Thing # 6 You Send It

Out of all the tools the one I have heard the most about but have never looked further into is You Send It. You Send It is a file sharing service. It is something that may be utilized earlier and earlier in the education process by our students as the files we send get larger and larger and email is currently the primary for of communication for us all. The best perk of all is that it is a free service and simple enough to use. As we move toward sharing more information electronically we need to find quick and efficient ways that will lead to increased productivity.

Barbara Tucker Thing #5

What School 2.0 means to me is that we are in the midst of a technological tidal wave and that we can not avoid it. We are very much a technologically driven society and that is apparent in the work place and our schools. We are bombarded with social network sites, Facebook, Youtube, MySpace. However, the ability to instantly publish your thoughts and share them with the world is not always positive. Just like you should think before you speak in certain instances the same should be applicable to posting things on the web, but that is not always the case. As Educators blogging can be seen as a tool for professional advancement in Web 2.0 (global discussion of ideas) but we must always be aware of how we are interacting with our students and colleagues so the relationships remain professional and nurturing, which is likely why I prefer educators to utilize Podcasts, RSS and Aggregators.

Barbara Tucker Thing # 4

Commenting is obviously a huge part of blogging. Again new to this genre of communication I had not given any thought to how a blog can be influential to another persons lives or anger someone or even lead to mind games and some negativity.  Blogging does allow you to vent or share your opinions with a larger audience, food for thought, I suppose. But does anyone find it cowardice? There is just so much to commenting on blogs and things "newbies" such as myself should be mindful of. However, I just have to hang in here for the semester. I really don't see myself as a blogger and this is a lot to take in.

Barbara Tucker Thing #3

Registering the blog was simple because all you have to do is fill in the form. So I guess I am all set and ready to go I am not  a blogger by nature. Sure I have a lot to say, as do most of us but these first few things aren't giving me much to go on. So I guess later on I will have some more interesting things to say.

Barbara Tucker Thing #2

Setting up this blog was not so bad it was quite simple now if I could just figure out how to add an avatar I would be okay. I am sure its somewhere simple but I have had a long day and I am running behind schedule this week, so for now the avatar is in the works.

Barbara Tucker Thing # 1

The first thing we have to view was a tutorial on life long learning.  The thing I found most interesting was that there were 71/2 habits and the last but most import habit 1/2 was play. Often times we get so caught up in the day to day chaos of life we forget to "play" and just have fun with it. I have always know that learning is a life long process and should always be ongoing I never thought much about composing a contractual agreement. Great idea and simple to carry out.