Thing #17

Tagging and Social Bookmarking with Delicious

I can't believe there are 66351 results for "educational technology" on Delicious! It looks like they organize by having the site with the "most saves" on the top of the list - an excellent way to point you in the most helpful direction. Then every site has a list of the tags it's under.

This will definitely be a site I refer to in the future as a student! Like the Common Craft video explained, it's also something any teacher could use. Teachers "beg, borrow, and steal" all of the ideas and activities they can get their hands on and Delicious makes it that much easier. If someone finds an awesome website for English or math or whichever subject, now they can tell the public about it! Another great way to share ideas and collaborate to make life that much easier :)

Thing #16

Get Organized with Web 2.0 Tools

 

• I chose the iGoogle start page since I already have a Google account for this class. I like it but I doubt I'll use it as my permanent homepage. I honestly don't feel like it's very useful and I'm not very comfortable with putting everything on Google. I use Yahoo as my homepage since that is where I receive emails.
  
  
• The Yahoo calendar looks the best because I could sync it with my contact list and allow certain people to edit my calendar, something I'm sure my mom would love to do!
  
  
• The online to-do list seems like a good idea but probably too much work for me. I have a feeling it would just be something I create then forget about :-/
  
  
• I think the calendar would be something really go to have if you could collaborate and create one within the school where you work! That way everyone could know what was going on at all times and everyone could add and edit things.

Thing #15

What in the World is a Wiki?

This is the link to a Wiki I made during my first semester of college :)

eduforyou.pbworks.com

I think Wikis are great! I had to make one for a group project in one of my first education classes and I really enjoyed it. You create it then you can add however many users you choose to have access to it. For our project we each had to create a page within the wiki. Then all you have to do is make sure everything is up before the deadline and that your instructor has access to the page. Such an awesome, collaborative idea.

Thing #14

Go With the Flow

I chose to make my mind map with bubbl.us since minmeister looked a bit too complicated for me to use with my elementary school children. I agree that this is a great way of presenting a concept to your class without being too complicated. It's an excellent visual and ensures you don't forget any of your main ideas! This site in particular was SO easy to use as well as aesthetically pleasing.

Thing #13

Web-based Applications 

I have never heard of web-based word type applications but I think Zoho Writer is a great idea! Microsoft Office is really expensive so it's nice to see there are other options. It also seems a lot more versatile. You can export, publish, or even put the document right into your blog. It reminds me of the Cloud, which I use from Amazon for my music, except this is for documents.

I learn something new every day! I've never heard of Google Docs though it doesn't surprise me that Google has something like this. Google is seriously taking off! I think this application would be a great option for my students if they needed to work on any type of group project. Everyone may not have Microsoft Office but with this, all you need is internet access. Also, instead of printing out a huge stack of papers to turn in an assignment, Google Docs allows you to upload everything you need into one application - very Earth friendly!

If I had to choose between the Zoho Writer and Google Docs, I would probably prefer Google since I know more about them and it seems somewhat more reliable in my mind.