Sunday, December 11, 2011
Sunday, December 4, 2011
BLOG POST #14
Jose Picardo's Top Ten List
2. Music
3.Teleconferencing
4. Interactive Exercises
5. Interactive Whiteboard
6. Podcasts
7. Blogs and Wikis
8. Social Networks
9. Internet Tools
10. Gadgets
I have thought of the options for using most of these in my classroom. I am a Secondary Ed major so I have yet to see applications, but I am looking! I have thought of ways to using Streaming Video in my daughter's school. They have an Upper School on one campus and a Lower School on another campus. St. Luke's is always looking for ways to "mingle" the campuses. I think that video streaming would be a great way to create an educational "bridge"!
I had not thought of using Music in the classroom. I am going to research how I could possibly use music that the students like to teach. Maybe it could be done during a creative session...? Who knows, but now my interests is piqued!
Teleconferencing is another thing that could create a bridge between the two campuses. Even having a lower school teacher "tele-teach" for one block! That would be kind of cool! It would also shake things up in the class room and keep it interesting. That is something as a teacher we can't forget --- we have to engage the students in learning... sometimes this might mean a "shake up!"
The other things I have already thought of ways to implement into my classroom. Especially Twitter! I am crazy about Twitter and so are students! If I can create a Facebook, Twitter, and Blog for my students learning will be much more fun and my ability to interact with the students will be a better experience.
I have added this list to my Delicious account! So excited!
Final Report on My PLN
It is so hard to believe that I am giving my final report on my PLN. I have to say that I was only using Symbaloo at first, but now I find it better to use a bit of both. I keep most of my web pages such as blogs, newspaper articles and journal articles on Delicious. Symbaloo for everything else.
I am an avid tweeter so I have some great hashtags that I look at weekly.
I found my PLN to be a great help recently when I was writing a project for my Folklore class. I had gotten all of my "peer reviewed" and "professional" citations ready, but the project needed MORE! I was looking at my Delicious account; I realized that I had saved some really great blogs that related some "folkloric" material. I was able to include those items as "inspiration" to my project! I say that so that you will know a PLN can help in your school as well as in your professional life!
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