Sunday, August 24, 2008
Finally finished!
Well, I am happy to say that I have now completed all 24 Things even if I didn't do it before August 13. I'm really glad I stuck to it and have found several "things" I will definitely use again. Thanks to Shirley and Jen for offering it to us and for the words of encouragement. I would be willing to keep going if there is ever more.
Still catching up
Thing #39 Animoto
I'm so glad I went back and did this one! It is really alot of fun. I made a video of my daughter and her friends at the prom this past May. It really turned out cute even though I had some difficulty importing it to my blog. I can't wait to do more!
Thing # 45 Flow Charts
I signed up for this and received an invitation to join. Made a mini test chart about nothing really just to see how it worked. I think this would really be useful as an educational tool when you just can't find what you're looking for anywhere else. You could just make your own chart!
I'm so glad I went back and did this one! It is really alot of fun. I made a video of my daughter and her friends at the prom this past May. It really turned out cute even though I had some difficulty importing it to my blog. I can't wait to do more!
Thing # 45 Flow Charts
I signed up for this and received an invitation to join. Made a mini test chart about nothing really just to see how it worked. I think this would really be useful as an educational tool when you just can't find what you're looking for anywhere else. You could just make your own chart!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Catching up
Thing #36 PicNik
Had alot of fun dressing up my photos! I played around with colors, resizing, cropping and some other features. I made a before and after picture of my son, Tried to upload them to my blog, but I kept getting an internal error message.
Had alot of fun dressing up my photos! I played around with colors, resizing, cropping and some other features. I made a before and after picture of my son, Tried to upload them to my blog, but I kept getting an internal error message.
Catching up
I have now gotten to the end of the 23 things, but I am going back to catch up on a few I skipped.
Thing #32 OmniDrive
I have never been able to get this one to work. I was unable to link to it a few weeks ago when I first tried, so I skipped it to come back to later. Just tried it again and I still cannot link to the site. Did anyone successfully complete this one?
Thing #32 OmniDrive
I have never been able to get this one to work. I was unable to link to it a few weeks ago when I first tried, so I skipped it to come back to later. Just tried it again and I still cannot link to the site. Did anyone successfully complete this one?
Jott.com
Thing #44 Jott.com
Well, I set up the free account with Jott.com and recorded of couple of notes to myself. I can see where this would be useful since I entered my school email address and that's where I'm about to be most of the time. I could try entering doctor and dentist appointments outside of school and since the reminders would come to my school email, maybe I would remember them!
Well, I set up the free account with Jott.com and recorded of couple of notes to myself. I can see where this would be useful since I entered my school email address and that's where I'm about to be most of the time. I could try entering doctor and dentist appointments outside of school and since the reminders would come to my school email, maybe I would remember them!
Google Groups and Midi File
Things #42 and 43
Thing 42 - Google groups - I searched here for language arts groups -- felt a bit overwhelmed at what all came up. I looked around a few of them, but have to admit, it was just too much for me to sort through.
Thing 43 - Midi file - had fun playing around with this. Worked on my own version of "Here Comes the Sun" one of my favorite Beatles tunes. Can't see that I would ever use this, but someone teaching music or really interested in music could find this useful.
Thing 42 - Google groups - I searched here for language arts groups -- felt a bit overwhelmed at what all came up. I looked around a few of them, but have to admit, it was just too much for me to sort through.
Thing 43 - Midi file - had fun playing around with this. Worked on my own version of "Here Comes the Sun" one of my favorite Beatles tunes. Can't see that I would ever use this, but someone teaching music or really interested in music could find this useful.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Retroland and Live Mocha
Thing #40 Retroland
Retroland was a fun site to play around in. Can't see myself using it again, but it was fun to revisit some of the things of my past. Recognized some of the popular groups in high school -- Cheap Trick, Abba and Journey. And toys -- I always wanted a big wheel.............
Thing #41 Live Mocha
This was really neat. I did the first spanish lesson. It was very easy since they show you the picture, let you hear the words spoken and give you the translation. Wish I has time to do the whole course!
Retroland was a fun site to play around in. Can't see myself using it again, but it was fun to revisit some of the things of my past. Recognized some of the popular groups in high school -- Cheap Trick, Abba and Journey. And toys -- I always wanted a big wheel.............
Thing #41 Live Mocha
This was really neat. I did the first spanish lesson. It was very easy since they show you the picture, let you hear the words spoken and give you the translation. Wish I has time to do the whole course!
Comic Relief
Thing #38 ToonDoo
ToonDoo is cute............one could spend a whole lot of time just reading all the different strips. I searched through the back to school ones, but finally found this one under library.
Pandora
Thing #37
Pandora is my new favorite thing! I'd heard people talking about it, but had never taken the time to explore it. I really like it! I typed in Keith Urban and enjoyed the selection of songs playing for the next 30 minutes. Now I open it every time I'm working on the computer.
Pandora is my new favorite thing! I'd heard people talking about it, but had never taken the time to explore it. I really like it! I typed in Keith Urban and enjoyed the selection of songs playing for the next 30 minutes. Now I open it every time I'm working on the computer.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Mini or micro blogging
Thing #35 Twitter
I signed up for a twitter account when working on Web 2.0 and have never used it again. I like it and think it is very user friendly, but just not something I will keep up with. For one thing, I don't know anyone else with a twitter account and I have enough trouble keeping up with my two email accounts and a flixster account where I have friends.
I signed up for a twitter account when working on Web 2.0 and have never used it again. I like it and think it is very user friendly, but just not something I will keep up with. For one thing, I don't know anyone else with a twitter account and I have enough trouble keeping up with my two email accounts and a flixster account where I have friends.
Fit Day
Thing #34 Using the web for better health
I signed up for a free account with FitDay. I like how they calculate the calories for you and then give you a graph of what percent is protein, fat, carbs, etc. Was surprised at how many carbs I eat! I did find it a little time consuming to pick out the foods, but I guess it might become easier the more you actually use it. I think I'll try using the food and activity diaries for a few days and see how hard it is to maintain. I have been a WebMD browser for some time now. There is really alot of information on that site and I believe it is more reliable than some health sites.
I signed up for a free account with FitDay. I like how they calculate the calories for you and then give you a graph of what percent is protein, fat, carbs, etc. Was surprised at how many carbs I eat! I did find it a little time consuming to pick out the foods, but I guess it might become easier the more you actually use it. I think I'll try using the food and activity diaries for a few days and see how hard it is to maintain. I have been a WebMD browser for some time now. There is really alot of information on that site and I believe it is more reliable than some health sites.
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