http://dkoscik.edublogs.org Using technology in the CLASSROOM Mon, 05 May 2008 15:02:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow - it's over! That went by really quickly. I really feel like I learned a LOT in this class. I mentioned the wiki and the blog in my voicethread because these are things I have already begun using in my classes. I think the way we used these tools ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/thing-23-weve-reached-the-light/ I spent a decent amount of time surfing around the Classroom 2.0 and Ning sites and found some interesting things. I think it's great that there is a forum where teachers can go and get new ideas, see what others are doing, or simply vent about what is going on. ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/05/05/thing-22-lets-get-social/ Pageflakes was really fun! I have played around with iGoogle, so I was familiar with the adding of widgets, news feeds, and so forth - but I love the sharing aspect of this. I actually made two pages - one for me and My Stuff, and one called 8th Grade ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/26/thing-21-pageflakes/ I just finished exploring Google Docs & Spreadsheets & Presentations. I have used these things before thanks to David Widener in the middle school. He has kept track of our middle school track & field roster via the Docs, and it has been a very easy and convenient way for ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/26/thing-20-google-docs-rocks/ I have known about YouTube for some time now - who hasn't, right? I've done some sharing and surfing and watching. People put the craziest things on there. I often hear my students discussing the latest video over and over again. I searched for some educational videos and found some ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/thing-19-youtube-teachertube/ I just completed my first podcast using Evoca. I thought of three ideas - very basic, boring ideas! - to use podcasts in the classroom. But boring or not, I did it and am looking forward to doing more! I have a Mac at home, so I'm going to experience ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/19/thing-18-my-very-first-podcast/ I have to confess, I am a podcast fanatic. A brand new fanatic, but a fanatic nonetheless. I originally started podcasting - listening only - when I added the Grammar Girl podcast on my Google Reader for Thing 5. I listened to a few episodes, but then got caught up ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/19/thing-17-ipod-do-you/ An online goal setting (hopefully reaching) site. This was interesting to me. I am not one of those people who set life time goals, and I've learned the hard way to avoid absolutes. I am also not one of those people who put things about myself out there for everyone ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/thing-16-43-things/ This was a fun activity. I found myself getting caught up in the search for books I've read and authors I enjoy. This type of activity makes me realize how much time I DON'T take to read. But it's motivating. I did the stretch task and felt like the "add ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/07/thing-15-library-thing/ I have been using Delicious on and off for about a year. I've used it for class projects, and it's really helpful. But honestly, my comfort zone is still to add my bookmarks on my individual computer. I'm trying to break out of that comfort zone! Prior to this task though I ... http://dkoscik.edublogs.org/2008/04/05/thing-14-delicious/