Twitter and LinkedIn are great social media tools to help you get started with building your personal learning network. Twitter is a free service that is part microblogging and part social network. Twitter allows users to send and receive short, 140 character messages.
This social media tool gives individuals the ability to engage in instant conversations with their personal learning network. By having this type of network available, participants can deepen their connection by asking questions, and share and exchange resources (Lalonde, 2012).
LinkedIn is another free social media platform, and just like Twitter you can search and follow individuals who share your same professional interest. LinkedIn allows you to join groups and share information and resources but lets you use more than 140 characters in your post. LinkedIn is more like a Facebook for Professionals to network together. Both of these social media channels can benefit your professional development by making connections and collaborating with like-minded professionals in your field.
Personal Learning Networks 