Fifth and Sixth PLN

Example of a Twitter account's page.

5. Twitter

While Twitter.com is mostly used for rapid fire opinions, crammed into 180 characters, it is more than that in the sense that it is an wide ecosystem, connecting everyone from across the world.






How did you find/create/use this resource? I found it way back when I was in my early years of high school. Some classmates from school were talking about it, saying how cool it was, and I decided to try it out. I was amazed how I was able to connect with people that were considered out of my reach before it.

What prompted you to find/create/use this resource? I was encouraged to try it out when I heard how some of my classmates were talking about it. They made it seem so much better than Facebook, mostly because the interactions between people and, let's say, celebrities felt more personal.

What did you learn from this resource? I have learned more about myself in a sense. I have branched out into new interests because of the retweet and recommended people tab mechanics that Twitter has built into the site.

How will you benefit from this resource in your future teaching? In my future teaching, I will make a teacher account for myself where my students can follow me and stay up to date with things like assignments and others. As an added bonus, they have a channel to my phone that is much more likely to get a response from than they would with an email.

Edmodo front page

6. Edmodo

Www.Edmodo.com was also a website that I did not hear about until this semester either! I think it is because I was not in classes that were strictly teaching, but now that I am in classes where teaching is the main focus, I will be introduced to more websites like these.




How did you find/create/use this resource? I found out about this website through the word-of-mouth from professors and classmates around me.

What prompted you to find/create/use this resource? I was encouraged by classmates and professors. Most of them said the same thing: That it made education easier. It had everything they needed in one space and more. While professors did not need to care about this specific part, but teachers for high school and below enjoyed the fact that parents could see what their child was doing in activities as well as seeing how their grades were doing.

What did you learn from this resource? I learned that there are a lot of perspectives from teachers all around, and that can only help trying to find an activity or idea that would fit your classroom the best.

How will you benefit from this resource in your future teaching? I will benefit from because everyone will be able to continue the lesson and/or keep learning beyond the classroom. The students will be able to go back to the lessons while the parents will be able to see what their child is doing as well as their grades. It makes it easier for them, and me, and cuts out of the middle man of an email, phone call, or physical meeting.