Tool #5

1. Browse through both sites and use tags to find two websites new to you. You may choose to find educationally -related items or personal interests.
Done
2. Join one of the sites so that you may add and share information of your choice. Consider joining or even creating a group that fits your needs.
Done
3. In YOUR blog post for Tool #5, include the two websites you discovered. Be sure to include hot links so that participants can visit them easily. Discuss what tags you used to locate your information. Briefly describe how social bookmarking will be useful in your classroom.

Magazine
Answer Sheet Generator

The tags I used are: magazine cover and answer sheet generator.

Social bookmarking will be helpful in that I will be able to save info from "My Favorites" to Delicious and will be able to access these links from any computer. Various resources will be accessible from all locations; such as, gradebook, eduphoria, etc.

Tool #4

1. Create one document in Google Docs and share it with at least one other person in your PLN. It could a team member, a department colleague, or another teacher with whom you plan a collaboration. It could even be a family member---maybe you are planning a reunion or trip!
DONE
2. Set up your Google reader and subscribe to at least five 11 Tools blogs that you will be following. You are welcome to add other subscriptions that you want to follow. Maybe you have hobbies or other interests that you would like to follow.
DONE
3. Briefly discuss how you think these 2 Google tools will aid you in your particular classroom or benefit your students in their learning process.
Google Docs is a great way to share roadmaps for editing purposes (assuming you are not able to do this in eduphoria). Google Reader is handy because you can include all your links under "My Favorites" and add them and basically access them from ANY computer. This is great incase you are using another computer, etc.

Tool #3

Tool #2

1. What are your thoughts about building an online education community and participating in a PLN? I think it's a great way to communicate with teachers and students alike. It will create a very accessible learning system.
2. What point stood out to you from the commenting advice?
I liked the idea of asking questions on your subject line so as to generate interest and responses. I also believe that it is important to validate comments so bloggers know they are being "heard."
3. What five blogs did you select for your comments? (you may need to come back and add this information later by editing this post.) I will return with an answer. This is still unclear.
Nancy Jackson, Martha Lopez, Maureen Martinez, Meredith Kemper, Michelle Garcia

Tool #1

Growing Pains....this is fun, a bit confusing at times, but fun. I enjoy learning new applications. I think my understanding of such web apps will benefit students when they are to use them in school.