Tool 4

Google Docs.  I have used Google Docs this year and loved it.  It is very user friendly, and the students became comfortable with the program the first time they used it.  The only problem was when they realized they could chat with each other while they worked.  Deciding on a few basic rules before each project started was helpful.  That way the students knew when they were allowed to use the chat feature and when they weren't.  I enjoyed being able to edit their papers while they were typing.  I had fun typing over their mistakes, and the kids enjoyed trying to out type me.  We also shared our iMovies through Google Docs.  It was a better way to watch and store the videos.  All in all, Google Docs is great!!!

Tool 3

I am still confused as to the copyright laws.  I watched the video, but I was distracted by the poor singing.  The singer was very hard to understand.  The other video was just a tool to see if you were in violation of the copyright law.  There is a lot of information and rules, but I would like a yes or no answer.  The entire world of copyright is very vague.  I would like some more information on how to credit a source when you use it on your blog.  When I went to the free sites, even though they said they were free, the pictures all said you could be in violation if you selected this picture...  confusing.

I found it tricky to embed videos.  I tried several sites---CNN---Discovery---YouTube---TeacherTube---and Blinkx.  My favorite one was Blinkx.com !  The site was easy to navigate and very user friendly.

On to Tool 4.

Tool 2

I visited Classroom 2.0, Edmodo, The Fischbowl, and Technology Tidbits. The were interesting, but I think Edmodo was the site I liked the most.  Commenting on other peoples sites was also fun.  Tool 3 is next, so I will see how it goes.

Voki

Well, I created this blog and a Voki.  The blog site was easy to make.  I found the Voki very limiting.  It would have been nice to have more choices.  I probably took too long to create an avatar.  I spent a lot of time looking at all of the options.

I watched all of the videos that Karen posted, and they were very helpful.