Favorite Posts for September
I can’t believe it is already October, 2011. This year is off to a fast start. So, what I have I learned from the world of educators this month … 1. “You Matter” posted by Doug — Off the record. This post features a Tedx Video presentation by Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) where she [...]
The Versatile Blogger Award
Cathy from Reflect & Refine: Building a Learning Community has honored me with “The Versatile Blogger Award.” I am flattered and humbled by this acknowledgement, since I began blogging not for honors but for my own reflection and professional sharing. So, to receive this award, I would first like to thank Cathy for choosing my [...]
Favorite August Posts
I have come to a frightening conclusion … I am addicted to information. “Hi, my name is Sylvia, and I am an information hoarder.” (LOL) I laugh because my colleagues all act aghast when I have a blog / article / website / page to share. Tada! Where do I get all my wonderful ideas???? [...]
5 Favorite Blog “Posts” This Month – July
This listing is my top 5 blog posts for the month of July (maybe bleeding over into the beginning week of August). My goal is to share what I have learned from others in my Professional Learning Network … those that make up my professional development online.
#RSCON3 – Reflection Part 3
It’s been a busy week since #RSCON3 … yet I have still wanted to reflect on the professional development I gained from the conference sessions as well as the sessions I hope to hear via archives. As I consider the area of professional development, I must say that I so appreciate meeting Lyn Hilt while [...]
#RSCON3 – Reflection Part 2
It’s been almost 24 hours since the closing session, and I am still amazed at all that I have learned. So, I think this reflection is going to focus on the technology that I witnessed this weekend. A couple of months ago, a dear colleague of mine asked me to help her create, write, and [...]
#RSCON3 – Reflection Part 1
#RSCON3 was so powerful that 1 reflection post will not be enough. So here is the 1st of many. 
100 Tools in 100 Minutes
Today, I had an awesome opportunity to co-train other mentors in the value of technology. My co-trainer, Christie, and I gathered 100 sites to provide others with a survey of the Internet. As our director checked on our progress, we admitted that she was “enabling our addiction.” (We weren’t very productive simply because we “played” [...]
Goal 28: Teach Digital Citizenship
Goal 28: Teach Digital Citizenship As our world continues to unite through the various medias available – MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter, Skype, Edublogs, etc. – we have an even greater moral obligation to teach our students appropriate social norms. These common courtesies that we expect in our students should not be assumed. We need to teach them [...]
Goal 25 … Connect with your Students
Goal 25: Build Relationships With Them One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.” ~ Carl Jung I’ve always [...]
