Of the 23 things that we spoke of in years past, some have gone by the wayside.

Even some things that we used for our Full Sail work.  Like "Wordle" which has now become a game.  Learnist is gone as are some of the others.

Story bird is still around although I am pretty sure that my account has been disabled.  Story bird is a place where a person (a child or adult) can write stories.  They supply illustrations and the author writes the story that goes with it.  or the author has an idea for a story, then uses their illustrations for their story.  It is a pretty unique way to get students to write.

Another program to get students to write is the Young Author's program during National Novel Writing Month.  I have not use this, but have been involved with NaNoWriMo for a while.  It seems like a pretty good program.

 It has been a wild ride since 2019.  I have learned so much.  I have worked with Google docs for the past 6 months and have seen it's shortcomings.

Labels are one of the things that it is lacking and it could have been used.

Oh, well.

As for learning anything new.  Not really, been too busy working.

learnist has gone by the wayside.  At least I can't find it.  I have used several sites to purchase items online.

Still using various blog postings.  I had to use one for a writing class several years ago.
Learning platforms that I have used include" Coursera, Udemy, and GCFL.  I have practiced typing, used Lynda.com, Gale Online.

I have researched using several of the databases available at the public library and used email almost every day.

I have used Dabble, ProWriting Aid and Auto crit to edit and revise literary ramblings.  I am part of several Facebook groups.

Yes, things have disappeared. One of the sites used by Full Sail for experimentation is no longer being used.  They started that after I left.  That was almost 8 years ago.  I cannot believe how time flies.

I have used more of the 23 things that were available.

I now have an Instructional Design and Technology Master's Degree.  I have used Facebook, Wordle, Animoto, YouTube, online games and many other new technologies.  Also in my instructional technologies I have worked with Blogger, wikis, and Word Press.  My iWeb page has moved to Word Press.  I have written blogs, worked with wikis and taught how to use various web 2.0 products to teach.

Unfortunately, iWeb and the Google pages no longer exist.  I am using Symbaloo to keep track of my book marks.  I have used Udemy, Coursera and Stanford Online to learn more about the world.

I am part of Pinterest, Ravelry and Craftsy.  I am also part of the Storybird community. Wow, who would have thought that being online was so much fun!

I have also used Learnist to show what I have learned.  I have updated my blog on a regular basis.

Continuing on....

Well, i cannot say that I have done a lot online. I have kept to using very few of the new technologies. I did start some kids on Blogspot, but they didn't have enough to use it thoroughly. More things are online that I wish that I could learn to use. May be this school year, while I am working on my education, i will take more time to discover what is out there. Meanwhile, keep on keeping on and continue to learn!

Wordle

Wordle is a Web 2.0 tool that allows you to play with words.  It can be used for brainstorming, poetry, definitions, and just about any type of writing that you might want to do.

Wordle can be found at: www.wordle.com.

Go animate!

This is a web 2.0 feature that allow a person to use animation without the knowledge of Flash.  You can create slide shows and other picture type things with it.

It looks like something that is a little harder to use, but I haven't quite figured it out yet.