FINAL Item of 23 Things Summary

Congratulations!!!!!!!!
I have completed the APSU version of 23 Things for Teachers. I really enjoyed trying all the concepts and learning (good and bad) how different websites and technology works outside of yahoo or D2L.
1. My favorite discoveries were Animoto, Blog spot, and the Avatar.
2. This has affected my entire learning process on technology in a great way. I have learn how to use other things outside my normal Internet activity. I have learned new ways of how to use a computer. Also I learned how you can make things legal for your name sake (Creative Commons).
3. No I did not experienced any unexpected outcomes except for snow days that gave me plenty of time to learn.
4. Do I want to improve this program? I have to say no. I say this because some programs may have been a waste of time and others a benefit. If this program was not set up I would not have had the chance to experience what things I liked and dislike. So in other words, keep it for this education class.
5. I have not quite figured out how to use everything I have learned in my classroom. This is only the beginning phase, I must continue on my own to learn more about the programs and learn how to use them. Except for You Tube I am using that from the time I start teaching till I stop teaching no matter how old it is!!!
6. NO!!!!!!!!!!! I am not keeping this blog at all!! I do not have time to be at this computer as much as I have spent this entire semester. If I need one for another class I will truly start over.
I am so glad its over and do not want to see this again. I AM SO HAPPY!!!

#23 of 23 Things

I read the Creative Commons information a little more in depth from the earlier project. I read into the Mark Pilgrim case study and found it very insightful. I like how different people all over the world are creating events and ideas for other people to follow. Below is the Mark Pilgrim link. I hope you find it insightful as me.
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Case_Studies/Mark_Pilgrim

#22 of 23 Things

I just created my Live Binders account. I enjoyed it. It was super easy to follow and set up the account. I will use it to organize all these books, papers, etc. around my house. That will happen ASAP. As far as my classroom I will use it after I get a little more hands on experience with it.
My three binders I have created goes with the areas I would like to teach:
North Carolina State History
Egypt History
American History
My embeded code for NC History: <div style="width:75px; height:78px; background-image:url(http://www.livebinders.com/images/binder_icon.gif); border:0px; margin-top:4px; background-repeat: no-repeat"> <a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=85380"> <img src="http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/history.htm" style="width:60px; height:60px; border:0px; padding:0px;margin:11px 0px 0px 13px;" /> </a> </div> <div><a href="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=85380">North Carolina History</a><br /></div>

This could be used in a great way for classroom instead of teachers having a basket full of papers in a corner. It will give a teacher acces with ease going to the exact folder she/he have set up for the class on that day. I think elementary teachers will enjoy it the most with pictures, voices, and colors. As a high school teacher I love to give information and this will pull the words that are more than I could write on the board in a day!!! Enjoy, I know I have.

# 21 of 23 Things

I was really happy and excited doing the Animoto video. It was a very easy account to set up. The steps to make the video was just as easy. I like how the site promoted and gave information on the free videos as well as the prices on the ones you can buy. If you are a person who likes weddings and family reunions and big on holidays, this would be the perfect website to start. I did like You Tube and still does, however to make my own video I would use Animoto.
I am not sure on how I would use this in a classroom. I wonder would I use it to show them my personal life or just to show them vaction places I have been in the world. I am not sure but if you are reading this please leave your advice on how to use this in the classroom. Below is my video link. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
http://animoto.com/play/DyLoLIwrKi4CU07g1ijUxw

# 21 of 23 Things

I am Proud of ....... Here is my Animoto link to my video. I hope you enjoy.

