PLN

PLN's are the network of people and resources you reference and use in your everyday work and life. Teachers use PLN's, for befriending coworkers, for learning how to make projects, learning better, find lesson plans and lesson resources, and to learn more themselves. PLN's are becoming more valuable because they're no longer just the people around you(friends and family) they are now free online tools, professionals in certain areas, and people who can help improve how you help students.

Blog
[|ART blog] everything on this site is art, but I'm noticing many educational tools. One of their projects is a remake of Ancient Rome. Wouldn't a student want to see it and learn about what they can see? All their article focus on abstract ideas and people who were somewhere within arts, music, or entertainment. This is a great way to bring art into the classroom. happy hooligans is arts and crafts for young children. They get to use their hands to feel different textures and use their imaginations to do what they want with the craft, after a structured lesson. One recent challenge was to paint circles, that they turned into rainbows. These activities are structured play, and then free play. [|kleverthis] posts various education tools and topics. =Groups= [|School_Resources] my former school posted numerous teaching aid for students, teachers, and parents on the homepage to help develop and practice skills. I may be able to incorporate similar ideas into my own lesson plans. happy hooligans is arts and crafts for young children. They get to use their hands to feel different textures and use their imaginations to do what they want with the craft, after a structured lesson. One recent challenge was to paint circles, that they turned into rainbows. These activities are structured play, and then free play.

Sites
[|CreatiIve Common] public pictures for noncommercial use. [|Glogster] Posters come to life. [|Logos!] Adds decorative words. [|Pretzi] online power point [|Shorten_Links] with this website! [|ViewPure] is a website that transforms a YouTube link into a clutter free video! [|UpLoad] Documents.

Individuals
Ladybug's Teacher Files this site uses effective ways to do different things with resources every classroom has and introduces some technologies. She also makes activities to help with lessons and blog backgrounds. LarryChen Wiki There are a lot of history resources and I can usually ask technology questions. [|Mrs. Wenckus] was my first grade teacher, and I have gone back to do a few observations in the classroom. Because she's been in the classroom for years, she's easily able to answer questions and thoughts about teaching. [|My site]

Other
[|Learning Games] this site has games for every subject. It is also geared towards a broader age group to enhance all skills with games. [|TED] videos on a wide variety of topics