Thing 24 of 23 Things: Is This The End or Only The Beginning?

Didn't know that you can fit 24 things in a total of 23, did you? Well the Final Thing is suppose to be a reflection of all of the other reflections. A Mega Thing even. On the list of things learned on  APSU's 23 Things is that it doesn't take much time to complete these exercises. I beg to differ in my case. I'm the kind of person who likes to check out everything in an assignment, so it always takes me forever to complete something. That's a flaw in my system, however, not of this program! (Ok, so now on to the reflectin'). A couple of my favorite discoveries during this learning journey are:

Thing 22 of 23 Things: Keepin' it Together: Livebinders

I especially favor this discovery for it's endless possibilities to keep me organized in my teaching career. I can use this Web 2.0 tool for professional use and keep Pinterest for personal use! 

I was saddened by the fact that APSU did away with our portfolios in LiveText. I liked the idea of an electronic portfolio that a future employer could click through during an interview. LiveBinders has come to my rescue as a happy replacement.

I can save lessons plans and other classroom activities that I find online for later use as inspiration. I can also save my own lesson plans that I find to work really well in my classes. As I gain more experience in teaching, I can build my Curriculum Vitae and store it in LiveBinders.

and  Thing 21 of 23 Things: Animoto:

A video of my photos on Animoto was super easy to put together. I plan on using this Web 2.0 tool frequently in my teaching career to digitally capture my little artists at work and their finished products. I'll store the videos in a LiveBinder!

Completing 23 Things has opened my eyes and mind to new ways to make learning fun and meaningful. I definitely plan on integrating technology into my art classroom. I think I'd like to re-purpose this blog as my future classroom blog.  I can link it to LiveBinders as well! Until then, I'll keep exploring Web 2.0 tools and share them all with you! 

...and what's this about 2.1 tools? Oohh...an upgrade of some kind? Smells like the next blog entry! See you next post!