Reflection 1: Technology Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles

After sitting down to peruse the blog, I quickly became overwhelmed at the wealth of information and resources available. The first post I came upon, Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars for teachers, introduced me to a learning community called "LearnCentral" where you can participate in free weekly webinars aimed specifically toward educators. The webinars come in a variety of topics related to the profession, and seem like they would be great resources for professional development. The only thing that couold make this better is if the university would approve these webinars to count toward our required professional development hours!! Next, Sites for Brain Fitness with games & Puzzles lists a few different websites for improving different brain functions. This would be a great resource for teachers to use in their own classrooms. For example, if a student were to finish their assignment early, the instructor could simply direct them to Smart-Kit to play games until the rest of the students finished up. After all, keeping students busy greatly reduces the number of classroom disturbances, creating a positive learning environment for all.