#5 Tagging and Social Bookmarking

I signed up with Diigo. The websites I discovered are:
The Best Spanish Websites
Spanish Resources

The tags I used are "spanish" "resoueces" and "spanish" "websites"
Social bookmarking will be useful in my classroom in that I will save time when looking for resources in Spanish to use in my class.

#4 Google Docs and Reader

I uploaded several files that I'll share with my new partner to give her examples of how we kept track of our two groups last year.I also set up Google reader and subscribed to five blogs. I think that these two tools are excellent resources to use in my classroom to communicate more effectively and efficiently with teammates, administrators and other co-workers.   
 

#3 Use of 3D Notebook and Captioner

I would use 3D Notebook to model how to make class journal entries and also as a science/social studies notebook. I could use Captioner to introduce a topic. They could infer by looking at the image and by reading the captions and then voting on what the subject of study will be instead of me simply telling them.They would add to the learning process in my classroom by serving as a fun tool to personalize information and capture my students' interest.

#3 My Vacation 3D Notebook

#2 Building Community and Comments

1) My thoughts on building an online education community and participating in a PLN are that it is a great opportunity to grow as a 21st century educator, share meaningful information with other professionals in my field and to view information through other perspectives. 

2) The point that stood out to me from the commenting advice was that we need to purposefully teach our students how to make meaningful comments. I liked how the bloggers giving advice on how to comment gave a list of things to consider in a way that was easy to read and understand and provided examples. 

3) The blogs I selected for my comments so far are Dancing Girl's Thoughts and Kay's Second Grade World.     

#1 Back to the beginning of endless possibilities and preparations...

I recently returned from a five week vacation in Central America so I'm still adjusting to the changes one can expect after being out of the country for so long. Part of me is still in a relaxed and carefree mindset in the diverse and beautiful  landscapes of El Salvador. The other part however is quickly awakening to the tick-tock of the clock that signals that a new and exciting school year is quickly approaching and all the preparations that must take place...

In my opinion the first assignment was fairly simple. I enjoyed adding little personal touches to my blog. I do wish there were more options in layout and design when creating the blog and the avatar. I believe that sharing this type of assignment with my students would greatly motivate them and engage them in learning from each other, expressing their personal style and sharing ideas and information. Great tool for kids!