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.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
7th Assignment: February 28, 2010
Richard Miller: This is How We Dream
I enjoyed these videos. The use of the pictures, words, and other videos with his voice makes a nice and organized video. This video was very neat, I enjoyed looking at the different things he used. I have never seen some of the things that he was doing in the video, but I will learn how to do the things that he did.
"Are you prepared to write with multimedia?" I do feel prepared to write with multimedia. If there is a new multimedia that I don't know of then I will just learn it. I also do most of my school work and projects without having to go to the library. Unless it's required that we have to use a book as a source then that is the only time that I go to the library. I have learned a lot about different educational technologies and have accustomed to using them so using multimedia will be no problem for me.
"Will your students be able to do this?" Since kids these days are learning about technology and at a very young age learning how to work a iPod/iPhone then I do believe that future students will be able to do this. This is nothing compared to the other technologies that they already know of. If there are some students who may not have the funds to a computer and don't know how to work with multimedia, I will make sure that they learn it so they want feel left out.
Wendy Drexler: The Networked Student
I really enjoyed this video. The drawings and different topics were very organized. I loved the name of the high school '21st Century High School.' There is so much information that can be found without even using a textbook. The video discussed a lot of the things that I am learning in EDM 310 with PLN and blogging. When I first heard about mp3 players and iPods I thought they could only be used for music and video, but now I know that can be used as an educational tool as well. They can also be used to listen to lectures from any college or university and with different subject areas.
"Why does a networked student even need a teacher?" I have thought about this question myself and have even wondered if in the future kids will still need teachers to be there. Students will always need a teacher to be there. Even in the future with all the different technologies, students will still need to know how to properly use those tools. Someone will need to be there to show them how it needs to be used. I loved the answer that was expressed in the video. I'm happy to know that teachers will still be needed in the future.
"Are you prepared to be a teacher of a networked student?" I will be prepared to be a teacher of a networked student. As I continue to learn about the different educational tools and found out what they do and how they can be used, I'm adding them to my list of materials that I would want to have for my students. I'm not fully prepared right now, but when that time comes I will be prepared to teach any student who is tech literate.
Michael Wesch
I once again enjoyed Mr. Wesch video. I found that a lot of the things that he touched on was so true. I loved he used different t.v. shows to go along with his discussion. Now when I watch South Park and The Simpsons I'm going to remember this video which isn't a bad thing. I found it very true that the generation who grew up in the 90s(my generation) use the word 'whatever' a lot. I have even used it several times throughout my life. I have never said 'Eh' or 'Meh' but I have heard Eh before. I didn't even know of Meh. I loved how he incorporated Youtube into his discussion. Those Numbers were very much believable. Also when he used some of his students to start video blogging the comments were very true. I haven't video recorded myself, but using audacity a lot of my classmates found it weird because they felt they were talking to themselves. When I take pictures, I want to make sure that everything is in its place and the picture will come out looking how I want it or better. I'm not worried with how the younger generation will be when I become a teacher. Every generation is different from the clothes to their facial expression and even the words that they use in their vocabulary.
Personal Learning Network
My Personal Learning consist of:
These sites are similar and different information. All are about using technology in the classroom, but may be with different grade levels. The Teaching All Students blog is a site where technology is used in a special education setting which is very helpful for me because that is my major.
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on a Melville Intermediate Room 8 blog. They posted about their school worm farm. They had a slide showing of pictures of the students putting waste into the farms for the worms to eat off of. It was pretty neat. I love how instead of throwing away their food they use it to feed the worms. Like I told their class, "Our waste is another person or worm treasure." I also received a comment back from the teacher. I posted what he said below. This was the first time I had ever received a reply back from a teacher and the feeling was unbelievable. I'm looking forward to receiving more replies.
Mr. Webb reply:
Thank you so much for your comment that you left on our class blog in New Zealand. The students still have to put the caption on the post, but the worm farm is for the food scraps that are produced from the left over food. In New Zealand the students have to bring their own lunch to school and although we have a school canteen (or tuck shop) most students bring their own lunch. The left over food is then put into the worm bins and eaten by the worms, and we use the liquid waste to fertilize the plants.
I wanted to thank you personally for the comment as well because the students were excited by hearing we had a comment from the USA, we'll read through it as a class tomorrow morning. Its hugely empowering for students to have their work viewed from anywhere in the world and they have a huge fascination with the USA because of its cultural influence (one of the students was able to state their was a song about Alabama when we had a quick conversation about it, which is pretty good its usually not very much!) and what they see in the media, thank you again.
Mr Webb, Classroom Teacher, Melville Intermediate School, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
I enjoyed these videos. The use of the pictures, words, and other videos with his voice makes a nice and organized video. This video was very neat, I enjoyed looking at the different things he used. I have never seen some of the things that he was doing in the video, but I will learn how to do the things that he did.
"Are you prepared to write with multimedia?" I do feel prepared to write with multimedia. If there is a new multimedia that I don't know of then I will just learn it. I also do most of my school work and projects without having to go to the library. Unless it's required that we have to use a book as a source then that is the only time that I go to the library. I have learned a lot about different educational technologies and have accustomed to using them so using multimedia will be no problem for me.
"Will your students be able to do this?" Since kids these days are learning about technology and at a very young age learning how to work a iPod/iPhone then I do believe that future students will be able to do this. This is nothing compared to the other technologies that they already know of. If there are some students who may not have the funds to a computer and don't know how to work with multimedia, I will make sure that they learn it so they want feel left out.
