Thing #12

        I have had igoogle as my home page since I got my first computer two years ago and have worked with it and it's gadgets. Some have worked and some have not. Labpixies has some terrific gadgets. One gadget or( game you might say)was a game called Flood-it, I got so addicted during the summer since I didn't take any classes. The objective is simple, just fill the board with one color in 22 steps.

Thing # 4

Thing #4 is under construction. O.k. I guess not anymore. This is the last day of my educational technology class. I follow K.Robello, S.Pasley, Farmer. The

Thing #11

I went through Technorati to view possible blogs to subscribe to. I found two blogs I liked really well, How- to-geek and Modge podge. Technorati was the easiest to use. I tried a couple of links from cool cat teacher but that ended in a waste of a hour. The two that I did choose, I collected in my google reader and created a section on my toolbar. It's amazing what new things I've learned just by this class  alone, not to mention classmates that help me along the way.

Thing #10

     I rather enjoyed this blog. I always wonder what that thing was on my toolbar and now I know. It was simple to navagate. Do I think I could use this in my classroom? I think it would be a good way to get to know your students better. Just knowing their hobbies is a great way to connect with them.

Thing #9

I tried several different on-line image generators but this one was my favorite.http://www.spiffytext.com/logo-step1.asp.Creating the generator was a simple project, the site took me to exactly where I needed to go. I think generators would be ideal in the classroom especially with younger children.

Thing #8

The mash-ups were a little confusing. I downloaded the kaldascope and it did nothing. I'm not sure if it was me or my computer.However I was able to create this cool magazine cover of Grace, my daughter. When I tried to share from Flickr the site told me that I didn't have a blog. Once again if anyone has any suggestions or comments, please let me know what you think.

Thing #7

 I enjoyed exploring flicker and everything the site can do with my pictures. This is one of my favorites of the 23 things blogs. This is a wonderful site for elementary students. I believe the students would really get excited about using this site in the classroom.

Thing #6

   The Paypal site is a secere way of shopping on-line. I just recently became a member. I was always afraid to buy anything on-line because I did not want to put my credit card number over the internet. I even have a small line of credit with paypal now, which helped with school supplies this semester.

Thing #5

 

 

Web 2.0 is not about version numbers or betas is the website I most identified with and was able to understand at a basic level.

     Tim O'Reilly summed it up:
"Web 2.0 is the era when people have come to realize that it's not the software that enables the web that matters so much as the services that are delivered over the web. [...] The net has replaced the PC as the platform that matters, just as the PC replaced the mainframe and minicomputer."
So much is being built on top of this Web platform nowadays: new media such as blogging and podcasting, old media is moving to the Web, music (e.g. Webjay, iTunes), education, shopping (e.g. Amazon, eBay), marketing, banking, law, government - you name it, it's being built out on the Web.
I think Tom Foremski captured this point in his recent post, when he said:
"The new dotcoms are not technology companies, necessarily, but they are all "technology enabled" companies."
And that's what Web 2.0 means to me - everyday, non-technical people using Web technologies to enhance their own lives and businesses. The Web is an infrastructure, a foundation. What we create and build on the Web is what Web 2.0 is all about.

 

What does "School 2.0" mean to you?

   New collaborative computer technologies, in particular the read/write web, distance learning programs, free and open source software, and videoconferencing.

What does it mean for schools of the future?

   

   A move from an industrial to information economy, and a change in skills that are valuable to employers.

   A culture that is rapidly becoming more transparent and collaborative because of the new technologies, allowing a more open discussion about many aspects of our society, including (and especially) education.