Adventures in EdTech

In an earlier post in my second Master’s program, I first delved into what exactly a PLN (Professional Learning Network) is, and documented an activity that I partook in to expand my PLN-creating an educational Twitter (or…X) account, and participating in a Twitter chat. While I did enjoy the experience, I ended the post with a question of whether or not I would continue as an active member with this new social media profile, within this part of my PLN. In terms of what I have contributed to a PLN, I honestly haven’t kept up my end of the deal (admitted PLN leech). But, I have continued to follow those same accounts I originally followed, and have used my educator account for the cognitive benefits that it offers. In this video , Dr. Torrey Trust outlines these cognitive benefits of a PLN-new resources, strategies, and acting as a source to reflect upon the qualities and resources of my own practice. As someone who isn’t a major social media user, that is the main aspect of my career t...

  When I made the decision to start an educational technology program, I did it because I felt like it was something that would continue to shape my career moving forward, and that technology related to education was something I was aware of, and had a growing familiarity with. At the same time, I felt consistently inadequate in terms of being able to envision the possibilities educational technology offered, and worried that I would never really be able to ‘catch up’ to all of the options that were out there. Having now completed the first class in that program, I can say that my eyes have been opened, mostly to the fact that the sheer breadth of resources makes it difficult to feel like an ‘expert’, but that just seeking out the opportunity to learn is what is most important. My experience with educational technology has been mainly driven by the last few years working in a 1-1 environment (in two different buildings/districts). The majority of my focus was originally on finding ...