Usernames for Delicious and Flickr

http://www.delicious.com/kaylagennarelli1991
 Flickr Username: Kaylag10

Flickr

Flickr has the ability to be effective in the k-12 classroom is various ways. In today's society, children of all ages are very familiar and somewhat reliant on the technologies offered. Flickr is an effective tools that teachers can introduce and use in the classroom to not only make the lessons for their students more in depth and interesting but to also allow students the opportunity to share information about themselves and their experiences in ways that are appropriate and educational. One of the most beneficial contributions that Flickr provides is the quality of work that students are able to create and turn into their teachers. An example of how this could work could be students collecting and organizing photos for powerpoints to share with their classmates. Flickr provides a place for both students and teachers to share information, share photos, and hold discussions  about different topics. Flickr is an effective tool that can be used to maximize classroom discussions and achieve the highest level of learning on particular topics.

Delicious and Netvibes

      Delicious and Netvibes are very interesting sites that can be used to help organize personal and business parts of every individuals life.  Netvibes has more of personal spice to it in the way that you are able to organize your favorites in a way that is more customized. If you choose to, you are able to check email, look at the weather, as well as different updates from  social networking sites while also having the access to your favorite sites by just clicking on the links. The great part about it is that all the information that you use on a daily basis while you are on the computer is all right there in front of you. Delicious are the other hand can be compared somewhat to that of a library. It is a website that you can use to store your favorite websites or links together in one place. Adding the delicious toolbar on your web page will make the process of using delicious even more simple as you will only have to click on the toolbar and it brings up your delicious account with all of your favorite websites posted there for you. It is somewhat similar to using google except you do not have to search for your favorite sites because they are already organized and put together.

Engage Me or Enrage Me!

     The "Engage Me or Enrage Me!" article is one that highlights many points in regards to today's students attitudes towards school and the curriculum. It is the responsibility of the teacher to ensure that their students are learning what is required. A factor influencing how much a student takes away from a lesson is the level of engagement. The curriculum's taught in schools today are not up to the standards of today's young society and needs to be updated.
     Blogs would add a great amount of interaction and engagement in classrooms today. By creating and posting on individual blogs, students would have the ability and opportunity to share their opinions and ideas with one another. An example of an engaging way that blogs could be used in the classroom is to allow students to complete assignments through their blogs verses perhaps writing in journals or completing papers. By allowing students to complete work through a blog, not only are they going to be engaged in their assignments because it is a technical and updated tool that will hold their attention but the students also have the opportunity to personalize their blogs and make them their own which in turn will encourage them to use their blogs more often and will also encourage communication and participation among the students as well. Overall, introducing blogs into the classroom environment  would have a positive effect on students and would be engaging and encouraging.