Susan+Chipman

**PLN**
How is a PLN professionally and personally important? I considered myself low tech when I started this class, and it has been an interesting learning curve as I have learned to move around the web looking for connections. The one site that is really fascinating has been Twitter. I received immediate help on how to do a screen shot from another classmate. I follow several hashtags for homeschooling and have looked at Tina Breen's tweets for resources that relate to education. I use the tweetdeck to organize my groups, and have posed several tweets. I still feel I have lots to learn. I joined Google Reader, Facebook, Diigo, and The Educator's PLN (this is full of great videos and resources for professional development). A PLN is an excellent way to stay connected with other educators, and expand your learning community to a diverse group. The more I become knowledgable then I can help my students to become global citizens.

Twitter/Tweetdeck
Help from Deborah DeJong on how to take a screen shot!



Web site in process


I just created a Wordle with words from the k-2 journals on houses.



Diigo



Here is the sample lesson plan /unit on Houses taught to our K-3 group that was created by Susan Chipman and Angevin Satre.