WOW what a journey! Thank you Carol and Jacki at Wayne RESA for pulling this together and letting me participate. This was easy to do, easy to understand, great information, great videos, and a wealth of information! There a definite tools that I will use more, a few not so much - but loved the opportunity to learn about all of them. I love Web 2.0 and the potential to inspire educators to use in the classroom, for students to experience, share, and collaborate. The classroom isn't the classroom I grew up with and with these types of tools, it shouldn't be!
I'd love to provide this 23 Things to educators in my district - is there a way to package it up and duplicate (like Moodle)?
I'll continue to seek other Web 2.0 applications through del.icio.us, Macul, conferences, colleagues, publications, etc. For the next 23 Things websites to consider: Twitter, Weebly, Protopage, Ning, Vyew, Voicethread, PictureTrail, Our Story, MyStudiyo, Animoto, 50 Story Tools (blog), Nettrekker, the many things on Google, Top 100 Tools for Learning (contribute your top 10) and the many many more...
Again, thank you for this learning experience!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thing 22: Embed & Download Video
I chose to embed "Last Lecture Revisited" (short version) about Randy Pausch, very inspirational:
I highly recommend watching the full version.
I didn't think the embedding was working, maintenance was work going on at YouTube as I tried to finish up my Things, but after checking the preview they were there!
I uploaded a movie to YouTube that my daughter and I created (using Movie Maker) after attending Hannah Montana concert at Joe Louis in Detroit. She had a blast playing with the transitions.
I had a hard time with this Thing, I kept running into problems with my computer locking up. I've spent a huge amount of time on this Thing - Whew I'm glad it's done!
The right videos can be a great asset and tool in the classroom. Kids can create projects and share with a world wide audience - very powerful motivator!
Thing 21: Online Video
I've been a member of YouTube for awhile. My kids love to find fun or funny videos to check out (so far the tagging has been appropriate). I can see how five minutes of fame can be overpowering on judgment, ex: girls beating on another girl just to post a video on the internet (sure you've hear of it - not willing to provide a link to aid to the insanity). There are awe inspiring videos to benefit from: Last Lecture (I've used to motivate teachers, I recommend watching the full version) or Sportsmanship (other searches NCAA softball) or something for fun Two Guys (a friend of mine's daughter on a spring break trip with some really fun kids), my 7 year old daughter has it posted on her website through weebly.com (free website Web 2.0 site).
Youtube is not banned from my office, but I believe it is banned for teachers. Student safety is primary in a school building. I truly believe kids know and use this site much more than parents and educators could fathom!
I've checked out TeacherTube previously, I think it will become a great resource for educators, as they become training on using the technology available to them to use in their classroom. How do we get them to try these tools? How do we get the districts to invest in teacher training? With 23 Things available, there is not a lot of risk - just try it - this needs to become a benchmark for educators, but is administration and the state willing to support in?
Youtube is not banned from my office, but I believe it is banned for teachers. Student safety is primary in a school building. I truly believe kids know and use this site much more than parents and educators could fathom!
I've checked out TeacherTube previously, I think it will become a great resource for educators, as they become training on using the technology available to them to use in their classroom. How do we get them to try these tools? How do we get the districts to invest in teacher training? With 23 Things available, there is not a lot of risk - just try it - this needs to become a benchmark for educators, but is administration and the state willing to support in?
Thing 20: RSS Revisited
Thank you for thing 20! I haven't checked in regularly...end of the year...blah...blah...blah...
I went to add Mitch Album's feed from Detroit Free Press (one of my favorite authors) and actually forgot I had the Bloglines button on my toolbar! Yes, I did it the long way, cut and paste, yada yada yada!
It was great to reorganize and get feeds placed in folders, which will making my revisits this summer much more conducive to getting information I need (or information that I didn't know existed prior to 23 Things and bloglines).
RSS has not become a habit yet (unfortunately), I expect it to become an obsession over the summer and beyond.
I went to add Mitch Album's feed from Detroit Free Press (one of my favorite authors) and actually forgot I had the Bloglines button on my toolbar! Yes, I did it the long way, cut and paste, yada yada yada!