Wendy Drexler: The Networked Student
I really enjoyed this video. The drawings and different topics were very organized. I loved the name of the high school '21st Century High School.' There is so much information that can be found without even using a textbook. The video discussed a lot of the things that I am learning in EDM 310 with PLN and blogging. When I first heard about mp3 players and iPods I thought they could only be used for music and video, but now I know that can be used as an educational tool as well. They can also be used to listen to lectures from any college or university and with different subject areas.
"Why does a networked student even need a teacher?" I have thought about this question myself and have even wondered if in the future kids will still need teachers to be there. Students will always need a teacher to be there. Even in the future with all the different technologies, students will still need to know how to properly use those tools. Someone will need to be there to show them how it needs to be used. I loved the answer that was expressed in the video. I'm happy to know that teachers will still be needed in the future.
"Are you prepared to be a teacher of a networked student?" I will be prepared to be a teacher of a networked student. As I continue to learn about the different educational tools and found out what they do and how they can be used, I'm adding them to my list of materials that I would want to have for my students. I'm not fully prepared right now, but when that time comes I will be prepared to teach any student who is tech literate.
Michael Wesch
I once again enjoyed Mr. Wesch video. I found that a lot of the things that he touched on was so true. I loved he used different t.v. shows to go along with his discussion. Now when I watch South Park and The Simpsons I'm going to remember this video which isn't a bad thing. I found it very true that the generation who grew up in the 90s(my generation) use the word 'whatever' a lot. I have even used it several times throughout my life. I have never said 'Eh' or 'Meh' but I have heard Eh before. I didn't even know of Meh. I loved how he incorporated Youtube into his discussion. Those Numbers were very much believable. Also when he used some of his students to start video blogging the comments were very true. I haven't video recorded myself, but using audacity a lot of my classmates found it weird because they felt they were talking to themselves. When I take pictures, I want to make sure that everything is in its place and the picture will come out looking how I want it or better. I'm not worried with how the younger generation will be when I become a teacher. Every generation is different from the clothes to their facial expression and even the words that they use in their vocabulary.
Personal Learning Network
My Personal Learning consist of:
These sites are similar and different information. All are about using technology in the classroom, but may be with different grade levels. The Teaching All Students blog is a site where technology is used in a special education setting which is very helpful for me because that is my major.
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on a Melville Intermediate Room 8 blog. They posted about their school worm farm. They had a slide showing of pictures of the students putting waste into the farms for the worms to eat off of. It was pretty neat. I love how instead of throwing away their food they use it to feed the worms. Like I told their class, "Our waste is another person or worm treasure." I also received a comment back from the teacher. I posted what he said below. This was the first time I had ever received a reply back from a teacher and the feeling was unbelievable. I'm looking forward to receiving more replies.
Mr. Webb reply:
Thank you so much for your comment that you left on our class blog in New Zealand. The students still have to put the caption on the post, but the worm farm is for the food scraps that are produced from the left over food. In New Zealand the students have to bring their own lunch to school and although we have a school canteen (or tuck shop) most students bring their own lunch. The left over food is then put into the worm bins and eaten by the worms, and we use the liquid waste to fertilize the plants.
I wanted to thank you personally for the comment as well because the students were excited by hearing we had a comment from the USA, we'll read through it as a class tomorrow morning. Its hugely empowering for students to have their work viewed from anywhere in the world and they have a huge fascination with the USA because of its cultural influence (one of the students was able to state their was a song about Alabama when we had a quick conversation about it, which is pretty good its usually not very much!) and what they see in the media, thank you again.
Mr Webb, Classroom Teacher, Melville Intermediate School, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
6th Assignment: February 21, 2010
Dr. Alice Christie Website: Educational Technology
I enjoyed Dr. Christie's webisite. She had a lot of good teaching tools listed on her site. I chose to find out more information on Webquest. I chose this tool because I didn't know what Webquest was and wanted to find out more information on it. What is a Webquest? "A Webquest is a well developed curricular unit or lesson that actively engages learners." It almost seems as if a Webquest is similar to just having a website for the classroom where different topics and information is posted by the teacher and the students get to look at the different topics and learn more about that topic. Students who use Webquests can also get feedback on their posted assignments just like when our class use Comments4kids/classmates, it's just the same. I thought I didn't know much about Webquests, but the information that I'm reading seems very similar to what I'm actually experiencing in EDM 310. There are different components to Webquest, such as Introduction, the task, process, resources, evaluation, conclusion, reflection, extension, and lastly notes to the teacher. All of these components make up the Webquest. It seems like a great learning tool that should continued to be used in the classroom.
iTunes University
iTunes U has a lot of different topics and information available for students and teachers and different subjects can be listened to as a podcast. I wouldn't mind using iTunes as a student or teacher, but as a student at the moment I would still like to learn in a classroom environment. Since I'm more of a visual learner it's good to see that iTunes not only has podcast, but also Vodcast. If you don't know much about a certain topic and you want to find out more information then iTunes can be a great source of information with the podcast and vodcast. I read that iTunes is made available to all students including students with disabilities. As a future special education teacher I'm happy to read that iTunes can be a great tool for students that are visually impaired because they have what is called Voiceover for Mac computers and the screen readers for PC's. Different colleges and universities can set up accounts to upload different lecture topics which can be viewed by any users of iTunes. I'm still figuring iTunes out because I have never used it before this class. I didn't know there was a iTunes U or that music wasn't the only that could be downloaded from iTunes. I have so far learned a lot about iTunes that I didn't know before.
