I have never heard of RSS readers until this class. I've always seen the symbol on websites, but I had no idea what it stood for. I was surprised to find out that they are very useful! I love reading blogs and looking up different websites, and sometimes, I'll forget them, or the blogs will be hard for me to track, but with RSS readers, it's easy to keep track of all of your favorite websites. Plus, the reader will update you when the blog owner has posted a new entry so you don't always have to check every day for it.
RSS readers are a great way for other teachers to stay on track of their favorite educational blogs. Teachers bounce ideas off of one another, so with RSS, they can always be up-to-date on new techniques for their class. I know that I will use RSS now in order to keep tabs on my favorite blogs. It's easier to keep it on Google Reader than having to sort through my bookmarks!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Thing #9
Online image generators are fun! I've played around with a couple of them before. My favorite one is MorphThing; you can morph celebrities' faces together, as well as morph your face with someone else to see what your baby will look like. This past summer, I morphed myself and Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian together, and the result was one cute child.
I like the magazine Rolling Stone, so I thought it would be cool to put my face on a cover using a generator on FaceMagazineCover.com. It was simple and easy to use!
For a high school history class, I think it would be funny and entertaining to morph historical figures' faces together to break up the monotony of class time; students could also create their own magazine cover using a historical figure or event. With these image generators, the possibilities are endless!
I like the magazine Rolling Stone, so I thought it would be cool to put my face on a cover using a generator on FaceMagazineCover.com. It was simple and easy to use!
For a high school history class, I think it would be funny and entertaining to morph historical figures' faces together to break up the monotony of class time; students could also create their own magazine cover using a historical figure or event. With these image generators, the possibilities are endless!
Thing #8
The mashups on Flickr were neat, but most of them I wouldn't use, personally. A lot of them were basically the same; there were many that allowed you to tag photos on a map, which I wouldn't do unless I was travelling. I did like the Flickriver, which allowed you to view photos on a photo stream. I hate having to click "next" and having to wait for the upcoming photo to download, so this app was pretty useful.
http://www.darwah-group.com/ppp/concept/spiel/phpflickr/download.php?user_name=msingleton2013&normal=4&orientation=h&lang=uk&type=username
I made a calendar of my Flickr pictures from Printr Killr. It's a pretty cool project, especially for elementary school teachers to make for their students' parents.
I made a calendar of my Flickr pictures from Printr Killr. It's a pretty cool project, especially for elementary school teachers to make for their students' parents.
As I've stated in the previous blog, Flickr would be a great place to help my students preserve their high school memories, and certain apps like the calendar maker would be a great souvenir to give to them as they go about their lives.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Thing #7
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93766503@N02/8529318361/
This photo is of my cute little dog, Chompers! He's a Min Pin, and we've had him for six years!
Flickr is a pretty cool website! I have a friend who's an up-and-coming photographer, and she posts a lot of her work on here, so it's neat to see her unusual and creative photos on here. It's also a great way to share photos to relatives and friends who live far away. I have never used a photo-sharing website, but it was surprisingly easy and quick, and the photos were uploaded really quickly! It would be cool to use in my classroom. I wish I would have taken more pictures in high school, so I could take pictures for my students (with their permission, of course), and post them on here so that they're on the web forever and they won't have to worry about losing them. I love photos, and I treasure all of my pictures dearly, so I know that these pictures would mean a great deal to my students.
This photo is of my cute little dog, Chompers! He's a Min Pin, and we've had him for six years!
Flickr is a pretty cool website! I have a friend who's an up-and-coming photographer, and she posts a lot of her work on here, so it's neat to see her unusual and creative photos on here. It's also a great way to share photos to relatives and friends who live far away. I have never used a photo-sharing website, but it was surprisingly easy and quick, and the photos were uploaded really quickly! It would be cool to use in my classroom. I wish I would have taken more pictures in high school, so I could take pictures for my students (with their permission, of course), and post them on here so that they're on the web forever and they won't have to worry about losing them. I love photos, and I treasure all of my pictures dearly, so I know that these pictures would mean a great deal to my students.
Thing #6
Because I am a self-professed "Grammar Nazi," I chose GrammarBase. I'll often second-guess myself about my grammar, especially when I am writing a paper (or writing this blog), and I will often Google it to make sure I am correct. GrammarBase will proofread your text for not only grammatical errors, but for plagiarism as well! Plagiarism is quite confusing, and I've heard of several cases of students failing a paper due to plagiarism that they didn't know they committed, so I think this site is a helpful tool for all college students.
Thing #5
Steve Hargardon mentioned in his blog that web 2.0 will have a greater impact on the world than the printing press. As a history major, I scoffed at this claim, but then I realized how true it might be. Social media has been a huge part of world events, such as the Arab Spring revolts and the 2012 elections. Web 2.0 is also the future for education; it's a wonderful tool to enhance learning and comprehension, but I feel that it's now less of a tool and more of a complete way of life. I love technology, but I think that we as a society have become too dependent on it, and this spills into education. While technology can be a great learning tool, I'm afraid that too much emphasis will be put on adapting to new technology rather than having it as an enhancer for the material. It is my philosophy that education should be simple and clear, and technology can add unnecessary complexities.
While we may be the "smartest" generation in terms of technological advances, we're also the laziest and the dumbest. Technology A lot of people are having a harder time reading traditional clocks because they rely on their cell phones to tell time. Social skills have plummeted due to texting. Maps will become obsolete due to GPS devices; when I was in elementary school, we learned how to find cities on maps using the grid system, but now I doubt that they do that in schools these days. Soon, no one will know how to read one because everyone relies on Tom-Toms to get them from point A to point B.
I think technology is wonderful, but it does not make a good substitute for knowledge and common sense. Children should learn how to read from books, not from Kindles. We should teach our students cursive handwriting, not depend on typing. Technology should never be at the forefront of education, but aid students in learning.
While we may be the "smartest" generation in terms of technological advances, we're also the laziest and the dumbest. Technology A lot of people are having a harder time reading traditional clocks because they rely on their cell phones to tell time. Social skills have plummeted due to texting. Maps will become obsolete due to GPS devices; when I was in elementary school, we learned how to find cities on maps using the grid system, but now I doubt that they do that in schools these days. Soon, no one will know how to read one because everyone relies on Tom-Toms to get them from point A to point B.
I think technology is wonderful, but it does not make a good substitute for knowledge and common sense. Children should learn how to read from books, not from Kindles. We should teach our students cursive handwriting, not depend on typing. Technology should never be at the forefront of education, but aid students in learning.
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