VoiceThread

https://voicethread.com/share/5065287/ This website seems like it would be a cool idea, but I'm not 100% sure what I would use it for. Maybe if I became a little more familiar with it, I would be able to think of cool uses for this in the classroom. :)

Animoto

I hope this link works for my video! http://animoto.com/play/d657m8NO30r1JVzPYQfSXg# This would be an awesome website to use for classrooms. Students could use this website at the beginning of the year for a "Get To Know Me" lesson. They could put pictures of their favorite things on here, and then present it to the class.

Word Cloud

I used this at work the other day! I had a team meeting so I put all of the cashiers' names on a word cloud to be displayed. :) Everyone loved it.

Microsoft Access

To be honest, I've never used Microsoft Access before. All I knew about it was that it was like Excel. After exploring it a little and going through the tutorials, I realized what an asset it would be in the classroom. Microsoft Access would be great to use for grades and for keeping parents' phone numbers and emails. However, it's kind of intimidating. I searched a bunch of reviews online for Microsoft Access just to see what other people were using it for. One man, Dan, said, I'm well versed in all aspects of Access including SQL, VBA, and building through the interface." My thoughts: "What in the world did he just say?!" Looks like I will have to get a little more acquainted with it before actually using it!

Technology Tools for Teaching & Learning

After browsing through "Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning," I was really surprised at how many things for school can be done online. I'm so used to my professors in college and my teachers in high school only teaching one way- through lecture and maybe the occasional PowerPoint lesson. This makes me even more excited about getting my degree in Educational Technology because I will be able to bring so much to the table for my future students; class will never be boring if I incorporate any of these tools into my lessons. Out of all of these tools, the section that really stuck out to me was the section about students creating comics online. How cool would that be?! This could be used in so many ways. Especially in English, after reading a book, students could recreate their favorite scene and present it to the class. It would be interesting to see how students see the scenes in their own minds. I am definitely bookmarking all of those sites to be used in my future classroom!