Final Thoughts from Chase

I have certainly enjoyed going through the 23 things and learning about some new neat things to use in my classroom. Not only have I been given tools for the classroom, I have been given tools that I can use in my everyday life. Things that are educational, informative and just plain fun! I think that every student should go through the 23 Things. Because, as I said, there are things that everyone can use, not just teachers. I plan to keep up with my blog and as I have new experiences, I will comment about them and those that are following my blog will be able to see new ideas or experieneces that I have had. I have gained tools that will aid me to be an organized teacher and also to give some of those influeneces to my students.

Thing #23

Creative Commons helps you to be able to use other people's work for instruction without violating copyright law. I will certainly have times where I will have to use other people's videos, music, etc. to use in my classroom for instruction. By following the guidelines of Creative Commons, I will be able to use those without getting in trouble. There is public domain stuff that you can use that is able to be used not have to worry about violating copyright laws.

Thing #22

I listened to a history podcast from the Education Podcast Network. I found that this podcast directory was the easiest to use becuase it was easy to navigate through by subject or by student created podcasts. They were split up into subjects and you could go right to your subject and listen in. I will certainly create podcasts for my students. This will aid if a child is out and then they can hear the lecture from the class that they missed by just going online and hearing what was discussed. This way a child will never miss any subject matter that is covered in class. I will most likely subscribe to this History podcast and listen regularly because it covers come interesting topics. You can access the History podcast from Education Podcast Network here: History Podcast

Thing #21

Animoto is by far the most awesome site that I have explored so far. I didn't even know that it existed or i would have been using it for several projects. I played around with it and uploaded a video of some pictures that I took on a canoeing trip with my church a year or so ago. I was able to choose music and save my video. It was only limited to 30 seconds for free users but it was worth it. I will certainly use this in my classroom to create eduactional resources. Here is my video:

Thing #20

YouTube has a plethera of videos at your disposal. People have uploaded instructional videos, informational videos & videos for you to just get a laugh. I chose a video of some teachers getting together to dance at a school talent show and I chose that video because it shows them being able to have just as much fun at work as the students do at school. I have used YouTube for church projects and school projects before and if you need a video of any kind, YouTube is the best first place to look.

Thing #19

I am a member of TeacherPop from APSU, Facebook & MySpace. I took a look at some of the other social networking sites and some of them appeal to me beacase there are ones that go along with some of my interests such as education & music. I will most likely become part of several sites to see what other Teachers are talking about and maybe gain some teaching strategies from more experienced teachers on the education social sites.

Thing #18

Social networking sites are among some of the most popular sties on the internet today. They are a place to express yourself through profile perks, locate friends & family and see their profile pages as well. I have had both a myspace and facebook account for a couple of years now and I would have to say I prefer Facebook over MySpace. Facebook books has more to offer as far as applications, stuff to put on your profile & a few more privacy perks to help protect yourself. I feel that teachers should be aware of the social networking sites and how to use them. But, if a teacher decides to have a Fabook page, for instance, they need to be mindful of what they are posting on them becuase of their students being able to see it and also their parents as well. I think that some applications for Facebook that are geared towards the classroom will come about teachers will be able to utilize these sites in their classroom.