One last beep from this sheep

     Well, this is it. A lot of things have happened on this blog and most of it sheep related. I did not really have a favorite Thing, but I certainly hated a lot of them. I guess I am just old school. I think a teacher shouldn't rely on communication and books. I think this generation is loosing touch with books. This will sound really lame, but books are so important. I feel kids are just too stuck on the internet. Enough of the rant, I need to focus. Will I do anymore blogging in the future? Probably not. I can see a personal value in it and if I ever continue to blog, I will do it as some form of hobby with no relation to my work as a teacher. Nothing surprised me during this blogging adventure; just another assignment for a grade. I am not sure how to improve this "program" To be honest, I wouldn't teach anything like this. Well, thanks for reading. Enjoy your web surfing.

Thing # 23 Creativy is not so Common

    Copyrights is very serious business. If I created something, I don't want people taking credit for my work or using it in a way I don't want them too. Luckily there are copyright laws and the Creative Commons. Every blog post I created is mine and if anyone wanted to use any of my work, they had to give me credit like I did earlier in my posts. In Thing #7, I used a picture from someone's Flickr and I gave them credit for it. It is all about remember the small things about copyrights. Just ask yourself, "Do you thing they mind if I use this" or something like that. One foot in the right direction and you be heading in the right direction. Especially me, I need to stay on the right track on my journey of becoming a teacher.

Thing # 22 Bind It! We''ll do it live!

   

Novels

Organization is key to success. LiveBinders might be a key to success. With LiveBinders, you can create binders to help organize webpages by using tabs and the like. You can have binders for school, work, and fun.I made three binders entitled: Novels, Novellas, and poems. I shared the Novels one with you. I can see LiveBinders being useful for an organizational tool for teachers. It is a great tool for teachers organizing things into different binders for each of their classes. 

Thing # 21 Animate Animoto style

   

  For Thing # 21, we had to create a video using Animoto. I found it extremely easy to create the video, but I wish I had more control over it. Maybe I didn't look at all the options, but I wish I could edit some things. I don't like the fact that to get more out of Animoto you have to pay. I see no need of using this in a classroom when there are probably better and free options out there.

Thing # 20 There is nothing on the tube

What I like about Youtube is the wide range of things you can find. The thing I hate about Youtube is all the videos I don't like getting in the way of the stuff I do like. There is always some idiotic video that gets a million hits and makes it way to television or some person trying to be famous. Once you are able to find what you like or need, it can be a great site. I can totally see this being used in any subject or grade level. You can show a video about viruses in a biology class or a clip from the History Channel in a history class. 

Thing #19 You don't have to be that social

     Everybody has heard of Facebook and Twitter, but there are many other social networks sites. One example is TeacherPop which is a social network for in-service teachers at APSU. Another social network which I found to be interest is Ning where you can create your own social network site. With Ning you can create a social network for you and your interests.  One social network site I found particularly interesting was Shelfari. With this site, you can create a virtual representation of your bookshelf/books. You can also see other users' bookshelves and user book reviews. 

Thing #18 I don't care for Twitter or any social network to be honest

     To be honest, I do not care for the whole Twitter scene. I see no need to use a social network site in a classroom. Call me old school, but anything we can do with a social network site, we can do with a simple, free email account. I have no need to broadcast everything to the world. As a teacher, I just want to interact with my students and their parents. With an email account, I can be more personal and professional. I just hate the idea of social networks entering our schools. Kids are already addicted to the social networks and checking them constantly. There is no need to help that addiction when they come to school. Schools are places for students to learn and interact with other students and teachers in person, not online. I am posting my twitter account https://twitter.com/#!/MrMontyEnlish (which I never used or ever will) because I have too. Have a nice day!