Top 3 things this summer?
Last week I was thinking about, “What are the top 3 things I’ve learned or used this summer?”
I’m excited about the new school year and getting in to help teachers with technology, but I thought I’d try to rank the top three things that I could think of.
#1. Phonevite 
I’m trying to talk my wife into using this service, you can call up to 25 people at one time, for free*! She has a class of 13. I believe it is a long distance call, however (818 number). I have sent only 2 calls to small groups so far. However, how cool for teachers to create their classes into groups, then send out info once a week about the upcoming week/projects/homework/tests. Whatever you want. I’m really liking this site.
#2. Plurk 
I know, big surprise here. I have used it a great deal (some would argue too much) this summer to build a network of people to give and share ideas with. I miss it when I’m in districts and wonder how well I’ll keep up with it now that my schedule is getting more packed and school is starting?!?!
I could’ve picked a few things here, but went with my NECC trip. First of all, we had a few of us go down and that made it very nice because there were people who I work with and could bounce ideas off of right away! I burnt myself out a little the first day trying to hit all of the workshops, but it was great. I do wish I would’ve gone into the Blogger’s Cafe more and introduced myself to more people, but overall, incredible experience.
Photos courtesy of JingProject.
