Tool # 3

I added my two as gadgets which was fairly easy to do. There were so many different sites and so many different choices to use! I'm already brainstorming all the ways I can use them this year!!!

Tool # 2

So my thoughts on building an online education community and participating in a PLN.......... I think this is a great way to share thoughts and connect with other educators. Its also a resource our students can use. Its going to be really important to make sure students understand its purpose. I also want to make sure my kids understand that this is a form of communication and a way to connect and share. I would still like to emphasize the importance of verbal communication and that this is just another way for them to express themselves and connect with others. In this time of video games, texting, and social networking does anyone think that kids today are lacking skills when it comes to their ability to verbally communicate with eachother?

One of the things that stood out to me on the commenting advice was to make sure I was inviting comments... I could ask questions, be open ended, and so on. While posting comments I read one that really got my attention and made it really easy to leave a comment. Hopefully I will be able to do the same!!!

I have left comments on:
aguykens
technofitness, here i come
maricela@sbisd
summer 2010
mcw at soe

Tool #1

I wasn't sure what to expect getting started, but I had a lot of fun creating it. This is my first experience with blogging and creating avatars and it was a positive one......yaaay!!! I am excited to see what I can learn from this training and how I can use it in my classroom!