This
week our assignment was to reflect on and create a detailed plan for how we will attempt to stay up
with advances and changes related to teaching and learning with Web 2.0 tools
across our career. I most certainly see my career to be one that will
always be in the field of education. I really do enjoy teaching young
children, but I would love to one day teach other teachers ways in which they
can use technology in their classrooms to enhance their teaching for their
students benefit. I have a goal or dream of one day obtaining a position
as some type of technology integrator for elementary and early childhood
education. 
I know that it is important to stay current with research
about the available Web 2.0 tools that do benefit early education and ways in
which they can be implemented into the classroom. Following some of the
groups in the social media sites we have learned about in this course, like
Twitter, Pinterest, and my favorite being Facebook, are ways to read shared
articles with information about the latest Web 2.0 technologies. 
Another way to stay up to date would be to follow
discovery education blogs related to Web 2.0 and education. Just a simple Google search for,
"Web 2.0 tools for Early Childhood Education" brought up many
informative blog sites. I also found some pretty useful sites on Discovery
Education, which is a site our school district allows us to access. 
As an educator I have been fortunate enough to
have to opportunities to attend trainings for professional development at the
Region 8 Service Center. About three year ago, I had to opportunity to
attend the TCEA convention in Austin. I know that having being able to
continue to attend these professional development opportunities related to
technology is one way to stay up to date with the latest web 2.0 technologies.
I look forward to continuing my professional development with Web 2.0 tools and the overall field of educational technology as I further achieve my goals toward my degree in this field.
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