1. Online Resources for Beginning Teachers Cindy Duffy Director Area IV LTC

2. ???? How do you develop professionally? How do you develop professionally? Currently how are you collaborating with other professionals? Currently how are you collaborating with other professionals? How do you utilize your time online? How do you utilize your time online? Are you a connected educator? Are you a connected educator?

3. Why go online? Find answers Find answers Connect to others Connect to others

4. Connected Learning Community Professional Learning Community Professional Learning Community Personal Learning Network Personal Learning Network Communities of Practice Communities of Practice

6. My Personal Learning Network RSS feeds RSS feeds Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn Classroom 2.0 Classroom 2.0 Pinterest Pinterest Simple K-12 Simple K-12

7. RSS feed RSS feed Delivery vehicle for content Need a newsreader Google reader Google reader NewsFire http://kleinerin.sharedby.co/share/QrARNY http://kleinerin.sharedby.co/share/QrARNY

8. Twitter #ntchat They meet Wednesdays, 7pm EST. http://tweetchat.com/room/ntchat #edchat#teachchat#iled#iledchat @tesNewTeachers @tesNewTeachers @cduffyltc4 Twitter is used by people in nearly every country around the world. For teachers, this means you have access to thousands of teachers and experts around the world with rich backgrounds and experiences that can contribute to your professional growth.

9. Pinterest Pinterest is a free virtual bulletin board where users pin videos and images captured from around the web. These images are then arranged into different categories on a user's board. Pins are also shared and searchable making thus Pinterest a great tool for virtual learning. Pins are also visible to other Pinterest users and one can easily see the board of others as well. INTC beginning teachers

10. Specific to education eduClipper eduClipper eduClipper Scoop.it! Scoop.it! Scoop.it! SchoolWorks ScoopIt SchoolWorks ScoopIt SchoolWorks ScoopIt SchoolWorks ScoopIt

11. LinkedIn is really a huge database of professionals. 1) Getting Back in Touch (Finding & Being Found) 2) Acquire & Share Expertise 3) Career Management 4) http://help.linkedin.com/app/answer s/detail/a_id/45 http://help.linkedin.com/app/answer s/detail/a_id/45 http://help.linkedin.com/app/answer s/detail/a_id/45 5) Teachers’ lounge Teachers’ lounge Teachers’ lounge

12. Simple K-12 Teacher Learning Community Professional development site for educators designed to integrate technology into the curriculum. Many of the webinars are free. Fee is $297 for full yearly membership although they usually discount it if you attend a webinar.

13. Facebook Educators using Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/7036945291/ Educators using Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/7036945291/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/7036945291/ Beginning Teachers http://www.facebook.com/groups/2227299043/?ref=ts&fref=ts Beginning Teachers http://www.facebook.com/groups/2227299043/?ref=ts&fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/groups/2227299043/?ref=ts&fref=ts Survival Guide for Beginning Primary Teachers http://www.facebook.com/SurvivalGuideforPrimaryTeachers?re f=ts&fref=ts Survival Guide for Beginning Primary Teachers http://www.facebook.com/SurvivalGuideforPrimaryTeachers?re f=ts&fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/SurvivalGuideforPrimaryTeachers?re f=ts&fref=ts http://www.facebook.com/SurvivalGuideforPrimaryTeachers?re f=ts&fref=ts Illinois New Teacher Collaborative http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-New-Teacher- Collaborative/239875594767?ref=ts Illinois New Teacher Collaborative http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-New-Teacher- Collaborative/239875594767?ref=ts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-New-Teacher- Collaborative/239875594767?ref=ts http://www.facebook.com/pages/Illinois-New-Teacher- Collaborative/239875594767?ref=ts

14. Social bookmarking Diigo Diigo Organize your thoughts - connect with others Organize your thoughts - connect with others Follow – be followed Follow – be followed Share with others Share with others Private – public Private – public Tag – lists Tag – lists Highlight - sticky Highlight - sticky

15. Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/new-teacher-support http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/new-teacher-support http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/beat/new-teacher-support Find advice, resources, and strategies to support new teachers and help them improve their craft. Find advice, resources, and strategies to support new teachers and help them improve their craft. http://www.edutopia.org/groups/bridges-first-years- practice http://www.edutopia.org/groups/bridges-first-years- practice http://www.edutopia.org/groups/bridges-first-years- practice http://www.edutopia.org/groups/bridges-first-years- practice Group for new teachers and veterans to connect Group for new teachers and veterans to connect

