Thing # 22

I viewed all 5 nings and was only interested in Nings for Teacher. It was refreshing to view other fabulous lessons. Educator from all over would benefit from joining this social network. All members would receive and provide wonderful teaching ideas. Its beautiful!

Thing # 21

This is the first time I use and hear of Photostory. I absolutely love it! It was a unique way to be able to share photos from our recent trip to Puerto Vallarta. I can't wait to use it again at home and at school.

Thing # 20

It is wonderful to have access to so many videos. I especially liked TeacherTube because everything on there was specific to the search where as YouTube was a more broader search. I chose a video on phases of the moon since this TEK has been added to our curriculum. This particular video shows you how to make a moon box. Its a fun activity where students can create the phases of the moon. http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=55496&title=How_to_make_a_moon_box

Thing # 19

So many things to view so little time. I could actually explore these sites all day. I was interested in the following ones: Picnik,Google Earth, Mango and Urbanspoon. Picnik is a great site where you can upload pictures and edit them in many ways. Student would enjoy uploading there photo for any given project and present them any way they wish. The map sites allow you to view locations as if you were there in person. Students may use this site to practice coordinates - North, South, East & West. Mango was another interesting site. It allowed you to learn different languages such as Portuguese, Chinese, Russian and even English for ELL. Mango could be bookmarked on students computer to give them another site to explore during bilingual centers. Urbanspoon is a site that gives you list of restaurant in various areas. It also provides a list of where to get good cheap food. This site is especially useful for me since our family always wants to try something new to eat.

Thing # 18

I explored Open Office and realized that it is very user friendly. It has several perks such as having support in your own language with no difficulty, may be installed on as many computers as you wish, its totally free!! Another great feature is that it allows you to create PDF files! Wow!! Open Office is more efficient than Microsoft Office. Using Microsoft Office will require upgrades year after year. To obtain these upgrade you will have to pay for them. Plus there is a limit to how many computers you are able to load Microsoft Office to unlike Open Office. Each time you upgrade you need to learn the new features it has, which in return may be a little more stressful for those who are not quick to acquire new things.

Thing # 17

Rollyo is awesome! I love that it was easy to create an account and a searchroll. My search roll was is on water cycle for 1st grade. I added my own sites to search plus the ones rollyo chose for me. The searchroll produced sites with information on water cycles, diagrams, games and much more. I can't wait to use this for class activities. I'm glad that I'll be able to control the site my students can search and all information viewed. I love it!!

Thing # 16

Wiki!! So much fun! I didn't know anyone could edit wikis.I would use wiki to collaborate with my co-workers on any events planned for our students such as grade level play & Friends Near & Far Unit. As far as the use of wiki with students we could use it for class projects. If we are studying insects each group of students could choose an insect and write about it, post pictures found or drawn. All students will collaborate and share information they know. I liked several of the ideas listed on how to use Wiki with your students.

Thing # 15

The video on A Vision of Students Today is very factual. Educators have to change their way of teaching by staying up to date with technology their students are expose to. While reading "Away from Icebergs" and "Into a New World of Librarianship" I can't help but agree with all that was posted. I agree that librarian need to be ahead of the game and not wait until all the new technology overcome them. In doing so they not only help others in person, but also virtually. I also agree that there must be access to these libraries from anywhere you are at. Library 2.0 lets others not only voice their opinions and concerns but also collaborate in future planning.

Thing # 14

While in Technorati I searched for "School Library Learning 2.0” in Blog Posts, Tags and Blog Directory and got zero results. I also tried looking up Technorati popular blog and widgets, but both were under construction. I did view their tag on Top 100. I viewed several blogs such as The Huffington Post News, Gizmodo and Mashable. The one I enjoyed the most was Gizmodo. This blog had information and interesting vidoes on various electronic gadgets. Using tags in both Delicious and Technorati would be very beneficial to any person. Using tags in Delicious help you stay organized while using tags in Technorati allows you to search for various topics.