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Thing #21

Animoto was ridiculously fun!  This is a great activity that students would really enjoy and have fun participating in.  I think it is an excellent way to link photos and other memories together.  Students could easily use this in a classroom.  First thought that came to mind is for the students to do a video on Julius Cesar with this.  Or, the students could talk about different elements of a story using Animoto.

Try our video maker at Animoto.

Thing #20

http://youtu.be/RtJxzDCQEso; This is a great video for future educators.
I feel like Youtube gets a bad reputation for the use that it often gets.  However, Youtube is an excellent way to share videos.  In a previous class I had, we used Youtube in order to show different micro-teaching lessons.  We shared comments of positive and constructive comments.  This can be applied through our future endeavors as educators.  Many great examples can be seen of lesson and how students responded.  Being able to see the students' reactions has such a greater impact than just reading how to students responded.  Youtube is an excellent form of visual communication for educators.

Thing #19

Having social networking sites for educators only is excellent.  When I log on I know exactly what I am going to look for and I know I won't have to research in extreme measures to find educational related materials.  This is also a great way to communicate with teacher candidates for Education classes!  I also loved Tasty Kitchen.  I love to cook; therefore, it was great for sharing recipes.  It also has different forms of cooking and different approaches that can be taken.  This is great for sharing different cooking failures and accomplishments.

Thing #18

Here is the link to my Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=610346393
I think all educators should be knowledgeable on social networking.  Not only is it a great tool for communication between educators but is also a communication device between students.  Cyber Bullying is becoming so horribly "popular" that it's becoming out-of-hand.  IN order to prevent or address the issues that cyber-bullying has, a teacher must know how to work the social networking cites that students are being bullied on.  It is the only form of prevention.

Thing #17

Bookmarking sites are excellent for educators to communicate back and forth. I feel like educators benefit more than others from these sites because it less time consuming to communicate via bookmarking.  Delicious had great ways for teachers to share different webpages they found useful and vital during their searching.  Bookmarking websites often are looked over; however, I think that is the most obvious and easy way to communicate with educators on a professional basis.  If teachers all in the same state who were meeting the same standards would share student-friendly websites with one another, students could become a part of the bookmarking process as well.