Barb In Nebraska here! A PLN has become a valuable part of my teaching. I have learned so much from my Twitter friends. They are encouraging and knowledgeable.

My PLN is "live" and "virtual". My VPLN is on Twitter. I learn at least 10 new things DAILY because of my VPLN. It's my "sounding board" & "sandbox" all in one!

Here in Orlando I find my PLN to be a 24/7 HUMAN info source, sounding board, and professional development tool. awesome!

At Region 4 Education Service Center in Houston, TX. We love learning through social media and collaborating with other professionals in education!

My PLN has expanded exponentially with Twitter. I'm continually amazed at their generosity of spirit, at the community of trust (a la rheingold)

Howdy from northern Colorado!
I have questions; my PLN has answers. I have a wealth of experience to draw from at my fingertips via Twitter.

Hello from Atlanta. My PLN is a virtual font of information and resources. It often opens windows into classrooms around to world to see learning in action.

Here in Guernsey Channel Islands we can sometimes be isolated. I use my PLN as an extension of the staff room with like minded professionals to learn with

My PLN is *my* daily professional development. It offers a minimum of 30 minutes (for me) of personalized, differentiated PD in my pj's! Invaluable!

Hello from TN! My PLN is my go to place for support, ideas, and inspiration. It's PD done correctly and well.

Hi from Philly! I love my PLN because I learn, discover, & share new ideas from brilliant people around the world, 24/7.
@DoremiGirl

I am from NJ. I love PLNs. When I have questions my PLN has the answer. PLNs are great for sharing and support.

Hello from NC! As Kevin Honeycutt says, I am smart but with my network I am brilliant! I learn something everyday from my PLN.Find me on Twitter:@web20classroom

My PLN is invaluable to me, providing me with 24/7 professional development from highly talented people.
tweeting from New York

Hello from Michigan. @TheNerdyTeacher here and I love my PLN. They help me daily with questions or ideas for lessons. I'm a better teacher because of them.

From Indiana, the PLN is a community of experts, learners, friends, colleagues. They provide me answers, ideas and an active, reflective discussion.

From S.C. My PLN--Twitter, English Companion Ning, Delicious--has made me a more innovative teacher. These resources help me stay excited about teaching.

Hi from NY. My PLN teaches me something new everyday: advise, resources, brilliant minds. I used to feel isolated but now I have support from around the world.

Hello from Cupertino, California. My PLN helps me learn each and every day through tools like Twitter and Ning. I discuss and debate with educators globally.

When I get busy and my world gets small, my PLN helps me remember to keep learning and often points me in the right direction

My PLN has been a great resource and is like getting daily PD! It is there for you any time thanks to the global nature of it. I am a Central NY business tchr.

Al Gonzalez from Chmacum, WA here! My PLN is so awesome! I gain knowledge, inspiration, and I'm trying new things because of my PLN!
@educatoral

My PLN opens my world. I live and teach in a small town and used to feel isolated from meaningful pro-d. Now I constantly learn from people all over the world!

My PLN expands daily. Through a variety of tools (Twitter, Delicious, Nings, listservs etc) I connect w/the world. Together we are stronger-collectively wiser.

I used my PLN to help me write my professional goals for my license.

Without my PLN, I would not be able to make global connections as easily to bring the world to my students.

From Duxbury, MA and my PLN is still expanding. So far I've become invigorated and excited about all that is out there and learned so much.

Hi from PA. Amazing educators willing to share ideas is inspiring. Twitter (@johnson237) is the best resource I have found to make me a better teacher & learner

My between class hallroom chats have now gone worldwide. Basically, I share a "water cooler" with teachers of similar interests (if not backgrounds).

Greetings from Iowa. Building my PLN through Twitter. My learning has exploded. Jump in. The collaboration is great!

My PLN enabled me to attend a conference in Mumbai-without actually traveling! I rely on my PLN daily to keep me up to speed and charged twitter:hooperc97

Harrisburg, PA! My PLN has created opportunities for me to collaborate, grow professionally & personally, as well as for me to consult on amazing opportunities.

Hello from Missouri! I am a small part of an amazing network of educators. It's mind blowing to have so many connections. Build a PLN now.
Twitter: @kylepace

My PLN means new & wonderful friends, up-to-the-second cutting edge ideas, expert online help, and $000s of dollars saved in books, conferences, journals...

I think this wallwisher is the answer to the question - just look at the diversity and wealth of experince

My PLN gives me contact with the ideas, resources and individuals that are leading education around the globe. @joevans http://lwictpln2010.wikispaces.com/

My PLN motivates me, helps me and makes me think I can do great things

Bonjour from Texas. My PLN is my sounding board, my research team, my support group, my validation; bref, my PLN is simply everything!

Greetings from a wet Scotland. My PLN keeps me up to date with current ideas and less isolated when local colleagues are less than enthusiastic at times.

