This week I started classes to earn my reading endorsement. For this particular class, C.I. 556, we are to create a blog and make weekly posts on it over class, discussions, journal articles... anything related to technology and teaching. On our first day in class we went to a cool website called wordle.net where we each made a wordle about ourselves. This was very neat and I liked how we could change such things as the color, font, and how the words were arranged. I think this site could be incorporated into multiple different subjects and topics when it comes to teaching, not just reading/writing. I think students would love to just mess around with it and make it personalized. I will defninitely keep this weeksite book marked for when I get a classroom.

Last night for reading and today in class we discussed the TPACK model. The TPACK model stands for technical pedagogical and content knowledge. This model is used to show how teachers incorporate the three aspects of technology, pedagogy, and content together. I always knew that technology could be incorporated into the aspects of pedagogy and content, but I never thought about how many different ways it could be incorporated or how many different technologies there were. In class we made a list for the categories of technology, pedagogy, and content. It made me realize all the possiblities where you could use the TPACK model. The next step is to use our creative minds and find fun yet educational ways to use the TPACK model in our classrooms!