1000th Blog Post!
This post marks my 1000th blog post since I started this journey in 2012! After celebrating my 10th “Blogiversary” I wasn’t sure what my next milestone may be… but then I realized exactly how many posts I’ve published.
To celebrate I thought I would summarize my TOP 10 POSTS. These posts represent content that I find exceptionally valuable (meaning I come back to them often or share them with others) and/or those that I invested a lot of work into publishing.
I’ve included 5 individual posts and 5 series that I’ve listed in chronological order.
- Digital Identity: The Big Bad Web and Why It Needs You
- This post was a 2-part collaborative series between myself and another MB educator
- Fun Fact, 9 years later we still are in touch online!
- Things To Ask Yourself When Trying a New Tech Tool
- Although this list is now 7 years old I still find it useful and relevant when discussing tech integration with teachers
- Digital Literacy and the ICT Curriculum
- This post was later published in the 2016 BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, Volume 8, Issue 1, pg 10-13.
- The Inequity of Remote Learning
- The information summarized in the post was utilized to advocate for change and assisted in gaining me a position as a consultant in the newly formed committee working on a provincial online and remote learning strategy
- MB Students A Product of Their Society, Not Their Schools
- This post represents my response to a lack of appropriate funding for education in Manitoba
- Currently
- This fun “check-in” style series was something I participated in for 2 years at the start of my blogging journey and helped build my PLN with other educational bloggers
- 2 Stars & A Wish
- This series documents the successes and challenges of my first year as an educator and are so valuable to look back on
- Classroom/School Resources
- Originally represented in the series Resources To Start Off Your Week
- Now represented in the series Tech Tip Tuesday
- ISTE20 Series
- I received a scholarship to the ISTE 20 virtual conference and summarized my learning as I participated in 44 sessions
- University
- I consider myself to be a student first and an educator second.
- This series document my experiences through my B.Ed. M.Ed, and now Ph.D
Stats
- 10 years of posting
- starting January 2012
- ~1,500,000 page views
- Most popular post
- Particle Theory of Matter resources
- 41,800 views
Benefits
Despite my initial hesitancy about sharing online, I could have never imagined what a positive experience I would have as a result of blogging:
- reflect on my learning through my courses and PD sessions
- this blog has followed me through my B.Ed, M.Ed and now Ph.D programs
- grow my PLN and connect with amazing educators from around the world
- build a running record of my experiences
- classroom, maternity, student, and (now) as a coordinator
- learn about different teaching methods/practices
(both from a theoretical and personal standpoint) - share my experiences & thoughts with a global network
- find opportunities off-line to connect with other educators and present at a variety of different venues
- and so much more!
Blogging Outreach
If blogging is something you are interested in learning more about, the following resources I have created may assist:
- Principals on Social Media: Why Should You Get Online
- Article for the Canadian Association of Principals
- The importance of transparency through communication
- Why should you use social media (including blogging)
- The case for digital literacy
- Blogging in the Classroom: Knocking Down Walls & Expanding Opportunities
- Education & Technology: Manitoba Action & Reflection (e-book chapter)
- Classroom blogging experience
- “Learning Scribe” author system
- What should we write about
- How does blogging fit into the class schedule
- Benefits
- Dial I.T Up Podcast Episode
- Reflecting on my experiences blogging and using social media with students
- Blogging Package for Students
- This is what was provided to my Gr 11 students who blogged as part of their Canadian History class
- Blogging and commenting requirements
- How to get started and use Blogger
- Blogging prompts
- Marking rubrics
- Tutorials (current as of 2017)
- Parental Consent Form
- Connecting, Reflecting & Creating: Why We Blog
- Created in conjunction with Tyler Letkeman
- SlideDeck from a 2013 presentation at BYTE
I also categorize the posts of this blog; the following search terms may assist you in finding other posts about this topic:
- blogging
- social media
- PLN
- digital footprint
- digital identity