Tool #6

Since I work with 4 year olds, I view using the wikis for professional reasons. After recording about a workshop, it will be fun to have others record their input about that information. Again, I view this tool, as many of the others previously seen are, as one for receiving and sharing more information.

Tool #5

Wow....there is soooo much info available on the vast plains of the internet!!
I used the Diigo site and bookmarked 2 sites-- http://www.drjean.org/ and http://www.thevirtualvine.com
The main tags I used to find these sites were PreKinder and Prekindergarten activities. Using these bookmarks I will not waste time trying to look them up each time I wish to use them to find something to use in my classroom. Time saved can be used to snuggle up with a group of my young student and read them a story!

Tool #4

Both of the Google Doc and Reader will help me by providing new ideas for me to use in my classroom. It will be a quick way to share info that I find to share with other peers. Increasing my network of educators will increase info to improve my teaching.

Tool #3

The simple example using the letter blocks will be used to help my student identify letters and how to put them together to make words. PATIENCE is a word to assist me as I continue to learn all this new technology and to remind me as I work with the young students.

Tool #2

I'm excited to build an online educational info sharing community. I think by participating in the PLN I will have more to offer my students. The main pt. that stood out to me is that there is a vast amount of info availabe to me.

The 5 Blogs that I commented on were:
Aggie's Mom Blog
First grade Tech
Teaching and Technology
Discovering Technology for Education
Sylvia's Blog

Tool 1 Experience

I have completed doing all the necessary actions to create a Blog! By using the given directions, which I printed out and read along the way, I went through each step. All of the needed tabs were clearly seen which helped it go smoothly. Also, a fellow teacher gave me encouragement and some directions as he was doing his Blog too. I look forward to sharing lessons done in the classroom, activities to do at home to extend lessons, comments about reflections on the lessons.
Reading other teachers' blogs will be fun as I will receive ideas to do in my own class. Parents will benefit from this form of sharing too. Sharing will take on a whole new dimension!

Just starting in this big BLOG adventure!

Today is the first day of the rest of my BLOGGING life!
Lots to learn with joy and respect for technology...
many fun times ahead for all of us!
Looking forward to you joining me in this new adventure in my teaching career!