Thing #6 of 11.5

So much to see! So many things to play with! So much to learn. When I first got my iTouch and I went to apps store I felt like a child in a candy store. I had to limit my "intake" ($0.99 can add up)and try to stick to the free stuff. I found a nice site that reviews educational apps.
http://www.iear.org/
There are many apps that would be useful to students in all the content areas. To name a few: WeDict, Word of the Day, Google Map/Earth, Brainteaser, 6500+Cool Facts, inFactUSA, 3DPanet and the list goes on and on.

Thing #23

I did it! Last year I only got to Thing #3 and stopped mainly because I was shaky on what I was doing and uncomfortable about putting myself out there. What a lame excuse, since I always push my students to just try and see what can happen. I still think I'm more of a "lurker", but maybe less now. To answer the questions, here goes:

• My favorite discovery or exercise was trying out the wonderful and creative tools out there. I can spend hours on the computer just trying stuff out. Of course my all time favorite is Google Tools and Mashups. Loads of things to play with.





• This experience has broadened my arena and playground. It also tested my perseverance and determination. Even though my early computer classes used the punch cards and room sized computer--

Age should never be a factor in learning!

• I was surprised about how much people really had to say about almost every topic in the world. While searching for twitters and ESL nings, I found many posts about the unrest in Iran due to the election, coming in live. The television was on and I was listening to the so called "breaking news", while reading about it from people in Iran and around the world. Cool!


• I'm not sure what could be done differently, because the process was very easy and informative. I couldn't stop, once I got started.


• I would definitely do this again and wish I had completed it last summer or in the spring, so I could participate with the second discovery program offered now.


• INSPIRING : "Education means inspiring someone’s mind, not just filling their head. " - Katie Lusk