So what can you do?

This is our final week! We made it and have learned so much but after a whole class and all these posts what can we take with us into our future teaching career? This was the question that came to my mind today, I have learned a lot but wanted sum it all up.  I found a great article called Top 10 Technology Tips for New Teachers.  This article helped me so much and has calmed my nerves about going into the classroom and using technology. There are a few tips that I want to point out to everybody this week. The first one is that we should develop a personal network. The example that they gave was using twitter, I think this is a great idea. We as teachers can rally together and help each other, we are in this together and do not have to come up with everything on our own so by having this network we can see what other teachers are doing and share our ideas as well. Another point they shared was that involving parents by creating a link between school and home. I love this idea because it is their children who we are teaching and they should know what is going on.  By creating a class website with class rules, schedules for tests and other important dates this can keep the parents in the loop and allow them to know when their child should be studying or doing a certain thing. Not every parent would use this but having the option is always nice.  The last part that I want to share today is to stay organized! When we finally get into the classroom we are going to be overwhelmed but just remember it will get easier and to stay organized! Keep similar papers and subject together, you can even tab websites that you used. By doing this it will take away the stress later of trying to find certain papers if you know exactly where they are.  I am excited to be the future teachers of our future leaders! Lets do this!