Course Reflection

I really enjoyed taking this course.  I think that I am at a very beginning level - but I am so excited to use technology differently this year.  I have already shared with our new leadership team at our building (we have a new principal, assistant principal and instructional coach!) that I was taking this course at a meeting with them 2 weeks ago.  The instructional coach has already taken 4 courses through five-star and was asking about my RUP.  She is excited to hep me implement some of my new ideas.  I think that I can get on the technology committee at our school and share ideas that I have.  It has been very helpful for me.  I feel that I will continue to build my PLN's.  It is exciting to see what some of the fantastic teachers in our course were able to do for their RUP.  I want to do a classroom newsletter that can be interactive.  I would love to try and write a grant to get a classroom set of tablets.  I feel that this class has really motivated me to try new things.  I can't wait to start school again in two weeks.

Digital Footprint

I searched myself and found out that I have a neutral footprint.  You can find me through the blog for this class and also on Facebook.  However, I rarely post pictures or comments on my Facebook account.  I don't have much of a footprint and that is just fine with me.
I did read the article about things you can do to leave a more positive footprint for future employers.   Because of that, I deleted a sentence from my initial introduction that I thought might come across as negative.  I don't worry too much about my footprint because I am a very private person and don't put too much information out there.  I don't spend too much time on-line if it isn't related to work.  I will do a search if I want to find specific information, but other than that I don't spend hours on my computer.
As a kindergarten teacher my students are just beginning to understand how the internet works.  It is very important to teach them how to stay safe on-line.  Along with being safe, they can begin to understand how to gather and share information in a responsible way.