One More Thing.... (Thing 24)

It's the FINAL THING!!! When I first received the assignment for the 23 Things, I was unsure. Before this activity, I had never used a blog or anything like this. I had just stuck to Facebook for social networking. I honestly didn't know what all was out there for me as an educator. I really enjoyed these 23 things. I think that there was such much informative stuff.
I loved making the avatar and blog page. I loved finding out about all of the different techniques that I could use in the classroom. I can definitely see how all of these Things can benefit me to be an effective teacher. This whole activity has made me even more excited to become a teacher. I have so many more great ideas for my classroom and ways to get my students involve through technology. I also know that I will use many of these Things from now on. Especially the blog.
Thanks for reading my blog... I really hope that it has helped someone else to get out and explore the world wide web.

Thing 23

For Thing 23, I stayed on the APSU 23 Things webpage. At the bottom of the webpage, there is information about the creative commons. It states that the information has been borrowed and duplicated. This is what the bottom of the APSU 23 Things states...

Credits:
Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things, a staff development program for the Mesquite Independent School District. That program was based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers and adapted by the California School Library Association and others. Content and style for Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.

I very glad that I learned about creative commons. Before this class, I had no idea what creative commons was and stood for. Now, I feel much more informed and know how to explain it to others.

You can go to www.creativecommons.org to find out more information about Creative Commons.

Thing 22

For Thing 22, I got to explore and listen to all sorts of podcasts. Podcasts are such a great tool for the classroom. I listened to many podcasts. I listened to alot that deal with technology and computer science. It is so important for students to know about computers and letting them listen to these podcasts that can be more acustom to the increase of technology as years go by. I think children would enjoy listening to podcasts while learning about any subject. Podcasts are great for learners who learn better while listening to something than looking at it.

Thing 21

Thing 21 was so interesting! I really really like it. The Animoto site was so easy to use. It had step by step instructions. One downside to this website is that you can only make a 30 second video without paying for the upgrade. But I can see how the upgrade would be a great investment. This is such a great website because you can customize your slideshow all you want to. It can also attach to your Flickr account that way it makes it simpler to upload pictures. I loved this website and I will definitely consider using it in the future as an educator and probably even a parent or party hostess.

Thing 20

Thing 20 required us to explore YouTube and find a video. The video I found is a review video over the Solar system. It is a great short video for the students to watch to refresh them on the planets. I really like YouTube because it has so much potential in the classroom. It is just unfortunate that there is such much bad stuff on YouTube. Therefore, it is blocked for most school computers.

Thing 19

Visit TeacherPop


For Thing 19, I explored other social network sites. The one I joined is Teacherpop. I originally joined TeacherPop when I was a freshman here at Austin Peay. It was an assignment for our APSU 1000 class. I love TeacherPop mainly because it is for educators. I know that by joining this I will meet and get to know other students, classmates, and fellow future educators. It is great to have a separate teacher community networking instead of using it all on facebook. I really enjoy TeacherPop and am looking forward to continually use this.

Thing 18

I absolutely love social networking. I already have a facebook account so this "thing" was pretty simple. My facebook page: www.facebook.com; search: Katherine Lea Worsham. Facebook is a great way to keep up with family, friends, and people that you haven't seen or spoke to in quite sometime. It is very important to me as an educator to using social networking tools on and offline. There are many groups that you can join to meet other people and to communicate with others. For older students, I would definitely consider using facebook as a communication tool. It can be so helpful to the students and teachers. Most of us are on facebook all the time. Now, we can even get our's and other's updates sent to our cellphones. I did have a myspace when I was in high school but I slowly transferred to facebook because I feel it is easier to use and manage.