Thursday, April 30, 2009

One Last Thing

One of my favorite Things was learning how to set up my blog. I can't tell you how proud I was of myself that I had a blog and an avatar and gadgets and then pictures. Wow! I can't believe all the things I put into/onto my blog.

Another favorite was Library Thing because of the different ways to search for books, the recommendations of other readers, and the ability to see what other great readers enjoy. I haven't cataloged my personal books yet. That may be a summer job.

I've always considered myself a lifelong learner, but now there seems to be so much more to learn and so many ways to learn: wikis, nings, teacher tube, Google tools, edublogs, etc. I know I haven't even scratched the surface so I know I will never get bored!!!

I have found new resources for teaching, lesson plans, technology uses in the classroom such as class blogs and/or wikis, and tools for creating interesting lessons.

As much as I have enjoyed this class, I know I am not ready for the next 23 Things yet. I need to make the 1st 23 Things a real part of my routine and explore more uses for them before I dig deeper into new Things.

To keep up with new Web 2.0 applications I will keep checking into Classroom 2.0 and read the forums. I already read a few that I didn't know about and am curious about: diigo and animoto. I'll check those out this summer. I will also keep up with Google Reader. That was another favorite. I loved having all that info coming to me instead of me having to dig for it. COOL!

I like the idea of keeping my blog focused on "Learning New Things". I've enjoyed the blogging experience and I always like to feel I have gained new knowledge or skills each day. I have learned so much! Thank you Mary and Debbie for leading the way!!!

1 comment:

  1. Congrats! We are glad you came along the journey. It sounds like you have a great plan to keep up the "play". I've enjoyed reading along!

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