Final thoughts....

I do not intend this to be my last post. I enjoy blogging, and now that this assignment is over the restrictions are lifted. I feel that I have the freedom to say and write about whatever I want to and incorporate this into my teaching career, education, and personal life.

This program has affected my lifelong learning goals because it truly made me realize the importance technology has and will continue to play in our lives.  Technology is not only important in our own personal lives but the lives of our students as well. As a teacher it is important that we are able to connect and relate to what our students are learning, not only at school, but at home, in the media, and in technology.

There are so many wonderful resources available to teachers that we have no excuses. I don't want to ever make my students sit through a "boring" class I want our classes to truly be learning experiences where they LOVE what they are learning and find it fascinating and interesting. I think that the internet and technology is making that possible!

I will keep up with developments in web 2.0 but using the websites and resources I have learned here on this very blog! I will check in with the teacher social media networks I have joined. I will use Feedly, Facebook, and Pintrest to browse teacher and education groups. I can simply Google developments in web 2.0 occasionally and I know that the newest technology will be the top hits that I should check out. I can even come back here to this website and see what new assignments you have for students to accomplish!

Thing 23 Last but not least

The APSU 23 things blog was created under a creative commons license. This is evident by simply exploring the websites it is based off of:
Learning 2.0- 23 things
K-12 Learning 2.0

Understanding Creative Commons licensing is a very special tool for educators. We can "borrow" ideas from others, but we don't have to re-create it exactly like the original. We can still add some of our own creativity, as long as we follow the rules of the CC license. This is much more ideal compared to how you would normally reference someone else's work, since sometimes the original doesn't exactly fit our needs as teachers. Just like in this project, the APSU site keeps the same "backbone" but is very different, so that it fits APSU's students' needs more appropriately.

Thing 22

There are so many reasons why staying organized is necessary as a teacher. A lot of time is spent filing papers but this is not necessary with livebinders. Livebinders allows you to electronically store any important information all in one binder and organize it by tabs with useful links. Links to learning and education allows the teacher to communicate with parents and students virtually. My link below is a livebinder I created which includes 3 tabs a link to my blog, link to a newsfeed related to my subject taught, and a link to games. I will utilize livebinders in the future, its free, and keeps subjects/topics organized.

http://www.livebinders.com/edit?id=1153942

Thing 21 Almost there I think.....

Animoto is a creative and entertaining tool. I enjoyed making my 30 second video of 10 photos, my  theme was set for a celebration. Animoto is easy to use and link with a facebook account to retrieve the photos you want to use. Signup was free all you need is a valid email, once you are finished with your video you can publish it to a blog, facebook, twitter, and email. Animoto is a great tool for special occasions, projects, and links to social networking!

My link is below...check it out!




http://animoto.com/play/JfUSR1gAfhsLnYv1YYjd2g

Thing 20 Youtube

I utilize YouTube just as much as I Google, on a daily basis. YouTube, and Teacher Tube is a great resource and informational tool. I filter and lookup videos on the tube that are related to my interests with hobbies, tutorials, and knowledge based videos. YouTube is great for entertainment and educational purposes. This video is a timeline of technology over many years, its remarkable to see the progress technology has made in our lives. No matter 5, 10, or 100 years as technology grows teaching is enhanced.

Thing 19 Social World

The social media is another world that allows you to follow your interests. After exploring Web 2.0 and all the media sites available for educators, it encouraged me to join so I can stay updated on the latest technology, trainings, conferences, and discussions. I also enjoy Pinterest to get and share ideas for my hobbies and its a great teacher tool. Its important to stay involved with social networks and be a leader creating your own blog to share your experiences. You can be a follower learn new things and be a leader teaching new things to others.

Thing 18 Twitter

This was my first experience with Twitter, I was uneasy about creating an account because I am partial to Facebook. When I created my Twitter it prompted me to add follow specific interests of mine, so I added education news, teacher pages, and children pages this was a blend to stay updated with my profession. Twitter allows you to set up lists and add certain people. This would be a great tool for the classroom with students to engage in discussions and for the work place to update on sales. Twitter can relate to any real life social experience and expands our communication for both personal and business usage.

In addition the logo is really cute!
Find me @CandiceRivera2