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=**5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**=

==== Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers: ====

d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.
=MEDT 7475 Distance Education Professional= This is a discussion post that details the importance of continual self-improvement in the field of online or distance education. 

Annotation: For this discussion posting we explored many online tools and discovered new ways to gain information without really having to use a search engine. We discussed many social media tools to subscribe to to get the latest news regarding educational technology information and technology tools.

Reflection: For this discussion posting we explored many online tools and discovered new ways to gain information without really having to use a search engine. There are many social media sites that can be utilized to find new tools that can be tried in the classroom. Facebook and Twitter have online communities that discuss innovative educational tools. Edmodo allows teachers to personally network and exchange ideas. Edmodo also has communities that you can join to gain new ideas and information for classes. I have found Khan Academy to be a great source for math instructional videos. In this discussion post we started to realize the important role that informal education plays in society today through the advancements made with the Internet and web 2.0 technologies. = =

=MEDT 7461 Instructional Design= I built a Google wiki to instruct teachers or students how to effectively use Galileo. [|High School Galileo Instructional Tutorial]

Annotation:

I created this informational site to inform teachers how to efficiently and effectively use Galileo. I created walk through videos to take teachers and/or students through the Galileo search process.

Reflection: Galileo has been available for at least fifteen years because I used it when I was in college for my undergraduate degree. Of course it has been retooled and revamped since then. I felt it was important to have instruction for Galileo because it is a tool that will help teachers and students alike find resources to enhance their knowledge of specific topics. Every year I receive a set of written instructions from our media specialist that lays out the steps to use Galileo and every year the directions get buried in a pile and it never surfaces until the end of the year. In this project I thought that it is important to have instruction that focuses on developing the technology skills needed for research. Galileo is not only a resource to support students, but it is also one that supports teachers.

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