Thing #24~Amy Rutledge

Thing #24 challenges us to decide how to put to use or knowledge we have gained throughout our journey through the 23Things and Web 2.0. My favorite exercise was the Animoto. It was super easy and provided me with instant gratification. This will be an advantage with teaching since students will appreciate it for the same reason! This whole experience has shown me that it is no longer a time when we have to physically go to a library and check out a book to find information needed to teach our students. The web, and through social networking, we can interact, collaborate, and share our knowledge with our peers, parents and students. I hope to take all of the things and exciting tools and resources I have discovered and apply them not only to my own learning and knowledge base but to my classroom for students as well. I will try to revisit my blog from time to time and reflect on what I am still learning or share my new experiences. We never stop learning!!!

Thing #23~Amy Rutledge

Thing #23 is about Creative Commons. This resource helped me learn that even though you can find something on the web does not necessarily mean that it is free to take as your own. It is important to always give credit where credit is due or ask if necessary before taking a picture or object. Understanding this concept is important to know as a teacher and also to pass on to our students. It is vital that we pass this knowledge on to our students so that they do not erroneously plagiarize material. While we are quick to teach this concept in writing academic papers, we sometimes fail to do so with images obtainable on the web. Hopefully, with the knowledge I have gained, I can pass this lesson on to my students!

Thing #22~Amy Rutledge

Thing #22 is Keepin' it Together: Livebinders. This was a great learning resource for me. LiveBinders allowed me to create an filing system full of resources to share with parents, students, or even peers.
 I created three binders:
 1. Second Grade Reading;
 2.

Students

 3. Assistive Technology.

 My second grade reading binder has sites for reading resources as well as the standards for reading in the state of Tennessee. The assistive technology has resources for hearing impaired students. The students folder has fun websites for students to find games to play that are educational. It will fun to continue to add to this so that I can have more resources available for parents and students to understand what we are learning, why we are learning it, and fun ways to learn!

Thing #19~Amy Rutledge

Thing #19 looks at other Social Networking sites. I liked looking around the TeacherPop site and also a couple of the others like Bake Space and Flixster. I will probably use Flixster a lot more since it gives reviews on movies playing now, coming soon, and new release DVDs. I am not a member of these other communities besides Teacher Pop, but I do enjoy browsing through them from time to time. I belive that most of the Educational and Book social networking sites will come in very handy for when I begin teaching.

Thing #21~Amy Rutledge

Thing #21 was one of my favorites: learning about using Animoto. I had a great time looking for picts to put the video together. I think that this could also be used in the classroom. The students can take pictures of their projects from start to finish and then post the video and share with friends and family. This is my video I made, enjoy!!! Family

Thing #20~Amy Rutledge

Thing #20 lets us explore YouTube. I have actually used YouTube a lot in the past for help with my own homework. My kids like to watch music videos and old cartoons. YouTube can be a very useful and educational resource if it is closely monitored. Some of the content is definitely not suitable for children.This is a video I found on YouTube for learning the parts of a story for second grade reading: Parts of a Story. This was a cute video and I think it was something the students could watch and then try to recreate their own version to better understand the parts of a story.

Thing #18~Amy Rutledge

Thing #18 covers social networking. My Twitter link is: http://twitter.com/#!/micaylamy. I will tell you upfront, I am not a Twitter addict, and forget I have it have the time. However, I do follow a few interesting people to me (Pioneer Woman for example). I like it is a neat way to connect on a different level with friends, family, or even peers. I think teachers utilizing social networks will allow them to have an innumerable amount of knowledge and resources right at their fingertips at anytime! You will be able to keep up with what is going on in other classrooms, tricks for classroom management, or even an easier way to teach a new concept. There will always be someone who has some help for you! I think it would be possible to link up with other classrooms, whether in the same state or another country, and let the kids interact and compare and contrast what they are doing in school. This might be a fun way for students to interact and learn at the same time.