TWITTER AND CLASSROOM 2.0
What were your overall impressions? My overall impression of Classroom 2.0 was positive. I never knew this site existed but I have now added it to my favorites list on my PC. I love that there are free online conferences, chatrooms, exchange of ideas, etc. This is an amazing resource and should be shared with every new teacher. I already have a twitter account and I never thought of adding any education sites but I will now. Updates other than people's boring social statuses will help me to grow as an educator and possibly learn something new, daily.
Did you find any discussions or resources of value? Everything on C 2.0 seemed like valuable information. It is an educational site and I will be frequenting it.
Do you have any ideas for using social networking (including Twitter) in your own professional or personal learning, or in classroom learning? I think setting up a twitter strictly for classroom use would be fun for the kids and myself. It will make it fun for them to get feeds about the subject they are in and make it relevant.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
thing #22
1. Why is it important that educators know how social networking works?
It is important that we know how these work to not only keep us up to date with our students, but to network and connect with other professionals in our field.
2. What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? Myspace is 'dead' now. I switched over to Facebook awhile back and I plan to delete my myspace account.
3. What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? I like the user friendliness of facebook. Myspace moves to slow for me now!
4. Which site had the most useful features? Facebook, by far.
5.Can you see an educational application for any of these sites? I see an educational use if a page was created strictly for that and all of your students were added as friends as an entire class.....but I think a wiki would be more appropriate. Facebook has been very useful to me in job hunting, exchanging ideas with other people in my grad classes, and booking shows for my band. It is a quick and easy way to connect with people if you so choose.
It is important that we know how these work to not only keep us up to date with our students, but to network and connect with other professionals in our field.
2. What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? Myspace is 'dead' now. I switched over to Facebook awhile back and I plan to delete my myspace account.
3. What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored? I like the user friendliness of facebook. Myspace moves to slow for me now!
4. Which site had the most useful features? Facebook, by far.
5.Can you see an educational application for any of these sites? I see an educational use if a page was created strictly for that and all of your students were added as friends as an entire class.....but I think a wiki would be more appropriate. Facebook has been very useful to me in job hunting, exchanging ideas with other people in my grad classes, and booking shows for my band. It is a quick and easy way to connect with people if you so choose.
thing #7b
[“Hipster” is more than a noun — it’s a lifestyle. An overused, albeit elastic, coinage, it can describe everything from vintage T-shirt connoisseurs to anyone who kinda sorta maybe knows Cory Kennedy. And now it’s a subject of highbrow discourse. N+1, the Dumbo-based “journal of politics, literature and culture,” aims to shed new light on the phenomenon with the release of “What Was the Hipster?: A Sociological Investigation” (n+1 Foundation, $10), a pocket-size pop theory text on topics ranging from the aesthetics of party photography to the, ahem, “hipster Other.” ]
I had to repost part of this review for everyone to read. I found the book ad on my fashion feed, http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss. For any person of my generation who is bored to death with overpriced 'goodwill' clothing that has overtaken our mainstream stores, or sick of seeing men in pants shorter and tighter than my own, hopefully this book will explain why that is exactly. What I find even more irritating is the fact that my friends and myself have been thriftstore shopping for years and were teased by many who are now wearing the same thing but because it is labled 'high fashion'. I guess it holds true that we will never wear anything that hasn't been worn, just as we will never write anything that hasn't already been written!
I had to repost part of this review for everyone to read. I found the book ad on my fashion feed, http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss. For any person of my generation who is bored to death with overpriced 'goodwill' clothing that has overtaken our mainstream stores, or sick of seeing men in pants shorter and tighter than my own, hopefully this book will explain why that is exactly. What I find even more irritating is the fact that my friends and myself have been thriftstore shopping for years and were teased by many who are now wearing the same thing but because it is labled 'high fashion'. I guess it holds true that we will never wear anything that hasn't been worn, just as we will never write anything that hasn't already been written!
thing #7a
Something interesting I wish we had the supplies for is the video scavenger hunt I read about on the http://www.speedofcreativity.org/ blog on my feed. Technology creates opportunity and I wish we had the means to offer this, not just in a technology class, but in core classes as well! I would love to have a flip camera scavenger hunt for my science or math classes! We have already discussed 'scavenger hunts' for heat energy examples through the school....how wonderful would it be if this could be captured on camera! It would would make the assignment ten times more fun than the original.
thing #12
http://www.slide.com/r/Lh-k6bwG5T-EcuHJYKa6QisNuSkDWdip?previous_view=lt_embedded_url
'love'-
'love'-
by sharonregala
'calm'- by Gandalf.
'letting go'- by NCBrian
I really enjoyed this thing! I am going to create slide shows as often as possible. I would love to have the kids take their own pictures and then display one slide show a week of their work. I think it would be a fun way to help the class know each other better and explore their creativity!
thing #11
The theme I have selected is scenery that displays an emotion.
I found love-
by sharonregala
I found calm-by Gandalf.
I found 'letting go'-
by NCBrian
I found faith-http://www.flickr.com/photos/29133656@N03/5119143481/sizes/l/in/photostream/
I actually found it hard to narrow down my selection from the millions of options. I like the different points of views that Flickr makes possible. You can allow your students to explore the world through photography. There are places they may never see in their life time that are available at the touch of a button. They get to see the world through other people's eyes, but the opportunity to explain it through their own. I think the possibilities for assignments, no matter the subject are endless! If you make a lesson relate to a child, they own it. We should do this as often as possible.
Monday, October 25, 2010
thing #10
I am a songwriter, so I am very aware of the CC logo. I've noticed it on many websites.
On the flip side, I use video and adio clips all of the time if it helps get a point across better. I am quick to share photos myself, but not so much my lyrics. There are many positives and negatives to using CC but it is up to each individual to decide for themselves if the good outweighs the bad. I think there are more advantages to using it in my classroom, than disadvantages. What do you think?
On the flip side, I use video and adio clips all of the time if it helps get a point across better. I am quick to share photos myself, but not so much my lyrics. There are many positives and negatives to using CC but it is up to each individual to decide for themselves if the good outweighs the bad. I think there are more advantages to using it in my classroom, than disadvantages. What do you think?
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