Professional ways to use technology

1. Communicating with
families and the public.
Digital Technology for the Teaching
Professional

2. Agenda Friday 2/17
 AGENDA
 Digital Tool reviews - be ready to tell us what
you learned.
 2. Being a professional online
 3. Blogs & Webpages
 4. No Class on 2/24 - Use this time to work on
your Wordpress Blog *Make sure your blog is
public so I can check it or give help if needed.
 Always - If you have questions e-mail me.

3. What we need to communicate
 The Children: What they are learning
 The Setting: What tools, materials, spaces
 The Goals: What is our purpose and end goal
 The Teaching: Who and what we do.

4. Ways to share this information
 A letter
 A handout
 A brochure
 A bulletin board or poster
 A PowerPoint
 A newsletter
 A website/blog

5. Professional Choices
 Best writing
 Privacy & Permission
 Honesty
i.e.Use only free use photos & music
Free photo sources
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://unsplash.com/
http://www.123rf.com/freeimages.php

6. Creating a Blog/Webpage
 Set up a blog/webpage. https://wordpress.com/
 Write the blog URL and the password in your
folder.
 This will be kept by you as a journal/e-portfolio
throughout the course detailing your learning
experiences at the end of each class and for
displaying your projects.
 Blog set up and ready to go -Graded assignment
due 3/3 and required 10 weekly posts completed
5/19