16. Teaching with Soul The New Teacher Mentoring Project was created by Lisa Dabbs, creator of #ntchat The New Teacher Mentoring Project was created by Lisa Dabbs, creator of #ntchat Purpose is to Purpose is to To collaborate and find best practices To collaborate and find best practices To mentor and support new/pre-service teachers in K-12 and higher education institutes of learning worldwide for online and offline learning. To mentor and support new/pre-service teachers in K-12 and higher education institutes of learning worldwide for online and offline learning. To use the New Teacher Mentoring project to help you navigate through your first few years of teaching with a virtual mentor. To use the New Teacher Mentoring project to help you navigate through your first few years of teaching with a virtual mentor. http://www.teachingwithsoul.com/new-teacher-mentoring- project http://www.teachingwithsoul.com/new-teacher-mentoring- project http://www.teachingwithsoul.com/new-teacher-mentoring- project http://www.teachingwithsoul.com/new-teacher-mentoring- project

17. YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/NewTeacher1stYear http://www.youtube.com/user/NewTeacher1stYear http://www.youtube.com/user/NewTeacher1stYear http://www.youtube.com/user/teachingchannel http://www.youtube.com/user/teachingchannel http://www.youtube.com/user/teachingchannel Search Search

18. Teacher 2.0 Teacher 2.0 is an independent community for educators to explore their interests and passions, and to build a network of support for educators at all levels. Through this community, with online events, interviews, and workshops, our goal is to have educators help each other become re-energized in their careers and in their contributions to the world. Teacher 2.0 is an independent community for educators to explore their interests and passions, and to build a network of support for educators at all levels. Through this community, with online events, interviews, and workshops, our goal is to have educators help each other become re-energized in their careers and in their contributions to the world. What are your ideas for this network? Once you've registered and logged in, please use the ideas link in the menu above to suggest or vote on ideas for what we can do to make Teacher 2.0 a great help to you! What are your ideas for this network? Once you've registered and logged in, please use the ideas link in the menu above to suggest or vote on ideas for what we can do to make Teacher 2.0 a great help to you! http://teacher20.com/ http://teacher20.com/ http://teacher20.com/

19. Living Library Started in 2005 the Living Library is a federally funded, nationwide network of educators who share best practices. Started in 2005 the Living Library is a federally funded, nationwide network of educators who share best practices. http://www.livinglibrary.us/ http://www.livinglibrary.us/ http://www.livinglibrary.us/

20. Other resources A survival guide for new teachers from Scholastic filled with resources, tools, and tips www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies/new- teacher A survival guide for new teachers from Scholastic filled with resources, tools, and tips www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies/new- teacherwww.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies/new- teacherwww.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-strategies/new- teacher Lesson plans, videos, resources for new teachers. http://www.teachnet.org/ Lesson plans, videos, resources for new teachers. http://www.teachnet.org/http://www.teachnet.org/ Teaching Channel is a video showcase—on the Internet and TV—of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools.https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=New+Teachers+Landing+Page&gclid=CKPRguXuuLUCFaI-MgodshYAFg Teaching Channel is a video showcase—on the Internet and TV—of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools.https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=New+Teachers+Landing+Page&gclid=CKPRguXuuLUCFaI-MgodshYAFghttps://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=New+Teachers+Landing+Page&gclid=CKPRguXuuLUCFaI-MgodshYAFg We are a teacher created and owned business dedicated to empowering and inspiring teachers, creating quality, learner-centered classrooms, and improving student success! In working towards this cause, Inspiring Teachers has developed a support system to help new teachers, mentors, and administrators. http://www.inspiringteachers.com/beginning_teachers.html We are a teacher created and owned business dedicated to empowering and inspiring teachers, creating quality, learner-centered classrooms, and improving student success! In working towards this cause, Inspiring Teachers has developed a support system to help new teachers, mentors, and administrators. http://www.inspiringteachers.com/beginning_teachers.htmlhttp://www.inspiringteachers.com/beginning_teachers.html Learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content www.schoology.com Learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content www.schoology.comwww.schoology.com Teachers.Net was founded on the principle of allowing teacher-users to contribute the content and direct site development and to utilize the Internet to harness the collective intellect and wisdom of the worldwide teaching communityhttp://teachers.net/mentors/beginning_teachers/ Teachers.Net was founded on the principle of allowing teacher-users to contribute the content and direct site development and to utilize the Internet to harness the collective intellect and wisdom of the worldwide teaching communityhttp://teachers.net/mentors/beginning_teachers/http://teachers.net/mentors/beginning_teachers/ TeachAde is a free site for teachers that combines a robust database of reviewed resources, curriculum authoring and sharing in a wide variety of formats, management tools and access to a broad community of educators with similar interests. http://www.teachade.com/ TeachAde is a free site for teachers that combines a robust database of reviewed resources, curriculum authoring and sharing in a wide variety of formats, management tools and access to a broad community of educators with similar interests. http://www.teachade.com/http://www.teachade.com/

21. Remember these connections are professional

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23. Online Resources for Beginning Teachers Cindy Duffy Director Area IV LTC