I am very excited to have all of my "The 23 Things" completed. When I first saw all of the "The 23 Things" it looked like so much work. It did turn out to be a lot of work, but I also learned so much about what web 2.0 can do.
There are so many amazing tools on the internet that I had no idea existed before doing “The 23 Thing”. I really enjoyed all of the things I did, but I did find it overwhelming to learn about so many web tools that now I just hope I can remember everything for future use.
I think it is really important for educators to be aware of technology and to embrace it in their classrooms. Children today are growing up in a world were they are constantly surrounded by technology, so if teachers do not incorporate technology as well, they will miss out on opportunities to reach students through methods that they can relate to.
I think some people are afraid of all of the web tools and think they are too hard to use. I think if everyone would just stop being afraid of the unknown they too could discover all of the neat things you can do. I think for teachers, it is even more important for someone who is afraid of learning about the tools to conquer their fears, because there are so many great tools that can be used to enhance the learning experience in the classroom.
With all of the tools on web 2.0, it has never been easier to connect the real world to lessons taught in the classroom. In addition, collaboration with others also allows teachers to learn from each other and share ideas in real time.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thing # 23
Creative Commons is such a great resource for educators. I have already used Creative Commons several times over the course of this semester. Creative Commons make finding videos, music, and images for projects much easier. As a teacher I will use Creative Commons. I have already used it for pictures for two different power points and a video for my copyright tutorial.
It is very important for a teacher to set a good example for students on copyright, so although it can be frustrating to not use something that you think is great because you do not have permission, having permission is very important. Creative commons is great because it gives teachers a place to look for things to use, and with Creative Commons they can easily check for permission to use what they find.
It is very important for a teacher to set a good example for students on copyright, so although it can be frustrating to not use something that you think is great because you do not have permission, having permission is very important. Creative commons is great because it gives teachers a place to look for things to use, and with Creative Commons they can easily check for permission to use what they find.
Thing # 22
The Educational Podcast Directory was user friendly and had a large variety of podcasts available that were are divided into categories. If the categories were divided into specific podcasts for grades,then i would make them easier to find. The sections they do have are "student and class podcasts” and podcasts by “subject specific podcasts”.
Podcast Alley was also user friendly to search for podcasts, but they two were not divieded into subject grades. There is a search box, so you can search for specific podcasts or you can go under genre. Podcast Alley has over 2,000 podcasts for education, but since they are all under the same label it would take some time to find one you are interested in lisenting to.
The podcast that I listened to was a podcast for GRE test preparation. The podcast reviewed vocabulary, specifically word meaning,and synonyms and antonyms of each word. Although I think this could be a helpful podcast for someone who is studing for their test, it is not what I thought it was going to be, but since they are not labeled well it is hard to tell.
Learn Out Loud seemed to be more for selling podcasts, I did not find any free podcast of interest to me.
Podcast are a great tool for a classroom. I had the opportunity to make a podcast with a first grade class this year. I did a lesson on adjectives for the podcasts. The students had so much more fun with adjectives than they usually do because they new they were being recorded. The students were so excited to hear themselves on the podcast, that during the lesson they were very attentive and contributed to the lesson because they wanted to hear their voices on the podcast.
Podcast Alley was also user friendly to search for podcasts, but they two were not divieded into subject grades. There is a search box, so you can search for specific podcasts or you can go under genre. Podcast Alley has over 2,000 podcasts for education, but since they are all under the same label it would take some time to find one you are interested in lisenting to.
The podcast that I listened to was a podcast for GRE test preparation. The podcast reviewed vocabulary, specifically word meaning,and synonyms and antonyms of each word. Although I think this could be a helpful podcast for someone who is studing for their test, it is not what I thought it was going to be, but since they are not labeled well it is hard to tell.
Learn Out Loud seemed to be more for selling podcasts, I did not find any free podcast of interest to me.
