Thing 16

I just finished Thing 16, Google Docs. I feel a little like a broken record.....I had no idea this was out there. There are so many templates available for so many different things. It is a little bit overwhelming. I am not sure this is something I would use very often. I'm not sure that I see the advantage to this over attaching a document to an e-mail. Maybe once I play around with it a little bit, I will see how it is a more efficient way to send documents.

Thing 15

I was happy to revisit RSS. I did struggle a little with this assignment, however. The instructions in the vidoe showed to click on sub with bloglines bookmark. I didn't seem to have that. I am not sure what I missed, but I will try to go back and work on it some more. I had not been to my blogline site, so it was good to go back to that, as well.

Thing 14

I am so excited about Delicious. Apparently, at one time, I knew about this, because I already had an account, although I had not bookmarked anything yet. To me, this seems like one of the most useful tools that I have learned so far. What a time saver!! It is very user friendly and simple to use. The only problem I had was my own computer. It kept freezing on me, so I ended up only bookmarking 3 sites. I am very anxious to revisit Delicious.

Thing 13

It really seems like tagging will be very helpful. It is s difficult to try to remember the websites I use. When I put them in as favorites, I still have a difficult time trying to find them. I love the idea that we are able to share these with other educators. Also, that it is not tied to one computer, like my favorites are. This is going to be a really helpful tool, that I am looking forward to exploring more.

Thing 12

Adding a widget! I had no idea what that even meant. The further I get into the things, the more I realize I have SO much to learn. Apparently, there is a world out there that I have not been a part of! I feel this could be a really useful tool to use with older students. Since I work with young childrent, this could also be a great option to use with parents.

Thing 11

I enjoyed reading other blogs. It is nice to read the different ways that teachers are going to incorporate this into their classroom. I commented on two blogs. I was comfortable with this. I am not sure that I contributed much to what they had said, but sometimes it is nice to know that other people enjoy and benefit from your ideas.

Thing 10

I had no idea how to do this, so I was excited to learn how to do it. I was pleasantly surprised how simple it is to. I chose this video about a baby signing. In the classes that I am in, many of the children are non-verbal, and can get frustrated not being able to communicate. This video shows some very simple signs to use with a young child.
I was also excited to learn how to share you tube when it is not allowed in the classroom.