Friday, October 25, 2013

Diigo (my new Pinterest)

I LOVE Pinterest!  It is one of the best resources as a teacher I have.  It fills my weaknesses (like anchor charts) and now I am ACTUALLY using what I pin.  I know crazy!.  I think I am going to feel that way about Diigo.  I am constantly looking for resources online.   Why make it myself if it is already done?   I have often said I don't have original ideas I just change up someone else's.    Diigo seems like a really great way to help keep links organized.   AND be able to access them often so you can ACTUALLY use them.

Blog

Blogs  for education.  

Well, first let me say that I did use a blog with my class last year primarily for reading responses. It worked pretty well but it wasn't a level I was really happy with.   I do agree that blogs are great tools of reflection.   They are also a great way to convey information to a diverse group such as parents.  I started the year thinking that I would replace my weekly newsletter with a blog but have found that several of the parents either do not have or do not use the internet.

I love to follow a good blog.  Teachers seem to share the love everywhere.  I get math foldables, lesson plans, reading strategies, and anchor chart ideas all from blogs.   One blog I love is a teacher blog called Runde's Room. http://www.rundesroom.com/  She shares lots of ideas for math and literacy.  I stumble across many other blogs but I find a useful post and don't consistently follow it.