One last thing?!?! Is it the end??

I really enjoyed navigating through all the activities. I have learned a lot of new ways to integrate technology into my classroom for future students. I enjoyed Animoto and learning about how to get students interested about blogging. The awesome thing about technology is that it is ever changing. If it continues to evolve as fast as everyone is saying, technology really will end up being the education of the future. 

As far as improvements, please make sure that all the programs are compatible with all computer types. I have many URLs that would not work with my Dell ( sorry, it's the only one I can afford). 

I will definitely keep up with my RSS feed to stay informed with all the new educational advancements!

Thing #23

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The above Copyright and attribution shows that Learning 2.0 and 23 things was based off original work and modified to fit appropriate educational content. 

I have found Creative Commons to be a useful tool to teach students about copyright and plagerism and allow them to check their work. It will also help them back up their work if it is 100% original and they want the credit so others can use it. 

Thing # 22

Livebinders appears to be a very useful tool for educators to save all their most prized electronic resources. Upon trying to complete my binder, I found the page difficult to navigate and very uncooperative for a website. There was no tutorial on the actual website about navigation and creation of the binders.

Thing #21

Blogspot Animoto



Working on Animoto was so much fun!



It was SUPER easy to use and navigate. The template and song I used really put life into my past, experiences and memories! This is a great way to put together classroom memories as a gift to students and their families at the end of the year. Teachers can provide a link to view the video. This is also a great way to pay tribute to different student organizations throughout the school year.

Thing #20

This was a recent you tube video I showed to my first grade science unit about how seeds travel to create plants. It can be difficult to find videos appropriate for children, and if I'm in a pinch to find another video to back up a lesson, I'm always afraid something inappropriate will pop up.
I like that I have the ability to post certain videos or tutorials to a potential classroom website or social media site to share with my students. Youtube can be a very helpful tool.

Thing # 19

Educators can use social media sites for a multitude of educational resources and forums. Educators can use social media as a bridge to connect to their students and show they each have a common ground. Educators can use social networking for assignments such as web quests and Wiki's. 

I belong to other social networks such as Pinterest and Google+, but will most likely not use these within the classroom. 

I would however potentially consider a classroom facebook group, but most school wifis do ot allow for this social media. 

Thing #18

Twitter...ugh. Although I have an account from ages ago, I am not a fan of this sight. One wrong move and BAM! anything you have said is in front of millions of eyes. However, if controlled, I can see twitter as a useful tool if focused on educated groups and focused on the education topic.
Educators need to understand how to use social media so that both they and their students are not improperly and irresponsibly posting inappropriate information, or displaying an organization improperly.
If Twitter came out with a strictly classroom focused news feed, that can be streamlined for individual classrooms, I think it could become a healthy format for communication, although as a teacher, I always prefer to teach social skills and how to use accountable talk face to face.

Thing # 17

It was very easy to Sign up on Delicious. All I did was have to sign up under my Google account, it does the rest for you!

Searching for educational technology was super easy and again, it basically did the work for me. As soon as links popped up, I was off clicking save on a bunch of useful links about educational technology.

Throughout this blog, we have been building up to creating the perfect desktop reference center for students. I can absolutely see having this tool in the classroom as a means of saving certain helpful links for web quests, informative presentations and papers and etc.

Thing #16

For the customized start page, I chose uStart,org. I like that I was able to choose the format of the widgets on it. I can allow my students to see latest news, economy and daily tasks that I can list. I can also add my RSS feed and Google drive to my start page to view those links as well. This was all very easy to put together.

I currently use my Google calender and have it linked to my phone. This is extremely convenient because anything I add in through my phone automatically syncs to my computer calendar as well. This is extremely useful when setting up Google drive and the start page, because students can use this as well to view upcoming assignment dates to learn how to become more accountable.

I have also used My Stickies in the past for desktop sticky notes. They have proved very helpful in the past, helping remeber online to-do lists. These would also be helpful for students when they get on computers as reminders for websites, passwords and daily reminders for computer centers.

Thing #15

Wiki's, in the past, have been scrutinized as untrustworthy sources of information. However, lately, wiki's have become the forefront of references for information. Wiki's offer information on hundreds of topics that are able to be viewed and even edited for all audiences. POsting and editing Wiki's are easy and accessible. I would, in my future classroom, enjoy creating a class Wiki where students can post information they found important that they learned in class that may help their classmates study for a test. It can also be a resource for future students to look at for book reports and other class activities.

Thing #14

https://www.gliffy.com/go/html5/5710613 - Flowchart
https://bubbl.us/?h=2048be/417cbd/21mGCvZU7gw4A&r=1418113049 - Mind Map

I chose these two formats for my blog because I enjoyed how easy they were to create. I preferred bubbl.us over gliffy because there were easy keyboard controls that allowed for ease of access. Both offered organization and easy navigation for the sites.

I would use either of these in my classroom to either create organizational charts for my students throughout subjects, or they could create their own when they need to layout a story or informational text writing assignment. These would both be very easy to create a tutorial for teaching these as well as easy navigation for students.

Thing #13

Google Drive Form

Google Drive Spreadsheet

Google Drive is a very interesting and yet, useful tool. I enjoy that I can create documents, spreadsheets, questionnaire forms and different drawings that anyone whom I want to access them, can. It is a great way to set up a class questionnaire that students can answer anonymously without the pressure of another student seeing. However, when I tried to create a document, the program would crash. Another way to use Google drive is that students' writing compositions are instantly saved on the internet and it is easy to share the documents.