Is it the End or only the Beginning?

I liked the image generator, the RSS feed, productivity tools, Animoto, and the flow chart exercises the most.  These are the ones that I plan on using the most.  This program has impacted my lifelong learning goals by interesting me in learning more about and keeping up with Web 2.0 tools.  I was surprised by the productivity tools provided by Zoho.com.  I thought it was cool that I could create a slide show presentation and then export it into a Power Point document.  I don't think that anything should be done differently.  I like that the program recommended that we register for a bunch of different sites and try them out.  I have learned so much about Web 2.0 and plan on using what I have learned.  Before this program I did not have very many plans to use Web 2.0 tools in my classroom, but now that I see how fun they are and how much they can appeal to the interests of my student I plan to incorporate them into every lesson.  I plan to keep up with advances in Web 2.0 by adding a RSS feed for new tools and technology. 

Thing #23 Creative Commons

This is a screen shot showing APSU  EDUC 3040 D2L shell showing that the "APSU Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teacher" is adapted from "Learning 2.0 - 23 Things" program from Mesquite Independent School District. 

This next image is a screen shot of the original Learning 2.0 program created by Helen Blowers.

 

 

This next image is also a screen shot of the original Learning 2.0 program that show that some rights are reserved under a Creative Commons license.

 

I will use CC anytime I create a video using Animoto, a slide show presentation using Zoho, an image using some image generator, a laboratory experiment, photographs I take or any other kind of creative work that I want to share and let other adapt. 

Thing #22 LiveBinders

The titles of the three LiveBinders I created are Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.  I created LiveBinders for each of these subjects because I would like to teach any one of them; they all are equally interesting to me.  I plan on filling them with websites that pertain to all the things that each discipline covers.  I might use LiveBinders to store and organize any supplementary material I can find that will help my students learn the content of my lessons.  If I like the way that a particular website addresses Punnett Squares then I can save it in my LiveBinder, use it in my instruction, and refer my students back to it later.  I might encourage my students to keep a LiveBinder for the purpose of following along with my lessons, filling it up with websites that help them to study and learn the material.  This could be used as extra credit or even as a small percentage of the overall grade.  To view the Biology LiveBinder below type "biology binder" into the access key box.

Thing #21 Animoto video

Make your own photo slideshow at Animoto.


Make your own slideshow at Animoto.

Wow! Creating these short videos was really fun.  I upgraded to the Plus plan so that I could make longer videos and have more songs to choose from.  I really like taking and sharing pictures so this is awesome way for me to group pictures and music together and share my experiences with others.  I really like Animoto and plan on using it a lot.  This was a neat experience!  Hope you enjoy the videos!  

Thing #20 exploring YouTube

 

 

 

I use YouTube all of the time to watch funny, education, and interesting videos, listen to music, and whatever else.  My cousin Maddy has uploaded a few videos of her and her friends acting crazy.  I chose one of her videos to add to my blog.  She is about 10 years old in the video and she lived in Texas at the time.  I like the diversity of videos that are on the site.  You can find a video that shows you how to just about anything.  I also like that it is free and easy to upload videos.   



Thing #19 other social networking sites

 I joined the TeacherPop community.  I was interested in Bake Space.  I joined that social networking site because I like to cook and grill.  I really enjoy eating with friends and family.  Cooking has been a hobby of mine for a long time.  I am glad that a site like Bake Space exists because now I can share recipes with other people and experience new cuisines and dishes.  I can see myself joining other social networking sites in the future if I find interesting ones. 

Thing #18 Facebook and Twitter

I have been on Facebook since spring of 2010 and Twitter since spring 2012.  I don't put a whole lot of time into either one.  I frequent them about once a week or at least twice a month for about 10 minutes at a time.  I put a lot of pictures on my Facebook page.  Sometimes I post pictures to Twitter via Instagram.  I apply the Golden Rule to sites like these.  I don't care a whole lot about what other people are doing at any given moment so I don't expect them to care a lot about what I am doing.  I am to busy being in the moment when I am doing something to post what I am doing to these sites.
 

It is important that educators know how social networking works because their students are spending a substantial amount of time on social networking sites.  If educators want to take advantage of one more avenue by which they can reach their students they had better learn how social networking works.  If a student is going to be on one of these sites anyway why not put something educational on there for him/her to look at.  I don't dislike anything about either of the social networking sites; they both have their useful purposes.  I think that Facebook has the most useful features for a educator or classroom.  A teacher can create a page for his classroom and make post about important dates, happenings, and homework.  Homework assignments can even be tailored to include Facebook or Twitter.