Author Archives: Kristi Shain

What was the most valuable aspect of the course? What made it valuable? The most valuable aspect of this course was building our PLN. While I knew of the concept, I wasn’t aware of the technicalities of it. I enjoyed exploring and finding topics that interest me and those that can help me to growContinue reading “Week 15- Final Blog Reflection”

Module 6- Week 12 As defined by the Los Angles Unified School District, “Social media is comprised of online platforms where users engage one another and share information and ideas through text, video, or pictures. To be a responsible social media user, students shall understand the different types of social media available and ways toContinue reading “Social Media Policy”

Module 6- Week 10 Lesson plans for social media use in the elementary classroom. Here is a link to my curated list : https://wke.lt/w/s/d7ghcQ Woah, that was hard! It was quite difficult to find actual lessons for using social media in the elementary classroom- especially primary grades. I see a lot of ideas for usingContinue reading “Social Media Lessons”

“A Treasure Trove” What did I learn? This was a lot of fun to create! I teach second grade and have a treasure chest in my classroom that my students can earn in various ways. When I had to create a diagram, the idea of this “tool box” of resources came to mind. Since IContinue reading “PLE Diagram and Reflection”

Creating a checklist for criteria for quality curation.

I spend a lot of time online both for personal and professional use, so I know there has to be a lot of information about me online such as my digital footprint. I teach 2nd grade and as a technology coach, I preach digital citizenship to other teachers and my students. Recently during a digContinue reading “Week 5- Digital Footprint”

Let’s talk Twitter! It’s not my favorite social media, it’s not something I ever “connected” with, but I am trying to come around. I have used Twitter a lot more this school year with my technology coaching job to share ideas, resources, and promote what we’re doing. Hashtags I follow several hashtags, including my ownContinue reading “Module 3- Week 4”

This week is all about graphic representation. I chose to use Canva to visually represent the three concepts, Personal Learning Networks (PLN), Communities of Practice (CoPs), and Connectivism. I created a different card for each concept to show individuality, but kept in mind how they are also connected. I used different (subtle) elements on eachContinue reading “Module 2 (Week 3)”

Hello EDTECH 543 classmates! I am so excited for this course! What are you initial reactions about joining these social networks for use in this course? My initial thoughts about jointing these social networks was “I got this!” I already have a personal twitter account and I also manage the twitter account for the technologyContinue reading “Module 1”