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This would be an excellent blog posting for teachers in training to read to help understand that opportunity travels down many avenues.

The long-term subbing job I have has allowed me some great opportunities so far. I've got my foot a little farther in the door at this school, for one thing. I know about job openings before they happen and I can speak easily to other teachers and administrators.

This is a very simple video that does a great job of explaining why your digital footprint should be monitored and kept positive.

As school districts explore the use of social computing throughout the school day and as an approach to extend instruction, many educators are making the decision to create a wiki, publish video online, or to participate in blogging, social networking or virtual worlds. Social media guidelines encourage educators to participate in social computing and strive to create an atmosphere of trust and individual accountability. Teachers who must hide their online activity because of nonexistent social media guidelines risk losing their jobs and reputations. A better approach is to collaboratively develop a policy that is acceptable to administrators, school board members, teachers and parents allowing for involvement in the global conversation in which many are contributing.

I've written previously on how your resume is meaningless, on building career security, not job security and on the rise of personal branding.  To summarize the overarching themes of those three posts quickly: Your work should be working for you, building your reputation, not locked away in a resume. A resume proves nothing, a living case study proves everything. Creating a name for yourself in your industry provides you the ultimate freedom:  career security. The tools exist for you to influence your industry in deep ways to make positive change and carve out a name for yourself. Building your personal network enables incredible connections with the world around you not previously possible. A blog is the ideal avenue to accomplish all of this and so much more.

The movement from textbooks to ebooks.

a humorous discussion of PLNs with a serious purpose: How to integrate more of our peers.

It's a perennial question.

Slideshare presentation does a great job of explaining Creative Commons CC.

Advice on writing your cover letter and resume for an application.