Thing #21

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The post below is the video I found on YouTube. My theatre teacher showed it to our class during my senior year, when we were doing the Sound of Music as our spring show. This is a flashmob group performing at a train station in Belgium to promote the production of The Sound of Music that toured there. I think this video is just awesome, to say the least.

One thing I love about YouTube is that you can find anything on there. And I mean anything, so be cautious. Every type of music video is on the site, and clips of TV shows and movies. What's great about YouTube is that you can create your own account and start uploading videos of your own. It's a great way to become famous, from what I hear. lol

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Thing #19

I am a member of several social networks outside of Facebook and Twitter. I have a YouTube account that I absolutely love. I browsed through some of the mentioned websites and found an interest in the 'Books' section. I created an account on Shelfari, which is a website that is run with Amazon.com. I already had an Amazon account, so signing up was pretty simple. I like this website a lot because it allowed me to search through thousands of books and add ones that I have already read, ones that I am currently reading, and ones that I planned on reading. I think this is a great tool because it allows members to see what other people suggest regarding books and gives you great ideas for what to read next.

Thing #18

I think with any profession that networking is a key aspect because it can open up many doors for you. I think for teachers, it is important to understand networking because it can allow you to learn new concepts from other people who are more experienced and have a better insight of how to teach. Networking can be a huge learning experience as well. From my experience using Facebook, I have watched it change from a simple social media site to something so much larger than that. I think the most interesting thing about Facebook is it's ability to link people all across the globe.

As far as the classroom is concerned, I already know of many schools and school organizations that have a Facebook page. It is a great way to convey information to all different kinds of users. For example, my high school Theatre department had a Facebook page and it was VERY handy. All of the rehearsal dates were posted, sections of script that were being worked on, when the performance dates were, as well as the contact info for all of the cast members. It was very beneficial to have, and I liked the fact that the school was linked to such a huge and popular social scene.