tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55535278495584401662024-02-19T00:32:19.349-08:00Heather's PageWhere my educational technology adventure begins...Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-8229174402518303172008-07-24T19:30:00.001-07:002008-07-24T19:33:33.350-07:00Survey???I can't get it to go through!Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-86246413170255436342008-07-24T18:45:00.000-07:002008-07-27T14:19:24.045-07:00Thing 23<span style="color:#6600cc;">My favorite thing...there are so many. I LOVED making an avatar, I LOVE Flikr, I thought making a podcast was great. </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I now have goals to become more at ease with technology. I know how important it will be in my students' future.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">Many things surprised me. I had no idea there was so much STUFF out there!</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I think this concept is great. Change nothing.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I would definitely participate in something like this again.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">One word: EDUCATIONAL</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-41906450385225743512008-07-24T18:26:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:38:51.796-07:00Thing 22<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBbqTk-XB-CN6QR94ShlAQAJxdP0VHaQWGm01iWU10hvXgxkBe2KVD9VvBXNrPMzgVaPZgZxsds9qWFyEB0ySR7O7jol2LiIeTff-N5euqfJ_3E0dUDYgtX6XGOsy2xItGMgQpFOgd7Xc/s1600-h/teacher+lingo.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226760114181108002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBbqTk-XB-CN6QR94ShlAQAJxdP0VHaQWGm01iWU10hvXgxkBe2KVD9VvBXNrPMzgVaPZgZxsds9qWFyEB0ySR7O7jol2LiIeTff-N5euqfJ_3E0dUDYgtX6XGOsy2xItGMgQpFOgd7Xc/s320/teacher+lingo.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#000099;">I joined <a href="http://teacherlingo.com/">Teacher Lingo</a>. 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.</span></div>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-71500503643681209062008-07-24T18:14:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:26:45.454-07:00Thing 20<span style="color:#ff0000;">I enjoyed exploring these sites, and can see them being useful in the classroom for a variey of math and science topics.</span><br /><embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/skin-p/mediaplayer.swf" width="425" height="350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" flashvars="height=350&width=425&file=http://www.teachertube.com/flvideo/7792.flv&image=http://www.teachertube.com/thumb/7792.jpg&location=http://www.teachertube.com/skin-p/mediaplayer.swf&logo=http://www.teachertube.com/images/greylogo.swf&searchlink=http://teachertube.com/search_result.php%3Fsearch_id%3D&frontcolor=0xffffff&backcolor=0x000000&lightcolor=0xFF0000&screencolor=0xffffff&autostart=false&volume=80&overstretch=fit&link=http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7f4b156ed5a31f5ba796&linkfromdisplay=true&recommendations=http://www.teachertube.com/embedplaylist.php?chid=67"></embed><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdwEIi22Dv8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KdwEIi22Dv8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-91713716117768239552008-07-24T17:52:00.000-07:002008-07-24T17:56:51.668-07:00Thing 19<span style="color:#ff6600;">I checked out the <a href="http://www.seomoz.org/web2.0/short">Web 2.0 Awards Site</a>. 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.</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-77426473340608698122008-07-22T13:42:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:06:04.761-07:00Thing 21<span style="color:#33ff33;">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!</span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPvKBmSZk_vBcruWFYRQ_VpX55jaow59FCASMnd5XVdjWsaNvP6qqwgPzBWmz3p-Ys47OB4EJCj2GKePVIDg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-76981516972309661882008-07-22T08:03:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:41:15.790-07:00Thing 18<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJayExvxd_q3ypmS2zFG2-4etMIfKnTXSPHWGRiytSfuQY19zWPTbuQev3CaFs0Aq6TdPT76cqVkYknSxuxzoGRbJ-TvFuNuvo7iDevnroCJb00piMupHWVx2ZlY6HtZ3jmcuavEsZ4EO/s1600-h/GoogleDocsLogo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJayExvxd_q3ypmS2zFG2-4etMIfKnTXSPHWGRiytSfuQY19zWPTbuQev3CaFs0Aq6TdPT76cqVkYknSxuxzoGRbJ-TvFuNuvo7iDevnroCJb00piMupHWVx2ZlY6HtZ3jmcuavEsZ4EO/s320/GoogleDocsLogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226760749576064418" /></a><br /><span style="color:#6633ff;">Wow! I never knew there was such a thing as </span><a href="http://docs.google.com/#all"><span style="color:#6633ff;">Google Docs</span></a><span style="color:#6633ff;">! 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?)