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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Thing #19
Visit TeacherPop
I am not a member of any other social network or communities except TeacherPop and now Facebook. When my schedule slows down (once I finish my Master's Degree), I may find time to explore these networks, especially those concerned with book reviews and movie reviews. It would be fun to talk with people who read the same books I read and to discuss them. I also like to discuss the movies I watch. So Film Crave and Good Reads will be on my to-do list once I graduate.
Monday, April 6, 2009
A final thought
I believe I enjoyed creating the Animoto the most of all the projects in the 23 Things. It is a tool I can see myself using often. I was uncomfortable with creating so many web apps and putting my name out there to be contacted by on Facebook. I have already in under 24 hours had two offers for people to join as friends. I can see all of this taking up a lot of time.
There are some applications I will take away and use in my classroom. Podcasting and YouTube can be useful tools. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed delving into these websites and applications. It was sometimes disappointing to go to a link only to find that something was no longer there. The only suggestion I have is to make sure at the beginning of each semester that some of these websites and links still exist. As we know, the web is ever changing.
As technology advances in my school and computer access becomes more available, I can see using blogs, social networking, on-line word processors and project makers with my students. I will maintain my RSS reader and Google tools as they are great at keeping me organized.
There are some applications I will take away and use in my classroom. Podcasting and YouTube can be useful tools. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed delving into these websites and applications. It was sometimes disappointing to go to a link only to find that something was no longer there. The only suggestion I have is to make sure at the beginning of each semester that some of these websites and links still exist. As we know, the web is ever changing.
As technology advances in my school and computer access becomes more available, I can see using blogs, social networking, on-line word processors and project makers with my students. I will maintain my RSS reader and Google tools as they are great at keeping me organized.
Thing #23
There is attribution for the 23Things found on the first blog page and on each "thing" page which states that it is loosly based on the 43 Things by Stephen Abrams as well as the Learning 2.0-23Things by Mesquite Independent School District.
The Creative Commons offers different types of copyright licensing for what you create. From allowing no one to do more than see your work to allowing them to take it and use it in whatever way they wish with attribution back to you as the creator, a license can be found to suite anyone. I would recommend my students use a Creative Commons license on the projects they create and post on-line. It would be up to them the strength of that license and how much they want to protect their work. Some things I create as a teacher I would want to protect from misuse but I feel I would probably be pretty liberal in how I let others use what I create.
The Creative Commons offers different types of copyright licensing for what you create. From allowing no one to do more than see your work to allowing them to take it and use it in whatever way they wish with attribution back to you as the creator, a license can be found to suite anyone. I would recommend my students use a Creative Commons license on the projects they create and post on-line. It would be up to them the strength of that license and how much they want to protect their work. Some things I create as a teacher I would want to protect from misuse but I feel I would probably be pretty liberal in how I let others use what I create.
Thing #22
http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcaststream/listen.php?url=http://feeds.feedburner.com/princetonreview&all=1&title=18871
This is a link to the Princeton Vocabulary Minute. These guys sing their way through vocabulary lessons and some of the songs are really funny while teaching junior and senior high students about vocabulary words. Only an English teacher could truly get the humor here, but some are very entertaining. It was refreshing to hear a podcast that was original and not just someone reading to me. So many of the English lesson podcasts I listened to were dry and spoken in a monotone. I had some trouble negotiating around Podcastdirectory and Podcastalley. Many of the podcasts there required downloads or subscriptions. Educational Podcast Directory and Learn Out Loud were more user friendly. I might use podcasting with my students. Those who have Garage Band on their computers could submit their essays to me by podcast. Audacity was difficult to use and add music to, so for now I see limited usage since the school's computers are PCs. I believe I will keep in touch with the Princeton Review as these guys are very clever. This would be a fun tool to use as a bellringer with my students if I had a 21st Century Classroom.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/princetonreview
This is a link to the Princeton Vocabulary Minute. These guys sing their way through vocabulary lessons and some of the songs are really funny while teaching junior and senior high students about vocabulary words. Only an English teacher could truly get the humor here, but some are very entertaining. It was refreshing to hear a podcast that was original and not just someone reading to me. So many of the English lesson podcasts I listened to were dry and spoken in a monotone. I had some trouble negotiating around Podcastdirectory and Podcastalley. Many of the podcasts there required downloads or subscriptions. Educational Podcast Directory and Learn Out Loud were more user friendly. I might use podcasting with my students. Those who have Garage Band on their computers could submit their essays to me by podcast. Audacity was difficult to use and add music to, so for now I see limited usage since the school's computers are PCs. I believe I will keep in touch with the Princeton Review as these guys are very clever. This would be a fun tool to use as a bellringer with my students if I had a 21st Century Classroom.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/princetonreview
Thing #21
Making this Animoto was fun. Some of my pictures are not on the final cut for some reason. The song I felt said it all. We need to take time for the little things. The trip to the zoo was for my daughter's 9th birthday. She took her two best friends with her. My husband took these photographs which I feel are very good. I can see us using Animoto to share pictures with family and friends. It gives life to a photo album. This may be something my students and I try to add interest to our web newspaper.
