Thing 18

It is necessary for educators to understand the social networking sites because the students love these sites. I have used Facebook for quite some time. I like it to keep up with friends and family who live elsewhere. I like that with Facebook I can get text messages from certain pages I like. I do not have to log into Facebook each time to know what is going on with an organization or person. I do not believe I would use Facebook for my classroom. I have an account, but I hardly use it. I tend to read more than I write on my Facebook account. I think Facebook is more fun and enjoyment than teaching.

Tammie
Facebook

Thing 17

I like using this program. I tend to look at a lot of websites, but I always forget where I found what information. I think this website would make it easier to manage other websites into categories. Since I will be an English teacher, I could use tags for grammar, reading, and writing. I could tag authors and related information for a title or author. I like that I can access the tags from any computer since I can access the tags on the internet.
Tammie

Thing 16

I chose to use igoogle as my start page. I chose igoogle because I use a lot of google tools. I use gmail and google calendar everyday. I also use google tasks within my calendar. I will problably keep igoogle as my home page. I love google calendar because I can sync it from my ipad, android phone, and laptop. I can check it from anywhere and any computer. I can also share it with my husband, my children, and other family members. I can set up many calendars on my google calendar. I have a calendar for housework, kids stuff, my school stuff, my hubby's stuff, and other calendars. I have used to-do lists like remember the milk and tooledo. I use google tasks for my to-do lists. Some of the other tools I like was Getting Things Done and stickies.

Tammie

Thing 15

I do not know if I would use Wiki in the classroom. I can see some useful benefits for the application, but I am not sure if I would use it. I did look at various language arts and reading wiki pages. I can see how these would be useful. The problem I have is that anyone can change the content on the wiki spaces. I would worry that someone might change the content for malicious reasons.
Tammie

Thing 14

My idea classroom would be a sixth or seventh grade language arts class or reading class. I can see how both flowcharts and mind maps could be helpful. During a reading class, both of these concepts could help students find the main ideas, plot out the summary, correlate the characters, and many other story ideas. They could also use either of these concepts to create, write, and diagram their own stories. I can also see both of these being useful in a language arts classroom. These could be added to a PowerPoint or worksheet.

Thing 13

I tried Google Docs and ZOHO writer. I did not like Zoho writer as much as I like Google docs. I like all the bells and whistle of ZOHO writer. There is a section where a teacher could add equations and such to their paper. I am not a math teacher, but I can see how this could be helpful for a math teacher. I did find Google Docs a bit more user friendly. I like that ZOHO has the capabilities of adding the documents directly to your blog pages. I did have problems doing this, but I am sure that user error. Although either of these apps would be useful I like my Word program better. It could just be that I am happy with the Word program.
Students could use Google Docs in collaborative efforts by uploading a document. The students could then work on the document independently while still working together.

Thing 12

I use google calendar every day. This is the calendar I use to organize my life. It is my brain most days. I have it on my phone, my ipad, and my computer. I get text messages and email alerts for upcoming events. I love that on google calendar I can have multiple calendars in one calendar. I have one for home maintenance, my kids, my husband, my dogs, birthdays and anniversaries, and one for general purposes. I can look at all of them at once, or I can look at them one at a time. I also use google translator sometimes. I have friends of nationalities, and sometimes I need to translate what they say. As a teacher, I am sure I will have ELL students, and this device will come in handy.