The Wright Way and Beyond
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Reflections on building a PLN
Who's the student here? Apparently, I am. As I ponder and search new or better ways to help my students learn in 2013-14 and beyond, I find myself learning as I go. It is PLN like never before. Like many of my colleagues, I did not grow up techno savvy, but like my coworkers, I have a hunger to learn too. The following are anecdotes of my PLN observations:
1) Using Facebook can be an incredible choice for a learning tool. Benefits of this popular social media include using the site for posting and explaining class projects, creating polls, initiating communication teacher to student, student to teacher and student to student. Students find FB inviting, fun, entertaining, comfortable and engaged even outside the classroom as they access the site from home or elsewhere. Pictures can be posted. Field trips can be reviewed. Invitations for contests can be posted. Facebook offers many advantages for today's students' learning environment. I think I'll try it...
https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/bev.wright.100
2) Blogger or Blogspot...blog blog blog. Blogging on a technology device or writing on paper? I feel certain most students would choose the first. Blogging benefits for our 21st learners are numerous as well where, really, "blogging is more about writing than technology," as the article Learning about Blogs for your students on Langwitches Blog. Getting students to write can be arduous. Getting students to blog can be adventurous. I hope to get students blogging this year in one of two ways: 1. Through my district's SchoolWeb where I have my own page and links or 2. Through students' own created blog.
3) Edmodo is another medium to promote collaboration amongst not only the teachers, but mongst our students. According to Jeff O'Hara, cofounder of Edmodo:
Edmodo is a social learning network and secure microblogging platform where teachers and students can interact and collaborate online. It has an interface similar to Facebook, however it is much more secure since it is a closed network. Both teachers and students can share notes, links, files and resources with each other.
In addition to this, teachers have the ability to post alerts, assignments, grades, reminders, conduct a poll and share events. Students have the ability to participate in online discussions on the message board, submit homework, view grades, and communicate with their teacher. Also, transmission is fast, and it saves paper.
This Youtube explains...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr_DkIfOWag&feature=youtu.be
1) Using Facebook can be an incredible choice for a learning tool. Benefits of this popular social media include using the site for posting and explaining class projects, creating polls, initiating communication teacher to student, student to teacher and student to student. Students find FB inviting, fun, entertaining, comfortable and engaged even outside the classroom as they access the site from home or elsewhere. Pictures can be posted. Field trips can be reviewed. Invitations for contests can be posted. Facebook offers many advantages for today's students' learning environment. I think I'll try it...
https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/bev.wright.100
2) Blogger or Blogspot...blog blog blog. Blogging on a technology device or writing on paper? I feel certain most students would choose the first. Blogging benefits for our 21st learners are numerous as well where, really, "blogging is more about writing than technology," as the article Learning about Blogs for your students on Langwitches Blog. Getting students to write can be arduous. Getting students to blog can be adventurous. I hope to get students blogging this year in one of two ways: 1. Through my district's SchoolWeb where I have my own page and links or 2. Through students' own created blog.
3) Edmodo is another medium to promote collaboration amongst not only the teachers, but mongst our students. According to Jeff O'Hara, cofounder of Edmodo:
Edmodo is a social learning network and secure microblogging platform where teachers and students can interact and collaborate online. It has an interface similar to Facebook, however it is much more secure since it is a closed network. Both teachers and students can share notes, links, files and resources with each other.
In addition to this, teachers have the ability to post alerts, assignments, grades, reminders, conduct a poll and share events. Students have the ability to participate in online discussions on the message board, submit homework, view grades, and communicate with their teacher. Also, transmission is fast, and it saves paper.
This Youtube explains...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr_DkIfOWag&feature=youtu.be
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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