Blog, Who me?

In choosing to take the next right step, I am in school.  I appreciate the opportunity to go to school mare than I did the first time around.  I am actually blogging because of the digital learning class I am taking.  I have read many blogs and enjoy them, but never intended to have one myself. I learned from setting up the blog just how easy it really is.  I assumed it would be difficult and so didn’t want to.  That has been my approach to most technology…  Until I have to I won’t try!   This class has already pushed me out of my comfort zone.  I am glad, because my students will be using technology and I will be more effective if, I don’t shy away from it. I like creating so playing with backgrounds and set-ups has been fun. Writing down ideas and thoughts are not new to me. Writing is good for the mind and soul.  Sharing ideas and being open to another’s ideas enables us all to continually learn.   

Using a blog, is another way to communicate with students and families.  Posting pictures and explanations of why you, as the teacher, are doing activities is a way for parents to see and understand what their child is doing in class.  Families would have a glimpse into their child’s day. Enables teachers an opportunity to instruct students differently.  The more ways you present a concept the greater the opportunity for students to understand. Gives students the opportunity to create and share it with the world.  In the process they are writing and using technology skills they will need for life.

 My hope is that I will continue to learn the concepts and gain confidence in using technology.  I want to be able to create

multi-faced lesson plans to engage my students.  Not just teach about a place, but take them there.  I hope to learn other ways to use technology in the classroom and to view classrooms that are. I want to be able to show students how to use technology to keep learning and to integrate all subjects with the digital world. I want to learn how to keep students safe digitally. 

Technology is changing and growing everyday I can’t shy away from it.  Students are using it so what better way to engage them than to meet them where they already are.