What a journey! I greatly enjoyed traveling the web through these 23 Things. My favorite stops were playing with applications that allowed me to use my photos to create new products. Flickr, mashups, and animoto are definitely things I will be returning to frequently!
I was most surprised that during this journey I was able to create a Facebook page. My friends and family have been on me for quite some time asking when I was going to get with it and start up a page. Well thanks to 23 Things I have joined the club.
I really like the format and concept of 23 Things. I noticed that many of the dates were as far back as 2005-2006. I'd be curious to see what, if any, of the 23 Things would change if it were revised to include applications that have been developed since then.
This journey taught me that computers and Internet are today's pencils and textbooks for my students. I realized how easy it can be to create truly amazing activities if I'll just take the time to do it. I'd much rather develop lessons on the computer than running to the copy machine and I'm positive my students would rather use web applications than worksheets. I know that I don't have to transform my entire curriculum over night but doing an activity at a time, incorporating a tech lesson once a week, will help me shift into a 21st Century classroom.
23 Things has inspired me to become more active in using web 2.0 technologies. RSS feeds have become my greatest resource and by using them I know I'll be able to stay current as web 2.0 continues to evolve.
My 23 Things Resolution is to continue a personal blog to journal my learnings as I complete graduate school. Once I return to the classroom I will continue blogging by having one blog for my class and another to reflect on my learning experiences throughout the year. I'm so thankful for having come across 23 Things, I feel it has made me a more effective and fun teacher. Cheers!
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