Thing 13

Tagging would be a useful way to collaborate with others to find websites of merit. Frequently, educators spend too much time sifting through numerous sites hoping to find something worthwhile. Unfortunately, we often have to sift through 10 sites before we find one hidden gem. Imagine a web world where a number of teachers were to pool their time to search for beneficial sites. This could make the web an easier and more productive place to navigate for all.

Thing 12

Reflection: Widgets or add-ons make a blog visually more stimulating and enticing to the reader. I would like to find some educational widgets that could be added to my teacher blog. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thing 11

Comments are fun to receive but nobody likes to receive negative comments. Many people have a difficult time distinguishing between constructive criticism and destructive criticism when leaving comments. People visiting the 23 Things blogs have been very positive and responsible.

Thing 10

Video post:

Below is a video my class produced 2 years ago.





Permission was granted by the author to show over the internet.

Embedding video on a website is very convenient for learners. It can help make a project a one-stop learning experience.

Thing 9

I already have a YouTube account and have posted comments before. It is amazing to see how many educational videos can be found here. Our district has filtered YouTube and as a result it can't be accessed via our district's network.

Thing 8 again

This would be fun for a lower elementary student to practice his/her spelling words. Visual learners would enjoy and benefit from this.

Thing 8

Thing 7

Copyright issues are something that are frequently overlooked in the classroom. How many times have we viewed a PowerPoint that some student has put together with images "borrowed" from online resources without any source citation? Flickr would be a great resource for a class of students to upload their pictures for use in a class project.

Thing 6

Flickr would be very useful for managing photo images. Storing many photos can be a huge waste of hard drive space. Accessing them online makes life very easy!

Thing 5

RSS is a wonderful tool to stay in tune with blogs of interest without expending a great deal of energy and time. My son's new principal sent out an email earlier today informing parents that they should subscribe to his blog. Talk about good timing!

Thing 4

Management is key. This would be a great tool to allow teachers to read students daily journal entries. Have any teachers used this to generate a back and forth dialogue with your students?

Imagine the uses

It is always fun to sit back and analyze practical uses for the technology we are using. How can our students benefit from this? What projects do you envision creating that can help your students get excited about using these tools so they don't "retreat" or feel left out? How many of your students use blogs in school. If so, how are they managed?

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