Thing 18- Building Your Personal Learning Network

I checked on the Ning home page and was completely overwhelmed, so I continued down the list. I really like the MACUL PLN. It makes you feel like you are having discussions with others who are on your team. It is a great resource for finding advice or assistance when trying to experiment with various tools in Web 2.0 from a personal or professional standpoint. The collaborative atmosphere is very valuable. I also found the REMC bid list very interesting. I was even looking for a projector for a colleague as I searched the products available. If this isn't a well known resource for the purchaser at our school, it will be on Monday! The main problem that I could foresee with PLNs is time management. It seems like a lot of material to sort through when only a limited amount of time is available. The RSS feed seems like a more efficient way of sorting through information, but doesn't provide the collaboration that the PLN does. I guess each circumstance should be dealt with on an individual basis.