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Are you a member of any online communities? Yes. I am a currently a member on some online pregnancy and parenting communities.
Are any of these social networks appealing to you? The ones listed weren't very appealing, because I honestly have too much going on to keep up with them at this point. I may, however, choose to look more into them at a later time.
What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later? I may look into the hobby one, Crafts, at a later time.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thing #18
I chose to create a separate FaceBook account for this exercise. However, I do not plan to continue using or share it. I believe that my personal accounts are just that, personal. When I am in a position to create an account for "professional" reasons, I will do so and be fine with sharing it. It is important that parents know who it teaching their child, but it is equally as important for someone to have a personal social life outside of the work place and their professional career.
Why is it important that educators know how social networking works? This way teachers are more knowledgeable of social sites and how they might be able to communicate with students. It may also be a good idea to have a "professional" page set up so that teachers, groups, parents, and other situations related to your field can have another way to access and communicate with you.
What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? I have always been careful about what I post online, and this just makes me want to further that.
What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? I dislike how easy it is for people to post anything about themselves or others even if the persons involved are not comfortable or even aware of it.
Which site had the most useful features? I'm most comfortable with FaceBook or Twitter.
Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites? Yes, but I don't feel that they are exactly necessary.
Why is it important that educators know how social networking works? This way teachers are more knowledgeable of social sites and how they might be able to communicate with students. It may also be a good idea to have a "professional" page set up so that teachers, groups, parents, and other situations related to your field can have another way to access and communicate with you.
What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? I have always been careful about what I post online, and this just makes me want to further that.
What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? I dislike how easy it is for people to post anything about themselves or others even if the persons involved are not comfortable or even aware of it.
Which site had the most useful features? I'm most comfortable with FaceBook or Twitter.
Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites? Yes, but I don't feel that they are exactly necessary.
Thing #17
I created an account on Delicious. Just about every username I picked was taken. So, I had to type in various letters and numbers, because I gave up on trying to come up with anything interesting.
Can you see the comments they added about this bookmark or the tags they used to categorize this reference? Yes.
Can you see the potential of this tool in the classroom? It's not likely to be something I would have the students use as far as adding their own bookmarks to.
Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? Possibly as a way for me to limit some of the available bookmarks for students to use when working on assignments in class.
How can teachers take advantage of social bookmarking sites? They can use them to allow students to look up things on social sites without going too far from the assignment goals.
Can you see the comments they added about this bookmark or the tags they used to categorize this reference? Yes.
Can you see the potential of this tool in the classroom? It's not likely to be something I would have the students use as far as adding their own bookmarks to.
Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? Possibly as a way for me to limit some of the available bookmarks for students to use when working on assignments in class.
How can teachers take advantage of social bookmarking sites? They can use them to allow students to look up things on social sites without going too far from the assignment goals.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thing #16
-Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page?
I chose the iGoogle start page. Out of the available options, I use Google more often. I will not be making it my home page, because I'm used to using my Yahoo! accounts.
-How can the online calendars be useful to you?
I have used the Yahoo! Calendar before. It's just as helpful as any other calendar. If you pay more attention to your online stuff, or need reminder emails sent to you, these types of calendars would be more helpful. Personally, I would rather have a basic paper calendar, because they are easier for me to keep up with.
-What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
The to-do lists are too much work. I keep up with those things on the notes part of my calendar.
-Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
I would recommend the Google or Yahoo calendars, because some people could use the email reminders. They are also easy to use and do not take much time to edit.
I chose the iGoogle start page. Out of the available options, I use Google more often. I will not be making it my home page, because I'm used to using my Yahoo! accounts.
-How can the online calendars be useful to you?
I have used the Yahoo! Calendar before. It's just as helpful as any other calendar. If you pay more attention to your online stuff, or need reminder emails sent to you, these types of calendars would be more helpful. Personally, I would rather have a basic paper calendar, because they are easier for me to keep up with.
-What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
The to-do lists are too much work. I keep up with those things on the notes part of my calendar.
-Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the school or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
I would recommend the Google or Yahoo calendars, because some people could use the email reminders. They are also easy to use and do not take much time to edit.
Thing #15
Wikis are useful and typically easy to use. Students should not have too many issues when using them together or independently on projects. They could explore a variety of Wikis in order to help them create their own projects or simply use them for doing other assignments. If I were to use this in my class room, I could see allow the students to post pictures of their work and thoughts on the assignments as a way of sharing with the other classes.
I added my Thing #7 to the APSU 23 Things Sandbox Wiki.
I added my Thing #7 to the APSU 23 Things Sandbox Wiki.
Thing #14
Bubble.Us is a mind map and brainstorming tool. This would be great for a literature class to create a character list of who is connected to which character and how. It would also work for doing something related to time lines or showing the process of events. I actually made a simple family tree with it. Easy enough for elementary or middle school students to use.
Gliffy is a flowchart. This was a little more complex and took more time. High school, possibly even middle school, students would benefit from this type of tool. They could use it for many of the same things as the mind map, brainstorming tool, but with more detail. I'm sure some of the math teachers would find it useful as well.
Gliffy is a flowchart. This was a little more complex and took more time. High school, possibly even middle school, students would benefit from this type of tool. They could use it for many of the same things as the mind map, brainstorming tool, but with more detail. I'm sure some of the math teachers would find it useful as well.
Thing #13
Zoho Docs:
Creating an account with Zoho was not at all difficult. Of course I chose the free version, because I do not know much about the site to begin with. For the assignment I created a document using their writing tools. From what I saw there are only about 16 different font styles. The main ones you normally use when writing papers for school are there. However, if you are wanting to use it for other reasons which require different fonts, there aren't many to work with. I like having options. Also, I could not find a way to change the spacing between lines, and inserting page numbers was a little odd. I doubt I'll be using this site again.
Google Docs:
Apparently, for me to use Google Docs on my home computer I have to install Google Drive. This is something I will be looking into from the computers on campus, because I do not like installing things to my computer that I might not use again.
Google Docs seems to be easier to work with. The tools are easier to use and there is more stuff available.
Compare the Two:
I would preffer using Google Docs in the classroom rather than the Zoho Docs. Google Docs is easier to work with and has more of a variety of options. Since many of the things available on Google are not too difficult to figure out, it also makes more sense to use the one website for a variety of projects. This will also help the students get more familiar with a single site and have less confusion as to where to go to do what.
Creating an account with Zoho was not at all difficult. Of course I chose the free version, because I do not know much about the site to begin with. For the assignment I created a document using their writing tools. From what I saw there are only about 16 different font styles. The main ones you normally use when writing papers for school are there. However, if you are wanting to use it for other reasons which require different fonts, there aren't many to work with. I like having options. Also, I could not find a way to change the spacing between lines, and inserting page numbers was a little odd. I doubt I'll be using this site again.
Google Docs:
Apparently, for me to use Google Docs on my home computer I have to install Google Drive. This is something I will be looking into from the computers on campus, because I do not like installing things to my computer that I might not use again.
Google Docs seems to be easier to work with. The tools are easier to use and there is more stuff available.
Compare the Two:
I would preffer using Google Docs in the classroom rather than the Zoho Docs. Google Docs is easier to work with and has more of a variety of options. Since many of the things available on Google are not too difficult to figure out, it also makes more sense to use the one website for a variety of projects. This will also help the students get more familiar with a single site and have less confusion as to where to go to do what.
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