Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Basic Internet II
I'm really enjoying this class! I really like Google Guide Quick Reference I can't wait to go print this out and save it by my New laptop!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
TIE Conference 2008
It is the third day of the Technology In Education Conference, and there are so many interesting and exciting things going on in education! I am very excited to try and implement some of these new ideas. One that I am very interested in is using Google Docs as a collaborative or group project. since the last time I used this service they have added several new features, one is different color type for each collaborator. This is very exciting to me because it allows you to see who has done their assigned work and who has not. I see this as a huge advantage to group projects. You will be able to better judge and properly reward each student within a group.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Reflections on Library Learning Web 2.0
What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I have enjoyed working on my blog. It has been very interesting journey to see where I have been and how far I have come. I have enjoyed using LibraryThing. I really like have the list of books I have read and seeing the lists of people who have some of the same titles as me. There is so much more to learn! Del.icio.us is another one of the tools I will continue to use. It is very nice to be able to go to one site on any computer and have all of my favorite site in one place.
How has this new information added to your job skills, and capabilities, as a media clerk?
As a new person in the WVMS library I have used several of these tool to help teachers with improving student learning. I have also helped with updating the library web page by adding several useful things to it. We have added an RSS feed for CNN Student News. We have also added Ning.com for book reviews and happening in the LMC, Track Star for research, and Flickr Photos to help students find fair use photos to support their research. All of these things are information or tools I have learned form this class. It has helped introduce me to the staff and students. I didn't start the year at WVMS , I came in in late October. Now they know that they can come to me for help and information. That I'm not just another body hanging out in the LMC.
How will you apply what you learned? ...personally? ...in the library? ...with students?
I have already started using and several of these tools to help support student learning. I have shared with several students and teachers Google Docs and iGoogle. I have shared Flickr and Creative Commons with many students. I have help frustrated teachers find an easier way to share documents at home and at school with Wikis. It is very exciting to see them lite up with enthusiasm when they see how much easier some things can be.
I have really enjoyed using del.ici.ous as a place to store my favorite websites, blogs, both educational and pleasure. It is very convenient to be able to go to one website, from any computer and have all of your saved bookmarks in one place. I'm not hunting for or having to wait until I get home or back to school to share with friends and or colleagues some item of interest with them.
We always take a trip to Lake Powell in the summer with our relatives who live in Colorado Springs. It is always difficult to organize who has what, what they can't find, and can they or us look for the missing item we need for the trip. I will be creating a Wiki to help with this organization of this week long trip that we seem to take everything but the kitchen sink. This class has shown me how easy it is to add to and develop a site like this. I have also thought that this would be a great tool for kids to do group projects on. That way you can hold each student accountable for what they have decided to take care of for their project.
As I move forward in my own educational journey, I can't wait to see what great things will continue to excite me! This class I have been told, "just scratched the surface" of Web 2.0 Read/Write. I am looking forward to what other things are out there to share with my family, students and staff as I continue grow as a life long learner.
What suggestions do you have to improve on the content/delivery of the materials?
As I have said before, this class has been an excellent learning experience! The only thing I would ask to improve the class would be to have it last a little longer to possible go in-depth on some of the "Things."
Thank You Myra!
I have enjoyed working on my blog. It has been very interesting journey to see where I have been and how far I have come. I have enjoyed using LibraryThing. I really like have the list of books I have read and seeing the lists of people who have some of the same titles as me. There is so much more to learn! Del.icio.us is another one of the tools I will continue to use. It is very nice to be able to go to one site on any computer and have all of my favorite site in one place.
How has this new information added to your job skills, and capabilities, as a media clerk?
As a new person in the WVMS library I have used several of these tool to help teachers with improving student learning. I have also helped with updating the library web page by adding several useful things to it. We have added an RSS feed for CNN Student News. We have also added Ning.com for book reviews and happening in the LMC, Track Star for research, and Flickr Photos to help students find fair use photos to support their research. All of these things are information or tools I have learned form this class. It has helped introduce me to the staff and students. I didn't start the year at WVMS , I came in in late October. Now they know that they can come to me for help and information. That I'm not just another body hanging out in the LMC.
How will you apply what you learned? ...personally? ...in the library? ...with students?
I have already started using and several of these tools to help support student learning. I have shared with several students and teachers Google Docs and iGoogle. I have shared Flickr and Creative Commons with many students. I have help frustrated teachers find an easier way to share documents at home and at school with Wikis. It is very exciting to see them lite up with enthusiasm when they see how much easier some things can be.
I have really enjoyed using del.ici.ous as a place to store my favorite websites, blogs, both educational and pleasure. It is very convenient to be able to go to one website, from any computer and have all of your saved bookmarks in one place. I'm not hunting for or having to wait until I get home or back to school to share with friends and or colleagues some item of interest with them.
We always take a trip to Lake Powell in the summer with our relatives who live in Colorado Springs. It is always difficult to organize who has what, what they can't find, and can they or us look for the missing item we need for the trip. I will be creating a Wiki to help with this organization of this week long trip that we seem to take everything but the kitchen sink. This class has shown me how easy it is to add to and develop a site like this. I have also thought that this would be a great tool for kids to do group projects on. That way you can hold each student accountable for what they have decided to take care of for their project.
