- Read a book: I've mentioned books that you could borrow here, here, and here. I also have three more copies of Flip Your Classroom to lend out. Let me know if you'd like any of them.
- Make new friends: Build your personal learning network by joining Twitter. You don't have to say anything at first, just read what others have to say. You can try it out on Sunday nights at 8:00 for California Education Chat, using the hashtag #caedchat. Or you can review some of the resources I've posted with the hashtag #SDUHSDtech. (Here's a good list of other hashtags, some for education in general, some for subject-matter specific discussions.)
- Share your thoughts: Write a blog, reflecting on your experiences this year. Or contribute to someone else's blog, by writing comments or by writing guest posts. Contact me if you'd like to be able to post to sduhsdtech.blogspot.com. I'd love to hear what you have to say.
- Review resources: My weekly emails are posted here. This blog is not going away. Handouts and recordings from the fall's Web 2.0 sessions are posted here. Slides from the spring's EdTech workshops are posted here. Videos highlighting district teachers' innovative strategies are posted here. Lists of useful websites are available in Diigo for math, science, ELA, social science, world languages, and general edtech. Help files for Google Forms, Blackboard, Google Sites, Turnitin, and other programs are available from the district start page.
- Talk to yourself: Take some time to record screencasts or powerpoints. I have two microphones available to borrow.
- Revise your website: If you're still using Expressions/FrontPage to maintain your website on teachers.sduhsd.net, give some serious thought to switching to Google Sites or to Blackboard. You will thank yourself later.
- Do something different: Doing something outside of education makes you a better person and therefore a better teacher.
Have fun!
