This course equips educators and media specialists the tools for collaborating to create lesson plans with other educators and media specialists. With the common core curriculum coming for our state, educators can share lesson plans, creative ideas, reference resources, and online databases. I know that I am constantly trying to find new and innovative ways to inspire and spark enthusiasm in my students in the area of my expertise. Language Arts is a challenging are of study, as students do not want to spend their time on writing/composing papers and essays or reading the traditionally accepted format of a narrative story . . . a book! They love technology and have the need to be social. I am looking for ways to collaborate via technology with my students and look forward to seeing them collaborate with each other about their academics; they can problem solve and create together, yet on their own. The world is at their fingertips and students need to learn appropriate ways to use it to better themselves and make create a digital legacy to be proud of. They have already been intrigued with the chatting process we used to collaborate with vocabulary study and use of collaborating to clarify misunderstandings and share learning/study strategies with classmates in different rooms in our school. Their enthusiasm has been sparked and they are inspired to create in my Language Arts domain. By taking a course such as the one in my screenshot, I hope to find new innovative ways to bring my course to life for the future of my students.
Classroom 2.0
Yeah me . . . I was accepted to join. Talk about feeling rejected if a social network replied with "DENIED!"
I think I am going to like using this site. I logged in and began replying to people's posts. This social networking is totally new to me, as I do not Tweet, Twit, or Facebook. I am not a social-tech butterfly. After attending many sessions at MACUL, I learned that it is a pretty good idea to become a technologically social. I prefer to stick to the academic networks, as I will use it to enhance what I do in my classroom. I do not need to enhance my social life, as I do not have one, nor do I have the time and energy to fit one in. At any rate, I can see how this is going to be useful. Due to the passion that I have for educating and coaching my learners, I feel that I have a lot to offer other educators. I have a Reading Specialty degree, Emotional Impairment major K-12, a Learning Disabilities certification, and a Masters in education with an emphasis in the Language Arts. I know that I can be a good resource for other educators. Moreover, I am always looking for ways to spice up what I do and keep up on latest research in the area of reading and reading difficulties. When you think of the knowledge out there in this world, knowledge from different cultures and walks of life, you can become educated in so many areas that bring a whole new world into your classroom. There are forums to visit, specified groups to make collaborating less intimidating, as you can find the educational realm you need to communicate in, and you can take part in workshops. This is going to be fun and innovative for me and my students. I am going to check in and see if anyone from Neah Bay, WA is a member, as my students just finished a novel that takes place there and has a lot to do with the Makah Native American culture and history. Can you say, "enrichment"? :)
As for the professional learning organizations, there is no link to click on, nor was I able to ctrl + click to activate a link. I cannot respond to this portion of Thing 17 at this time.
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