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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
This is how I feel about everything...
Favorite Discoveries or Exercises
Well one of my favorite discoveries made through this journey was the fact that anyone can create... A BLOG!!!! I had no clue of the easiness of doing this, and I think Google makes it even easier on people who really had no clue how people created these things. I also really enjoyed using the reader on Google, and I use it every time on Sunday nights after The Walking Dead goes off to see what new headline is going to go up on their blog.
23 Things Effect
The effect that 23 Things had on me was that I found out that I love doing tasks on my own as long as I am given directions. Also, 23 Things has effected my writing, because I now see to be much more personable of a writer than I was before this experience.
The SURPRISES
The biggest surprise of this whole experience was the fact that completing 23 Things is not as difficult as everyone claims it is. I have heard so many complaints about how difficult it is to complete this... It was a breeze, and I strangely enjoyed it.
The Improvement Needed...
My biggest complaint through the whole experience and what I felt was the biggest improvement needed was the fact that certain applications or tools you had to sign up for, you had to give your credit card number. The Internet is not a safe place, and if a company is not nationally rated like Amazon or eBay where a secure server like PayPal is not used, I am NOT going to give them my credit card number. So for future reference, the Thing #14 (in my opinion) needs new resources/tools that do not ask for your credit card number.
My Future Practice as a... Teacher!
When I did the library database exercise, I found this really cool article about how a teacher had each of her students set up a blog where she had them do their art critiques for her art class. I HOPE I am able to do something like that, because I have found most students do not want to constructively criticize or be constructively criticized in a group setting. So I believe a blog will alleviate that pressure regarding art critiques.
The Upcoming New Developments
Lastly, the way I will keep up with new developments is through Yahoo's main page, because they always have about 40 different articles ranging from technology to death role. So basically if something new happens with web 2.0, I will be able to find it one there : )
That's the end folks....
Well one of my favorite discoveries made through this journey was the fact that anyone can create... A BLOG!!!! I had no clue of the easiness of doing this, and I think Google makes it even easier on people who really had no clue how people created these things. I also really enjoyed using the reader on Google, and I use it every time on Sunday nights after The Walking Dead goes off to see what new headline is going to go up on their blog.
23 Things Effect
The effect that 23 Things had on me was that I found out that I love doing tasks on my own as long as I am given directions. Also, 23 Things has effected my writing, because I now see to be much more personable of a writer than I was before this experience.
The SURPRISES
The biggest surprise of this whole experience was the fact that completing 23 Things is not as difficult as everyone claims it is. I have heard so many complaints about how difficult it is to complete this... It was a breeze, and I strangely enjoyed it.
The Improvement Needed...
My biggest complaint through the whole experience and what I felt was the biggest improvement needed was the fact that certain applications or tools you had to sign up for, you had to give your credit card number. The Internet is not a safe place, and if a company is not nationally rated like Amazon or eBay where a secure server like PayPal is not used, I am NOT going to give them my credit card number. So for future reference, the Thing #14 (in my opinion) needs new resources/tools that do not ask for your credit card number.
My Future Practice as a... Teacher!
When I did the library database exercise, I found this really cool article about how a teacher had each of her students set up a blog where she had them do their art critiques for her art class. I HOPE I am able to do something like that, because I have found most students do not want to constructively criticize or be constructively criticized in a group setting. So I believe a blog will alleviate that pressure regarding art critiques.
The Upcoming New Developments
Lastly, the way I will keep up with new developments is through Yahoo's main page, because they always have about 40 different articles ranging from technology to death role. So basically if something new happens with web 2.0, I will be able to find it one there : )
That's the end folks....
23!23!23!
The original work that Learning 2.0-23Things for Teachers blog was based on was 43 Things I (or You) Might Want to do This Year and the website 43 Things that was created by and from Stephen Abram's article. From there Helene Blowers took the idea and modified it into Learning 2.0 with help from her staff at the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Public Library system. This information can be found on "About Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers" tab on the apsu.23things blog spot.
If I find something that would be a useful resource within my future art classroom, I could use the Creative Commons Licensing to add too or alter the original resource if I felt that I could add more to it. The license would protect me from copyright troubles with the original creators, and it would protect them from having their work ripped off by someone else. Also, it gives the next person the opportunity to add too or use an already existing program to make it better while giving the creator credit.
http://apsu23things.blogspot.com/2008/08/about-learning-20-23-things-for.html
If I find something that would be a useful resource within my future art classroom, I could use the Creative Commons Licensing to add too or alter the original resource if I felt that I could add more to it. The license would protect me from copyright troubles with the original creators, and it would protect them from having their work ripped off by someone else. Also, it gives the next person the opportunity to add too or use an already existing program to make it better while giving the creator credit.
http://apsu23things.blogspot.com/2008/08/about-learning-20-23-things-for.html
Thing 21 describe me at 21
Animoto and I did not get along...at all. I am on a slower Internet connection, and I think that the Internet caused a great deal of my problems. Uploading the pictures and choosing the song were not hard, it was having to save the video and then embed it on to my blog...However, I succeeded in figuring out how to accomplish this by the end of this experience. I have to say that this tool is very cool, and I totally agree with them feeling the need to charge someone to make videos.
Make your own photo slideshow at Animoto.
