Thing # 22

The titles of my LiveBinders are Literature in the classroom, Shakespeare, and Grammar in the Classroom.  
"width:75px; height:78px; background-image:url(http://www.livebinders.com/images/binder_icon_private.gif); border:0px; margin-top:4px; background-repeat: no-repeat">    <a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=695757">    <img src="http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.slideshare.net/teacher_richard/creating-a-literature-rich-classroom" style="width:60px; height:60px; border:0px; padding:0px;margin:11px 0px 0px 13px;" />    </a>    </div>    <div><a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=695757">Literature in The Classroom

I would use LiveBinders in my classroom as a way to allow my students access to things I think will be useful to the students. LiveBinders is a convenient way to control what the students are viewing and wont have the inherent dangers of searching on the internet.

Thing # 19

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The only social online communities I am apart of are a couple of special interest forums. Outside of Facebook I do not join that many communities, because I am not comfortable with talking with people I do not know in real life over the internet. Being a cook I was very interested in the food themed social networks, it is an easy way to find recipes you may want to try. It is also a way to meet like minded people that you may have more in common with than just cooking. In the future I may one day use the education centered networks, that way I can maybe find new things to try in the classroom. 

Thing # 15

I was an early user of Wikipedia, so I am very familiar with Wikis and how they work. Wikis are an easy way to catalog information  that a group can come together and edit. I could use a wiki in my classroom to catalog what is going on in the classroom and the School as a whole. I could make articles about lessons that are being taught in class.

Thing # 23

I will use Creative Commons in my classroom to make sure it is legal for me to use an intellectual property in the classroom. Being a prospective English teacher I would want to use certain I.P.'s in my classroom, but I do not want the school district to get into any legal trouble. That is why the Creative Commons licenses are important to understand and look for. It is very important, in this era of rampant litigation, to protect yourself's against any kind of copyright infraction. People who create intellectual property are very cautious on how people have access their property.

Thing # 21

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Animoto was a surprisingly  easy experience. The moment i went to the site it asked me to link my Facebook account to Animoto. After I linked the two accounts it prompted me to use my Facebook library photos to make a video. I was able to select the photos and the music it then edited the video on it own. This was an easy and fun experience.

My Animoto video.

Thing # 20

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YouTube is a great site that has an easy to use and you can find videos rather easily. The video above was the third video on the search return. However, caution must be used when exploring YouTube in the classroom because the returns can bring up something that is not appropriate for students. YouTube is best when the videos are pre-loaded before class so the students can only revives relevant information.

Thing # 18

It is important for teachers to know how to use social media because it remains an important aspect of our culture. Keeping in touch with students to see if their is any out of class problems affecting a student. Cyber bullying being a negative side of the new social media websites that can be very traumatic for a student.
I have had the privilege of living in tech savvy household and I have used theses sites since there inception and I understand there concepts.
I feel that Facebook is the most useful for teacher and there classroom, as you can set up a group on the site that you can invite the students to join.