Thing 10

I set up a ning network when I was doing a lesson for Kathy Peterson on web2.0 tools. I also recommended it to a teacher last year after an inappropriate photo was uploaded by a student on the forum site she was using. I told her ning had the capability of monitoring things better than the forum site.

Thing 9

Going along with my theme of dogs I added my flickr slideshow to my blog and labeled it "17 Things that chew". I also added a daily "feed" of puppy pictures.

Thing 8

I really like Flickr. I used the same dog pictures as I did for my website. I did have a problem adding the slideshow to the sidebar of the blog and having the entire picture show up. So I added the slideshow to the bottom of the blog. I can envision all types of uses for flickr - both professional and personal.

Thing 7

RSS feeds - it's a very convenient and easy way to follow information that you access on a regular basis. I signed up for a news link, cooking links, and the people I am following in 17 things. I think it is much better than all of the emails I have filling my inbox with the sites I currently subscribe to.

Thing 6

I had a lot of fun with my very simple website. I decided to share my love of dogs with the rest of the RB staff. I sent out an email to request dog pictures and was very happy with the response. My website is rbhsdogs.weebly.com. Check it out !!

I think weebly is great if you need a simple site. It doesn't have all the features of more sophisticated web publishing software - but hey - it's free !!

Thing 5

My twitter account is drf8701. I have followed Wes Fryer, Vicki Davis, and Sara Moulton. I have seen Vicki several times at the ICE conference. I have also seen Wes' presentations at ICE and most recently at a 1 to 1 laptop conference. Sara Moulton is a chef that I enjoy watching on PBS. She had shows on the Food Network when it was in first began.

Thing 4

Google Calendar - yet another great aspect of Google. I can see it being useful, but the concept of shared calendaring is available in many other apps - student management systems, exchange server/outlook environments, etc. I think it is a good alternative if there isn't a shared calendar feature in the software you are using.