Thing #22
I used Ning last year for Book Club. It was great.....because the kids (an after school enrichment program) got ahead of the teachers in completing books. The other teacher and I could not keep up with their avid reading. It got out of control. So, we linked our group to her 8th grade GT class. Her students posed questions on our Ning account we all worked together through the computers. It worked out well. I would do it again.

Thing # 21

I did it and I loved this...just loved it!!!! You can be creative on a computer! This was fabulous!
Here is my photo story.....

Thing #20
Teacher Tube is great because you know it is appropriate for your classroom! I found a great one and cannot wait to share with my co-teacher this site and video! They even fired off an alligator! I could do without the ads.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=19272

I also enjoyed this vintage skit from Sesame Street on You Tube. I still laughed. I guess Cookie Monster is a classic like Lucy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJlkplvYdgA

This was fun and I could do it all night and day. For fun I just watched 5 or 6 Adam Ant (80's) videos. I love Adam Ant......now I am aging myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonczpswC3s&feature=youtube_gdata

Thing # 19
The first one I went to was Hair Mixer. You can put different hairstyles on people, even yourself. I loved it. Web 2.0 awards is a great reference page. I made it a favorite, just in case I am looking for something new to use.

Thing # 18
We used Google Docs last year for papers, journals, and essay questions. It was a lot of work, but what was nice was you did not have to get the same computer....it was always there. also when we did work in the computer lab and not all the computers were loaded with Word....we just had those studetns got to their Google Docs and the lesson continued. It should be easier for us this year.

Thing # 17
Bravo to Bruce. Wonderful explanations as always. I work with Bruce and we all go to him (all women in the LA dept.) for technology help. I put some of my favorite History sites on rollyo.
http://rollyo.com/search.html?q=Us+History&sid=638968

Thing # 16
I will definitely use a wiki with my friends when planning something! I hate it when I get 20 emails in 10 minutes trying to plan an event or trip. I do like Lee LeFleur's (Commoncraft)explanations about technology. I will think about using a wiki in my classes that have computer access without having to go to the computer lab which is limited access.