Is It The End Or The Beginning?

This has taught me so much. I knew there were an infinite number of tools out there for teachers, on the Internet and otherwise, but I had no clue about Web 2.0 before these 23 things. I am definitely going to be using LiveBinders and my Gmail accounts. Flickr as well, when needed. I'm going to use these resources to help me get in the habit for when I get to my student teaching after Pre-Residency. This will be a great time saver and resource. My resolution is to make sure I check my Twitter. When I find something extraordinary to share, I will post it in my blog.

Thing #23... Double Trouble?

To visit another blog that is based on the "23 Things" here. This, however, at the bottom of the page, is stated: "Course adapted with permission from PLCMC Learning 2.0 as developed by Helene Blowers." It also has the Creative Commons logo there to let us know that they did approve of this blog using Helene Blowers's information. This program has been borrowed by many instructors, but it was handled legally thanks to Creative Commons. As a future teacher, I will be using my knowledge of the Creative Commons to legally incorporate other information into my lessons. Not only will I be using it, but if my students will be using the computers, I will have to make a short lesson for them so they can understand Creative Commons.

Thing #22... LiveBinders who?

There's this awesome website to store online resources. As a future teacher and a college student, I know how quickly paper accumulates. This would also be a great way to help your classroom become eco-friendly (as much as a classroom can become, anyway). This is my binder for Educational Technology.

Educational Technology

I also think that this would be a great way to have commonly needed sites all stored in one place, instead of bookmarks. This way, even if you have to get a new computer or something, all you have to do is login to your LiveBinders account and it is all right there. I know that I would like to have these for each subject, when I do become a teacher.

Thing #21... Animoto Love!

Education Quotes

I like using Animoto. It's very nice. If I planned on using it on a regular basis, I would definitely have to upgrade to the pro version. I, however, thought it made an adorable video out of some educational quotes that I picked out. The song was appropriate, too!

Thing #20... Lights, Camera, YouTube!

I found this amazing video on YouTube. As a future educator that has a very high interest with Whole Brain Teaching, I love Chris Biffle. His books are awesome and I found this video showing how easy this is. Like Harry Wong says, we need to make excellence a HABIT! That's how Whole Brain Teaching works, kinda.

Like in college, many teachers have started using PowerPoint presentations to help them effectively instruct their learners. I think this is a great way to do things. However, there is an infinite amount of inappropriate things on the Internet for children. I found this new site PowToon and it's pretty cool. Everything here can be put in your powerpoint presentations for the class to view. Also, they have an education section! I will be checking this out.

Thing #19... Social Networking!

This was actually very interesting to me. I had no idea that Pinterest had things for teachers. I figured that educators posted things but they actually have a link! This is a great way to share new and effective ideas to teach students. Learning should be fun; this is a great way to share reflections on your lessons as well, so others, not only yourself, can benefit from them. I am a member of both Facebook and Twitter. They're great ways to look up and share information via smartphone. Face it, we always have that thing with us now, don't we? I will be plundering Pinterest for Teachers in the very near future!

Thing #18... Whimsy To Go!

Hey again! I made a twitter account for my thing 18. The account can be found (and followed) here. Woohoo! Thanks Guys! I did tweet a bunch of tweets for the hash tag things. There is a lot of great information (on the go, I might add) for educators! I went through and searched each of the hash tags that I tweeted. This can be done by clicking them. Hashtags on the timeline are hyperlinks! Woohoo! So, I found some awesome accounts to follow. Within minutes, I found a whopping 30 accounts! I was shocked. Twitter is a great way to keep up with what is "trending." Students will be aware of it. Keep up or ahead with the technology avalanche trying to bury educators. Impress them with your knowledge of their current events. This wil definitely help me with my autism research. The available information is boggling.