I have to admit I have a 28 year history of working with computers. My laptop is as powerful as the room full of stuff I used in the Air Force - that still amazes me. I carry more data storage capacity in my purse than some large drives we used. Amazing!
I don't have any fear of new tech but I do fail to see the need for some of it. I guess that's the non-creative side of me. I want an app that runs well, does want I want and I'm done.
I'm glad to try all these new things because I never would have found them on my own. It's fun to play sometimes. I don't think I'll ever keep up with it all but most of us feel that way. It's good stretch ourselves since we will all come away with some new idea or tool after we're done
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Image Genereators
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php
Here is a site I used to make a trading card of my media specialist. Since my daughter plays Magic:The Gathering I am somewhat familiar with cards so this was a fun site.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/publishing/graphics/READ_Mini_Posters.cfm
I used the Mini-Read poster site to create a mini poster of one of our teachers in her Halloween costume to remember the event.
I think elementary kids would enjoy some of these image generators in conjunction their digital camera lessons. It could replace GarageBand as the favorite indoor recess computer activity.
Here is a site I used to make a trading card of my media specialist. Since my daughter plays Magic:The Gathering I am somewhat familiar with cards so this was a fun site.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/hqops/publishing/graphics/READ_Mini_Posters.cfm
I used the Mini-Read poster site to create a mini poster of one of our teachers in her Halloween costume to remember the event.
I think elementary kids would enjoy some of these image generators in conjunction their digital camera lessons. It could replace GarageBand as the favorite indoor recess computer activity.
Flickr Fun thing #9
Despite problems with Flickr not loading I did have fun with Tagman. It would have been fun to see the pictures tagged with "poke with a stick" but I guess I'll have to wait for another day. Since Flickr is stopped by our filter there weren't any applications for us. I did see some for home use that might be fun such as calendar creators, captioning tools and background creators.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
You Tube
I chose the Marx Brothers because it never gets old. I like YouTube for locating these Golden Oldies. I don't play on it much but do like to look for how-to videos sometimes. I like to look for things from old movies and old tv shows with my daughter. The old Muppets stuff is fun.
the videos you have used to explain different 2.0 tools in Plain English are great. the clean visuals quickly explain the concept in true plain English.
thing 14
Thing #14
Delicious is a great tool for those who use multiple computers. Like Google bookmarks it travels with me from pc to mac and back at work. I like the portability of my bookmarks and the ease of converting my bookmark file to Delicious.
I can see a practical application after taking a workshop last spring and receiving the link to the presenter's bookmarks on the topic. It was a great resource to have his bookmarks as more than a handout. It gave us a usable tool during and after the workshop. It's a great way to share information between the members of a group or groups. I can find bookmarks on a topic and quickly share them with others. Delicious eliminates all that typing and making mistakes, organizes them with tags and make them easy to share. I am a fan of Delicious and foresee using it quite a bit in the future.
Delicious is a great tool for those who use multiple computers. Like Google bookmarks it travels with me from pc to mac and back at work. I like the portability of my bookmarks and the ease of converting my bookmark file to Delicious.
I can see a practical application after taking a workshop last spring and receiving the link to the presenter's bookmarks on the topic. It was a great resource to have his bookmarks as more than a handout. It gave us a usable tool during and after the workshop. It's a great way to share information between the members of a group or groups. I can find bookmarks on a topic and quickly share them with others. Delicious eliminates all that typing and making mistakes, organizes them with tags and make them easy to share. I am a fan of Delicious and foresee using it quite a bit in the future.
thing 7
Thing#7
I have tried all the search tools and still like Google the best. It is less overwhelming for me. I am familiar with look and feel of Google so my comfort level is much higher. I look for easy to use use tools when searching since it should be a tool not a challenge. When I need information I want it quickly and easily and the other tools are too busy for me.
I found feeds on travel, food, news from my home state, the offbeat and the unusual. It was fun too look and try some new feeds.
I have tried all the search tools and still like Google the best. It is less overwhelming for me. I am familiar with look and feel of Google so my comfort level is much higher. I look for easy to use use tools when searching since it should be a tool not a challenge. When I need information I want it quickly and easily and the other tools are too busy for me.
I found feeds on travel, food, news from my home state, the offbeat and the unusual. It was fun too look and try some new feeds.
bloglines
Thing #6
I do think Bloglines is a great tool to consolidate everything into 1 location. I find feeds that are relevant to my work and interests and I probably would click on them everyday. It's annoying to go after a blog and not find an update but the reader eliminates the wasted trip. The more I can consolidate things the more I'll use them.
I like to use a reader to keep up on new ideas in education, booklist resources for teachers and the adventures of speakers who have come to our school. It's faster than finding journal articles or news articles and more convenient. I've been using Google Reader for several years now and make it a daily stop for library information and a few fun things too.
I use google Reader because I found it first but I do like Bloglines. Google reader had less frills so I will probably keep using it. My problem is keeping my choices to a manageable number. There is only so much time to read blogs in a day.
I do think Bloglines is a great tool to consolidate everything into 1 location. I find feeds that are relevant to my work and interests and I probably would click on them everyday. It's annoying to go after a blog and not find an update but the reader eliminates the wasted trip. The more I can consolidate things the more I'll use them.
I like to use a reader to keep up on new ideas in education, booklist resources for teachers and the adventures of speakers who have come to our school. It's faster than finding journal articles or news articles and more convenient. I've been using Google Reader for several years now and make it a daily stop for library information and a few fun things too.
I use google Reader because I found it first but I do like Bloglines. Google reader had less frills so I will probably keep using it. My problem is keeping my choices to a manageable number. There is only so much time to read blogs in a day.
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