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/what-is.html
The Use of iPods
I don't own an iPod I only own a mp3 player which my only use for that is for music, but I have heard about the different tools that come along by using an iPod. On a techno teachers website, I found an iPod topic where the different iPod discussions were being discussed. Audio books, games, music, video, podcast, and photos can be viewed on an iPod. An audio book is a recording of a book that can be listened to word for word from the iPod. iPods can be a great tool in the classroom. With the audio books the students can listen while looking at a hard copy. It can also help with fluency, expression, and help students want to read more. iPods has educational games that can be helpful towards the different subject areas such as, math, reading, and writing. As far as using the music component in the classroom it can be used in the younger grades for clean up songs and learning songs. Using iPods in the classroom can definitely make students want to come to class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H02j0MAgUvo&feature=player_embedded
http://www.technoteacher.org/?p=271
Duke University allows Students to check out iPods for a semester and other types of listening devices. When I read that I was thinking I wished I went to Duke just to be able to check out iPods. Since I have never had one, it would be nice to have that experience of using one for an entire semester. Satti Khanna, a professor at Duke was the first professor to incorporate iPods into his classroom. His class was working on a project where they had to use different technologies. I really enjoyed having to read about Duke and their technology uses.
http://dukedigitalinitiative.duke.edu/examples/page/show?id=3604302%3APage%3A226
http://dukedigitalinitiative.duke.edu/page/technologies-1
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on a boy named Bryan. I commented on his Migration Play Reflection which he had to write a reflection of how he felt his group members performed. He wrote that he felt his group did good on the speech, but not on where his group members were supposed to stand. He felt that they could have done better if they knew how to stand when giving a performance. I enjoyed reading his post, he seems like a very bright young man especially knowing what him and his group members could have done better.
I enjoyed Dr. Christie's webisite. She had a lot of good teaching tools listed on her site. I chose to find out more information on Webquest. I chose this tool because I didn't know what Webquest was and wanted to find out more information on it. What is a Webquest? "A Webquest is a well developed curricular unit or lesson that actively engages learners." It almost seems as if a Webquest is similar to just having a website for the classroom where different topics and information is posted by the teacher and the students get to look at the different topics and learn more about that topic. Students who use Webquests can also get feedback on their posted assignments just like when our class use Comments4kids/classmates, it's just the same. I thought I didn't know much about Webquests, but the information that I'm reading seems very similar to what I'm actually experiencing in EDM 310. There are different components to Webquest, such as Introduction, the task, process, resources, evaluation, conclusion, reflection, extension, and lastly notes to the teacher. All of these components make up the Webquest. It seems like a great learning tool that should continued to be used in the classroom.
iTunes University
iTunes U has a lot of different topics and information available for students and teachers and different subjects can be listened to as a podcast. I wouldn't mind using iTunes as a student or teacher, but as a student at the moment I would still like to learn in a classroom environment. Since I'm more of a visual learner it's good to see that iTunes not only has podcast, but also Vodcast. If you don't know much about a certain topic and you want to find out more information then iTunes can be a great source of information with the podcast and vodcast. I read that iTunes is made available to all students including students with disabilities. As a future special education teacher I'm happy to read that iTunes can be a great tool for students that are visually impaired because they have what is called Voiceover for Mac computers and the screen readers for PC's. Different colleges and universities can set up accounts to upload different lecture topics which can be viewed by any users of iTunes. I'm still figuring iTunes out because I have never used it before this class. I didn't know there was a iTunes U or that music wasn't the only that could be downloaded from iTunes. I have so far learned a lot about iTunes that I didn't know before.
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/what-is.html
The Use of iPods
I don't own an iPod I only own a mp3 player which my only use for that is for music, but I have heard about the different tools that come along by using an iPod. On a techno teachers website, I found an iPod topic where the different iPod discussions were being discussed. Audio books, games, music, video, podcast, and photos can be viewed on an iPod. An audio book is a recording of a book that can be listened to word for word from the iPod. iPods can be a great tool in the classroom. With the audio books the students can listen while looking at a hard copy. It can also help with fluency, expression, and help students want to read more. iPods has educational games that can be helpful towards the different subject areas such as, math, reading, and writing. As far as using the music component in the classroom it can be used in the younger grades for clean up songs and learning songs. Using iPods in the classroom can definitely make students want to come to class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H02j0MAgUvo&feature=player_embedded
http://www.technoteacher.org/?p=271
Duke University allows Students to check out iPods for a semester and other types of listening devices. When I read that I was thinking I wished I went to Duke just to be able to check out iPods. Since I have never had one, it would be nice to have that experience of using one for an entire semester. Satti Khanna, a professor at Duke was the first professor to incorporate iPods into his classroom. His class was working on a project where they had to use different technologies. I really enjoyed having to read about Duke and their technology uses.
http://dukedigitalinitiative.duke.edu/examples/page/show?id=3604302%3APage%3A226
http://dukedigitalinitiative.duke.edu/page/technologies-1
Comments4Kids
This week I commented on a boy named Bryan. I commented on his Migration Play Reflection which he had to write a reflection of how he felt his group members performed. He wrote that he felt his group did good on the speech, but not on where his group members were supposed to stand. He felt that they could have done better if they knew how to stand when giving a performance. I enjoyed reading his post, he seems like a very bright young man especially knowing what him and his group members could have done better.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
5th Post Assignment: Febuary 14, 2010
Happy Valentines Day!