It was great to reorganize and get feeds placed in folders, which will making my revisits this summer much more conducive to getting information I need (or information that I didn't know existed prior to 23 Things and bloglines).
RSS has not become a habit yet (unfortunately), I expect it to become an obsession over the summer and beyond.
Thing 19: Bookmarking with del.icio.us
My del.icio.us site http://del.icio.us/juliemushing
I began bookmarking items I've found through taking this course, beginning with podcasting. I love that it gives you tags that others have used and also "remembers" tags that I've entered. I really see this as a powerful learning tool. I will more than likely get more than I give! I'm excited to look for other colleagues and the pages that they've bookmarked. It can be a tremendous resource for all content areas.
How powerful this tool can be in the classroom. Creating tags for students to use on research project that you can reference for years to come ~ what a benefit to other students!
I see this as a definite tool to enhance productivity. If I'm looking for an educational resource, I'll now begin here before google! I'll be able to find more specific resources, tools, ideas, and concepts much quicker and I'll get to see how many others felt it was a valuable site.
WOW - I can't believe it took me soooo... long to check into del.icio.us...it's scrumptious!
I began bookmarking items I've found through taking this course, beginning with podcasting. I love that it gives you tags that others have used and also "remembers" tags that I've entered. I really see this as a powerful learning tool. I will more than likely get more than I give! I'm excited to look for other colleagues and the pages that they've bookmarked. It can be a tremendous resource for all content areas.
How powerful this tool can be in the classroom. Creating tags for students to use on research project that you can reference for years to come ~ what a benefit to other students!
I see this as a definite tool to enhance productivity. If I'm looking for an educational resource, I'll now begin here before google! I'll be able to find more specific resources, tools, ideas, and concepts much quicker and I'll get to see how many others felt it was a valuable site.
WOW - I can't believe it took me soooo... long to check into del.icio.us...it's scrumptious!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Thing 18: Social Bookmarking
Tagging a great way to organize websites and find new resources from other peoples tags!
I began using Google notebooks to mark websites. I liked that I could access it from any computer. The problem I have is the same as adding one to my favorites in my browser - the site I want to find is in a file somewhere! Google notebooks doesn't have the tag feature, nor the social networking aspect.
I know many colleagues that talk about del.icio.us. I was curious enough to go look, but didn't have the time to truly investigate it. I'm looking forward to using this service and having all my stuff better organized by tags!
With the work I do, educational technology and diversity, there are many sites that both areas are included. For example, connecting with students from another country to learn about their culture and teach them about ours - e3Links project with MSU is such a site. I'll now be able to tag it with "diversity" and "technology"!
I began using Google notebooks to mark websites. I liked that I could access it from any computer. The problem I have is the same as adding one to my favorites in my browser - the site I want to find is in a file somewhere! Google notebooks doesn't have the tag feature, nor the social networking aspect.
I know many colleagues that talk about del.icio.us. I was curious enough to go look, but didn't have the time to truly investigate it. I'm looking forward to using this service and having all my stuff better organized by tags!
With the work I do, educational technology and diversity, there are many sites that both areas are included. For example, connecting with students from another country to learn about their culture and teach them about ours - e3Links project with MSU is such a site. I'll now be able to tag it with "diversity" and "technology"!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Thing 17: Slideshare
I've heard about slideshare and have seen presentations using slideshare. I think it can be very useful in sharing information.
I uploaded a presentation I use with high school building teams to give them an overview of the training their 9th grade students receive on diversity. Having it in slideshare would be an easy way for them to share with thier building staff.
After uploading my presentation and viewing others, I had a sudden realization - do I need to give photo or material credits on a couple of my slides? Should I add contact information at the end of the presentation?
I appreciate GBS sharing the Web 2.0 Tools for Effective Teaching site! Lots of great resources. I'm looking forward to spending some time looking for presentations on diversity and school culture.
I uploaded a presentation I use with high school building teams to give them an overview of the training their 9th grade students receive on diversity. Having it in slideshare would be an easy way for them to share with thier building staff.
