16 Wiki's

There is so much good stuff out there on the net. The idea of Wiki's is great and  didn't realise the extent or possible uses. Came across a great blog set up by a Year 10 English teacher. One of my aims is to set up a class blog and I'm certainly learning lots with the 23 things online learning.

15 copyright, creative commons

What a great video ..... must have taken hours to make, so clever!  It's such an important area to cover in your teaching. 

The concept of creative commons is also very interesting and a great compromise to the rigidity of copy right.

14. Technorati

Yet another registration but I'm a bit confused how to do a tag so my blog comes up on a search. Will have to work on it some more

13 Tagging

So it looks like I can keep my bookmarks and open on any computer... that is a useful possibility. I've registered with Del.cio.us . Luckily I'm keeping track of all this registration stuff as I've registered with so many things now. 

I'm still not sure about the social bookmarking benefits. Do I really have time to see what others have been up to as I  can barely keep up with what I'm doing!!!

No. 12 Rollyo

This is a bit risky as I decided to go with a travel theme... in particular the South Pacific as my next travel destination.  I could have easily spent hours looking at possible trips.

No. 11 Web 2.0 sites

Thought it was about time I had a look at FAcebook as there has been so much hype about it. Amazingly the only friends on it were my husband and children! What does that say about my other friends? When I get more friends I might be able to look more at Facebook but now it's a little hard to make a comment about it. Mingle is  online dating so I might give it a miss. Imbee is for kids and tweens so I might give it a miss too.

No 10 - image generator

This was a lot of fun. A good idea for making birthday cards etc. I can see a lot of possible uses here for students.

No 9 - school blogs

There are a few interesting things in Technorati, etc. I will need to do a lot more exploring here.

Thing 8 - RSS

Another interesting concept.... I can see there are a few options here as long as I have time to read what's sorted out for me.

Thing 7 Technology

There's a lot out there that's worth finding out about. Went out and bought a mobile phone that can take photos and a 6 megapixel , 3 optical zoom digital camera that I can use with my students. The prices are coming down as each one of these only cost $99. 

Thing 6 - Another poster

motivator2078858, originally uploaded by lyn31.

No. 7 technology

This week I have gone out and bought a new mobile phone with camera and video capabilities. It's really important that as a teacher of young adults I stay abreast with the technologies they are using. It's a challenge sometimes but also an interesting journey. There can be a lot of frustration as I try to work out how to use things but as I learn I realise the possibilities.

Thing 6 - My creation

My creation, originally uploaded by lyn31.

My first attempt at a poster!

Thing 5 Flickr

100_3952, originally uploaded by _Marcel_.

I have just taken a similar photo to this one after spending a few days sailing on the Myall Lakes. We have just had about 12 days straight with rain but haad a great time sailing.

Lonely sail...

Lonely sail..., originally uploaded by gardawind.

I'm so far behind on my 23 things because this is where I would rather be....

lighthouse and pv 085

lighthouse and pv 085, originally uploaded by n2spcmusc.

What an amazing photo! There's such a big, wide , beautiful world out there beyond the computer screen.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Friday 25 April - ANZAC day

Time sure has gotten away from me. Even though I haven't posted anything for a while I have been checking out Flickr and other things. Bought a new mobile phone today for work so we can communicate with our younger students. I hope to be able to take photos and send them as well.
Better get back to 23 things and see what other exciting things await me

Sunday 30March

Easter is now a week ago and today the sun is shining brightly and it's quite warm. Maybe I seem a bit obsessed with the weather but during the working week I seem to spend all day indoors and really miss the sun. Thought I had better have another go at blogging. My challenge now is to register and read other blogs. Well here goes...

Blog 2

It's a rainy Easter weekend, as usual. Why is it that it can be really hot and sunny the day before the Easter break then come Easter it rains and the temperature drops 5-10 degrees? Well the good thing is it keeps you indoors and you can catch up on a few things.

 Just played around with my profile, careful not to admit too much and find a photo which shows not too much as well.

My first blog

How easy was that! I love it when the instructions are easy enough to follow on the first read. This is going to be a good learning experience. Can't wait to get right into it but for now I have to get back to my desk work.