Survey???

I can't get it to go through!

Thing 23

My favorite thing...there are so many. I LOVED making an avatar, I LOVE Flikr, I thought making a podcast was great.
I now have goals to become more at ease with technology. I know how important it will be in my students' future.
Many things surprised me. I had no idea there was so much STUFF out there!
I think this concept is great. Change nothing.
I would definitely participate in something like this again.
One word: EDUCATIONAL

Thing 22

I joined Teacher Lingo. I like it. I am on other social networking sites, but this one is great for my career. I will use teacher lingo to share thoughts and information with other teachers.

Thing 20

I enjoyed exploring these sites, and can see them being useful in the classroom for a variey of math and science topics.

Thing 19

I checked out the Web 2.0 Awards Site. I was not so impressed with the first place social networking site. I registered and tried it out, and it is just not as fun as some of the others. I was not surprised to see wonderful sites such as delicious and Google Docs on there. I think I will use this site to guide my decisions when I am looking into using a specific type of website.

Thing 21

I have done this a bit out of order, due to help arriving early. Here is my podcast. I had fun doing this, and I know the kids will LOVE doing this!

Thing 18

Wow! I never knew there was such a thing as Google Docs! My husband's laptop does not have a word processing program, so this will be great! But my question is, if I am on a computer without a word processing program, can I use Google docs to open a word processing document? (For example, if I am opening an email that has a WP document attached, will it open through google docs?)

Thing 17

I found Rollyo simple to use and it will be very helpful in class. Instead of just listing sites on my webpage, I will use rollyo to categorize them, so students can search through sites directly related to our content. I never knew all of this "stuff" was out there! I put my math games rollyo on this blog.

Thing 16

Wikis...I like them and UNDERSTAND them. Yea! I posted to the SBISD wiki, and I also explored many other wikis. I can see the endless possibilities for using them in the classroom. I like the idea of a top 10 list, as well as collaborative note taking. It could also be used for taking table notes (just like that one library wiki). Students, at their tables, could add information about a topic, and it could all be tracked on a wiki.

Thing 15

Library 2.0. I think it is a major improvement from when I was learning to use a library. I remember drawers with little cards that helped me find books and research material. I LOVE the endless possibilities with library 2.0, however, when I am researching a topic, I look up and 3 hours have flown by! It is great to have this much information at our fingertips (and at students' fingertips), but it can be time consuming!!!

Thing 14

Technorati......I wasn't really sure if this was something that would be useful to me in the classroom, until I explored some other player's blogs. I found some interesting info on blogs that has inspired me to give Technorati a second look. I will try using it for research info (I teach math and science), and for finding videos. And on the subject of tags...I think they are great. I have started using them in my blog posts!

Thing 13

de.licio.us is terrific! I searched many math and science sites and added them to my favorites. I also have started adding friends to my network. That is extremely helpful. I have one particular friend who LOVES to find awesome websites, and she always emails them to me. Now I can just go to one place and connect to so many wonderful sites. If anyone teaches 5th grade math and or science, please comment me with your delicious account name, so that I may add you to my network! If anyone is interested, I am gartnerh on delicious!

Thing 12

I have visited and commented on a few library 2 play blogs. And I know all of the articles say that in commenting, you should add to the discussion. However, I myself, do enjoy those friendly comments that keep me going. I appreciate a little comment that boosts my confidence. I will be searching for blogs that interest me, and I will be back to add to this post later on.

Thing 11

I created a library thing account. It was fun looking up all my books I've read and I read many comments from other readers. I think this site is a great idea. I suppose students could set up an account as well, or maybe a class account?

Thing 10

I've been waiting for thing 10 so I could make one of these! I think this is loads of fun, and I think this has endless uses in the classroom. I teach math and science, and science trading cards would be great for vocabulary. For example, erosion, weathering, construction, destruction, etc. They could be described and defined, and have a picture as well! I had fun with image chef also. I made a front page with my wrecked car and a headline that read: "Teacher's car smashed in hit and run!"

Thing 9

I have explored and subscribed....a little overwhelming. I did enjoy the cool cat teacher blog. I agree with what she said about surrounding ourselves with a "circle of the wise". I know this info is useful, but there is so much! I hardly have time to keep up with email and my myspace page!!! I will continue to explore these educational blogs as I continue my journey through these 23 things. I hope that by number 23, I will go back and laugh at some of my previous posts because I will be so used to this blogging thing, that I won't remember a time when I didn't!!!