For the 2nd part of teacher comments I was assigned to Dorothy Burt's - Manaiakalani blog.
1st comment: March 28, 2010
Aviary added to Google Apps for Education (Click on Title to access this blog post)
Hi,
My name is Katherine and I'm a student at the University of South Alabama. For the next three weeks I have been assigned to your blog to comment on your post. If you would like to visit my blog you may do so at perkinskatherineedm310.blogspot.com. I enjoyed reading your post on aviary, I had never heard of aviary before and it seems to be a great tool for education. I enjoy using powerpoint for presentations and will most likely enjoy using this new app for powerpoints. I'm looking forward to reading all about the things happening in your classroom and educational tools you find on the internet.
Thank you,
Katherine P.
March 29, 2010
Parents engaging in Children's work (Click on Title to access this post)
Mrs. Burt,
I really enjoyed reading this post. That is great that the parents are becoming so involved in their child's work. Honestly, I have to agree with the student who stated that they love to write since they have an audience. I too have felt that way when I have to present or now that I'm blogging. I don't wont my work to be sloppy and have major grammar when others beside the teacher reads it. I do feel more motivated when others read my work. I think that's a great idea to have use facebook as a way the students and their parents can check their school work online.
-Katherine (EDM 310 student)
Sunday, March 28, 2010
10 Post: March 28, 2010
Morgan Bayda: An open letter to educators (Link to Morgan Bayda's Post)
I really enjoyed reading Morgan Bayda post and watching Dan Brown's video. Though, I have never thought about dropping out of school, I thought this post and the video can be used as an example of how lots of college students may feel. Having to go to an hour or so lecture class and look at a powerpoint and professor discuss whats in a book is kind of a dread. Throughout my college career I have had a high percentage of professors actually take the time out to learn their students name and a little about their about their students and a few professors not care who they were teaching let alone the names of their students.
I get my textbooks through financial aid, but I would rather be able to get that money back in refund and spend it on school materials that I'm actually going to need and use in that semester. Having to buy a $100 textbook and its not even used in the class is crazy. I'm happy EDM 310 does not require a textbook for this class because they know it would be a waste of money for this hybrid course. Everything tool that we need for this course can be found on the Internet.
When I become a teacher I would like to try technology in my class and maybe have a class blog for the students and parents to look at for that students progress throughout that year. I know that many of my students will have to be taught differently and just using pencil and paper is not going to work. I will be working in a special education setting and want to be able to broaden their horizons and show them the different technological tools out their that is available for them. I want to be able to make a way for all of the documents that special education have to keep up with an easier job for those type of teachers.
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on the kids in Room 6 at St. Pius X school. Two students had been learning French and were using what they had learned in their video. The video showed the students having a conversation. They greeted and counted in French to one another. I thought it was a great video. I don't know much to any French, but I remember some Spanish that I had learned, so it sounded somewhat similar when I heard the students speaking in French. The video also used title captions and showed the French language in the English language.
Comments4classmates
This week I was assigned to Leigh Ankersen (Class A) and Steven Diamond (Class D) to comment on their March 12th blog post. Leigh's blog is up to date and I was able to leave her a comment, but Steven Diamond hasn't been posting at all to his blog so I was unable to leave him a comment.
I really enjoyed reading Morgan Bayda post and watching Dan Brown's video. Though, I have never thought about dropping out of school, I thought this post and the video can be used as an example of how lots of college students may feel. Having to go to an hour or so lecture class and look at a powerpoint and professor discuss whats in a book is kind of a dread. Throughout my college career I have had a high percentage of professors actually take the time out to learn their students name and a little about their about their students and a few professors not care who they were teaching let alone the names of their students.
I get my textbooks through financial aid, but I would rather be able to get that money back in refund and spend it on school materials that I'm actually going to need and use in that semester. Having to buy a $100 textbook and its not even used in the class is crazy. I'm happy EDM 310 does not require a textbook for this class because they know it would be a waste of money for this hybrid course. Everything tool that we need for this course can be found on the Internet.
When I become a teacher I would like to try technology in my class and maybe have a class blog for the students and parents to look at for that students progress throughout that year. I know that many of my students will have to be taught differently and just using pencil and paper is not going to work. I will be working in a special education setting and want to be able to broaden their horizons and show them the different technological tools out their that is available for them. I want to be able to make a way for all of the documents that special education have to keep up with an easier job for those type of teachers.
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on the kids in Room 6 at St. Pius X school. Two students had been learning French and were using what they had learned in their video. The video showed the students having a conversation. They greeted and counted in French to one another. I thought it was a great video. I don't know much to any French, but I remember some Spanish that I had learned, so it sounded somewhat similar when I heard the students speaking in French. The video also used title captions and showed the French language in the English language.
Comments4classmates
This week I was assigned to Leigh Ankersen (Class A) and Steven Diamond (Class D) to comment on their March 12th blog post. Leigh's blog is up to date and I was able to leave her a comment, but Steven Diamond hasn't been posting at all to his blog so I was unable to leave him a comment.
