PLNs (Personal Network)

The second step in this year long journey was to create a Technology PLN. I have been following several Math blogs for middle school and for 6th grade. So I have included some of them. I searched for Technology in Math and found a few blogs to add to my PLN, that looked interesting and will start following. I also found a site (http://davidwees.com/content/mathematics-education-blogs) it would not let me add to my list, but it is a very extensive list, that will take some time to look at so I can narrow my list down. There is a lot of information out there. I find that it is overwhelming sometime.

Evaluation of Technology

The Purpose of this blog is to help become a Tech Savvy Teacher. Each Month, I will be providing feedback on what I have done in my Journey. The first action item was to take an inventory of the technology I use in my classroom. I have plans to incorporate more over time. This is my first year in really using technology in the classroom. My main focus is using Edomodo. I tried a little last year, but have expanded using it this year and learned to set it up where it benefits my students more and making it easier for all to communicate. I also setup a classroom blog, but most students do not access this, and I have not been very good at updating it. I plan on incorporating this more next year as a place to have extra credit for students. On the ipads, the most useful is YourTeacher. This app has short videos and practice for students. I have also used Khan Academy with students who need remediation. In the future, I need to use the technology to get the students to create things instead of just watching videos and games. To wrap this up, I have a long ways to go, but am taking steps to becoming more Tech Savvy