Blogging is one of the best ways to share your ideas (yes, you have some good ones!) and connect with others that share your passion. Choose your topic and start writing. Then begin commenting on other blogs and pretty soon you're Professional Learning Network (PLN) is full of knowledgeable and helpful people.
Add your Social Media (SM) buttons to the side of your website, Twitter and Facebook, and allow people to hear what you have to say in the format they're most comfortable.
Try Weebly today and have a great looking, functional website that includes all the tools you'll need.
1. Voicethread for Administrators
2. Email to Zero!
3. Keeping Your Email to Zero!
4. Evernote for Blogging
5. Facebook Resources
And on a personal note, Learning & Leading with Technology is an ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) publication that features practical ideas for using today's digital tools to improve learning and teaching and for appropriately integrating technology into classrooms, curricula, and administration.
In the September/October 2011 issue you'll find an article by me, TJ Wolfe entitled, "Students Teaching Students" on page 32. The article describes how we integrated Alice, a 3D programming software created by Randy Pausch. Students created animated stories and games that taught elementary students basic computer code writing. Please feel free to pick up a copy or find it on their website.
