Yippeee THING 23eeeeee

Whew. What a ride. This has been an enlightening Summer for me. Not only have I done 23 things but I also did a workshop with Education Connection for Digital Media in the 21st Century for two days. THAT was something I had to process for a while and frankly I am still processing it. It actually was extremely interlinked with what I have learned in web 2.0 and I found it very useful in the workshop that I had covered some of this material.

This has really changed my way of thinking in terms of how we share information and how we organize it. It also blows me away to think about how much smarter we are going to be and how much faster. I think the students are going to be very appreciative of their instructors that choose to embrace their digital future and guide them into it. It was a topic of discussion in the workshop : "What happens if we ignore it and let them run rampant with technology?"

Some of the answers are frightening, and we have already seen evidence of what happens i.e. text language. The generation of our students today have created a language that many of us do not even know, and they wil continue to do so in everyway of we don't grab on to it!

Thing 22 yippeee!

https://resourcesartresearch.wikispaces.com/

ok this is awesome and I cna not WAIT to use this in my classes. My students are always finding new things and have no way to collaborate because they can not add anything to my source folder... sniff. I love this and will continue to add my resources to it. WHat a great thing for the school to have access to as well! Other teachers could use a lot of these sources to weave into their lessons, Because we all know... Art IS everywhere! :)

thing 21

OK this I can get into! I actually see more real world use for this than classroom. I think that digital portfolios and class bloggs are good for online content for class but this, like the camping trip, is great for planning something in your life. My mother and I are currently trying to find places to live for my aunt and uncle. I have created a googledocs folder for the four of us to share as they live in VA... if my aunt and uncle were a little more savy, this would be perfect.

Thing 20 ... furthermore

I did find a cool site called justfreebooks.com and saw that I could really find anyuthing... even one of my favorites, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera :) That's very cool.

Thing 20 Ebooks

This is cool but I find traces of commercialism woven into these books and it is annoying. If I am going to cerebrally (invented word) immerse myself in something, I do not want the cogs of capitalism seeping in there with it telling me that I need a Lexus. I love a good book but my mother SWEARS by her kindle... no Art?

I suppose I need to get used to it because of its inevitability.

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RAW file tutorial thing 17

http://www.video-tutes.com/video_1024.php?f=http://traffic.libsyn.com/cspodcast/podcast-PS-ACRonJPG.mp4

OK I should get exxxtraaa redit for this because I had to download software and get really frustrated with commercialist opportunists trying to trick me into buying things and donating to little orphans when all I wanted was to do my homework. I did this because in the programs I teach, things change everday. Furthermore, the programs are so big that I can't possibly know all of everything (sadly). These podcasts can tell me ANYTHING especially about digital matters. I can also post these podcasts to the digital forum I hope to have wiht my classes, and if a student misses a demo, I can refere them to the podcast or they cona do it from home! Voondevar! Downloading an aggregator allowed me to have access to all sorts of podcasts for my classes.

had to...

Thing 16

I used 30 boxes which is great because it links up to facebook and twitter and everythingn else in the world. I'm not sure how much I would use it because I use my backberry so much and it really rules my life. With that said, if this sit ecame up with a way to sync up to your Blackberry... then we would be talkin'! I did add some events thoguh and it shows up on my igoogle home page which I really like as well.

Thing 15

I love this... I heard about it and can't believe that I haven't explored this sooner. Especially with the anarchy of trying to keep track of the jump drive with all of my grad school work (would regularly break into a sweat at the thought that I may have forgotten it, or worse, lost it). This will be great for my husband's business too because he can store estimates etc and access them from the field. It is truly so amazing and simple, long gone are the days that the dog ate your homeowrk kids... or my printer is broken blah blah blah. Teachers should REQUIRE IT!

14 again...

Ok I have my numbers right now. I joinde Facebook and its all I use now to stay in touch with my friends! I was able to reconnect with people from all over the world who I love but lost touch with. Its great to be able to share pictures, music, jokes, movies or whatever is on your mind. BIG fan. :)

thing 14

OK I choose diigo and its definitley cool. The mobile aspect of places that you liek to go ont he web or frquenlty go is GREAT! I also love the organizational "lists" and lists within lists! I love lists! The highlighing part is great too I will be excitited to use this more because we are very web based in our household and anti paper!

oops 12

I sort of mixed 12 and 13 together in my reflection. as I saw them as a mixture of things that went together. I especially like the taggin fro photos because I am nosey and like to know who is in different pictures. I can also see how its beneficial for classroom purposed in guiding you students ot them guiding one another.

