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.

Thing #7

I had fun with the wikispaces. Every Monday we have a reading meeting. Last Monday someone suggested that we put down rules for moving from tier III back to just tier II. I put some ideas on a wikispace and sent the links to everyone. Everyone else needs a little training on how to do it, but I can see the usefulness of this tool.

Thing #6

I think the Diggo is more for older students. I have been encouraging Jamie, my son, to explore it. He is a senior in high school and off to college next year and I think Diggo would be a very useful tool for term papers and other research.

Thing #5

I put together a custom search for some RtI sites that I have often used in the past. I think this is a great tool for teachers to be able to use for students. I can think of many ways I would have used it when I was teaching social studies and students were doing research. I am not sure how I would use it in my present position.

Thing #4

I have already been using googledocs some. I hadn't thought about it in terms of school before. I had just been using it for important documents that I would be lost without if my computer crashed. I am going to put DIBELS charts on mine and make them available to teachers that wish to check their students progress. Another great use of this would be to make other documents available to teachers. Forms for documentation of tier I, forms for refering students for RtI services...