Thing #12

I chose to use Google Alert and Calendar. The alert tool will help me keep aware of anything that may show up about me on the web, and hopefully help fend off any possible issues caused. There are many people named Tonya Haley and I can now feel better about the fact that I could have a "heads up" if I need to defend myself about something that was done by someone else.

 The calendar is the tool I will probably use the most. It would help me keep track of all my children's appointments, school dates, trainings etc. I like that it can be synched with others, such as parents to keep up with assignment dates, and my cell phone!

Thing #11

For me technorati was definitely the easiest to use. The blogs are broken into categories and you can easily choose ones that interest you. Topix was the one I liked the least, it seemed confusing and I did not really find anything I was interested in.
During my searching I found 2 new feeds to add to my list Organizing Junkie and Eco-Novice.
Organizing Junkie is full of wonderful ideas for organizing all aspects of your life. And eco-novice has great tips on "going green" on a budget.

Thing #10

The one thing that has bothered me about blogging in the need to search for each blog individually. After completing this activity, I will definitely keep up with more blogs. I found many that interested me and am looking forward to checking in with them. As for using RSS at school, the students oculd each set up a blog in order to provide more social interaction, the teachers could each set up blogs and then control them on an RSS. Using these blogs would give the teachers more ability to share ideas and support to one another.

My 5 feeds are:

2 teaching mommies
Christian Fiction 
Pioneer Woman
Elementary Education
Christian Living

Thing #9

The online generators from this activity will allow me to bring creativity and individuality into the classroom on the level most children can relate to. I love the smiley face generator and the comic strip generator. The Comic Strip generator would be a very handy tool in getting reluctant readers involved by making the story more enjoyable. Today I chose to use Image Chef to create my image.

It seems awareness of childhood cancer has taken over my family and friends. So, I used the colors of the awareness ribbon to create a word mosaic to support the survivors.
I also created one that would be cute to turn into a t-shirt for the classroom.