Social Bookmarking

I really enjoyed learning about Social Bookmarking sites like Pinterest. I think it will be extremely useful as a teacher in organizing websites are beneficial for teaching. I also thought this article was great: Ten Reasons You Should Use Social Bookmarking 1. Save any site you find using multiple computers (home and school) to one resource. 2. Access your bookmarks anywhere you have web access. 3. Continue to access your bookmarks even when your computer crashes or you get a new computer. 4. Share web sites with your students or peers. 5. Search your bookmarks by keywords and tags. 6. Use related tags to narrow or extend your searches. 7. Display your saved web site links by category. 8. Learn about new sites from your other users. 9. Subscribe to other users’ bookmarks. 10. Check out recently posted and popular sites. Adapted from the document 'Simply Delicious' by David Muir It was straight and to the point. I do think their a lot of options when it comes to using technology and find the ones you like and focusing on those is the best strategy, as opposed to trying to use them all.


Pinterest Account Link

Glogster Experience

I found using Glogster as very cumbersome and difficult to use at first. It took some getting used to before I felt I could use this all the time. I believe it would be very difficult for me to teach someone use this until I became more proficient. I also found to trying to size the Glogster properly on my blog difficult as well because there was choice to scale the embed code.

Glogster Poster

Battle of San Jacinto

I have really enjoyed teaching Texas History this year. As a first year teacher, I have learned many things about teaching, student personality and various other areas related to education. However, the single most important thing I have learned is how teaching really is the best way  to learn. I have learned more this year about Texas History because of my desire to give the best I can to the students I teach.

The love learning has also inspired me to take a trip this summer to the more important places in Texas that involve Texas History. One of these places is the San Jacinto Monument and the birthplace of Texas. I am hoping to go this historical site this summer.