This blog is about searching for blog websites and posting on the internet. There were a few that seemed a little too crazy such as netvibes. I am not sure if it is because I am already so use to Google and sites like facebook. I am not really big into blogs and it is not because I can’t stand them or find them useless. In fact I find them very useful in our day lives to keep in touch with families as well as in Class room to improve ourselves and our teaching methods. They can help a teacher figure out a method that might help a struggling student. Or just give use full knowledge. But the reason I don’t play with bloggers that much is cause if time. Thou I want time to fly by like it is so that my husband is home that much faster. For me there is just not enough time in the day for me. I need like 5-10 hours on to teach of my days. Ya tell me about it. I mainly like looking at websites and not blog and still to this day I find explorer internet favorite tab the fastest. But I see a flow in that and that is it is on my computer and cannot be pulled up on any of them. Even a lot of my blogs I was interested in did not have a button for Google reader. What they all did have was a button for Like (facebook) hahahah.
The easiest way for me to find feeds was Google’s Blog searcher. I just typed on a topic and it brought up 100’s. And if I wanted more detail and narrow it down more I just narrowed what I typed in. Then the part that I found a little confusing well not really confusing but annoying was that the blogs and feeds I was really interested in I could not track it on my goggle reader.
I was able to find a feed like a joke of the day. I thought that this was a good one to start out a school day or help divided up lectures or teachings. Kids love to laugh and it would wake them up. Some other feeds that I searched for was on western reining which I really did not find many good ones on that one. The feeds I did find was more on horses for sale. Though the blog A horse named Milo I do like to read, as with my busy life I never have time right now to work around horse and this blog captures that feeling within me. So to have Google reader it is easy to read all her postings.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thing # 9
Working with the Image Generators was a lot of fun. I knew that you could do some things with pictures, but never did i relizes just how much you could do. I always thought that it was with a lot of computer coding. But these websites make it very easy and entertaining. Even let me make a few love notes to send to my husband over seas. The two main ones that i used was http://www.customsigngenerator.com/. This website i used to make the comic with my son and the goat in it. And the cereal box and love note was from http://www.imagechef.com.
I think these image generators can come in handy in a classroom and with in a teachers instructions and lectures. The comics could be used as a nice break up of information or when jumping to a new topic. Some of the other generators taht you can make could be used to make power point more interesting an eye poping. They are a lot about silliness, which is something that a classroom could use to keep the spirits high among the sudents.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Thing #8
A lot of these Flickr tools can be used in the classroom. Such as the jigsaw puzzle maker. This could be used as a fun game for elementary students. Making a lot of these cuting them out and then seeing how fast people can put them together. You could even do it with a math problem or with the ABC's. Another thing is the picture clock. Rather then using a timer for changing station you could use that interesting clock. As far as for my personal life. I really like the mosaic maker. It lets me put tons of pictures into a colage. Again a little worried about my pictures being on a photo site. But i think it should be ok. I think the only thing people have to worry about is if they had some crimination or inaproprate pictures on there.
Thing #7
Flickr is very useful not only in your socail life but in the classroom as well. It allows families to stay more connected and as well as the classroom it allows the parents to stay more connected to the classroom. By the teacher posting pictures of things the students are doing or creating in the classroom. It also allows the teacher to search for pictures maybe for instruction of part pf a lesson. Flickr is the first picture host that i have used besides facebook. I think the two programs are about the same except facebook is more of a social network were you can talk to people were flickr is just pictures.
With my pictures being in a public area it makes you be causious about what picture our put on the web.
These are a few of our son's 2 year old pictures. We just got these taken last friday
Thing #6
Wow there are so many tools out there on Web 2.0 to help in everyday living. I choose "Remember the Milk" This is a tool that lets you make a To Do list or a grocery list, It allows your to pull the list up on any device with out having to go back to their website. I know for me i am always writing down a grocery list and of course i leave the house with out it. Or i am in Walmart trying to look at the list and cross things out that i got. And let me tell you that does not go good with a two year old trying to grab the list or the pen. With this tool i can just put it on my phone or i touch and remove them from the list with just a click of a finger.
