Pixlr

I used Pixlr to edit this picture of me and my dog. It was so simple and easy. Plus, they have so many different editing tools and effects that you can use. This would be great for students to use for projects because they can they can get as creative as they want. Then, they could use one of our other Web 2.0 tools to make them into a slideshow! I absolutely love this site and would definitely use it in the classroom.

Resume

I learned a lot by completing a mock resume in class. I learned how to make a normal resumes in previous classes, but I never knew how to make a resume for a teaching job. It has similar aspects of the common resume but there are a lot of things that I wouldn't have even know to do or to put on there. For example, I didn't know what type of things counted as qualifications. I have a lot to critique and add to my resume but doing a sample one has been very useful.

Digital Scavenger Hunt

I had a blast doing this activity. I think it is a great way for students to do a project or group/class activity. Students could browse around their school, home, or even the internet to find images and create a slide show. I think I would want my students to use Picasa over Google Presentation to make their slideshows because their are a lot more creative and colorful aspects in that program. Also, they could even use Pixlr to get even more creative with the pictures before posting them to Picasa or Google Presentations. I would definitely use this activity for quite a few projects in my future classes.  

Resource Wiki

Our resource wiki is for Special Education/Deaf and Hard of Hearing/ Interpretation, and I have learned about some wonderful websites that I could eventually use in my classroom thanks to my group members. I really like the idea of a resource wiki, but I'm not a big fan of having such a large group participating on the wiki. This is because there has been a lot of confusion and things that people have posted have randomly disappeared. However, if this was used in a classroom where the teacher would be closely monitoring the wikis then I don't think it would be a problem. I think it would be a great idea for group or even individual projects where you have to have resources for some type of annotation section of a research project. It is an easy way to keep up with it and make quick changes.   

Four Seasons Glogster

I made this interactive poster by using Glogster. The poster is about the four seasons and if you click on the middle, it will take you to another website about the four seasons. There is so much that you can do with this program. You can get as creative as you want! I am hoping to use this in my classroom as an alternative for certain projects.

Inquiry Based Activity

I decided to do my Inquiry Based Activity on the Great Depression for a 5th grade classroom. I found a really great website, http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/depression.htm. It had the major points of history about the Great Depression, including the New Deal and the Dust Bowl. I created 6 questions that were not difficult to find within the text. I hope I get to use this for my real class some day. I actually found this website on a WebQuest, along with many other useful websites for other subject areas.

One Minute Essay

I'm really enjoying the class so far. I never knew that there was so much technology that you could use in a classroom or how to even use it in the first place. I love that we get step by step instructions because sometimes I'm technologically challenged. However, it's a little overwhelming because I have 2 other classes, and trying to keep the due dates straight with everything gets a little confusing. This is definitely one of my favorite classes so far.