Thing # 13

Zoho is a great online tool for education. Some students may have a computer but no word documents to type up a paper. I had no idea something like this exists, and I know having an online word document can help teachers and students in many ways.

I like Google docs just as much. It does basically the same thing, but I also noticed options for creating spreedsheets, presentations, pdfs, as well as a text document.

Students can use these together by going online and working on a presentation, paper, project, etc.

Thing #12

Google Calendar
My calendar

This is helpful to have so I can keep track of things. In an educational setting, I could use this to post homework assignments and future classroom assignments to keep not only me as a teacher organized but to keep students on track with school.

Google Translator
This is great if I ever have a student who is still learning English. This will help me accommodate the student because it can translate our language to each other and help me help the student.

Thing # 11

The google blog search was the easiest option for me to find RSS blogs. The search box made it very easy to find any subject or topic that I wanted to read about and add to my google reader. The syndica8 was confusing to me. I found blogs but no RSS share button. I did, however, find a cool blog on google search about literature.

Thing # 10

I think RSS and newsreaders are great! It really does save time to go to one place on the internet to look at your favorite blog/news instead of wasting time searching for news things.

I could use this in my personal life to help me save time and be organized.

Just having an RSS or newsreader makes one technology savvy. This is a great resource for teachers to use to stay updated and on top of things.

Thing # 8

I could use mashups in my classroom to catch students' attention. Colorful signs introducing a topic could possibly catch interest in the subject. I'm okay with online photo sharing as long as it is used appropriately. I am thankful for the privacy option as I have said before.

Thing # 7

The first two photos are dorm doors at Austin Peay. My friend and I decided to welcome our other friends to the resident hall by covering their door full of posted notes.

The last picture is of a fairy decoration hanging from the ceiling in my room.

I will use flicker in my classroom to provide visuals to my students for all assigned reading. I could also use Flickr for personal photos and share them with family and friends. I have never used another photo sharing site and I'm okay with having photos on the internet because I know I can make them private.

Link to my Flickr photostream

Thing # 9

Image Generator

Here are a few images I generated through http://www.happyfacegenerator.com/.  I went onto the website and picked my favorite logo image. Once redirected to the actual generator site, I was able to type in anything I wanted and pick a different font/design for each logo I made. This can be used in the classroom for catching the student's eye with a worksheet or smartboard. Something colorful and different might make the kids more interested in what they are learning. This is a simple and fun way to be creative in the classroom.