http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org Learning through Play! time Wed, 14 May 2008 00:23:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First, let me say that I can't express enough my gratitude over being admitted into this online learning community.  How neat is it that being over three hours away from all other participants, I have been able to participate in such a valuable experience.  My thanks to Kathy Bailey and ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/thing-23-the-end-of-the-things/ Somehow I forgot completing a blog post for thing 11.  I embedded a slide show created on  RockYou to my wiki page in our wiki sandbox.  Creating the slide show was easy once I selected my pictures.  I have used slide and RockYou before to create slide shows for my MySpace page.  ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/thing-11-i-blog-post-i-missed/ Ning was not new to me.  I had a invitation to join ning focused on the Georgia Southern University ITEC community.  I had not, however, fully utilized the my ning access.  I have spent some quality time in the last couple of days exploring through Classroom 2.0, and I was ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/thing-22/ Love it, love it, love it.  I have been kicking around the idea of creating a media center page on a blogging site using widgets and what not to personalize the page for our school.  I have changed my mind.  PageFlakes is so very easy to set up and modify.  ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/thing-21/ Before this course, I didn't use or encourage the use of Google docs.  Why?  To be honest, I am not sure.  I like the ease of Google Docs.  It gives each person with whom you collaborate easy access without multiple digital copies hanging around on your hard drive, jump drive, ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/thing-20/ Way back when (Thing 5 and 6) I discovered the ease of subscribing to podcasts via my Google Reader.  I like that option because of the ease of access -- I've become as close to addicted to my reader that one can be without needing intervention, so the podcasts I ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/thing-17/ Exploring YouTube is not a new thing for me.  However, I will admit that using it for professional searches is new.  To this point, YouTube has been more recreational than professional.  To explain myself, I decided to share this link to what must be in the top 10 of cute ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/11/thing-19/ I have created my very own podcast using Evoca.  Recording with a computer mic was very simple.  I was actually suprised by how easy it all was to complete.  Shame on me -- I went two seconds over! http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/05/01/thing-19-my-own-podcast/ I felt near panic when 23 things became 43 things as I am running a bit behind schedule getting my things completed.  I didn't care for 43 things.  Here's why: First, I just have a difficult time believing that everyone needs to know what my goals are.  I'll admit that I ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/thing-16/ In case you haven't figured it out yet, I am not associated (other than finding favor with my nephew's mother-in-law and through Kathy I found favor with Shelley) with any other school utilizing this great opportunity to learn more about Web 2.0.  In the public school system where I am employed, funds for ... http://tcmsmedia.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/thing-12/