Blog Journal 7

     Teacher pages on a schools website seem to be very common ways for parents and students to get information and contact a teacher. I noticed that some of these school websites had a whole page of links that led to teachers information and what they chose to display about themselves. What I noticed was most common among these links was various ways in which students and parents could contact the teachers. There was also often information about the specific courses that teacher taught and what students could expect to learn from them. The teachers also had their credentials listed and a little bit about them. Heres a link to the page full of teacher pages https://www.leonschools.net/site/Default.aspx?PageType=1&SiteID=1015&ChannelID=3397&DirectoryType=6 

    I envision myself using a fair amount of technology to promote my productivity as an educator and also to implement it in the classroom. Tools I would use would most likely be organization tools and schedule makers to help keep my classroom in line and functional. I would also use tools that help teachers collaborate on lesson plans and share ideas. An example of this is sharemylesson.com. I believe these tools are very useful and provide educators with feedback and advice from people in their same field.

    I enjoyed my experience on PBworks. it was fairly simple and efficient once you get the hang of it. One of the things I really liked about it was how it was easy to collaborate on projects with fellow peers. One of the things I did not like about it as much was how simplistic the website design was, but I'm sure theres a way to customize it further. I would use this in the classroom for a collaborative group project because I believe it teaches some very useful skills through technology.