the end..of 23 things

WOW...This has been a long and trying trip.
As I was not born with computers and such
technology, I am still learning.
I've learned alot through this process.
One of my favorites was the firefox. And it's add ons.
I never knew there were so many things out there.
And that there was an option for Internet Explorer.

There were some of the 23 things that I could not
complete due to firewalls, or virus protections.  I need
to learn how to turn these off.  But is it safe.  Like you tube.
I won't use it as my daughter got a virus on her computer,
and the hard drive had to be wiped to correct it.
So my question is how do you know what sites to trust?
Even my email was hit, they got my friends list and have
been sending emails with my name as sender with all kinds
of junk mail, and some things that are not appropriate.  I
didn't even open up an attachment, just the email from someone
that was on my friends list that had already gotten hit.
So how do you prevent this, and if you get something like
this, how do you stop it.  Maybe this is something that
should be included in the 23 things.
During the process of getting these things done, I have gotten
way behind.  It took me longer to get them done as I'm still
learning about the internet.  I've NEVER blogged before.  Maybe
a few more instructions on how to do these things for those of
us that are internet illerate.
I did enjoy all the things I learned.  The internet is endless.
Something new to learn every day.

Thing 23

Creative commons.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
This at the bottom of our list of 23 things shows that
it was from another sourse in creative commons, and
modified for our class use.
this site would be great for finding things that you could
use in the classroom, modify it, and not have to worry about
the copyright.

Just a note:  http://www.thehistorychannel.com/  allows you
to download video's and pictures to be used in public
education only.

Thing 22

The podcast I listened to were from Learn out Loud.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/History/American-History/US-Presidents-Podcast/24803
I really liked the podcast.  It's mainly for history buffs or american history
classes.
As I am a history buff, this is one that I will listen to often.
Would be great for research as well.

Thing 21

OK..here's another one I could not use.
Signed up, but was unable to upload any pictures.
Keep say that a firewall or virus protection would not
allow me to load.
Tried it from the house, work, and our office.
Still same problem.
Looks like it would be fun though.

thing 20

Youtube.
Sorry but I will not go to these sites.
My daughter and others have gotten virus's
from these sites.
These video's are loaded from someone's personal
computer and many do have virus's.
Sorry, but i've gotten enough of them from other places.
We had to wipe my daughters hard drive.  She lost all
her pictures and classwork.  DUE TO YOUTUBE

thing 19

I checked out the Bing site.
It's great.
Better than the other social sites.
I could not post as I'm still waiting for confirmation.
I liked it because it's teachers.
Don't have to look through everyone else, just educational

Thing 18

My space
http://www.myspace.com/iceman195737185

I have had a myspace account for some time.
However I just don't use it much.
While it is great for socializing, that's just something
I just don't have much time for.
I can see where teachers can pass on information
and assignments.
It would be great for people to keep in contact
with those who live away from them.
I can also see where students could create a class page
and add others, especially from other countries, and use it
as a class learning project