Thing #23 - Reflect

I've really enjoyed the 23 Things exercise. I've always felt the best way for me to learn something is to just explore it - to dive right in and see how it works. I think the concept of playing and exploring is a great way for anyone to learn. I am always trying to get my students to become more curious about things and encouraging exploration is one way to boost the curiosity level! I've been sharing what I learn as I go along. For one, I've embedded my 23 things blog into my teacher site so that anyone interested could see what I'm up to. I've also become a vocal proponent of Thinglink - LOVE that site - and have been sharing tutorials I've created for it. Schoology too, but that wasn't really part of the 23 things. I think could use the 23 Things concept for my fellow teachers, although I think I would do so in a way that could be done within a session. I think the same is true for my students, that I could teach a concept using the 23 Things model, complete with asking them to keep a blog that documents it. This could be a great addition to a digital portfolio.