tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post5487458761742537771..comments2012-05-11T19:34:38.914-07:00Comments on Sitting "Pooleside": What's the Big Deal about PLN?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-64601037348830800062010-01-04T10:17:21.094-08:002010-01-04T10:17:21.094-08:00Thank you Shawnette! I am glad it will be helpful...Thank you Shawnette! I am glad it will be helpful and I hope people use it to begin their PLNsMr. Poolehttp://www.sittingpooleside.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-45607121284012352462010-01-04T07:42:34.488-08:002010-01-04T07:42:34.488-08:00I love this post! This is definitely a good start...I love this post! This is definitely a good starting point for those new to PLNs.shawnette via @simplek12http://simplek12.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-27341073791445482512009-12-28T16:27:59.191-08:002009-12-28T16:27:59.191-08:00Lynn,
Thank you so much for your comment! I would...Lynn,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment! I would never dismiss her :) I always try to help reluctant teachers to embrace technology... She just happens to be someone who does not believe in adhering to new ideas or new thoughts. Her view is "if it isn't broken than why fix it." I think there are a lot of excellent teachers who are not part of a PLN and have amazing creative ideas. I think those teachers would benefit from and give so much back to teaching if part of a PLN. Although there may be disadvantages to a PLN that may be found sometime, I feel that opening ideas and sharing the creativity we have as teachers with the world is something that can take education very far. Thank you so much for your disagreement however, it is always best when people see both sides of any discussion or view!Chuck Poolehttp://www.sittingpooleside.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-90924162622599460062009-12-28T16:10:30.033-08:002009-12-28T16:10:30.033-08:00Sorry -- but I am going to have to disagree just a...Sorry -- but I am going to have to disagree just a bit.<br />I don't believe, nor do I want, all teachers to feel that they are in the dark ages if they are NOT a part of a pln. <br />For a variety of reasons, but mainly because, we cannot have a template of proper teachers that all must adhere too.<br />Your friend is probably an excellent teacher and probably is always adding to that pile of stuff without even thinking.<br />I think her students will be given excellent opportunities from an excellent teacher. Life experiences, educational experiences perhaps from someone who is not willing to play the PLN card just yet.<br />If she is closed to new ideas, to learning, and to "tech" then I would tremble. But for now, she is being honest. And to be truthful, PLN's though helpful, might be shown to have disadvantages as well in future studies. So, lets please not dismiss her yet. <br />LynnRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-3765641064713021212009-12-28T11:00:23.995-08:002009-12-28T11:00:23.995-08:00I am going to look more into both Diigo and NINGS ...I am going to look more into both Diigo and NINGS to continue to network... I love the concept of having a teachers lounge that we do not avoid! I do not think I have been in my teachers lounge since I started teaching!Mr. Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13062994214102427857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-8965884704058186552009-12-28T10:32:05.577-08:002009-12-28T10:32:05.577-08:00Oh yes, I started with Diigo, then moved to NINGs,...Oh yes, I started with Diigo, then moved to NINGs, then to Twitter.<br /><br />I call my PLN "the colleagues that I wish I had across the hall." I LOVE that everyone is so supportive and positive. Everyone is there because they want to make his/her school a better place for the students. It's the teacher's lounge we dream about, not the one that we avoid.mayfieldchttp://edutechiegal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-23600969154188068872009-12-28T10:04:04.227-08:002009-12-28T10:04:04.227-08:00Thank you so much! I will def. add Diigo to the ...Thank you so much! I will def. add Diigo to the list as I look into it!Mr. Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13062994214102427857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2085552845394012763.post-40765880485911293762009-12-28T09:43:13.494-08:002009-12-28T09:43:13.494-08:00Thanks for the info about PLN's... very helpfu...Thanks for the info about PLN's... very helpful to a newbie :)<br /><br />Also, I love the resources you've included about where to go to expand your network! One that I'd add to that list, however, would be Diigo! That's also a great way to share ideas with other people that have the same interests as you!!Christina Spieziohttp://www.stinaspot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com