Create a blog for logging your professional interests. a. Select a blog platform that is conducive for your style and create an account. b. If your digital portfolio has blogging capabilities,

Create the following pages in your digital portfolio. a. Home b. Blog c. Professional Learning Network (PLN) d. Artifacts 5. On the Home page, include the following information: a. An introductory paragraph with your name, education (degrees and universities), and licensure area. b. Include a professionally appropriate photo of yourself, if you like. 6. Create a blog for logging your professional interests. a. Select a blog platform that is conducive for your style and create an account. b. If your digital portfolio has blogging capabilities, you may choose to utilize that as a tool. c. You will need to link your blog or blog posts in the Blog page of your digital portfolio so that the instructor can access it. 7. Begin creating your PLN. a. Create at least two professional social media accounts that you reserve for connecting with other educators and sharing your own learning and knowledge. i. Follow the professional organizations or associations for educators in your field. ii. Follow teachers and administrators. iii. Follow the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). iv. Explore professional resources, groups, and research articles. b. Ask your colleagues what learning networks they find useful. c. Read blogs by other educators to learn what works well in their classrooms. Consider sharing what worked or didn’t work for you. d. Find a reliable online resource to search for innovative ideas for teaching with technology. 8. Consider adding areas of professional interest that you would like to build as the program progresses. 9. Create design elements that reflect you as an educator, empowered professional, and lifelong learner.