Cedo 599 Digitial Futures Week 2

I'm pretty excited about our final project for this cohort.  I have decided to use a site called Edmodo for my two Civics classes next school year.  Edmodo is a lot like Facebook.  It is basically a social network for students to use around school.  Instead of Friends, Edmodo has Connections.  I can connect to other teachers or with all of my students in both classes.  I can put posts on my wall that can be seen by my students.  I'm really looking forward to being able to put class information on Edmodo as well as assignments for the year.  If anyone has experience using this, please comment on my post. 

Week #6 of CeDO 565 - Leadership and Planning

I really can't believe that I am on the verge of my final class in this masters program!  This past class, Leadership and Planning, has showed me that leadership is much more than just the higher ups in a business and school.  Leadership can take place in many different levels of an organization.  Before taking this class, I always felt that leadership was not for me.  When someone asked me if I am a person who would want to be a leader, I would tell them I have no interest in being a principal or associate principal of my school.  However, this classed showed me that I do not have to have a higher up position to still be considered a leader.  In many aspects, this class has showed me that I am currently a leader amongst my colleagues.  I am a go to guy for technology and special education.  Many people know that I am taking this masters program, and they ask me for ideas that I have found throughout my time taking these courses.  Overall, I still feel that I would not want to be a principal, however, I do feel that my leadership qualities can still be utilized even as a teacher.  I get a long with people very well, and it is easy for me to spread my ideas with others.  As for the textbook's assertion about "improving education from within,"  I think this is very true.  I think the more people can convince others in their school to change or try different things, the better it is for the school and the more able the school will be able to keep up with the challenging times we face today.