Thing 13, too

OK, this is not my day! When I added a picture, the site deleted the other blog I had posted (probably since they had the same title?) I did use the photo editing on the picture, but since it was a card there was not much I could do. I will definitely use this site for fun with photos as soon as I get a camera!!!

Thing 13

Wait! I got this added on, but it is not the one I edited! This was a card that depicted my husband and I on our wedding day. We are still together after almost 28 years, so it has worked for us! Can you tell we like to tease and joke?

Thing 12

Flicker seems like it can be very useful for teachers with the ability to gather and save photos for students to use. In a classroom I can see a teacher using computers with photos for "writing ideas" instead of cut out pictures if the schools move to more computer use for everyday assignments (as the trend is supposed to be headed). In therapy I can use pictures for showing students skills I need them to use, such as the correct way to hold a pencil for best muscle use, the way to hold scissors, pictures I could take of their work to compare their progress, etc. To be honest, I still like paper and pencil and will probably stick with their work papers in a folder to compare, but the idea is plausible if I have a scanner.

Hmmmm.....

I think I did something wrong on the last lesson since the website showed up, but not the slideshare. At least I know how to look at what others have done. I don't think I will need to use this in my work. I tried!

Thing 11

http://www.slideshare.net/wcbvi/pre-braille-skills-and-fine-motor-development-1306774

Thing 10

I think this may be over my head! I am a bit overwhelmed with this info on Google Docs! I can envision a survey for teachers regarding what they see as their needs from OTs in the classroom, but I am much more comfortable doing something on paper (old school). I would love to have the graphs, but individual responses are ok with me. I am probably a chicken when it comes to putting myself out there with technology, so I guess I might leave this part to someone else to try....but who knows.
Well, I'm back from trying to set up a survey, but I was unsuccessful!! I guess I need more 1:1 to get some of this. At least I have the info to try it again another time!

Thing 8

I already took a social bookmarking class with Jim Dornberg at the ISD so this was familiar to me. Actually, I do not have anything to add to it right now since I have been using it during the school year for myself. Since I am an OT I look up ideas to use with my students, such as crafts, to work on fine motor skills and muscle development. My current colleagues in this online class do not address the same thing, so they probably will not need my bookmarks. But if I am wrong, please let me know!

Thing 5

OMG! Ok, after this I feel like I am entering another world of education! I like the ideas of being able to access what other educators are teaching in their classes, but cannot fathom the amount of time it would take to do all of the things in the "story situation"! Teachers are amazing, but aren't there limits to the time they have?
As an OT I share a lot of information with teachers I work with. I can see the possibility of creating a blog for suggestions, activities, accomodations, and references for teachers to access ideas when I am not in their schools. But, again, finding the time could be difficult.

Thing 4

Ok, I have heard a lot of this information in technology courses I have taken. Since I am an OT and I go to sensory workshops as well as learning about ways to approach my students' difficulties with motor tasks in the classroom, I have explored some of the ideas of looking for different ways to accomplish tasks in the classroom. I think it is interesting for our students that they have infinite ways to approach work for school instead of just learning from one source as we did when I was a kid! I had not thought of it like this before!
I did like the information of how to become a Life Long Learner....and I am proud to see that I have taken these steps in my life! And now I am moving into technology "on my own" through this course!

Thing 3

I have never done anything with blogs before. I had my daughter help me set this up and I am still unsure if I did it all correctly! Those of you who know me will know that I get anxious when trying new things until I master them. I will have to work hard at all of this.