Thing #20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ka0O5Jkyo
I selected this video because I believe these students show a very useful application of YouTube. They have taken what they have learned and made something different out of it. While it is not easy to hear everything they say, the idea gets across. This would be a fun activity to use with my students. They ask me quite often if they can rap for me. I plan to use this idea in my classroom.
During my exploration of YouTube, I found some very boring English videos. I can understand why students say English is boring. The videos I browsed, while useful in teaching rules and ESL students English, were dry and taught by people in a monotone. We explored some interesting videos as a family on the Grand Canyon's new observation tower and the thrill rides perched atop the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Check those out, they are awesome.
I selected this video because I believe these students show a very useful application of YouTube. They have taken what they have learned and made something different out of it. While it is not easy to hear everything they say, the idea gets across. This would be a fun activity to use with my students. They ask me quite often if they can rap for me. I plan to use this idea in my classroom.
During my exploration of YouTube, I found some very boring English videos. I can understand why students say English is boring. The videos I browsed, while useful in teaching rules and ESL students English, were dry and taught by people in a monotone. We explored some interesting videos as a family on the Grand Canyon's new observation tower and the thrill rides perched atop the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Check those out, they are awesome.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Thing #18
http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=Roy+Williams&k=100000020&init=q&sid=6d36f11bbef72c103f3c71798fac83ec#/profile.php?id=1228664192&ref=name
I decided to create a FaceBook page as that is where my husband is networked. I added him as a friend and am up and running. I have to admit taking this step made me very uncomfortable. I do not spend large amounts of time on the computer unless I have to and my home time is very private. I am someone who does not talk much on the phone and do not think I will spend much time exploring with this kind of networking. I understand this is the wave of the future and many people spend large amounts of time finding old friends and keeping in touch this way. Many of my students have MySpace and Facebook pages. I am not sure I would want to explore their pages and get that much inside their minds. Again a tool like this one could be used to keep in touch with students but I feel there are other web tools that could be used and be just as effective.
I decided to create a FaceBook page as that is where my husband is networked. I added him as a friend and am up and running. I have to admit taking this step made me very uncomfortable. I do not spend large amounts of time on the computer unless I have to and my home time is very private. I am someone who does not talk much on the phone and do not think I will spend much time exploring with this kind of networking. I understand this is the wave of the future and many people spend large amounts of time finding old friends and keeping in touch this way. Many of my students have MySpace and Facebook pages. I am not sure I would want to explore their pages and get that much inside their minds. Again a tool like this one could be used to keep in touch with students but I feel there are other web tools that could be used and be just as effective.
Thing #17
Del.icio.us looks to be a handy tool for managing web searches. I wish I had known more about this bookmarking site before working on my webquest and scavenger hunt. I am considering signing up with del.icio.us to help handle my research for the Assistive Technology paper. I can see where using this site would be useful to teachers in a networking situation. It would be good to know what other English teachers are reading and marking as important. It certainly would cut down on my search time for useful classroom tools. I tried to learn more about Furl and Magnolia but Furl has been sold and Magnolia is no longer in service. Del.icio.us and other social bookmarking sites could also be used with students if we had a shared account like the 23things account where the students could access websites I have bookmarked for them. I am all for organizational tools and this looks like a good one.
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