Thing 24 begins chapter 2

My favorite discoveries were the ones that allowed me to make something and use my creative ability. Things 2, 8, 9, 13, 14, and 21 were definitely among my favorites, but among those my absolute favorite was Thing 21, where we were able to create a comprehensive video out of random pictures. The only thing that bothered me about the assignment (and I don't think this is something that can be fixed, not to mention that by the end of the semester I had found an easier way to do it that didn't annoy me) was that every time I exited the 23 things (which was a lot since I used the links in the blog), when I came back, I was back at Thing 24 and had to go all the way back down to the bottom (through every class of people) to go back to the list of things, and (assuming I remembered which Thing I was on) finally go back to the thing I was working on. As I said though, towards the end of the semester, I finally found an easier way to navigate through the blog, and I don't think this problem could be fixed anyway. I have learned a lot that will influence my practice as a teacher. Everything that we have done throughout our blog will help us in some way to become better teachers. I will have to really stay on top of myself to keep up with web 2.0 because I tend to forget about all of the resources available, even once I have learned about them and used them for an entire semester. However, some of the things this blog has introduced will help me to keep up: things like livebinder, de.li.cious, and Google Reader. My hope is that, eventually, it will become habit to check these things and keep up with the technology so that I can continue to use it to the advantage of my students and myself.

Thing 23 to protect and publish

Here is another site that shows that the 23 things we have been participating in is not an original idea. This site has the same information that we have gone over in a format that fits the school's needs. Therefore, though it looks different from ours, it is basically the same concept.

As a future teacher, I can use the Creative Commons, not only to cover myself and use copyrighted material in an appropriate manner, but also to publish my own material. There will probably be several times during my career that I will see or do things that amaze me to a point where I will feel like I need to share it with other people. This is what the Creative Commons is for. It allows people to publish their creative work under different settings for other people to see. I can use it to publish my own work, as well as to help my students publish their work (with their permission of course). The possibilities have the potential to be endless.