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After completing my first F2F session with the Cohort21 group I am left reflecting on all of the wonderful discussions that took place throughout the day. I must admit that I was hesitant to join Cohort21 because I was not entirely sure what to expect or what it was all about. Today opened up my mind to the endless possibilities that technology provides to educators in order to enhance our teaching practices and student engagement within the classroom. What I particularly enjoy about\u00a0Cohort21 is that it is forcing me to step out of my \u201cteaching comfort zone\u201d and challenging me to take risks and explore different teaching methods and teaching tools.<\/p>\n

Highlights of today\u2026<\/p>\n

Learning about WordPress<\/strong> and how it can be used as a powerful educational and professional tool. Blogging is a slightly terrifying concept as my personal experiences and reflections are published for the general public to read. I know that blogging is a great educational tool and\u00a0I am looking forward to improving upon my own blogging skills and being comfortable with sharing my thoughts to a larger population.<\/p>\n

Twitter<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0As Danielle Ganley tweeted \u201cI have a tech crush on Twitter.\u201d \u00a0<\/i>I, too, have a tech crush on Twitter.\u00a0Being introduced to TweetDeck and the\u00a0various educational resources and publications that are readily available to anyone and everyone opened up a whole new Twittersphere for me. We are told as educators to stray away from social media; however, after today\u2019s session, I strongly believe that Twitter can be an extremely valuable educational tool.<\/p>\n

As I take time to process all of the information that was thrown my way today, I am eager to further explore Twitter and Google Classroom. At this moment, I would also like to focus on using more of an inquiry approach with my students through Project Based Learning for my action plan. I am curious to see how others have encouraged the use of technology as a tool for students to reflect on their experiences throughout the\u00a0PBL process.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all of the organizers and facilitators for putting together a great day! I am looking forward to our next session in November!<\/p>\n

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