A Jackpot

     Exciting!!!!   That is how I would describe The Educator's Personal Learning Network .    I felt like I hit my jackpot today.  The tutorials, webinars, podcasts, edchats (twitter conversations), interviews, videos, online workshops and links to various sites make The Educator's Personal Learning Network exceptional.
     It is hugely advantageous that the target audience for this group is educators in general and not specifically foreign language teachers, because of the wealth of information, most of which can be relevant to any foreign language classroom. For example, on a video from the site, Vanessa Hurst who created Girl Develop It  said, "Software is really about humanity.  It is about helping people by using technology."   Her organization  focuses  on educating  women about software development. Hurst's perspective reinforces the importance of technology in the classroom.  Lynda Way, who is a teacher in California, asserts that music  improves verbal recall, hand/eye coordination and memory.  Thus, my conclusion is that music enhances language learning.
    The miscellaneous  educational resources were amazing.  Edutopia was one of my favorite sections because of topics such as "Five Apps for Making Movies," "Game-Based Learning for Middle School History," "Five Tips to Help Teachers who Struggle with Technology" and "Tips and Resources for Developing Lifelong Readers."      Moreover, the English as a Second Language Teachers' link will be beneficial to me.
    The diversity of  The Educator's Personal Learning Network  resources included information from  psychologists writing about teenagers, USA Today articles, and opinions of non-educators  such as computer programmers  speaking about technology in education. When the information sources are diverse there is greater opportunity to learn more about what might be useful in a foreign language classroom.