Thing #17

    After searching for educational technology, I found a tag for Art Education.  This tag had 5 links that I can see myself using when I start to teach.  It was simple to find things in Delicious and easy to navigate.
I really like Delicious and think that it is a great aide to teachers.  For students, Delicious is a good site to collect research.  Teachers can save time by using Delicious and not having to search through sites to see if there is something that they like.  They would also be able to see how many people have already saved a site, which shows how many people found it use full. 

Thing # 16

    I chose to use my stickies.   I already have a program downloaded like this on my laptop.  They are very hand, especially for someone who tends to be forgetful like me.  The are very easy to use and you can post them where ever you want.  This way you don't have to scramble to find a piece of paper and pencil to write a small thing down.
    Online calenders would be very useful for me as a teacher.  I would be able to access it on any computer that has the internet and not have to keep up with an agenda.  Many of them also send reminders about events that are coming up.  At first, setting up a calender online would take some time but after that, I believe they would be every useful.
    I would recommend stickies to others and have already converted my roommate to them. She uses them to keep track of her tests.

Thing #15

I found using a wiki very easy to use and edit.  A wiki would be a good idea for students to use in a large group project. It is simple enough that students would catch on easily.  They would be able to post massive amounts of information to everyone without having to send multiple emails.  This way I also would be able to follow information and see how far along everyone is and if they are on the right track.  I do not believe that wikis would be suitable for younger children.  I think they would be best served in a middle school or high school.

Thing #14

To me, flow charts would be best used when talking about one specific topic and then digging a little deeper into it.  Flow charts are good for showing the main ideas of things and not going into too much detail.  They are similar to powerpoints where you give a few words about a subject and then the speaker/reader elaborates.  I used giffy to create my flow chart.  I did not like that you could not customize the item or color them.  The controls were a little hard to find.  I used shapes to show the relationship of Monet and Impressionism.

I use mind maps when looking at broad subjects and them slowly narrow it down with more details and specifics.  I think students could find this handy for tests to analyze data.  For my mind map I used Mind Meister.  I found it easy to use and rather fun to create.  I think students could catch on quickly.
I used the mind map to look at different artists of the Impressionist movement and the important works they created.

Thing # 13

    After creating an account at zoho.com, I went to the zoho writer.  I really liked this application because it is easy to use and very similar to word, which I already know.  I think that this would be a great site for students to use instead of hoping they remember to bring an assignment in on a flash drive.  They could share their writings with me or each other for proof readings and help.
    Google docs would also be a good tool to use for a group based activity.  Students could share information easily by just logging on to google.
    I personally like zoho more than google docs because it seems to offer more options when creating a document, much like word.