PLN

The Educator's PLN is a community created for teachers that allow members to join in chat rooms, view videos and utilize resources, as well as read user blogs. The site currently host 20,000 global educators allowing for an abundance of educators to communicate with.

The Teaching Channel is a great resource for teachers as it allows them to experience and share new techniques to help not just each other but the students as well. This is also done through the use of custom videos and the connection to others within the profession. This is a free resource and is a collaborating platform.

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