Inspirational Blog Homework

The Blog I have chosen to review can be found on teaching with soul This website was founded by Lisa Dabbs,an American teacher who was herself inspired to teach whilst at school. The motto of the site is "Teaching with soul - Inspiring,Mentoring,Equipping Teachers ". This is an American website,aimed at Teachers in that particular country.However,there are 5 useful and very relevant topics to teaching across the boundaries of language and terminology. These are (in brief) : 1)Be a connected Educator - take time to figure out for yourself. 2)Be knowledgeable about Web 2.0 - this ICT tool is collaborative,internet based and user driven. 3)Join a Social network - there will be times of isolation when teaching.This is normal.An online community is a place where others like you can be found to talk to. 4)Become a Blogger - it is a journey of discovery,as it helps with reflection and feedback. 5)Be reflective and reach out - share your experiences and reflections on your blog. From this list of tips and advice,I would say that all of them are relevant within the teaching field,as they can be seen to overlap and intertwine with each other.Further to this,the tips are particularly relevant to the field of ICT,in as much as each of them can be explored with limitless boundaries for the individual teacher,to develop both professionally and personally. If I had to recommend one tip from the list of 5,I would choose Tip number 4. The reason for this would be two fold : i)As a relatively new 'Blogger',it is indeed a journey/voyage of discovery for myself as it is a wholly new experience. ii)The more I use this ICT skill,the more my chances of improving my reflective and feedback abilities are likely to improve as I progress through the course. I will be able to improve on feedback given and use it positively. On the website there is an 'Inspirational Link' of the week,which directs the user to different blogs. In conclusion,I belive that the website is very easy and accessible to use (as a beginner)with many useful tips and advice to be found. Therefore,I was and definitely am inspired to learn,develop and teach.