I am glad we set up Personal Learning Networks because that is something I want to make use of in my career. Strangely, as we were setting it up, I guess I must have just been "going through the motions" because now I don't quite remember all the juicy details of what exactly my PLN consists of at this point. The key, then, is to actually use it; read articles, post things, etc. I had a folder of bookmarks related to music education dating back several years, and I never looked at them. Saved them for "later," whenever later was supposed to be. Some of those sites I added to my PLN- what is that, Feedly? OK, now I'm getting Feedly and Diigo mixed up. What's the difference? I have to go back and use both of them, they're getting jumbled in my memory. At any rate, I often feel 1) isolated as a music teacher, and 2) Out of touch with what is going on in music education. So I hope that by making a habit of PLNing daily I will alleviate those problems.
Soundation I expounded on yesterday; I will just add that with some time, I've recognized that what I was experiencing yesterday was what a lot of people experience with technology. It reminded me to be patient with students, and understanding of their frustrations.
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