While I can easily say that this book is perfect for beginners who want the what,moncler, who, where, when, why,giubbotti moncler, and how,christian louboutin, I can also easily say that it’s a great read for those of us with much more experience with our own PLNs.  I enjoyed reading Jeff’s story about how he got started with the Web 2.0 world and it made me realize that so many of us probably have very similar stories.  Reading the book also gave me a renewed sense of love for my PLN which is a resource that I think I can sometimes take for granted now that it has become such a transparent and ubiquitous “tool” in my learning toolbox.

Building learning communities and networks online means reaching beyond the walls of your classroom,moncler, the walls of your school, and even the walls of your own state,polo ralph lauren, country, or continent to create connections. Once you reach out and make connections with other educators, professional learning like you have never experienced before starts to flow your way. You will soon find yourself in a state of continual learning. Taking advantage of the constant stream of information available today on the web at any given moment and using it for your own professional growth is what it means to learn in today’s digital world. It is the ability to connect to the information and people you want to learn from. It is literally having the resource that is the Internet at your fingertips when you need it.

Jeff is offering a very limited-time-only deal for everyone — He is giving the book away for FREE as a .pdf download until this Friday.

I did a quick read-through of the book this afternoon after I downloaded it from his website and I already feel very comfortable recommending this book for anyone interested in creating their own PLN,doudoune moncler, growing an existing PLN, or reconnecting and refreshing their own neglected PLN.  The book is full of great information about online networking tools and strategies for getting started and nurturing your PLN so that it grows to become the PLN that you need for your own professional learning.

I encourage you to download the .pdf — but I also encourage everyone to visit the Lulu.com website and PURCHASE this book. He is offering the book for sale for only $9.99 which is extremely reasonable.  It’s great that Jeff is offering the book to all of us for free,spaccio moncler, but a purchase shows even more support for his time,ralph lauren, energy, and intellect in creating this wonderful resource.  I’m off to buy my copy now!

Jeff Utecht (The Thinking Stick) has just published his first book titled Reach: Building Communities and Networks for Professional Development. The description of the book on the Lulu.com website states:

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