RSS READERS!!
This is the most incredible invention ever to come into the world! I can't believe that you can see and visit all your favorite news or blog postings all on one site! I am very fascinated with this. Good thing we are doing these 23 Things or I would have never found this.
You could definitely use this in the classroom in many ways. One way you could use this is so your students could be up to date with the world news. They could set up their own RSS account and check it every morning and write about whats going on that day for a bell ringer or something along those lines. I would also just use it in my personal life because I, myself, like to know whats going on.
This is a big plus and I would totally and more than likely am going to use this in the future!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Thing #9
Hello!
I thought this site was So much fun. There were so many different categories to choose from. I picked this one because you can add in any text that you would like and it would write it down on the piece of paper. I figured the paper had to do with school and seeing how this was a school assignment I picked it. I think this would be a great tool in the classroom maybe on a free day or something to keep the kids entertained. I played around with each category but by far this was my favorite. You can also choose different colors on the paper but I enjoy black and white photos so I that's way I did it in these colors.
Thing #8
I chose to use Spell with Flickr. This was a very simple site but also a very fun one at that. I feel that this would be great when it comes to powerpoints in the classroom. It would give the students something to play around with because I know I played around with it for some time. This brings some life back into powerpoints because it is an interesting way to spell out words.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Thing #6
Hello everyone :)
For thing number 6, I viewed the Web 2.0 cite for something that caught my eye. I chose the number one online communicator, Skype. I have Skype on my computer and it's very interesting. Skype is text, voice, and video chatting all on the Internet. I think this was a very wise tool to invent especially for those long distance relationships, army wives or husbands, or long distance relatives. Skype makes things ten times easier to talk to these people. You can be just about anywhere to use Skype as long as their is a Wi-Fi connection. When I first added Skpe to my lap top I was so anxious to use it I video chatted my sister, who was in the next room! Before my fiance moved to Clarksville, he lived about an hour away so I didn't have alot of time to see him due to school and work. Instead of just using our cell phones to talk, we would use Skype. In my opinion this kept our relationship strong! It was so nice to not only talk to him but to see his face as well. Skype today is a very popular tool and it's growing as we speak. Now even cell phones that have Wi-Fi connection can download Skype and video chat through your phone...CRAZY! If you have one of these long distance relationships or family, soldiers to talk to, or even just want to talk to your sister in the next room I would really recommend Skype :)
Talk to everyone again soon!
For thing number 6, I viewed the Web 2.0 cite for something that caught my eye. I chose the number one online communicator, Skype. I have Skype on my computer and it's very interesting. Skype is text, voice, and video chatting all on the Internet. I think this was a very wise tool to invent especially for those long distance relationships, army wives or husbands, or long distance relatives. Skype makes things ten times easier to talk to these people. You can be just about anywhere to use Skype as long as their is a Wi-Fi connection. When I first added Skpe to my lap top I was so anxious to use it I video chatted my sister, who was in the next room! Before my fiance moved to Clarksville, he lived about an hour away so I didn't have alot of time to see him due to school and work. Instead of just using our cell phones to talk, we would use Skype. In my opinion this kept our relationship strong! It was so nice to not only talk to him but to see his face as well. Skype today is a very popular tool and it's growing as we speak. Now even cell phones that have Wi-Fi connection can download Skype and video chat through your phone...CRAZY! If you have one of these long distance relationships or family, soldiers to talk to, or even just want to talk to your sister in the next room I would really recommend Skype :)
Talk to everyone again soon!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thing #5
Web 2.0 means that in today's technology I have so many sources I can use. I can also have all these sources right when I want them. In the past this was something that teachers or students did not have, which made homework and papers a lot harder than it is today. Being an education major this could help me tremendously in the classroom, whether it's with online blogs, websites, and lesson plans. I am leaning towards teaching kindergarten and I feel that showing them interesting things on line will keep there attention more rather than just talking to them. If we have all this fast technology now I can't even imagine what the schools will be like in the future!
Thing #4
Commenting is very important because it builds a bond between the reader and the author. After a reader has read the blog and feels like he or she has thoughts on it this way by commenting they can. I also feel like commenting is important for the author as well. This way the author can know thoughts on her blog. For example say the blogger is using this in the classroom and blogging about a lesson for the next day and just wants to know if everyone thinks its a bad idea or a good idea, by commenting you can know what everyones thoughts are.
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