I am a firm believer in building  my “PLN”  and I hope that I will make it on some other people’s radar as a resource or at least as someone to share ideas with.  Anyhow, I thought I would share just two of the ways I gather new information.

Two ways that I have been able to gain knowledge at an increasingly rapid rate is by joining some “social networks” and by bringing the news to me.

• So far, I have embraced Twitter and Friendfeed as reliable “social” sources of news and opinion, and I have added a badge on the sidebar that streams my Twitter feed.  Take a look, and you just might see something of interest to you!
• I have also know about subscribing to RSS feeds for some time, and have often spent a long time going through a number of feeds.  Now I have been introduced to Yahoo Pipes by my colleague Kim Cavanaugh as a way to bring these feeds together into one easily accessible stream.  I have added one of these “Pipes” that I use on the sidebar as well.  This particular pipe pulls in several feeds with information related to educational technology, but the possibilities are endless!

If you like to keep up with new ideas, or just like to customize your information overload, these tools can be a great help.