WOW! I never thought I would make it through the 23 things, but i did it, and I learned a LOT!
My favorite things to use would definitely be YouTube, Google, Animoto, and Blogger itself. I really enjoyed having my mind opened up to such a large amount of new technology. Web 2.0 will definitely make a big impact on classrooms in the future. There are so many things students AND teachers can use to make projects, cite them, find secondary sources for things, store things on the web, share things with class mates online, etc. There is a world of endless possibilities out there and I cannot wait to try them out and share them with others during my new career in a few years.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
THING 23!!!!!!...All she wrote
My LAST, but NOT least thing!!
I still have not figured out how to tell that the 23 things blog was started by someone else, but I am guessing there is a copyright somewhere, because all the things I learned about plagiarism and Creative Commons has gotten me in the habit of looking for that kind of stuff. Why? Because I always used to use pictures and quotes from other books and websites and never thought of it as stealing someone else's work, but that was in fact the case. After all of this, I will always do my best to look out for plagiarism to make sure neither me nor my future students do it, whether intentionally or by accident.
Thing 22...Organized Chaos
The titles of my book shelves are "Book Writeups," "Essays," and "Math 1410."
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=628286
This would be a good site for students and teachers to keep their files organized and at their fingertips wherever they are, and for teachers to post lesson plans and assignments for students to have automatic access to them online. Unfortunately for me, I had a lot of trouble with the website working on my computer; not sure what was going on there.
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=628286
This would be a good site for students and teachers to keep their files organized and at their fingertips wherever they are, and for teachers to post lesson plans and assignments for students to have automatic access to them online. Unfortunately for me, I had a lot of trouble with the website working on my computer; not sure what was going on there.
Thing 21...Kodak Moment
http://animoto.com/play/Gh7ii8NCJ2c8lm1LIYdobg
Animoto was extremely fun to use. It's saddening that it costs money to make longer clips, because I would love to use Animoto for projects for school and to share photos on other sites. It was fun getting to choose which photos I wanted to use, and getting to choose from a wide variety of video styles and songs in the background.
Thing 20...YouTubey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbgPl1ryrwg&feature=related
I like the fact that there is such a wide variety of videos on YouTube. However, because of the number of videos and their titles, it is often hard to find a specific video through typing keywords into the search engine.
I chose the video that I did because you hear teachers complaining all the time about what they expect from students, but they never stop to listen to what the students have to say in return.
If used correctly, YouTube could definitely be a helpful tool for library research on how-to's and many other things. The thing I worry about is the students that would abuse that privilege by watching music videos and such.
I like the fact that there is such a wide variety of videos on YouTube. However, because of the number of videos and their titles, it is often hard to find a specific video through typing keywords into the search engine.
I chose the video that I did because you hear teachers complaining all the time about what they expect from students, but they never stop to listen to what the students have to say in return.
If used correctly, YouTube could definitely be a helpful tool for library research on how-to's and many other things. The thing I worry about is the students that would abuse that privilege by watching music videos and such.
Thing 19...Ning-a-ling-a-ling
Visit TeacherPop
I am involved in several online communities, but from those listed above, I am only involved in are Goodreads and Playlist.com. I used to use that site all of the time to share music on my MySpace page, but I have not really been on there in the last couple of years. I love Goodreads because I can look up books i have read and rate, review, share them, etc. I can also tag books that appeal to me that I want to read in the future and I can create different bookshelves of the books I have read. One site I am looking forward to joining is BakeSpace, because i LOVE to bake, though I haven't had time to bake much since college started. I can go on there and share recipes or try other peoples' recipes, create an online cookbook, etc.
There is a world of opportunities on the web, and I will never run out of new things to explore.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Thing 18...FaceSpace
https://www.facebook.com/stephie.akabobo
It is important for educators to know how social networking sites work, so that they can know how to interact with their students and other teachers, and to have knowledge about things that are a big part of the lives of those around them. I already have Facebook and Twitter, therefore there was not much more for me to learn, except the fact that there is a College of Education group on Facebook, which I am now a part of.
I believe Facebook and Twitter both have important features, and both can be used for schools and classrooms. However, I do think Facebook would be more useful to set up a group page to connect with students, parents, and faculty via the Internet for free, not to mention that students are more likely to check Facebook on a daily basis than a school website or blog.
It is important for educators to know how social networking sites work, so that they can know how to interact with their students and other teachers, and to have knowledge about things that are a big part of the lives of those around them. I already have Facebook and Twitter, therefore there was not much more for me to learn, except the fact that there is a College of Education group on Facebook, which I am now a part of.
I believe Facebook and Twitter both have important features, and both can be used for schools and classrooms. However, I do think Facebook would be more useful to set up a group page to connect with students, parents, and faculty via the Internet for free, not to mention that students are more likely to check Facebook on a daily basis than a school website or blog.
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