Daughters & Sons-In-Law

Wedding was a success on the Carnival Conquest! Our nest is completely empty!

Thing # 9 Library Blogs & News Feeds

Okay, 3 hours later.....

I found that Blogline's Search tool seemed to be the easiest for me. Technorati was the most difficult. I did a search on the cruise ship we will be on in 3 weeks and found tons of information on the different blogs. I used Google's news search and came up with more news than I wanted to know!! I see that in a later "thing" we will be working on Technorati, so I guess it will be easier after that lesson!

I am spending way over 18 hours on this..........;-)

Thing # 8 RSS Feeds

This is a great way to keep up with my personal interests! I like to stay current with news and weather. I also like to search for vacation spots and recipes! In my business classes, I will be able to use many of the financial sites available. This tool is great for libraries--updated information continuously. Thank goodness the libraries still have great books to read! That's one of my favorite things to do!

Thing # 6 Google Tools

I think the most useful things for the classroom are Google calendar and Google Notebook. Students can keep track of assignments on the calendar and collect information for projects on Google Notebook!

Thing # 6 Mashers & Third Party Sites

My favorite was the calendar maker. You can produce a calendar with all your cool photos!

Thing # 5 Flicker

Flicker is a great spot to find pictures and put your own pictures on for friends and family. I had a great time looking at vacation spots for the summer--Puerto Vallarta, Seattle, Alaska, and Glacier National Park. Glad my computer will travel!

Thing # 4 Registration

All registered. Looking forward to using this in my Accounting and BCIS classes!

Thing #3 Blog/Avatar

Setting up the blog was easy! The Avatar was fun! I am nervous about setting up all this online stuff with the district laptop, but guess it is okay. I have visited some other blogs, but haven't commented yet. I have been contacted by a few others doing "23 Things" and look forward to commenting on their blogs.

Thing #1 7 1/2 Habits

The hardest habit for me is having confidence in myself. After I set a goal, I don't really know that I will be able to accomplish it until I see the end result. The easiest for me is teaching and mentoring. I learn an amazing amount by being a high school teacher.