Thing #23

I actually had quite a few favorites: Rollyo, Library Thing, Del.icio.us, image generator, Webquests, Google docs and Open Office.
A lot of the items were new to me while others were partially familiar. 23 Things has been a great learning experience. My thanks to all the Kickball Captains for putting this tool together. I never would have been exposed to as many tools as this, even if I signed up for every workshop our Tech person teaches.

Technology has always been intimidating. I think partly because I have never seen how fun and effective it can be. I still have a long way to go so am grateful these tools will still be available for constant referral and tutorials. Going through this course in only 4 weeks has been a challenge. I understand the necessity of each item so can't say what could be eliminated but feel I needed twice as much time in order to fully explore and comprehend all the diverse uses of the tools. Yes, I would be interested in participating in another program.

Two words to describe 23 Things: enlightening and motivating
Thank you again!

Thing #12

Back to blogging.
Enjoyed reading Drakes Takes on responding to comments. It all depends on how you view the purpose of your blog. Some say it's strictly for learning and reflecting on this, so don't feel a great need to respond to comments. Others say then why blog.
Blogging is also a social network where ones interact building a community. Basically it's your blog as Melanie and Shannon say in the podcast and you decide. They agreed on some aspects but not everything. If you feel you have the time and focus, blogging can be a lot of fun for outside interests and work interests. Visited a few outside blogs from Technorati. Visited Mother Earth's Garden, clicked on a couple of tags, wow! Many many more.

Thing #22

Liked playing around on the 3 nings. It struck me as a site you can go to and relax. Seeing fellow librarians almost face to face,
realizing that they are all trying to improve and help others at the same time. Noticed the Teacher Ning had lesson plans.

Thing #21

Holding my place. I have been working and am still working on the podcast. I first tried a slide show through Garageband but could not get it to move past the first page. Then I made a video with imovie but can send it though e-mail (but that's not what the assignment is). So today I made an audio through Audacity but am still missing something to get it posted. I will keep trying. This one has been the most difficult. I'm obviously missing something here!

Thing #20 TeacherTube

You've got to have a little humor every once in a while with Math.

Thing #20 YouTube

There are several videos of the LOC. I loved it when the young man said he remembered learning about this on "Reading Rainbow".

Thing #19

This was like a playground.  Checked out Lulu, last.fm., Docstoc & BBC player.  The videos can not be viewed in the US yet, but radio channels are available.  

Thing #18

It's pretty amazing this product is compatible on both PCs and Macs and free.  It was easy to find

the answer I needed on the support page.  Have not downloaded but am really considering this.

A terrific way to save school districts money without taking away from anyone.

Thing #17

What a wonderful research tool.  It's like you're creating your own database. Students should certainly benefit by this.  Less distractions and better resources.   The video was very informative.  

Thing #16

You can spend hours on this, surfing the wikis and the blogs on them!  Posted on Sandbox without stress and chewed nails.  Do I see a light at the end of the tunnel?

Thing #15

Library 2.0 means a change for me, also.  One boat at a time.  The purpose of a library isn't changing, but the way it's done is changing.  Our collection is growing by bringing more to the user through technology - technology with their input.

Thing #14

Searching by tag narrowed my search down to 70 from 3,443.  Don't know exactly how to use in a library, but when searching an interest of my husband, Ed, came across additional videos we had not seen when searching in the more traditional way.

Thing #13

Can build a tremendous reference and reading list.  Clicked on one of the "saved by" that had

400 pages!  A librarian could make a special tag for each subject, listing helpful sites and information for the teachers.  

Thing #11

Thoroughly enjoyed the LibraryThing.  Even recommends books based on what you list. The groups look like a lot of fun...and so many different ones.  Got a kick out of Name That Book group.  This LibraryThing is all about helping others and sharing.  Will definitely stay with this.

Thing #10

Whoa....didn't get it all in....will come back to this....working my way through the Things! Guess I could title this "Who said this?" Used the comic generator. Tried yesterday but my image never generated on the site.

Thing #9

Appreciated the advice in picking your circle of wise.  Would pick just 2 or 3 sites right now, ones focused on the library.  Blogs could become addictive and more time spent passively than actively.  Took a long time looking at Syndic8.com, Technorati, Topiz & Suprglu.  I know this will become more relevant to me the further I go along with my work.  Didn't add anything as I already placed 6 in my reader.

Thing #8

I like the ease of placing the sites and the ready availability of them.  It's a practical way to stay current in your teaching and personal interests.  Students can use this while working on an on-going project, especially on a current event or interest.  Relative information is available without taking the time to search sites repeatedly.  It can also be shared, supporting collaborative learning.

Thing #7

Offers so much!   Very impressed with Google Scholar.  Set up a notebook. Looks like a lot of "ins and outs" but very workable.  This can be a great way students can work together on a project. Had fun setting up i google - a way to quickly stay in tune to what's happening in your city and tab your interests which can also fall into your teaching.  I set up a history tab and was led to archived days in history.

Thing #6

Reading Wikipedia left me a little less confused ???  Did not want to set up an account, so just saved to my computer and downloaded my trading card.  It was EASY and fun!  The cards could

be used for book displays.

Thing #5

You can spend hours on Flickr.  Especially enjoyed the library group.  Saw some great ideas for displays.

Thing #4

Now I'm official.  

Thing #3

Had a lot of laughs with the avatar.  Reminded me of "Colorforms" as a kid with a lot more choices.  

Thing #2

Set up my blog while the jackhammers were drilling on my porch for foundation repairs.
Since technology does facilitate a task, guess at one time jackhammers were a new technology.
Must admit I've been reluctant to move forward on this new adventure of technology savvy.
But the 23 Things will definitely keep me on the path of progress!

Having confidence in myself as an effective learner has been the most challenging; but since I do accept responsiblity in my learning this should decrease as I keep on going!