I keep two calendars/planners in my backpack. Each of them has their own function. One is for my personal use, and the other is for school. At home, I have a calendar in our kitchen and another calendar/planner for my pregnancy information and doctor appointments. For the most part I am able to keep up with all of them.
I decided to use the Google
Calendar. I have it set up with some of the information for our Education 3040 class. It is set up for the email address I did for this class. This way, if I need to find out what is going on in class when I don't have my folder on me, I can just log on and check. It will also send me emails for important things like our midterm and final.
This would be great for keeping up with school and class events when I begin my educational career.
I have also used Google Translate before. It is very useful if you come across something in a quote or book that is in another language that you are not familiar with. It is easy to use and the translations are normally correct or close to the actual translations. It does give you other possible options for a word's meaning if there is more than one. That would also be helpful if you are working with a student that does not understand English very well and you need to make directions that they can easily follow. It's a great tool!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Thing #11
-Which method of finding feeds did you find easiest to use?
It was easier for me to use to search key words on Google. I did have to go through a few different pages to find things that I was interested in, but it wasn't too difficult.
-Which Search tool was the easiest for you?
Google Blog Search was by far the easiest!
-Which was more confusing?
Topix.net wasn't too helpful. The set up was kind of weird to me, and it kept trying to put pop-ups on my computer. I really didn't like that! I browsed through Technorati a little, but didn't like it as much as the Google search.
-What kind of useful feeds did you find in your travels?
I found some more feeds related to teaching art and art projects.
-Or what kind of unusual ones did you find?
When I did general "art" searches, I often times came up with some odd feeds. Sometimes art does have strange subject matter, but this was more of an inappropriate kind of strange. Not something you would want in the classroom!
-What other tools or ways did you find to locate newsfeeds?
I tried going through some other websites, but they weren't something I would generally be interested in keeping up with. I did some basic Yahoo! and Google web searches, but didn't have as much luck. The Google Blog Search tool was much easier.
It was easier for me to use to search key words on Google. I did have to go through a few different pages to find things that I was interested in, but it wasn't too difficult.
-Which Search tool was the easiest for you?
Google Blog Search was by far the easiest!
-Which was more confusing?
Topix.net wasn't too helpful. The set up was kind of weird to me, and it kept trying to put pop-ups on my computer. I really didn't like that! I browsed through Technorati a little, but didn't like it as much as the Google search.
-What kind of useful feeds did you find in your travels?
I found some more feeds related to teaching art and art projects.
-Or what kind of unusual ones did you find?
When I did general "art" searches, I often times came up with some odd feeds. Sometimes art does have strange subject matter, but this was more of an inappropriate kind of strange. Not something you would want in the classroom!
-What other tools or ways did you find to locate newsfeeds?
I tried going through some other websites, but they weren't something I would generally be interested in keeping up with. I did some basic Yahoo! and Google web searches, but didn't have as much luck. The Google Blog Search tool was much easier.
Thing #10
I like that new information will post on my Google Reader without me actually having to look for new things on individual sites. They will be there waiting for me.
As far as using the technology in my personal life, I added the National Geographic site. I love reading and seeing pictures of new species and wildlife. That will definately be interesting to keep up with. I also chose to subscribe to a Clarksville page. So, now I'll get local updates as well.
Teachers can subscribe to educational feeds related to their subjects. This will help with finding ideas for lesson plans and ways to teach some topics in the classroom.
Thing #9
License Plate Sign Generator
I could use the skeleton text for an assignment dealing with the Day of the Dead in a way to grab the
student's attention. It might also be interesting to use if I'm emailing or sending the students home
with a letter to their parents around Halloween. It would make a cute letter header. The license plate
generator could be used in a scrap booking assignment or one that requiresthe students to do
something more personal. They could pick the state they were born in, enter their name and birth date.
It would be a quick and easy addition to a project.
Thing #8
The above was created using Spell with Flickr.
I thought it would be fun to spell our daughter's first name. She is due at the end of November, and we are incredibly excited about it. So, this was fun. Since I am not great with many online tools, it did take me a little while to figure out how exactly to add this into my blog. That may sound silly to some of you, but unless there are step-by-step instructions, I am easily confused with some online things.
I could definitely see myself using this in the art classroom. There are many artists who have used pictures of letters, or objects that look like letters, to create words. This would give students ideas for their own art work.
Thing #7
Instead of creating my own Flickr account, I decided to look through what all the site has to offer. Searching images online has become a popular way for people to become inspired to create their own art works. This is true for students as well. Often times when students can not figure out what something would look like or how to relate an subject matter to their work, they'll do an online search. Even during my observations if the teacher can not describe something in a way that the student understands, they are able to do a quick online search.
I searched Día de los Muertos; the Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1-2. It's commonly called the "Day of the Dead". It is a holiday during which people remember and celebrate family and friends who have died. This is a great topic to do around the fall season when home room teachers might be doing things related to Halloween. With this subject matter, the art teacher can share traditions and cultures with the students in a way that isn't directly related to Halloween itself.
Finding images that related the best to the holiday did not take too long, and I was shocked not to come across anything inappropriate during my search.
día de los muertos, a photo by Lili da Rocha on Flickr.
Dia De Los Muertos, a photo by groovehouse on Flickr.
I searched Día de los Muertos; the Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1-2. It's commonly called the "Day of the Dead". It is a holiday during which people remember and celebrate family and friends who have died. This is a great topic to do around the fall season when home room teachers might be doing things related to Halloween. With this subject matter, the art teacher can share traditions and cultures with the students in a way that isn't directly related to Halloween itself.
Finding images that related the best to the holiday did not take too long, and I was shocked not to come across anything inappropriate during my search.
Thing #6
I chose to explore Pandora Radio from the Web 2.0 Awards nominees list.
I have been in class rooms that use Pandora. Normally it was used to reward the students by allowing them to listen to music that they enjoyed during a quiet work time. This is very helpful in an art class when the teacher is trying to help inspire the students to do well, calm them down, and make them for more comfortable. When I'm doing school or art work there is normally some kind of music on. The radio itself can be a bit distracting, and in some cases inappropriate for students. With Pandora, teachers can regulate what kinds of music the students are listen to.
From what I've noticed so far, disliking a song removes it from your play list. I'm assuming that liking a song saves it. I'm sure you can find an area in the account which would play only your liked songs. I haven't made it that far through.
As far as things I dislike about the site up to this point, there aren't too many. The advertisements are a little annoying, but it is a free music radio site. It would also be great if you could see a few of the upcoming songs in advance before they play. That way you can like or dislike them before they ever begin. There may be some way of doing that, but I just haven't figured it out yet.
I have been in class rooms that use Pandora. Normally it was used to reward the students by allowing them to listen to music that they enjoyed during a quiet work time. This is very helpful in an art class when the teacher is trying to help inspire the students to do well, calm them down, and make them for more comfortable. When I'm doing school or art work there is normally some kind of music on. The radio itself can be a bit distracting, and in some cases inappropriate for students. With Pandora, teachers can regulate what kinds of music the students are listen to.
From what I've noticed so far, disliking a song removes it from your play list. I'm assuming that liking a song saves it. I'm sure you can find an area in the account which would play only your liked songs. I haven't made it that far through.
As far as things I dislike about the site up to this point, there aren't too many. The advertisements are a little annoying, but it is a free music radio site. It would also be great if you could see a few of the upcoming songs in advance before they play. That way you can like or dislike them before they ever begin. There may be some way of doing that, but I just haven't figured it out yet.
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