tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72472986896992542502024-03-19T02:56:25.150-07:00Blogging to LearnTina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-51758205259777302012009-08-04T20:07:00.000-07:002009-08-04T20:32:20.111-07:00Implementation PlanI guess I did forget to blog about my implementation plan. I plan on creating some <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasts</span> with some kids and co- workers dealing with book reviews. When we are finished creating the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasts</span> we plan to incorporate them into the library wiki that my co-worker has created. Another thing that I am going to do is take your class to the English department to see if they might use it for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> new multi media class as a curriculum. I think it would be wise for them to use it at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beginning</span> of their class. Lastly, if our library holds <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Manga</span> Club this year, I plan on introducing the kids to FD Toys so they can create their own character trading cards, by using their imagination.Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-57316667010825817742009-08-03T23:24:00.000-07:002009-08-03T23:45:34.334-07:00Week 9 Thing 23<span style="color:#ff0000;">Copyright, Creative Commons, and Congratulations:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#000000;">The copyright movie was not only educational, but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">entertaining</span> the way they took the clips from all the Disney movies and incorporated them into a visual piece of art that they want people to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">comprehend</span>. I think that movie <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">summed</span> it up on the copyright law. </span></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Creative Commons is a tool that I will share with others on how to protect their creativity. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Especially</span> with the younger generation and their creations, there are some talented kids out there!</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Finally the end.......</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Throughout the Web 2.0 journey I have found amazing things to share with students, staff, and family members on how much we can better express ourselves in this technology savvy world that we live in today. We as educators need to continue learning learning the new tools that keep entering the technological world to better prepare our students for the real world. A world of ways to express themselves. Why not stay on top of technology and allow them to express themselves in ways that they already do in their world. Lets let them teach us the way they use Web 2.0 tools. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Changes for the class:</div><div align="left">* For someone never taking an online class before I would give instructions on how to and where to go to get started. ( I really appreciated the help Ann!)</div><div align="left">* I would check the links out before hand to make sure they work.</div><div align="left">*I would maybe assign or have people pair up as teams to bounce ideas off of one another on how things can be incorporated into the classroom or home life.</div><div align="left">*Lastly, I would offer this class to jr./Sr. High Students to offer them a chance to give ideas or input. I think you might get a lot of responses.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Although I am finished with this class, I will never finish using Web 2.0 tools. I was already <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Internet</span> savvy, but this class has lead me to a new adventure in the way to use technology. I really enjoyed this class and will recommend it to everyone and anyone that wants to learn! </div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-31070011499962943862009-08-03T23:11:00.000-07:002009-08-03T23:23:59.833-07:00Week 8 Thing 19.1<span style="color:#000099;">Alaska Digital Pipeline:</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I almost forgot about this one after looking over everything that I've done. oops!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I have heard of this resource but have never checked it out. I was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">completely</span> amazed at everything that they have to offer people, from students to teachers to even parents. i found that they offer more resources for middle and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">high school</span> students then they do elementary. Elementary it seems to be more game like based which is a good thing. I found my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">favorite</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Alaska</span> Outdoors resource. The three things that I found that I would share are <a href="http://www.teenink.com/">www.teenink.com</a>, <a href="http://www.highschoolers.com/">www.highschoolers.com</a>, and <a href="http://www.shykids.com/">www.shykids.com</a>. I would either add the links to our school wiki page or just add the entire <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Alaska</span> digital pipeline link to the page to inform them about the information <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">available</span> to everyone. It might also be a good idea to add that site as part of a library orientation.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-26830398209661529562009-08-03T21:56:00.000-07:002009-08-03T22:06:00.165-07:00Week 9 Thing 22<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ebooks</span> and Audio <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">ebooks</span>:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I would agree that kids in Special Ed. