Thing 19

Podcasts are really an excellent tool. I spent a ton of time reviewing podcasts today. Here is a review of the ones I checked out!

Grammar Girl (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com) - Very neat one! This gives a grammar type then gives conversational examples. I think my 6th graders would benefit from listening!

Zoofari Chat- This one is in conjunction with the San Diego Zoo. I listened to the one on the Manchirian Brown Bear during their Bear Days. Kind of cool for the animal geeks!

Book Wink- Book wink was a good one. It included some vocabulary words that went with the literacy genres (example was heists). www.bookwink.com

Colonial Williamsburg- as a past employee of Greenfield Village I loved the podcasts from Colonial Williamsburg. I listened to a ton here including Chocolate, Gingerbread houses, an Irish Christmas, and Colonial Ladies Music. CHECK THESE PODCASTS OUT IF YOU ARE A HISTORY BUFF!!!!!

Thing 19

Check it Out!

Thing 15-17 WIKI's

The Wiki's are really a cool tool. I really enjoyed the ones I experienced, especially the really neat Google Earth in the classroom one. It was interesting to create my own on Colorado although I can't figure out how to reconfigure the name not to include my own (Yeah, I know, right now it is LoraColorado).

I think this would be a neat tool to use with my Lego Robotics team. They could create information and links that will help them in their competition. It would also be a communication avenue with other teams that we could use to collaborate. The biggest obstacles that I can foresee is the learning curve of implementation. I look forward to adding more information in the near future!

Kat on Film

Kat on Film
Originally uploaded by jilltuesday17

Kat at Mini- Mite Mania 2009

Thing 12

Flickr is a great service that I have used in the past. I think that educators can use this sight to brainstorm ideas (for example share your bulletin board ideas). I think it would be a way to be able to do creative lessons (Flat Stanley photos). On the downside, I would worry about my students getting inappropriate materials from this sight. As all internet tools, content is subject.

THING 10

I recently uploaded a technology survey for kids. The survey focuses on kids at home technology usage. I have opened the survey to not only my students, but also my children's friends. The purpose of the survey is to take a look at what technology are kids using at home.