Twitter

https://info.schoology.com/twitter-minnetonka.html?src=twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=mcs

This site gives examples of the value in using plns.

https://twitter.com/ScienceNews

Feed of latest news in science

http://live.scootle.edu.au/2014/06/19/scootle-community-new-look-coming-soon/

Scootle provides a forum for sharing teaching ideas.

http://gettingsmart.com/2012/01/personal-learning-networks-for-educators-10-tips/

This site/article has a very nice set up for getting started. They list the 10 steps to getting started. This isn't the only way to get started, but if you aren't sure how to get started, this is a very nice approach.

http://goo.gl/5UW3fz

This website explains 5 different reasons why social stories should be used in a classroom: theory of mind, consistency in your classroom, help your students make friends, to avoid meltdowns, you have challenging behaviors.  Social stories help students with Autism to learn appropriate behaviors.

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/50-essential-special-education-twitter-feeds-to-follow/

The website offers a list of Special Education Twitter Feeds worth following.  The list includes Parents, Educators, Advocates, Attorneys, Therapists and National Organizations.  This list should keep you up to date on everything happening in and around the world of Special Education.

http://www.sccenglish.ie/2012/06/summer-reading.html

An website devoted to book lists for teenagers and adults for summer reading.