Thursday, November 21, 2013

Thing #20

My experience with youtube has always and will always be a good one. There are many resources for us out there to download music on to our devices for free but I choose to still listen to Youtube. I think its offers various options to choose from. I mean I don't think that there is a video you could not think of that is not on youtube. It's also quite easy and fun to upload a video of your owns. I think my future students could view this and maybe do a project with this website.
I chose this video because there is a serious issue with the diverity gap with teachers vs students.This is a problem that needs to be solved within the next few years.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Thing #19

The benefits of social networking for teachers are classroom discussions that can be discussed outside the classroom. Social networks increase our social interactions overall and gives us opportunity to reach out and make social connections.
I am a member of the social network Instagram. Instagram is really not a beneficial site for teachers. It is more of a personal site if you like to take photos. I don't think its wise for teachers to post pictures or videos of their students on this app because some parents may not approve.
Social networks in general are not appealing to me. I feel they are irrelevant unless you have a lot of time on your hands.  However if they were use properly and with professional etiquettes they can be very useful.

Thing #18

I have had my twitter account for about three years now. So there isn't much new insight on the sight that I haven't seen. I have never researched hash tags before, I've just posted my feelings from times to times. However searching hast tags are interesting because a variety of results pop up. Personally I think social networking is important because the world is progressing with technology everyday and these tools are out here for the people to use, so we shoudl take advantage of them in a professional way. Understanding the website first would help a bunch, because posting the wrong thing on a social network can be seen by multiple parties that are looking at you and you don't even know.
Looking through the hash tags I was amazed of all the different kinds and all the subjects that were discussed. I had no disliking while looking through the hash tags.
Students can use these tools to send updates or questions regarding assigned works. Also parents can keep up with their child are doing and some things the student can work on.