I love this exploratory exercise. Each “thing” forced me to dig a little deeper into the vast, limitless space of the internet. I did not know so many free resources were available; I will be spreading the word to my fellow teachers, students, and friends about all these wonderful sites. I loved how these “things” forced me to use the technology...not just read about it or look at examples.
I will take many of these sites into my classroom! Rarely do I have time to, or even think about searching my subject. I really gained a lot of insight and valuable resources.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thing 23
Screen Shot taken from secondlife.com
I chose virtual worlds for my Learning 2.0 tool. Initially, I thought the concept of virtual worlds and learning were completely ridiculous! At a second glance, it really is relevant; it has students react to situations and be in a stimulating environment.
I will use Creative Commons in my classroom with projects that use technology. A student can use a video, picture, or song and adapt it to a project topic. The possibilities are endless.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thing 22
Live binders help keep all these pages organized by topic. I really like this website. It can easily be used for a class project or even for general note taking. A teacher can create binders for various units or by chapters in the textbook.
Titles of my binders:
Latin (embedded)
Latin Myth
Roman History
Titles of my binders:
Latin (embedded)
Latin Myth
Roman History
Thing 20
YouTube has many great characteristics about it; however, I would never give a class any type of freedom with this site due to the inappropriate materials on here. Rather it be people’s comments or even the video- a lot of the material is not suitable for school. I chose the video from Monty Python because it is a grammar lesson and it is funny! Love it! As far as useful library resources- the library can use movie trailers for books or even spoke video about new story books.
Thing 19
Currently, I am not a member of these online communities. I often use IMDB to answer those pining movie fact questions. It is have answered any question in the past!
Cooking is my #1 hobby! I perused the Tasty Kitchen! I was able to check out a few recipes without joining; I might join if I find myself going back for more inspiration. It had wonderful recipes, tips, and links.
Cooking is my #1 hobby! I perused the Tasty Kitchen! I was able to check out a few recipes without joining; I might join if I find myself going back for more inspiration. It had wonderful recipes, tips, and links.
Thing 18
Social networking has turned into the pulse of our society. From restaurant recommendations... to yoga classes...to relationship statuses, a large chunk of our population depends on these sites for news, social or "real"! If an educator is not interested in the social part for his or herself, then get into it for the students! It is crucial that we, as educators, know (almost) as much about these sites as the students. Not only are the students using this as their main vein for communication- it is a source for bullying. It is important that we understand and tame the beast before it goes too far. I currently do not have a twitter account, but I see know how people can really get into it. As far as likes and dislikes, I think personal privacy is an issue. Honestly, I have nothing to hide and I typically keep things out in the open anyway; but I do see how a private person can be skeptical. Twitter is a little too "status-y". I rarely update my Facebook status because I simply do not have the time, nor interesting life occurrence that must be shared. That is my issue with twitter...my life is not interesting enough for it! Haha. Facebook has the more interesting and useful features! The site has video chat, games, groups...ahh, the list goes on...and on...
Fun Fact: Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg originally went to Harvard to study Classics (Greek and Latin)! GO LATIN!
Classroom application can get tricky. My Latin 3/4 class has a Facebook classroom page. There is a feature where it you can "create a class". I will update them on assignments and they can converse about the assignment. It is great evidence for me to reflect on my classroom communication- I get to see first hand where I was not clear!
Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites?
Fun Fact: Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg originally went to Harvard to study Classics (Greek and Latin)! GO LATIN!
Classroom application can get tricky. My Latin 3/4 class has a Facebook classroom page. There is a feature where it you can "create a class". I will update them on assignments and they can converse about the assignment. It is great evidence for me to reflect on my classroom communication- I get to see first hand where I was not clear!
Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites?
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