This map shows my Professional Learning Network. PLN's help teachers use technology to grow and develop in a professional way. It also helps teachers share and learn lots of new techniques and inventive things for them to use in the classroom. All of these are ways of communication for educators to collaborate with one another. Some examples are social media, school, social bookmarking, and personal networks. Social Media is a key part in our society today. This is a way of communication for people to see what is going on in other people's lives. Instagram and Snapchat are used for more personal things, but I feel that when I become an educator, Facebook and Twitter could be used in a more professional way. I will be able to connect with fellow teachers and organizations that relate to education. A social network that I will most likely use is FaceTime. Or some type of video service. I'm sure as an educator there will be many video chats and conferences that take place during my career. The next one is the School and Family categories. I personally feel that these personal relationships that I will build will benefit me the most. My mentors, friends/classmates, and family will be the best ways to get support right now, and even in my future as an educator. And lastly, Social bookmarking. A great example of this is Pinterest. I will be able to use this to get ideas to use in my classroom. I will be able to get so many different ideas for anything I can think of and implement them into my classroom. Attached below is a "Popplet" that shows a webbing of my own personal PLN.
