Technology!
by Nicole Brinza
1. Technology that I want to learn to use:
1.1. Podcasts
1.2. Garage Band
1.3. Journalism Tools
1.4. Wikis
1.5. Twitter
2. Technology that I use:
2.1. Facebook
2.1.1. To communicate with family and friends
2.1.2. To procrastinate
2.2. Blogs
2.2.1. Personal
2.2.2. For class
2.2.3. For future classroom
2.3. VoiceThread
2.3.1. Gives student a voice
2.3.2. Nice switch from journal entries
2.4. VideoAnt
2.5. Youtube
2.5.1. Resource for showing examples and videos
2.6. Online Newspaper
2.7. Online Television
2.8. Prezi
2.8.1. Interactive form of Powerpoint
2.8.2. Makes presentations more interesting and fun to watch
2.9. Skype
2.9.1. Stay connected with family overseas
2.9.2. Interviews in different states
2.10. Storybird
2.10.1. Great tool to show student creativity
2.10.2. Fun!
2.11. Wordle
2.12. Googledocs
2.12.1. Easy to collaborate in groups
2.12.2. Give teacher access to student progress on projects
2.13. Wiggio
2.13.1. "Home base" for group work/sharing ideas
2.13.2. Group collaboration
3. Why Technology SCARES ME!
3.1. What if we center a lesson plan around it and it fails?
3.2. Is it easier to procrastinate while using some technologies?
3.3. Do all students have access to the technologies we will use in class?
3.4. Invasion of privacy?
3.4.1. Easy access to personal information