Thing 23

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I enjoyed learning about new appications that I can use in the class room.

How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I like being able to increase my knowledge from the living room. Being involved with coaching and always being gone, it is nice to be able to get new ideas and not take more time away from my family

Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I really enjoyed going through the different discoveries, I was suprise how enjoyable it was.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
Podcast some of the discoveries.

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate?
I will participate every summer if possible

How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or in ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote 23 Things learning activities?
Pod-tastic

Thing 22

Ning can be a helpful site later possibly. I have not had any experience with this kind of place not being a person who has been on face book ever. Ning would be beneficial for teachers who enjoy bouncing ideas off each other. I wonder how the site will work with a forum platform. Will our district block it ? Time is still a concern I have. My be we can get hours for keeping up with these sites.

Thing 21

http://www.box.net/shared/2gayay2gwg
I have to admit I checked others out for what to do with this discovery. I used Audacity to create a sound wave and can place them on this blog. I instead decided to go to box.net and use it and my phone to create a short flix that you can click on. Legends of Hollywood. Fun but a little bit harder than most of these assignments.

Thing 20

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=afebd789062219cec9c8

I have a wide variety of skill level in my computer class. Setting up extra assignments that can challenge student after they finish their work would help with down time in my class. I think students would be willing to go to lets say Photoshop tutorials and do a lesson learning how to alter pictures instead of playing a game. There are many powerpoints that you can set up also.

Thing 19

Looked at minti, google earth, zimdesk and others. All are new to me but signing up for everything is time consuming. Some of them I have used before others were for the first time. Like I have said before this is a good way to get outside of my comfort zone. Surrounded by 4 walls commented that Instantbull.com was a good way to research stocks. I introduce the stock market to my students by having them pick companies and then track their stock over several weeks. We place the information in a spreadsheet and create charts.

Thing 18

How many times have I received a pdf that I could not edit. Now we can create or upload any file and any teacher can make their changes.GoogleDocs gives you that power. If teachers are willing to get out of their comfort zones this could help. Advantages are unlimited disadvantage is the willingness to use something new.