PLN

I have never heard about feedly before until now and I think its really cool how you can find all your favorite blogs and articles in one place. I subscribed to three different blogs about educational technology.  One of the blogs give out great websites and tips and tricks on how to implement technology into the classroom.  Another blog I followed looks like it’s more for elementary school teachers and middle school teachers which is what I am working toward.

            I have never used twitter until this class. Once I figured out how to work everything I followed few people that talk about education and educational technology. Edutopia is one of my favorites because it takes real classroom stories and shows what is working in the classroom. It also gives great advice to teachers. When I become a teacher I can see myself on Edutopia all the time looking for new ways to make learning fun and interesting. My network isn’t too big I have twenty- four followers and most of them are in our EDUC 422 class.  My network will expand by having fellow classmates retweet other educational tools and hopefully I will see that and follow so then I can learn more about how to be a better teacher.

            Linkedin I can see will be very beneficial to me in the future when I am looking for a job. It is almost like you have a resume with you at all times. I have followed some of my old professors and business employers in hopes that they endorse me someday in the future.

            I really enjoyed looking at all the different PLN’s I subscribed too. I can see how important they can be when looking for a job. One of the main ways people get jobs nowadays is being connected and knowing people. Linkedin and twitter can really help with that. Once you land the job you have been searching for these tools can still be helpful for improving your profession and constantly getting new ideas.