Thing # 23: Summary

Yahoo!! It was great ride, and I am finally done with my 23 things.

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
My favorite discoveries were to create my own blog, my avatar, and the online image generator. I also liked watching and embedding the videos from YouTube and TeacherTube.

How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
This program has definitely assisted and affected my lifelong learning skills. I usually learn better when I see the person who is teaching and there is a face to face interaction. This was a great experience, and I feel more confidence in me.

Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I was surprised by all the cool Google tools, and also Web 2.0 Award list. I am definitely going to go back and refer to it. I did not know that blogs, podcast, and audio books would be so easy to make and share.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I loved the program; it was really good and very well organized. All the instructions were very clear and easy to follow.

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate?
I would definitely participate in another discovery program. This was lot of fun and learning.

How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or in ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote 23 Things learning activities?
Getting ready for FUTURE and Mind Boggling.

Thing # 22: Nings

Nings is a great place for social networking. I looked at Ning for Teachers, it is a good place for teachers to connect and share ideas. I did not find any good lesson plans for high school Science, and for some lesson plans I was redirected to EdHelper.com Teacher's Blogs were good read and interesting.

Thing # 21: Podcast and audiobooks

I enjoyed making the photostory on our Houston. I wanted to post my podcast, but did not want to register for switchpod, I have already registered for lots of different things since I started 23 Things.

Thing # 20: YouTube and TeacherTube

It is fun to watch videos and is very addictive.

This is a great video on Youtube. Shift Happens: Educational (Technology) Reform



Following is the video I found on teacher tube is about 11 Things Children Teach You About Weight Loss

Thing # 19: Web 2.0

I did not know that there will be so many options to choose from. I had used few sites, like craigslist, monster, picassa, etc, but this list is great. I liked the list as it is organized by categories. I tried the games and entertainment, I could not play Zango, as I needed administrator rights to run the games. Doof was good and had lots of games.

Some of my favorites sites were the www.fixya.com in questions and advice, as I had questions on how to uninstall and install microwave, and this site helped me with that. I also liked www.zillow.com. Zillow is a real estate website with a bird's eye view, it gives the value of the house and the neighboring houses in that area. You can also see the mortagage interest rates.

I loved the Web 2.0 awards, next time I have to look for something I am going to refer back to this list, and also share it with my friends.