# 20 Of 23 Things

Hello
I personally have never used You Tube before. I have stood over my husband and children while they used and laughed or read something for a project they had. I enjoyed You Tube. It is very easy to get to. It was very easy to type exactly what I wanted to see and nothing else I did not want to see. Of course by now everyone know I am a Duke fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was raised as a die hard Duke fan and Grant Hill was my number one superstar (still is). However when Rasheed Wallace stepped on the scene I turned to a Tar Heel Fan!!! But now that I live in Tenn. I scream for both teams because I love my home state. I found one of Grant Hill's greatest moments at Duke and I had my family to watch because it was my first You Tube moment.
I will use You Tube in my classroom no matter how old it is when I began teaching. I know it will seem ancient but with discretion I hope to find the educated things I want to show the kids and maybe even use it to present ideas to the principal in a teachers meeting.
Below is my link for the Grant Hill moment.

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bv1bXGEzEfQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bv1bXGEzEfQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

# 19 of 23 Things

I really like the Ning/Teacher Pop from campus!! It is a great way to interact with students and teachers on campus. It is nice to finally have a website to hold only the information that I care about and one the whole world will not access just to be noisy. I might use this one for the rest of the time I am attending APSU. I look forward to seeing a lot of them graduate, join, have classes with, and later we graduate together. below is my my Ning badge link.
http://static.ning.com/socialnetworkmain/widgets/index/swf/badge.swf?v=201103232153

I also went to another network and found another hobby of mines... Reading. When I am on school breaks or vacation I pick a book off the book shelf and engulf into reading. Since I am a college student I do not get to do my own reading to often, when I do I use the time wisely. I found a site called whats on my bookshelf. It is a place you can trade books you have with someone else that wants to read a book you have at home. Its like a library but you find only the titles, and areas you like. I am a member now of this site and it was the only one appealing to me and yes I will be using it in the future to come.

# 18 of 23 Things

I have set up a twitter account! I truly did not want to do it all. I did not want to be a part of this society that walks around with face to phone all day. I am a people person who loves to talk with my mouth and not my fingers. I did however find current events and follow the music groups that I only like to listen to. I enjoyed listening to the music I have not heard in a while, music in my "kiddy" day, and music I wish they would never play. One thing that I did like about twitter is that current events "pop" up instantly so I do not have to stay up and watch the news 2 @ 10. Below is my twitter link to follow me and my favorite music person for a while. Stay tuned.
My personal twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/DSmith3040
My followed twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/CBforeverr

Thing # 17 of 23

I learned a lot about social bookmarking. I am a person that finds a website or page that I like very much and save it to my favorites in my email. By every third or fourth month when I sit down at the computer waisting time I have to be clean up woman for my favorite box as well. I have to delete and delete because I do not use the site any more or I do not need it for that particular class anymore. The social bookmarking helps me keep the sites for a lot longer and organize them in outline type form when I am ready for them. The plus for me was that I can stop telling my friends look "I will forward it to you". No longer do I have to do that we can just share it.
Social bookmarking can be a tool to use in the classroom or just for daily living. However, it can make life easier once you learn how to use it. I am still trying to work the knots out but I will conquer it!!!!
This is my story and I am sticking to it.

Thing # 16 of 23

Here is my link for the 2.0 Ta da list. I really enjoyed this program!!!!
First it was simple to get a free account. The second part was the account set up went super fast.
The most important thing was that it took me right to the site and I was able to work on in instantly.
The flow of the pages was real simple to follow and showed me every step on how to share it. I did not do it publicly because one
the caution signs said it could be put into a data base search engine. I did not know what that meant but to me it meant not private.
I did a list for today, and the rest of the semester. I plan on using this one a great deal. For the classroom it is a great tool to help teachers
stay on track with how much information they did or did not give to the students. Also, it could help students to keep track on homework due dates, class projects, after school programs and school functions. This program can be used at any computer you are near and you can also have it linked to your phone.





http://danyellemoney.tadalist.com/lists/1882254/public

# 15 of 23 Things

I am not a person who just like to blogg on anything. I felt that wiki was a waste of time. I sat at this computer for at least one hour and still feel the same way. Yes I did blogg in the sandbox item (another waste of time). However, it was fun to read what other classmates wrote on the page.