</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-3289495771636836372008-07-22T07:54:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:43:55.616-07:00Thing 17<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARTkfZ7VvHew9lg58iqIFhzSyc9t7z2rXMcxRa7xSS7rnA6PCVOIa-kH3IArrs-orLzBJWU_RpQRNl04WWDYnmmxQO2_eZ68nV0Sxc0c3xMjX0L_SuT0hrqoEBzjO3Jb5VJ5576iv_hCr/s1600-h/rollyo-logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARTkfZ7VvHew9lg58iqIFhzSyc9t7z2rXMcxRa7xSS7rnA6PCVOIa-kH3IArrs-orLzBJWU_RpQRNl04WWDYnmmxQO2_eZ68nV0Sxc0c3xMjX0L_SuT0hrqoEBzjO3Jb5VJ5576iv_hCr/s320/rollyo-logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226761444824484738" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">I found </span><a href="http://rollyo.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Rollyo</span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> 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.</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-84701781522693138612008-07-15T07:59:00.000-07:002008-07-15T08:04:22.893-07:00Thing 16<span style="color:#006600;">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.</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-473265447245453782008-07-11T20:17:00.000-07:002008-07-11T20:21:38.996-07:00Thing 15<span style="color:#00cccc;">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!!!<br /></span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-46926689291682764962008-07-11T19:48:00.000-07:002008-07-11T19:53:10.823-07:00Thing 14<span style="color:#663366;"><a href="http://technorati.com/">Technorati</a>......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!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-30370907744704200992008-07-11T17:06:00.000-07:002008-07-11T19:53:40.736-07:00Thing 13<span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://del.icio.us/">de.licio.us</a> 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 <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">gartnerh</span></strong> on delicious!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-18255285839016579612008-07-04T12:56:00.000-07:002008-07-04T13:00:36.582-07:00Thing 12<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">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.</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-40674122612262327512008-07-02T13:40:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:42:24.094-07:00Thing 11<span style="color:#009900;">I created a </span><a href="http://www.librarything.com/"><span style="color:#009900;">library thing</span></a><span style="color:#009900;"> 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?</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-13844207258374857012008-07-02T13:05:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:25:04.224-07:00Thing 10<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHDYv0Z2V0x3H1U-E9l-DMFi0r4BiA4idhAuot_uqFtQ9khoxkJux2T46lR-mp_t-0IGkGbBCfeaS5HeX97kxS4O_ssFrv9FKPwTUQly1GevDCNnxqa-vnk6ybDZH15Bzlk9DXwx0WJ-C/s1600-h/deck8737419.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218510832189207410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHDYv0Z2V0x3H1U-E9l-DMFi0r4BiA4idhAuot_uqFtQ9khoxkJux2T46lR-mp_t-0IGkGbBCfeaS5HeX97kxS4O_ssFrv9FKPwTUQly1GevDCNnxqa-vnk6ybDZH15Bzlk9DXwx0WJ-C/s320/deck8737419.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">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 </span><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php"><span style="color:#ff6600;">trading cards </span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">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 </span><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">image chef </span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;">also. I made a front page with my wrecked car and a headline that read: "Teacher's car smashed in hit and run!"</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-3772731589183997632008-07-01T09:11:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:17:20.450-07:00Thing 9<span style="color:#993399;">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!!! </span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-62487894897166138172008-06-19T12:30:00.000-07:002008-06-19T12:32:42.309-07:00Thing 8<span style="color:#000099;">I went to set up my RSS feed, and realized that mine is already all set up through Yahoo. I guess I didn't realize what it was. So I added SBISD's website. I'm learning so much!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-24341599746667638142008-06-18T21:51:00.000-07:002008-06-18T21:54:54.468-07:00Thing 7<span style="color:#ff9900;">Google has a lot to offer. I have already set up my google calendar, personalized my igoogle page, and explored the other google goodies. Wow! I never knew there was so much out there!