Journal #2 All About Twitter

JOIN THE FLOCK

Ferguson, H. (2010). Join the flock. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(8), 12-15. Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20100607?pg=14&pm=2&fs=1#pg14

Summary: 

Twitter can be a tool to learn from other people, what you would like to know! This can require some work, however. You would need to develop a professional learning network (PLN), so that you can gain access to greater information. Developing a PLN on Twitter is a commitment, and this commitment is carried out in the following steps:

1.   Set up your account: Add a photo (real or Avatar). Add a bio!

2. Learn to follow: Following someone makes them feel good, so they will be more likely to check out your page to see if they would like to follow you as well.
3. Tap into great lists: Follow people who know great people, and follow those people!
4. Watch and listen: Feel free to sit back and learn from other peoples’ tweets! You don’t have to always be tweeting.
5. Give generously: The more you contribute, the more likely people will be to share their time and knowledge for you.
6. Expose yourself: If you come across good educational/helpful resources and tools, tweet them.
7. Tag your tweet: Use a hashtag (#) to gear it towards a specific stream of educators.

Using Twitter to develop my PLN seems like a great idea to obtain fast, current information on the things I'm looking for as an educator!

Question: What kind of commitment can you make as a Tweeter, in order to build your PLN?

Each tweet can contain a maximum of 140 characters; that means that it is not going to take much time to share a resource, and it does not require much detail, thus does not require much time at all. Committing to Twitter at least once a day, even if it is for a short while, should not be too great of an obligation, because I am personally on the computer almost everyday anyway.

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ENHANCE YOUR TWITTER EXPERIENCE

McClintock, S. (2010). Enhance your twitter experience. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(8), 14-17. Retrieved from http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/20100607?pg=16&pm=2&fs=1#pg16

Summary:

This article provides very useful tools for the beginning Tweeter, including the Twitter Organizer. The Twitter Organizer organizes various Twitter streams into columns (Friends, Direct Mentions, etc.). There is also a big list of "twitter twerminology", which define often-used Twitter jargon. For instance, "twaffic" means "traffic on twitter". The author also mentions a resource called Hootlet, which easily allows the Tweeter to tweet to any account linked to the Hootlet account (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). I think that the most interesting thing about this article, is that it provides strategies for tweeting. Indeed, Twitter is a social networking site, and the things you see and experience are heavily dependent on who you know. Thus, following the strategy may be useful in connecting better with those you would like to be associated with!

Question: How could you use Twitter in my 3rd grade classroom?

I can use Twitter to send my students educational games and online activities, to remind them of homework, to make immediate big announcements, and other classroom related news. I can also teach the students Social Networking Ettiquette, using Twitter as a networking source. Not only will my students be able to learn more about the subject matters; but they will also be able to learn to be civil over the internet.

NETS IV: Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

NETS-T: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity (#1)


My Results: 












 About the Website!
On NETS IV (National Educational Technology Standards), I investigated ways to "advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of technology and information including copyright, privacy issues, and cyber-bullying, and security of systems, data, and information." One resource provided to me was on Digital Citizenship . This website provides various sources that discuss the technology etiquette and also how to use technology the safe way. According to this website, Digital Citizenship is defined as, “the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use”. Cyber-bullying, illegal downloading, privacy issues, etc., are all major concerns in today's technology world. Unfortunately, not too many people know how to deal with these issues, or do not understand the implications of these issues. This Digital Citizenship website provides a page of a number of Published Articles on the topic of Digital Citizenship, and also have a page that describes the 9 Themes of Digital Citizenship. The 9 themes include: Digital Access, Digital Commerce, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Ettiquette, Digital Laws, Digital Rights & Responsibilities, Digital Health & Wellness, and Digital Security (self-protection). If you want to find out more about Digital Citizenship, or had any questions related to this topic, there is the option of contacting Mike, the maker of this website. Very easy to use source if you are looking for information or sources on Digital Citizenship!