NPR/ The Wired Story
These articles were interesting. When I first saw this assignment I didn't know what I would I would be reading. I knew that information could be changed on Wikipedia by any person, but I didn't know or never really thought about someone/company would actually change their own information to make it look good or make someone else look bad. Virgil Griffith came up with a great tool for Wikipedia.
Do I believe that Wikipedia could ever be a trusted and reliable source? Hmm... Anything is possible. For Wikipedia to become a trusted source they shouldn't allow an anonymous user to change information at least keep the users who has an account. Then when something changes everyone will already know who changed it. But then again companies could create an alias and still change the information. Well I guess Wikipedia would just have to cut out allowing outside sources changing information and they hire people to change the information when situations happen. Which could possibly help Wikipedia to then become a trusted source.
What I've Learned This Year?
I really enjoyed this post by Mr. McClung. His post was very inspiring for future teachers. Everything that he discussed in his post are things that I have thought about wanting to do when I become a teacher. I want to be there for my students and have them trust me. I want them to be able to know that I'm here to help them not criticize them for every mistake they make. When you become a teacher you have to remember you were once that student sitting in a desk and remember how we felt about our teachers. I loved how Mr. McClung discussed the lesson plans and activities not going perfect. How it's okay and to not get frustrated when everything doesn't go right. You really can't show the students that you are just as scared as they are about the first day of school. Well maybe you can, then you all can talk about it and not be nervous anymore together. It would be a bonding tool to get over the first day jitters. I love having the students taking the end of the year survey because then you can know how your students felt about you. Getting positive feedback from your students really makes you feel like you are doing your job and more.
Comment4Kids
This week I commented on Michael N student blog. He wrote about a book called, "Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwieler." I told him that I really enjoyed reading his post and gave him a positive comment. Michael wrote that he really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. He seems to have a love for books. He also talked about the character that he can relate to. The character likes to save money and so does Michael. I really liked that part because I know that a lot of kids don't really care to save their money, but Michael is different.
NPR/ The Wired Story
These articles were interesting. When I first saw this assignment I didn't know what I would I would be reading. I knew that information could be changed on Wikipedia by any person, but I didn't know or never really thought about someone/company would actually change their own information to make it look good or make someone else look bad. Virgil Griffith came up with a great tool for Wikipedia.
Do I believe that Wikipedia could ever be a trusted and reliable source? Hmm... Anything is possible. For Wikipedia to become a trusted source they shouldn't allow an anonymous user to change information at least keep the users who has an account. Then when something changes everyone will already know who changed it. But then again companies could create an alias and still change the information. Well I guess Wikipedia would just have to cut out allowing outside sources changing information and they hire people to change the information when situations happen. Which could possibly help Wikipedia to then become a trusted source.
What I've Learned This Year?
I really enjoyed this post by Mr. McClung. His post was very inspiring for future teachers. Everything that he discussed in his post are things that I have thought about wanting to do when I become a teacher. I want to be there for my students and have them trust me. I want them to be able to know that I'm here to help them not criticize them for every mistake they make. When you become a teacher you have to remember you were once that student sitting in a desk and remember how we felt about our teachers. I loved how Mr. McClung discussed the lesson plans and activities not going perfect. How it's okay and to not get frustrated when everything doesn't go right. You really can't show the students that you are just as scared as they are about the first day of school. Well maybe you can, then you all can talk about it and not be nervous anymore together. It would be a bonding tool to get over the first day jitters. I love having the students taking the end of the year survey because then you can know how your students felt about you. Getting positive feedback from your students really makes you feel like you are doing your job and more.
Comment4Kids
This week I commented on Michael N student blog. He wrote about a book called, "Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwieler." I told him that I really enjoyed reading his post and gave him a positive comment. Michael wrote that he really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. He seems to have a love for books. He also talked about the character that he can relate to. The character likes to save money and so does Michael. I really liked that part because I know that a lot of kids don't really care to save their money, but Michael is different.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Vocaroo
Vocaroo example:
I tried out vocaroo just for fun. I wasn't able to use vocaroo under firefox, but it allowed me to record under windows explorer.
*Click on Vocaroo example above to listen to my recording.
I tried out vocaroo just for fun. I wasn't able to use vocaroo under firefox, but it allowed me to record under windows explorer.
*Click on Vocaroo example above to listen to my recording.
4th Post: Febuary 7, 2010
More Podcasts
I watched the Benefits for Podcasting in the Classroom video and I really enjoyed the video. It discussed the advantages of allowing podcast and vodcast in the classroom. The video gave a great example about podcast. It showed a student being sick and not being able to go to school. She knew she was going to be missing the review for an upcoming test and she was a little sad, but she remembered that the teacher always posted study guide podcast for the test so she wouldn't be missing the review after all. I thought that was a great idea. Students wont have to worry about missing class if they have a teacher who posts class work on their class website.
It also showed students working on a podcasts for one of their lessons. The students, teacher, and principal gave their opinions on the podcast and they all seemed to like the idea. The students especially seemed very happy about this new way of learning. They were excited about learning. I would like to use this way of learning with my students. I will be in the special education k-6 field and I would like to be able to make my job easier since I hear that the special education teachers have a lot of work to prepare for their students. I not only want to make my job easier, but make learning for special needs children easier for them because it will be about their way of learning. I have wondered if there are any special ed. teachers out there who use podcast or vodcast in their classroom. If not then I will work on that for my students.
