Thing #19

My Page


I found out that I was already a member of this website and I didn't even know it.  I did not have a picture uploaded or anything though.  So today I uploaded a picture of me and added the badge to my blog.  I like this website, I think it will be very useful for teachers.
Facebook is still one of my favorites, if not my most favorite, social website.  It's easy to navigate and to stay in touch with people.

Thing #17

I am very happy that I joined Delicious.  With all of the new technology, who needs junk drives anymore?  I am getting married in August, and I have been saving everything  Using tools like this one is very useful because it saves all files on the internet.  No junk drives are needed or space on your computer taken up.  You don't have to worry about keeping track of your things, it is all saved on the internet.  When I begin teaching, this tool will be very useful.  All of my resources that I will use for teaching will be kept in one area.

Thing #18

Before starting this one, I already had both accounts. One for twitter and one for Facebook. I've never really been into the twitter much though. I just don't understand the whole "let me follow someone that I don't know" deal. Now on the other hand, Facebook is something that I use on a regular basis. I really like using Facebook. I may have graduated high school already, but I still know what goes on in my friends lives. There has even been times where I have used Facebook to help me with homework problems that I get stuck on. With every one on my friends list, actually being people that I know, they like to help me. It is important for educators to know how social networking works for various reasons. In my opinion one huge reason is because of cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is a big problem now with all of the social networking, and if educators know how to navigate the pages, it could help reduce the problem.
My facebook page

Thing #16

I really like the iGoogle page.  I liked how I can changed the appearance to fit me.  Also how I can pick topics that I am most interested in to show up on my page.  I will probably use this page for my home page even after this class.  I really enjoyed the online calendars.  Carrying around a planner is easy, but it is also easy to lose.  As long as you have access to a computer with internet, you can find your calendars.  I can use this in my classroom with my students on the classroom set of computers.  This way none of the students can say that they didn't know when assignments are due.  It will easily be accessible on the computers right in the classroom.

Thing #15

Before this class I never really heard of Wiki spaces.  When Dr. Wall told us about Dr. Richardson's webpage, I decided to check it out.  The richardon3040.wikispaces.com website is what kind of attracted me to wiki.  When I begin to teach, I think that I will use a website like richardson3040.wikispaces.com.  Mainly because I can post things like my rubric or even homework assignments on there.  Materials being on a webpage will help students keep track of their work.

Thing #14

A mind map is a diagram showing the relationship among different concepts.  In a flow chart, it shows the representation of a sequence of something.
I chose to use the bubble.us mind map.  It was pretty easy to use.  When I begin teaching it will be nice to know about these different websites.  My students will be able to have access to the websites also, to make their learning a little easier.  While working with the mind maps and the flow charts, I thought of the Venn Diagram.  That is the popular chart that I remember using while in school.

Thing #13

In my opinion, I really like the Google docs.  Mainly because I am familiar with Google.  However, I really did enjoy exploring both sites.  I like to play around with different tools.  I will more than likely stick with Google docs though.  Most people already have Google accounts, so this makes it easier.  In my classroom I will probably encourage my students to save all of their documents to these apps.  It will be easier to keep track of all of their work.