Things # 23

Find an example or attribution that shows the Learning 2.0-23Things for Teachers blog was based on someone else's work and modified from its original.

At the bottom of the twenty three things, it state that some writes are reserved. It also states, "This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License," which means it can be altered, but it has to be licensed under a similar license and cannot be used for money.


Now that you know about Creative Commons licensing, how will you use it in the future as a teacher?
Well, I will have to be aware that some things are simply not allowed to be reused. I will try to pay attention to creative commons licenses on each page I borrow. I will also make sure to let my students know about creative commons licensing so they do not take items from the internet that they are not supposed to.

Thing # 22

Education 3040

What are the names of your binders?
Mathematics Games, Sports, Photography, Education 3040

Discuss how you might use LiveBinders in the classroom, including possible lesson ideas for students.

This website would be a great way for a student to collect a bunch of information about their topics. For example, if the student was having to do a research paper, he or she could save all of his or her research websites in a binder. It would be a great way to organize thoughts and keep together everything you have used.

Thing # 21

I loved using Animoto! It was fun to use. It allows you to use different background videos. It also allows you to use your photos and music to create a video. It was kind of a fun way to put together a video of photographs. This could be a fun activity for the students or at least a fun way to put pictures together from my year with my students. This is certainly a website I will continue to use for entertainment.

Try our slideshow maker at Animoto.

Thing # 20

I like youtube because you can literally find a video about anything. The only thing I don't like about using youtube for my students is that sometimes youtube has videos that are inappropriate for younger students, which I will have to stay aware of since I will be teaching elementary students. This website would be wonderful because if you need a video to illustrate a particular topic, I can almost guarantee that youtube would have a video about it. I chose my video because it dealt with fractions, which is a type of mathematics that my students will have to learn in 3rd grade. This video was kind of funny, so i figured it would entertain the students as well.

Thing # 19

Are you a member of any online communities?

Yes, I was a member of project playlist. I used it previously to listen to music that I enjoyed the most.

Are any of these social networks appealing to you?

Teacherpop was interesting. I liked it because you could talk with other people while still learning more methods to use in your classroom. It even has links and lessons for teachers about other social networking sites, like facebook and twitter, that are popular with their students.

What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later?

I really liked the open food source network. I absolutely love to cook! I love to try new recipes and find recipes that are supposed to be health for you. This website is a perfect was for people who enjoy cooking to come together and share new ways to cook with other people.

Thing # 18

My Facebook Page

Why is it important that educators know how social networking works?

In order to be able to connect to the kids or even to simply know what they do, you have to keep up with the most popular social networking sites. First of all, you could give them ideas on how to use those social networking sites to help them with their school work. However, you need to also know about these websites to know of other ways the child could cheat through this site. These websites, outside of just educational work, are also sites often used for bullying. A teacher should know about these types of things so they can be fully aware what is going on in their students' lives.

What new insights did you gain about these popular sites? To be honest, I did not gain any actual new insights about this website. I have done a lot of work with facebook, including with classes, since high school, so it is somewhat second nature for me. As for twitter, I have learned from a previous thing that it can be used to learn more about certain topics. I didn't know that twitter was used for more than just posting statuses.

What did you like or dislike about each of the sites you explored?

I like using facebook because it allows me to keep in touch with my friends while finding webpages that discuss topics that I find interesting. It also has games, music, and many other things to allow me to enjoy things I like. As for twitter, I simply do not really care for that sight very much. I find it somewhat dull, and it is more about the status updates than anything else. I do, however, like that you can keep up with some teachers that post links about lesson plans they have done.

Which site had the most useful features?

I believe facebook is more useful because it has all of the features of twitter and more. You can also access communities that other teachers have joined to share ideas about their classrooms while still keeping in touch with people in your personal life.

Can you see a classroom or school application for any of these sites?
I would not advise for these to be used in school simply because so many kids will merely use it for social networking. Because so many children today already have these things, they are more likely to not pay attention to what the teacher wants them to do with their facebook pages or twitter pages, therefore, defeating the purpose of the activity.

Thing # 17

Can you see the potential of this tool in the classroom?

This tool could easily be used in a classroom. It can allow students to look up tags that other people have put on websites about the same topic. It is a quick and easy way to access multiple websites at once. It also allows students to save those websites and access them from any computer. For my classroom, I could see its potential, but I don't believe my students would be using it very often. First of all, you have to be careful with websites like that because it doesn't exactly cater to younger people. I'd have to be careful on what would pop up because people may tag it with obscene things that are not meant for children.

How can teachers take advantage of social bookmarking sites?

As a teacher, it is important to help your students find things as much as possible. Your students, especially for older grades, could use these sites to bookmark websites that helped them for their projects and tag them. This could allow other students to see what their peers have found and possibly use them to their advantage as well.