23 Things End Summer

I did have a tough time getting starting with my 23 Things, but once I did start I was amazed at the number of tools available on Web 2.0. I still have questions regarding students using these resources, and districts blocking the web sites and tools. But, as we progress through the Web 2.0 era, perhaps districts will adapt and allow access. I have enjoyed the 23 Things process and the contacts I have made.

Creative Commons

I love this idea. This will revolutionize how we share information.

eBooks

I like eBooks, but our students and staff, have limited space available to them on the district server, so downloading an ebook may require much of their space.

Podcasts

I had trouble connecting to podcasts.net, and podcastalley.com has many podcasts that can definitely not be used in an educational setting, at least not at the elementary or middle school level. Having said that I do think podcasts created by the students are an excellent educational tool. I plan on including podcasts in more of my lessons this year.

YouTube and TeacherTube

I think there's more value in TeacherTube than YouTube, when it comes to an educational setting. I struggle with parental concerns, and district concerns with using YouTube. Has anyone had experience using YouTube in your class or library?

Response from calcurriculum wiki

I received an email from California yesterday from Connie, responding to my questions on the calcurriculum wiki. How cool is that?

LibraryThing

That was easy, as anyone can see I prefer non-fiction to fiction. Many of the books I read are for research purposes for my writing. LibraryThing appears to be like Shelfari. Would I be correct?

ZoHo

I created a document on ZoHo, but had trouble adding the page to my blog. Has anyone else had trouble with this task?

calcurriculum wiki

I just created a page on the calcurriculum wiki, it was fun. I can't wait to see if anyone responds to the page.

wikis

I'm going to use a wiki with our Reading Olympics Teams this year. It's difficult to get our 5th and 6th grade team members to meet at the same time, so a wiki will allow them to share information about the Reading Olympics books, and create questions for their teammates to answer as the competition draws near.

To a temporary place in time... by: Dr. Wendy Schultz

I found the article by Dr. Schultz both wonderful, exciting, enlightening and terrifying. How am I ever going to keep up with my digital natives who are avatars ahead of me?

Del.icio.us and Social Bookmarking

I like Del.icio.us for social bookmarking, but have some concerns about using this tool at the elementary level. Has anyone used Del.icio.us at the elementary level, and if so, have you experienced resistance from parents?

RSS feeds and Bloglines

I love this resource. I check various news sources during the day, Bloglines will definitely streamline this task.

Flickr

What an awesome tool, just off the top of my head I can see Flickr maps being used to chronicle class trips, or better yet, how I spent my summer vacation, Christmas vacation or Spring break.

Excited

Hello Web 2.0 Team Members and Visitors,

I hope your summer is going well and you're as excited as I am to begin the Web 2.0 experience. Thanks, Marg

Noreen