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** //Personal Learning Network// **
While looking at Mr. Wear's blog, I noticed that he was a member of this PLN. I signed up for an account, and have really discovered that it is a rich tool for educators. I spent a great deal of time last Sunday looking through the video library, and embedded some of the videos that I found at this site on my blog. Also, I found several videos and other blogs that I tweeted to our #fcsd group.

** //Use of Wikis// **
I am creating wiki pages for my upcoming classes (Math Curriculum Planning & Special Education Math Probes.) The wikis allow for general information to be housed in a central location, members can update with information from their own learning, and it provides an on-line environment for the class structure and individual learning. I found this definition for "wiki" - A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. - //WYSIWYG means "What you see is what you get - I learned that in computer programming in the early '90s ;).//

** //Expanding My Use of Tweetdeck// **
I started using my tweetdeck again. Our #fcsd group has grown! I think that is very exciting. I also started following #edchat which is the Educator's PLN hashtag. I tweeted several links to videos and blogs to both groups since we started their class.

Skype
I am using Skype for the first time since my husband was in Iraq. It helps having a PLN and fellow educators' contact information. I have chatted via Skype with teachers and administrators in the last few days, and really believe this is a tool that will save our e-mail inboxes!