Thing #23

First of all, it was a long journey, I didn’t expect to spend so much time on 23 Things, but I really enjoyed discovering many useful tools on the web that I can use right now and in the future. Blogs are interesting and a good way to share/know other's opinions . I especially enjoyed with Flickr, Image Editors and Mashups and everything Google has to offer.
I can use in my classroom at the beginning of the school year: Blogs, Delicious, Photostory, Wiki, Teacher Tube, Bookr, Technorati, etc, and with RSS and Readers I can stay up to date with current events at school level and trends in the education system.
I need to play more with these tools because I want use the following in my personal life: my Wiki, Photostory, Delicious, You Tube, etc.
One month ago I was afraid of technology but now I am positive that it is the way to stay connected with former students, colleagues, old friends and family. Technology gives us the best opportunity at all ages, at any place and through leisure activities to continue as a long life learners.
Thanks Library2play for the opportunity. I am ready to start new things!!!!!!!

Thing #22

I explored Nings today, I went to "Educator's Ning" and "Ning for Teachers" and found a lot of websites. I was impressed how Ning combines blogs, wikis, Twitter, and so many other Web 2.0 tools into one! Nings are tools that are useful to share experiences with teachers from all over the world and we can find support and awareness that you are not the only one that struggled with something new.
As a teacher, I'm looking for ideas, lessons, or just intellectual discussions and Nings have something that is professionally-based yet also social, we can have professional discussions with colleagues. Nings might have more of a place for teachers than a blog or a website as far as being an online component to the classroom. I was happy with how teachers were sharing lesson plans, looking for solutions to problems in the classroom, etc
I also liked "Teacher Librarian Ning" and "Texas School Libraries Ning" but I didn’t join none of them, since I'm not a librarian. I found both useful because as a librarian you can add events, videos, and job postings. There are also forums, groups, blogs and a Facebook and Twitter connection capability. I think these Nings are great resources to connect, share resources and information, and keep a finger on the pulse of the library world.

Thing #21

I have heard about Photostory and had never used it. I just played with it for the first time and it is very user friendly even for the novice. I love taking pictures of our school activities and then show it to my students. I have a friend who works at HPD and they visited our classroom last year. I asked if I could share these photos with everyone and of course the answer was yes. My concern is if it is OK sharing student’s photos. As my last year students enjoyed Police Officer’s visit, I hope to see them soon because they will enjoy this videocast. Photostory is a great new resource for me.

Thing #20

I have used Discovery Education for videos to use in my classroom, but it is nice to know that there are other resources out there. I never haven’t used You Tube videos to teach but I’ve received videos in my personal email account and some are not appropriate for my students. I think for that it was blocked. Teacher Tube has videos specifically for education. It is really helpful when introducing new topics with students that don't know anything about the topic, especially in Elementary. Having access to many video resources is fantastic. I've been completely unaware of Teacher Tube and You Tube as a tool for teaching. Now, I can find online appropriate resources to illustrate what we're teaching. I’ll use both tools throughout the year!

I found one video in You Tube that could be useful in my first day of School. It is about Back to school after three months doing nice things and it doesn’t matter if school takes them out, they don’t have to fear that we’ll help students as best as we can.