I began this journey because I felt very inept in my digital surroundings (hence the blog title!). I had no idea how inept I was!! I didn't know such amazing things existed or that many of them could be so easy to do!! I am so proud of myself and the "things" I have accomplished!
I have my own classroom blog that I can chat and share information with my students on all summer long.
I have my own class wiki that served as an awesome study group for our last test. Every child that went on the wiki got an A or a B on the test!
I know how to embed a YouTube video onto my blog (and by my own estimation makes me very cool).
I can create documents online and open them on any computer using Google Docs. I can also create PowerPoint Presentations online, make flow charts, and any other office type task and open them anywhere! I can find great presentations to use in class on Slideshare.
I can organize all of my sites and see what my colleagues are using on del.icio.us and find a picture of anything on Flickr! I can then take those pictures and put them on my blog or any number of other things like movie posters, switching faces...
I also subscribe to RSS feeds and Podcasts, which I am actually starting to get the hang of and enjoy!
Most importantly I have been able to help others! I explained to a co-worker how to make a blog and she now has a great one of her own for the swim team! My little sister just went back to college and had to spend time at a classmate's house because she doesn't have PowerPoint so I introduced her to Zoho. My husband received a promotion and kept forgetting where he left documents so I showed him Google docs, and many of my students now have their own blogs!! I can teach others about Web 2.0 tools!!
My digital journey is just beginning and I can't wait to see where it takes me!! Thank you 23 Things for helping me become a better teacher by allowing me to communicate with my students on their (mine now too) digital frontier!
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You are not inept at all - or we wouldn't be commenting on your 23rd post! Congratulations on your successful completion of the project. I love how you've been able to incorporate the use of so many of these tools as you participated. What a great way to really learn how to use them. Your students and co-workers (not to mention your husband) are fortunate to have a teacher who is not afraid of experimenting with new tools. Thanks for participating.
You did it!!!! Good job, Laura, our resident Digital Native. Glad you participated because you'll remember all the "things" I forget! Can't wait to do some planning with you using some of our new knowledge!
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