Sunday, March 27, 2011
ALRIGHT!! FINAL THOUGHTS!
I must say that this was a long journey with many, many, many hours spent in front of the computer. With that being said, it was a wonderful experience. I can't imagine that I would have ever learned about most of these websites and social networks in my lifetime, more or less in one course! I think that I have set up more accounts in this one assignment than I have combined in the past. I only hope to remember all my passwords and logins.(smile) I think that I will use a great deal of the things I learned in this activity in my classroom. So many of the activities we explored were not only great for the classroom, but for personal use as well. I would suggest this being used for classes outside of the education dept. I think that it is a great tool for students to use in any field, especially since a great deal of those included things about organization! Overall, I enjoyed the hours spent researching and I hope to use my favorites in my classroom when I begin teaching!
Thing 23
A few examples that I found during this exercise that shows how Learning 2.0-23 Things for Teachers blog was based on someone else's work....
Credits
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
*Note: This project is loosely based upon the website 43Things (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006).
Photo source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/canonsnapper/2534297004/
etc..
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After reviewing the tutorial about Creative Commons I think it has opened up a gateway to useful and usable material for the classroom. This website allows a safe haven for teachers to create lessons that include technological resources without breaking laws that deal with copyright. It makes it much easier on the mind to know that someone created a tool that allows you to view material that has been filtered as safe and usable. I know that I will use what I have learned to share with my students the importance of crediting people for their work and how extremely easy it is to use things that are not ours to use! I think that in a world full of technology that is so readily available at our fingertips we often forget that we still have to remember that it originated from somewhere...and most importantly for someone. By recognizing that someone has worked hard to produce and create things only adds to the appreciation of using it.
Thing 22
The titles for my three binders are: Special Education tools, Rubrics, and 4th grade Math lessons.
I chose to share my 4th grade math lesson binder: http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=84644
I think this is a great tool to organize all the information you use on a daily basis. It is especially nice when you have a ton of information that you don't want to carry around in an actual binder, especially if you don't have space to store it! I think this would be a great way for students to build research ideas or to keep track of information they need for class. As far as using it in the classroom, it is a great opportunity for you to control the websites children use in the classroom. You can categorize them by subject and topic, then all the students have to do is log on and find the information they need!
I chose to share my 4th grade math lesson binder: http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=84644
I think this is a great tool to organize all the information you use on a daily basis. It is especially nice when you have a ton of information that you don't want to carry around in an actual binder, especially if you don't have space to store it! I think this would be a great way for students to build research ideas or to keep track of information they need for class. As far as using it in the classroom, it is a great opportunity for you to control the websites children use in the classroom. You can categorize them by subject and topic, then all the students have to do is log on and find the information they need!
Thing 21
St. Louis
This video was made from photos from a trip visiting friends in St. Louis.
I really LOVED this website! I thought it was a great way to capture memories into videos. I think I will definitely come back on this website and possible purchase some of the upgraded options to make some of my photo albums into videos. It was really easy to use and I liked that I could link it to my Facebook account so that I could access all my photo albums!
This video was made from photos from a trip visiting friends in St. Louis.
I really LOVED this website! I thought it was a great way to capture memories into videos. I think I will definitely come back on this website and possible purchase some of the upgraded options to make some of my photo albums into videos. It was really easy to use and I liked that I could link it to my Facebook account so that I could access all my photo albums!
Thing 20
I thought I would share this cute video on what kids at a Catholic school have to say about the start of America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F-D9IYrQWw
I really enjoy using YouTube. You can find just about anything on here from tutorials to breaking news. Sometimes the site can contain an overload of irrelevant information when your doing a search, however I still think it is a great tool for inside and outside the classroom. The reason I chose the video above was because I love when kids come up with answers to hard questions in such a simple way. Working in the schools I have the privilege of hearing the funniest things and I wanted to share a piece of that. I think that this website, if censored properly, would be a wonderful tool to use as part of the library website. I think it has such a vast range of information from a wide range of sources that would be beneficial to students and parents alike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F-D9IYrQWw
I really enjoy using YouTube. You can find just about anything on here from tutorials to breaking news. Sometimes the site can contain an overload of irrelevant information when your doing a search, however I still think it is a great tool for inside and outside the classroom. The reason I chose the video above was because I love when kids come up with answers to hard questions in such a simple way. Working in the schools I have the privilege of hearing the funniest things and I wanted to share a piece of that. I think that this website, if censored properly, would be a wonderful tool to use as part of the library website. I think it has such a vast range of information from a wide range of sources that would be beneficial to students and parents alike.
Thing 19
For thing 19 I really enjoyed going through some of the different social networking cites. I already have a Project Playlist account that I set up a few years ago. I really enjoyed the fact that you can categorize your music into different genres and you can make your own playlist categories according to what your in the mood to listen to. One of the social networks that I found appealing was the Crafts network under the Hobbies section. I LOVE to make things and restore things, so this social network was right up my alley. I definitely plan to join this site and use it at home!
Thing 18
Here is a link to my Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/amy.goder
I already had both accounts so I chose to share my experiences with Facebook. I think as an educator it is extremely important to know how social networks work. You have to be aware of what you chose to post on your account, who you chose to be friends with, and what pictures you chose to share. Facebook is a world wide website, so your information is available for the world to see, if you chose to friend them. I think we also need to be aware that everyone we are "friends" with have access to our information and whoever they may live with or share a computer with may also be able to look at your account.
I have really enjoyed the opportunity to get in contact with people I would otherwise have no way of getting in touch with. In addition, I am able to keep up with family and friends that I don't get to speak to everyday. However, there are always down sides to social networking. As I said before, be careful of what you say and post.
I think that Facebook offers a wide range of features. You can add apps, play games, attach YouTube videos, etc. This list goes on and on.
I'm not sure if I see this website being used in a classroom situation. Especially since it is blocked from the computers in the school. I think Facebook is set up for "social" situations and not for learning purposes.
I already had both accounts so I chose to share my experiences with Facebook. I think as an educator it is extremely important to know how social networks work. You have to be aware of what you chose to post on your account, who you chose to be friends with, and what pictures you chose to share. Facebook is a world wide website, so your information is available for the world to see, if you chose to friend them. I think we also need to be aware that everyone we are "friends" with have access to our information and whoever they may live with or share a computer with may also be able to look at your account.
I have really enjoyed the opportunity to get in contact with people I would otherwise have no way of getting in touch with. In addition, I am able to keep up with family and friends that I don't get to speak to everyday. However, there are always down sides to social networking. As I said before, be careful of what you say and post.
I think that Facebook offers a wide range of features. You can add apps, play games, attach YouTube videos, etc. This list goes on and on.
I'm not sure if I see this website being used in a classroom situation. Especially since it is blocked from the computers in the school. I think Facebook is set up for "social" situations and not for learning purposes.
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