I had no idea what a PLN was before this assignment. I am glad I had this opportunity to learn about them. The first thing that struck me when learning about PLNs was "expanding horizons". I would like to gain knowledge and insight from others. I can be a bit sheltered when it comes to networking. I am sometimes hesitant to join in, but I am very interested in learning more and I think that getting other perspectives is important. Fear has always been something I struggled with when it comes to sharing ideas and my perspective. I learned from the reading that it is not a bad thing if I don't have a complete idea or thought.  I haven't used Twitter before and I am interested in learning more about it. I like the idea of joining communities that I am interested in. On the the other hand, I learned from the reading that it is important to join groups that may not share the same views so it will help open my mind. I am excited to learn how to navigate and filter my own PLN. It is going to take some work!