Thing #17

I am a huge Google user, and could see myself using Delicious to tag and save all of the links to the websites that I find. I can see it's potential use in the classroom. Teachers can easily use it in their lessons to tag the URL of a site they used to get to the link more quickly than having to open a browser and go find the link. Teachers can also use bookmarking tools to share information with other teachers and administrators.

Thing #16

I chose iGoogle as the intro page. I am already experienced with Google accounts, and I like the way you can customize them any way you want to fit your needs. One of my favorite things about sites like this, is that you an customize the theme to something that fits your personality. I think having a good theme that you like will make the site more attractive to you and will draw you to use the site more and more. I already have a customized Yahoo page set as my homepage, but if I ever decide to change, I would probably use iGoogle.


As someone who uses the internet everyday, I could see an online calendar being very useful. It would be one less thing I have to make sure I look at everyday. If I made it on a site that I have to see everyday, then I would find myself using it more and more.

As stated in an earlier post, I'm all about making to do lists. But I'm the kind of guy that likes to use paper and pen, simply because I like the feeling of crossing something out when it is finished. It makes me feel very accomplished.

The stickynotes.net website is a great tool to download. As soon as you open your laptop, all of your notes are there on your home screen in plain view for you to see.

Thing #15

I had an idea of what wikis were, and knew that they were something along the lines of what Wikipedia is. The thing I like the most about wikis is that people are allowed to change things and add information that the creator may have left out. This is particularly true in an education setting, other teachers can share information about lessons they are teaching and other things that are going on in their classrooms. I am someone who loves to read and hear about what other people are doing in the same field as I am. It gives me something to work toward or gives me...inspiration to do things a different way or do them better.

Thing #14

Although the websites for mind mapping and flow charting seem very helpful and interesting, I don't see myself taking the time to figure out how to use the programs to organize my very busy schedule. I'm an avid sticky-note and list maker. I also have a planner that goes with me everywhere. I feel organized and accomplished when I am able to physically scratch something out or cross it off whenever I have finished or the event has passed. In trying to get more organized, I have tried a number of ways to make reminders for myself. I always resort back to a good old calendar and notepad. They are both things that I see everyday, and I have a calendar on my wall in a place where I will see it that I can erase and add things to it when necessary.

Thing #13

Before now, I had never heard of Zoho. It seemed to just be Microsoft Word, but on the internet. The thing about Zoho that I really liked was the calendar. You can go to a specific day and enter all different kinds of information about an event that is going on that day. If you a are an organized person like myself, this can be a really helpful tool to use.