Chapter One!

In the book "Personal Learning Networks" we come to find out that their are many facts and opinions in this novel. Since I have only got through the Introduction and Chapter One, I still have a pretty open mind about certain aspects of the book. One specific part in Chapter One that stuck out to me was the section Learing Networks.

In the section Learning Networks of Chapter One, their were many things that stuck out to me. One of them being the question: What do we mean when we say "learning networks"? According to Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli, they mean the set of connections each of us can make to people in both our online and offline worlds who can help us with our learning. That sentence is so true to me because in today's world, we can turn to so many other people anywhere in the world to help us with whatever we need. We also have a social network when we need to turn to someone. Myspace, Facebook, and others are just some ways of connecting with people all around the world. With these types of networks, we connect to people who we already know.  Not only do we use them to keep in touch, but throughout the experience, we are learning at the same time.

Overall, technology is extremely important in todays society. The more social networks we have, the more we are able to connect with people across the world and the more we are able to learn from them. It's crazy how technology has changed throughout the years and now, that is all people rely on.