Resource Showcase #2

Resource Showcase #2 (Due 09/30)

For this week, (1) explore the Resource: Lesson Plans and Digital Tools document and (2) choose two articles to read. Then, based on our discussions about popular culture and digital tools and your readings for this week, post 3 resources for yourself and your peers.

Note: This week, you do not need to write a 100-200 word description about how you envision using these tools in your classroom (see below). You can include this information in the 100-word description for each resource.

Guidelines in the syllabus: You will provide our learning community with 3 useful resources related to content-area literacy and readings of that week. Your resources can include professional blog entries, videos, podcasts, TV series, curriculum materials, websites, lesson plans, software, digital tools, etc. The following is the guideline for Resource Showcase blogs:
• Post on your WordPress/Wix website and copy and paste the link in the eLC discussion page
• Copy and paste the Weekly Blog (found in eLC) prompt at the beginning of your post
• With each resource, include a 100-word description explaining “Why should my fellow teachers check out this resource?”
• (You do not need to do this for this week.) In 100-200 words, holistically describe how you envision using these resources in your specific context and content
• Include links (do not embed) to the resources if necessary

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Resource #1: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/guidebook-social-media-in-classroom-vicki-davis

This is a guideline for teachers concerning social media in the classroom.  I love this resource because it first starts out with a quiz.  This puts the reader in check about the relevance of using social media in the class room.  I also really like this resource because of the many examples it shows us about how teachers are using social media in the class room.  When I am a first year teacher, I will love to have this site to return to just for the main fact of IDEAS!! This resource also puts the reader at ease when considering the use of social media in the class room.  The idea is that many students will start to get off track while on social media and begin to socialize! But, not to worry, if we are on top of it, we are able to steer the class in an academic direction; so its not something to really worry about.  Lastly, the site proves that using technology and social media in the class room follows the standards!! YAY!!

Resource #2: https://www.theedadvocate.org/22-ways-use-social-media-classroom/

This resource is amazing mainly because it is just a great source of ideas and uses for social media in the classroom.  A really interesting aspect, though, is the way that it is organized.  I love that it has some main social media sites (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Skype), and gives us some great ideas under them!  After reading through some ideas, I almost can’t wait to do them in my own classroom!  Another great aspect about the layout of this resource is how easy it is to look through it.  Sometimes, I get overwhelmed by a layout of a site and just exit it immediately.  Here, everything is straight forward and it’s not too much information coming at you at once.

Resource #3: https://www.weareteachers.com/navigate-social-media-in-the-classroom/

This resource is a little bit different from the ones above.  This site is an aid for teachers using social media in the classroom.  The points are almost like nice little reminders before going ahead and using this tool in your own class.  The first point is to remember that we should keep up with social media and how it is being used currently.  We should know and understand the language being used in social media so that we can keep up with our kids and make the most of each lesson plan based around the use of this technology.