Thing 23

Wow, I have learned so much! The best part of it all is that this is just the beginning. I plan on going back and revisiting some of these things.
Most of these things will be used in my personal life, but many of these things are also a great tool to stay in touch with parents. I really loved learning about delicious and the photo editing lessons. I am on these constantly. This journey has definitely opened up my eyes and how I look at the internet. I really feel this is just the beginning.

Thing 22

Creating a Wiki is Thing 22. For some reason, this was the most difficult of the assignments, but I think my old computer is to blame. I was able to create a wiki, but I was not able to edit it. I will keep continue working on this. It was a little frustrating, but I still think this is a wonderful tool. Looking forward to playing with it some more.

Thing 21

Thing 21 is Learning about Wikis. I really loved this lesson. I think this could be such a useful tool, in the classroom, as well as in my personal life. I wish I had known about this when I was trying to organize a large event with a few friends a few years back. It would have been perfect! I checked out a few of the educational wikis...cool tools was one. I am really excited about trying this out.

Thing 20

Thing 20 is about Podcasts. I preferred the podcasts on Educational Podcast Network and Podcast Alley. I didn't really like going through I-tunes to get to Podcasts. Podcasts certainly opens up a whole new area for me. I didn't know what a Podcast was before this class. I could get lost in the world of Podcasts, if I had the time :)

Thing 19

Thing 19 is learning about podcasting. I could have spent a long time exploring all of the different podcasts available. It seems for any subject you can think of, there is a podcast for it. Again, with the populationn of kids I work with (newborn to age 5), I don't think this would be a great option. However, for my personal use, I certainly could get a lot of info from this site.

Thing 18

I spent a lot of time checking out all the slideshows. It is incredible the amount of information that is out there. I think this could be a wonderful tool for students in middle and high school, as well as for teachers of K-12. I embeded a sign language slide show.

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Thing 17

I finished Thing 17. I explored bubble.us, Zoho Show, Remember the Milk, and my favorite, Flashcarddb. With the population of kids that I work with many of these tools presented would not be appropriate. For personal use, I really liked Remember the Milk and Flashcarddb. I can be quite forgetful at times, so I think Remember the Milk could be a useful tool for me. I am going to give it a try and see how it will work. My daughter is a junior in High School. She spends many hours writing out flashcards. I am excited to show her Flashcarddb.