Tuesday, December 4, 2012
This Is The End....Woah, I Sound Like Adele
This program has taught me a lot about the internet that I never knew. I think the best tools that I discovered through 23 Things would be RSS feed, TeacherPop, and Animoto. Those tools were easy to use and definitely ones that I plan on using in the future. I hope to continue searching the web for new emerging technologies. One thing that surprised me while doing this assignment was how much I disliked Flickr. I had always heard such wonderful things about this site, and I could not navigate it at all! I believe that the overall format of the blog was nice; however, I feel as though the creative commons part should come along significantly sooner in the project. I learned more than I thought I would by completeing this assignment, despite the fact that it was done grudgingly. Though I may not continue with my blog, I will continue to use many of the communities that I have been introduced to! It's been real Education 3040! Toodles!
Thing 23: The Home Stretch!
Since they allowed us to use computers in school, we have been taught that plagiarism is wrong. I never understood that everything had a copyright. I figured that since it was on the internet, it was fair game. One example of creative commons in the 23 Things Teacher Blog would be the page for Thing 23. The video that is placed on the page is being used to educate us as students so that we can educate our students. It has been modified from a semi entertaining video to something used to inform students. Now that I know about creative commons, I plan on instilling this knowledge into my students. It is important that they transform the material. It is about using it to inform. There are so many lessons that could be taught around creative commons.
Thing 22: Binders!
Binder!
I created three binders. Their titles are To Read or Not to Read, I Can't Improv, and Children's Theatre. The binder I chose to share is my Shakespeare binder, To Read or Not to Read. I know I initially intend on teaching theatre at an elementary level, but high school is always a great possibility for me. I also just enjoy reading Shakespeare, so it could be a personal binder as well. LiveBinders would be a great way to require students to research but limiting the sources that they can use. It would guarentee that the students resources our reliable. It could also be a fun project for the students! They could be required to create a lesson and provide sources and videos for the class using LiveBinders. There are so many creative ways that this site can be used in a classroom!
I created three binders. Their titles are To Read or Not to Read, I Can't Improv, and Children's Theatre. The binder I chose to share is my Shakespeare binder, To Read or Not to Read. I know I initially intend on teaching theatre at an elementary level, but high school is always a great possibility for me. I also just enjoy reading Shakespeare, so it could be a personal binder as well. LiveBinders would be a great way to require students to research but limiting the sources that they can use. It would guarentee that the students resources our reliable. It could also be a fun project for the students! They could be required to create a lesson and provide sources and videos for the class using LiveBinders. There are so many creative ways that this site can be used in a classroom!
Thing 19...
TeacherPop was pretty cool. It would be a great place for teachers to collaborate. I am a member of a few online communities. One of the communities I am a part of is Yelp. I like to use it before I go to any restaurants or businesses that I have never visted before. It gives ratings and peoples' feedback on their trip to the business. It is extremely useful! I have always been a huge fan of IMDB as well. I am the kind of person that if I recognize someone in a movie, I have to figure out what else they have been in or it drives me insane. I think each one of these communities is extremely useful in its very own way. It all depends on what you are interested in. I think that the craft ones could prove to be particularly useful in the future. There is always a reason to do crafts in the classroom!
Thing 21!
Holidays with the Maultbay Family
Animoto was so fun and easy to use! It took no time at all. The only thing that required waiting was the pictures uploading. This is something that I could see myself continuing to use in and out of the classroom. Students could easily navigate this sight. It is so awesome that everything can be personalized on it. You can upload your own photos and even upload your own music. Embedding it to blogger was no hassle at all! Where has this website been all of my life? I know as a student there have been numerous times that this website would have been beneficial in a class project.
Animoto was so fun and easy to use! It took no time at all. The only thing that required waiting was the pictures uploading. This is something that I could see myself continuing to use in and out of the classroom. Students could easily navigate this sight. It is so awesome that everything can be personalized on it. You can upload your own photos and even upload your own music. Embedding it to blogger was no hassle at all! Where has this website been all of my life? I know as a student there have been numerous times that this website would have been beneficial in a class project.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Thing 20: There is more than "Double Rainbow" on Youtube?