Timetoast Timeline
Katherine Chanel's First 20 years timeline
I did my timetoast timeline on my first 20 years of life. I chose my life because it means a lot to me and I just wanted to be able to look back on the things that have taken place in my life. A lot of the events I had to ask my mom, because I was too small to remember the event.
I did my timetoast timeline on my first 20 years of life. I chose my life because it means a lot to me and I just wanted to be able to look back on the things that have taken place in my life. A lot of the events I had to ask my mom, because I was too small to remember the event.
Comments4Teachers 7,8,9
1st Comment4Teacher: 2/26/10
Global Fun and Laughter
Ms. Ferguson,
I really enjoyed reading your post. My name is Katherine and I'm a student at the University of South Alabama where I take EDM 310. You may find out more information on our class blog at: http://edm310.blogspot.com. I'm assigned to your blog for the next couple of weeks to complete an assignment. This was a great post. I'm at the beginning of my PLN and have found so many networks that I could add. I really enjoyed reading your post that I may add your blog to my PLN for future ideas. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.
-Katherine
2nd Comment4Teacher: 3/6/10
Getting a Grade
Hi again!
My name is Katherine and I recently wrote on another post for an assignment for my EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed this post. Giving students the opportunity to express how they feel regarding your teaching is great. At the end of the semester I get to do that for my college professors. I actually have been doing since high school. I enjoy giving my teachers feedback on how they teach. I don’t know if it truly helps, but it does make me feel good because it’s almost as if a huge weight was lifted off of my chest when I got to give feedback. I would like to do that for my students when I become a teacher. I’m studying to be a special education teacher in the elementary school system. Even from them I want to be able to know the exact same questions you asked.
-Katherine P.
3rd Comment4Teacher: 3/28/10
Reflecting on my students
My name is Katherine and I'm a student in Mobile, AL. I really have enjoyed reading your comments about your class and I have learned a lot from your blog. I will continue to keep up with your blog because you have expressed great points in your blog that all teachers should use. I'm happy that you chose to have your students reflect on your teaching. When a teacher can have his/her students tell the teacher what they can do better it helps the teacher to grow and the students know that they are helping that teacher to grow and will feel proud to help. It's also nice to have the students tell you what they don't want to continuously hear from you or others because they have heard so much already. I get to evaluate my professors at the end of the semester and I always look forward to the evaluation. I hope that my professors take time out to grow when they read the comments from their students. Thank you again for having such a great blog and for providing me with all of this great information.
-Katherine P.
Monday, March 22, 2010
South Alabama & EDM 310 experience survey
The survey on your experience at USA and in EDM 310
(Click on the underlined word above and it will take you to my survey)
I did my survey on the experience gained from EDM 310 and South Alabama. Please fill it out if you haven't done so and I will do the same for you.
Thanks,
Katherine P.
(Click on the underlined word above and it will take you to my survey)
I did my survey on the experience gained from EDM 310 and South Alabama. Please fill it out if you haven't done so and I will do the same for you.
Thanks,
Katherine P.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
9th post: March 12, 2010
Have a Safe and Fun Spring Break!!
Alabama Learning Exchange(ALEX) (Click on the title and it will take you to the website)
This website seems like a great source for teachers and I'm happy to have been able to find out about this website. When I first arrived to the ALEX website there were many links available of different materials that teachers need and could use in the classroom. The links that are available through this site are Courses of Study, Web Links, Lesson Plans, Search, Personal Workplace, Professional Learning, and also a Podcast Treasury. Since our class just finished up with podcast that link stood out to me. Under the Podcast Treasury there were different podcast topics that could be listened to. They even had a section for places in Alabama where you can listen to podcast about there history. I clicked on the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and it showed many podcast on different African American famous people. It was really neat.
For the web links tool, it has different links for students, teachers, and administrators. For the Lesson Plans section it has many different subjects and you can put in which subject(s) you want to have lesson plans on and you can also choose the grade level. What tool that I really enjoyed was the Professional Learning because it has a section for special education. It has a lot of information that I'm going to need. I will definitely keep ALEX close by so that I can use it when I begin teaching. It will be of much help for me and other teachers.
Alabama Connecting Classroom Educators and Students Statewide (Click on the title and it will take you to the website)
Another great and useful website for upcoming teachers. This website is more about technology in high schools. It has a section for students, educators and a section for parents is coming soon. I want use this site as much because it's built for high school students, but it seems like a good site to learn from. It doesn't have the different links for teachers and students like the ALEX site had, but it's still a good site for high school teachers.
The ACCESS site has a couple of different links for educators, courses, resources, students, and technical support. When I went to the sources section it showed a link for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam, an advanced placement link, test preps. I believe to look further into this website there has to be a username and password set up.
