Thing 11: SlideShare

I have been making PowerPoints and giving presentations since middle school. It is the only thing technology-wise that I am truly comfortable doing! I feel like I could really do a PowerPoint and publish it using SlideShare on a wiki or blog and be proud of what I did.

Thing 10: Screencasts

I love the idea of screencasts! Being technologically challenged, I would love to look at some "How-to" screencasts for technology. I would personally use it to show Spanish-speaking parents how to navigate the parent spaces on the Batesville Schools website. I think the possibilities are endless.

Embedding a Video on a Blog

I am so glad I finally learned how to embed a video onto my blog! On my last blogpost I had difficulty posting my Flickr name and I learned how today! This will be so beneficial for the classroom because you can embed a YouTube video on a blog and show it in the classroom! Very exciting skill to have!

Thing 8: Mashups

I have always loved those pictures you see of letters in found objects that spell "Dream" or "Believe" or can spell someone's name but I had no idea I could make my own using spell with Flickr. It is very fun to play with and has some really cool possibilities in the Spanish classroom by making weekly vocabulary words not seem so mundane and it takes almost no time to type in the word and copy the link to where ever you would like it to go. I think this is my favorite "Thing" yet.

Thing 7: Flickr

I am very familiar with Flickr but I have only used it with personally. I am so excited to get to use Flickr in the classroom. I instantly thought of using Flickr when I teach my family unit. I Can't wait to get started and try it out!

Thing 6

I think for me the most beneficial part of ning.com is the ability to collaborate with other elementary Spanish teachers. I don't know any elementary Spanish teachers personally so ning makes other members of my profession accessible to me! How awesome is that!

Chapter 3 Activities

Today, I learned that our role as teacher is changing from lecturer to learning facilitator. It is more important that the students learn for themselves than to simply listen to what their brilliant teachers have to say. By doing the activity I realized that even after reading every word of the chapter and reflecting on it myself I learned so much more by collaborating with my colleagues and getting their thoughts and opinions.