In less than 30 minutes, I dicovered...

1. A link from Vicky Davis (@coolcatteacher) about 10 ways to personalize learning for studetn's. My favorite of the then was number 10, Learn to block out haters. It gave two different cites to use, Stay Focused and Rescue Time were the two links she gave to block different things while the students are trying to focus and work rather than playing games or scrolling through social media. I did not know multitasking was a myth but once I read this it all made since, and this will help them a ton with staying on task. 

 http://www.coolcatteacher.com/10-ways-to-personalize-learning-for-students/?utm_content=buffer85234&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

2. Mark Anderson ( @ICTEvangelist) I was on his page and some how got to a different page that he Retweeted, by Terry Heick about 10 Tips For Smarter Ipad Use In The Classroom. One of them that I really liked was number 6, Curate the work in an organized way. I think this is such a great way to measure students growth because it allows them to make something and then have the chance to revise it at a later date, showing how much they have learned over the course. This will show a teacher if they have mastered what they are learning or if they have not. Also it just gives them a chance to really reflect on what they had done originally and why it was right or wrong, making them learn so much more from their first time.

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-secrets-to-unlocking-the-learning-potential-of-the-ipad/?utm_content=buffer0688e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

3.Dena Simmons (@Dena Simmons) she retweeted one of Kyle Schwartz's (@kyleschwartz) tweets and it is an audiobook called I wish my teacher knew. Not just the book in particular but the use of audiobooks is such a great things. This gives a child the ability to read a book without having the book right in front of them. They can listen and retain information. If some students are more hearing learners, then this would be a great tool for them to have. 

https://twitter.com/DenaSimmons

From RSS Feeds, I Discovered

This article was so eye opening. While in her classroom, she was able to be apart of a classrooms around the world due to technology. Being able to see how different school work will open up change for us in our own classrooms. Getting to see how other classrooms around the world can also help the students in their learning, learning from one another. Students who can teach others have mastered or know that subject well and they can only get better and help others. Also students learn better from their peers, having a student teach something to another student who has not quite grasped a concept will allow for more acceptance than us as teachers trying to reteach the same thing over and over again. While getting to be connected with another country or even a state is something powerful for students. They can get to know what goes on where the other students live and get them interested about the world and what is happening. This would not be the same as us a teachers just reading books or showing a power point of a place, this way students get to see other students and get to ask questions about where they live, making learning more fun for them.

I think that being connected around the world in the classroom is such an awesome thing that we get to do now. In my classroom I would be connected with another place because it will allow my students to be open minded and learn what is going on in different places in the world. Just like the author of the article she said something about how her students would not have been as excited about the volcano because they would have only read books or done some superficial research about the place rather than getting to really connect with them. This will get students excited about learning about new places and wanting to come to school everyday.

Citation for the article:
MindShift, Kathy Gassidy, Why Even Young Students Benefit From Connecting Globally, February 11, 2018,
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2018/02/11/why-even-young-students-benefit-from-connecting-globally/

PLN- WHY

My Professional Learning Network

What does it mean to be a connected educator? Define PLN, explain your purpose or what you hope to gain. Set goals for yourself relating to a Professional Learning Network. (at least one paragraph that shows some thought.)

Being a connected educator is a very important job as an educator. Using technology to engage my students, using the most recent methods and making sure our students are learning. This ties right in the a PLN because within a PLN there is a group of teachers or learners who are going to work together to make each other better and share the ideas or thoughts on what is best for them and their group. Which has not changed from the past, teachers have always shared what they have learned with fellow teachers to make sure they are doing what is best for the students. Now with the PLN being more world wide or technology based, we as teachers will be able to share more of what we learn with more people than just the people we work around everyday. For me I hope to have a blog or a youtube channel where I can reach more teachers and really share what I have or will have learned in my years of teaching.