THING 5: Managing Your RSS
I thought that this part was going to be a lot more fun than it was. Everyone's pages looked so different. Many of them seemed disorganized and difficult to follow. I also had a difficult time finding any sites that I just LOVED. You said that it can be overwhelming and that is just what I felt.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thing 4: What is RSS
How might you use RSS in your personal or professional life?
I think that that it can be very time consuming going to all the different sites that you like. Then once you have spent the time going there there is not always anything new or worthwhile. This is a great way to have it all come together and save time. Plus it keeps your favorites right in front of you so you don't forget about it. Very cool. I am hoping that we will be learining a way to group personal sites and professional sites into clusters. That would be very helpful.
Which method of subscribing do you prefer? What didn't work or doesn't make sense?Overall I had the easiest time subscribing to sites with the orange icon. This was SUPER easy. I found that using the subscribe button was easy for me too. I did, however, have difficulty with subscribing to a site while I was browsing and on a particular site that did not have a subscribe icon. I made three attempts before I actually go it. Once I did though I wondered why it too me so long. It wasn't really that tricky. I will definately need more practice on that one. I also had difficulty with knowing if I had to have multilple tabs open at the top of my page. One being my search page and one being my google reader account.
I think that that it can be very time consuming going to all the different sites that you like. Then once you have spent the time going there there is not always anything new or worthwhile. This is a great way to have it all come together and save time. Plus it keeps your favorites right in front of you so you don't forget about it. Very cool. I am hoping that we will be learining a way to group personal sites and professional sites into clusters. That would be very helpful.
Which method of subscribing do you prefer? What didn't work or doesn't make sense?Overall I had the easiest time subscribing to sites with the orange icon. This was SUPER easy. I found that using the subscribe button was easy for me too. I did, however, have difficulty with subscribing to a site while I was browsing and on a particular site that did not have a subscribe icon. I made three attempts before I actually go it. Once I did though I wondered why it too me so long. It wasn't really that tricky. I will definately need more practice on that one. I also had difficulty with knowing if I had to have multilple tabs open at the top of my page. One being my search page and one being my google reader account.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Thing 3: :Learning Through Others
I really enjoyed looking at the many different blogs. I think I could spend a few days just looking a blogs. It kind of becomes addicting when you start to see how much you can learn from other people. Some make bringing technology into the classroom look so easy. I loved the ideas of having each student having their own blog connected to the teacher page. That way it can become almost like the students electonic portfolio. Using video and audio is another great idea. (I though Blogs were just for writing. I didn't know you could put on video and audio too.) I like how one person simply recorded students reading aloud. How neat for them to be able to hear themselves on the computer once they are done. I could see these student website/blogs being really motivating to students, as well as having them want to chare what they have created with others.
Thing 1 and Thing 2
THING 1: Intro
I have had many friends that are "fired up" about using technology in their classrooms, as well as during their personal time. Up until now I did not see what all the fuss was about. The video about using technology in your classrooms to engage students and promote communication was very compelling. It is all making sense now. If kids use and love technology, well then why not use what they love and know in order to teach them and keep them interested in learning. I get it and am looking forward to learning more.
THING 2: Setting up my Blog
I though this was going to be tough, but it really wasn't. I think I will have to spend some more time on all of the formatting stuff though. There are lots of options and ways to personalize it. It is both neat and a little scary thought that something I type will be out there for everyone to see.
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