My Personal Web Presence
I know I’m not the only one who thinks twice about making an online footprint—once you post something on the internet, it is nearly impossible to remove completely. That said, taking control of you online presence allows you to dictate (to some degree) what other people learn about you. And having a presence on the internet is a near necessity in today’s professional world.
As a teacher working at 12 school sites, the best (and sometimes only) way to reach me is through the internet or email. I have a LinkedIn account, a personal twitter account @Drycreekgolfnet, and a hunting and fishing blog. But perhaps the thing I am most proud of is being a co-creator and manager of the Adapted Physical Education Channel on YouTube, as well as the manager of the @adaptedPEchann on twitter.
Others Personal Web Presence
I work with a colleague at one of my schools who is a fifth grade teacher and on the technology committee for our district. I’ve been in her classroom and seen her teach a lesson, and it’s safe to say she is very tech savvy. She has a blog called Teacher Geek is Chic!.
My colleague averages two to three posts a month on her blog, sharing information on technology and how to apply it to teaching or how it is geared for teachers. The blog links over to her twitter and Facebook accounts and has an embedded feed of her twitter posts. I think the site is very professional
Having seen her class, and how she uses technology in class, I think her blog would be even better if she posted information about how she personally is using technology in the classroom. Most of her posts currently link to or share information from other sites or stories. She has some personal touches to the site (such as the Twitter posts about game one of the World Series), but I’d personally like to know more about what she’s doing with technology.
As far as layout, I would probably change how little of the posts come up on the main screen. Most of her blog has a click-to-read-more after the title and first two lines. I would also add more pictures/videos within the posts. But I really like how she posts in the left 2/3 of the page and the right 1/3 includes feeds, introduction, upcoming events, and subscribe.
I know I’m not the only one who thinks twice about making an online footprint—once you post something on the internet, it is nearly impossible to remove completely. That said, taking control of you online presence allows you to dictate (to some degree) what other people learn about you. And having a presence on the internet is a near necessity in today’s professional world.
As a teacher working at 12 school sites, the best (and sometimes only) way to reach me is through the internet or email. I have a LinkedIn account, a personal twitter account @Drycreekgolfnet, and a hunting and fishing blog. But perhaps the thing I am most proud of is being a co-creator and manager of the Adapted Physical Education Channel on YouTube, as well as the manager of the @adaptedPEchann on twitter.
Others Personal Web Presence
I work with a colleague at one of my schools who is a fifth grade teacher and on the technology committee for our district. I’ve been in her classroom and seen her teach a lesson, and it’s safe to say she is very tech savvy. She has a blog called Teacher Geek is Chic!.
My colleague averages two to three posts a month on her blog, sharing information on technology and how to apply it to teaching or how it is geared for teachers. The blog links over to her twitter and Facebook accounts and has an embedded feed of her twitter posts. I think the site is very professional
Having seen her class, and how she uses technology in class, I think her blog would be even better if she posted information about how she personally is using technology in the classroom. Most of her posts currently link to or share information from other sites or stories. She has some personal touches to the site (such as the Twitter posts about game one of the World Series), but I’d personally like to know more about what she’s doing with technology.
As far as layout, I would probably change how little of the posts come up on the main screen. Most of her blog has a click-to-read-more after the title and first two lines. I would also add more pictures/videos within the posts. But I really like how she posts in the left 2/3 of the page and the right 1/3 includes feeds, introduction, upcoming events, and subscribe.