"Thing 24?"

     Goodbye everyone.

     Ha, just kidding. Not quite yet. Before I leave, I thought I'd offer you all a little insight. Firstly, my favorite thing about this blog was the amount of information that I learned. I thought I was pretty technology savvy and yet, I had no idea that half of this information was out there. Awesome, right? Next, I have to say that it probably will not impact my life too much. My learning styles are pretty stubborn and I've been in the same pattern for over 16 years now. So hopefully if I take away only one thing from this, it will at least be the information about copy rights.
     As far as there being any unexpected outcomes, I will have to refer back to my first statement. I was definitely surprised at the amount of information I learned. And there isn't much that could be done differently to format the structure of the class. It is a technology-based course and it studies exactly that.  
     I'm not sure how I will keep up with the new updates of web 2.0, but I at least know a lot more than what I did. And hopefully that can steer me in the right direction.

As for now, simply yours,
TPlummer

Thing 23: Creatively Common...

     Well, I guess those pictures that I used earlier in some of my posts were stolen. Such a terrible way to put it, but I guess it's true. I never usually think twice about taking an image from Google. But after reading about Creative Commons, I learned that I am not the only person who seems to unintentionally steal pictures; hence the title "creatively common."
     In fact, this website is not even an APSU-inspired website. It stemmed from another website's idea for librarians. But since it held a CC license, we are able to use it. Information like this is what helps educate our students and potential teachers. As long as we continue to inform each other about CC licensing, there will be no miscommunication about copyrighting. Hopefully, I can pass it on.. ;)

Yours,
TPlummer

Thing 22: Online Organization

     Hey guys! First off, I'm just curious if any of you have ever heard of online organization? I sure haven't. But it's definitely the coolest new trend. There's a website called "LiveBinders" where you can actually upload your information, documents, etc. and you actually have an online binder. Pretty neat, huh?
     My binders are called Education 3040, Chi Omega, and My First Binder. The first two I created and they are personal. The last one, however, is one that is given to you upon signing up. It is full of information about how to utilize the website. Here is its link: click.
     It's pretty obvious about how you can use LiveBinders in the classroom. A lot of teachers have "notebook checks" that include students keeping their work organized. Well, an alternative to paper notebooks could mean that electronic notebooks are the next big thing. It's earth friendly and we don't print out a million pages to do it! Great idea, right? :)

Yours,
TPlummer