Amanda's Education Blog

Technology Leader Throughout these first four weeks, I have learned a lot about what makes a great leader a leader. A leader must have great communication skills as they will be talking to many different departments within the district. They also need to be organized. They need to be Photo Credit  organized because they will be placing orders for very expensive equipment, collecting data to ensure programs are working and figuring out the best way to store technology on a day to day basis. A leader also needs to be patient, lead by example and build relationships. When I think about myself as a leader, I think I will be a great one, but I did not think about all the responsibility that would come with it. Such as the hiring and ordering sections. The one video I listened to described how when someone is selling you a product they are only going to tell you all the great things about their product. It is up to me to do the research and ask those hard questions that might...

Why Social Media? I grew up when it was normal to not have a cell phone at 13 and there was no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat...but there was a MySpace. With that being said to get a hold of friends you would have to call their house phone. This photo always hit home to me because it was so true. The world we live in now relies so much on technology that if you didn't have a cell phone or one of these accounts you probably wouldn't have a social life.  Photo Credit  Social Media Eyes of a Teen The first article I read was the view from a 19 year old. It was very interesting to see that Facebook was not as popular among them as I thought it would be. I loved how he broke down each social media site and gave proper insight to was people use them, how the privacy is and why his age group likes it more. I personal like SnapChat, because it is only my close friends and if I don't want to accept you I don't have too. I like how I can be myself and then the...

Reflection  Photo Credit After taking a course based on technology, I find that no matter what we do to get away from it we can't. The world is changing so much every day with new and faster ways to do things, we need to keep learning to keep up with it. I am only 28 and remember the very first cell phone my parents had and then looking at the cell phone I have now. This is only happening more and more. I mean there is cars that can drive themselves!! My dad was offered a new job which required him to create a resume and presentation. I remember spending all summer helping him create this. (He didn't even know how to turn a computer on!) Same thing with my mom, I had to show her how to upload pictures to her computer (every month). I then created a list of directions for my mom and she just followed the steps and was able to upload the pictures herself. Now my dad on the other hand was terrified of the computer. BUT with repetition and practice is now working at an ...

Twitter  At first..... Photo Credit When Twitter first came out I had no really idea what is was. All I was hearing was "I  follow  this person" or " I tweeted about it didn't you see". I mean what does 'tweeted" mean. I also  was like ugh, something else to keep up with and follow I don't know about this. My fiance uses Twitter a lot, not to post but more to gain information and knowledge (mainly about sports). I wasn't sure still how I felt about it. I decided to join and 'tweet' around a little. So I Joined and found resources  I created an account which was easy, but how to search and follow was another story. Also came to love retweeting! That was easy and helped me save things to my page that I found interesting. There is actually a lot of people that share their ideas on Twitter and I was able to gain valuable information. Some information I gained was the 1-man down zoning pla n original posted my @ree...

My Digital Map Photo Credit When I first began creating my digital map, I drew my visitor and resident lines and then personal and professional lines and then went to town searching on my phone. At first everything was in my resident and personal box and every icon was HUGE because when I was adding them I kept thinking, "Oh yeah I always use this app."  By the end, I had no back ground in this section. Then I had to stop and think about what David White said about what makes us a visitor and what makes us a resident. I also had barely anything in my professional sections. I had to really stop and think about what I use to help my students learn. Then it became filled with icons.  Personal Like I said at first all my icons ended up in personal and resident. I had to stop and think, I use a lot of these icons help me in my professional life as well.First, I LIVE on Amazon, its so convenient, order online and you get it in two days! I use Amazon to order this for...