I can also see this tool being used for teachers tehy can make a list of their lesson plans for not only them but they can make a list of things the students are to be doing as well.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13546_109-10237663-29.html?tag=mncol
I can also see this tool being used for teachers tehy can make a list of their lesson plans for not only them but they can make a list of things the students are to be doing as well.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13546_109-10237663-29.html?tag=mncol
Thing #5
Before starting to look and read more into blogs and School 2.0 i never thought that the inerent would or could be used in such a educational way. I mean i knew there was social networks but i never thought about useing them to discuss a class or a assignment. I fitst thought that blogs were for people to just share their lives or what was going on in their lives. But it is more then that the internet and school 2.0 is a way to connect the class even outside the class room and connect them to any where in the world.
Im still not sure what School 2.0 will mean for the schools in the future. I see them being used outside the classroom to connect the students and if the teacher needs research. However how it can be used in the school, im not sure, I must say i a m fairly new to the true uses of Web 2.0. I do see it strengthening the teachers and their knowledge.
Im still not sure what School 2.0 will mean for the schools in the future. I see them being used outside the classroom to connect the students and if the teacher needs research. However how it can be used in the school, im not sure, I must say i a m fairly new to the true uses of Web 2.0. I do see it strengthening the teachers and their knowledge.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Thing #4
Commenting on a blog helps create a sense of community and interaction by showing your interest. It allows the blog author to see what some people are interested in. That way to kind of guide there blog direction. It also allows people to ask questions in case a blog was a little difficut to understand. It gives the blogger a feedback to improve their blogs as well.
Comments also let ideas of thought flow. Giving people maybe several ideas on a ssubject or question. It also opens the world to see how others might do something that you are interested in.
Two other interesting things i found about commenting is how to make sure you try to in a way promote your blogs as well. So that you can get followers and create a community around your own blog. ALso the tracking of the comments. I did not know that they made like a system for people to keept track of there comments. I guess it opened my eyes a little after reading that i never new blogging was the big of a thing. Of course watching Julia and julia helped open my eyes on that as well. I see that bloging is a way to connect the world like the facebook. It allows you to find blogs or your interest as well as share your thought of mind.
The five classmates i had to choose i chose at random, So to see a variety of blogs and thoughts.
1) apsu23Stritzel
2) Cox15 Edu.Blog
3)Jacob Parsons APSU3040 S11
4) Nanniemary
5)SOsborne22 Edu Blog
The other to blogs that i picked was on motherhood and equine reining. I choose motherhood cause i am always looking for ideas on thigs for our son. weather it craft work or myabe some help with a attidue or disapline idea. The equine reining i choose cause that is my number one passion. Even though i place my family over it i will soon get back into the event and it is away i can keep on top of regulations and things that change with in the industry.
1)http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/247_moms/
2) http://ahorsenamedmilo.blogspot.com/2011/02/five-horses-we-meet.html
I have only made one comment about the 7 1/2 habits. because i think that habit nubmer 3 is the hardest and nanniemary found it one of the easiet habits. And was amazed how she can find that as the eaiest.
I choose to comment on 247 moms about her posting on organizing clothes. I found it very useful since i am always staring at my closet screaming. I also posted on ahorsenamed milo on her blog about got gear no skill. I found this funny cause everyone knows that Western Pleasure is all Bling and the gear. But like her blog showed now English is becoming all about the bling as well. Thank heavens i am into reining instead were it is the control and the connection the rider has with the horse. Not on what he or she is wearing.
Comments also let ideas of thought flow. Giving people maybe several ideas on a ssubject or question. It also opens the world to see how others might do something that you are interested in.
Two other interesting things i found about commenting is how to make sure you try to in a way promote your blogs as well. So that you can get followers and create a community around your own blog. ALso the tracking of the comments. I did not know that they made like a system for people to keept track of there comments. I guess it opened my eyes a little after reading that i never new blogging was the big of a thing. Of course watching Julia and julia helped open my eyes on that as well. I see that bloging is a way to connect the world like the facebook. It allows you to find blogs or your interest as well as share your thought of mind.
The five classmates i had to choose i chose at random, So to see a variety of blogs and thoughts.
1) apsu23Stritzel
2) Cox15 Edu.Blog
3)Jacob Parsons APSU3040 S11
4) Nanniemary
5)SOsborne22 Edu Blog
The other to blogs that i picked was on motherhood and equine reining. I choose motherhood cause i am always looking for ideas on thigs for our son. weather it craft work or myabe some help with a attidue or disapline idea. The equine reining i choose cause that is my number one passion. Even though i place my family over it i will soon get back into the event and it is away i can keep on top of regulations and things that change with in the industry.
