My last thoughts....

I have to admit I am really glad I am done with these "things". Some were very interesting and others i wasn't crazy about. I would have to say flickr was one of my favorites! I love photography! I also really like animoto! I would have to say those two were my favorite, but the podcast thing would be next in line. I definately think I will be using those from now on! Many of these things have prepared me for later and I am glad I will have them to refer back to. I will definately jot my favorites down for later reference!

Thing #23

Since I did a powerpoint over creative commons I know a little about it. I found the fary use tale video very cool (and REPEATATIVE lol)! It is definately a good way to explain what creative commons is to children. I will probably use it in my classroom because it is important to know about copyrights and plagerism.

Thing #22

http://www.playpianotoday.com/podcasts/ppt_1.xml <- this is the feed
I went to learn out loud and the arts and entertainment section. The piano lesson online video podcast caught my eye. I would like to learn how to play the piano and found this awesome and FREE podcast. I found this podcast very easy to use and once I finished listened to the introduction it offered me to subscribe to it. I haven't yet but I am debating on it! This podcast has inspired me to use podcasts in my future classrooms! I think it will be fun to do arts and crafts on them.

Thing #21

I really enjoyed using animoto! I just wish the free version could be longer, thats why I didn't make it personal. I figured since its only 30 seconds long it should be based around my standard I chose. Overall it was pretty easy and fun to work with.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Thing #20

I love youtube! It can be used for education or entertaining purposes. The only thing I don't like about it is that anyone can upload a video and either they are stupid or offensive. I chose this video because I found it inspiring. This site could be used in my classrooms for educational purposes, but I would only allow it under MY consent!

Thing #19

I am now a member of Teacherpop. I found this sight to be useful to me throughtout my preservice and into my inservice teaching. I can connect with other students or teachers for help or ideas. I think this is a neat site.

Thing #18

Well actually I already had myspace and facebook accounts before this blog! But I do think it is important to know how social networking works because as a teacher it is important to communicate with other teachers. I didn't gain any new insights because I already have both accounts. I like both sites because I am an army brat and have friends and family all over the world and it helps me stay in touch. I may use it in a classroom setting BUT ONLY with a seperate account. If I have students who would like to add me as a friend it will be under a facebook I create for school. My person life will remain personal. I don't think it is a good idea to be friends with students so if I were to create an account it would be for school purposes ONLY! I am not giving trouble an invitation!

Thing #17

I found bookmarking fairly easy. I think it could be very useful in my classroom when my students use computers. Its an easy way for them to get to the websites that they are assigned to go to. I found tagging is a nice quick way to find material that I've never seen.

Thing #16

I choose igoogle for my customized homepage. I absolutely love google, I think i use it as much, if not more than D2L! I created a homepage that is perfect for me! I have movie times (because I love going to the theater), weather, calander, youtube (which I am using as I am typing), tv guide, comic strips ( garfield and calvin and hobbs), facebook, Artist a day, Wired top stories, and CNN. I put these all on here because I either am on them on a daily basis or because I found them to be a nice touch to my page. The online calendars will be useful to me because I am online for D2L often, and it will help me with my school tasks. I didn't bother with the to do list because I am a post-it note girl. I am constantly leaving myself notes around the house and I find that much more convinient for me. I would definately recommend igoogle its amazing!

Thing #15

Wiki's are fun to read and play with, but not 100% reliable. I can go to wikipedia and look up something simple like what something is to get the gist idea of but if I needed facts for shool or work I definately wouldn't go there. Anyone can put their thoughts or ideas on there and may not be correct about thier post. It is nice to read others opinions though. I had issues uploading my picture in the sandbox so I uploaded them here instead.

Thing #14

Earth's major Landforms
The first chart I used was bubbl.us which is the chart directly above this text. I liked it alright and found it very easy to use. I really like the flow chart program. I think I will use that one for my future classroom. It was very easy to use and had alot more to offer than bubbl.us.

Thing #13

I really liked Zoho! Too bad I didn't know about it sooner! In the past I forgot my flash drive at home or in my car! If I had Zoho I wouldn't have to worry about any of that! No flash drive needed at all! With this cool program I can have all my documents online! No more up loading to school computers! This definately is way cooler than Word! I can see this becoming a great asset to me during my teaching years....my work will always be with me!