EDU 210 PLN REFLECTION

Jamie-Leigh Iversen

Twitter!

Here is the link to my Twitter account

@IversenJamie

DISCOVERY EDUCATION! I chose to follow Discovery

Education because it provides me with excellent resources that is from a global program that gathers information from around the world.

They also provide educators with a variety of chats and Q & A’s that are helpful for teachers.

I did not participate in the chat as I did not feel comfortable with tweeting in this format yet, once in the classroom I think I will participate more readily in the online conversations.

EDUTOPIA!

This organization is great for providing followers with teaching resources and providing conversations with educators. They provide resources that work in classrooms and are all about getting students engaged in learning. I really enjoyed reading their posts and links to resources.

ED TECH K-12 MAGAZINE! As a future teacher nothing is better then technology resources

at your fingertips Ed Tech is a great organization to follow as a future Elementary teacher because they discuss appropriate us of technology for the classroom from K-12.I have looked at a number of their resources and learned a great deal from them. When I become a teacher in the classroom I can see the value of the #edtech chats and discussions online. As of right now I enjoy seeing the resources and thinking about how to use them in the classroom but am not ready yet to contribute to the online chat forum.

CONTRIBUTIONS In terms of my contribution to my PLN I have used a

number of sources apart from Twitter. I have sent out information from EDU 210 on my Google+ account, as well as taught peers that are not in EDU 210 about Edmodo, educlipper and Blendspace and how we can connect and share lesson plans.

After developing a PLN in Module 2 I had a difficult time keeping up with all the information. I did find the resources to be helpful though and I think once I am in the classroom I will be more adept to finding resources because I know what I will be looking for or more capable of seeing how the resources are used in the classroom.

Professional Development in Other Ways

I believe with time I will become used to Twitter although I may be more inclined to use Edmodo as I found the information posed was less overwhelming and more practical for myself. I also love using Pinterest as a PLN, many of my friends are in education and are constantly pinning great classroom resources and ideas in an organized way. This makes it easy to find the resources I am looking for.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Overall this class has helped me to become more confident with using technology.

I am excited to begin integrating more elements of technology into my classroom and continue keeping up with the multitude of technology teaching resources and my PLN!