Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thing 9


ALEXA AGUILAR
WAS HERE!


ImageChef.com






 So, after messing around with some of the image generators I learned the process is really easy to use. It seems that all you do is follow the easy directions which just includes clicking on the one you want typing in the message and then click done or something equivalent than there you go you created one of the different images like above. I would probably use one of these image generators in my classroom if I wanted to make a power point more interesting or for something to entertain my class with that is pretty cool.http://happyfacegenerator.com/signs/smilies/?text=Oops+I+shouldn%27t+have%0D%0Atouched+that%21&size=12&font=comic&color=black&down=5&slide=0&spacing=16&smiley=cover-mouth , http://www.imagechef.com/ , http://pryat.com/signs/license/plate.asp?allow=&text=Alexa+Aguilar%0D%0AWas+Here%21%0D%0A&fontsize=18&font=signage&color=darkblue&move=35&move2=30&plate=USA%2Ftn%2Ftn1971

Thing 8


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I can use flickr spell in my art classroom as a learning tool and a way to show students a unique way to use flickr or a flickr device in their own work. I can use it in my personal life as a really cool way to mess with around with spelling different things and then using the results for y own use as backgrounds or for my own projects. I have no problem sharing things online and I do it often I just error on the side of caution when I do and never list my hometown and always make sure my work is signed and licensed so it can't be used by others as their own. As long as I do that I have no problem sharing photos.

Thing 7













I previously already had a flickr account but haven't used it in a while due to actually just forgetting about it until now. I was able to upload some of my more recent work thanks to this assignment. I used flickr due to my photojournalism class and kept it after the class due to my own work as a photographer. I have always like the site due to your ability to mark your work with any license you want and to tag your work so its more visible by others. You also can put a privacy block on your work if you want to do that also. I haven't ever used another photo hosting site but am not opposed to it if I find one I like more than this one. I have heard of photobucket but haven't felt the need to try it yet.   In regard to my feelings about putting my work in a public place I don;t mind because I can put a license on it so people can't copy and reedit my work and that is all I am really concerned about. I like to show my work or I wouldn't be an artist.

Thing 6

       http://www.360cities.net/map#lat=15&lng=20&zoom=3
       I found a great site called 360cities.net which I found randomly by just clicking around til I found something that appealed to me. This site basically takes you to a world map that allows you to search to find any city in the world and then after clicking gives you a panoramic view that you can zoom in and out and look around in different directions. This would be a great site for a social studies, geography, history, spanish, french, etc. speaking class or art class. It has a multitude of different uses for teachers to give student a chance to see different areas around the world up close. The site can be a great teaching aide in power points.  The only problem I found is that it only lets you see certain designated pictures or views and I wish they gave you satellite photos instead of what looks like tourist photos.

Thing 5

       School 2.0 was something that before I read about I never heard about but after reading a bit it intrigued me. Who wouldn't like to participate in a idea that involves taking learning out of the classroom and teaching students using the community, school and home to create a more interactive and fun learning experience. Schools can now use websites such as Go!Animate to create animated videos or Google Art project to check out different art museums around the world and Quia which is a website that allows you to create educational games, and many more. These websites help to make learning a lot more interactive and fun for students in a time were teachers are having a harder time keeping students interested in school. School 2.0 is a great idea for schools around the world and this idea is sure to create even more ideas for educators to use in their classrooms and will continue to help schools in the future to keep learning fun for a long time.

