I liked Animoto. It was pretty easy to use, too. At first, when I saw I had to make a video, I thought, "oh great", but it was simple. The music choices were kind of bunk, but it was easier to choose from their music than to go through mine. I just uploaded some photos from our engagement shoot and it was simple. This would be a fun thing to use in the classroom and I will probably use it again now that I know about it like for wedding pictures!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Thing #20
You Tube is pretty popular. I love it because you can seriously find anything on it from news clips, to music videos to instructional videos. I tried to view the "I want to be a Librarian" that was on the description of the "thing" but it has been removed. I chose the all famous JK Wedding Entrance and then also the spoof that was done on it known as the JK Divorce Entrance. I would never do anything like this at my wedding, but it still cracks me up to see people do it. And this particular video was fresh on my mind...
And now the one below is the spoof that is known as their divorce entrance....pretty funny...
And now the one below is the spoof that is known as their divorce entrance....pretty funny...
Thing #19
I joined TeacherPop and was able to post the badge to my blog but nothing more until my membership is approved. But I already know what picture I want to post...so I will do so once my membership is approved. I think I will definitely use TeacherPop throughout school and my career. It's a great way to communicate with other teachers and get ideas and advice. You can also post an experience you had so that it may help out other teachers.
Currently I am a member of Facebook and now, Teacher Pop. I have wanted to join Teacher Pop anyway, so I am glad that was a requirement for this "thing". I looked at a few of the other social sites, but I'm just not interested in joining any other ones. I checked out Fuzzster which is a social site for you and your pet...which is kind of cute, I guess but a little werid. And I also checked out goodreads and flixster. I will probably join goodreads in the future as it can benefit me when choosing books for my students to read.
Currently I am a member of Facebook and now, Teacher Pop. I have wanted to join Teacher Pop anyway, so I am glad that was a requirement for this "thing". I looked at a few of the other social sites, but I'm just not interested in joining any other ones. I checked out Fuzzster which is a social site for you and your pet...which is kind of cute, I guess but a little werid. And I also checked out goodreads and flixster. I will probably join goodreads in the future as it can benefit me when choosing books for my students to read.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thing #18
Sweet! An easy "thing".... I've had a facebook account for only a little over a year. First I had myspace but got rid of it when I set up my facebook account. Facebook was just easier to use and easier to find people on than myspace. So, I'm a bigger fan of Facebook. I held out for a really long time on either, though. I didn't get a myspace account until LATE 2007. And then got my facebook account mid 2008...so then dumped myspace. But, I remember the first time I heard of myspace...again, it was probably later than normal...and it was early 2006. Then all my friends started doing it but I held out for a really long time. Anyway, I enjoy facebook now. It's nice to keep in touch with friends from all chapters of life. I make sure to keep my profile set to private so that only my friends can see pics and all. But, there really is nothing on my facebook account that I would be embarrassed about. It amazes me some of the things I see people post or pictures they put up and I'm like, "wow...really? That's not smart...."
Anyway, as far as using facebook or myspace in the classroom...I'm not feeling it. I think it should just be used for networking or staying in touch with friends. It's more useful if you're in marketing or something like that. A lot of companies create facebook accounts to get fans, which is a great and free way to advertise, but I don't really see a use for it in the classroom. I think teachers should be aware of it just because it's a big thing. Students are into it and use it a lot, so educators should be aware of what is going on. I suppose a teacher could try to incorporate it into the classroom but I just think it should be separate. Blogging is a better more formal way to communicate with the classroom than facebook or myspace. I mean, I can't even imagine a student requesting to be my friend on facebook or leaving a comment on my wall or something like that....but if it were a separate account, maybe that would be ok. I probably will not use it in the classroom,though.
Facebook
Anyway, as far as using facebook or myspace in the classroom...I'm not feeling it. I think it should just be used for networking or staying in touch with friends. It's more useful if you're in marketing or something like that. A lot of companies create facebook accounts to get fans, which is a great and free way to advertise, but I don't really see a use for it in the classroom. I think teachers should be aware of it just because it's a big thing. Students are into it and use it a lot, so educators should be aware of what is going on. I suppose a teacher could try to incorporate it into the classroom but I just think it should be separate. Blogging is a better more formal way to communicate with the classroom than facebook or myspace. I mean, I can't even imagine a student requesting to be my friend on facebook or leaving a comment on my wall or something like that....but if it were a separate account, maybe that would be ok. I probably will not use it in the classroom,though.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thing #17
Again, never heard of this, but actually really like it and found it very helpful and useful! I have a bad habit of bookmarking all kinds of sites...whether I'm shopping for something and want to come back to it later or doing research for a paper. Del.icio.us is a good way to keep all of these kinds of things organized. So, I think it is useful for personal reasons as well as searching for curriculum when I am a teacher. I really like that you can tag each bookmark so you can easily access it later when you are looking for it. And I like that you can see what other people have bookmarked and have found useful. If I'm wanting to find useful sites on teaching certain topics, not only can I do my own search but I can also see sites that other teachers have tagged for the same purpose. My bookmarks definitely become messy and with this application, I can get them organized. Plus, since my fiance and I both use this computer, his bookmarks get mixed up with mine. So, using Del.icio.us, we can keep them separate.
