Personal Learning Environment Website reviews:
This website is in many different languages. I had to
translate it in order to figure it out. It was an interesting site that
stresses how creating a PLE can also assist students get employment. Students
share what they have learned to future employers so that they know what they
are getting. There are many topics to search through to help create your own
PLE.
This journal article reviews a program that I never heard
of. It is called Lexia reader. It is a division of Rosetta Stone. The program
is driven by the teacher, and allows for personalized reading curriculums for
each student. I then went to look into the Lexia reader program (http://www.lexialearning.com/products/core5)
to see what it is all about. It is an independent reading curriculum that is
online for students to learn reading strategies, take assessments, and provide
practice.
These are the 2 websites that came in my google alerts for
this week. I found them both interesting, and it shows how technology can be
used to assist students take control of their learning.
I love the social media model of professional development as it can offer so much more versatility than the traditional methods when used correctly. I love the customization of a student in an individualized learning program as you described with the Lexia reader as they seem to have an impressive 30 year track record of success!
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