Thing # 15

I like using wiki in a school environment because you can post daily activities, homework assignments, newletters and any type of school events that are taking place. I also liked the fact that anyone can edit or add to a wiki making them up to date but I think that is also the downfall for some people. Some people try to be funny by using the edit option to out something in wiki that doesn't belong. So for reasearch options I would not use wikipedia for a reliable source. Teachers and parents can narrow the communication barrior by pulling up their wiki page to see what's goin on. I chose Thing #7 for the apsu23thingssandbox because Flickr can be used for your own perosnal use and for school related purposes. I really enjoyed putting my own pictures into the website and sharing them with others. For some reason when I chose to edit it wouldn't let me edit it to put my thing # 7 in the sandbox. I have been trying to edit it and I guess there is something wrong with the edit option. So therefore my thing # 7 is not in the sandbox.

Thing #14

I explored Gliffy for the flow chart website. It was very simple and easy to brainstorm ideas for a project. I could even use it as a college student for diagrams for presentations and much more. Students will have it so much easier on how to do their project diagrams made simple. As a teacher I could introduce this website to my future students so they can use this beneficial website. I also explored mind maps using bubbl.us. This website is a pretty neat website to use for brainstorming. It is very simple to just click on the tab option and make as many tabs as you need. I plan on using this if I ever need to show students in my future class how to make a mind map easy and simple to track your thoughts and ideas before writing them down into a paper.

Thing #13

My experience with ZOHO was amazing. I think that this is a perfect way for students and teachers who dont have microsoft office to use this web tool to access all of their documents and print them right from the page. As a future teacher I think that this website is a good website to save paper and pull up from ZOHO to show the class. It also gives the students an option to write a paper or make a presentation to pull up straight from this web site to show the teacher. It gives you the option to work online and access it straight of the internet. I really like the fact that it is free unlike a microsoft office package.

Thing #12

My experience with the different google tools was pretty fun and interesting. I tried the Calendar but I really didn't have enough dates to fill it up. So my favorite tools are the google translate and the Google alerts through email. I have a favorite NBA team so it will help alert me on games, statistics, and scores. I think the calendar is a wonderful tool because you can also have it as an app on your phone which will inform you of an appointment or anything that you want to be informed about off the calendar. I also subscribed to get alerts off of facebook. I believe this will be handy tool with google alerts to come through your phone. Especially as a teacher you can have it where if you have a facebook and the parents of your students are your friends it will instantly alert you with any comments or questions they might have. Also, if you give all parents at the beginning of the year an email; as they email you, google alerts will alert you on your cell phone to let you know that they have sent an email. On the google translate, I asked it to translate Where is your homework? I thought immediately this would come in handy for teachers that have students that speak a different language. The teacher can go to this website type in english what they want to say and it will tell you how to say it in a different language. Also it will do just the opposite by helping a student that doesn't speak english to be able to comprehend what the teacher is telling them. Pretty helpful tool!

Translate:http://translate.google.com/#auto|es|Where%20is%20your%20homework%3F

Google Alerts!http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en&gl=us

Thing #11

I found Technorati easy to use because it had all the topics listed at the top of the page such as business, lifestyles, sports, technology, politics, videos and blogging. I added entertainment feeds to my Google Reader because listening to music is like my main thing I like to do. I didn't care for Syndic8 it was a little confusing to me. It seems on the Technorati search tool is quick and finds new feeds pretty easily. All you have to do is search through it lists to find what you are looking for. I have learned new stuff about this website and I just can't believe how much you can subscribe and get feed on through just one website.

Thing #10

I do not stay on the internet so I think that the Google Reader is handy but not for me. People who are big on the internet and check their email everyday can make this tool worth their while. As a teacher I could use the RSS to put all of my subsciptions and information or links for class. For my personal like I don't think I will be using this much only because it is too much for me to handle. I added NBC, the weather, facebook, Sportscenter, ESPN, and some others that I can't recall.

Thing #9

Exploring how to make different images with generators was very interesting. I think this is an awesome way to relate to what your students like. For instance, if you want to make something funny grab a cartoon comic strip with a cartoon they will all be familiar with to use in a power point or as a lesson. These images you can make are great for personal use because you can create them and have them made into your own personal creation in your home. For instance, the smiley face generator gives you an option of making your personal creation into a a refrigerator magnet. I made my name out of pizza crust with this generator: Happy Face Generator

I thought that this name generator was pretty neat because you know pretty much every kid likes pizza.

Then, I went to the Custom Sign Generator which there I made a fake magazine cover. I took a picture of myself that had to do with being a good teacher. Here is my fake magazine day view: