Thursday, September 3, 2015

Twitter (Tech Leaders)

I love how Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) tweeted an article that includes an overview of the Bloom's Revised Taxonomy, a set of Android apps and websites that can be used to suppose teaching and learning, and questions to identify if an app should/could be used for a particular level of Bloom's. As a teacher I find this information to be helpful. Before reading this tweeted article, I didn't know that there was something like this accessible. _______________________________________________________________________________ After spending a few weeks with my new students, I have learned many things about them. When looking at the tweets on Linda Braum's twitter account @lbraun2000, I came across a neat writing idea to use with the students. For this, the students write about what they did during the summer. This is a great way not only to get to know them, but also to see how your new class of students write. ________________________________________________________________________________ When reading over tweets by Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent), I can across a tweet on how to set up Apple TV so that it is classroom friendly. I feel that with the level of technology that children use today, technology should be used within the classroom setting. However, it is important that the technology used is safe for the students. Therefore, it is good to have the information available to help a teacher set up a safe Apple TV in their classroom. _________________________________________________________________________________ Buffy Hamilton (@buffyjhamilton) tweeted the following quote, "Important problems ... are the reason this work matters.They are the only way we will change the world." As a teacher who just started in a new district and grade I find this quote to touch home. Teachers are responsible for an excessive amount of duties, paperwork, etc. while having a small amount of time to teach certain subjects/topics to students who come with various academic levels, home backgrounds, etc. Thus, one must tackle the important problems in order to help students succeed. ________________________________________________________________________________ On August 9th, The Daring Librarian (@GwynethJones)tweeted about a summer reading program in Washington, D.C. where the company Jetblue donated over $1,250,000 in children's books. These books were placed in a few book vending machines for children to get free books to read over the summer months. I love this idea, especially for areas of the world where children are unable to purchase children's books. _________________________________________________________________________________ When looking at Jim Lerman's (@jimlerman) tweets, I came across one on TED-Ed. TED-Ed allows educators easy and free access to thousands of pre-made lessons over a variety of subjects and topics. Educators can also use TED-Ed to create their own lesson with web videos included. In today's day and age, I find this to be a beneficial because a majority of students use technology on a daily basis.
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  1. Elizabeth GrossSeptember 5, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    These are all great ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. UnknownOctober 18, 2015 at 4:36 PM

    I liked the article on free books for kids in the D.C. area. It's sad that stories like this don't get more coverage. There are some really good people in the world.

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  3. Charlotte POctober 20, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    I would love to have vending machines to give out free books to some of our students who don't have any books at home to read. This is a great feel good story!

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