# 14 B of 23 Things

Hello,
I HATED Flowchart.com.
It took so long to set up the account. I had to wait to get the email to verify my account. I had to go through puzzles just to use information. I took the same information I used on bubbl.us and tried to put it into the carts of flow charts and it was not working. I hated all the mazes and things that were going on that I did not understand. I personally would not use this at home or in the classroom. the mind charts are much easier to use, easy to setup, easy to delete information or charts, and faster to pull up.
In a classroom I want something that is easy to access and understand so I will be able to help the students understand. I want something I can have them do class projects on their own not having to call on me as much. I think the mind charts take cares of that and so much more..

# 14 A of 23 Things

Good Morning!!!
I was up all night thinking about how to do these 2 steps of the flow chart. I got up somewhat early and began working on the first project from bubbl.us. This is the mind map portion. It was very easy setting up the account. The site automatically let you continue working on the project right after creating the account. You did not have to go back to your email and "verify" your email address and then go back to working.
I would use flow charts to make family trees for family occasion, family vacations to let everyone know where and times to be. I would even use mind charts to let parents know the set up of my classroom day. It was quite fun and I got started by using the brain storm of a 5 page paper I got to do for my African American History Class. Below you will find the link to my creative genius self....

<iframe src="http://bubbl.us/view/7f970/f19cb/524n9IiuZsz4s/" width="600" height="400"></iframe>

# 13 B of 23 Things

I just did the Google Docs with pictures and it was cool. It is easier than Flicker and all the other pictures links and how to dos. I was just able to click and drag and the upload went to work in minutes. I would say in the classroom I would use this program over most when it comes to sharing photos or places the students have been. I like Google Docs over the ZOHO which was more complicated. It seems to me ZOHO copied the old word site and made it easier to access, and that is what "apps" is suppose to do. Make life a little easier. Below is the link to my Google Docs picture's. You must have this link in order to access the file.

Good Luck,
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mtzCpyd8dyu-GV087x2dfc1-CP7F5PJlKxLDEcZtHlg/edit?hl=en&authkey=CJKos_AM

# 13 of 23 Things

I was on the ZOHO Writer and the link below is how I came about just typing a little message. It was a little different from the original Microsoft office. The items were easy to find in some cases. However if you are on the go with a phone, laptop or something of the sort this program will work. I do agree with the business end of the spectrum that the old Microsoft's documents are more suitable for work related day to day documents.

 <script src="http://writer.zoho.com/public/danyelleleggettmoney/untitled1/script"></script>

# 12 B of 23

I used Goggle Earth for my option two of the 2 part Goggle series. I enjoyed looking through the places but I started to get confused. I don't think it was the actual program itself, I think it was me trying to do other things I had no clue on what to do. I was able to see places I have traveled to in 3D and that was awesome.

I went into one link that had lesson plans that teachers could use to incorporate Goggle Earth into their classroom. Since I want to teach the levels 7 through 12 grade I found a perfect link for geography.
Here is the link below.

http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.html

# 12 A of 23 Things

Hello,
I just did iGoogle and created a profile. I liked it because it gave me only information on the areas I only find interesting. I hate when yahoo put everything about that is going on and what I want seems to be at the bottom of the scroll list. This way I was able to create my own page and have only what I like shown.
Sometimes you can get things other than Burger King your way and I like that.

I can have my child set one up to see the up coming attractions or themes that her class will be using to get ahead on dreaming up ideas.
If you want to check my page out. Its very simple and basic but that is how I enjoy life right now outside of school. Here it is...

http://www.google.com/profiles/MrsDeeMoney

# 11 of 23 Things

Hello,
I read a few of the new and useful blogs. I did not find many that interest me like the RSS readers. I did however find the classroom 2.0 site to be very informational. I liked the virtual part of the students in the classroom. It just goes to show that technology has grown and has plenty of room to grow. Here is the link below.

http://live.classroom20.com/