Twitter, and Edmodo, and Blogs, Oh My!

I'm really starting to get into this whole PLN thing!  I signed up for a personal Twitter account a couple years ago, I didn't really understand or care for it much so I stopped using it.  At the beginning of this year I got a new principal at my school who required every teacher get a Twitter account as a way to stay connected and collaborate.  I find myself using Twitter all the time now and I have found so many great resources for my classroom.  Click on the infographic below to check out a Beginners Guide to Twitter for Teachers.

I am really getting into Edmodo.  I set up a group for my colleagues who teach in the same building as I do.  It is my hope that we can use this site to share resources and ideas on ways to integrate technology into the classroom.  I also see this as a place to discuss issues and brainstorm solutions.  My favorite thing about Edmodo is having folders to collect resources.  I am not an organized person by nature, so having online tools like Edmodo makes life much easier for me!  It appears my district is going to a 1:1 initiative with iPads and rumor has it (fingers crossed) my school is getting the devices soon to pilot the endeavor.  Here are some awesome links I placed in the group folder with ideas for using iPads in the classroom.

103 Interesting Ways to Use an iPad in the Classroom

Best 100 iPad Apps for Middle School Students

Using iPads in Grades 6-8

In discovering new PLN resources I have discovered some great lesson plans and activities as well.  One of the activities I found was meme making.  My students love memes.  So I had them create their own Revolutionary War meme.  Here are a few samples from students who finished today.

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