Thing 7

I think using Flickr in my classroom would be wonderful, but you always run into privacy issues. In this day and age, there are many parents who do not want pictures of their children on the Internet. I think you would have to make sure you have all the proper documentation, and parent consent about posting any pictures of your students. It would be very fun for students to be able to use their pictures in their work, but you have to make sure you are doing it the proper way.

Thing 6

I love cats! I thought this picture was just so cute! My husband and I are thinking about getting a cat, so it just popped into my mind! I really love flickr, but it is sometimes hard to find pictures you can use. It was fun exploring all the different options!

Thing 5

I think the thing I noticed mostly about RSS is that it takes time and patients, but once you get the hang of it, it is a very useful tool. As a master student, I think this will be very helpful in finding research I will need for various topics. I will be able to link certain blogs, or information, and find it quickly. It is nice as an educator, and mom, to be able to find the information I need in a quickly manner. I would recommend finding any sources you think you will use on a daily basis, and linking it to bloglines!

Thing 4

Bloglines is an amazing on-line tool. I really enjoyed learning, and exploring how it works. It lets you have a blog, and bring sources of new from other websites to you very easily. If you are someone who likes to get information on-line, this is such a quick easy tool for you to do so. I personally love reading other blogs, and getting updated information about sports, Hollywood, and education, so this is something I will really use. It was great to learn all about it!

Thing 3

How might a blog support the work you do?
A blog support network would work wonders for me. One, it would save on paper, as I send home a weekly newsletter. I think it would be a great opportunity for my students to use the web at home, with their parents, to see what new things are going on in our classroom, and our school.



How might you use a blog with students?
As of right now, I am not sure that a blog would be very good with the group of students I have right now. I have some very low CI students who can't read, and have a hard time using a mouse.

How might they respond to a blog assignment? What concerns do you have about educational blogging?
I feel the students who were able to use the blog, would have a really fun time doing it. It would make their learning fun, and interactive. The concerns I have is having children unsupervised on the Internet. There are such issues with this, in this day and age. I would have to feel conferable that each student was being monitored closely.