2: Speak Up 2011 National Research Project. In fall 2011, over 416,000 online surveys from K-12 students, parents and educators representing over 5600 schoolsnationwide were submitted through the Speak Up Project. Speak Up is a annual research initiative of Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprot organization andis supported by these innovative companies: Blackboard, Inc., DreamBox Learning, Hewlett-Packard, K-12, Inc., Qualcomm Wirelss Reach Initiative, Schoolwiresand SMART Technologies.
