Extending my own Learning

With the beginning of 2016 right around the corner, I want to talk about one of the things that I want to try and learn in the coming year.  As I mentioned in an older post http://crookclass.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-teacher-two-teachers-old-teacher.html, one of the things that I think every teacher should be involved in is always learning more for yourself and becoming a lifelong learner.  One of the main things that I want to focus my learning on for 2016 is on using Chrome Extensions.

My main reason for this as my focus is that I know that I am doing a lot using technology, especially Chromebooks (both with my students and for my own productivity).  I think I often make things harder for myself because I tend to forget about the Chrome Extensions.  I want to stop reinventing the wheel and learn to use the tools that are already provided for me.  Why haven't I bothered to learn about these before?  Well, I have found that I am open to learn a new Chrome Extension if it is recommended to me by someone else.  I don't find myself searching out Chrome Extensions because I feel that I can probably do what I need to do and NOT have to learn something new.  (Sometimes it seems more tasking and daunting to find the extension, download it, and then learn how to use it properly before I can actually be productive.)  One of the ways I plan to learn more about the various extensions is to try out a new one each week...and remind myself that if I don't like the extension, I can get rid of it.  

Here is to 2016 and continual learning!  Happy New Year!