Thing 12

I used Google Calender. I like it because if a time gets changed I can easliy move the slot around. I can use this in teaching by marking field trips, special days, and times for parent teacher conerneces. I can also upload a picture of the calender to my website, or the schools with important dates regarding the school. The second Google I used was Google Translator. It can be fun for each week the students learn a new way to say hello in a differnet language.

Thing 11

I think Google Blog Search is the easiest to use, where all you have to do is type keywords to find a blog with that topic. Topix was the hardest to use. I found feeds about do it yourself crafts and meals. I found some weird feeds about things about politics, which for me is weird because I try to stay out of that area. I found that just looking on Pintrest can help find cool feeds and other places I may want to keep track of.

Thing 10

What I like about RSS is that it brings the new articles and news from my favorite blogs and news sites to me and I can just look through and see what catches my eye. This can be extremely helpful when teaching because I can just subscribe to sites that have new teaching strategies and new ideas in teaching and technology. This could be used in the schools for new information on if something might happen with zoning or any other important news about the county or school district.

Thing 9

For this thing I had to make some logos. I found some real awesome things. First I found this World's Greatest Certificate site. I made this one for the first day of class and for students when they do exceptional jobs. The second thing I made was a logo off of the Happy Face Generator Make logo button and it took me to another site to make the logos. Off of this site I made a logo of my name, Ms. Barlow, but the text is in sign language. How cool would it be to make every student's name in sign language for their desks. That way they can learn how to sign their name.

Thing 8

I wrote WELCOME to put on the overhead on orientation and on the first day of class. My mash up would not save nor upload. But I can use these types of tools to make the class fun and more welcoming. With share online photos, I think they need to be OK for all ages. If they are not make sure they are in a secure site, but even then they can still be accessed. So my rule of thumb, if i can not show it to my parents or show it to another teacher, do not upload it!

Thing 7

Finding the image I liked was relatively easy. At the bottom of the page was a list of words for searching. I chose flowers because they are pretty and I enjoy looking at them. The picture I found was by R_A_L.
 

Thing 6

I picked Hulu.com to talk about. Hulu is like YouTube, only, nothing on their site is from users. Everything is free, but certain things are only there for a short time. It is a good place to find movies or shows about a topic, maybe as a teacher you catch on TV and want to show it to your  class. One useful feature the site had was that it had where you can search movies by genre, or just search the whole site using the search bar. I like that it lets you watch shows you may have missed on TV, but I do not like that Hulu only keeps things a certain amount of time. I think they should have a area for teachers to go where there are educational videos and shows that are always available.

Thing 5

School 2.0 to me means using technology to teach rather than just pencil and paper. It means having the students make presentations using PowerPoint and the computer, and show casing their creations to the class as a whole. It means using their knowledge about how technology works to help the class. School 2.0 means using the new technology from doc cams to iPads and anything else new that comes out. As teachers we need to know how to use these instruments to help the children realize their full potential and keep them excited about class and wanting to come to school.
Schools in the future may not have a class that is just in their one state. A teacher one day may be able to help teach overseas without going overseas. Kids who are sick, whether just a cold or are in the hospital for any reason do not have to miss a class, the teacher can record their classes and post them on their website. This means that no child really will be left behind, because a teacher could use a Skype or oOvoo as a way to help tutor a child. It means so much for the future of teaching!
I love the thought of using new technologies in a classroom, like doc cams and iPads together to compare two different methods of working a problem. It's exciting for me.

Thing 4

   Commenting on other people's posts and blogs is very important. It is important because it helps create a sense of community and interaction. It does this by the simple fact that two or more people are communication, causing the interaction, these people are also bonding over a mutual interest and forming a connection. Two other important things about commenting, it helps build the blogger's self esteem to see that people are reading and interested in what they are writing about. It also can help the blogger break out of their comfort zones, if a person leaves a comment about something new that the blogger never even would have thought of. Like a second way to solve a problem.

   The 5 blogs I commented on from our group were Webb's 23 Things, Ashmiller's 23 Things, A new educator's 23 Things, Andrea's Thoughts on 23 Things, and Moore to Learn.

On Webb's 23 Things I wrote about how I like the thought of having kids write down what they felt about the class, on paper, and her reflections, but it would be better if the students were they ones actually writing on the blog. I also mentioned to make sure no names are given. IT might even bee cool to give each child a nickname they can pick as their blogger name.

The second blog I commented on was Ashmiller's 23 Things. I agreed how the blog was pretty easy to make and how our avatars do reflect ourselves a little in.

A new educator's 23 Things was my third blog to comment on. On their's I said how I loved the thought of incorporating the blog into the class like that, but gave a way to make sure the whole class could be able to work on it. A way to get the student's who do not have internet access able to work on the blog by letting them work on the blog during the day, when they have finished their work. .

Andrea's Thoughts on 23 Things was number four comment. She mostly talked about how blogs can help people. I think students would be more into the blog if they were the authors and could see there work coming alive.

The last blog from our group I commented on was Moore to Learn. I said how I wished my name allowed me to be more creative when picking a name, and also how my avatar, much like hers, kinda reflects how I hope to look when I start teaching.

The two outside blogs I commented on were The Twice Remembered Cottage at twicerememebered.blogspot.com. There I commented on one of her crafts she made that I think I might make for my sister for Christmas. It was a magnetic scrabble board. The other blog I commented on was The Oak Fin: Little Scientist. It was about how to use baking soda, vinegar and food coloring to do a science experiment. I thought it was just too cool and want to do that with my little cousins one day.