Week 4 Thing 8 - 9

Tonight I viewed the video clip about RSS and newsreaders from Google Reader. I have seen the RSS symbol many times and did not realize what a helpful tool this really is. Newsreaders not only save you time, by not having to surf and surf, but it also helps to organize your favorites without all the bookmarks. I like how you can pick and choose what you want to read rather than scrolling through page after page.
Trying to come up with some cool lessons for my 6th graders on this.
Perhaps on my homepage I could add some fun sites.

Week 3 Thing 7

At our district inserivce yesterday, we watched a clip from Teacher Tube called "Shift Happens".
It really is an eye opener when you relate all this technology back to the classroom and the teaching techniques and styles that we use. I feel that it is our responsibilty as teachers, to incorporate the emerging technology into our lessons. Using technology is no longer just a gimmick, we as educators must embrace it and keep moving with it, or get left behind.

Week 3 Thing 6

Had fun with creating the trading card. In the old days, I would have our students make one after their biography research by using index cards. NOW I can show them how to do it by using this very creative tool. Here is my link: http://bighugelabs.com/photos/b5592ddd01cf27af9592bd41e0a2a9d0/deck8544036
The students could research their pets and then make a card with some facts. Or, I could have teachers reading their favorite books and then have them write a blurb and use for a bulletin board. I believe that I will come back to this cool tool.

Week 3 Thing 5 Cont....

Yeah, I finally did it. I guess after a long inservice day my brain is not working right.

Flotsam

picasabackground, originally uploaded by dmcl2615.

This collection reminds me of summer days. Walking the beaches of Emerald Isle, NC. I use this photo to begin our book talk, for our first graders, It leads into a great discussion of all the things that they have found in the water.

Week 3 Thing 5

Tonight I published a picture to Flickr that I use for my First grade class when introducing the book "Floatsam" Trying to get in on my Blog. Getting error message and not having DSL is trying my patience. Will need to check back.