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.