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title: "685 – Tech-Enhanced Ministry: PLN"
description: Personal Learning Networks (PLN) are the topic of this week’s WELSTech as we march through our summer series on Tech-Enhanced Ministry. Listen for familiar and new tools for managing your network and curating information. Martin made one of the newest his pick of the week because he was so smitten. Sallie’s got you covered for […]
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# [685 – Tech-Enhanced Ministry: PLN](https://welstech.wels.org/2022/07/12/685-tech-enhanced-ministry-pln)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | Jul 12, 2022 2:53:32 PM

Personal Learning Networks (PLN) are the topic of this week’s WELSTech as we march through our summer series on *Tech-Enhanced Ministry*. Listen for familiar and new tools for managing your network and curating information. Martin made one of the newest his pick of the week because he was so smitten. Sallie’s got you covered for summer reading, and the WELSTech community pitches in to round out this episode.

[https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_685.mp3](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_685.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://welstech.blob.core.windows.net/audio/WELSTech_Episode_685.mp3) (Duration: 42:39 — 58.6MB)

### The discussion

Personal Learning Networks – Martin and Sallie discuss a powerful tool for ongoing learning and professional growth, the Personal Learning Network (PLN). Actively seeking resources on interests and responsibilities can lead to engaging in thoughtful reflection and ultimately to curating your own resources on the topic.

Check out the [Building Your PLN](https://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/creating-a-pln/) Teacher Challenge from EduBlogs to learn more, and start or grown your PLN.

##### Helpful videos

### Picks of the week

- Summer reading via [the Libby app](https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby) 
    - [The Bomber Mafia](https://www.amazon.com/Bomber-Mafia-Temptation-Longest-Second/dp/0316296619) by Malcolm Gladwell
    - [On Animals](https://www.amazon.com/Animals-Susan-Orlean/dp/1982181540) by Susan Orlean
- [Wakelet](https://www.wakelet.com) 
    - [Martin’s Enhancing Ministry with Technology Wakelet](https://wakelet.com/@Enhancing_Ministry_with_Technology)

### Community news & feedback

Our thanks to teacher Michael Vlieger from Risen Savior in Mankato, MN for sharing more professional development resources:

- [Google’s Applied Digital Skills](https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/) – Register for [summer webinars](https://events.withgoogle.com/applied-digital-skills-professional-development-training-summer-2022/registrations/new/)
- [Wakelet on professional development](https://wakelet.com/wake/FLxADH5qm-Xizfa4bpSsI)
- Join the [goldedu.org “Make and Take” Google group](https://www.goldedu.org/make-take)

### Coming up next on WELSTech

The *Tech-Enhanced Ministry* series continues with a discussion of personal productivity.

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