tHING #23

Wayne RESA's 23 Things is based on The Learning 2.0 program originally designed by Helene Blowers, Technology Director, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, and has been modified for use by Wayne RESA. The original program is loosely based upon Stephen Abram’s article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website 43Things. This online program was built using freely available Web 2.0 technologies that include: Blogger, Flickr, YouTube, Wikispaces, Delicious and Bloglines. As a future teacher, I will use Creative Commons licensing by going to creativecommons.com and researching information through them to ensure correct sharing procedures are being conducted.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

tHING #22

The titles of my binders are: 3rd Grade Math Problems Music Websites For Students STEM Interactive LiveBinders is a technology tool that I will probably use in and outside of class. The education binders offer a lot of valuable information that can be shared not only with my future students, but with my children as well.

4th Grade Math Word Problems

tHing #21

Make a video of your own at Animoto.
I really enjoyed this "thing" and I'm not just saying that. I enjoyed it so much that I uploaded it to Facebook and plan on making more in the near future. Before Facebook, I used to use myspace which allowed you to pick your own music and add picture videos. Anyway, that was the only feature on myspace that I preferred over Facebook. Now I can share music with pictures on Facebook, just like I used to do on myspace.

tHING #20

I love YouTube! If I'm ever looking to find a video, I pretty sure I'll find it on YouTube. This past weekend I went on a marriage retreat and watched this comedian explain some of the differences between men and women. I thought it was pretty hillarios! Therefore, I have embedded in onto my blog to share with this class. This clip only shows part of his act, but the rest can also be found on YouTube. If you get a chance, you should check it out.

tHING #19

Visit TeacherPop
Since the start of this class, I am a member of several online communities. However, the only one REALLY appealing to me at this point in time, is facebook. While I can see the value in some of the other social networks, I simply do not have time for them. Work and school take up most of my time. When I'm not occupied with one of those, I like to spend my spare time with my family. Every now and then, I'll go on Facebook and post a picture that I would like to share with friends and family. However, once this semester is over, I can definitely see myself utilizing more of these online communities such as TeacherPop.

tHING #18

I am one of the 41.6% of the U.S. population who already has a facebook account. Before facebook, myspace was the big social network that I was affiliated with. However, my sister told me how she found a lot of people we knew on facebook, so I signed up for an account. I still used my myspace for I had a fancy home page with a song of choice (which was a pretty neat feature by the way). However, as time moved on and I got more of a life, lol, I stopped using myspace and only use facebook as my means of social networking. As an educator, I think it is very important to understand how social networking works for several reasons. One reason is that it is important to know what NOT to post. You don't want parents or the principal at your school frowning down upon you about something you did on the weekend...assuming it wasn't very "TEACHER" like. Second, you could set up a class page that allows parents and/or students to communicate and share thoughts, ideas, and pictures. Last, it's just fun and part of our culture!

tHING #17

Tagging and social bookmarking is a new technology tool for me. I never knew such a tool existed before the start of this activity. At first, I was a little skeptical. While realizing its ability to find pertinent information faster, I felt too stuck in my ways to really consider it as an everyday tool. However, after watching the related videos and tutorials, I am convinced that I will definately use it in the future. I not only see its potential as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be assessed anytime from anywhere, but I also see it as a valuable educational tool. Teachers can take advantage of social bookmarking sites by tagging educational information that is available to all.