#21 Youtube and teacher tube

I picked this Youtube clip as it showed Melbourne in 1910 - perfect for those of us interested in history! Just love Youtube!

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#20 Podcasts.

Aren't podcasts wonderful? They've certainly provided us with a great teaching tool, both in terms of content and versatility. Thanks very much for providing these links. I'll be spending lots of time here looking for items relevant to my classes!

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#19 Rollyo

I have to admit I approached this site with some trepidation/concern as, after reading some other posts, I wasn't sure whether I would be able to access it. What a pleasant surprise when I could. I searched Australian history, and, even with a spelling error (I wish my fingers wouldn't run over each other!) I managed to find quite a few useful, interesting sites. I think this is definitely one site spend I'll time exploring, as I'm sure it will help me find many sites that are useful for my teaching.

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#17 Delicious and #18 Wikis

Now here are two tools I can sink my teeth into! Delicious seems like a very useful site/device. I like that individuals can save their websites and the collaborative element involved also. It is always great to share knowledge, and so this is an extension of that sharing.

The same can also be said for wikis. The conversational/sharing/collegial aspect of them is one of their main attractions to me. However, the downside, as pointed out in the reading, is that they are accessible to anyone, and can be added to by anyone. This therefore needs to be taken into account when they are being used.

Two more useful sites. Thanks!

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#15 RSS and #16 subscribing

Again, here are tools that I think are useful, both as a classroom teacher and as a librarian. I am aware of library sites with RSS feeds and have subscribed, but I will have to spend some time looking for relevant History and English sites, as these are my teaching methods. Hopefully there will be some to which my  my students can subscribe. I have also subscribed to the ABC and The Age's feeds, but wonder, given their nature, whether a bookmark will be just as effective. Time will tell on this one.

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My Space and Facebook

While I can see the attraction of both of these social networking websites, I have to confess to feeling something of a luddite, as I don't have a profile in either, nor do I feel the urge to do so. I have reservations about them both, largely relating to privacy issues, and the need some people have to make their pages and number of 'friends' bigger and better than everyone else's. I'd rather see people face to face, or failing that, email or (shock horror!) write them a letter! Ah well, each to their own.

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Flickr

Another useful site. I tried to find a photo that I could include in my blog, but unfortunately I was unsuccessful, as most were subject to copyright. I'll keep trying - keep watching this space!

I think this will be useful place to store photos. It will be a project for the holidays, I think.

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Library Thing

Well, here was something I love! A means of keeping track of books!! This is definitely something that makes a librarian happy!! I can see uses for this in classes - I'm sure students will enjoy making their own widgets of their favourite books and sharing them. In addition, this could be extended to reviews of these books which could then be shared. Fabulous!

On a personal, practical level, I'm sure I'll be using this to see reviews of books I'd like to read (or have students read). I'll also use it to keep track of the people to whom I've leant my books. Great!

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Fiona