Week 7, Thing 19 - Library Thing

I don't much see the need for this sort of book-tracking system in my own teaching, but it probably does help some teachers. Cool idea, however. Now I know from whom I can borrow books....

Week 6 Thing 18 - Productivity Tools !

I am trying out Zoho Writer because it might be a useful tool in the future.  I am going to see if I can publish this little bit on info to my blog !

Week 6, Thing #16

Rolling right along here!  Funny how one can make progress when one has enough time to spend on the computer without interruptions, n'est-ce pas?  I LOVE WIKIS !!!  This is what I have been waiting for -- my own wiki for classroom use.  Can't wait to get started!!!

Week 6, Thing 15

Copyright! Copyright!  As a teacher, this is important to understand.  How many times do I make copies from a book without giving due diligence to the author?  (not any more !)  The comic book written by grad students was excellent -- all about the purpose of copyright, its exceptions, etc.  What a headache, however!  There are lawyers who specialize in copyright -- boring.  I will certainly be more careful in the future when I use someone else's intellectual property in class !

Week 6, Thing 14 - Technorati !

Well!  After I calmed down a bit, I was able to spend quite a bit of time on this particular section.  I was thwarted in my progress, however, because Technorati is having -- guess what???? -- TECHNICAL PROBLEMS !  Their link to "popular blog" does not work.  The link to "claiming" one's blog does not function, and the "watchlist" that one could have created has died a terrible cyberspace death.  In any case, I believe that I prefer "Delicious." It is easier, less technical, and really serves my purpose, which is to somehow identify the hundreds of lovely websites I have found on teaching French, which is why I am here to begin with.  à tout à l'heure!

Week 6, Thing 13 - DELICIOUS !

I already know about Delicious.  I love to surf the net for all things French, for example, so Delicious is a quite an exceptional tool for quickly finding what I need.

Week 5, Thing 12

Although I love the idea of Rollyo....it did not work!  The message I got, more than once, was "didn't connect -- too many connections." Rats!!!