Week 9 Thing 23

I have really enjoyed Web 2.0 this summer. I really have come a long way in my understanding of technology online. There is so much information that I can use in the classroom and in my everday life. I enjoyed creating pictures and posting them on my blog. I have been working with Facebook which uses a lot of the same ideas. I am also excited about having a Presentation Station that I received last year. I will have an opportunity for the first time to apply a lot of these tools more often than in the past. I want to thank you for the allowing me to work through this program this summer.

Week 9 Thing 22

Audio eBooks work really nice for my children. I let my 5 year old listen to the story of Alice in Wonderland and she thought it was so cool. Instead of my reading all the books, I will know have some help as she enters ECC. I also found some neat Bible devotions using eBooks.

Week 9 Thing 21

Podcasts could be helpful in the classroom if you can find the ones in your content area. I found one that includes an online tutorial of different lessons in algebra and geometry. This another way to make your classroom more interesting when it comes to teaching new concepts or reviewing other concepts.

Week 9 Thing 20

I looked up some math videos on YouTube and found that a lot of the videos were not useful and were degrading to math teachers. There were a few good videos, but it was time consuming to find those. I think TeacherTube is more useful because the videos are easier to find in your content area. I attached a video to my blog of a teacher drawing the perfect circle. I found this video on YouTube.

Week 8 Thing 19

I used Libary Thing to catalog some of my favorite and other books that I would like to read. This is a great tool to share with other people if you are a book reader. You can even give a review of the books that you have read so others can see how you feel about certain books.

Week 8 Thing 18

I played with Zoho Writer and enjoyed creating documents that are user friendly. I like the fact that you can use this on any computer and don't need a disc or zip drive to save it. Zoho Writer also includes many reports that are neat and useful.

Week 7 Thing 17

I entered a note in the Sandbox about sharing information globally with other countries what they are leanring in the classroom.