So far my PLN has expanded satisfactorily cutting me off from my immediate environment friends!TESOL has been pleasantly absorbing my time.Tweeting on @hgalani

Hi from PA! My PLN teaches, encourages, and enlightens me daily. I follow a lot right now, but know that someday I'll have valuable contributions to add.

As an MLIS grad student, my PLN provides constant food for thought & ideas for ways to integrate tech in2 the library & classrm
Twitter:booksandbytes

Hello from Wyoming!

My PLN accelerates my learning curve in whatever I'm tackling ... 24/7/365/world wide access to the best and brightest.

My PLN allows me to tap the expertise of individuals from around the world. Further, it connects met to people that are passionate @ similar and diverse ideals.

My PLN is personal, professional, and perpetual. It is my digital and live resource garden that needs tending, weeding, and nutrients to be valuable. @EdTech4Me

Having a PLN makes all other PD seem inadequate. Since joining the Twitter Education Universe I have yet to use Google to search for anything educational

I am from northern NJ. I love my PLN on twitter. I get great ideas from them and I can reach out to them when I have a question.

My PLN is the place to go to ask ?s or to get inspired about possibilities!

Twitter gives me lots of professional ideas. It cannot replace face-to-face because it lacks continuity but it is a great explosion of ideas.

@mayfieldc - Twitter is the best professional development ... free, on my time, efficient, and USEFUL! I now have my dream set of colleagues!

i have learned more from my PLN that any other source. It is my daily dose of professional development.

Couldn't exist without my Diigo and Twitter PLNs.

My PLN gives me great ideas and it allows me to share those ideas with my colleagues at school. It makes me a better teacher for having it.

My admin has no idea what a PLN even is. For over three months he even blocked twitter; I wasn't as good a teacher during that time.

Hello from Syracuse! My PLN keeps me thinking.

My PLN allows me to keep up with new ideas and it feeds my insatiable curiosity about finding new ways to keep middle school students interested in learning!

My PLN allows me to keep up to date and is a GREAT source of inspiration & motivation. Those no better cheerleader or critique.

The only way to get 24/7 top-notch PD is w/ your PLN on twitter.

@mattguthrie My PLN may be more valuable than my F2F colleagues. I've learned & grown more & as a result shared F2F more, making us all better educators.

Hello from Plymouth, MA. My PLN has been the number one source of new information/research/lessons to supplement my prof. growth.

My pln keeps me connected to new conferences, blogs to follow and links that I save in diigo. They are a great research tool as well

I love PLN's. I have learned so much from the wonderful teachers on Twitter. It's a 24/7 learning opportunity that I hope you take advantage of.

Here in Kalamazoo, MI. First heard of PLN from a colleague who mentioned using Twitter. Have learned soooooo much from others through my PLN. Invaluable tool!

PLNs help to remind you that you are not alone in the fight and it also helps break you out of the echo chamber that stagnates the single educator.

craig mollerstuen said that twitter is like the 'water cooler' - a fun place to catch up on the latest and greatest! love twitter!

My PLN is the pulse of education. They keep me up to date on current classroom lessons, apps and issues. They drive me to be a better teacher everyday.

Notice how most folks here talk about "My PLN..."? That's the key! - it's personal. When people "own" their PD, it means much more. Relevance & relationships.

Hello from Colorado! My PLN has become indispensable. They offer me on demand PD, support, and encouragement every day. I am a better teacher because of them!

My PLN helps me know that I am on the "right track," and keeps me looking at wonderful new things. It also saves me time.

RSS, Twitter fuel my PLN; sometimes I need to step away - dip one cup into my PLN stream or risk being drown by the volume of great ideas shared - Connecticut

Twitter introduced me to a wonderful world of inspirational teachers from all around the world.

A PLN is a great way to share ideas and collaborate. Every educator should have their own PLN. Check out my PLN page filled with sites to help with your PLN.

My PLN is invaluable to lead me to links and items of interest. As the sole tech integrator in my district, I rely on my PLN for leads and support.

Hello From Richmond, VA. My PLN means resources galore, and help with problems that I can't solve on my own.

Hello from Maine. PLN = free on demand PD. Also a great way to collaborate and brainstorm.

My PLN helps me through the tough times and shares in the great times. Two heads is great, but thousands make a PLN!
- @TheNerdyTeacher

Here in Tampa Fl, I use the twitter #edtech hashtag to find and share ideas every day.

In the past month, since a colleague really turned me on to Twitter, I've been able to connect with educators around the world from my schl in Ohio!

Hello from Nine Mile Falls, WA! Put simply, my PLN means professional growth. The value I find in the short conversations and web links is amazing! I own it!

I briefly lost my PLN last week & I was devastated! I've come to rely on great ppl for ideas, debate, resources & support!
@VanessaSCassie

Hello from WI. My PLN is the first place I go to get answers to questions and to keep up with the newest tools and articles related to educational technology.

My PLN is sanity. It's a source for ideas & innovation as well as a place to vent when I need relief from a sometimes too-small school. @brasst

My PLN shares Just in Case resources with are often Just in Time.

