PLN stands for Personal Learning Network. These days, English teachers use sites such as twitter and Facebook to create a PLN. We also visit each other's blogs. These sites act as an online staffroom that is open to the whole world. We interact with each other online and share ideas and links.English learners can form a PLN too. You don't want to learn English alone, do you? MyEC is a great space to create your PLN. You can chat, write on each other's walls, comment on blogs, and practise English in a variety of other ways. You'll have so much fun that you'll forget you are learning English.Your online PLN consists of the people who you interact with most online. You learn from them and they learn from you. You have a special connection online even though you may not have met all of these people face-to-face. Like in real life, your PLN will change from month to month and year to year.One important thing about creating a PLN is sharing it with others. New members of MyEC look for hints about who to befriend. Who are the most active users? Who wants to use Skype? Who likes chatting about set topics in the chat room? This month we are going to describe our PLN. This will be good writing practice. It will also be helpful for new MyEC members who are looking for learning partners. Your PLN can include people from within MyEC as well as people outside of MyEC.Your Task:1. Open a new blog post. Create a list of people who you learn from online (about 3-10 people). Find a link to each person's website (MyPage profile), twitter account, or blog.2. Describe what you learn from each person and why you consider this person an important member of your PLN. Use the tag PLN. This will make it easy for us to point new MyEC members to some friend suggestion lists.3. Share a link to your PLN post in the comments below.Example:My PLNHere is a short version of my PLN. I interact with these people online as I try to learn more about teaching, writing, and being a happy and creative person.Josef Essberger:Josef is the founder of English Club and a good friend from afar. He has a great sense of humour. He knows a lot about the English language and has a knack for explaining things in a simple way. I admire his writing style and his organizational skills.Karenne Sylvester: Karenne is an English teacher who has very creative ideas. She taught me a lot about social media networking. I really enjoy reading her blog as well as the comments in her blog. She always pairs her writing with the perfect photo. She has a page on MyEC if you want to check it out. She specializes in Business English.Jason Renshaw: Jason has excellent materials for English learners. You may know him as The English Raven. He is always experimenting with different techniques, which he discusses in his fantastic blog. We are both parents of young children, so we have a few things in common. I enjoy how everything in his life can be related to teaching English.Ben Buckwold: Ben is an intelligent and hard working Canadian. He has a very big heart and always looks out for his friends. If you are a creative person, he will find a project that you will want to work on. Ben knows a lot about mobile learning. He recently converted me from PC to Mac; my life has become more enjoyable because of this. (He also cracks me up on a daily basis.)Shelly Terrell: Shelly teaches young learners English. She uses her blog and twitter account to teach her peers a lot about technology. She has so many ideas it is hard to believe there is only one of her. I hope to meet her in real life one day.Ana: I recently reconnected with my old high school locker partner on twitter. She started a craft blog called imadeitso. I love looking at her photos and hearing her funny stories. She inspired me to start Wordless Wednesday on English Club.Alex Case: Alex is a unique English teacher with fantastic ideas for lessons. He knows what works and what doesn't work with English learners. He shares his stories in his excellent blog, TEFLtastic. I've been reading it and enjoying it for many years.Larry Ferlazzo: I love lists, and Larry creates some of the best ones. His blog Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day, is like a search engine for teachers. He responds very quickly if you ever have a question or suggestion.Jennifer Louden: Jennifer is also known as The Comfort Queen. She has great ideas about living your best life. She always pushes herself to practise what she preaches. I enjoy listening to the sound of her voice. I hope to go to one of her writing retreats one day.
Hello, Tara! Hello, everybody!
Yes, Mommy is right - it's great idea! I think, it is real, actual opportunity for learning English with our friends! Well Done, Tara!
But, as for me... I have got programme' s problem - my Skype works "50/50"! :-( My interlocutor can hear me, but I can't ! :-( I am sorry!
Excuse me, I can't join to you!
Thank you very much for interesting quest!
I wish all of you a great success!
Rosenmaiden.
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Love this great idea!
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Here is my PLN
http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/my-pln
Thanks M. Adaway, too. You are very kind!
Yes, Mommy is right - it's great idea! I think, it is real, actual opportunity for learning English with our friends! Well Done, Tara!
But, as for me... I have got programme' s problem - my Skype works "50/50"! :-( My interlocutor can hear me, but I can't ! :-( I am sorry!
Excuse me, I can't join to you!
Thank you very much for interesting quest!
I wish all of you a great success!
Rosenmaiden.
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