LAST ONE EVER!!!!

Just when I think I'm out, you pull me back in.  

Here are my top 5 "things" that I think I will use most in my future classroom:
1.  Blogs
2.  Livebinders
3.  Creative Commons
4.  Flowcharts
5.  YouTube

This program has helped me to be more confident in navigating the web.  By being a stay at home mom for the past six years, I let the technology get away from me.  I am definitely going to keep learning so that I can teach my students (and my children), not have them teach me. 

The only "thing" that I would change is the facebook and twitter one.  These are pretty common and I don't think setting up a page on these sites should be required.  While personally I have both accounts and have no problem with it, I know some people who are adamant about not wanting one.  These social sites should be considered personal and not a requirement for the class, maybe just optional. 

The thing that I will take away most from this class is the possibility of a paperless classroom.  I never thought it could be done at a high school level, but I am going go try to make mine as paperless as possible.  Maybe just one step at a time.  I know that if I teach Economics, the textbooks are not great (very dry), and I think the web would be a great place for my students to learn from. 

I plan to keep up with Web 2.0 through Google Reader.  I think that my homepage has enough links in it to help me be able to look at one site and see what's new. 

Well, its been real and its been fun, but it ain't been real fun.
Ha! Actually, I have enjoyed this class, but it is A LOT of work to complete in 5 weeks.  If I hear some of my fellow students complaining about it during the semester, I'll tell them how tough it really can be.  I was glad to have some great friends in my class to get me through it.  Now, off to the the beach to enjoy my summer!