And There is More :)

Will I continue with having a blog? I think I will, it is a very helpful thing that can help you along your career. I have definitely, learned many new things in doing this project. There is a lot  of cool thing out there that can facilitate the learning process for the students. There are many things that will reinforce what the students have learned as well. What I really like about it that some of those things that we did in the 23 things are really fun and enjoyable.he one thing that I enjoyed the most was the Animoto where we got to create our own video, that just blew my mind and I just can think of many ways to utilize it with the students in my classroom. I think the project does not need restructuring or at least I cannot think f anything. I feel like I have taken a blindfold from my eyes and that with technology there are endless possibilities to teach students. As long as one is creative students can have a lot of fun while they learn. I think that, just being a traditional teacher does not get the job done anymore, One has to keep up with technology and see what kids are into in order to think of creative ways to motivate and keep students on track with school.I definitely have learned a lot and I will continue to use a log, and many of the things that I have used along the way.

Creative Commons

Here we can see that 23 Things is not an original idea, but a borrowed and modified concept. I think creative commons is a very useful and helpful thing. It makes you aware of what you CAN and CAN'T use. Teachers can be at risk of identically "misusing" a resource for educational purposes and could even end up sewed or in jail. It may sound kind of ridiculous, but one really does wish that he'she should have payed attention when they actually find themselves in that situation. Will I use this? of course I will, I not only to protect my intellectual property, but tot find my situation of having identically misusing other peoples' work and end up in a bad scenario. I especially like all the videos that the creative commons site has to illustrate copy right laws and the ethical use of other person's work. Students need to be made aware of what is right and wrong. Well that is it for this last 23 thing almost done. Please leave your comment in the comments section down below

LiveBinders

Livebinders sounds like a great tool to have, but to be honest it is kind of confusing to use. I kept on tying to insert some websites that I found, but could not figure out how to go back and see a of the sites that I added. I also could not find the option to add  it to the blog. Even though my computer-using abilities did not allow me to truly feel the potential of this site, the idea of using the Livebinders sounds like a great idea. Having the ability to check other people's work and see some of the sites they have, and lesson plan, videos, and other resources is a great tool to have. I think that this tool in a educational setting is very helpful, especially for starting teachers. You have those resources to fall upon to help you along the way as you continue to grow and gain experience. This is a great tool for students as well, they have the free storage space to store all kinds of stuff including their homework and other resources they might have. When having all f the tools you use in one place it definitely helps. Time efficiency is very important to students. Organization is the key to success. Well that is all for this post and I hope the rest of you had better luck than I did. Please fell free to leave your comments in the comments secion down below.

ANIMOTO IS AMAZING

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Animoto is absolutely amazing! out of all the 23 things that we have one this one has to be my favorite. How coo is that to make your own video. I thought you needed especial software to make your own videos. I just signed in through my Facebook and it automatically made a video for me. I think that would be a really cool project to do with your students. They would enjoy it so much. The only thing I did not know how to do was trying to upload a song from the library on my computer onto the site to edit my video's song. Other than that I loved it! I just cannot wait until I use this video-making site to have  my students create a video to illustrate a topic in history that we are covering. I AM JUST AMAZED BY THIS SITE! sorry guys, I did not mean o get exited by I really enjoyed doing this activity. Wel that is al for this post and be sure to create your own video ENJOY!

YouTube Rocks!

I absolutely love YouTube. You can find many educational videos which you can incorporate into your lesson either to introduce students to a new topic or concept to to reinforce the material covered in class. I like everything about YouTube. You can create and upload your own videos to the site. You can share all the videos in this site. It is free, and very useful for recreational purposes or for educational ones as well. I decided to add this video on my blog, because it was relevant to this class and it enlightens us on the history of educational technology for student. The possibilities are absolutely endless when using YouTube in the classroom.This site is so good that we have accustomed to using it everyday that e seem to forget the importance of this great creation to humanity. YouTube has everything, it i a type of Google, but with videos. It has many videos from cooking recipes to videos about American history. There is not a thing that I dislike about this site, I just cannot even think about one thing that I dislike about it. I think each day more and more videos are included by teachers in their lesson plans. It makes sense, because most of us are visual learners and we need to see how something works. Well that is all for this post, please fell free to leave your comments in the comments section.

Thing 19: More Social Sites

I cannot believe that there are so many social sites out there. Facebook and Twitter were the only ones that I knew of, but know I see that there many more and that some of them can be very helpful, especially when we are out teaching in our profession. I have to say that Teacher Pop was the most interesting one out of all of them.You actually have lots of other upcoming teachers and teachers as well who can help you or you can help them by sharing your ideas  and different instructional strategies. I am just blown away by this social site, I LOVE IT! I also discovered IMDb which is a social site in which people write about different TV shows and movies. Well, that s all for thi post guys, please fell free to leave your comments in the comments section.

Facebook Rocks!

Facebook and Twitter are great social sites that allow individuals to keep in touch regardless of distance through the internet. I currently do not have a Twitter, but I do have a Facebook and I love it. In an educational setting you can keep in touch with parents and students and just the entire community. You can post assignments or important information on this site in which students can check hose messages. The only thing that I do recommend is to have a personal Facebook or Twitter different than the ones in which you have your students and parents on just to avoid misunderstandings. I like the ability to post comments, pictures, videos, and anything I want on Facebook for all friends to see. The main use that I see is to keep in touch and be accessible to students and parents. Also students now days are glued to their Facebook so getting in touch with them if needed and parents just in case that a teacher cannot reach them. Well that is all for this post, please fell free to leave our comments in the comments section.