Thing #12

I think commenting is important! By commenting you can help the author learn more about their post and you can ask questions (to gain more information). I follow several blogs about gardening and cooking. I ask questions a lot! It has given me a better understanding of the post.

I have left comment on several blogs from our group. I have connected with several people to share more ideas! I think commenting is fantastic for teachers...at least me, I love to steal ideas and sometimes I need to ask a few questions for make a few comments.

I have left comments on the The Pioneer Women and Learning to Live. It is a wonderful way to connect with authors!

Thing #11 Library Thing...

LibraryThing seems sort of interesting. I can see how some children might find it super fun to search for books this way. I liked creating a list of books I love and I really liked to see what other people had to say. I have always wanted to be in a book club, so this might be a good thing for me!

Thing #10 Online Comic Strips!

Oh how fun these will be! I can really catch the children's attention in the morning with cute comics!! Love it!

Blog Search....

I had lots of trouble here. I am still looking. I am going on to the next "thing."

Thing #8 Google Reader...

I think Google Reader is Great. I can use it to

• follow my team's blogs
• keep updated on news
• get ideas from other teachers...
• help my kids follow our class blog!!!!

Thing #7 Google

I love, love Google Alerts! I set up several...I also like igoogle. I set up my own homepage. Too cool!

So...I played with Google Documents. I really like the form questions...I really see my team using this. I also like the shared photos! The scrapbook form is great.
Michele

Thing #6 Bookr

I can totally use this for kids to create projects and then post them to our class blog! Love it!

Thing #5= FLICKR

I love FLICKR! I think it is a great tool for the classroom and really is a wonderful way to share photos! I love tagging and commenting...how clever and easy to use! I have used flickr and then big blue labs to create photos for my school blog.

Thing #4

I registered by blog! YEAH! YOu can teach an old dog new tricks!
I went to see the corpse flower! It was too cool.

Thing #3

I made the avator...it was hard at first, but them I figured out how to copy the code! I would prefer a real picture...haha!

Thing #2

Today I read the 7 1/2 habits, set up my blog, and created an avatar! It was fun and easy. I really like using Technology to your advantage! But sometimes I it's hard for me to beging with the end in mind. I always work on this!