Teachers Toolbox

Teachers have not only been able to use their toolbox of technology in the classroom to enhance their lessons, but also to use the Internet to expand their knowledge. You can use different websites such as Twitter, Linkedln, Udemy, Blog sites and Pinterest. Twitter is one that I use a lot as well as blogging. Twitter is great for group discussions because the power of hash tagging brings together a creative way to discuss certain topics. When you hash-tag a word it starts a trend for that word. Today in class we talked about the teacher work sample that we must complete as a group for statistics. I could start up a hash tag such as #TWSPED434. With the ability of this my group can look at all the things I post about our work under this hash tag. It’s a great way to stay communicated for our class project. A great thing about this is that anyone can search my trend. I can have random people who I do not know comment something and relate it to my trend. This is useful if I have debatable topics to discuss and want intake from other people all over the world. I would hash tag a word so we can create a chat back and forth using that specific hash tag. Another Internet source I use is blogging. Blogging is a great way to see what students have to express when they actually sit down and think. I use my blog for my education class. These class topics arise and we react to the questions immediately. The way I answer the questions mostly is not what I really want to say. I just say it immediately just to say anything. When I get time to actually think about it, I express myself better and I do this through my blog. I personally like the blog because I get to see what my other classmate’s ideas and interests and they can see mine. I express myself much better when I am not under pressure to react and respond.  Teachers can make blogs mandatory for students and this is where the professor will post all the work that is due and where the students can submit their work. The Internet has such great tools for students and teachers to utilize. It is always great to network yourself trying to meet knew people and see other peoples ideas. You can other sources in the internet toolbox here at 5 ways teachers can extend their research online