I have used Youtube since I was in middle school. It has been used for more entertainment reasons than educational purposes though. Granted, I have shown a clip in a presentation from time to time. I chose the video that I did because it was a children's theatre production. It would be a great opportunity to show my students what they are capable of producing.I could use this site to show examples to my students. It would be particularly useful in my classroom, because sometimes children need to see some things to truly understand them. It would only improve their acting abilities and characterization!
Thing 18: What is a Tweeter?
Just kidding! I love Twitter and Facebook!
Here are the links to my profiles.
Twitter
Facebook
I never really thought about using these social networking sites as a tool in the classroom. After looking at some sources, I see the many ways to use them in the classroom. Personally, I would be more likely to use Facebook for a classroom. I would make a classroom group and invite both students and parents to join to see what is going on everyday and post any events coming up. The thing that I dislike about both sites is the privacy settings. For educational purposes I do not think that I find them very appropriate. There is only so much that you can manage to keep private. Educators may discover more about their students than they want to know. It is also something that students may even abuse eventually.
Here are the links to my profiles.
I never really thought about using these social networking sites as a tool in the classroom. After looking at some sources, I see the many ways to use them in the classroom. Personally, I would be more likely to use Facebook for a classroom. I would make a classroom group and invite both students and parents to join to see what is going on everyday and post any events coming up. The thing that I dislike about both sites is the privacy settings. For educational purposes I do not think that I find them very appropriate. There is only so much that you can manage to keep private. Educators may discover more about their students than they want to know. It is also something that students may even abuse eventually.
Thing 17: Tagging?
I loved using Delicious! I explored more than just educational technology. I went on to search for theatre subjects that I am interested. I think that this is better than any search engine that I have used. I could definitely see this as a tool used in the classroom. It is a safe way to ensure that students are only looking at web pages that have to do with the subject they are researching for. Teachers can use this bookmarking tool to find sites that are important to their specific subject area. It can make finding web pages a breeze in the classroom. Teachers can see what other educators have tagged certain sites as, and that can save valuable time by allowing teachers to over look sites that have nothing to do with what they are in search of.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Thing 16: Using Time Wisely
Personally, I have a bit of a problem with wasting time everytime I get on the computer. I end up looking at a lot of things that have nothing to do with what I am doing! I found this thing to be especially helpful.
The start page that I chose to use was the iGoogle page. It said it could make me a page in thirty seconds, and it certainly did! It made me a customized page with everything I would want to look at as soon as I logged onto the internet. It is definitely something that I would continue to news. It shows what is important to me. I chose my important topics, and that is all that I see. When I log on it takes me straight to the weather, time, news, art, and something humorous!
Online calenders can be incredibly useful to me. I have the calender on my phone, but I tend to ignore that, and it can only hold so much. If I plug it online, the dates would be more engraved in my mind. I would multiple reminders. At some point, I am online everyday. I think I could manage to look at that calender.
The to do list, however, would be something that I could not keep up with. I do not have a smart phone, so it would not be something that I could access at all times. I am much better with a written to do list in my planner that I carry around all of the time. If I did happen to have the technology, I would keep a to do list as well.
The tool that I found most useful was the start page that I created. It is something that could save me some valuable time. I would not be online for half an hour or so googling news or going from yahoo to other sites. I would definitely recommend iGoogle to many of my friends. I would also recommend the to do list sites to my friends with iPhones or Androids. It is something that can really help you get through your day without that horrible moment when you realize that you have forgotten to do something.
The start page that I chose to use was the iGoogle page. It said it could make me a page in thirty seconds, and it certainly did! It made me a customized page with everything I would want to look at as soon as I logged onto the internet. It is definitely something that I would continue to news. It shows what is important to me. I chose my important topics, and that is all that I see. When I log on it takes me straight to the weather, time, news, art, and something humorous!
