Thing 13

For this thing I set up my free online account for Zoho Writer.  This site will make life much easier and boy, did I wish I knew about this before!  In the past I have lost jump drives, emails, and word documents completely.  Had I known about Zoho Writer before I could have saved myself a lot of heart ache.  Although I will continue using my jump drive, it will be a comfort to know that I can use Zoho as yet another back-up.  Having these sorts of resources set my mind at ease.

Thing 12

This is a wonderful tool for a busy teacher.  For no fees, unlike other calender sync services, I can keep track of all my calenders for no charge.  This is so very helpful if I forget my laptop, notebook, etc. in the morning.

http://www.google.com/calendar/render

I enjoy Google's is iGoogle and Adsense (I've made $0.46!) Again, it just makes sense to take advantage of all the different doodads Google has to offer.  Hey if I can make some extra change and do some homework at the same time, I am a happy girl.  Google is for the multi-tasker and one thing is for sure in today's world is that you have to be able to juggle in order to keep up.

Thing(s) 10/11

I've already been doing RSS feeds and had not realized it (:
I follow my friends through Google Reader, which is so beautifully simple!  My favorite thing about Google is that you have accounts and access to most things Google when you set up a G mail account, which I have.  I made sure to subscribe to all of my classmates so I would stay on top of everything we have going on with class.  This is how RSS would be utilized in my classroom.  Students will be encouraged to not only keep up with what is going on in their classroom but also what's going on in the rest of the world.  This is a truly exciting thing!

9 Thing Nine

addams-family-morticia parody



www.CustomSignGenerator.com has hundreds of online image generating gadgets (banner ad maker, sign generator, label designer, custom e-cards, button creator, etc). Make your own words show up in images to use on your website or blog!

Thing 9 was fun for the most part.  Except for the overload of ads!  It was so difficult for an old fogy like me to navigate throughout all the advertisements to generate my picture like I wanted it.  After spending the better part of a day working on this I have a finished, with a Mortisha quote that I am satisfied with.

7/8 hybrid = Fire call box

Fire call box
Originally uploaded by niznoz

Colr Pickr is a tool that generates images, based on the color you choose. My favorite color is pink and I also love graffiti, so this is a great image I was able to find on Colr Pickr that merge the two. This is a very cool site and would be awesome to use in my art classroom.

Thing 8

This is an example of the Spell With Flickr site tool. I could see myself using this as a fun tool for students to use for design practice. All of the sites given for the discovery exercise were fun and informative. I couldn't chose just one so here are a few examples of me just playing around with these mash-ups (:

Memento Mori

Memento Mori
Originally uploaded by thaneeya

Thing 7 continued.

Thing 7

Fun with Flickr

On the Flickr site I decided to look up some artsy "Dia de los Muertos" or "Day of the Dead" photos from the site. This Mexican celebration honors the dead with brightly colored art work, full of life. I've always been fond of this genre of art and I hope you enjoy it as well. The featured artist I have here is Thaneeya McArdle and here is a beautiful example of a Dia de los Muertos style drawing.

Thing 6

Pandora radio!

I've always heard good things about it and finally got a chance to check it out for myself. Pandora's a really cool site that creates/finds radio stations based on music you already know and like. For example, I type in "Muddy Waters" and am given a whole radio station, for my viewing pleasure.. for free! I'm loving this so far! Check it out for yourself and see what you think;

http://www.pandora.com/#/

Thing 5

Upon reading the posted articles for school 2.0, it appears this new collaborative style of learning is a must, if we're to stay in competition with the global community. This ever growing technological sector of learning appears to utilize time wisely. Interactive and collaborative learning seems to be the most sure way to stimulate different modalities. Web 2.0 is narrowing the gap between nations and so far it seems to be a progressive direction for education to be moving. Change is one constant in life and I feel the more we are able to grow and adapt, the better off we are. However, keeping up can be a challenge but it can also bring fruitful rewards. My only concern is lower income and rural communities, that may not have access to certain technologies needed to contribute to an ever changing global community. I realize this concern won't cease web 2.0 learning but I can only hope funding and support will be made available for all children to be represented.