Thing #19

Beyond Facebook: Other Social Networks

I'm apart of Facebook and Myspace, but I mainly use Facebook.

Gather is appealing to me because it's easy to navigate through the pages. It differs from other social networks because not only does it allow you to communicate, but share articles and information with those who share you're interests. I can see myself utilizing this website in the future, when I am on the search for ideas to help me better my teaching style.

Is It The End Or Only The Beginning?

My favorite discovery exercise was was Thing #21! I loved making to slideshow with Animoto!

This program has definitively given me a lot of new resources I can turn to when I have my own classroom.

Honestly, I didn't expect that this blog would be so much work. It really takes a lot of self discipline to keep up with it!

I felt as if there was a lot of repetition between the discovery exercises. For example, Livebinders, pinterest, and delicious are all similar concepts that could be combined into one exercise. All of the useful tools on the internet that this blog shared with me has influenced me to include more technology into my lesson plans.

I will constantly read up on new technology developments. I expect this 23 things program to evolve as technology so I think it would be a good idea to check up on the new 23 things bloggers each semester.

Thing #23

Creative Commons

In the about 23 things about section, it states that this program is based off of a program by Helene Blowers, who drew her inspiration from Stephen Abrams.

Now that I know about Creative Commons licensing, I will definitely impart this knowledge on my students. I will use the website as a guide to which videos/music/pictures would be legal to share in my classroom.

Thing #22

Livebinders

I chose to create binders on "Fractions, Commas, and Christopher Columbus".

Here is my binder on fractions

Fractions

There are several uses for Livebinders in the classroom. It makes it easier for teachers to find helpful teaching ideas. Livebinders could aid the students as well. It would be a great idea to assign the students to create their own livebinders to find information!

Thing #21

Animoto

I loved this project! My creation turned out to be pretty neat. I had some trouble uploading my own song though. I wanted it to play through the chorus with the pictures, but I guess I'm not as tech savy as I thought I was. Anyways I went down the sappy road with this activity. I made a cute little video full of pictures of my boyfriend and I over the past two years that we've been together

Enjoy

=)

Try our slideshow creator at Animoto.

Thing #20

You too, Can Youtube

I love that youtube has grown go be so popular that it has an endless amount of content on almost every topic. From how to cut your bangs to how to teach fractions to 3rd graders! You can all find it on Youtube! I dislike that Youtube is a "bandwith hog", so the videos often buffer if too many people are on the server. Also, anyone can post a video, whether they are a credible source or are sharing accurate information. One must be careful and use discernment when watching these videos.

If was applied to A library website could use.the embedded video option to compile useful resources through youtube.

I love school house rock. It helped me with grammar in elementary school, and I turned to it as a refresher all through highschool! I plan on using it as an aid in my classrooms, and thanks to youtube I can!

Thing #18

Social Networking

Social networking has been in my vocabulary since I was about 14! Here is a link to my Facebook. I added the College of Education Facebook page and requested to be friends with my adviser. Turns out we have a few mutual friends outside of APSU! It doesn't look like social networking is going anywhere anytime soon. It will only evolve. It is important for educators to be aware of the advantages and dangers of this cyber tool. Although it is a great way for people to keep in touch or meet new people to share ideas with. Social networking has been known to be a tool to exploit ones privacy or a place for sexual predators to prey on the naive. Educators should be aware of this. I love how easy it is to find old friends through Facebook but still maintain your privacy. I don't like how often it changes its layout though. I'm not a fan of twitter. I don't really see the point if you have a Facebook already.

Classroom applications?

Perhaps a research project on the history of social networks?

I could be a Facebook friendly classroom and create a group where all my students can keep in touch even after our class time ends!