Jounal 7 - My Personal Learning Network (Nets III, V)

My personal learning network-

My PLN is a tool for me to use now and way into my future. It is a way for me to gain information from other people in the field of education. It allows me to connect with people from all around the world and we can learn from each other. My PLN will help me when I become a teacher by giving me new creative ideas on how to implement lesson plans, answer questions that other educators may be able to help me with, and keep me updated in the world of education, as well as many more advantages.

Twitter-

Twitter is a social networking site that allows users to share useful information to one another interested in a certain topic. I used Twitter to help create my PLN by following people that are interested in education. I choose to follow several people that I think would give me helpful information in education now as well as in my future. The first one i choose to follow is Education IEP which is dedicated to improve education for special needs children. Teaching special ed is something that i have been interested in and would like to know more about it. This is a way i can stay informed on all the new information. I also decided to follow Billy Gorilly. Billy Gorilly is a friendly gorilla that helps children from ages 3-10 learn through songs, stories and activities. I was excited about this one because I could bring some of the ideas into my own classroom and make learning more fun for the children. Along with those I am also following School Supplies, a student and a teacher. School Supplies will keep me updated on the newest supplies out their to assist the children in learning. Blanca E Duarte is one of the students I chose to follow. She is passionate about education and tweets a lot about social media and youth safety. Sandra Mclarron is a science teacher that I can get ideas from on lesson plans for my students and maybe even in class experiments that I can do with my students. Overall by following these tweets it will open me to new resources and information to enhance my abilities to teach.

Diigo-
For my Diigo I have added five people to follow that are interested in education. they consist of teachers who have been in the field for many years and specialize in different subjects.  One is is a lead teacher in technology here in San Diego. Another is an elementary school teacher.  I feel that I can learn many things from these sources and they have helped expand my PLN. I have also added the Professional learning board which will keep me informed on new educational updates. I also tagged three helpful websites as PLN to help me now and in my future. I have added twitter4teachers, edtechpost and the educators PLN.  These websites are great resources for me to expand my PLN.

Classroom 2.0-

I joined the digital discussion forum classroom 2.0 which is a social networking site for people interested in web 2.0 and social media in education. I choose to look at the blog post titled "Behavior Charts???". This was interesting to me because I remember behavior charts being used when I was younger and I still see them in some classrooms today. The discussion was about how effective behavior charts really are and if they are useful to use in the classroom. Some really good points were brought up on this subject about how it may be affective for some children but not for all. The children with the behavior problems will get a negative message from this and it will most likely not help them improve. On this forum some people also gave ideas on how to better manage behavior in the classroom such as focusing on positive behaviors instead of the bad. I can really see how this tool will be helpful to me in the future and look forward to learning from other peoples experiences. :)