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">benefit</span> from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ebooks</span> or audio books, I have seen that first hand. It helps them to follow along and to better understand the book. I have not been an avid e or audio book user, I prefer to read things myself. I tend to get into the characters a little more. Which leads me into thinking about volunteering to read for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Librivox</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">I checked</span> out the site and I know some people can handle others reading, but unfortunately the few books that I took a listen to the voices seemed very ....well sorry for saying this boring. I need to listen to someone with energy and upbeat and into what they are reading. People love listening to me read, they get into whatever novel or piece of literature I am reading aloud. I do not think that I could listen to an e-book or audio book on a commute unless it was really entertaining. Last year I was blessed to work with a visually impaired student, that student would always tell me that I should be a reader for audio books. Maybe I'll look into that for a second career, I'll have to research that option. :)</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-31621662094405136822009-08-03T21:20:00.000-07:002009-08-03T21:26:54.026-07:00Week 9 Thing 21<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Podcasts</span>:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Podcasts</span> are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">something</span> that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">truly</span> amazes me. I find myself watching my 12 year old making <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasts</span> on a weekly bases. It's amazing what he can come up with during the time that he is creating. I think if <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">podcasting</span> was used more in schools as a way to do a book report <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">among</span> other things kids would be more excited about school and want to do more and put more into their work. With today's society everyone wants to be a star, why not let them and encourage them to go beyond what they have done. Let them teach us what they can do with a podcast, as long as they can stay in the school guidelines. I downloaded two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">rss</span> feeds to my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">bloglines</span> account.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-63810284020046065102009-08-02T23:52:00.000-07:002009-08-03T00:11:28.708-07:00Week 9 Thing 20<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='449' height='294' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxTkA2PvPqaUExAW2MyeRf8n9I_aW-5MYzsj_VwSHjbZfw5fojyaldcIVyqgLZvYx84X6zmICYjJO7cPW8dGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>With school getting ready to start I thought all of us needed to take the time to remember this. I found this really inspirational. I find this video to be true and I live by it. </p><p>Anyway Teacher Tube was great! There are a lot of things that a person might have to filter through, but that is like everything else in life in general. I found it amusing sifting through things. </p>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-85686735628161825172009-08-02T23:42:00.001-07:002009-08-02T23:42:27.871-07:00Starfish an inspirational message for all teachers<a href="http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=58226&title=Starfish_an_inspirational_message_for_all_teachers">Starfish an inspirational message for all teachers</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br />Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-15029747210923176692009-08-02T19:09:00.000-07:002009-08-02T19:10:12.166-07:00It workedWow Thanks! It worked!Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-18802497682052224012009-08-02T19:06:00.001-07:002009-08-02T19:06:03.440-07:00TestHello everyone I am creating this new document to see if I can embed it into my blog. Yesterday I used Zoho spread sheet and I didn't see a share button. I tried everything that I culd think of to embed it into my blog, but no such luck. I have decided today to give it another try using just the document form. We will see if this works. If it does, I want to send my thanks to Misty's Mysteries for commenting on my blog. I did not however see a share button on the sreadsheet version. ThanksTina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-85069037177834338852009-08-02T18:40:00.000-07:002009-08-02T18:49:38.340-07:00Week 8 Thing 19<span style="color:#000066;">Check Out Library Thing:</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I found Library Thing amazing. Most of the books that I placed in Library Thing were pretty popular. I really enjoyed reading all the other reviews about the books that I have read, when I get time I'll have to write my own reviews. I also thought it was nice that when Library Thing gives you recommendations of reading material it is geared towards your genera that you like to read. I definitely give that two thumbs up. It would be great for libraries to use the tool for children to write reviews. I think it would get other children's interest sparked for reading if they see that one of their peers has read a particular book and wrote something about it. The link to my Library Catalog is as follows: <a href="http://www.librarything.com/home/holmanrtraj">http://www.librarything.com/home/holmanrtraj</a></span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-83614821675856290012009-08-01T18:50:00.000-07:002009-08-01T19:07:58.660-07:00Week 8 Thing 18Take a look at online productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheets, and more):<br /><br />Wow, What an amazing tool! This is great! I found that this program is a lot like microsoft and excel. It was so easy to use, really user friendly. This is wonderful for students who want to use this type of program, but don't have the funds to go out and get it. I created two documents and placed one in this blog. It really wasn't that hard to do. Although I had trouble trying to embed it into the blog itself. I am going to tell everyone about this program. I am wondering though if you could create documents on here then transfer them to file. I'll have to try that and see if I can get it to work.