Twitter chats. Thanks to CORE education get connected month I have discovered so many new things....like this blog, twitter, facebook, youtube, and social bookmarking to name a few.
I was unsure about the relevance of using facebook with Primary aged students, and i'm still not 100% convinced as there are probably other sites out there that can do similar things without the "risks".
Youtube is amazing but can also be so time consuming so the advice I have taken heed of is to make your own channel and then add the clips in to this... that way all you want for your class is in one place and they won't accidentally see anything inappropriate.
This blog is a work in progress and once I'm in a classroom (11 days now!) I will use it as a tool for reflecting on my practice and looking at the Graduating Teacher Standards.
Twitter has been the one tool that has opened my eyes to what and who is out there. Amazing educators with stimulating ideas and questions are just at the end of your finger tips. I took part in my first Twitter Chat (calling it a Chitter!) last night which was an incredible experience. I first took heed of some tips from @geoMouldey: http://stevemouldey.wordpress.com/2014/05/20/advice-for-twitter-chats/ and I achieved the rookie level! Very proud of myself as the tweets were coming impossibly fast so i'm sure I missed as many good ideas as I saw but that doesn't matter! I am a fan of Twitter now and will aim to be on #edchatnz every Thursday at 8.30pm.
Social bookmarking is something I dabbled in a couple of years ago when I started on my Grad Dip and i'm heading back to my Delicious site now to update and review.
All in all a really good week where I feel I am truly reaping the benefits of become a connected educator.
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