Oh, and my Twitter name is shellprewitt02 (https://twitter.com/shellprewitt02)

Twitter - Whew!!

Wow, this has been a busy week trying to keep caught up on classes and work. I really never wanted to use Twitter. I didn't think it would be beneficial to me and honestly I didn't have extra time to do use this. I didn't think it was hard setting it up but trying to find everyone seemed difficult. I am sure it's just me :) I think with a little time on it I will become accustomed to using it. I see now how beneficial it can be...although I still think it will be time consuming. I am still trying to figure out Tweet Deck. I'll get it soon as well. While doing some searches for people I can add to my Twitter, I was surprised at all the other things I could follow. I am sure there is going to be so much useful information I can get off here.

Ok, so on to me now - ha! Like I said earlier, this has been a very busy weekend. My daughter has been at a dance convention and competition all weekend while our son was at wrestling. He took 1st place at his tournament. Can you tell I'm a proud mamma!

Chapter 2 Reading (Week 2 f/u)

While doing the Chapter 2 reading, I realized how far behind I am in the technology world. All of this is so new to me and I am STILL trying to figure it all out. I still have not figured out how to make a post (comment) on someone else's page. I also have not figured out how I can get into the blogs without typing each one in. So if you have any suggestions or answers I would love to hear them. One important point I read was you don't need to only build your network around the subject you teach. This is a great way to touch up on other subjects as well. The five online tools that could help us in our learning network is a great and effective way for sharing networks. The book states that "while the mai goals for these tools are to share, interact, collaborae, an collect, please remember that your own use should be guided by theto undeniable realities fo Internet participation." There are rules that we all need to abide by while using the Internet. This is also something we need to make sure we are teaching our students. I have never used or thought I would start blogging or using Twitter. I guess I'm just going to have to jump in and get started.

So, all this blogging stuff is very new to me. I guess I can start out by saying I am currently a Parent Educator for the Union School District and I love the flexibility it provides. I would love a librarian position because my passion is books and keeping children interested in them. With the ever changing technology world kiddos don't want to hold a book in their hands. They want to be able to read them off Kindle's, Nooks, IPad's and so on. I am old fashioned I guess because I would choose to hold a book in my hand. However, anything that will keep a child reading is good enough for me!