I joined TeacherPop and left a comment on Katrina Motter's page. I also uploaded my photo as you can see on my badge to the left. I joined Goodreads, which is a place I can track all the books I read over the course of time. It is a great site that people can write book reviews.
I am a member of Skype and Twitter. I use Skype to communicate face-to-face with my family. My husband deploys ever so often, and Skype is a great way to have a one-on-one conversation in real time. I like to check up on my college student now and then and make sure his room does not look like a frat house. I am getting used to Twitter. My problem is that I have so much to say and the character number often runs out before I am done Tweeting. I can see why students have poor grammar; they shorten everything they write into Tweeting-Twitterish grammar.
I might use Skype to talk to an absent student or have a conference with a parent that cannot seem to get off work in time to meet with me during school hours. I think as a teacher, we need to be open to situations that arise such as the time constraint parents have. especially with the status of the current economy. Five minutes of our time can often deter any misunderstandings or even open up a few doors that have been shut in the past. As a teacher, our hours are not 7:00-4:00. If you are committed, you are available to students and parents outside the brick and mortar. I plan to have an online office hour twice a week in order to talk with concerned parents.
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