Tools #2

I like the idea of the PLN. In this age of instant gratification, if I'm looking for information on a specific topic, this would be an ideal place to get to quickly. Who better to help me learn new things related to my job than those who are/have been doing what I am doing, yet have a different view of that job. The idea of two heads are better than one certainly applies. Also, have learning networks like this might cut down on the eamount of meetings required as information could be shared via these learning networks. I'm all for that....I can read blogs in my spare time and pick and choose the subjects that pertain to me.

On another note, while reading through different blogs, it made me realize how really delayed I am in this area of technology. Some of these blogs are truly amazing. I first got interested in this, from the movie: Julie and Julia (I think that's the name, where Julie writes a 365 day blog about her experiences while cooking through Julia Child's cookbook). I hope I am as passionate about finding accommodations for kids as she was about cooking. Thus far, this blog really hasn't centered on what I want the topic to be.....so I'm hoping we get to that soon.


As for the commenting advice, it didn't seem like there was much....it seemed there was more about how to invite comments. A critical part of this, especially if using with children, would be to teach the netiquette (SP?), as one would teach children about peer conferencing with students during writer's workshop. I would like to read more about proper commenting.

The posts I chose to follow are:

Blue Skunk Blog http://www.doug-johnson.squarespace.com
11 Tools Professional Development http://www.coopers11tools.blogspot.com
My Teaching Life http://www.iteachilearnigive.blogspot.com
MWE Purple Martins http://www.mwepurplemartins.blogspot.com
Online Gadgets http://www.emaillenium.blogspot.com

Some of these blogs are fun to watch unfold, some are giving me some really good technology information and some are food for thought. I thoroughly enjoyed spending time searching through them.

Tool #1

For those of us who are not so savvy in technology, this little assignment has taken forever. I keep having to go back and forth between the websites, simply because I wanted to save paper and not print out everything. It seems the directions sometimes are not as specific as I might like them to be, so some of my work is trial and error. I hope at some point, I'll be able to instill a little personality into my 'avatar'. Right now, it's all about the basics, then I'll go back and add flair, ha!! At least, I hope to, as I really want to add the content that I'm thinking will help teachers at my campus better accommodate for the children in their classrooms that need these accommodations.

Beginnings

So many times, teachers find it very time consuming when they need to accommodate materials and curriculum to meet the needs of all students in their classrooms. This blog will hopefully help by giving quick and easy accommodations, many of which will use technology as the background. Teachers have a variety of reading levels in their classrooms and many times reading material must be accommodated in order to meet the needs of children reading below grade level. In the next few days, I will be posting some techniques in order to help with this problem.