Take Aways with the Course

I have learned a lot about different tools that other teachers are using in the classroom and that I can share with the teachers here at Madison-Grant. I can see some teachers get overwhelmed by the different options of tools since there are so many like tools out their but it is a matter of finding one and teaching the students/teachers one and not worry about the other ones. Also sharing Symbaloo at our summer workshop so many teachers really enjoyed it and can't to start using it with their students on their iPads next year.

I really like collaborating and sharing different ideas with other educators.

Social Media

I think using social media in your class is a wonderful tool to get the students engaged. With the older students I can see them using it but also abusing it but as teachers we know the risks that may come with bringing that into our classroom. As far as the younger students I can see teachers creating accounts for their class, and then tweeting for their students or having students tweeting from that account. That way teachers still have control of the account and have to be present while tweeting or looking through the newsfeed. As far as Facebook I can see schools using things such as My Big Campus or Edmodo just for the fact that is safe for the students and can be monitored.