Comments4Kids
I commented on Mr. McClung's Resistance about electrical currents. I'm really happy that we are given the opportunity to respond to the younger generation blog posts. We get to see everything that they are learning and to be honest it seems like a lot of fun just by looking at the video. Not only does the students in the classroom get to learn, but others also who may not have the opportunity to learn the same way as those students. Some students may still be learning just from textbooks and may not comprehend any of what they are learning so having these videos can help others to understand what they should be learning from their own teachers.
I watched the Benefits for Podcasting in the Classroom video and I really enjoyed the video. It discussed the advantages of allowing podcast and vodcast in the classroom. The video gave a great example about podcast. It showed a student being sick and not being able to go to school. She knew she was going to be missing the review for an upcoming test and she was a little sad, but she remembered that the teacher always posted study guide podcast for the test so she wouldn't be missing the review after all. I thought that was a great idea. Students wont have to worry about missing class if they have a teacher who posts class work on their class website.
It also showed students working on a podcasts for one of their lessons. The students, teacher, and principal gave their opinions on the podcast and they all seemed to like the idea. The students especially seemed very happy about this new way of learning. They were excited about learning. I would like to use this way of learning with my students. I will be in the special education k-6 field and I would like to be able to make my job easier since I hear that the special education teachers have a lot of work to prepare for their students. I not only want to make my job easier, but make learning for special needs children easier for them because it will be about their way of learning. I have wondered if there are any special ed. teachers out there who use podcast or vodcast in their classroom. If not then I will work on that for my students.
Comments4Kids
I commented on Mr. McClung's Resistance about electrical currents. I'm really happy that we are given the opportunity to respond to the younger generation blog posts. We get to see everything that they are learning and to be honest it seems like a lot of fun just by looking at the video. Not only does the students in the classroom get to learn, but others also who may not have the opportunity to learn the same way as those students. Some students may still be learning just from textbooks and may not comprehend any of what they are learning so having these videos can help others to understand what they should be learning from their own teachers.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
3rd Post January 31, 2010
Podcast's
I listened to all of the podcasts and I definitely liked some more than others. Listening to podcasts can be a bit boring, because the voice of the person talking doesn’t keep my attention for long. The smart board podcasts was okay. I could hardly understand what he was saying because there was some other type of noise in the background. Learning about smart board was interesting because I don’t know much about it. It’s a tool that I would like to be able to use in my future classroom. The next podcast that I listened to was the kidcast. I enjoyed listening to this podcast and liked the music that was played at the beginning to introduce the show. That was really neat. I heard about the difference in Video podcast and just a podcast. He really did well with distinguishing these two topics. So, as I continue listening to these different podcasts I am starting to warm up more and more to these podcasts.
The third podcast that I listened to was EdTechTalk. When the recording first came on I thought I was listening to a robot. It was a bit awkward at first. I don’t think that this podcast gave me any ideas that I could use for when I begin teaching. I listened to the Connect Learning podcast and once again I enjoyed the music to start off the podcast. I listened to episode 90 and heard some good ideas for helping students remember with school lessons. I listened to the Macbreak podcast next. I didn’t know how it would help me because, I don’t own anything that has to do with Mac and Apple. When I listened to this podcast it sounded like I was listening to an advertisement on the radio. They really didn’t say much about what could help me in the future when I begin teaching. They just talked about the different gadgets like the iPod nano and I didn’t find this podcast helpful at all. The last podcast was This Week in Photography. I like photography, but I didn’t really enjoy this podcast. They rambled too much for me. I thought I would continue to warm up to the podcasts, but it didn’t really happen.
Here's What's Coming
This is amazing that a one year old learned how to use an I Phone. I don't own an I Phone so I don't know how to work one, but I could learn just like he did. It may be amazing that a one year old learned this, but it's not shocking to me. Because like most children they watch someone else doing some activity and they learn from it and then they are doing it. What would have been shocking to me is if the one year old could text message. I will be ready to start teaching students who may be more media literate than me. I'm not afraid to teach a child who knows how to work a computer. It's not like the child will tell me how to teach if I don't teach them from a computer. The child will just go with it.
Media Literacy in the 1st Grade/Little Kids Big Potential
I really enjoyed watching this video. It's nice to see young children already begin to learn how to become more media literate. Even though they are only in the first grade, I wonder if they are also being taught the dangers of the internet. I was very happy to see that when leaving a comment to the class, the teacher has to approve the comment before it is shown to the public. So if someone writes a comment that is inappropriate then she can handle it without the students finding out about it. This classroom seems like the kids really enjoy it. Because they are not just learning from a book, but also being able to expand their minds with learning how to blog and upload their assignments to the computer. It's a great idea! I wonder how the parents feel about this learning experience for their children. Were all of the parents accepting or were there some who didn't agree with the teacher s way of teaching?
I listened to all of the podcasts and I definitely liked some more than others. Listening to podcasts can be a bit boring, because the voice of the person talking doesn’t keep my attention for long. The smart board podcasts was okay. I could hardly understand what he was saying because there was some other type of noise in the background. Learning about smart board was interesting because I don’t know much about it. It’s a tool that I would like to be able to use in my future classroom. The next podcast that I listened to was the kidcast. I enjoyed listening to this podcast and liked the music that was played at the beginning to introduce the show. That was really neat. I heard about the difference in Video podcast and just a podcast. He really did well with distinguishing these two topics. So, as I continue listening to these different podcasts I am starting to warm up more and more to these podcasts.