After uploading my presentation and viewing others, I had a sudden realization - do I need to give photo or material credits on a couple of my slides? Should I add contact information at the end of the presentation?
I appreciate GBS sharing the Web 2.0 Tools for Effective Teaching site! Lots of great resources. I'm looking forward to spending some time looking for presentations on diversity and school culture.
Thing 16: Online Productivity
As stated, there are many Web 2.0 tools designed to help get organized, create things easily, and share with others. I am using Google notebook to track various Web 2.0 applications as I come across them. I hope to create a web site with list of links and brief descriptions of each application to have a one stop shop for our districts!
I played around with 30 Boxes as this was a new one for me! I like the idea of having my calendar online and easy to access. I also like the idea of creating a calendar to use with the districts I work with on specific events.
One Web 2.0 application that I like to share with people is Our Story (no one ever seems to have heard of it). It is a collaborative timeline where you can save stories, photos, and videos and share with others. You can even embed the code to your web site! Try it out and share your story.
I can see classrooms using this to share what they are learning in history and build the timeline to current days. I plan to use this to create a history of racism timeline to share with districts that I work with on a 9th Grade Diversity initative and include it on my wiki site. Families can use it to share with family and friends things they are doing in their lives - an active scrapbook!
I played around with 30 Boxes as this was a new one for me! I like the idea of having my calendar online and easy to access. I also like the idea of creating a calendar to use with the districts I work with on specific events.
One Web 2.0 application that I like to share with people is Our Story (no one ever seems to have heard of it). It is a collaborative timeline where you can save stories, photos, and videos and share with others. You can even embed the code to your web site! Try it out and share your story.
I can see classrooms using this to share what they are learning in history and build the timeline to current days. I plan to use this to create a history of racism timeline to share with districts that I work with on a 9th Grade Diversity initative and include it on my wiki site. Families can use it to share with family and friends things they are doing in their lives - an active scrapbook!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Thing 15: Google Docs
I actually use this tool frequently! I stumbled upon the spreadsheet very early - way before getting to Thing 15. I use the spreadsheet often to communicate with parent volunteers, working with colleagues on a collaborative project, and working with others to gather information. I like the way you can go back to previous version, or check to see what an individual may have contributed.
One of the newest tricks I learned using Google spreadsheet is to "Share" to create a form. This form can be sent via email to others that I am trying to collect data from as a questionnaire. The people I've sent the email to select their choices and submit. Their answers are now recorded in my Google Docs spreadsheet for comparison and analysis.
I think the biggest obstical for using Google Docs for student collaboration is that not all students have a home computer or access to the internet. Emails can be created using Google, Yahoo, etc., but how do you provide access when not at school?
One of the newest tricks I learned using Google spreadsheet is to "Share" to create a form. This form can be sent via email to others that I am trying to collect data from as a questionnaire. The people I've sent the email to select their choices and submit. Their answers are now recorded in my Google Docs spreadsheet for comparison and analysis.
I think the biggest obstical for using Google Docs for student collaboration is that not all students have a home computer or access to the internet. Emails can be created using Google, Yahoo, etc., but how do you provide access when not at school?
Thing 14: Creating Podcast
I see myself using podcasting to get updated information of topics of interest, on the go - in the car or going for a walk - even just lying on the couch
I can see that using podcast for the classrom as a way to reinforce information taught in class. What a great way for a student to get the information, if they need it. Another great use of podcasting for the classroom is the planning and production of a student podcast. There are so many great ideas of use including book cast (replacing book reports), topic research, and special projects. I could see how excited kids would be to put something together and know that they'll have a world wide audience!
I don't anticipate our distict having issues with pod casting, could be a great PD tool!
I can see that using podcast for the classrom as a way to reinforce information taught in class. What a great way for a student to get the information, if they need it. Another great use of podcasting for the classroom is the planning and production of a student podcast. There are so many great ideas of use including book cast (replacing book reports), topic research, and special projects. I could see how excited kids would be to put something together and know that they'll have a world wide audience!
I don't anticipate our distict having issues with pod casting, could be a great PD tool!
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