Podcast are a great tool for a classroom. I had the opportunity to make a podcast with a first grade class this year. I did a lesson on adjectives for the podcasts. The students had so much more fun with adjectives than they usually do because they new they were being recorded. The students were so excited to hear themselves on the podcast, that during the lesson they were very attentive and contributed to the lesson because they wanted to hear their voices on the podcast.
Thing # 21
I had a lot of fun with Animoto and I do plan to use this site again. My pictures are from a trip my husband and I took to San Diego. When I was making my video I just kept thinking off all of the other pictures I would like to make videos of too. I think this is a great way to share photos with other people. I think it is really neat how the video looks like it is professionally done, and it take so little time to do. It would be great if you could make longer videos for free, but the price for longer videos is very reasonable. I also like how easy it is to post videos to facebook or to e-mail them to friends.
In the classroom Animoto could be used by students and teachers as a way to present anything that they have taken photos of, because the site is so quick and easy to use. Teachers could take picutres of field trips and make a video of pictures and send it to the students parents.
In the classroom Animoto could be used by students and teachers as a way to present anything that they have taken photos of, because the site is so quick and easy to use. Teachers could take picutres of field trips and make a video of pictures and send it to the students parents.
Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Thing # 20
I think you Tube is a great website. In the past I had only used this site to watch fun videos, but this semeter I have learned that there is a lot more to you Tube than just funny videos. There are so many fun videos, but there are also a lot of great educational videos as well. You can learn a lot from you Tube videos, there really is a video for everything. I watched a video on the Ipad and now I want one!
In addition to all of the videos there are to watch, you can also make your own videos and share what you know with others. This could be a great tool for a teacher to make a video for the class that could be used for other classes and shared with other teachers.
The two videos that I selected for my blog are both videos are for kindergarten and first grade students who are learning the alphabet. I think fun videos like these help younger students learn. When I start teaching I will utilize you Tube for videos that go along with class lesssons.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Thing # 19
In this activity I learned that there are other social network sites besides facebook and myspace. Facebook and Linked In were the only two online communities are that I was a member of before this activity. I am now a member of Gather, Ning and Teacher Pop..
On Ning I really like the Classroom 2.0 and The Future of Education. I also like how with Ning you can create your own site for others to follow.
Gather is interesting; it feels that it is geared towards older adults. It allows you to choose an interest and to choose an age group of people who you would like to share your interest with. It is more than just a social network site, allowing you to publish work and to comment on work published.
I think Teacher Pop is neat, and it allows everyone from the class a place to share information they have learned as we learn new things in school and as we all venture out and start teaching. I added the Teacher pop badge to my facebook and to my blog.
Another new site that I found that I like is flixster http://www.flixster.com/ . I love watching movies but I really do not like sitting through bad movies, so I like how on this site there are lot of movie reviews from different people. If someone is looking to make new friends then going to a site where you can look for someone who also is going to have the same interest, can make it easier to make new friends online.
There are so many different social gathering sites that it would be impossible to follow all of them, but it is nice to have so many choices.
On Ning I really like the Classroom 2.0 and The Future of Education. I also like how with Ning you can create your own site for others to follow.
Gather is interesting; it feels that it is geared towards older adults. It allows you to choose an interest and to choose an age group of people who you would like to share your interest with. It is more than just a social network site, allowing you to publish work and to comment on work published.
I think Teacher Pop is neat, and it allows everyone from the class a place to share information they have learned as we learn new things in school and as we all venture out and start teaching. I added the Teacher pop badge to my facebook and to my blog.
Another new site that I found that I like is flixster http://www.flixster.com/ . I love watching movies but I really do not like sitting through bad movies, so I like how on this site there are lot of movie reviews from different people. If someone is looking to make new friends then going to a site where you can look for someone who also is going to have the same interest, can make it easier to make new friends online.
There are so many different social gathering sites that it would be impossible to follow all of them, but it is nice to have so many choices.
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