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* What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey? the picture websites were the most fun for me

* How has this program affected your lifelong learning goals I learned about sites I didn't knew exited and became more familiar with the we in general.

* Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? not really.

* What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
find sites where one doesn't have to create an account.

* How will what you have learned influence your practice as a teacher? I will probably use a lot of this in the classroom.

* How do you plan to keep up with new developments in web 2.0? Recommend a way that you have found to be useful. I like to randomly google or stumble because you always find new interesting programs that way.

#23

Now that you know about Creative Commons licensing, how will you use it in the future as a teacher?
I actually already use it to license my croceht work for personal use but as a teacher i would teach my students and also have them learn about it so that for projects they can legally use people's pictures and articles.

#21

I didn't really like animoto because it requires and account it would be nicer if you could at least have a trial run without the accoun attachement.

#22

I listened to a German podcast called "die sendung mit der Maus"
I used the I tunes directory and it was super easy to use.
It hasn't really inspired me to create my own but I have definetly subscribed to it and listen to it regularly.

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#20

I picked this video because Roger Cicero is a German Musician and I would probably show a video of him in class because his music is clean and fun to listen to.



Applying this to the library website would be fun becaues the library could do something like the daily book or soemthing of the sorts.

#19

Are you a member of any online communities? Yes, but not on Ning, I am a member of Ravelry and Crafster.Which are both art and crafts comunities where people share their projects, patterns and more.
Are any of these social networks appealing to you? Not really I looked and couldn't find any that were up my line. I am however excited about the Teacher POp and can't wait for it to be activated.
What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later? I might create a Ning network for my class and tell them to used it for school and give them credit for it.

#18

Why is it important that educators know how social networking works? So that one can keep up with the students, but also because bullying goes further than the classroom. People bully on these sites. What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? I have had both Myspace and Facebook for years and really didn't learn much, I actually only use them to stay in touch with international friends. What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? Too many applications, to much to weed through to get to what you want. Also there are too many commercials that I would consider inappropriate for younger children.Which site had the most useful features? Neither.Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites? Honestly not really, I would like to see them banned from schools. They seem to distract students.

myspace.com/beccahacom

#17

Can you see the potential of this tool in the classroom?In the classroom I could use this to give the students a list of links to look at. Or even have them create their own list for a certain topic. I could have them do research and have them submit their link list to me. Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? This tool just made my day, because I was having issues with my bookmarks and lost alot of them for some odd reason and now I have a different way of saving them. I love it. How can teachers take advantage of social bookmarking sites? They can give eachother lists of link and through tagging they know what the links are about.

#16

Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page? I choose iGoogle, because I already have a Google account and was thus able to change it easier. I might keep it because it gives me the weather and news, but have not made that decision yet.
How can the online calendars be useful to you? they can be used to keep track of ones own life, but one can also publish them so that others know what you are doing when. Personally i won't keep one just because I do not believe in sharing my personal life. I might make one for my class though when I start teaching, so that they can look up when the next test or quiz or project is. It would give the students that have internet access an easier way to keep track of when things are due.
What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…? THe list seems like a good tool to use but i prefer just writing them down by hand. It is just as easy, or I just plug them into my cellphone.
Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others? I would recommend any of the pdf converters because once a file is converted into a pdf it cannot be changed and thus documents that are for students to see but not change are easily accesable.

#15

How might you use a wiki? I would use a wiki as a collaborative searching of terms in class. I could give them a term and create a sandbox for my students and have them write their version of the correct definition, because each student understand words differently.
What did you find interesting about the wiki concept? I found it interesting that a lot of definitions are similar and that people are also helping eachother with finding the definition to the term.

#14

I chose Bubbl.us and Gliffy as my two charts. I like bubble because it is easy to learn and once you type in one term all the others just seem to come to you.
I liked Gliffy because you could break it down and have it flow from one level to the other. here are my two examples:




the top one is Gliffy and the bottom one is bubble. For Gliffy i used the school and went through different levels of teachers and students and classses and subjects. While in Bubblei went with the family as my topic.