Thing #16
I stuck with google for my homepage. I feel most comfortable working with google and have already used it for a lot of "things" so far. I have my homepage set up to display the date and time, the weather, news, tv guide listings, football scores, recipes, celebrity news, and more. I've also set it for a halloween theme for now...
I had already created an online calendar for a previous "thing" and I used google for it as well. It's set up to send reminders to my email account which I get all the time. I liked setting the calendar up but will probably just use it for when I have a classroom. I think it will be great for parents to view anytime they want. And it will also keep the students on track. We have a desk calendar that we use for our personal things, and call me old fashion, but I still prefer using it. It's right here on the desk and it's just where all our events and trips are written down. But the online calendar that allows others to view it will definitely be something I will use once I'm a teacher.
The other website I tried was "Remember the Milk". I make lists like crazy. But my biggest problem is that I make multiple lists which "they" say not to do. But, I do it. I have lists all over for different parts of my life...the wedding, school, personal, etc. So, I thought I would try out "Remember the Milk" because it would be a way for me to have one list. It was ok, but mainly I thought it just wasn't worth it. It's just easier or as easy for me to get out a sheet of paper or write my "to do's" on my calendar. Again, call me old fashion, but I think that's just how I prefer to do my personal things. OR, just a "to do list" in word on my computer....that's just me, I guess.
I also tried out Zamzar which was pretty cool. It will be useful since you are always on different programs with different versions. Or if you have a word document that you want to convert to excel...very useful. I've already used it for personal use...I had a document typed up for my bridesmaids and 2 of them cannot read docx...so I used Zamzar to convert it to something else~!
Mystickies is also a cool application. I'm a literal "post it note"...at one of my previous jobs, I had stickies all over my computer. They are just so helpful and useful when it comes to things you need to refer to often or important things you need to do...so, stickies on websites is a very cool feature.
I had already created an online calendar for a previous "thing" and I used google for it as well. It's set up to send reminders to my email account which I get all the time. I liked setting the calendar up but will probably just use it for when I have a classroom. I think it will be great for parents to view anytime they want. And it will also keep the students on track. We have a desk calendar that we use for our personal things, and call me old fashion, but I still prefer using it. It's right here on the desk and it's just where all our events and trips are written down. But the online calendar that allows others to view it will definitely be something I will use once I'm a teacher.
The other website I tried was "Remember the Milk". I make lists like crazy. But my biggest problem is that I make multiple lists which "they" say not to do. But, I do it. I have lists all over for different parts of my life...the wedding, school, personal, etc. So, I thought I would try out "Remember the Milk" because it would be a way for me to have one list. It was ok, but mainly I thought it just wasn't worth it. It's just easier or as easy for me to get out a sheet of paper or write my "to do's" on my calendar. Again, call me old fashion, but I think that's just how I prefer to do my personal things. OR, just a "to do list" in word on my computer....that's just me, I guess.
I also tried out Zamzar which was pretty cool. It will be useful since you are always on different programs with different versions. Or if you have a word document that you want to convert to excel...very useful. I've already used it for personal use...I had a document typed up for my bridesmaids and 2 of them cannot read docx...so I used Zamzar to convert it to something else~!
Mystickies is also a cool application. I'm a literal "post it note"...at one of my previous jobs, I had stickies all over my computer. They are just so helpful and useful when it comes to things you need to refer to often or important things you need to do...so, stickies on websites is a very cool feature.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thing #15
The first thing I thought of after reading about Wikis was how useful this would have been on numerous occasions. The first that comes to mind is one New Year's Eve when about 10 of us were trying to make plans...and it was constant emailing back and forth. And it became quite ridiculous. Then I thought about the beach trip we just took in July with 2 other couples...which was again, quite ridiculous in the amount of emails back and forth in planning and talking about who would bring what and so on and so on. The perfect solution would have been a wiki that we could have all gone to update.
The second thing that came to my mind was the wonderful wikipedia which I use ALL the time....
I added something to the images and photos section of the APSU 23 things sandbox.
The second thing that came to my mind was the wonderful wikipedia which I use ALL the time....
I added something to the images and photos section of the APSU 23 things sandbox.
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