1. Connecting Creating Learning

2.  PLN for Educators PLN for Educators  My PLN of Librarians & Library Trainers / My PLN of Librarians & Library Trainers /  Grow Your Librarianship: Cultivating the PLN Grow Your Librarianship: Cultivating the PLN  Shirley’s PLN Shirley’s PLN

3. TOOLS Organization Gathering Collaborating Process & Share Resource: 15 Tools for Developing a Learning Network, David R. Wetzel http://continuingeducation.suite101.com/article.cfm/15_tools_for_devel oping_a_learning_network http://continuingeducation.suite101.com/article.cfm/15_tools_for_devel oping_a_learning_network

4. BLOG http://movingon-ce.blogspot.com/ Wiki http://ceforum.pbworks.com/ Elgg http://elgg.org/ Symbaloo http://www.symbaloo.com ORGANIZING TOOLS

5. GATHERING TOOLS iGoogle: http://www.google.com/ig Google Reader: http://www.google.com/reader/view/#overview-page Bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs

6. COLLABORATION TOOLS LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/ http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/ Delicious - http://www.delicious.com/ http://www.delicious.com/ Diigo - http://www.diigo.com/user/shirleyb http://www.diigo.com/user/shirleyb Twitter – http://twitter.com http://twitter.com Flickr – http://www.flickr.com http://www.flickr.com

7. PROCESS & SHARE TOOLS Google Docs – http://googledocs.com http://googledocs.com Bubblus - http://bubbl.us/ http://bubbl.us/ FreeMind - http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main _Page http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main _Page

8. These are just a few of the bizillion tools available Start with 1 and add slowly Make sure you have an organizational tool to capture all your other tools Be sure to include time in your day to review your incoming ideas and thoughts You are in charge – don’t let the buffet make you ill! A learning network consists of the entire set of resources that you use to answer questions, provide context and illustrate processes. (David Wetzel, 2010)