PLN & PEL

1.)  A summary of what a PLN & PLE are

a.     PLN

                                               i.     Personal Learning Network is basically learning new things from your peers. An example of an PLN is asking your coworkers to help and teach you with grade quick. Once they help you, you can then help and teach your other co workers.

b.     PLE

                                               i.     Personal Learning Environment is basically learning through TV, music, paper based materials, radio & more formal contexts.

2.)  A metaphor to explain a PLN & PLE

a.     Personal Learning Network is like ripe fruits ready to be harvest.

b.     Personal Learning Environment is like a tsunami full of information.

3.)  Examples of content in a PLN & PLE (try to name digital and non digital examples)

a.     Digital (PLN)

                                               i.     Social networks

                                              ii.     Blogging

                                            iii.     Webinars

b.     Non Digital (PLN)

                                               i.     Notebook

                                              ii.     Pencils

                                            iii.     Mails

c.      Digital (PLE)

                                               i.     Apps

                                              ii.     Bing

                                            iii.     Google

                                            iv.     Chrome

                                              v.     Youtube

                                            vi.     Google drive

                                           vii.     Dropbox

d.     Non Digital (PLN)

                                               i.     Museum

                                              ii.     Library

4.)  Your feelings on the idea of a PLN/PLE and how it might be useful to teachers and students.

a.     My feeling about the PLN/PLE idea is it is a really great networking system! This can be useful for use teachers and students by exchanging or more of networking with each other of new websites, new social networks, and any updates in the technology world.

Reflection of Web 2.0

• 
  What are your feelings on using Web 2.0 applications in your classroom or in your own teaching?
• My feelings on using web 2.0 application is really positive! I love using application as such because first, its free and second its easy to use and access.

• Are there pitfalls to relying on Web 2.0 applications?
• Yes! One major pitfall to relying on Web 2.0 applications are internet access. Most of the web 2.0 applications are mostly online while a few can be done offline.
• Do you trust Web 2.0 applications?
• Yes I do trust some websites! But of course, before giving the websites to our students, we as educators need to explore the site especially if you are not familiar with the site. We would explore it first just so we know the technical difficulties and when our students need help we can help them out.
• These  apps tend to be free so should we look to these kinds of solutions    before looking to purchase a product? For example, schools might spend about $80 to get Microsoft Office on each computer, but Google Docs is free.
• I believe that we should look into these kinds of solutions first before we look into purchasing a product. Because some of the items that we bought, teachers are not using or maybe not aware of the product. So yes starting of with free apps and purchasing the real later would be a great idea! Doing this can somewhat saves us $.

My Reflection of Web 2.0

• What are your feelings on using Web 2.0 applications in your classroom or in your own teaching?
• My feelings on using web 2.0 application is really positive! I love using application as such because first, its free and second its easy to use and access.

• Are there pitfalls to relying on Web 2.0 applications?
• Yes! One major pitfall to relying on Web 2.0 applications are internet access. Most of the web 2.0 applications are mostly online while a few can be done offline.
• Do you trust Web 2.0 applications?
• Yes I do trust some websites! But of course, before giving the websites to our students, we as educators need to explore the site especially if you are not familiar with the site. We would explore it first just so we know the technical difficulties and when our students need help we can help them out.
• These  apps tend to be free so should we look to these kinds of solutions    before looking to purchase a product? For example, schools might spend about $80 to get Microsoft Office on each computer, but Google Docs is free.
• I believe that we should look into these kinds of solutions first before we look into purchasing a product. Because some of the items that we bought, teachers are not using or maybe not aware of the product. So yes starting of with free apps and purchasing the real later would be a great idea! Doing this can somewhat saves us $.