The third podcast that I listened to was EdTechTalk. When the recording first came on I thought I was listening to a robot. It was a bit awkward at first. I don’t think that this podcast gave me any ideas that I could use for when I begin teaching. I listened to the Connect Learning podcast and once again I enjoyed the music to start off the podcast. I listened to episode 90 and heard some good ideas for helping students remember with school lessons. I listened to the Macbreak podcast next. I didn’t know how it would help me because, I don’t own anything that has to do with Mac and Apple. When I listened to this podcast it sounded like I was listening to an advertisement on the radio. They really didn’t say much about what could help me in the future when I begin teaching. They just talked about the different gadgets like the iPod nano and I didn’t find this podcast helpful at all. The last podcast was This Week in Photography. I like photography, but I didn’t really enjoy this podcast. They rambled too much for me. I thought I would continue to warm up to the podcasts, but it didn’t really happen.
Here's What's Coming
This is amazing that a one year old learned how to use an I Phone. I don't own an I Phone so I don't know how to work one, but I could learn just like he did. It may be amazing that a one year old learned this, but it's not shocking to me. Because like most children they watch someone else doing some activity and they learn from it and then they are doing it. What would have been shocking to me is if the one year old could text message. I will be ready to start teaching students who may be more media literate than me. I'm not afraid to teach a child who knows how to work a computer. It's not like the child will tell me how to teach if I don't teach them from a computer. The child will just go with it.
Media Literacy in the 1st Grade/Little Kids Big Potential
I really enjoyed watching this video. It's nice to see young children already begin to learn how to become more media literate. Even though they are only in the first grade, I wonder if they are also being taught the dangers of the internet. I was very happy to see that when leaving a comment to the class, the teacher has to approve the comment before it is shown to the public. So if someone writes a comment that is inappropriate then she can handle it without the students finding out about it. This classroom seems like the kids really enjoy it. Because they are not just learning from a book, but also being able to expand their minds with learning how to blog and upload their assignments to the computer. It's a great idea! I wonder how the parents feel about this learning experience for their children. Were all of the parents accepting or were there some who didn't agree with the teacher s way of teaching?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
2nd post January 24 2010
Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today
I enjoyed watching Mr. Wesch's video. It was so neat the way the walls and seats were used in the video instead of hearing someone discuss the issue because that can be boring at times. This video has my attention from the beginning to end. I also enjoyed the way the students were used by either writing or typing a response to the issue. The video did capture most of my college experience. One of the things that I would add to it would be the hours out of a day that I text message. I hardly talk on the phone and I mostly text message throughout the day. Another thing that I would add would be about having a social life outside of classes. I live four hours from Mobile and I will hardly be going home this semester, I think I counted two times that I will be going home and one of the times will be for Spring Break. I don't have much of a social life when school is in session. When I saw the sign that said, "Only 18% of Teachers know me by name." That is not bizarre because most teachers may not take the time out to learn their students name and some students may not talk during a discussion or to ask a question. Though it's still at the beginning stage for the semester and some of my teachers are trying to remember names with faces, only one out of six teachers has called my name besides during roll call. If you want a teacher to know who you are, you have to make sure that teacher knows you.
Kelly Hines: It's Not About the Technology
I enjoyed reading this post. It's very helpful information for all teachers to know. I'm going to be a special education teacher and it's not going to be easy work, but I want to be able to make learning for my students fun and enjoyable. I agree that teachers must be learners. Though we may be teaching others there is still going to be room for teachers to learn along the way. Especially because every student learns differently so we as teachers have to have the ability to teach all students a way that they can follow. Her second point is so true. I have always seen a teacher get frustrated because the students wasn't understanding the material even after he/she went over it hundreds of times. Even in college, I have been in a class where the teacher felt that the material she was teaching shouldn't have been reviewed because we(the students) should have learned it years ago. That was discouraging to see a teacher get so upset because some students didn't remember how to work out problems. Teachers should remember that they were once students. They also went through most of the problems that their students are facing and should not get so upset if they have to re do an assignment for their students to understand. If they find that their students don't understand the material, then they should think about teaching the material a different way. It's simple the administration should know who their innovative and non innovative teachers are and should only give them certain technologies to work with to teach students so that it want be a waste of time or money.
Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher
This post was inspiring to me. I want to be technologically literate not just for me but also for my students. I want to be able to keep up with everything that brings excitement to my students when they are not in the classroom. I want to bring that excitement into the classroom so that they feel at home or have a home away from home. Teachers who are not willing to take steps to improve their teaching throughout the years should get ready for students to sleep in their classroom due to boredom. You should want your students to look forward to class everyday. That would be a great feeling knowing that your students enjoy your class. Being technologically literate as a teacher is like keeping up with fashion during every season and knowing whats in season and outdated. I loved the part where Fisch talks about the parents who to me made excuses for their children by saying that they were not good at a subject that their child now is having a hard time learning. For those parents, I feel that they are just making excuses, but even if you(the parent) had a difficult time learning a subject that your child is now learning you should fix it so that they want make the same excuse for their own children. If you have to get a tutor for your child then do it, but don't make excuses as if it's okay when it's not.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count
These numbers are unbelievable. Is this really happening every second? I have seen and heard different numbers being thrown out about technology, but seeing everything at once that possibly could be happening at this moment is just unbelievable. I have really thought about what this could really mean for my career. Possibly that I really need to keep up with the trend of the Internet when I begin teaching. I looked at the different social networks that were used for the count and that I recognize. I see that Hayes didn't use myspace. I wonder if he didn't include myspace into the count because it's not as popular as it used to be years ago. That's another thought to think about for when I begin teaching. Most social networks that are popular now possibly will not be popular in two or three years. There will be another social network that will be more popular than facebook and twitter. Why does that happen? Possibly because after awhile it gets boring and could mean it's time for a change. On the other hand, some people don't like change when they have gotten comfortable using a internet site. When facebook changes something on their site, I see a lot of unhappy status updates regarding the changes, but after awhile the subscribers get use to the new change and just deal with it. So possibly if facebook were to ever become unpopular it would possibly be due to people being bored with the site and they move on to a more new and popular site. I have been on a lot of different social networks since I was a teenager. Facebook is the only one so far that has gotten me to be in contact with a lot of my distant family members who I hardly communicate with. I wonder if facebook would stick around longer than other social networks and continue to be the most popular site. I guess we would just have to stick around and found out.