Comments4Kids
This week I was assigned a student named Emelia from New Zealand and she along with some of her other classmates did a short video. It was titled, "The Dramatic Moment." It was about a girl who couldn't find her pencil case and her classmates helped her find out, they didn't find it either so they sat and thought about where it could be. After a moment they all asked her if she had looked in her backpack and luckily when she did there was her pencil case. It was a great video and all of the students did a great job.
Comments4Classmates
I was assigned to post on Gregory Youngblood (Class A) and Keitra Crayton ( Class D), but neither of these students have posted for the week of March 1-7.
Alabama Learning Exchange(ALEX) (Click on the title and it will take you to the website)
This website seems like a great source for teachers and I'm happy to have been able to find out about this website. When I first arrived to the ALEX website there were many links available of different materials that teachers need and could use in the classroom. The links that are available through this site are Courses of Study, Web Links, Lesson Plans, Search, Personal Workplace, Professional Learning, and also a Podcast Treasury. Since our class just finished up with podcast that link stood out to me. Under the Podcast Treasury there were different podcast topics that could be listened to. They even had a section for places in Alabama where you can listen to podcast about there history. I clicked on the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and it showed many podcast on different African American famous people. It was really neat.
For the web links tool, it has different links for students, teachers, and administrators. For the Lesson Plans section it has many different subjects and you can put in which subject(s) you want to have lesson plans on and you can also choose the grade level. What tool that I really enjoyed was the Professional Learning because it has a section for special education. It has a lot of information that I'm going to need. I will definitely keep ALEX close by so that I can use it when I begin teaching. It will be of much help for me and other teachers.
Alabama Connecting Classroom Educators and Students Statewide (Click on the title and it will take you to the website)
Another great and useful website for upcoming teachers. This website is more about technology in high schools. It has a section for students, educators and a section for parents is coming soon. I want use this site as much because it's built for high school students, but it seems like a good site to learn from. It doesn't have the different links for teachers and students like the ALEX site had, but it's still a good site for high school teachers.
The ACCESS site has a couple of different links for educators, courses, resources, students, and technical support. When I went to the sources section it showed a link for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam, an advanced placement link, test preps. I believe to look further into this website there has to be a username and password set up.
Comments4Kids
This week I was assigned a student named Emelia from New Zealand and she along with some of her other classmates did a short video. It was titled, "The Dramatic Moment." It was about a girl who couldn't find her pencil case and her classmates helped her find out, they didn't find it either so they sat and thought about where it could be. After a moment they all asked her if she had looked in her backpack and luckily when she did there was her pencil case. It was a great video and all of the students did a great job.
Comments4Classmates
I was assigned to post on Gregory Youngblood (Class A) and Keitra Crayton ( Class D), but neither of these students have posted for the week of March 1-7.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
8th Post: March 7, 2010
Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture.
I really enjoyed this video. I have actually heard a similar video with Mr. Pausch except it was only a couple of minutes long. His last lecture was very inspirational and very enjoyable to watch. He will definitely be remembered for his outstanding work. The things he did for a virtual world was amazing. He definitely accomplished a lot of his childhood dreams and a lot of people can't say that they accomplished at least 50% of their dreams.
He really loved what he did especially involving the imagineering and virtual world. I love virtual world type of games like "The Sims." I love his idea of not using textbooks in the classroom. Honestly what would you need a textbook for in the type of assignments he was having his students work on anyway. It would be just a waste of money to have them. Also when you have your students switch up partners for each assignment is great because everyone is getting to know other people. Also having students rate their team members was good, but also scary at the same time. You have to worry about if someone liked having you in a group or not, but you also get to know how well you work with others and its an opportunity for you to improve on other projects.
Mr. Pausch was a very caring guy and definitely had a sense of humor. I wondered if all of his students really enjoyed his classes and knew how much they had learned from him. After Mr. Pausch would discuss something he would bring up a slide on "the brick wall." Which were there for people who knew how badly they wanted something. If you want it you will not let the brick wall stop you. Which I felt was great because there are times where you want something so badly and of course those unexpected events happen and you may not be able to accomplish what you want, but if you really want it then will you do it and not let anything prevent you from accomplishing what you want.
Mr. Pausch made some key points on things to remember such as, having fun in the classroom as a teacher, never lose the child-hood wonder, helping others because it makes us better people. He also discussed how to get people to help you. I really loved this video and didn't mind watching it for the entire hour. It was very nice at the end how he had a cake brought out for his wife's birthday. He is definitely an inspirational person. When his children look back at this video they will be proud that there dad left this for them to learn from. He deserved that standing ovation at the end.
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on Cindy from an Arizona middle school and she had written a beautiful and touching poem titled "They Suffer." The comment that I left Cindy is below.
Cindy,
That is a beautiful poem. Did you write that yourself? My name is Katherine and I’m a college student in Mobile, AL. I really enjoyed reading your poem. Keep up the good work!
-Katherine
Comments4Classmates
This week I commented on Kristen Thrash (Class A) and Kathleen Cosgrove (Class D) and both students are up to date on their blog posts.
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