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!