Thing 10

Creative commons seems like a wonderful idea, though I am not sure it would be used much in an elementary school. It is a great way for people to work and collaborated together without having to go through those intermediaries.

Thing #9

I really enjoyed looking through these sites. I joined both LibraryThing and Shelfari. I like the look of Shelfari better, but am going to try and use them both for awhile to see which one I like best. This is going to be very handy, because there are many times that I will pick a book that sounds good only to find that I read it along time ago. This is a great way to keep track of what I have read and to find people that enjoy the same type of books. While I will read almost any genre I seem to have a hard time making decisions on which book to read next. I am hoping that these sites can help me in making decisions.

I may try this out with some of my students next year. There are a few this year that I think would have enjoyed this.

On both sites my user name is susherwood.

Thing #8

I was able to find some podcasts that pertain to seminars or conferences on reading instuction. These are for me to listen to in order to get more information. There was a 2 hour podcast from the Florida Center for Reading Research which was a conference on adolescent literacy. I also found a series from the International Reading Association on teaching reading. I found the FCRR podcast on their website and I found the IRA series on i-Tunes.

Voice thread was very interesting. It would be great for collaborating between people that are in different places. I am not sure how I would incorporate it into my class though.