Destination: Making school an
engaging, caring and compassionate place
Objective: Seeking a better social
media route
Using social media as a
professional development guide to improve education will most certainly yield
positive results throughout my school community; especially once more FHS drivers
enter the road. I initiated my journey about 9 months ago. I still feel I am
utilizing social media more so for myself professionally than for my community.
Social media has helped to expand my educational philosophy; has helped me
connect ideas to movements and clarify some of my misconceptions. I do share
what I learn with others via social media, through personal conversations and
through traditional email, however, at the moment I have no idea what the
impact on the community has been. Don’t get me wrong; social media has led some
colleagues to move in a particular direction.
We have participated in a few school wide projects and divisional
projects as a result of what we have been exposed to and learned through social
media; we have many teachers reading and writing blogs, and some students are
blogging and publishing iBooks, as well. There is also a pretty large group of
us that “carpool together” frequently, exchanging ideas and looking for ways to
implement them in our school. I know the road toward change is a long one, and
that is OK, as long as we keep moving forward.
Let’s get back to rush hour
and at this point I am driving on my own, but seeking some advice to make my own
professional journey a bit more efficient. I think many of us out there are constantly
looking for better traffic patterns or alternate routes. I bury and overwhelm
myself with so much information that I tend to skim the surface by reviewing
all paths, instead of taking a pit stop or considering a detour. The traffic
patterns I have explored are Google reader for my blogs, TweetDeck for my
tweets, and delicious to park my favorites, and I use Flipboard as the suitcase
for all my apps while on the go. However, I still would appreciate some advice
from those experienced drivers, map developers or analysts who could help me
reach my destination.
It’s spring break, I am set
to refuel, can you help me steer the way? What do you use to navigate, explore
fully, park your information, and make rush hour a pleasant experience?
Thanks in advance for helping me refuel.
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