Thing #23

Credits

Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things, a staff development program for the Mesquite Independent School District. That program was based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers and adapted by the California School Library Association and others. Content and style for Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.

 Creative Commons is definitely useful site. I would indubitaly use this site, and it's knowledge to better understand the rights and laws of copying, sharing, things such as pictures, words, music, videos...etc., and teach those ethics and knowledge to my students. Whoever invented that site had a very, very good idea. I'm glad I know that it exists now.

 

Thing #22

My Educational Livebinder

<div style="width:75px; height:78px; background-image:url(http://www.livebinders.com/images/binder_icon_private.gif); border:0px; margin-top:4px; background-repeat: no-repeat"> <a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=378068"> <img src="http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://blog.unmc.edu/edtech/2012/04/04/unmc-educational-technology-update-spring-2012/" style="width:60px; height:60px; border:0px; padding:0px;margin:11px 0px 0px 13px;" /> </a> </div> <div><a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=378068">Educational technology Updates</a><br /></div>


My three binders are in my School Shelf. They are labelled; Educational technology Updates, History, and Math 1410 which has sites for educational math ideas. I think students could really get into this, I know I did. By finding different resources they could bind them together and use them as cite references for a paper, or group project. It makes it so much easier to find, and keep together. I have a habit of accidentally 'closing out' of a tab that has important information on it and never being able to find that particular website again. This site/application reduces that risk alot.

Thing # 21

My Animoto Video My video included pictures from my trip to Nicaragua in 2007. I really enjoyed using Animoto, I watched the 'how to' video which explained everything very well. I think I might use this in the future to make more class videos.

Thing # 20

I love YouTube, you can find a video of just about anything. I'm subscribed to this girls videos, she comes up with really neat ways to mix math with art, and is a pretty incredible sharpie artist.The only thing I dislike about YouTube is their comments section. Most of the comments are completely irrelevant, or become very hateful. My idea for the libraries to use something like You tube would be to create a narrative, or short description of any particular book...this might help the students more apt to read.

Thing 15

This proves why professors say that Wikipedia is not a valid source. Anyone can go in and edit any of the information. I really enjoyed reading poeples sentences that had obviously been edited so that they no longer made sense...wikis could work really well as a place that students can edit and review the work of their peers.

Thing #13

I loved Zoho writer, it works better on my Kindle Fire than Google docs does so I use it more often....https://writer.zoho.com/docroll/cladd1988/10 & the fact that it's free makes it pretty awesome too. Instead of paying for Microsoft Office updates, it would be cheaper to use Zoho or Google docs. Both of these sites allow you to make spread sheets, upload pictures, music, collaborate in chatrooms and access blogs. As well as many other options.my picture from google docs. Students would be able to collaborate with each other using the private chatrooms that both of these sites offer, as well as using the spreadsheets, writer, presentation creater, and video tools to find creative ways to use with group projects.

Thing # 18 (School)

 For this 'Thing' we were to answer the following questions about the top two social networking sites, Twitter & Facebook...
-Why is it important that educators know how social networking works? 
I believe it is important for educators to know how social networking works, and to be involved with it. Facebook actually has it's own site for educators to learn about it, and to find ways to become involved. http://facebookforeducators.org/educators-guide
According to this site, 
We also believe that Facebook can be a powerful tool to help you connect with your colleagues, share educational content, and enhance communication among teachers, parents and students. (We explain more about these topics later.)


The site goes on to list several convincing ideas on different positive ways that Facebook can be used by educators.


-What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? 
Honestly, Twitter annoys me. I admit I have a twitter account, but I hardly ever use it. Compared to Facebook, Twitters abilities are incredibly limiting. In fact, I think that the most interesting thing Twitter does is the 'Trends". 
Facebook however, has so many different pages, groups, and people, pictures, games, applications...etc. it's hard to ever be bored with Facebook. 


What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? 
Twitter is boring. 
Facebook offers endless amounts of entertainment.


Which site had the most useful features? Facebook.


Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites?
For Facebook, yes. I can see using it to collaborate with students by making private groups. They would even be able to collaborate with other students across the globe. Which would be great for a geography class.

"Facebook in the Classroom

In our conversations with teachers, many have told us that they are looking for ways to better understand students’ emerging digital learning styles. Educators have also expressed that they are interested in learning how to integrate Facebook into their lesson plans to enrich students’ educational experiences, to increase the relevance of the content, and to encourage students to collaborate effectively with their peers.

Facebook can provide students with the opportunity to effectively present their ideas, lead online discussions, and collaborate. In addition, Facebook can help you, as an educator, to tap into the digital learning styles of your students. For example, it can facilitate student-to-student collaboration and provide innovative ways for you to involve students in your subject matter.