Online calenders can be incredibly useful to me. I have the calender on my phone, but I tend to ignore that, and it can only hold so much. If I plug it online, the dates would be more engraved in my mind. I would multiple reminders. At some point, I am online everyday. I think I could manage to look at that calender.
The to do list, however, would be something that I could not keep up with. I do not have a smart phone, so it would not be something that I could access at all times. I am much better with a written to do list in my planner that I carry around all of the time. If I did happen to have the technology, I would keep a to do list as well.
The tool that I found most useful was the start page that I created. It is something that could save me some valuable time. I would not be online for half an hour or so googling news or going from yahoo to other sites. I would definitely recommend iGoogle to many of my friends. I would also recommend the to do list sites to my friends with iPhones or Androids. It is something that can really help you get through your day without that horrible moment when you realize that you have forgotten to do something.
Thing 15!!!
I think that I could very well be technologically illiterate. I had little bit of trouble figuring out this Wiki mess as well! After a few tries and a few edits, I think I eventually got it.
It is a very interesting concept. I like the idea having students being able to edit and alter each other's work. It provides for a very close knit classroom. The students would have to be willing to work together in order to enhance each others work. It could be a very interesting project for the duration of the year to see how much students have improved. I could use a wiki to have students collaborate to create scenes together. It would be something that the entire class creates together and eventually performs. However, the fact that work can be so easily edited could also be a red flag. Some students could abuse this privilege. It is something, as I teacher, that I would have to closely monitor.
It is a very interesting concept. I like the idea having students being able to edit and alter each other's work. It provides for a very close knit classroom. The students would have to be willing to work together in order to enhance each others work. It could be a very interesting project for the duration of the year to see how much students have improved. I could use a wiki to have students collaborate to create scenes together. It would be something that the entire class creates together and eventually performs. However, the fact that work can be so easily edited could also be a red flag. Some students could abuse this privilege. It is something, as I teacher, that I would have to closely monitor.
Thing 13 :)
I must admit, using Zoho Writer was actually a bit difficult for me. I played around on it for quite sometime, and I actually was able to create and interesting spreadsheet. It took me playing around making quite a few mistakes before I was able to use the tool successfully. After some practice, I think it is something that I could eventually show my students. It will take a lot more getting used to before that would happen.
On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed Google Docs! I had no problem navigating the website. It is definitely something that is very user friendly. I chose to create simple image of a Christmas home! I am in the Christmas Spirit. Between the two sites, I would be more likely to use Google Docs. It was extremely user friendly. I struggled through Zoho, while Google was a breeze. It is something that students would be able to handle. I could have my student use Google Docs to create an image of a set for a scene in a play! That would be a great way to have a group work together and use the site in a productive way. Google Docs is a site I can see myself continuing to use.
On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoyed Google Docs! I had no problem navigating the website. It is definitely something that is very user friendly. I chose to create simple image of a Christmas home! I am in the Christmas Spirit. Between the two sites, I would be more likely to use Google Docs. It was extremely user friendly. I struggled through Zoho, while Google was a breeze. It is something that students would be able to handle. I could have my student use Google Docs to create an image of a set for a scene in a play! That would be a great way to have a group work together and use the site in a productive way. Google Docs is a site I can see myself continuing to use.
Thing 14!
The two tools that I chose to use were the bubbl.us mind map and gliffy in order to create a flow chart. I actually enjoyed using both tools. I wanted to practice making a mind map and a flow chart. They are two extremely different tools. I would use a mind map as a personal tool and a flow chart as more of an instructional tool. I found that the mind map was more of a stream of concience sort of thing. The flow chart can be used to create a series of events or something in the classroom. The website for the mind map was a bit easier to navigate. I was able to successfully create a mind map that made complete sense to me. I would be more likely to use the bubbl.us website again than any of the others. I may begin using it with any projects that I have in the future!
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