Thing #13

http://del.icio.us/logout

This is a great way to organize all of the bookmarks. It is going to be such a great way to keep organized and keep from loosing all of the bookmarks that I want to keep.

Also a great teacher tool to organize bookmarks for student use by theme, category, etc. You know we are all always searching and finding new sites and then when the kids need them we say now "Where did I find that site?"

Thing # 12

I found that we have so many ways that we each comment on various blogs. What is important for me to remember is that I need to comment on what the writer has said in the blog about what they are learning or sharing.

I also think for me that I will use my name at the end of my post- "Jimmie O", after my name I have been trying to pull people into my own blog by putting in my blogs url
http://www.crazyprekman.blogspot.com

We will see if putting in my URL brings in more readers.

This is SOOOOO much FUN!

Thing # 11

Library Thing

WOW! What a great way to keep all of my personal school books organized! It is also going to allow me to organize by unit, theme, time of year that I use specific books and which skills I focus on for that skill.

No, more, "Now do I have that book??" My fiends normally call it the absent minded professor look, early onset alzheimers.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jimmieoquinn

Thing #10

These are so much fun! My PreK students are going to love adding text. This is one of the best tools I have seen for teaching dialogue and helping them have fun at the same time.

Fun and Learning?! Who would have thought that could happen! I'm know as a SARCASM master!

Thing # 9

News feeds and searching for other blogs helped make research much easier.

The one's I found most useful and gave me the best results are Technorati and Atomic Learning. I was able to find new information that helps support imaginative play in Early Childhood classrooms and not just academics.

Thing # 8

Google reader is going to be a great tool to help keep me organized in the classroom. Once we can get back into our e-mail I am going to add my Outlook calendar, I think it will send daily updates to my google reader and it will let me know when others add things to my already busy life.

As for home it might help keep me up and knowing where all of my children are and what they are doing.

How to use it in the Library I don't have a clue, I'm not a librarian and my school doesn't have a library.

CrazyPreKman

Thing # 7

I didn't know Google had that much to offer.

I have selected Google alerts to keep me updated on areas that I am interested in. OK, it is nothing educational--I get update everytime something happens with the Houston Astros!
Go 'STROS!!

I have also created a Google Notebook that I am using to help me find current research on Play in the Early Childhood classroom.
Address of the web page:
http://www.google.com/notebook/public/05981262799760685543/BDR24IgoQ2-nrwrEj

If you find anything post it at the above link.

CrazyPreKman

Thing # 6

mashups, picassa, mosaics are so much fun.

I see so many ways I can use these programs to create teaching tools to use in different units with my students. I think I can create tools in the programs with my students either individually, whole or small group. The possibilites are limitless!

My goal now is to think through how to sequence each of the new tools and how to introduce them to my four-year-olds. After I have that plan in place then I will try to figure out how to manage this with only two computers, no computer lab and 22 students.

I am learning so much!

Thing #5

I love using Flicker and all of the pictures. I have found something for every unit that I teach in PreK. My only problem now is that I am having problems loading the pictures into an Animoto. I guess I will be able to do that later.

I selected this image to post because one of the files of pictures that I have downloaded is all about fire fighters. It is a big unit for PreK children. Flicker has made my searching so much easier.

Thing #3

WOW! I did it! I feel like such a kid learning something new. It took me a while to get the BLOG set up and then I had to go back and create the AVATAR! That was fun! All I know now is that I did it and I can see so many ways I can use the new technology with my PreK students. It is going to make a difference in what I have in my toolbox to use in the fall.

If PreK can do, it anyone can!

Thing #2

Seven new habits? Oh my! I already have enough habits that the Library Lion would like me to get rid of, but here are seven new one. YEAH!

As I review the list of the 7 Habits I think that the most difficult one for me will be to create my own learning toolbox. My toolbox for technology.

I am a life long learner and always try to see what I can learn from each new situation and from my students. Teaching and mentoring others has been a goal for me so that I can help to improve our profession and help others see that we teach not because we couldn't do anything else but because there is value and knowledge in education.

The easiest of the 7 habits is PLAY! After all I teach PreK and we play ALL day. We don't whistle while we work and play but we are always learning.

The title of this whole project 23 things to PLAY! What a fun way to learn, by PLAYING!