Thing # 17

      Social bookmarking is an interesting concept that after trying out for a little while I can see how it might be useful to teachers to tag certain terms that will help them find websites useful to their subject but for me personally I wasn't really excited about using it personally. I tried using Delicious for a bit to see if I liked it but it didn't grab my attention like some of the other things I have discovered from these assignments. For teachers though like I said it could have the potential to be useful if they searched for tags related to their subject they might find some useful websites. As a tool for the classroom I can see it being used as maybe a way to gain ideas for classroom projects or lessons if you tagged websites with those words maybe. For me though I don't think I would use it myself for the classroom when I could just bookmark the sites I want instead.

Thing #16

    I have always preferred start pages because of being very disorganized on a daily basis I find that they help me keep track of everything and have whatever I need with just a mouse click. After learning about start pages you an use in your browser I will start using Symbaloo as soon as possible. Even though I tried all three start pages I found that Netvibes and Ustart are straight forward and have the basics of what you need on them but I didn't like them as much as Symbaloo. Netvibes and Ustart I feel lack the more creative and fun design compared to Symbaloo and even though all three are really easy to use Symbaloo  gives you a lot more space to add widgets to if need be and the design is fun. I will definitely use Symbaloo as my home page and have almost finished setting it up like I want.
      Google calendar I have used for a while now due to my crazy hectic schedule and my need for a more organized life. Google calendar helps me to stay on top of everywhere I need to be during the week and has been a major lifesaver for me over the past few years I really don't know what I would do without it.
      After looking at various tools I found that the best one would be Google calendar which was not listed as  one of the tools on websites that would be more productive but I have learned from personal experience that its a very productive tool. Google calendar I would definitely recommend for any student or teacher for use to stay organized and productive.

Thing #15

      I explored a few different areas of wiki and I liked it more than I thought I would. I had to experiment a few times with different aspects of wiki to understand it better but overall it wasn't as complicated as I thought it would be. I was also able to find some great pages to explore more for use in my art classroom and my own personal use like Book Lovers wiki which I wish I knew about earlier but now I plan to utilize a lot more. Along with finding pages for my own personal use I was able to find multiple wikis in art education that will help me prepare to teach art.  I plan to also utilize wiki to try and explore more and see if I can find more about other subject areas I have an interest in. Overall wiki is a great idea and plan to use it more but not for use as a source in school but as a way to gain ideas.

Thing #14

     After trying both Gliffy and Bubbl.us I found that Bubbl.us was better for me than Gliffy mostly cause I was having a little trouble with Gliffy freezing on me a few times when I tried to test it out. Bubbl.us was also easier to use than Gliffy and I found I prefer mindmaps more than flowcharts after trying out both of them.
     In regards to if I would use it in my own classroom I am having a little trouble trying to figure out how I would use it in my art class. After some thought I figured I could have my students use it in preparation for finding relationships in different artistic styles or artists. The flowcharts and maps could also help my students better understand different artistic techniques. I might not use them personally but if I ever see my students having trouble understanding certain concepts I might see if a flowchart or map might help them.

Thing 13

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yh5r_6A1c1DsOytvCBZ5sR4QKFVLXnQ9qc30M6C10rE/pub
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1khc_A901SKLn18A8QNvESNOwApJdtXE14pilgQtXCbE/pub?w=960&h=720
So, I hope this turned out like it was supposed to I really didn't know what to do in google drive drawing so I just messed around with shapes. Enjoy!

Thing #12

              I have actually used a lot of Google tools for various reasons for awhile now but my two favorites would have to be Google calendar and Google translate for two different reasons. I use Google calendar in my phone to keep track of all my different appointments, classes, work and observations so I don't forget where I need to be daily. Without that tool I probably would be a basket case right now and messing up my daily schedule. Google translate I used to use to help me in my old Spanish classes if I was trying to translate a web page so I can understand it better or to check if I was reading a page correctly. Google translate helped a lot! In the classroom, Google translate would be a great tool to use because it would help ELL students to understand their own homework if you wanted to translate your worksheets for them in their own language or even to translate a few phrases so they understand you. Either way both tools I have used numerous times in my life so I am thankful for both. Though I haven't used Google Book a lot I have also used Google Scholar a few times more so now than in the past. The others I haven't tried but I might try now.

Thing #11

         After trying all the different methods provided I liked the blogsearchengine.org website the best. You just typed in what subject of  blog you wanted in the search engine and the results are really good about giving you results. I typed in art teacher and received results on a wide range of blogs by art teachers all over. I really enjoyed reading some of their posts especially because they gave me some great ideas about projects and what their own experiences in their classrooms.
         Some of the blogs I found though by looking at other search engines weren't as interesting or weren't as informative. I tried looking at some through Google and Technorati I typed in the same thing and got a few results on what I wanted but there were either only one or two or not the subject I wanted. I did find a yoga blog in my art teacher search and a tarot club blog along with a blog about an angry white guy in Chicago and his opinions.
         In order to find other blogs I tried typing different things subjects into search engines in Google, Technorati and blogsearchengine.org and through different results I went around and tried looking at what other bloggers were following or what appealed to me through what other results popped up. I am definitely going to use blogsearchengine.org a lot more though its a great website.