Thing #8

I used Slide to create a slide show. I think this was a fun tool. Because so many people have relatives across the country it would be a fun way to share photograghs. I thought this tool was very easy to use. I'm not sure how it could be used in the classroom. We use Powerpoint to create slide shows. We also use a video editing software to create movies. The advantage of the video editing software it that the final product can be transfered to tape or DVD to be viewed on a television. Not every classroom has a projector attached to the teachers' computer.

TL

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Thing #7

I found this very interesting. Because we do not allow IM in our school I'm not sure how useful this tool would be for us. I do know that my son and his friends used IM almost all the time as their main communication tool. My daughter is 4 years older than my son and used the telephone all the time. My son hardly used the phone but spent as much time communicating with his friends.

I enjoyed watching the "customizing google" webinars. I like online training and have taken several "free classes" using this type of learning.

TL

Thing #6

I liked this one. I can see where it would be fun to create trading cards, images, etc. At this point I can see that this might work as an activity in our photo classes at the high school.

TL

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Thing #6

I created my trading card and uploaded it to my blog. I save it via the "toys" site. I agree with one of the other people who was concerned about adding another site that knows my username and passwords.

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Thing #5

I was confused about #5. I added Flickr to my RSS. I will have to redo this one to have it makes sense to me.

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Thing #4

I have used Kodak and Walgreens to upload photos. I have created Christmas cards, calendars, printed photos, etc. I do not have a digital camera (I bought a new 35M camera about 6 months before the "good" digital cameras came out.) I have all of my negatives printed and put on a CD so I am able to "play" with my photoes. I think I will use Flickr as one of my choies.

TL

Thing #3

I had some issues with google after I started using igoogle. We have this same issue at school. Google doesn't always want to load. I'm not sure what the problem is but I wish I knew.

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Thing #3:

I enjoyed "thing #3". Several of the students at school have created igoogle pages. The only problem with this is that kids forget that school computers are not their personal property. I often have to fix the home page on our school computers.

I am going to work on this project on my week off from school.

TL

Thing #2:

I am finally "making" time to work on the 23 things on a stick program. I watched the video regarding Library 2.0. I have worked with computers for 30 years. It will be interesting to watch what happens in the near future with all the new technologies.

I like computers but I am still a "book" person.

TL