Flowgram Presentation

I have never created a flowgram before. I also had never created a powerpoint without words before. I think using a flowgram is a more effective way to present a lesson. It is more interesting and the students would really enjoy it. Students can create a flowgram and present this to the class. I will use flowgrams more often in my teaching. This is something the students could create easily and they would enjoy it. Learning about flowgrams has changed my perception of how I can create a presentation. I have more knowledge on how to use various tools.

Feedback

Wow! I can't believe we have discovered so many things. I didn't know some of this stuff was out there. There are so many, I hope I can remember all of them. I did learn some fabulous things that would enhance the classroom instruction. Some of my favorite things were the Flickr sites, creating the blog itself, and the you tube exercised. I thoroughly enjoyed creating an Animoto of my son and various things he has done. I thought that was really fun and exciting. Learning these things will help me to incorporate many of these items into my curriculum and also incororpate them onto our school website. Learning how to create you tubes and Animoto will be a neat way of posting things for our school.

I suppose at times some of this stuff was a little overwhelming. Looking through all of the sites provided took some time and sometimes I would forget how I got there or what I looked at because I had been to so many places. It might would be beneficial to have a couple of sites at a time to discover, but overall, I think it was great!!! I would give it a 10++.

Thing #23

I found some sites that mentioned the 23 Things of Learning. These are the sites the stuck out to me:
http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/
http://explorediscoverplay.ning.com/

I would use this project in my classroom to allow students to explore various learning tools during their lab time. I have really enjoyed learning how to use these different type of technology tools.

Thing #22

I checked out some of the podcast resources. I found some were more difficult than others to navigate. I need something simple, and some of the resources weren't as simple as others. I did find Learn Out Loud was simple to navigate. I enjoy hearing things. I liked the languages that could be learned through this podcast. My husband loves other languages, and he would like this site. I wish I knew other languages. I think it would be neat. If I could hear it more often, I might could pick up on learning one more often.

Calvin Thing #21

Using Animoto was fun and very user friendly. It was great creating this video of my son. This would be a neat thing to use in the classroom for my students.

Thing #20

I haven't any experience with you tube until this assignment. I think it is a neat and interesting way to present a lesson. I wish I had experience with this a while back. My husband was having to create a presentation for a training he was attending. He was needing a you tube video added to his powerpoint presentation and I was having trouble getting it there. This has given me much information for the future. I found a video that my husband would like. He loves watching the WWE fights. I found a fight that made me think of him. He's in Ecuador at this time, and when I saw it, it made me think of things he likes. The address to this video is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJbs2yNkAE&feature=bz303

Thing #19

In another class I had, I became a member of TeacherPop. I was a little hesitant about this one due to the fact I don't really like the social networking as much, but once I got going with this site, I liked it a lot. I think this is a neat way to keep in touch with other teachers you meet along the way. I think it will be great to keep up with some of the people from grad school by using TeacherPop.

As I was observing the sites, I found the Bake Space site. I love cooking. I'm thankful I have a husband that isn't picky because I like to try new things all of the time. I have a hard time keeping up with all of the recipes people give me, so hopefully, this site will help me.

I already have an account with TeacherPop. This is the only site I will use. I will only use MySpace under a fake name. I asked some of my teacher friends to join my TeacherPop friend list.

Thing #18

I am not a fan of MySpace or Facebook at all. I don't like putting my personal information out for everyone to see. I know they say it's "secure", but I am still reluctant. The people I know and am in contact with, know how to get a hold of me. I had rather communicate with phone, email, or better yet, texting. I like to text. I am going to create an account on MySpace. I will post the site at another time because it is blocked by our county and I am unable to access it. Actually, our county forbids us to participate in these types of social networking. It was told to us that it isn't professional for us to be involved.

I have now set up my fake sight through MySpace. This is the website:
http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user

If I had to choose, I would say I like MySpace better than Facebook just because I have been exposed to MySpace more and I have several family members and friends that are involved with MySpace. I was able to log onto their MySpace and take a look at what they have on their pages.

I will not be using these sites for my classroom use. Our county would forbid it even if I did like them.

Thing #17

Wow, yet another site that is great for classroom organization. This is a wonderful site to tab for future references. I can see myself being able to use this site for the subjects I teach. I am learning so many valuable tools, I hope I am able to remember where and how to locate them for future classroom resources. Hopefully, between my technology buddy and I, we will be able to remember everything and apply it to our classroom and add to our students learning methods.

Thing #16

I already have my homepage setup. I set up my permanent homepage with igoogle. I did create an account with Zamzar, but I didn't care for it too much. I like the one I chose with igoogle. I added the news, weather, and a calendar. I made this my permanent homepage because when I pull up my computer, I already have the information Ineed in one spot. I really like the online calendar I have on my page. I need calendars to keep up with everything. I don't do good with pocket calendars because I forget to look at them. I'm always on the computer or with my phone, so those two types of technology come in handy. I also created an account in Zoho writer that I really like as well. I am liking all of these different ways to stay organized.

Thing #15 Stretch Activity

I looked on the Wikipedia at the Kentucky Wildcats. I bleed blue. I absolutely love the Kentucky Wildcats. Sometimes I have a hard time finding information about them, but the Wikipedia gave me some feedback. They have a collaborative effort in working with the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. There was several revisions of the history. The discussions were how they get involoved in the community and keeping others updated with the athletics.

Thing #15

A. I thought it was exciting about how the students enjoyed their learning. There were becoming more responsible for their learning. It was great to read about the need of this new idea of learning. I do see the need for this in the classroom. Students would love to learn with this method. Personally, I don't see a need for it, but I definetely see it for the students in my classroom.

B. The sites I explored:

* Go West: I teach a little about people settling down in the west. This site gave a great flowchart on the life of people going west. There were many websites full of information about going west. There were fun facts, timelines, history, and all sorts of great information that can be incorporated into the curriculum.

* Kindergarten Counting Book: I love learning new things for primary students. This site gave interesting ideas for younger students to learn with hands on information.

* Schools in the Past: This site gave a nice history of how our schools have changed over time. This is a great community outreach activity for students to interact with older people. It is good for them to see how things have changed.

All of the sites were great to look at and it was easy to navigate through them.

Thing #14

I have requested an invitation for Flowchart. I will post on the discoveries for that one at a later time. I really like using flowcharts. I find the students can read these easier than other types of diagrams. I created an account with http://www.bubbl.us While looking through this site, I found it user friendly. It was super easy setting up my account. I was able to set it up on the first try. I chose the Flowchart because I think it was easy for others to read and follow. I didn't particularly care for the mind map. I thought it was confusing for adults to read, let alone for students to read it. I know second graders wouldn't be able to follow that type of chart. It was too busy.

Thing #13

While discovering Zoho Writer, I noticed that some of the applications were familiar. I had the opportunity to work with Google Docs in a class over the summer. I thought at first it was difficult, but once I was able to receive the "live" communication with my partners, I was able to understand our project a little more clearly. Some of the advantages I see are: working collaboratively with each other, being able to see others work, and being able to share documents with your professors and other people. I guess a disadvantage would be not being able to understand how it works if you have never been exposed to something like this before.

Thing #11

I liked the Technorati site, http://www.technorati.com. I thought it was easy to navigate. I added this to my blogline feed. My least favorite was the Syndic 8, http://www.syndic8.com I thought this site was confusing and wasn't user friendly. I like it when I can navigate easily, and with this site, I couldn't. There have been several feeds I have wanted to add to my blogline, but I have had trouble locating them. When I subscribe to it, it gives me a message about an error. Hopefully, I can figure this out.