A PLN is a group of connections or resources that are applicable to my teaching needs and continued learning. A PLN will expand over time as I gain experience and discover new technologies and resources. A PLN is a way to ensure that I am keeping up as education transitions to meet the needs of modern learners who are digital natives.
I lurked on the #CAedchat on Sunday 11/29 at 8 p.m. and the topic was coding in education. I will be honest as a first time chat viewer that the twitter feed was moving quite rapidly and it was a struggle to keep up. The topic of coding seems important, but having no experience with any type of coding I felt lost in the discussion. Due to no real understanding of the topic I am struggling to see the benefit of taking personal time to join in on this social media based on this experience. It probably does not help that I do not regularly participate in any social media on my own. I am going to lurk on #ntchat Wednesday at 5 to try and gain a better understanding of the benefits of taking part in this social media.
Rather than join another curation or pin website I elected to use symbaloo as I am familiar with that website even though I do not use it regularly. As a new teacher in my second year I am finding that I do not have time to spend developing my PLN. Right now I am focused on developing my curriculum that I teach and identifying the best resources I can to incorporate into my classroom.
I lurked on the #CAedchat on Sunday 11/29 at 8 p.m. and the topic was coding in education. I will be honest as a first time chat viewer that the twitter feed was moving quite rapidly and it was a struggle to keep up. The topic of coding seems important, but having no experience with any type of coding I felt lost in the discussion. Due to no real understanding of the topic I am struggling to see the benefit of taking personal time to join in on this social media based on this experience. It probably does not help that I do not regularly participate in any social media on my own. I am going to lurk on #ntchat Wednesday at 5 to try and gain a better understanding of the benefits of taking part in this social media.
Rather than join another curation or pin website I elected to use symbaloo as I am familiar with that website even though I do not use it regularly. As a new teacher in my second year I am finding that I do not have time to spend developing my PLN. Right now I am focused on developing my curriculum that I teach and identifying the best resources I can to incorporate into my classroom.