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-37445434910561813532008-06-15T19:51:00.001-07:002008-06-24T20:32:14.974-07:00Thing 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZerOjrMYUdOgMEVpI50mPDP6qB4eQcL2a_3KgjaLakZcDWR79mBzbsIMpFpn2XszoLN0NUKlaPGBL1mJNYd04-wCgdWgNicGE6ROhVonRlBuFTuwUSktR9iRjl5veJpDYLRJ6va1z94jJ/s1600-h/mosaic5484496.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212307425214852162" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZerOjrMYUdOgMEVpI50mPDP6qB4eQcL2a_3KgjaLakZcDWR79mBzbsIMpFpn2XszoLN0NUKlaPGBL1mJNYd04-wCgdWgNicGE6ROhVonRlBuFTuwUSktR9iRjl5veJpDYLRJ6va1z94jJ/s320/mosaic5484496.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">Here is my flower mosaic made on </span><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php">mosaic maker.</a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">I had fun playing with these mashups. I have left the credits below for the photos. I've got to go so I can play some more. I will add more to my blog if I find something else exciting!</span><br /><br />1. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/48889092521@N01/2582896236/">IMG_0450.JPG</a>, 2. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/48889092521@N01/2582087391/">IMG_0458.JPG</a>, 3. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/48889092521@N01/2582073895/">IMG_0453.JPG</a>, 4. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/48889092521@N01/2582070985/">IMG_0451.JPG</a><br /><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)">Okay...the </span><a style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://www.krazydad.com/defacement/">"grow your own chia pet"</a><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,0,204)"> is weird. but it made me laugh!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-14776603914298040152008-06-11T21:09:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:31:39.053-07:00Thing 5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0oXcrAWkXnwUJOMfUpiMinVCovHlD8bcoJGCXo1VnalrSirwD7zjv6edRNreM9AKpjVydT2PY-mV6poaRn62WlxtXjSb2djdnUc9qPReWZITEbpMtq7ihP4ZeleBEGpV88JVFiHyjl_-/s1600-h/math.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210843796450676594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0oXcrAWkXnwUJOMfUpiMinVCovHlD8bcoJGCXo1VnalrSirwD7zjv6edRNreM9AKpjVydT2PY-mV6poaRn62WlxtXjSb2djdnUc9qPReWZITEbpMtq7ihP4ZeleBEGpV88JVFiHyjl_-/s320/math.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,102,0)"><span style="font-family:arial;">I really enjoyed <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/">.</a> I found out that some of my friends have photos on there. I also discovered that tags are put on pictures to help people search them...like keywords. I found some neat Math photos on Flickr. I read another "player's" blog, and she had said she might use some Flickr images with her students to help them find a picture of how they feel about math. I thought that was a terrific idea!<br /></span></span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-15287891647833336692008-06-09T13:52:00.000-07:002008-06-10T20:07:46.677-07:00Thing 4<a href="http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/Jenny_Dukes/?action=view&current=129.gif" target="_blank"><img style="width: 128px; height: 138px;" src="http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/Jenny_Dukes/129.gif" alt="Glitter Frog" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-family:arial;" >I emailed in my registration. Thing 4 is almost completed. Awaiting my email.......... I got my confirmation email. I'm in!<br /></span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-78843544426226921182008-06-09T13:38:00.000-07:002008-06-15T19:34:42.349-07:00Thing 3<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style="font-family:arial;">Setting up my blog was not so bad...since I already had one for my family. Making the <a href="http://avatars.yahoo.com/">avatar</a> was super fun, but toooo many choices. I had to look at every hairstyle, outfit, background, etc! I have visited other blogs (some people are so creative!) and I have commented as well. I'm luvin' this!<br /></span></span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-78934858704630322132008-06-09T13:05:00.000-07:002008-06-09T14:00:36.634-07:00Thing 2<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-family:arial;">I enjoyed the article on the 7 habits. The easiest one for me is definitly PLAY. The hardest one will be to use technology to my advantage.</span></span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5553527849558440166.post-86683921603252984242008-06-09T12:59:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:12:18.754-07:00Thing 1<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-family:arial;" >COMPLETED! Woo-Hoo!</span>Mrs. Lamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12949082613887912012noreply@blogger.com0