Thing #12 GOOGLE!

Google has expanded so much in the last 3 years. I actually use Google calendars and I love it! Here is the link to my birthday schedule: https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1 It was good one thanks for asking haha. Anyhow, I have never used Google maps though. I hear it's really good for getting directions and things of that nature. I think Google maps can be used in a classroom setting.History teachers can use this to their advantage. If they can pull it up they might not need a physical map on hand to show students where different countries are located.

Thing #10

RSS is very impressive. I think this could help future teachers with teaching today's children. I think having all the articles in one spot will be helpful to me because I don't have to go track down a certain blog. The reason for that being is because it will be with all the blogs that are targeted for me! I think RSS will be very benefitical to me in the coming years as I get ready to go into the real world as a teacher. Not to mention, this would be great to get quick painless feedback.

Thing #9 YAWN!

 

 

 



http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Baseball

http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/creator.asp?cartoon=gotham-batman-comics

This is probably my favorite thing I've done for these things. The way I did this was I used the generators that Mrs. Wall gave us. There were several options that I had to pick from. I being a baseball coach, I used that generator and I'm a big batman fan. I thought it would be pretty neat to have Batman on my blog. This could be used in a library to endorse a certain book or get the kids to read.

Thing #8!!! Let's get it

       So I do like this app. I find this kind of stuff very amusing and it has a little
throwback touch. In a science class I don't think this could be used, but in an art
class I feel like this could be very productive. I have used this in my personal life.
I've got three or four things like this in my bedroom. I think that art teachers should
use Flickr in their classroom. I am still a little uncomfortable about photo sharing
online. I feel like that until I play with it more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thing #5

After reading the perspectives, it brings flashbacks of when I was in elementary school. Everything was so basic and I guess flat is the word I'm trying to say. When I got into middle school was the first time I actually got to use a computer on the daily bases. Today's kids seem more prepped for technology. We as teachers must get ahead of the curve so we can prepare our students for the future which they must be able to grasp it. School 2.0 means many different things to me. It says we need to incorparate technology into every lesson possible. Then it means where us teachers need to be before we start teaching.

Thing #6

The tool I decided to use was Pandora. I'm a huge music fan, but with a busy schedule who has the time to sit on Youtube and pick every song. With Pandora, it's an online music channel. The beautiful thing about Pandora is you select an artist you want to listen to and you select that channel. It's literally that simple. The funny thing about that is, I have Pandora going on my computer as I type up this blog haha! I do not think this tool would be able to be used for any school classroom, but it is great for when your doing homework!
http://www.pandora.com/

Thing #7

Wow.... That took me too long. I don't think I could possibly take any longer on one thing. I have fought this thing for about 3 hours. Talk about killing me. Anyhow, Flickr and I do not get along too well at the moment. I think when I have the time to work with it on my own I might be able to figure it out. This is a picture I found on Flickr. Thanks to Eric Eckel. Eric and share a common passion. That common passion is Cincinnati Reds baseball! I am a huge Reds fan. Now that they are in the playoffs, I found it very fitting to post this picture. As of right now, I probably would not use Flickr in my classroom until I got more comfortable with it. I have never used any picture services before. I don't feel too comfortable with my personal pictures being shared publicly.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikeckel/2378178929/