Make your own photo slideshow at Animoto.
Monday, February 25, 2013
22 Binders
The titles for my binders are Toilet Paper Sculpture, Makeup, and Drawing Perspective. Both the Toilet Paper Sculpture and Makeup binders are part of a unit plan named "Careers in Art No One Talks About" that I have been developing for my TPA next semester. LiveBinders could be a place for students to use to find alternative resources to a certain topic they are learning without them finding all of the bad stuff sometimes found on the Internet... This could be a safe place for them to find additional resources. Also, I thought it would be interesting to use this binder website within school districts, so teachers from certain specialized areas could collaborate on what is being taught in their classrooms. The last thing I noticed on this website was at the topic of webpage that said something about common core curriculum. It hit me just a second ago at how LiveBinders could easily be the way that common core could truly be used.
19 and Beyond
Membership
I am a member of Facebook, Twitter, Flixster, TeacherPop, and the Zombie Research Society. Other than the first two mentioned, I like using Flixster, because I love movies and LOVE movie trailers. So Flixster gives me an opportunity to check out coming up movies while being able to read the descriptions and see who will be in it. It is an application that can be added to most smart phones, and I love how it allows you to customize your likes and dislikes from a range of genres, actors and actresses, and even theaters. I have now joined TeacherPop, and I am excited about seeing what exactly I can do with that online community. The last online community I belong to is the Zombie Research Society where members can communicate ideas about basically anything zombie, plus they are featured regularly on the "Talking Dead" which is the talk show that comes on after AMC's The Walking Dead on Sunday nights.
Appeal
Well of course Facebook is appealing, because it allows me to keep up with people and express my thoughts for all of my Facebook families to see. Flixster and the Zombie Research Society are also very appealing, because I am a diehard cinema/horror nerd. Professionally, I probably will have some use for TeacherPop as my education draws to an end here at the old Peay...
Interest
I found all of them interesting that I have mentioned, and I looked at a few others, but I am kind of skiddish of signing up for everything the Internet has to offer... I will use all of them later, and even though Flixster and the Zombie Research Society might not seem educational on the surface but believe me, I can relate anything and everything back in to become educational or at least a "real world experience".
I am a member of Facebook, Twitter, Flixster, TeacherPop, and the Zombie Research Society. Other than the first two mentioned, I like using Flixster, because I love movies and LOVE movie trailers. So Flixster gives me an opportunity to check out coming up movies while being able to read the descriptions and see who will be in it. It is an application that can be added to most smart phones, and I love how it allows you to customize your likes and dislikes from a range of genres, actors and actresses, and even theaters. I have now joined TeacherPop, and I am excited about seeing what exactly I can do with that online community. The last online community I belong to is the Zombie Research Society where members can communicate ideas about basically anything zombie, plus they are featured regularly on the "Talking Dead" which is the talk show that comes on after AMC's The Walking Dead on Sunday nights.
Appeal
Well of course Facebook is appealing, because it allows me to keep up with people and express my thoughts for all of my Facebook families to see. Flixster and the Zombie Research Society are also very appealing, because I am a diehard cinema/horror nerd. Professionally, I probably will have some use for TeacherPop as my education draws to an end here at the old Peay...
Interest
I found all of them interesting that I have mentioned, and I looked at a few others, but I am kind of skiddish of signing up for everything the Internet has to offer... I will use all of them later, and even though Flixster and the Zombie Research Society might not seem educational on the surface but believe me, I can relate anything and everything back in to become educational or at least a "real world experience".
Zombies at Thing 20
YouTubeI LOVE YOUTUBE WITH A FIRE BURNING PASSION! So really I have no dislikes for YouTube...hahaha. The video I choose to use was the trailer for World War Z which is the companion to Max Brooks' "The Zombie Survival Guide" that is fixing to come out. I have always strongly disliked Brad Pitt, but if he is doing a zombie movie he has moved up considerably in my list of actors. World War Z is basically what would happen in the world if virus strain ever broke out that created the living dead. It has deeper issues that mirror what is happening in the world today like the war in the Middle East, the government's response to global events, and the ways the government hurts its people during extreme times.
Library Website
The first thing I thought of was that the library website could feature movie trailers to famous books to get kids interested in reading...Also, it informs kids that movies come from books not the other way around. (Hint the movie trailer I picked) YouTube is a great resource to use in the classroom or on a library website if it is watched properly and certain things are censored. YouTube gives you the opportunity to watch the original video you were looking for, see what is related to your search, or you can watch a video that has nothing to do with your search other than both creators having the same last name. I see YouTube like a research database that is set up to give the viewer information that stimulates intelligences that articles and books sometimes can not give. So... I see YouTube as a great application for a library website.
Library Website
The first thing I thought of was that the library website could feature movie trailers to famous books to get kids interested in reading...Also, it informs kids that movies come from books not the other way around. (Hint the movie trailer I picked) YouTube is a great resource to use in the classroom or on a library website if it is watched properly and certain things are censored. YouTube gives you the opportunity to watch the original video you were looking for, see what is related to your search, or you can watch a video that has nothing to do with your search other than both creators having the same last name. I see YouTube like a research database that is set up to give the viewer information that stimulates intelligences that articles and books sometimes can not give. So... I see YouTube as a great application for a library website.
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