Thing #12

I checked out all of Google's neat tools and decided to try out Google calendar and Google alerts.  The alert I set up was for updates on managing diabetes as there are many new ideas coming out every day or so it seems.  I liked Google calendar and set up my own with class times and Jaylen's baseball practices and my great-granddaughter's 1st birthday party.  I can see where both of these tools would come in use in a classroom as you can never have too many calendars to remind yourself of what is going on and when items are due.  The Google alert could be used to update information on any topic that my class might be studying throughout the school year.

Thing #11

The easiest way for me to find feeds were to check the Edublog reccommended sites and to check blogs that I am already following.  The easiest to maneuver for me was Technorati and the hardest was Topix, but that could just be me not being real tech-savvy, yet.  A couple of interesting finds for me was Spencer's Scratch Pad because it is interesting and Diabetes Mine: the all things diabetes blog, because I am a Type 2 diabetic and I am always looking for information to help me cope.

Thing # 10

So, I have a Google Reader account and have subscribed to several feeds.  I think this will be a great wayh to keep track of a greater number of sites at once and to receive relevant information for teaching and the classroom.  Not only can I keep up with news items through this feed, but colleagues and friends also.  It is a great time saver when searching for sites that interest me both as a teacher and personally.
This would be a good way to get students connected to each other as a class project or to communicate any problems that might be happening with schoolwork.  It really is a neat place to gather information and I am learning so much about the internet and its connections!

Thing #9

In honor of our upcoming Irish Day celebration, I chose a shamrock to generate from the image generators.  This is a great tool once you get the hang of it.lol

I can see a great deal of possibilities for an image generator in the classroom.  It could be used to interface many places, or things to subject content of any curriculum and would be a good way to keep students interested in class activities or to motivate them to take part.  Creativity could be sparked if students were given the opportunity to incorporate the use of an image generator into a project.