Thing 5

Linkedin is a very interesting tool. My husband has been using it for a few years now in his line of work and has had mostly positive experiences with it. It seems to be a good tool for helping people find jobs in his industry.

I feel that Linkedin has really been viewed as something "business" people use and that there are other resources that teachers use, maybe causing teachers to shy away from using Linkedin. I am looking forward to seeing how teachers are able to use Linked in. I often feel, as I am creating a worksheet or project rubric that I might be "re-inventing the wheel" and that someone out there has probably already made it. I wish there was some huge database and someone to organize it (well a group of people) so that things could be shared more.

I am also a member of Facebook, although I do not check my account very often. Facebook is similar to Linkedin in that it is really easy, using a simple email address to find many connections.