PLC Lesson

1. Teachers can leverage this power by taking pictures of activities in action or completed and discussing with the children how their work is going to be shared with others.  I know in my classroom, when I tell the children that I am going to put their work around the room, they talk less and focus more.  I use to post completed small moments for Writer's Workshop on my classroom website and the children enjoyed guessing who wrote what when I shared the website in the classroom.

2. Building a PLC empowers teachers by allowing them to create a place where they are able ask for support or share ideas with others who are in the same boat as them.  Instead of just a general search, you have a specific group for a specific need.

Social Bookmarking/diigo

Setting up the diigo free account was fairly easy.  I'm not sure how to use this with Kindergartners but could use it as a resource during class time.  While the children are sitting on the floor, I would use diigo by logging in and finding specific articles or websites I bookmarked and project them on the whiteboard for the whole class to use/see.
I have set up a group for my team and have bookmarked specific websites and articles that pertain to subjects we are teaching in the classroom or research to support ideas/discussions we have been having about half day Kindergarten and Common Core.  This is another tool that will allow the team access to each other's materials without having to call, text, or email constantly.
For the parents, I could create a group where I bookmarked things that would support additional practice at home.  It would be websites, articles, or worksheets to print out.  Parents always ask at conference time what else they can do at home and this would be a good place for them to look.