Tool # 10: Exploring Mobile Technology and Apps

I do not have I touch or any other modern device more than my Ipod shuffle where I have been enjoying my favorite music. I have bought music from I-tunes and burning my own CD for my car and my house.. I like my Ipod because it is weightless and small. It is very easy to handle and to use.
Students can use the i-pod to listen to a story (in English and in Spanish), to review important information recorded for the teachers, to hear instructions again without disturbing other students. The students can use the Ipad and I touch to research, to read books and articles, to learn and expand vocabulary, to post comments in a blog, to share resources, to watch educational videos, to write and just to play an educative game.
Some of the apps that I think would be very useful for my students are:
ICanWrite, Etch A Sketch, ComicTouch, Stanza, Wordpress, KuGon, Google Earth, Poptiq, Book Shelf, Ifbyphone, WeDic, TouchType and Dexy.
I need to go to the store to play with one of these techs. I will share with you later.....

Tool #9:Sharing information through Jing and Skype

I have been using Skype to video conferring with my family in Germany and Colombia. The connection is very good. You can talk as much as you want and see the other person like if you were there with them. It is free. I think the students can benefit with Skye because they can share their learning and experiences as well as their personal experiences with other students around the world. We, as a classroom can share activities with students from other schools, states and countries and learn from each other.
I did not know about Jing, but I did a sample. It is very nice because sometimes you want to show the image of something to the person that is chatting to you and with Jing is instantly. Jing is a very friendly program.e tools and is very friendly. My students can share resources, research, and products when they are doing a projects with out having to get physically together, they can work outside of the classroom or in the classroom independently.

Tool#8: Video Resources

Videos are powerful resources in the classroom because they are engaging, and innovative ways to present information. The students love to watch videos and disscuss after the videos what they have learned, questions that they have and they can realte the videos with their background information and real life.


Frog life cycle

Tool # 7 Digital Story Telling

I love the Photo Story program. I did not know that I have it. I really enjoyed creating the photo story. I think my students can create photo stories as a journal every time we finish a theme. The students can share what they have learned and show pictures of what they have done.I think could be really good for science projects.

Tool # 6: Wiki

Wiki seems to be a great tool not only for the students but also for our teams. Wikis will increase student's and team's connection, creativity, collaboration. consensus and compromise. We will need to develop true teamwork skills with our students and colleagues. I've got two ideas of how to use a wiki: to create continuing stories and an online mini writer workshop.I would like to create a wiki right now. I will share it when I learn how and have it ready!

Tool #5 Tagging and Social Bookmarking

I think that these tools are very useful because now we can share with colleagues when preparing the lessons or when you just want to share a good source or idea. However, I feel I need to learn more about tagging. The tags that I used were specific to what I was looking for: math problems and lesson plans with tech resources.
I joined Diigo and Delicious. In Diigo I joined a group called Education Technology Group.

The two websites that I found were:
http://mathplayground.com/
http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/

Tool #4: Cool Google Tools

Google Docs is an excellent source to keep documents organized and easy to find. I think Google doc could help our team to work at the same time in assignments or projects together. It would save a lot of wasted time putting together documents, projects or assignments.

Google reading would be a nice place to go when you want to get new ideas or want to see what is new.
I have shared a Google doc with my sister and have set up my Google reader account.

Tool #3: Image Generators and Mashups

I created a short video using Animoto and using my own pictures. It is very fun to "play" with pictures and videos. I love that you can add music and text. I also used the poetry blender. I love to play with all of these imaging tools, however, it is a time consuming job!

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Tool #1:Creating the blog and the avatar

Creating the blog was relatively easy, creating the avatar has been very frustrating. I created an avatar at least 40 times. I tried everything possible to publish it but I did not succeed. I feel very frustrated because I wasted several hours trying to publish the avatar. I believe that the website is not working properly. However I feel very happy because I think that the students are going to love the avatars and I think I would create avatars per each subject or if possible and the time allow me, I could create an avatar for each theme that we will teach.

Tool #2: Building an online education comunity and a PLN

I am learning the importance of participating in a PLN . I have found out that is very interesting and can enrich us as teachers and as people. The children are really ahead of many of us in the use of technologies and networks. They seem to carry a technology gene that facilitates them for the use of new devices that are designed to be part of different networks.
I believe that participating in PLN could seem hard but in the end it is a pleasure to learn new things and be able to share our thoughts, everyday experiences, and feelings and to enrich our teaching with different points of view and new ideas.
I am learning how to write comments and I think we need to keep in mind 3 important points: Share something about your self, tag clouds for your comments could be a good feedback and teaching the students how to write comments.
The five blogs I commented on:
Gann's Gazette
SSC
Speedlimit20
Maricela@SBISD
rafael-edublog

"Welcome to the magical Learning Kingdom!"

Invitation

I invite you to embark on a learning adventure..
I am very excited to start learning about technologies that we can use in our classroom to develop in our students the skills necesaries to survive succesfully in this century