educator

Listen to my Podcast!

Setting up a Podcast is easy, but deciding what to record is not.  I think my students will  use Pod-casting.  I probably will not create my own Podcast very often.

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Podcasting can be a powerful tool.  You have access to educators and other experts from all over the world.  You can hear information on several subjects from several sources.  You can also listen to audio books.  In the elementary directory the reader acts out the books, making them of high interest to young readers.  I also listened [...]

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43 Things is interesting, however I don’t think I will use it.  I think students might enjoy it as they are searching for their place in life.  They will see how many people share their goals, and  recieve some affirmation from the “cheering ”.  I do think writing down goals is helpful, but not in a public [...]

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This site could be used to access many book titles as well as list my books for future reference or to share with others.
Information from the site:

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects [...]

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Del.icio.us is a great way to find and share educational web sites.  I’ve enjoyed searching the site for new and interesting websites. I plan to use this information to share websites with students and colleagues.  This will help to extend lessons beyond the classroom. Here are a few of the sites I found most beneficial:

Rainforest maths offers excellent interactive games and [...]

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I chose the “Ta-da List“.  I am always looking for new ways to organize.  This site had a wealth of ideas.  You can create a to do list for:

planning your day 
planning a trip
an agenda
a reminder list
prioritizing
a calender

These are a few of the list you can create.  I liked the calender reminder list, because you can make [...]

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Flickr will be very useful next year.  There are great photos and great ideas for using them.  I can definitely see using this tool with vocabulary.  Students with different learning styles will benefit from seeing the actual word and a visual of the word in action.
The picture I chose could be used in a lesson about God [...]

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