<br /><br /><a id="publicurltext" title="Public URL" href="http://sheet.zoho.com/public/holmanrtraj/important-family-dates?mode=html" target="_blank">http://sheet.zoho.com/public/holmanrtraj/important-family-dates?mode=html</a>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-22633014812451375212009-08-01T18:01:00.000-07:002009-08-01T18:10:56.583-07:00Week 7 thing 17<span style="color:#000099;">Add an entry to "Sandbox" Wiki:</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Who would have thought that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span> are so easy to make and edit. I loved exploring this tool, there are so many things that one could use <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span> for. I might just have to make a few of them myself, one for home and one for work. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wikis</span> would be great to use to plan a family or class reunion. It would also be nice to have kids in a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">high school</span> put together a digital yearbook, but designed on a wiki. The video was very resourceful. I added a curriculum to the "Sandbox," I thought it would be fun for students to make a family tree for a particular character out of a piece of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">literature</span>.....think of Hamlet's family tree, wouldn't that catch <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">some one's</span> eye. I only added one curriculum note. Although I have so many more ideas like making character trading cards, blogging book reviews maybe incorporated into <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span>. :)</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-15618468740024881682009-07-29T21:44:00.000-07:002009-07-29T21:59:45.784-07:00Week 7 Thing 16<span style="color:#ff0000;">Learn about <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span> and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I was thinking about trying to set up a wiki for my family. It might b e a good thing to add to the family tree, everyone and anyone can join in. Libraries can use <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span> to set up book reviews and collaborate with other librarians and school staff members about things needed and things that can be done throughout the school year. I also think this would be a great way for any teacher to set up something as a way to get other teachers opinions about certain text books that they want to use in the years to come. A lot can be done with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">wikis</span>. This would be a great way for teachers and parents to communicate. Teachers could also always post homework assignments and future things that will be happening in their classroom. Here is the wiki that our school librarian Miss. Harris set up, I think she did a great job, check it out!</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"> <a href="https://behs-library.wikispaces.com/">https://behs-library.wikispaces.com/</a></span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-66435106473477195682009-07-29T20:53:00.000-07:002009-07-29T21:05:54.636-07:00Week 6 Thing 15<span style="color:#ff0000;">Read some perspectives on web 2.0 future of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">libraries</span>:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">After reading a few articles I have had loads of thoughts going through my mind. The way that libraries offer their services is very important now and in the future to come. I totally agree with Michael Stephens when he says, "the Library is human." I also feel as if the library of a school is the temple of the school a place where all gather to converse, educate, and learn new and historical <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">information</span> about our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">world</span> and its surroundings. There are so many things that I want to try at our library.....like the idea of a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">cyber</span> cafe, I think that would go over real well at our school. Also collaborating with Amazon.com about downloading books. The more information we learn the more we can reach out and help others. Our school already has a wiki page and the kids seem to use it quite a bit from what I have noticed. Our librarian has done a wonderful job setting it up for the kids and staff.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-55649940865233616102009-07-29T17:45:00.000-07:002009-07-29T21:07:25.363-07:00Week 6 Thing 14<span style="color:#000099;">Technorati and Tagging: </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">There really are a lot of blogs out there. I was surprised to find blogs on almost everything, there is probably a blog out there for every subject matter. I do not think that I will use this tool that often or even at all. I don't think that I could just sit there and read from the computer, but I did think about what the raven team said about using it to follow a campaign trail is a great way to use this tool. I tried to claim my blog, but got locked out when I typed in the wrong code. Oh, well, what to do what to do, you live and you learn.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br />Tagging is a wonderful way to organize items.Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-84263216321369254702009-07-28T23:09:00.000-07:002009-07-28T23:19:09.775-07:00Week 6 Thing 13<span style="color:#ff0000;">Discovering Del.icio.us:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I love the fact that I can bookmark all my sources and have them at my fingertips on any computer. I don't know though how often I'll use del.icio.us. I'm sure though that I'll use it later on down the road and when I do, I'll already know how to use it. :) Delicious can be useful for teachers to share information about certain subject matters. We as librarians can use this tool to bookmark certain sites for teachers or students that have big research projects coming up, such as for example bookmarking sites dealing with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">hereditary</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">di</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">seases</span> for a biology class. This will and can be very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beneficial</span> to any faculty member or student.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-81721256394954813792009-07-26T20:50:00.000-07:002009-07-26T21:01:19.926-07:00Week 5 Thing 12<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voicethreads</span>:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Voicethreads</span> is a great way for everyone to express themselves. I thought that it was wonderful that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">voicethread</span> offered five different ways for people to communicate. The first thing that I thought that this could be used for is military troops that are deployed could read books to their children or show what they liked best about a picture or a drawing that their child or loved one has sent them. There is so much more anyone can do with this program. A teacher could use this program for a compare and contrast class, a debate class, anything imaginable. While I have been taking this class I find myself working and taking notes then going back to blog, guess I am still a little old schooled and still prefer the pen and paper. :)</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-27335008544801280542009-07-26T20:33:00.000-07:002009-07-26T20:50:51.487-07:00Week 5 Thing 11<span style="color:#000066;">Explore Web 2.0 award winning applications and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ning</span> along with playing Travel IQ:</span><br /><span style="color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I really enjoyed playing with the sites. I played around so much with one site that I was up way past my bedtime. I love digital photography so I played around with <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">www.picnik.com</a>, the one tool that I loved the most about this program is that it allowed you to focus in on a particular focal point of your photo and it would be color. The rest of the photo will become black and white. A library might use this product by uploading a picture of a certain book <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">amongst</span> others and use the one book as the focal subject for say a book of the month club. Just a thought. I still prefer <a href="http://www.fotoflexer.com/">www.fotoflexer.com</a> </span><br /><br />The next product I messed with was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">geni</span>, <a href="http://www.geni.com/">www.geni.com</a> this product is used for people interested in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">genealogy</span>. This is the one that I found all my time flying by, I just couldn't stop doing it. I was thinking it might be a neat idea to have a student make a family tree of a book's characters or do one of their own for history or another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">class</span>. I am still using this tool.<br /><br />As far as <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ning</span> goes I signed up and played a little I really couldn't believe that there are that many groups out there. People talk about everything and anything.<br /><br />Travel IQ was a lot of fun. There is another site that others might want to try sometime. It builds up your vocabulary and feeds the hungry at the same time. Some of you should check this site out it will explain the feed the hungry part to you. The site is <a href="http://www.freerice.com/">www.freerice.com</a>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-42363016247073412242009-07-23T17:53:00.000-07:002009-07-23T18:16:35.493-07:00Week 5 Thing 10<a href="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090723/purf6aa08ecf6501f5f.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 466px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 85px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090723/purf6aa08ecf6501f5f.gif" /></a> I played around with a few image generators I liked using <a href="http://www.imagechef.com/">http://www.imagechef.com/</a> I created a blog title banner then also created a support ribbon for my husband being that he's in the military. I found playing with this a lot of fun I can't wait to get more done. I will try more after dinner.<br /><div><img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI*ODM5NjYwNDQ*MCZwdD*xMjQ4Mzk2ODQwNzUzJnA9MTE5MzEmZD1yaWJib24mbj1ibG9nZ2VyJmc9MSZvPTA3YzE2OGEwMjQwMTRmMTI5YjgwZjM4OTZlNzE4ZmE*.gif" width="0" height="0" /><a href="http://www.imagechef.com/ic/ribbon/" target="_blank"> <img alt="Awareness Ribbons Customized - ImageChef.com" src="http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090723/sampa723fb0498b6a0a9.jpg" /> </a></div>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-77915773739744769062009-07-23T17:20:00.000-07:002009-07-23T17:27:08.910-07:00Week 4 Thing 9<span style="color:#ff0000;">Locate a few useful school library related blogs and/or news feeds:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I actually did this last night not realizing it was going to be a thing to do. I looked at blogdigger last night and it seemed the easiest out of the rest of them to use. Although I must admit the one that I used the most was the B</span><span style="color:#000000;">loglines Search Engine, that was the most useful. I was able to get an rss feed on education weekly I broke it down into two part education weekly itself and then the special ed department.