As a semi-retired educator, I rely on my PLN to keep me informed about issues that I still care about deeply. I am still connected.

My PLN is knowledge. My growth has been unending since my networking began

While in the process of building my PLN: I can't imagine life without it. My PLN provides resources, ideas, suggestions and information almost instantly.

Saint John, NB, Canada My PLN nourishes my need for lifelong learning. I also contribute to others learning. It is give/take. Twitter lets me go worldwide!

Hello from NJ. My PLN helped me create a resource to help share what got them started in their "habit of mind" to share online. See link. @njtechteacher

The world, via the internet, is my PLN.

@karenszymusiak (Ohio)
I learn so much from my PLN. It has changed the way I learn and let's me learn from people all over the world.

My PLN gives me hope and keeps me motivated.

Hello from Lincolnshire, IL. I would be lost without my pLN friends. It's extremely valuable to be able to bounce ideas, exchange dialogue and share inspiration

Hi, from Columbus, Ohio. Keeping in touch with other professionals around the WORLD on Twitter & through blogs brings energy to the work I do. @justwonderinY

Hello from TN! My PLN is my individualized professional development plan. It's PD done correctly and well. I'm able to take ideas and problems to great brains.

I am pretty new to all this and am loving my PLN sharing of resources and new ideas.

A fantastic source for material to share with the staff. The only way to stay in touch with education in the new flat world. LUV MY PLN!

Hello from Louisville, Nebraska.
Twitter: pkrambeck

My PLN allows me to connect with others to share and collaborate with others in the area of edtech.

It is sometimes overwhelming all the info I get. But I get a loot of cool tools to use.

Hello from Jerome, ID. My PLN keeps me connected with POSITIVE life-long learners. I stay connected with up to date instructional practices, ed issues, & news

Hi from Milwaukee, WI USA. Having a PLN allows me to share resources and learn from educators around the world anytime, anywhere. A PLN is true collaboration.

Hi from Portugal. My PLN is my very own Prof. Development niche. I love how we collaborate & learn 2gether.
@alexgfrancisco

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Hi from Pennsylvania,
Twitter: @kmb211
I am able to learn from so many fantastic people who freely share their knowledge and resources. Thanks you

Always great source for professional info.

Location: Trenton, MO

twitter:ruth4916

Hello from New Orleans. My PLN allows me to do professional development anytime I want. They share great ideas, articles, and links with me.

With my PLN CPD comes to me!

Hi from So Cal! My PLN connects me to resources and passionate edu inspiration from around the world. I'm a better educator because of my PLN! @teachingwthsoul

I am a technology facilitator from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I love sharing my PLN with teacher so they can see the power of many. Twitter=cevanoff

I am in rural Edgecombe County, North Carolina. My PLN keeps my up-to-date on the latest and greatest in the edtech field from "experts" across the country.

My PLN enables Collaboration and Reflection. Others listen and share. It makes us all better educators as well as better people. Find me on Twitter: @tomwhitby

Hi from Washington the State. I use my PLN to share and get resources to improve science education. I feature the best resources on my blog- see link below

PEI, Canada. I enjoy my PLN daily. When doing new searches, delicious, twitter and G. reader are my search engines of choice, making the internet relevant for me

Hello from Abruzzo, Italy. My PLN is a constant source of inspiration. I love learning and sharing with all the wonderful educators who are a part of my PLN.

I have learned so much from my PLN! My PLN keeps me connected to what is happening out there.
From: Kitty Hawk, NC
Twitter: pageosrey

Tech Sp in HS.So much to learn, so much to share! Building a PLN network/collaborate with other people that have similar interests as me. Twitter: @rsriram

Hi from WI. I am presenting a workshop this week on PLNs. It will be hard to explain the amount of sharing of new ideas that happens from a PLN.

I am new to PLNs and see great possibilites but need a little help. Twitter- @kipprogers. Mobile learning is my thing.

Hello from Iowa. Not only am I constantly learning new things from my PLN, I find support there. I am the only one in my bldg working with technology.

My PLN are my virtual colleagues. They provide me with more up-to-date information than my school colleagues can. Thanks Twitter. Thanks English Comp. Ning.

Hello from Phoenix! My PLN connects to great tools I can share with the teachers in my district. pesdtechnology.blogspot.com

My PLN keeps me on the cutting edge of my field, and in turn, keeps my students on the edge of their seats. I'm a better teacher as a result.

My PLN connects me to like-minded educators from around the world. Together we are changing education by sharing knowledge, insight and ideas. @dianadell

from Denmark, WI (very near GB:) My PLN keeps my in learner mode and hopefully passes some of that fire and enthusiasm on to my students daily.

It's been almost 9 months I have a PLN and I've learned more than the last 9 years! Thanks to all!

From Fl. I could not survive professionally without PLNs. I just got started with Classroom 2.0 on Ning and I already imagine it to be an indispensable tool!