Animoto

I really enjoyed learning how to use Animoto. Even though I probably will not use it very often, it is a tool that I can definitely see myself using in the classroom. I think it would be really good to use in the classroom for presentations and also for slide shows for my own classroom website. Also, for children who learn best with pictures and modeling, this is a really good resource.

Interactive Spreadsheet

By doing the practice activity, I felt much more confident with doing this activity.  Even though it was a little confusing at first, I think I understand it much more after creating my own activity. I think this is a program that I will use in my own classroom, and it is a great way to incorporate technology into the classroom.

Interactive Spreadsheets

The step-by-step directions for the spreadsheet were extremely helpful, it was much easier for me to complete this task with the help of these directions. Parts of the activity were a little confusing, but for the most part I understood what we were doing. Even though I do not know a lot about the program excel, I feel that I am much more prepared to work with it. I think doing this exercise will better prepare me to complete the assignment that is coming up. I think that this program will be extremely beneficial to use in the classroom.

Google Forms

I think that Google Forms would be very useful to incorporate in the classroom; as we discussed in class, it is an easy way to see what your students interests are and even create quizzes and surveys. Also, I like that with this program you are able to put the information into a graph, which makes the information a little bit easier to understand. This might also help students who need visual representations of things in order for them to understand the content better. I had never heard of Google Forms before, but I am glad that I have been introduced to it because I think I will use it in my own classroom.

Inspiration

I really enjoyed working with Inspiration, it is a great way to organize ideas. This would be incredibly beneficial to use in the classroom, and I think it would help children learn about different topics.

Wordle and Tagxedo

I think that Wordle and Tagxedo are very fun to use; they are very similar, but I think both of these would be easy to use in the classroom. This would be an interactive way to use words, and for children who are learning to read this could even be used as some sort of word wall. I really like that you are able to edit the colors and fonts in these programs as well.

Twitter and Delicious

Even though I had never heard of Delicious before, I really enjoyed learning about it. I think this site would be incredibly beneficial to bookmark sites and have all of your favorites in one place; it seems like it would make things a whole lot more simple. It would also be helpful to use this in the classroom with projects. Since Haley and I were assigned to Twitter, I now have a Twitter. Before doing this presentation, I never planned on having a Twitter, but after having one for a little while I really enjoy it. It is so easy to navigate, and I really like seeing the funny things that people say. Even though I do not use it for educational purposes right now, I think it would be easy and fun to use to communicate with parents and students in the classroom.