Thing # 4

I do believe that the ability to comment creates a sense of community and interaction with other people. It is a great way to share your thoughts with other people and a way for them to comment on what you have to say. You can have discussions with people from all over, and read opinions from all different people.

I found out by reading on Pro blogger that by asking open ended questions, invited people to join, ask questions, and comment on other peoples blogs would be a great way to get people to comment. Also on Cool Cat Teacher Blog said to make sure and give meaningful comments, this allows the blogger to comment back and you can start up a conversation.

The seven people I chose to comment on were:
Kendra Donaldson
Stephanie Tate
Melissa Troyer
Anita Taylor
Tiffany Anderson
Jennifer Velazquez
Claira Albert

Thing #12

I have really enjoyed exploring with different ways you can use Google.  I have enjoyed creating my page on iGoogle and using the Google calendar.  I never knew Google has so much more to offer. I knew I liked using Google to search for everything, but never knew about other tools that Google offered. I am definitely going to use iGoogle for my personal life, and will use it when I become a teacher as well. The Google calendar is a great way to keep up with my busy schedule. I love the way it shows on my iGoogle home page what I have going on for that day. I am learning new things everyday that I can do on iGoogle, I have inserted below the link to my Google calendar and iGoogle. I am not a pro, but it is fun learning how to do all the things Google offers. I believe that this tool could be used for educators to help organize there events going on in there classroom and it would also be a great way to share with the parents of the students.

http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en
https://www.google.com/calendar/render?pli=1

Thing # 11

I find that just using google is easiest for me. I am use to that and I can find just about anything I need using Google. I found that the search tools were very difficult to use and that you had to sign in to be able to search for RSS feeds. The search tool that I seemed to like the best was newsgator, because you could put in the search box what you were looking for. I found a site to follow called Teachers Voice which is a very helpful website.
I feel a lot more comfortable using Google, I am good at that and I can get to where I need to go and get the information I need fast.

Thing #10

What I liked about Google Reader is that you can put your favorite blogs, articles, or websites you like and be able to check out the latest post without going to the actual site. Something else that is neat about Google Reader is that you can make folders of things you like and keep them separate and organized.

Teachers can use this technology to keep up with other educational websites, and other teachers ideas. It is a great way to keep up with the latest technology.  Using Google Reader can be an advantage to collaborate with other educators.

Teachers can use this new technology to there advantage. It is just another great way teachers can communicate with other teachers. It is a lot easier to just go to one website and check what is new than having to go through all the steps just to check to see if there is anything new. It will save educators a lot of time and they can use the extra time to find out the newest  information that is out there.