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Welcome to our Tech Integration PLC!!

I am so excited to share some of my favorite things related to technology integration.  Of course I could never share everything with you, but hopefully you will have some good tools you can use to keep learning after our activities are done.  Please ask questions if you have them and definitely share any and all cool ideas you find!  I plan on learning from you guys too!  We are a learning community supporting each other!  This is going to be great!!  Cassie :-)

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Please click on the title/link below and answer some questions to help guide our time together. 
Getting our feet wet in the world of technology integration!


Step 2

From here I will give you 6 activities that you can do at your leisure.  See the activities below. Each activity gives you sites to learn from and then an "assignment" to post something in that activity's blog spot.  We can't be a professional learning community if we don't support each other.  The Grand Finale' is the culminating questions, comments and thoughts that will help me guide you in your quest to be tech savy teachers!  Remember, I am here to support you!  

Link to the Tech Integration Blog!


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Read this article, 
20 Tips for Creating A Professional Learning Network
and see if there is one thing you can do in the next week. Then go to our blog and share a few sentences about what you are going to try.
Our PLC Ed. Tech Blog

In a professional learning community it is important that its members support each other.  Each of the following activities have an opportunity for you to share something you discovered/realized.  You will find a link to the blog in each activity. 
Thank you in advance! :-)

1. The first thing you will want to do is create a Symbaloo account.  This is a great way to keep all your links in one spot.  They call it your personal learning environment! Click the icon to learn more and then the link to sign-up.

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Sign-up for SymbalooEdu

Click here or the Symbaloo Users Guide.

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1. Join Pinterest if you haven't already! Click the icon below!

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2. Now find others to follow.  Here are a few good ones- there are tons out there!
Laura Chandler 
David Kapuler
Angela Watson
Edutopia
Luce Rd. Kindergarten
Cassie Thelen

3. Activity 2 Blog- Go to our blog spot and tell us about a pin you found or a good pinner you are following.  Sharing helps all of us learn more!

Additional Resources

16 Ways Educators
Use Pinterest

How to use Pinterest for Beginners.

The Teacher's Guide to Pinterest by Edudemic

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1. Subscribe to something ed. techie! Click some links below and find where to subscribe to their newsletter. Then look to your email for great resources sent directly to you!

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Jacqui Murray
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Vicki Davis
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The Best 33 Educational Technology Blogs

2.  Activity 3 Blog- Share something on our blog that you found useful from one of the sites you now subscribe to!

(I actually get newsletters from all of the above sites.  Everyday, I learn at least one new idea from someone- sometimes I learn many! Don't be afraid to participate in all the newsletters.)


Activity #4

1.  Participate in something ! 
Pick something from the list below and try it out!

2. Activity 4 Blog- Don't forget to share your learning on our blog.  If you have a great link, we would love to 
see it to!

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Activity #5

1.  Do you have topics that you need lessons on or looking for a new way to teach a topic?  Of course you can search Pinterest, but there are some resources that are developed just to support lesson planning. Click on the links below.  Each resource is packed with lessons and ideas to support your instruction.

2.  Activity 5 Blog-  Share a great idea or lesson you found on our blog!  Don't forget to include a link or tell us where you found it.

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Activity #6

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1. Click here to watch the tutorial to create a Learnport account.  
2.  Go to Learnport.org and create your account.  Make sure to scroll down if the page seems to be blank. 

3. Click here to watch this tutorial to see how to view courses in Learnport.  This is an excellent resource to get SCECH's for continuing education.  
4. Click here to see a list of all the learning opportunities available in Learnport. Type in a title that sounds interesting and enjoy.  

             Some good titles are below.
5.  Enroll in a course.  Note the time length and if there is a cost.  
6.  Learn something on your own time, in your pajamas, for the fun of it, or even to support your instruction! :-)
7. Activity 6 Blog- So?  What caught your eye in Learnport? Click to share a blog comment.

Any of the PD360 courses are excellent!  
Type in PD360 and all of them will come up.  

PD360- Assessment for Learning- Elementary
PD360- Professional Learning Communities
PD360- Teaching Intelligent Behaviors- Habits of Mind
PD360- Classroom Instruction the Works- Elementary 


Grand Finale'!

Hopefully you are even more tech savy now than when you began.  The crazy part is that there is soooooo much more to learn.  This is the perfect time to share your questions, comments, and thoughts on where do you want to go next!   So please ask! My goal is to keep supporting you were you are at! 
Final Activity Blog- Please go to the blog and share some final thoughts on your experience.  

Then click here to do a quick evaluation of this program, so I can tweak it and support you and others better.  I appreciate your feedback!
Cassie :-)