As I move forward in my own educational journey, I can't wait to see what great things will continue to excite me! This class I have been told, "just scratched the surface" of Web 2.0 Read/Write. I am looking forward to what other things are out there to share with my family, students and staff as I continue grow as a life long learner.
What suggestions do you have to improve on the content/delivery of the materials?
As I have said before, this class has been an excellent learning experience! The only thing I would ask to improve the class would be to have it last a little longer to possible go in-depth on some of the "Things."
Thank You Myra!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thing #23 -- Expand Your Mind
This has been an amazing class! When I think back to where I was in January and was so "scared" to start so many new accounts! Now when I hear "You'll have to create a new account." I look at it as a new tool to use.
I am planning on using as much of the tools that I can to help increase student learning and to help support teachers. I can see a major uses for http://wikispaces.com/ and GoogleDocs as students work on projects together. Also Flickr Creative Commons as a shared site for students to gather photos to support their projects.
I have been using del.icio.us to keep track of blogs and web site that I like to visit. I have also started using http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs to help me stay connected to colleagues and websites for libraries and educational use. It's much easier to go to one site and have all the information, wesites, blogs, and fun stuff in one place. I also like http://www.google.com/ig
I think I'm going to make this my home page on my personal computer at home.
I am going to have to spend more time on most of these sites and using more of the tools shown to me in this class. I now know what I will be doing a lot of this summer! I would like to use and share most of these tools next year with students and staff!
Thank You Myrag!
I am planning on using as much of the tools that I can to help increase student learning and to help support teachers. I can see a major uses for http://wikispaces.com/ and GoogleDocs as students work on projects together. Also Flickr Creative Commons as a shared site for students to gather photos to support their projects.
I have been using del.icio.us to keep track of blogs and web site that I like to visit. I have also started using http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs to help me stay connected to colleagues and websites for libraries and educational use. It's much easier to go to one site and have all the information, wesites, blogs, and fun stuff in one place. I also like http://www.google.com/ig
I think I'm going to make this my home page on my personal computer at home.
I am going to have to spend more time on most of these sites and using more of the tools shown to me in this class. I now know what I will be doing a lot of this summer! I would like to use and share most of these tools next year with students and staff!
Thank You Myrag!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Thing #22 -- Your Cellphone as a Tool
After visiting http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ I see unlimited use for this tool in classrooms!! As we all know, kids with cellphones don't leave their phones in the locker or at home, they take them to class and even text their friends while they are supposed to be paying attention to us!
Snapvine was one of the sources in this website, and I liked the idea of having oral quizzes that kids can call in from a cell or a land line. So it doesn't descreminate against the"haves and the have nots". The only draw back is that the calls are not free.
I also checked out Jott ! Man! I need to learn to text! But with Jott I don't have to! It will convert Voice to Text for you!!! Now that is a tool I will try and use!! I also need to make more money so I can get a blackberry to have all these new tools in one place! Phone, Internet, email, RSS feeds, etc.... What else.... Oh Yea... It will weigh a lot less because I won't need the laptop that I don't have yet.... :)
Snapvine was one of the sources in this website, and I liked the idea of having oral quizzes that kids can call in from a cell or a land line. So it doesn't descreminate against the"haves and the have nots". The only draw back is that the calls are not free.
I also checked out Jott ! Man! I need to learn to text! But with Jott I don't have to! It will convert Voice to Text for you!!! Now that is a tool I will try and use!! I also need to make more money so I can get a blackberry to have all these new tools in one place! Phone, Internet, email, RSS feeds, etc.... What else.... Oh Yea... It will weigh a lot less because I won't need the laptop that I don't have yet.... :)
Thing #21 Copyright and Freedom of Information
Having worked in a library now for 7 1/2 years now, I feel pretty comfortable with copyright and citation for the printed word. But when it comes to using materials from cyberspace...... I'm still confused about what is okay to use, how much you can "copy and paste" where to find the citation information. Can we really use this? How do I tell if a student is using the found information correctly? did they cite it correctly?
After checking out: copyright comic book I was thinking that this would be really great to have in the library. I think it would get more info to the students then just having us drone on about what they can and can't use. Besides, comics make things more fun to read when there is "action" involved. Right???
After checking out: copyright comic book I was thinking that this would be really great to have in the library. I think it would get more info to the students then just having us drone on about what they can and can't use. Besides, comics make things more fun to read when there is "action" involved. Right???
#20 - Social Networking
The only social networks I belong to are this class and a ning I set up for our library. I don't see the use of one in my every day live. I think it's a great tool for networking with others in the same field as you to communicate, about new ideas or how to solve problems.
As a tool to use in a school setting, I can see some potential. If you require kids to blog for your class and give them a set amount time to visit and post as an assignment, I think this could be a great way to communicate with students in a way that they feel comfortable. However, if we start using one of these networks in class inside of the school day, I think that most students would visit their own site and not do the work required by the teacher.
As a tool to use in a school setting, I can see some potential. If you require kids to blog for your class and give them a set amount time to visit and post as an assignment, I think this could be a great way to communicate with students in a way that they feel comfortable. However, if we start using one of these networks in class inside of the school day, I think that most students would visit their own site and not do the work required by the teacher.
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