Thing #10

This is from Generator Blog (Miracle Maker). It's an image of my two sons. I really had fun playing around with the many options on generator blog. If I can figure out how to post more of my results, I will.

Thing #9

I must move on from thing #9. I never used feeds before this class, still am not quite sure what I need them for, and until I figure out a reason, probably won't. Perhaps I am missing something, but if I live in ignorance, I'll never notice!

Thing #8

What do I like about RSS and newsreaders?
Hard to say, I have no regular feeds that I view, but this tool will have me looking some over now. I can see it will be convenient to have everything combined on one spot. I'm still not sure why I want to subscribe to feeds. So far, I just like to cruise websites.

How might I be able to use this tech. in my work or personal life?
I could see the usefulness of having feeds all in one spot. I just need to search out feeds that interest me.

How can schools use RSS?
Not sure yet, but I'm thinking on it.

Thing #7

I have been reflecting about technology, and even though I don't claim to be a techno-wizard, technology really has become an important part of that way I do business in the last 5 or so years. I use technology in several forms daily in my teaching. I do research on the internet, communicate through e-mail, use the computer with my students for things such as AR, Funbrain, Coolmath, etc. I use an avatar instead of an overhead projector. I project videos from the computer (United Streaming) onto a screen. There's always room for growth, but I never pictured how far technology would take me several years ago.

At home, I e-mail, facebook, download pictures and send them to relatives, look up everything on the internet (recipes, who was that actress that starred in that one movie, does my dog have a cyst, you name it). I even let my inner rock star come through while playing Guitar Hero. Again, always so much more to learn, and this class is inspiring to keep learning!

Thing #6

Just checked out www.befunky.com Very cool! It was simple to use. It could even be a possible place to get gifts (a picture of my kids 'Warholized' for the grandparents, for example). I would love to somehow share my work, but am virtually braindead at this time of night.

Thing #5

I did it! I posted 5 pictures on flikr (unexciting school pictures, but who cares, I did it)! Trickier than I thought it would be. Could be because I started before break, took a break, came back to it and couldn't find any of my passwords, so had to re-set them. Ah, now I get the significance of the suggestion of putting all passwords on an index card instead of on fifty million sticky notes! My Flikr URL: www.flikr.com/photos/oliversmithers or check all photos tagged with psd23things.

Thing #4

Finally I am rolling. Took a while for me to realize (ok, it took my husband to help me realize) that in order to hop around from blog to blog, I needed to add all URLs to my 'blogs to follow' list.

One thing I've noticed is that not everyone labels their blogs 'thing#', and since I am a concrete/sequential type person, I only comment on those who label their blogs that way. It's easier for me to keep track of whose blogs I have commented on and whose I haven't.