Summarize

I have discovered new tools and sites. Some of these would have been helpful in the teaching of my internet classes which have now been dropped. Rightly so, there were so many new things here for people to discover besides just websites. I have really enjoyed ning, animoto and flickr. I had already decided to do new 'work' in my classroom for next year with new tools and new communication pathways. This includes podcasts. It is too bad that some of these sites will be blocked at school. I am glad that I did these exercises in the summer because at times they were very time consuming, hair-pulling, frustrating, but also exciting. I plan to keep my rss feeds, etc., along with other accounts as I like saving my time in doing tasks. What a ride!

#23 Creative Commons

I was glad to learn more about copyright as this has always been a difficult issue for teachers. Thank goodness for our great librarians to who we can go and get answers! I always loved having a librarian in my internet class to help with these issues. The video "Fair(y) Tales" is a collection of Disney movie snippets used creatively to teach a lesson and give information. Creative Commons allows the sharing of our creative ideas yet still have a license for what others can modify or edit. CC helps relieve a burden for teachers concerning copyright and they, in turn, can help to educate others.

#22 Podcasts

Some Podcasts had audio only while some had video also and because of the video some were slow to load. I chose to listen to bluegrass. http://www.trumix.com/podshows/3336286. This comes from podcastdirectory.com. I enjoyed this because it is rather out of character for me, but enjoyable. I have already planned to have my 6th grade students compose a podcast for next year. I think that this will be enjoyable for them. I found the directories easy to use and I liked  how they were broken down. Would I listen regularily? I am not sure.

#21 Animoto

This one was one of the easier to embed into my blog. Hope that you enjoy! I got so excited because this worked so well, that I should have added more! I did put in 11 pics and arranged them the way that I wanted them shown. However, 2 pics were not included and I assume that is because the music was shorter. I did enjoy doing this and will do more with other pics that I have. Students will enjoy viewing these, plus any new ones that are made in class. Looking forward to this one.

The Morris' Dogs

#20 YouTube

I really enjoy the old commercials - from 60s & 70s. Of course, I also remember going into McDonald's and singing, "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun." Workers enjoyed it and once gave a friend a free big mac. I would like to add "Apple Trees and Honey Bees" video from Coke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSbT5WWsJA. I remember teaching that song in my music class, but without the coke words. Good times. But can I add to my blog without breaking copyright? YouTube could be used for demo purposes for research or a how-to for students when they were working at home.

#19 Other Social Networks

The only online communities that I belong to is 23thingsters.ning.com and 23thingsters.com. I enjoyed joining ning and seeing what others in the group looked like. It was easy to upload a picture. That pictures was taken in 1983 at Beasley when I taught on the stage. I was able to leave a comment for Phil Bailey. When checking my pic on ning, I could also see who was online at the same time, Phil was! Like AOL with the opening and closing door. This would be a good way to keep in touch with others for various projects or events. I was also able to look at Fuzzster for pets. Someone even included a sock dog. Oh, well. I did have trouble watching the video of ning. Apparently, someone did not know how to handle a mic and my connection was very busy at the time I was on.