I enjoyed watching Mr. Wesch's video. It was so neat the way the walls and seats were used in the video instead of hearing someone discuss the issue because that can be boring at times. This video has my attention from the beginning to end. I also enjoyed the way the students were used by either writing or typing a response to the issue. The video did capture most of my college experience. One of the things that I would add to it would be the hours out of a day that I text message. I hardly talk on the phone and I mostly text message throughout the day. Another thing that I would add would be about having a social life outside of classes. I live four hours from Mobile and I will hardly be going home this semester, I think I counted two times that I will be going home and one of the times will be for Spring Break. I don't have much of a social life when school is in session. When I saw the sign that said, "Only 18% of Teachers know me by name." That is not bizarre because most teachers may not take the time out to learn their students name and some students may not talk during a discussion or to ask a question. Though it's still at the beginning stage for the semester and some of my teachers are trying to remember names with faces, only one out of six teachers has called my name besides during roll call. If you want a teacher to know who you are, you have to make sure that teacher knows you.
Kelly Hines: It's Not About the Technology
I enjoyed reading this post. It's very helpful information for all teachers to know. I'm going to be a special education teacher and it's not going to be easy work, but I want to be able to make learning for my students fun and enjoyable. I agree that teachers must be learners. Though we may be teaching others there is still going to be room for teachers to learn along the way. Especially because every student learns differently so we as teachers have to have the ability to teach all students a way that they can follow. Her second point is so true. I have always seen a teacher get frustrated because the students wasn't understanding the material even after he/she went over it hundreds of times. Even in college, I have been in a class where the teacher felt that the material she was teaching shouldn't have been reviewed because we(the students) should have learned it years ago. That was discouraging to see a teacher get so upset because some students didn't remember how to work out problems. Teachers should remember that they were once students. They also went through most of the problems that their students are facing and should not get so upset if they have to re do an assignment for their students to understand. If they find that their students don't understand the material, then they should think about teaching the material a different way. It's simple the administration should know who their innovative and non innovative teachers are and should only give them certain technologies to work with to teach students so that it want be a waste of time or money.
Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher
This post was inspiring to me. I want to be technologically literate not just for me but also for my students. I want to be able to keep up with everything that brings excitement to my students when they are not in the classroom. I want to bring that excitement into the classroom so that they feel at home or have a home away from home. Teachers who are not willing to take steps to improve their teaching throughout the years should get ready for students to sleep in their classroom due to boredom. You should want your students to look forward to class everyday. That would be a great feeling knowing that your students enjoy your class. Being technologically literate as a teacher is like keeping up with fashion during every season and knowing whats in season and outdated. I loved the part where Fisch talks about the parents who to me made excuses for their children by saying that they were not good at a subject that their child now is having a hard time learning. For those parents, I feel that they are just making excuses, but even if you(the parent) had a difficult time learning a subject that your child is now learning you should fix it so that they want make the same excuse for their own children. If you have to get a tutor for your child then do it, but don't make excuses as if it's okay when it's not.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count
These numbers are unbelievable. Is this really happening every second? I have seen and heard different numbers being thrown out about technology, but seeing everything at once that possibly could be happening at this moment is just unbelievable. I have really thought about what this could really mean for my career. Possibly that I really need to keep up with the trend of the Internet when I begin teaching. I looked at the different social networks that were used for the count and that I recognize. I see that Hayes didn't use myspace. I wonder if he didn't include myspace into the count because it's not as popular as it used to be years ago. That's another thought to think about for when I begin teaching. Most social networks that are popular now possibly will not be popular in two or three years. There will be another social network that will be more popular than facebook and twitter. Why does that happen? Possibly because after awhile it gets boring and could mean it's time for a change. On the other hand, some people don't like change when they have gotten comfortable using a internet site. When facebook changes something on their site, I see a lot of unhappy status updates regarding the changes, but after awhile the subscribers get use to the new change and just deal with it. So possibly if facebook were to ever become unpopular it would possibly be due to people being bored with the site and they move on to a more new and popular site. I have been on a lot of different social networks since I was a teenager. Facebook is the only one so far that has gotten me to be in contact with a lot of my distant family members who I hardly communicate with. I wonder if facebook would stick around longer than other social networks and continue to be the most popular site. I guess we would just have to stick around and found out.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
First Blog Assignment 1/17/10
Did you know 3.0
This video was interesting. Are the facts right? I can believe most of the facts to be true, others not so sure. The video really made me think about how much technology is being used every second of a day. I wonder if the use of technology could continue to be used so much without any harm being done. Since technology's are still being perfected, maybe there wouldn't be anything to worry about in the future such as Robots taking over the world. If those are the facts for 2008, I wonder what 2009 "Did you Know" facts are going to be. People are definitely using the internet more and more everyday to find out information because it is quicker than looking in a book, which is where they were looking before the internet became so popular. People these days are looking for something fast like take out. The internet is like a take out meal. It doesn't take long to find information on the internet, like it doesn't take long to get a take out meal. More and more information can be find on the internet. One day everything will be on the internet and there wont hardly be any places to go out too. It scary when you think about what the internet in the future will be like.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video was interesting. Mr. Winkle awakes 100 years to find that technology has changed in many places. Beginning to feel out of place he sees a school and finds that nothing has changed over the time he was sleeping. Finding a school that hasn't really changed over a century is not a good sign for a school system. It's a bit scary to see teachers are still sitting at the front of the class lecturing their students on the same information year after year. That doesn't make a classroom fun, the way the video portrayed a classroom it looked a bit boring.