Thing #4

      After reading about commenting I have learned that commenting is very important in the blogging universe. Bloggers comment helps others in the internet world interact and spread the word to others out there about new blogs to read. If people don't comment then bloggers don't know how people feel about their words or if anyone actually likes what there saying. Commenting is important more importantly because it allows bloggers to talk to each others and other people around the world.
       "Make it heartfelt. Make it relevant. Don't be a Troll." I believe this was the most important sentence I read in my readings because it is the most important thing to remember when your commenting. When I was reading this blog I realized that when you are reading somebody else's blog it is important no matter what to comment no matter how small the sentence is to the writer about what they wrote. Bloggers need to know that what there writing is striking something within their readers. Another blog I read by Cool Cat Teacher talked about it being really important to bloggers that when you comment you make sure the blogger understands that you hear what there saying when you read. Just commenting one or two words doesn't show a blogger that you heard what they were writing. Actually taking the time to write what you felt when you read their blog is important.
        I read seven blogs that appealed to me due to their content or even what they titled their post if it was catchy enough and caught my attention. Anything that grabbed my attention right off the bat I tried reading and if the first sentence was good enough I read the rest and commented on it. The first one I read was by Natasha Long titled: The Usefulness of a Blog in my Future Classroom. This blog's title caught my attention and after I read it I though it was a great post and I tried to convey that in my comment. Jessica Brown was my next comment and she wrote a post titled Mommy wow! I'm a Blogger Now! I loved the title again and thought if someone could make a great title like that I wanted to see what she had to say. After I read her post I loved what she wrote and commented about what she is learning about and talked about some of my own experiences in my comment. My next comment was for Catherine Ericson titled My Friend Flickr which grabbed my attention due to the subject which is what I commented on myself. I talked about my own experiences in my comment. Julie Eskew titled Intro to blogging I commented again about my own experiences with setting up my blog. Nicole Haj titled No.7 I again commented using my own experience and thoughts on the subject. Chaseton Donahue I commented on thing #6 about Vine which was what he posted about. Erin McClain's blog titled thing 6 I commented about my own experience with the subject.
       

Monday, September 9, 2013

Thing #3

      After a lot of thought I decided that for me I would like to use a blog in two ways. For my education program I could write a blog about any problems I am having in the program or for study tips and questions that I might have for others in the same program. I could even use the blog as a journal to vent my frustrations during the semester.
       Another way I could use a blog is for my art class I would have in the future. I would use the blog to put a website together to expand more on my lessons and give my students who miss class a way to stay on top of their work by using VOKI to post my lessons every day so students who want to review the lesson or activity can or those who missed class can keep up. I would also post my own work so parents and students can see my professional work and experience.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Thing #2

       Creating my blog has been an okay experience. Putting it together has been okay and other than a few things I am still working out it hasn't been too difficult to put together. For being my first blog I have created I think I am doing okay so far. Other than reading a blog once or twice I have had no experience with blogs of any kind. 
        I decided on my posting name because I wanted to be able to remember it and I figured my name would make it really easy and simple. I try to use usernames that I won't forget easily and I decided to name my blog with my name also because again it seemed like a better idea than anything else.
        My blog wasn't too bad to put together I thought that posting was easy but moving my avatar around is proving to be a bit harder to do so I might mess with that aspect a bit more. I fiddled with my layout a bit to try something different but so far the one I picked seems to work. Other than the avatar part creating my blog hasn't been too hard. The process is pretty easy if you follow the steps described. I haven't had any other problems.
        The avatar I picked was fun to create and I think I did a good job putting one together. I picked one that was as close to me in looks as I could get along with matching my personality. I still might mess with her a bit more here and there but I think she looks as close as I could get. I picked one that looks like me because the blog is supposed to be about my experiences so I thought it would be a good idea to put me on my page.
         

Thing #1

     Out of all the life long learning habits the easiest for me would be using technology to my advantage. Technology has always been the easiest for me to grasp after I am taught how to use it. When I am given the chance to use it to make my job easier I love to use it. The hardest life long learning habit for me would be having confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner. Studying and learning has always been hard for me and I tend to get frustrated easily when I don't get something I am being taught especially when its a subject I don't like and have a difficult time grasping. When I am learning or studying it takes me longer to focus and not become frustrated with myself. 
        
      I would love to learn a lot more about Web 2.0 and the tools involved to understand it. I have never really used Web 2.0 tools before and I would like to understand the tools involved and what it entails. Blogs are really the only Web 2.0 example I have and so far it hasn't been too bad. Setting it up has been fairly straight forward and relatively easy. I have enjoyed the process of setting up my blog and would love to learn how to set up more interactive aspects to my blog and any other tools involved. Its been a lot of fun.