When I started this blog, back in
2011... yup, WAY back in the
day, I didn't put much thought into my blog title. To be honest, this blog was supposed
to just be a way for me to reflect on my teaching and digitally document some
of the things I was doing in my classroom for evaluation purposes.
Little did I know all those years ago how
important this blog would truly become to my growth as a reflective educator.
Who would have thought that others were actually interested in what I had to
share and had questions about what I was sharing. I have built some fantastic
connections with educators from around the world, in part, because of this
simple little blog. It's nothing fancy~I haven't paid big dollars to have
someone create a template, it's just been 'lil ole me playing around with the settings
to create what I like (boy have I screwed things up and learned a lot from all the
experimentation) Plain and simple, this blog has simply been a labor of love.
With all good things though,
sometimes we need to reframe, rebuild, or remodel and that's where I am at
after all these years. For several years now I've wanted to redo the look of
the blog and change the name, but the inspiration, creative juices and TIME
just weren't there. ( the red, traditional, teacher and apple motif just wasn't cutting it!) This summer though, much has happened and I am entering a
new chapter in my career as an Elementary Digital Learning Specialist. This
change prompted me to find the time to update the blog and after a lot of
reflection, I even came up with a new name. The purpose and target audience of
this blog has twisted and turned and turned like the bends in a river over the years but the main theme has always revolved around digital
innovation so it seemed fitting to me to re-title the blog,
"Digital Meanderings"
I'm excited about the new look, title, and
general feel of the blog and am excited to continue sharing what I learn as
I make this transition to my new position!
Here's looking forward to another 5 years of connected learning!
This looks awesome Sara! And congrats on the new journey! Love the title - Digital Learning Specialist. Love the Spark Post for the heading!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see all the things you do this year...plan on stealing lots of ideas!
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