1. Today I learned many new things about technology. The first thing I learned was about the website wordle.com. I really like this website because I think it will give students a visual when introducing topics to see what prior knowledge students have. I also think this website would be helpful for making acrostic poems and students will enjoy manipulating the text styles, colors, and fonts.
I learned a lot about blogs, and how easy it is to create one. I also learned how to upload files to my new blog and make the blog an interactive tool for myself, peers, students, and parents. I also learned how to create a survey with Survey Monkey. I have never created one before due to lack of time and motivation, so it was a good experience to create one that I will be able to use in the beginning of the school year. I will also be able to make surveys for staff purposes in the future.
2. Our school district provides an E-Board that I will be able to link my new blog to. I think the blog will be easier to update and communicate with students and parents at home than a website (even though I have not made a website :) I plan on using my blog to give parents updates periodically...I'm thinking once a week instead of a newsletter. I am leaving my survey on my blog to use as a welcome activity for the start of the year.
Start with working to keep your blog updated and if you ever want to move to a website format, you can do that in the future. This will be a great start at parent communication... and it goes green!
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