13

This could be helpful as I see the organizational factor of my own "favorites" getting a little scary. However, until I try it, I am sceptical because I see a similar potential for a mess. In the classroom setting however, I can see how the collaborative factor can be a very powerful tool, especially for those following a cooperative learning model. The students could really use this to teach each other and discover together in each unit.

Thing 11

This was fun! And super easy! It's also a great way to assess the students. You could post an exit question to the class blog that each student has to answer and then you know what percentage of your class is getting the information. Good feedback on teaching!
Also, at the end of the semester rather than having them write on paper they could take a survey for class feedback!

Sushi Poll

Thing 10

Uhhhh yeah. I am NOT a tweeter. I like facebook and feel that it is MUCH more engaging with video and pictures and conversation. Twitter is just a random flow of random. Not very reciprocal. I couldn't find friends and didn't really now where to start. I thought about tweeting Rick Sanchez from CNN because I know that's his thing and well... he IS Rick Sanchez ;). But I did find a friend of mine from New Mexico who is a really good cyber friend, and he's everywhere on the web.

Thing 9

This thing was really cool and very important for what I teach. I thought that Creative Commons was grea,t and will be a huge asset to my classes where we do a lot of digital imaging, like in Computer Art. This way the images used will be high res and not have to be purchased! The kids will love it. The photo students may also really love to share their work, I know they already do through Flickr and Facebook, but maybe it would be fun to assign a class collaboration on an image. Lots of ideas flowing from that one.

Also, the reading was a tad taxing but I did find the video part interesting in the end as one of the areas of growth. My colleagues and I are actually attending a video and production workshop through Education Cnnection this summer in hopes of incorporating video as an art form in our department... so I guess we are right on track! I bookmarked that page in the document and will be using it.

Thing 8

Ok i think I embedded... THIS is new for me. I don't really see the difference between this and copying a URL but whatever. This si the video I was talking abou that I commented on. I actually already posted this to Facebook too. Geek. Haha.

Thing... 7 I think, you tube

SO I had some real difficulty getting signed in to this site because my sister in law is also named Jennifer Sarafin and she's all over the internet too... which is a PAIN. I always go on to You Tube but I never created an account before... I don't think. That's the other thing, I need a document for all of these usernames and passwords!
Anyway, I posted a comment on a live clip from one of my favorite bands. It was funny because after I found the clip, which really moved me, I noticed that the person who posted it posted in dedication to a special person named Jennifer.... who knows? Maybe a friend of mine from the past. :-)

So, thi swas kind of strange because I searched the term "life" and this was oneof the first pics that I saw that interested me. My father passed a few years ago and I returned to Virginia over Christmas break to see my Aunt which is where he lived. My mother and I took a long ride around the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains (which is where we lived with my Father when I was young) and I took my camera. We stopped on a dirt road and saw all of these beautiful Deer in a clearing in the woods and one of them let me get out of the car and get sort of close and take its picture. It certainly wasn't this good but my father really loved the country and he loved Deer so it was sort of a nice moment. I brought some of the pictures home to print for my son's room. I thought that just typing the phrase "life" and bringing me to this was kinda neat.

Thing 5

Well, I am actually a Flicker member now. My students will be so proud! They always ask me if I want tot see their Flicker account and I decline because I am afraid, frankly, of what I might find! I already have a Snapfish account which is generally the same thing supported by HP where you can order prints and such.
I mostly love the concept because your photos take up SOOO much space on your computer and it slows it down a lot. This way you can keep your computer running more efficiently. I would still back them up on a flash drive though.

Thing Four

This is something I have been doing for a while and have found it very useful and fun!

Thing Three

This could be so useful in terms of a collaborative with the students. They can show us things that they want to know about or resources that they would like to incorporate in the classroom.
I thought that some of those blogs were amazing and would love to be able to restructure the way things are done in my classes to fit this format. The links that you can provide and resources make it so fast too. And it is all about speed for my students.

Thing one and two

Most of what I teach is technology based... at least I am TRYING to get there. I have always had a sense that we were behind. After watching that video, even as progressive as I would like to think that I am... I felt like an idiot! It is so true and we are fighting and blocking our evolution, and relevance as educators. They need many of the skills we teach them but not the way in which we teach them. Progress is inevitable.

I think that this tool could be amazing for us as educators. My classes would thrive on this in terms of response to works of art both famous and their own...

Im in!

Hooray... I did it. Kind of cool.
Who needs a website when you have this?
I also love that today you can learn just about anything on YOUTUBE!