Michelle+Bentler

=Michelle Bentler = __**Web 2.0 Tool: PhotoPeach**__

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This was my first experience using PhotoPeach. I experimented with photos from a recent vacation.

__**PLN and Web 2.0 Tool: Skype**__



I can use Skype as a way to connect with other educators professionally but I can also use it as a way for my students to connect with experts or authors.

__**Web 2.0 Tool: Animoto**__

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Animoto was a lot of fun but also a challenge. Being able to complete a video that makes sense with a 30 second time limit was achievable. I liked the availability of videos and images to choose from.


 * __Web 2.0 Tool : Wordle__**

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I used Wordle with a class of fourth graders. They had just finished reading Ramona Quimby: Age 8. I asked them to list all the important words in the story. Then I imported their words into both Wordle and Tagxego. They thought it was great and so did their teacher!


 * __Web 2.0 Tool: Tagxedo__**

__**Web 2.0 Tool: Blogger**__

Michelle's Blog

I kept a blog on my vacation to Egypt, Jordan, and Israel to keep friends and family informed of what I was doing each day but it also turned out to be a way to keep memories that I would have forgotten. Attached is my first educational blog. I plan to take it after class and turn it into a book recommendation/review site for my students and teachers to use for book selection.

__**PLN: Twitter**__

I am just beginning to use Twitter and did not know that it was used for education before taking this class. I'm mostly overwhelmed with the amount of information I receive. However I've read some excellent articles, seen some cute videos, and gained a lot of information from others.

__**PLN: Hootsuite**__



I've found that Hootsuite is an easier way to organize my Twitter account because it categorizes all incoming and outgoing tweets.


 * __Web 2.0 Tool: Slide Rocket__**

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I loved Slide Rocket. It was so easy to use with lots of bells and whistles. It works great for people that want to share their slide show at a later date or with others over the internet. This was my presentation for a professional development day with the Lincoln Elementary teachers in Fort Madison.

__**Web 2.0 Tool: Voki**__

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I had fun designing my Voki avitar. I can see how students would love to design their own.


 * __Web 2.0 Tool: YouTube__**

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I have not really taken advantage of YouTube as a teaching or motivational tool, but I think students would love the surprise of a teacher using videos. I found this fun video through my Twitter account.

Lesson Plan Lesson Plan

I would never have been able to figure out how to get this lesson plan on the wiki without this class. My laptop would not let me save the Word document as a PDF and our school will not let us download anything. So I thought about it for a while and converted it to a Google Doc and then was able to insert it into the Wiki.

Reflection: This lesson plan has not been completed yet. It is a work in progress. I'm working with 2 other teachers and their students to incorporate a web 2.0 tool into their project. I have regularly scheduled classes myself and am working with the students in small groups when we can get together (noon recess) in three different buildings. However the students are loving the idea of an interactive poster in place of a cardboard poster.