Journal 1: 100 Things That Make Me Happy

1. My mom’s laugh
2. My boyfriends’ hugs
3. My girlfriends’ random phone calls/texts
4. When my family is happy
5. Genuinely sweet, selfless people
6. Generous givers
7. Children having fun outdoors
8. When the sun flaunts a very blue sky and pearly white clouds
9. The beach on a very hot and sunny day
10. How the Jacuzzi will keep me warm, even on a cold winter night
11. When people remember little things in conversations we had in the past
12. My boyfriends’ best BBQ (hands down)
13. When my boyfriend opens the car door for me
14. When my boyfriend randomly picks me flowers
15. Funny people
16. Stand Up Comedy (when the jokes are not so dirty)
17. The list of funny/random/odd memories my old roommate used to document of us at Maryland, that she sent me
18. Pad Thai Noodles
19. Singing
20. Jamming for hours with great musicians
21. Great Bargains
22. Summer Breaks
23. Living away from home (freedom to eat/sleep/play whenever I please)
24. Living at home (mom’s home-cooked meals, free rent, etc.)
25. Ice-Cold Stone Pale Ale
26. Club A Steakhouse’s 3-course meal
27. Club A Steakhouse’s amazing service
28. New York City (Love/Hate Relationship)
29. Washington DC
30. Spontaneous trips to NJ for White Castle, or to the beach to camp, or to my neighbors’ place to watch a scary movie, etc.
31. Great steak (Azul’s filet mignon)
32. Italian gelato from Little Italy
33. Free stuff
34. Babies
35. Baby Jason’s attempt to massage the person doing dishes by pulling up a chair behind them to reach their shoulders
36. Productivity
37. A spotless home
38. Cool bathroom sinks
39. A good nights rest
40. The tiny marshmallows that come in the hot chocolate packages
41. When people are up to do random stuff spontaneously (i.e. hiking, flying a kite, boogie boarding at the beach, thrift store shopping, trying out a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, etc.)
42. New outfits
43. Comfy heels
44. Meaningful, deep conversations
45. Pizza Port’s BBQ Chicken Pizza with their own Brew (California Honey Ale)
46. Knowing YouTube will have a tutorial for whatever it may be that I want to know how to do
47. My boyfriends' eyes when they turn bright blue in the sun
48. Bonfires that actually provide warmth without having to be directly on top of the fire
49. Passionate People (for a good cause)
50. A Good dream
51. Adam Sandberg
52. Huge Red Carpet Dresses
53. Pay Days
54. A good hair day
55. A full gas tank
56. Cheap gasoline
57. Big Macs with crispy, freshly made French fries
58. Seeing a lower-than-usual number on the weight scale
59. A finished crochet project (that usually lasts me hours)
60. When I feel like I’m the only person that knows about a Great song
61. Sharing meals with those I love
62. Funny road signs/banners/billboards
63. Not having to cook/spend money to eat
64. The sound of rain as I fall asleep
65. Having exact change at the cash register
66. Hundred dollar bills
67. Super creative and thrifty crafts
68. Pretty Weddings
69. Good Wedding food
70. Puppies!
71. Watching “The Terminal” on my laptop every single time I get on a plane
72. Peterson’s Donut Corner Blueberry Cake Donut
73. Beginner’s Luck (when I’m the winner)
74. Doing Zumba with my friend, Lara
75. Inside Jokes
76. Girl’s Night Out’s
77. Seeing my grandmother’s face light up when I visit her
78. My Baby Nephew’s hugs, kisses and babblings
79. Starring at all of the A’s on my transcript
80. A good makeup day
81. The smell of gardenias
82. Active and healthy people (although I am not one myself)
83. “Ah Ha!” moments when teaching
84. Surprisingly Scrumptious Meals
85. The warmth of my wet suit in the cold ocean
86. Waking up and finding packed lunch on my desk from my mother
87. Perfectly Fluffy Chocolate Mousse
88. Handwritten Letters from friends/boyfriend
89. Lying in freshly washed sheets/pillow cover/blanket after taking a shower
90. Carpooling to school with my boyfriend
91. Realizing I am allowed to take the carpool lane during traffic because I am not the only person in my car
92. Seeing someone rocking to music by themselves in their car
93. Super soft yarn
94. Recording Studio Gear
95. When someone actually thinks my jokes are funny (I am The.Worst.Deliverer.)
96. Days when the bags under my eyes don’t seem so dark
97. When difficult assignments get cancelled (and I haven’t done it yet)
98. Successful Power Naps
99. Plane rides that seem really short (those are rare for me)
100. Being finished with, yet, another assignment ☺

Intro Letter

Hello. My name is Sharon Choi and I am a 23-year-old teaching-credential-prerequisite student at CSUSM. I was born and raised in Chicago until my 9th birthday (K-3rd grade, 2 different elementary schools). I moved to San Diego County and lived there for almost one year (4th grade, los penosquitos elementary school), and then moved to Middle-of-Nowhere Harrisburg, PA for a half a year (no school yay!). I then moved to Baltimore, MD and lived there for about 7 years before I moved back to good ol' San Diego (5th-11th grade, pot spring elementary, ridgley middle school and dulaney high school), and have been a resident here for the last 7 years (finished the rest of high school in San Diego, RBV high school). I graduated from University of Maryland College Park with a BA in Psychology. I absolutely love music and singing. I also love arts and crafts - I am currently really into crocheting. Above all, I am a huge foodie; I love to eat anything and everything, so please fill me in on any suggestions!

In this day and age, people who have access to a computer and the internet have a huge advantage in the diversity and amount of information and entertainment available to them right at their fingertips. I started my computer career (if you want to call it that) with chatting through AOL when I was 9 years old. From there, my skills have somewhat evolved. I would not consider myself as very tech savvy, but I do get by quite well using the most basic tools provided by the internet, and also with my not-an-iphone phone. The main internet sources I use are Google and YouTube, like for helping me find directions (google map), or learning how to tie a tie (heaven knows what I would need to know that for). My virus-free macbook treats me wonderfully, and Google never fails to provide me with the information I want to look up at that very moment, so all seems to be well with the computer world on my end. One of the things that the mission statement of the School of Education states, is to transform public education by preparing thoughtful educators. I feel as though teachers are lowly regarded for the good amount of work they do; and that may contribute to teachers feeling less motivated to be good educators. However, I believe that through the thoughtfulness and intentionality of the Teaching Credential Program educators towards the prospective teachers, the resulting future teachers may find themselves more serious and motivated to put forth more thoughtful effort into their own students.Yay, SoE mission statement! :D