Where to begin?

A lot has happened in my classroom since early February. It was then that I attended the PETE&C conference in Hershey, PA. I was inundated with ways to use technology in the classroom. My brain was filled with lots of useful tools that would enhance learning in my classroom, but when I returned to my classroom I was overwhelmed with the possibilities and left questioning, "Where do I begin?"

So my first task was to update my wiki, which was "plain Jane", and to spruce it up a bit. I wanted to be sure that some of the favorite sites I just found were recorded there so I wouldn't lose them and could easily share them with my colleagues. My second task was to check out this new tool, Edmodo. 

Wow! I had no idea how Edmodo would change my classroom. Edmodo, for those who might not know, is a social networking site for Educators and students. It is meant to be part of the classroom experience. In a short amount of time I have created a number of groups in my Edmodo account and recently presented how to use Edmodo with our Technology Steering Committee. I'm very excited about what it has to offer for my courses as well as how it is actually engaging some of the most difficult students in my classroom.

Last week I entered the world of Twitter (@morralm). I love this world already. I'm learning so much from other educators I never dreamed could be at my access so quickly. I want to move forward in Twitter but I'm finding that my ignorance about it has me lagging behind just a bit. Yet, I'm hoping to find some video tutorials that will help me understand how to fully take advantage of this great teaching tool. 

I'm so excited about where these teaching experiences are taking me...and my students. I'm hoping that this blogging experience will help other teachers, but will more importantly help enlighten me as a teacher and help me to reflect on what is going on in my classroom.