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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Is it the end? Or only the beginning?
Boy was this a challenge! The 23 things had its ups and downs, but overall I felt as though this was a very great program. I learned/gained so much from this program. I learned how to build an avatar, create blogs, register my blog, I learned about flickr, Rss, image generators, flowcharts, etc (there were soo many). But through it all, this program was worth the hard work, the late nights, and the frustration =)
My favorite exercises on this journey was thing 8, the jigsaw mashup. This thing was so much fun because I learned how to make a puzzle using random pictures and the picture I chose for my puzzle was a backpack because I want to teach.
This program has in fact affected my lifelong learning goals because when I was little I always planed to teach just like my third grade teacher because she was my favorite. But now I have discovered several different learning tools that can help make my classroom more exciting than my third grade class. Now that Web 2.0 has been established, I have several options that can keep my classroom entertaining.
Some unexpected things from this program included signing up for all these different sites. I have so many new accounts being sent to my Google account (lol). In almost every thing we were asked to sign up an account, so that was something I did not expect and it kind of took away from the program.
Some things that may help improve this program is what I mentioned before, now having so many signups. I'm the type of person that really doesn't like having thousands of acoounts/usernames/passwords.
As a teacher, I plan on incorporating alot of the flowcharts, social sites, etc into my classroom. Especially the creative activities including the puzzle and flickr.
I plan on keeping up with each on my accounts especially the ones where I made calendars and to-do-lists.
My favorite exercises on this journey was thing 8, the jigsaw mashup. This thing was so much fun because I learned how to make a puzzle using random pictures and the picture I chose for my puzzle was a backpack because I want to teach.
This program has in fact affected my lifelong learning goals because when I was little I always planed to teach just like my third grade teacher because she was my favorite. But now I have discovered several different learning tools that can help make my classroom more exciting than my third grade class. Now that Web 2.0 has been established, I have several options that can keep my classroom entertaining.
Some unexpected things from this program included signing up for all these different sites. I have so many new accounts being sent to my Google account (lol). In almost every thing we were asked to sign up an account, so that was something I did not expect and it kind of took away from the program.
Some things that may help improve this program is what I mentioned before, now having so many signups. I'm the type of person that really doesn't like having thousands of acoounts/usernames/passwords.
As a teacher, I plan on incorporating alot of the flowcharts, social sites, etc into my classroom. Especially the creative activities including the puzzle and flickr.
I plan on keeping up with each on my accounts especially the ones where I made calendars and to-do-lists.
Thing #23
The 23 things is loosely based upon the website 43Things (which allows you to set and track personal goals) and the Stephen Abram article titled 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year.
Here's a link to the actual 43 Things: http://www.43things.com/
At first, I had no clue what Creative Commons meant, but I now I know that it is a copyright license that allows us to choose to share our intellectual property. So basically, we can take a piece of work and re-work it to make it fit our needs.
Here's a link to the actual 43 Things: http://www.43things.com/
At first, I had no clue what Creative Commons meant, but I now I know that it is a copyright license that allows us to choose to share our intellectual property. So basically, we can take a piece of work and re-work it to make it fit our needs.
Thing #22
So far, this thing has been the hardest. It took me awhile to finally understand how to work everything and how to put things into my binder. LiveBinders was a bit tricky, but after playing around in for several minutes, I finally figured out what I was doing. This tool can be very useful in a classroom setting. It keeps information together and you can also store different things in it as well. The three binders I made were entitled: Third Grade, Teaching, and Elementary Education because that is what I hope to teach once I graduate from AP; each binder go hand in hand one way or another. Below is a link to my Elem. Edu. binder:
http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/my
http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/my
Thing # 21
Working with Animoto was very fun and creative. I could upload my photos from Facebook or from Instagram to create my 30 second video. I also liked the fact that there was a variety of music to choose from rather than just one kind. I can definitely see myself using Animoto in my classroom and when I am older. This would also be a great assignment/project for my kiddos as well. Although Animoto ask for a small fee for longer videos, I feel as though it would be worth the pay.
Here's the link to my video:
http://animoto.com/play/Z41pGG0AUmYAX2Tlye0RlQ
Here's the link to my video:
http://animoto.com/play/Z41pGG0AUmYAX2Tlye0RlQ
Thing #20
Ahh...youtube. I absolutely love youtube because you can search and find almost anything you're looking for. Especially music, I am a huge fan of all different types of music and youtube is the place to go if you want to find a song to listen to. I have an account with youtube and I use it daily, especially when I am in the library doing assignments. Youtube not only has music, but tutorials, videos, movies, t.v shows, etc. Youtube is full of adventure.
I chose this song simply because it is my favorite gospel song and I listen to it each time I feel negative, down, stressed, depressed, etc.
Here's a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU3qgPn3bGA
I chose this song simply because it is my favorite gospel song and I listen to it each time I feel negative, down, stressed, depressed, etc.
Here's a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU3qgPn3bGA
Thing #19
I have an account setup with both Facebook and Twitter. I've had a Facebook account ever since I was in high school. The first few years was pretty cool because I was able to find people I haven't talked to in years and keep in touch with family that live in different states. As I've grown older, Facebook has become more of a drama site rather than a social one. Each time I get on it's nothing but drama, so I'm really considering deactivating my profile.
Just recently I got a Twitter page and by recently I mean about three weeks ago (lol). So far I really like Twitter, because there's not as much drama plus you can say whatever you feel at the moment, even if it makes sense or not. Twitter is pretty cool and so far I like it.
None of my accounts are considered to me because it's just a social site which I probally won't have for very long because once I graduate college and actually start teaching, I plan on deleting all my social sites because I don't feel it's appropriate, byt that's just me.
I thinkTeacherPop is a good and trustworthy site that I may use once I graduate.
Just recently I got a Twitter page and by recently I mean about three weeks ago (lol). So far I really like Twitter, because there's not as much drama plus you can say whatever you feel at the moment, even if it makes sense or not. Twitter is pretty cool and so far I like it.
None of my accounts are considered to me because it's just a social site which I probally won't have for very long because once I graduate college and actually start teaching, I plan on deleting all my social sites because I don't feel it's appropriate, byt that's just me.
I thinkTeacherPop is a good and trustworthy site that I may use once I graduate.
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