Before a school year starts a teacher should have something different in her classroom or lesson plan than the year before to bring about change. If a teacher doesn't have a computer in her room in the year 2010, she should have one in the year 2011 and also know how to operate it with some to no help. For the year 2012, the teacher should have computers for the students in the classroom if possible. If a teacher doesn't already know about different programs to make a classroom more fun for the students then the teacher should find out. A computer could go along way for many students especially those who are visual learners.
Ken Robinson: The importance of Creativity
I really enjoyed Ken Robinson speech. I agree with him 100% on creativity is being put down. This video was also inspiring for the creative children and for the teachers who are allowing their students to show their creativity. Children should be allowed to express their creativity because every child can be creative at something. When you allow a child to express their creativity it boost their confidence and helps them throughout their lifetime. This video makes me think of the problem some school boards are facing with wanting to get rid of physical education and have children sit in a classroom all day with no break except for lunch. Honestly, I doubt any teacher wants to sit in a classroom lecturing all day with hardly any break. As far as thinking about the children, they wont be getting any exercise if they have to sit in a classroom for up to 7-8 hours without the half hour to hour of physical ed. I really enjoyed this video and hope that the teachers who have creative students in their classroom can help them to express their creativity more.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your students Digital Smarts
Every teacher should watch this video and begin to change the way they teach just to make it more fun for their students. I enjoyed this video. Every student should be allowed to work from computers on whatever subject they are taking at school from history to even math. More students would probably enjoy being in school more if they had the opportunity to be on a computer at school. I really liked the part where Mrs. Davis said that she doesn't know everything and actually learns about things from her students. That statement is very true. Just because you are a teacher and are there to teach others doesn't mean that you know everything and still can learn from your own students. This video is inspiring for those who are having to learn and do their school work from computers and for current or future teachers who want to begin teaching from a computer.
This video was interesting. Are the facts right? I can believe most of the facts to be true, others not so sure. The video really made me think about how much technology is being used every second of a day. I wonder if the use of technology could continue to be used so much without any harm being done. Since technology's are still being perfected, maybe there wouldn't be anything to worry about in the future such as Robots taking over the world. If those are the facts for 2008, I wonder what 2009 "Did you Know" facts are going to be. People are definitely using the internet more and more everyday to find out information because it is quicker than looking in a book, which is where they were looking before the internet became so popular. People these days are looking for something fast like take out. The internet is like a take out meal. It doesn't take long to find information on the internet, like it doesn't take long to get a take out meal. More and more information can be find on the internet. One day everything will be on the internet and there wont hardly be any places to go out too. It scary when you think about what the internet in the future will be like.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video was interesting. Mr. Winkle awakes 100 years to find that technology has changed in many places. Beginning to feel out of place he sees a school and finds that nothing has changed over the time he was sleeping. Finding a school that hasn't really changed over a century is not a good sign for a school system. It's a bit scary to see teachers are still sitting at the front of the class lecturing their students on the same information year after year. That doesn't make a classroom fun, the way the video portrayed a classroom it looked a bit boring.
Before a school year starts a teacher should have something different in her classroom or lesson plan than the year before to bring about change. If a teacher doesn't have a computer in her room in the year 2010, she should have one in the year 2011 and also know how to operate it with some to no help. For the year 2012, the teacher should have computers for the students in the classroom if possible. If a teacher doesn't already know about different programs to make a classroom more fun for the students then the teacher should find out. A computer could go along way for many students especially those who are visual learners.
Ken Robinson: The importance of Creativity
I really enjoyed Ken Robinson speech. I agree with him 100% on creativity is being put down. This video was also inspiring for the creative children and for the teachers who are allowing their students to show their creativity. Children should be allowed to express their creativity because every child can be creative at something. When you allow a child to express their creativity it boost their confidence and helps them throughout their lifetime. This video makes me think of the problem some school boards are facing with wanting to get rid of physical education and have children sit in a classroom all day with no break except for lunch. Honestly, I doubt any teacher wants to sit in a classroom lecturing all day with hardly any break. As far as thinking about the children, they wont be getting any exercise if they have to sit in a classroom for up to 7-8 hours without the half hour to hour of physical ed. I really enjoyed this video and hope that the teachers who have creative students in their classroom can help them to express their creativity more.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your students Digital Smarts
Every teacher should watch this video and begin to change the way they teach just to make it more fun for their students. I enjoyed this video. Every student should be allowed to work from computers on whatever subject they are taking at school from history to even math. More students would probably enjoy being in school more if they had the opportunity to be on a computer at school. I really liked the part where Mrs. Davis said that she doesn't know everything and actually learns about things from her students. That statement is very true. Just because you are a teacher and are there to teach others doesn't mean that you know everything and still can learn from your own students. This video is inspiring for those who are having to learn and do their school work from computers and for current or future teachers who want to begin teaching from a computer.
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