Twitter
My link to my twitter page is above. I've had my twitter account for almost two years and barely use it. I think it's important for teachers to be familiar with social websites because teachers should always be knowledgable. Becoming familiar with social networks will also help gain a connection with students.
Even though I haven't had twitter but all of two years, I am familiar and didn't discover anything I didn't know already. Well except oft looking up educational tags.
I can easily see a classroom or school using one of these sites. It will be easier for students to communicate on these websites, seeing as they are probably on there often. Many colleges use them now. They would be great for parent/teacher/student communication as well.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Thing 17
I have truly gained a wealth of knowledge from these 23 things so far, but to be honest I did not find this thing very useful to me. Everyone is different and many may find delicious.com a useful website. I, on the other hand, did not. I feel as though other websites are more beneficial and easier to use.
I do see how they might me able to be used within the classroom, but other sites are just as good.
Teachers can take advantage of social bookmarking sites, by bookmarking and tagging items that are relevant to their classroom and lessons. The students could easily find these bookmarked sites, and the teacher could return to these sites with ease.
I do see how they might me able to be used within the classroom, but other sites are just as good.
Teachers can take advantage of social bookmarking sites, by bookmarking and tagging items that are relevant to their classroom and lessons. The students could easily find these bookmarked sites, and the teacher could return to these sites with ease.
Thing 16-we are getting closer
I chose to use symbaloo.com to create my start page. This website appealed to me at first strictly because of aesthetics. :) I thought it looked fun and pretty, and what girl does not like her page to look pretty? Children are also drawn to things that look fun and pretty. This does make it east to access to any website fast, but I will not set it as my homepage. This is only because I like the homepage I have now and I can see the news when I open up. I do not mind typing the address of where I want to go.
The online calenders are extremely useful to a teacher, a mom, and anyone for that matter if your schedule is busy. I use my google online calender to keep up with assignments, doctor appointments, and much more. However, I do use an old fashioned calender as well :).
The symbaloo tool would be excellent to use on all the computers and ipads in the classroom. This way students can click the websites that they need to access right away, and you don't have to worry about them asking a million questions about where to go and how to spell it. The calenders could also be useful to students to help them keep up with what assignments are coming up.
Thing 15
Using a wiki.... I have used a wiki before in my undergrad classes. We used wiki to post articles for a major paper we were all working on independently. The purpose was to allow others to see what information you had found and to see what information others had found as well. It was really helpful, especially if you got stuck and could not find what you were looking for. I think wikis are a great thing to use in any classroom, no matter the age of the students. The information just presented to me showed me more than what I previously knew about wikis.
I could wiki in my classroom, by assigning students a topic and then having them write their responses in the wiki. This would allow them to change their if need be and add comments to what other people may have written. This would give students a way to connect outside of class. We could use their wiki pages to bring discussion into the classroom as well.
I could wiki in my classroom, by assigning students a topic and then having them write their responses in the wiki. This would allow them to change their if need be and add comments to what other people may have written. This would give students a way to connect outside of class. We could use their wiki pages to bring discussion into the classroom as well.
Thing 14
Who would have ever thought that teachers could use outside resources besides textbooks and handbooks to create their own diagrams and mind maps? These sights are wonderful! I experimented a little bit with all four websites. I must say I prefer mind mapping over flow charts, but that's just my opinion. I also must say I found flowchart.com the hardest one to figure out. (It could have been user and not the website though ;). The mind mapping was easier and more user friendly, both websites. I also though they were prettier. Gliffy is an excellent site though. There are many more options to go with this website when creating flowcharts. You can change so much, and really make it your own.
It would be fairly easy to use in any classroom. For example, I could create my own charts for the classroom and various subjects. I could create a flow chart and leave some spaces for students to fill in the blanks, and use it as a homework assignment. I could also pull up the website in class and create charts with the students. The resources available to teachers really do allow them to reach and discover anything they would like. Web-based tools are pretty awesome.
It would be fairly easy to use in any classroom. For example, I could create my own charts for the classroom and various subjects. I could create a flow chart and leave some spaces for students to fill in the blanks, and use it as a homework assignment. I could also pull up the website in class and create charts with the students. The resources available to teachers really do allow them to reach and discover anything they would like. Web-based tools are pretty awesome.
This is thing 13.
my Form
Above is the link I created for my first google drive project. I am fascinated by how much I learn in my technology class. I had no idea all the resources google had to offer, but it is amazing! Creating my form was probably one of the easiest things I have ever done, and you can even have your answers sent to a spreadsheet. This would be excellent for classroom surveys, and many others uses within the classroom.
Students could use Google drive to create presentations. You could group your students together and use center time to allow them to work on their presentation of a specific topic.
I prefer to work with Google Drive over Zoho. Zoho does offer more than Google drive, however, Google drive was much easier to navigate and would be more accessible for younger people. I felt like there was more to click on and more to know when playing on Zoho. It was easy to find and create documents or whatever I wanted using Google drive.
Above is the link I created for my first google drive project. I am fascinated by how much I learn in my technology class. I had no idea all the resources google had to offer, but it is amazing! Creating my form was probably one of the easiest things I have ever done, and you can even have your answers sent to a spreadsheet. This would be excellent for classroom surveys, and many others uses within the classroom.
Students could use Google drive to create presentations. You could group your students together and use center time to allow them to work on their presentation of a specific topic.
I prefer to work with Google Drive over Zoho. Zoho does offer more than Google drive, however, Google drive was much easier to navigate and would be more accessible for younger people. I felt like there was more to click on and more to know when playing on Zoho. It was easy to find and create documents or whatever I wanted using Google drive.
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