Wow! I'm finally done.
My last blog post was all about Creative Commons.
Although, I have had fun with all of the projects in this class. I must say, I'm glad to finally be COMPLETED!! Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot, and now I have SO many tools and resources to help me when I am an educator!
My favorite discovery was the Mosaic Maker. I just thought this was the neatest tool! All of the tools were great, but this was my favorite because I know I will be able to show my creativity in so many ways with it!.
This program has affected my lifelong learning goals by giving me to tools to initiate research on any and every thing on my own. I have the tools to look up and create any and everything!
I really didn't expect to get so much out of this blog. I have learned about so many tools and can't wait to incorporate them into my classroom. Like I said in a previous blog, I have never been a "writer" so this whole process has been such a journey to me. I'm really considering writing a blog to document my teaching experience and life in general. I guess what I'm saying is that I thought I would never like doing this, but apparently, I have a lot to talk about!!
I think this concept is great. If I could change one thing, it would probably be combining some Things into one Thing.. For example, there were a bunch of Thing's on organization.. I think maybe they could have been combined, with all resources still there, of course. But maybe combine them to do them all at the same time.
Seriously, I plan on incorporating almost all of these things into my teaching practice. I know Technology is always changing, so I know by the time I start teaching, there will be even more fun and innovative things to incorporate into the classroom.
I plan on keeping up with Web 2.0 by reading blogs and learning about new innovations online!!
Overall, this was great. The entire class was A LOT of good, helpful, and most importantly useful tools that I plan on incorporating into teaching. I can't wait!!
It's been great guys! But it's time to go!!!!
For now, at least!! :)
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Thing 23.
My last thing!!! Well, almost... Technically, I have one more, but who's counting?
So in my last thing, we really wrapped up the organization section!! LiveBinders helped me organize all links, activities, articles, and websites all into one place!
In this last blog, we will talk about Creative Commons.
Copyright is important. And from watching the Creative Commons video, I learned that Copyright licenses are free and really easy to set up, making it clear who can use your works!
For my example of someone else's 23 things, I just googled 23 things for teachers. The first link that popped up was this one: http://resa-23things.blogspot.com
And look what else I found!!
A Creative Commons licensing logo!!!
I will use Creative Commons to share projects, presentations, or other works I have created. I want people to be inspired by my creativity! And after all, sharing is caring, right?!
So in my last thing, we really wrapped up the organization section!! LiveBinders helped me organize all links, activities, articles, and websites all into one place!
In this last blog, we will talk about Creative Commons.
Copyright is important. And from watching the Creative Commons video, I learned that Copyright licenses are free and really easy to set up, making it clear who can use your works!
For my example of someone else's 23 things, I just googled 23 things for teachers. The first link that popped up was this one: http://resa-23things.blogspot.com
And look what else I found!!
I will use Creative Commons to share projects, presentations, or other works I have created. I want people to be inspired by my creativity! And after all, sharing is caring, right?!
Thing 22.
So... Thing 21 was all about making videos, which was a lot of fun!! In this blog post, we will do more organization!! Who doesn't love more tips on being organized?! I swear half of my pins on Pinterest are organization tips for around the home!! I can't get enough of it.
For this blog post, we were to set up a LivBinders account. This site is great for putting links for different resources all in one place. I created binders relating to SPED. The one I am going to share with you is my ELL binder. However, I created binders for Autism and Cerebral Palsy as well. I know as a special education teacher, I will come across students with all types of disabilities. So I wanted to be educated in all disabilities, and have my links and resources all in one area.
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1066585
In my ELL binder, I placed resources on games, articles, and teaching tips.
I can use LiveBinder in the classroom by giving students the link to the binder so they can look at a variety of games to learn English!
For this blog post, we were to set up a LivBinders account. This site is great for putting links for different resources all in one place. I created binders relating to SPED. The one I am going to share with you is my ELL binder. However, I created binders for Autism and Cerebral Palsy as well. I know as a special education teacher, I will come across students with all types of disabilities. So I wanted to be educated in all disabilities, and have my links and resources all in one area.
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1066585
In my ELL binder, I placed resources on games, articles, and teaching tips.
I can use LiveBinder in the classroom by giving students the link to the binder so they can look at a variety of games to learn English!
Thing 21.
Hi!
In my last blog post, I discussed Youtube, and how it could be incorporated into the classroom. I'm excited to share this blog post with you all about Animoto!
So for my video, I created a video using pictures that were taken at my brother's wedding. You will see pictures of my family and my sister in law's family. I'll explain the music from the video after you watch it!!
Wedding fun!
So, I chose the song Maple Leaf Rag... The story behind that is that I grew up playing piano, and I still do. But the Maple Leaf Rag was my all-time favorite song to play, and my brother always made me play it when I had to practice.
Overall, I had a pretty good experience with Animoto. This site was simple to use and figure out. I think this could be a great tool for teachers to re-cap the school year by showing a video on the last day of class. Students would watch the video and remember all the projects and fun they had throughout the year.
In my last blog post, I discussed Youtube, and how it could be incorporated into the classroom. I'm excited to share this blog post with you all about Animoto!
So for my video, I created a video using pictures that were taken at my brother's wedding. You will see pictures of my family and my sister in law's family. I'll explain the music from the video after you watch it!!
