Thing 36: Generate Some Fun!!

 Ah generators! What a blast! (And what an enormous consumer of time!!

I loved using the generators - but find so many of them to be just plain old "fun" and not of much real use. However, here are my favorites:

PDF convertors - I install one of these on every computer in my school and teach teachers how to use them. It helps for sending documents home to parents so they can actually read them.

Graphs and other template-type generators - I'm sharing these with teachers through my "delicious" links, individually, and through short staff development opportunities during staff meetings. They are great, easy to use and fun.

Wordle - The art teacher and I are going to use this as a fun "last week of school" project. In media the students will generate their list of words - their favorite school things from the year (teachers, friends, subjects, etc.). They will pick a favorite layout and print it. Then they'll take it to art and decorate the page with their own illustrations and border.

ToonDoo - I love sharing the funny things kids say - and I continue to look for ways to share them. I need to develop a "media specialist/teacher" character (me) and some kid characters and re-create the funny things I hear every day at school. If nothing else, I could send these out through email to share them with the staff - or post them in the lounge. Our schools are so full of humor, and we need to share it!

I love the name generators! I can never think up a good name, especially for blogs and other usernames. I actually stole one from my sister (purpleloon) and she's not happy about that at all! So I thought these were fun and I'm hoping to get a name I can use for myself out of one of them.