It's not over yet!

 I have really enjoyed the 23 Things project. I have learned a lot new tools that I will be able to use in the classroom and I improved on a few things that I already knew how to use but didn't know everything there was to know about it. My favorite discoveries were definitley Animoto, Flickr, and Blogger. This project was a great way to improve my learning on web based tools.  Everything i learned during this process is going to help me in my future as a teacher. I hope that the use of these tools helps me be the best teacher and influence to my students that I can be. It is nice to know that if i ever am stuck in a rut with my calendars, or projects, that there is a tool i can use to help me stay organized. I have definitley learned a lot during my time in Education 3040.

Thing 23! Creative Commons!

Before taking Education 3040 at APSU I did not know the copyright laws or what Creative Commons was. I always thought that if you could copy and paste a picture or video that it was okay to use it, with credit to the author of course. Exploring the creative commons website was a nice thing to learn because now i know i can go there to get pictures for my powerpoints and projects. I will be able to use the creative commons in my classroom to find pictures for lessons or just fun pictures to hang in the classroom. I will be including lessons on Creative Commons and Copyright in the future to my students because I will want them to be educated before college unlike I was.

Thing 22! LiveBinders!

Using Live Binders would be a very great study tool for students of any age and even for teachers in the classroom.Live Binders would be good for college students to organize websites for each class in different binders. For teachers it would be great to organize the websites according to the binder name like mine are below.
 The title of my binders are
 1.) Tools for Teachers 2.)Games for the Classroom 3.) Lesson Plans


http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=689451

Thing 21! Animoto!

Using Animoto was actually really cool and really fun. I enjoyed being able to explore the different songs and even knowing i can add my own. Animoto would be a great tool to use in the schools at things like Kindergarten graduations, or 5th grade graduations. Showing pictures throughout the year at the end of the year class party would be a great way to use Animoto in the classroom too. I loved playing with it and will definitley be using it again. Below is one of the videos I made.


Rachel and Drew

Thing 20! Youtube!

YouTube was not a new website to explore for me because I have used in many times for many different purposes. I think YouTube is a great site to find videos for children, however it isn't a website that I would let children explore without supervision. There are also very inappropriate videos on YouTube. I like that the search bar is easy to locate and it gives specific examples of what you searched for, making it easier to find a video that you need. I can see how YouTube would be good to have applied to my Library Website. Videos are especially helpful when your trying to inform somebody on something, especially with children. Below is a video i found that would be appropriate to show to elementary children during a science class.

Digestive System for Children

Thing 19! TeacherPop!

I am a member of a few online communities, most are for my pleasure. I am a member of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. There were a few of the listed social networks that were appealing to me. The fact that there is a place to see what other education majors and teachers are doing is a real nie thing. It would be a great place to go for advice or to share a new learned lesson that others may benefit from. The TeacherPop webpage was very nice, it was easy to navigate and understand. I can see myself using it in my future. I also enjoyed signing up with Flixster under the movie category. It reminds me a lot of Netflix, but it was also different in ways. I could see myself using Flixster in the future.

Thing 18! Twitter and Facebook!

I can see that it may be important for educators to know how a social networking site works, but as for social sites like facebook and twitter, i don't see much room for them in an elementary school classroom. Even in middle and high school classes they would be nothing more than a distraction. I didn't gain any new insights on these sights because i have been using them both for years now. I do like both sites because it is an easy way to communicate with family that is out of town or even my high school friends who went our seperate ways. Between the two sites, i prefer to use Facebook, only because i am more used to facebook and twitter.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/charlotte.r.manning
https://twitter.com/Rachel_Manning5