I was introduced to Plurk in April but couldn’t understand what the interest was.  I began by looking at the friends of cfox2 and then lorim and dawne.  I would look at what they posted and if I found them interesting I became a fan.  Slowly as I’d start to respond to something they said and they would ask to be my friend.  I also searched some keywords that I was interested in.  One was “geocaching“. It would show all the plurks that had that word it in. I then either became a friend or fan of those people. It started slowly but I love the PLN I have now and am continuing to find new people that I want to add to it.  I find myself spending more time on Plurk than Facebook!  I still check out Twitter because I have some contacts on there that are not on Plurk.  I have learned so many new things through my PLN’s comments and links.  I’ve gotten some good ideas to use in the classroom too.  So I would encourage those that are unsure or wondering about Plurk to read what others have written and don’t be afraid to befriend a “stranger”.

I am very excited to be starting a blog with my students.  It is all ready up and running.  They will be blogging about the book Rules.  The students have started the book and are really excited to blog.  I’m a little nervous but also excited.  I feel it is important to use technology in the classroom and that the students will benefit from commenting on the blog.  They look forward to answering the questions I post and being able to communicate online.  If you would like to visit our blog and comment I’m sure the students would love that.  Also if you have any suggestions of ways to make the blog “work” for students I would be happy to have them.  My blog is
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