I have learned SO MUCH this week that I will use with my class. First, I loved the RSS reader assignment. That feature is going to save me so much time that I used to spend going from website to website to check things. I linked the Iditarod news to it, because I want my class to follow that for a project this year, so now my students can see daily updates from the Iditarod that come right to us!
Second, I really like the photo sharing sites. I have to admit, I've been reluctant to upload my photos to an online storage site because I never thought it was really safe, and I didn't want any Joe off the street to have my personal pictures. But now that I've learned more about it, and the fact that photosharing doesn't mean all your pictures are fair game to anyone, I really like it. I started by uploading pictures I've taken of scenery and animals and put them on a site I plan to use with my students. That way, my students have a site geared to them that has pictures they can use for their technology projects in class.
Andi-
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more! This weeks work has been really enjoyable. I love the things we learned this week. The RSS feeder is awesome!!! I used it this past Friday at school to do current events with my students. They thought it was cool too. The best part was the fact that they didn't know what an RSS feed was and I did. hahaha Usually it's the other way around. So, yes this week has been great.
Andi,
ReplyDeleteI've also enjoyed the RSS reader assignment. As of right now, I have only found benefits to using one. I am sure that you and your students will really enjoy checking the Iditarod news daily. I bet there will be really interesting things to read about and learn. I am also a little nervous about putting my pictures on a photo sharing site. I've used Snapfish before, but I only shared my pictures with family members and close friends. I am interested in learning more about Flickr and I am sure it is safer than I think.
Hopefully you are also making your pictures for the students with a Creative Commons license so that they can use the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome Andi! I too have been trying to play more with both the RSS feeder and photo sharing.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I've noticed is that as I learn more, I definitely need to structure my time better. I think with all of the tools, finding time to 1) use them all & 2) to use them effectively and efficiently, thus saving me time making #1 easier to do.
I agree with you, Andi. Using Flickr for the first time was a little unnerving. But once you look into it and find that you can make things a little more secure than you thought, it makes you feel better. I am thinking about creating a Flickr account for one of my classes. That way the students can share their photos with one another (using a Creative Commons license!). About twitter - I put twitter on my bookmark bar so it stares me in the face every time I log onto my computer. I can't forget it that way!!
ReplyDeleteAndi, I couldn't agree with you more! I have learned so much this week too. I really am enjoying the class because of the amount of tools we are learning that help each day be more effective. I have to venture to other photo share sites, the only one that I have currently is Facebook. It is hard to "trust" the whole internet publishing, but as long as rights are set...we are good!
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