The Nineteenth Thing

http://teacherpop.ning.com/profile/TammyWaters
I joined teacherpop and the above is a link to view my page.  I also left a comment for Dr. Wall and uploaded some pics.  I tried like everything to add my badge to my blog but had no luck.  So, if anyone reading can tell me how please do :)  I like Whats On My Bookshelf and GoodReads.  I think I would enjoy joining either of them.  I think teacherpop is a good network for connecting teachers and will be beneficial for me as well.
Finally got the badge!  Yes!

Thing #18...

     Okay, we all know by now that I am not the best person to call when in need of tech info...but this class is carrying me kicking and screaming into the big world of cyber space...its scary but I'm managing!  Well, I did not have a Facebook account before I started college in 2009 and since I started college the Education Department has terrified me with horror stories about them, so I graciously decided not to create one.  I am a very private person anyway.  However, I had already created a Twitter account for this class.  Thus, I choose Twitter instead of Facebook.  I added a lot of websites about authors, books, and English teachers.  I actually think I will like following these people and sites.  Especially the ones concerning books!  I love to read and I am always trying to find the next wonderful one I will read. 
     I believe that this type of social networking will be highly beneficial to me as a future educator.  I want to stay on top of the best books.  I want to be up to date on the latest reviews.  I definitely want to have the most current way of analyzing and teaching literature!  I gained a lot of insight from this assignment and as usual I found that technology is not all that bad.  So, yes this will be of much use in my future classroom. 
https://twitter.com/#!/Roscoe2911

The Seventeenth Thing

Oh me...well here we go again...Just kidding!  I just got to get back into "things"...LOL!  I really enjoyed Del.icio.us.  I think it will be quite helpful to me as a teacher.  I can also see how it would be helpful to students.  As I consider myself to be an organized person, I naturally love anything that will allow me to become even more organized.  In addition, the ability to share info and links with my peers as well as students will be extremely useful.  I think this will also help me to stay current on the latest technology and information pertaining to my career choice.

The Sixteenth Thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     First of all, allow me to say yes...I am on the Sixteenth Thing!  Okay, now that I have got that out of the way back to the assignment.  I chose iGoogle start page because I use Google a lot for this class.  I will probably leave it as permanent because I like it.  It has a little frog and it is so cute!  I also added some little turtles.  It makes me smile when I have had a long day.  It is organized well and will help me to keep up with the news, (since I no longer have time to watch it)!  I already have an online calendar and I have "a constantly reminding me of something" in my phone!  I also have a written planner so, I don't think I could get much more organized.  What I need is just a few more hours in the day!   I would recommend the start page and the calendar because they are pretty basic and fun to use without becoming obsessive...like me!

Thing # 15

     Wikis are wonderful!  I looked at some of the examples of how schools are using wikis and I was amazed.  I had heard of and shamefully used Wikipedia...when I was really in a hurry and just wanted to know the basics!  I promise!  HOWEVER...I had no idea!  Wow! 
     I used my blog post from Thing 9 for the sandbox assignment.  It has a pic of a slug trying in vain to get to Thing 23!  (I thought it was cute!) Thats how I feel right about now!!!  Anyway, back to wikis...I believe there are numerous ways in which they could be utilized in the classroom.  I would probably use mine for literature purposes...maybe book discussions...

Thing #14

I chose Flowchart.com and Mindmeister.  These were both fairly easy to use.  I also looked at Gliffy and it seemed to have a lot more diagrams and things that could be utilized. Mind maps were my favorite, however. I feel like I would use them more in my classroom.  Mind maps are an important tool for teaching because they can be used to connect ideas and help students analyze information and learn more efficiently.