Wedding fun!
So, I chose the song Maple Leaf Rag... The story behind that is that I grew up playing piano, and I still do. But the Maple Leaf Rag was my all-time favorite song to play, and my brother always made me play it when I had to practice.
Overall, I had a pretty good experience with Animoto. This site was simple to use and figure out. I think this could be a great tool for teachers to re-cap the school year by showing a video on the last day of class. Students would watch the video and remember all the projects and fun they had throughout the year.
Thing 20.
Hey guys!
Thing 19 wrapped up our social media section, which I did enjoy, simply because I'm a big fan of social media. Only a few more Things left, and my blogging journey will end... Until I decide to start my own blog! :p
In this Thing, our main topic is Youtube!! Who doesn't love Youtube?! We all watch hilarious videos on here, but who knew we could use it for education purposes!! Well, probably all of us because at some point in our college education, we have inserted a link to a Youtube video for a Powerpoint presentation for some class! But in this blog post, I will further discuss other findings of Youtube.
I chose this video of Including Samuel because it is such a good video about inclusion of special needs children in regular ed classes. If you get a chance, watch it! It's only ten minutes, but it's worth the time if you have it!
Of the tools that I explored, I chose to blog about Vine!! Vine is a whole new trend about making short clips of videos and posting them to share. In an educational setting, you could post videos of student presentations or group work, or even clips of videos that you watch in class. Students could refer to videos for information!
Thing 19 wrapped up our social media section, which I did enjoy, simply because I'm a big fan of social media. Only a few more Things left, and my blogging journey will end... Until I decide to start my own blog! :p
In this Thing, our main topic is Youtube!! Who doesn't love Youtube?! We all watch hilarious videos on here, but who knew we could use it for education purposes!! Well, probably all of us because at some point in our college education, we have inserted a link to a Youtube video for a Powerpoint presentation for some class! But in this blog post, I will further discuss other findings of Youtube.
Of the tools that I explored, I chose to blog about Vine!! Vine is a whole new trend about making short clips of videos and posting them to share. In an educational setting, you could post videos of student presentations or group work, or even clips of videos that you watch in class. Students could refer to videos for information!
Thing 19.
So, in Thing 18, I discussed Twitter, and how it could be incorporated into education. I've had a Twitter account since I was probably 19, but I never really used it. Luckily, I still remembered my username and password so I could search educational hashtags for Thing 18.
In this Thing, I will discuss other social networking sites for teachers.
One networking site that I really enjoy is LinkedIn. I think this is a great site for working professionals. It is a great way to network, not with just educators, but anyone you come in contact with. LinkedIn is a great way to get recommendations from people or just to connect with other professionals. I will definitely become a part of LinkedIn, in order to network with other professionals.
Social media is a great tool for everyone. There are many benefits to having connections through social media. Not to mention, we can all learn from each other when we're all connected!
In this Thing, I will discuss other social networking sites for teachers.
One networking site that I really enjoy is LinkedIn. I think this is a great site for working professionals. It is a great way to network, not with just educators, but anyone you come in contact with. LinkedIn is a great way to get recommendations from people or just to connect with other professionals. I will definitely become a part of LinkedIn, in order to network with other professionals.
Social media is a great tool for everyone. There are many benefits to having connections through social media. Not to mention, we can all learn from each other when we're all connected!
Thing 18.
Hello all..
In my last blog post, I discussed social bookmarking, which is great and all. But since I plan on working with elementary school children, I don't see a huge demand for it in my classroom.
In this blog post, I will discuss Twitter, and how it can be incorporated into education.
Here's the link to my Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/LCisBA
In my hashtag quest, I found twitter accounts and posts on education and special education. I was surprised to find a lot of resources for special needs educators. There are educational hashtags for everything!! Homeschooling, distance learning, SPED, middle school, high school, anything really!!
I think educators need to understand social media because it is such a big part of our lives now. Social media helps us connect with friends, family, and colleagues. We can learn from each other, and grow from each other, by sharing different links, articles, or posts.
From Twitter, I gained insight on educational hashtags. I knew anything could be hash-tagged, but I never thought to search different educational hashtags.
Twitter could be applied in the classroom. But, like I said before, since I am teaching elementary special education, I don't see a great need for my students to use Twitter.
In my last blog post, I discussed social bookmarking, which is great and all. But since I plan on working with elementary school children, I don't see a huge demand for it in my classroom.
In this blog post, I will discuss Twitter, and how it can be incorporated into education.
Here's the link to my Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/LCisBA
In my hashtag quest, I found twitter accounts and posts on education and special education. I was surprised to find a lot of resources for special needs educators. There are educational hashtags for everything!! Homeschooling, distance learning, SPED, middle school, high school, anything really!!
I think educators need to understand social media because it is such a big part of our lives now. Social media helps us connect with friends, family, and colleagues. We can learn from each other, and grow from each other, by sharing different links, articles, or posts.
From Twitter, I gained insight on educational hashtags. I knew anything could be hash-tagged, but I never thought to search different educational hashtags.
Twitter could be applied in the classroom. But, like I said before, since I am teaching elementary special education, I don't see a great need for my students to use Twitter.
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