1)http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/247_moms/
2) http://ahorsenamedmilo.blogspot.com/2011/02/five-horses-we-meet.html
I have only made one comment about the 7 1/2 habits. because i think that habit nubmer 3 is the hardest and nanniemary found it one of the easiet habits. And was amazed how she can find that as the eaiest.
I choose to comment on 247 moms about her posting on organizing clothes. I found it very useful since i am always staring at my closet screaming. I also posted on ahorsenamed milo on her blog about got gear no skill. I found this funny cause everyone knows that Western Pleasure is all Bling and the gear. But like her blog showed now English is becoming all about the bling as well. Thank heavens i am into reining instead were it is the control and the connection the rider has with the horse. Not on what he or she is wearing.
Thing #3
For me i really dont like doing blogs, However i do see how it might become helpful in teaching and class room. Like for my students if they had issues or questions on a assignment over the weekend i can post the assignment and they can reply if they had a question. Also sharing my teaching ideas to others or me looking up blogs with information that could help me. I think it could be a very useful tool for parents as well to see what the assignment really is. And each week i could post what the students have been working on so that if they know there child needs extra help or just wants to keep track they can look on my blog to see what has been taught this week. Or what is going on in class.
As i teacher i can use blogs to look for information on teaching ideas and stragedies as well as research on issues.
As i teacher i can use blogs to look for information on teaching ideas and stragedies as well as research on issues.
Thing #2
Thing #2
Creating my blog was pretty easy, i am pretty good with computers and can work my way around them very well. I choose tiffany759 as my posting name because it is the name i use all the time. Tiffany is my first name and 759 is from my first gorse that i ever owned and trained. His name was Skyler. And if you look at the letters and numbers on a phone 759 spells sky part of that horses name as well as my equine trinaing busisness name of Twisted Sky Farms.
The Avatar i created to kind of show my personality. Laid back contry style. I would rather spend the day in a pair of jeans an a t-shirt then dressing up just to do daily things.
Creating my blog was pretty easy, i am pretty good with computers and can work my way around them very well. I choose tiffany759 as my posting name because it is the name i use all the time. Tiffany is my first name and 759 is from my first gorse that i ever owned and trained. His name was Skyler. And if you look at the letters and numbers on a phone 759 spells sky part of that horses name as well as my equine trinaing busisness name of Twisted Sky Farms.
The Avatar i created to kind of show my personality. Laid back contry style. I would rather spend the day in a pair of jeans an a t-shirt then dressing up just to do daily things.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Thing #1
I found 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners interesting and helpful to me. Not saying that i will make a 7 1/2 Habit Contract but it opened my own mind about learning. Habit 1- Setting goals i found would be the easiest, as i feel i am always setting goals for myself. Of course i sometimes set to hard of goals and think i need to break them down into steps to reach that goal. Of course the other most easiest goal is goal 7 1/2- Play.
With in the Habits i think the hardest one for for me and most likely several people is habit 3 and 4. Habit 3 is to view problems as challenges and not crisis. This is one that bugs me the most. When ever something pops up in my life and is, well pretty much puts a brick wall in my life really frustrates me. And well i have a bit of a temper so when something goes wrong or say different in my life, something i have not planed i get stresses big time. Of course after i solve the problem then i feel stupid for flipping out about it. Another Habit that i found hard is Habit 4. I have Confidence in myself but when it comes to confidence in my intelligence i short my self.
I think 7 1/2 habits is some thing i would love to bring up in my class if i was teaching upper grades like 4 and up. I think it will open their minds and show them that they have some control of the learning.
Working with Web 2.0 tools was a little interesting to me. I have a facebook account but never was into doing a blog. However i denfently see how it can be used to enrich others as well as yourself.
Tiffany Fruth
With in the Habits i think the hardest one for for me and most likely several people is habit 3 and 4. Habit 3 is to view problems as challenges and not crisis. This is one that bugs me the most. When ever something pops up in my life and is, well pretty much puts a brick wall in my life really frustrates me. And well i have a bit of a temper so when something goes wrong or say different in my life, something i have not planed i get stresses big time. Of course after i solve the problem then i feel stupid for flipping out about it. Another Habit that i found hard is Habit 4. I have Confidence in myself but when it comes to confidence in my intelligence i short my self.
I think 7 1/2 habits is some thing i would love to bring up in my class if i was teaching upper grades like 4 and up. I think it will open their minds and show them that they have some control of the learning.
Working with Web 2.0 tools was a little interesting to me. I have a facebook account but never was into doing a blog. However i denfently see how it can be used to enrich others as well as yourself.
Tiffany Fruth
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