A Balanced Approach to Social Media for Teachers
Staff, 6/27/2014
URL http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/balanced-approach-social-media-teachers/
Audience: Educators
Dean Gustavson shared this and when I read it not only did it resonate for me but I thought it might for some of you as well.
Key Points: the visual says it all...
1. Niche: one step at a time. Pick one thing and try it. Give it time and don't pressure yourself about having to know it all.
2. Be Yourself: my takeaway is whatever the media you zero in on, use it as it fits whether that be for teaching or professional development
3. Mission: this connects to my approach which is do a little action research. Ask what you want to accomplish, do a little research and playing, try it out, then assess how it went.
4. Don't Break: again small steps, take on what you can. Don't compare to what others are doing. Just set an achievable, enjoy reaching out and learning from others when you can.
Relevance: in this day of overload and so much to do as an educator, this article provides some words of wisdom.
I highly believe as educators we need to continually take Professional development days. I think that there needs to be more PD days for General Educators on how to work with children who are on an IEP, and in a push in program. It is so important that they are prepared, and be able to use the tools to make a Universal classroom. It is important that they keep an open communication line with Special Educators to help with making accommodations to assignments. We are educators. So, we must always be educating ourselves.
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