Module 8

I haven't used RSS Feeds before. After watching the RSS in Plain English video I have a much better understanding of what RSS Feeds are and their importance. 
I'm not sure if ill be using RSS in the classroom. I guess I would probably use it for my own personal and professional use but very unlikely to use with students. I have set up my Feedly through Google and have added a few websites. 

I am not sure that I would use Feedly with my year 4 CLASS that much . To try and make it relevant to my class, I did add educational sites that were both child and Feedly friendly. One was from National Geographic and a few maths websites.

Module 7

So... I have actually signed up to diigo and delicious but haven't used them.  I think it's a really good concept, but not for me.  I am just finding that I am signing up to so many things, and I am being a bit selective about what I seriously think I will use or not.  I have a favourites bar,organise my sites in folders and use Google drive for my files. I also use symbaloo as a resource bank for our staff to share and add to. If you are interested I also use live binders which is fantastic.   

Module 6

Picasa is another tool I am familiar with but dont use it as often.  I think Picasa is not user friendly and don't really like to use it. I have managed to find other tools for my editing. I upoad using youtube which is very simple and user friendly.

Module 5

I have only used  Bubble.us a couple of times. it is a great online tool for students to use when brainstorming or creating mind maps. As a class we used Bubble.us to make a mind map of word families. Next year I would like students to create their own mind maps using this tool. I think they would find it more engaging than creating a mind map on a piece of paper.

I have alsoused Glogster before. Great tool for having all the information in one spot, text, images, links and videos.  Next week we will create a poster of Healthy eating. I really like how the teacher can set all students up with a Glogster account that she/he can access to see what the students have created. Being able to create an online poster will engage students who find art and drawing difficult and they will be able to use their own creativity to make a poster which displays their knowledge of a topic. Students can create their own layout and colour schemes and even embed creative videos. I really enjoyed playing with Glogster and creating my own poster.

Prezi is another tool that some of my students use. The class was intrigued watching this. I would like to investigate Prezi presentations further as I haven't used it before.