Personal Learning Network

With the development of Web technology it has become very convenient to gather links to the useful informational resources into the special Personal Learning Network (PLN) which is advantageous during educational and working process. It helps to connect teachers and students, employers and employees. Creating, searching and sharing of information develop a unique symbiosis between users and expand boundaries of communication.  Currently, the most frequently visited resources that I use are the web sites about programming, business, as well as various online dictionaries and thesaurus.
To build my PLN I chose StumbleUpon , as it not only allows bookmarking web pages, but also supports sharing of this information with other members of the network.
Steps that I've followed to create my PLN:
1. Created a blog to share my own ideas and follow other people posts.
2. Registered an account for StumbleUpon in order to do social bookmarking
3. Signed-up for iGoogle which allows to follow blogs and provides tools for fast access to the different resources like dictionaries, latest news and videos.
4. Registered in LinkedIn (professional network) in order to extend my professional connections and explore current job market requirement.
Though it is important not to "over do" you PLN by registering for too many services which will put you into informational chaos.

Currently my iGoogle page contains links to the latest new about Python and PHP programming languages, daily IT and technology news; information about careers, dictionary search line and To-Do list.  
  


Advantage of PLN is being around large community of users, communicating with people from all over the world whose multicultural experience creates unique environment for learning.