I am a bad teacher! Yes I said it! I recently discovered twitter and have begun developing my PLN. And this is what I have learned --- I am a bad teacher...okay maybe bad is the wrong word. How about old? No that's not right either, I have not yet seen 40 (of course I am awfully close). How about antiquated? All I know for sure is that I have not embraced all of the wonderful web 2.0 tools that are available to teachers to help students achieve to their highest potential. Well that is about to change. Now that I have been educated in many of the available emerging technologies that are out there I am on a journey to become a better teacher.
A bit about myself ---I teach 7th grade geography at Jerome Middle School in Southern Idaho. I teach 5 core classes a day and a projects class. I have about 115 students. In my classroom, I have two student computers, but I also have access to two 7th grade computer labs.
I also teach history online for Idaho Digital Learning Academy. I generally have one class each session consisting of approximately 25 students. The class comes ready to go so my main role is to facilitate the course and help students as needed.
I recently completed a blended learning course which has really got me thinking about the potential of taking my class into that blended environment. I truly see the value of utilizing the web for learning and want to move my teaching in that direction.
My goal in starting this blog is to catalogue my experience as the teacher trying new things. I will share what worked and what didn't work and hope for some constructive comments along the way.
Okay....Here Goes!
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