Lesson #9 – Wikis

I think wikis could be a valuable item to use within in a library or other teaching environment. The problem is keeping your information safe and unchanged by those who view it. I could see some students “adding” their own take on things which could get out of hand very quickly.
I would love [...]

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Lesson #8 – Social Bookmarks

I have been using www.ikeepbookmarks.com for years. I love being able to add sites I find at home to use at school and not have to send myself e-mails with addresses. I checked out the site provided in will be excited to continue to explore the sites listed there.

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Lesson #7 – YouTube

I must agree there are some good things on You Tube and many not so good things. We had students post a video last year that showed themselves at the local fair ground “shooting” at each other.
The video I picked is one about the Society of Creative Achronism, (SCA). It is a reinactment [...]

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Lesson #6 – Podcasts

I added the Sirsi Dynix Institue to my RSS feed using my Itunes. This is a great source of information. I love that you can get in on live feeds or recorded ones.

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Lesson #5 – Playtime

I chose the billboard to do – what a great advertisement – wouldn’t you say?
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr

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Lesson #4 – More Flickr Fun

I am slowly catching up with my blog. I created the trading card and thought it was fun. I think I will use it as an ending project with my 8th graders at the end of the quarter. It would be great for them to make them and be able to share [...]

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Lesson #3 – My Flick 4a

My son is a ham and loves to take self pictures of himself. Here is one of him in all his glory LOL!

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