Professional+Learning+Networks

=**What are PLNs?**=

**Professional Learning Networks help to:**
**A**nswer questions
 * C**onnect to a global conversation
 * S**erve as a resource for ideas
 * H**elp problem solve

In a blend of Sociological and Business discourses it's 8 Stages of Personal Learning Network
 * Professional Social Capital through Online Social Networking**

Twitter
An award-winning livebinder by Winston-Salem's own Steve Anderson.
 * An Educators Guide to Twitter**

**Twitter Style Guide**
**Rationales for using Twitter as an Educational Tool**


 * Why Twitter is a big deal**
 * Links to 3 narratives of education professionals' experiences with Twitter**

Provides a warrant for the claim that Twitter is professional development C.A.S.H.
 * Many educators find Twitter a useful tool**


 * Why Twitter is a teacher's best tool**
 * Who to follow on Twitter (by discpline)**