New iPhone Software

I downloaded the new iPhone software to my phone, and it has made all the difference in the world. There are new emoticons on the keyboard to help express emotions through texting, and there are other new apps that are extremely helpful!

Scavenger Hunt

Taking the pictures and downloading them to the computer went well. Resizing was easy once we were instructed on how to do it step by step. It took some time getting used to Picasa where we uploaded the photos. And then it was confusing at first on how to actually create the slide show and the power point. Once I had one-on-one assistance, I got the hang of it. This will be very beneficial in the classroom where we can put together slide shows for the children after week-long projects or even field trips to document and help them remember. Also, the scavenger hunt will help children become more familiar with opposites. Next time, I will make sure and take my time editing the photos to assure clear and properly cropped pictures of the slide show.

Small Box

Digital invite created with Smilebox

Gloster

It was easy to upload photos to the glogster poster. Sometimes, it was hard to find specific icons or effects that you wanted, once you deleted them from the promo poster. This tool could be used in the classroom by letting students make posters of what they have been learning about ( the solar system). Next time, I will make sure not to delete the certain effects and icons that I will want on my finished project.

Delicious

Delicious is a web 2.0 tool that helps you save websites and tag in order to keep them organized so you can find them in the future. At first, Firefox was not allowing me to use Delicious, but after a few clicks the problem was solved and I continued to explore the website. Once I got the hang of everything, it was easy to find websites that I use often and tag them so that I will be able to find them easily. You can share and create networks with your friends and coworkers. This will be easy and fun to collaborate and see all of their different sites about teaching, games, social, etc. Next time, I will be more specific about my tagging in order to keep my websites organized.

Website Evaluation

I did my website evaluation on the Academic Skill Builder website. At times it was difficult to find the author and the last update, but over all it was an easy evaluation. This tool can be used in many educational ways throughout my classroom. It works on basic math, vocabulary, and critical thinking skills in a fun way that children will enjoy. I will not do anything differently next time. I had never thought exactly about how to evaluate a website, or even what went into the process of doing so. I understand that it is important to know what websites are educational and effective for children in my classroom, and that is why I am happy I now know what to look for in an efficient website.

Picnik

When creating a wiki for the web 2.0 tool, we choose to create Picnik. Picnik is an online tool for editing photos. Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. It's fast, easy, and fun. It was easy to navigate through the site and become acquainted with how to upload and edit the pictures. It will be interesting to use this tool in the classroom when I need to edit pictures of the children in my classroom or even add their names to pictures so the students can get to know one another. If we go on field trips, I can write captions under the pictures that I print out and post them in a book to help them remember the field trip. I will not do anything differently next time. I enjoyed discovering what this website was about, and what all it had to offer when it comes to editing photos.