Completing Thing # 19 was pretty interesting, as it opened my eyes to a couple of new social networking sites that may be very helpful in the future. At the moment, the only social networking sites that I am an "active" member of are Facebook and Twitter. I signed up for TeacherPop and I am waiting for an approval. So in the meantime, I will finish the rest of Thing # 19. I browsed through some of the recommended social networking sites that were on apsu23things.blogspot and I signed up for Course Cracker, Craftster, and Yelp. I think that Playlist is also a fun concept, but I decided not to venture further into the site because of time restraints. I will most likely create some playlists with the website's free music and upload them to one of my social networking sites at some point. I signed up for Course Cracker because I felt that it would be a good social networking site to find other educational majors or even influential elementary teachers to converse with or observe. The site allows you to have a "page" that you can somewhat customize with helpful information, such as a calendar, assignment docs, and other things such as photos and videos of class projects and activities. The main thing about the site is that it is interactive and offers you different avenues of communication and the sharing of ideas with other educators.
I chose to sign up for Craftster because I love to make and create things. Curtains, Blankets, Pillows... I totally make my own. I also love the idea of buying crafts and creations by other individuals. I personally think there is just something more authentic and special about handmade items. I was curious about this site because it allows users to share and browse through free patterns and projects. Only time will tell if I will find any good craft patterns, but I will be optimistic about the experience. Last, I chose to create an account with Yelp. Yelp is a helpful social networking site that allows you to "review" and browse through a multitude of reviews from other users. I was interested in this feature because I travel a lot and I am a firm believer in regarding the experiences of previous customers! This site allows you to read reviews of local hot spots and restaurants and get a better idea of the atmosphere of a place before you plan the night. This is a great advantage when planning an adventure out of town as well.
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