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-59677469974757724422009-07-22T13:21:00.000-07:002009-07-22T23:22:14.166-07:00Week 4 Thing 8<span style="color:#000099;">RSS Feeds and setting up your own bloglines news reader account:</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">It wasn't hard to set up the RSS Feed. I like having all the information at my finger tips and not having to go back and search for things over and over. I was also impressed by the fact that the blogline staff had a list of feeds that you could choose from, that was nice. While looking at some feeds that I added myself I discovered that I really don't need a blogline account my husband is techno savvy that he told me they will save under my favorites too. Sure enough they did, I still set the account up though, just so I can blog about some of the information that I found that might help me with my two year old. If anyone knows of any sites that might help me in getting him to talk that would be great, he is very delayed in his speech. My other two were very verbal early on, has me a little worried. Anyway, I'll use the feeds to check on daily articles pertaining to him. My URL is as follows <a href="http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=TMH">http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=TMH</a> </span><br /><br />The above link didn't work I am going to try another one if this one doesn't work I am going to give up for the night. <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/TMH">http://www.bloglines.com/public/TMH</a> Lets try this now.<br /><br />Yes!!! I got it to work, I feel good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was going to give up, but I kept challenging myself. I won! :)Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-57229967910766071382009-07-19T17:36:00.000-07:002009-07-19T17:41:46.929-07:00Week Three Thing Seven<span style="color:#ff6600;">Blog About Any Technology:</span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;">I personally think that itunes is the best thing ever. Being able to download what songs you want instead of purchasing an entire cd. Not to mention that an itunes gift card I have found is the best present ever to give a young teenager. We've come a long way since 8-track tapes, record players, and cassette tapes. It's hard to imagine that I lived through them all. It's funny to hear the youngsters ask about things that I grew up with. I wonder what's to come in the future.</span>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-61331290894311845152009-07-19T17:24:00.000-07:002009-07-19T17:35:13.988-07:00Week Three Thing Six<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya91cizkkMUqA2itTDp5NT8rSOdj_vougYwaWS_UdAOlW3U9ZQmva2T3ZGCimeaAuOaXhzDfRhytdrPFUZwWGn5KCjHWXMvK6wTfNGsY8uTZA9rRR4pLVFa6JqpoB9a4YaHhBpxQnEew/s1600-h/neon+jack.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 82px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360333913720040018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya91cizkkMUqA2itTDp5NT8rSOdj_vougYwaWS_UdAOlW3U9ZQmva2T3ZGCimeaAuOaXhzDfRhytdrPFUZwWGn5KCjHWXMvK6wTfNGsY8uTZA9rRR4pLVFa6JqpoB9a4YaHhBpxQnEew/s200/neon+jack.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Flikr</span> tools and 3rd parties</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">Well I dabbled in almost all of the tools and applications. The one that sparked my interest was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">flauntr</span>.com. I wanted to try editing some pictures and such. I was having a little trouble with it when my son walked in and told me to try <a href="http://www.fotoflexer.com/">http://www.fotoflexer.com/</a>. I did and it worked great, it was really user friendly. It was a free site and I was able to create this picture of my youngest son using the neon button and picking out the things that I wanted neon. They have tons of things that you can choose from, from beautifying to animating your photos.</span></div>Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-90149001679681476722009-07-12T21:10:00.001-07:002009-07-12T21:10:55.239-07:00Week Three Thing Five Continued<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsideshot/3494518606/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3494518606_fc5bc61b33_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsideshot/3494518606/">Sunset at Ravenel Bridge</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/outsideshot/">outsideshot</a></span></div>Sunset at Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, SC. This bridge replaced the older bridge. Although it is a lot higher, one might think it is scarier, but it's not and it doesn't creak when you drive across it. South Carolina is very beautiful.<br clear="all" />Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7247298689699254250.post-31634882896320288432009-07-12T21:05:00.001-07:002009-07-12T21:05:14.540-07:00Week Three Thing Five<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamingohouse/26641523/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/26641523_6f2d1faf9c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flamingohouse/26641523/">Grace Memorial Bridge Charleston, SC</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/flamingohouse/">smiely</a></span></div>Grace Memorial Bridge Charleston, SC<br /><br />I can remeber driving over this bridge, it was so old and scary. The new bridge is much more prettier.<br clear="all" />Tina H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12904682267602915103noreply@blogger.com0