Blog # 4 Where do we go from here?

Wow!! I did it all by myself! No I am not talking about a child who just learned something new like tying their shoes or riding their bike(which is a huge accomplishment), but I am talking about my 32 year old self who is as giddy as a little girl for customizing my own blog so it doesn't look so boring! All it took was some time, a lot of patience, and experimenting. This is what I have been doing the last two weeks and I feel like I have accomplished so much. I know, I know it doesn't seem like much, but to someone who has never blogged before its amazing. Now it's time to move onto Twitter, LinkedIn, and other technology sources that are available. Once I learn these I will have accomplished some of my goals for my PLN. As I have said before, learning different tasks will always help me improve so I can take what I have learned and share with others. Technology is becoming more and more productive in our daily lives at work and at home. It is convenient and efficient. Once you get the hang of it, technology seems pretty simple. Pay bills, shop, even read the newspaper online. It's pretty much endless what the internet offers us. As we create our own PLN we can combine all that we have previously learned and what we are continually learning. That is what I like about building my own PLN, it never stops expanding. The more we learn the more we can share. Our society is continually learning and sharing, it is who we are. Although there are trials and tributes,(I have had many) in the end we all come out ahead, it just takes a little time and some practice.

Blog # 3

It seems like after just one week of this online class I feel like I have learned so much, yet I also feel like I am very behind with the times. Once I fix a problem another seems to arise. When I googled different sites I found one that really appealed to me. I came across onceateacher.wordpress.com. After reading the material it really gave me an insight on different views of PLN's. It also breaks it down step by step on how to start your personal learning network I followed her because I love the feedback she was getting and all of the different ideas she has shared. The site describes and shows different web apps to improve learning. The other link that I found is www.nklink.com. This site has to do with leadership, training, learning, and a other various strategies that has to do with the topic. I use google at least 90% of the time, I think it is far more efficient that yahoo. Little by little I will learn more about technology and feel more comfortable using what I have learned.

Professional Learning Network

How do I go about completing this task in a timely and efficient manner? How do I know that this will help me acquire greater knowledge skills? Until I figure it out for myself I cannot help other people. My Personal Learning Network will help me accomplish what I feel is needed to always improve and never stop learning. I am focusing my career on Corporate Training, therefore I need to understand the  continual learning environments and technology that goes along with it. Technology and learning has integrated into our society and is becoming more and more popular. We see the younger generations using i pads and tablets in their schools applying it to their education, while developing a deeper sense of knowledge for technology which will help them in the future. There is so much to learn on the internet it never gets boring. It is a new adventure when you learn something new and apply it. I want to take what I learn and apply it to my goals so I can share with other people what I know and see if it applies to them as well.

Tiffanie's Blog

In this day and age we have a lot of technology at the tip of our fingers. I believe that there are pro's and con's in technology. However I think the pro's out way the con's. I don't like coming home to see my 13 year old son on his PS3 playing Call of Duty online, or texting on his phone. But at the same time I will be the first to admit that him having a cell phone is a huge convenience for me. If he decides he is going somewhere I can text him and know when I can expect him home and so on. Also, if it weren't for technology I would not be writing this blog right now for the online course I am taking this summer. There are many advantages with the web, smart phones, tablets, etc. All of these different products are very useful and needed. We all have to change with the times and evolve into a new era.