Thing 10-Ma and Pa Math Video

The Kettles never used Everyday Math!




Embeddng the video was very easy. I had more trouble trying to download a video.

Thing 9

This was the most fun thing yet! You Tube is blocked for student use in my building but it's available for staff. This is another feature with endless possibilities if you have the time to search. It's unfortunate that Teacher Tube has commercials before the videos which could be inappropriate for young viewers.

Thing 8

I used Big Huge Labs to create this. It was fun and very user friendly. The possibilities are endless for project covers, calendars, special event promotions etc. Your only limitation would be your imagination.

Thing 7

At the elementary level students would not have access to this site while at school. Teachers would have to be the sole users and then share it from their PC. It could be used to share photos with parents on home computers. I can see issues involving copyrights and photo exclusion policies when using photos of students.

Thing 6

I chose this photo because of it's amazing color. I love flowers and gardening. The size of this field of flowers caught my eye and it includes a lot of my favorite color which is red. It makes me happy when I look at it which I suppose is why I found it when I searched under Happiness!

Thing 5

This actitivity took the longest to complete but overall it wasn't that difficult to set up. The directions were very helpful and it worked just as shown in the videos. I think that the Sub with Bloglines was the easiest way to subscribe. I like the fact that I can access the latest blog updates all from one location. I can see how this will be a huge time saver.

Thing 4

I handle information overload by trying to stay organized and categorizing information. RSS feeds will help filter out the information I receive rather than me bookmarking my sites, then trying to sift through them for what is valuable to me. Also, the information should be arriving in updates rather than having to tackle the entire load at once.

Thing 3

At the elementary level I thinkt the blog would give the greatest support to parent/teacher communication. Students may benefit from posting their work to share but I am concerned about young students have the ability to post their own comments. I think that I would restrict that portion and strictly use it as a teacher's form of communiction.

Things 1 and 2

I enjoyed the article because it tied the uses and users of technology into an understandable sequence. Once users become aware of the possible uses of technology they are on their way to becoming a part of the creative process. I have found that reluctance to use technology is many times a result of lack of understanding of the possibilities that are out there.

This is my first attempt at blogging. It was very easy to follow the prompts. I'm looking forward to learning more as I complete the remaining 21Things.