BLOG ASSIGNMENT #5

The i School Initiative

I liked how Travis formed his plans and began to put them into action. I also loved the i School apps. with e-mail, Chemical Touch, World Wiki, Formulae, and Scientific Calculator. I wish that I would have had these apps. when I was in High School. I agree with Travis that with school's struggling financially around the country, this could save a lot on books and help the environment a lot.

I do believe Technology belong's in our classroom's, but I still believe lecture should be in the classroom also. The idea that Teacher's could have their whole class in the palms of their hands at all times is amazing. The fact that Travis travel's around the country bringing the i School information to student's shows how important this is to education, and all teacher's should be involved with technology.

Flipping The Classroom

The video shows three types of students. The higher level students, the middle level, and the lower level students. With the concept of Flipping the Classroom, all three groups of student's needs can be met, that wasn't happening before.
The video shows how there wasn't enough time for differentiation, and how the teacher moves from the front of the class, to the center of the class, which puts her where she needs to be. I would use this approach in a classroom, it seems to work every well. I agree that sometimes teacher's so spend to much time in the classroom lecturing.

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

I was amazed by this video. One -hundred and eighty-five voices. Twelve different countries. Two -hundred and forty-three tracks. The choir includes about two thousands members that sent in video's of themselves singing. Whitacre uses these video's to compile his virtual choir. This is a must video to see. This will probably change the future of choir's recording songs. 

Teaching in the 21st Century
In watching the video, Teaching in the 21st Century, I thought Kevin was saying that teachers were no longer needed in the 21st century. Then I realized he was actually saying that we must change the way teachers are teaching.

After taking EDM310, I understand how important technology has become in the classroom and the world. When I first signed up to teach, I had not been in a classroom for over fifteen years. I never dreamed the classroom had changed so much. This was a wake up call for me. I know that I still have a lot to learn, but isn't that what technology is about learning. As the video shows we need to rethink the tools we use and the types of problems we ask student's to solve.

Project#3: CT4

Learning is Messy: By Brain Crosby

I agree with Mr. Crosby that there's nothing like blogging to change student's attitudes about writing. He talks about how blogging helps to develop a student's writing, reading comprehension, critical thinking, digital citizenship, and communication skills. His students have made a book called "Making Connections with Blogging". I would buy the book and use it in my curriculum. His video on Back to the Future was outstanding, all teacher's should put so much time into making learning exciting and fun for their student's. Mr. Crosby shows how the use of technology is important to incorporate in all education. I also agree that we need to prepare ourselves and our student's for technology that will be arriving in the near future.

DW 21st Century Educator

David is a mathematics teacher and a learning specialist for technology at Stratford Hall in Vancouver, B.C. His video on parabola's is very interesting. The video kind of reminds you of what Dr. Strange say's about burp back learning. I agree with the video that most of the things we learn are never used in everyday life. I love his phrase "If I am to have faults, I would rather they be my own". As he shows in his video Doodling in Math Class with Vi Hart, teacher's need to learn new ways to keep a students attention in class, and one way to do it is to use technology.

Blog Assignment #4 Langwitches-Podcasting witht 1st Grade

After reading some great blog posts on Landwitches, I could see how skills are used with blogging. Some of the skills included listening, speaking, comprehension, media, and technology. Teacher's could tell a drastic improvement among students in their confidence level and voice expression as they progressed in Podcasting. To me anytime a child's confidence is improved, it is worth doing. Teacher's could see shy and quiet students were coming out of their shell's. Their classmates were surprised and impressed with the voices that were coming out of the podcast. I could just image how excited these 1st grader were. Their excitement made me to want to get up and go do a Podcast. Teacher's like this are a blessing to our children, in the classrooms. Judy Scharf Podcast Collection This blogg page had so much information on it about Podcasting, that I couldn't see how it couldn't be useful to anyone that didn't know how to do a Podcast. The blogg explained what a Podcast was and what equipment you would need to have to the Podcast. I loved her tips to Succeed for doing a Podcast. It was great that Scharf gives you the links to Youtube, which shows how to make a podcast using audacity. I loved the Time Schedule for Creating a Podcast she used in the classroom. I find this very surprising that it would take so long to do a Podcast. I had never heard fo Podbean, so this detailed illustrated handout showing how to upload your podcast to the internet was very helpful. I will use this site in creating my Podcast. Langwitches 1st Graders Create Own Read Along Book This is amazing to me that 1st graders are learning how to do a Podcast and create there Own Read Along Book. I know I have been out of school for a long time, but I never would have thought that 1st graders would be so engaged in the process of Podcasting. I listened to these first graders make " Dinosaurs Before Dark", and I couldn't believe how alive their voices were, especially creating their own read along book. I didn't know what was the meaning of Garageband, so I looked it up. Now I understand the use of Garageband. It is used to play, write, record. and produce music. I really learned a lot from watching this podcast.> c

Project # 5

BLOG POST 3

What is Peer Editing?

In watching the three video's on Peer Editing, I learned a lot.  The first step was to start off with a compliment, and to stay positive.  The second step is to make suggestions, which could include word choice.  The third step is to make corrections, which would include grammer and spelling.

A very important part of Peer Editing is to help another student understand what they have done wrong, in a positive way.  Don't be mean when  you do a peer edite.  Remember, you wouldn't want someone to hurt your feeling's.  Tell them what they have made mistakes on and be nice about it.

Technology in Special Education

In watching the video with the Special Education teacher in it, I think Lacy Cook is a wonderful teacher. As she showed in the video laptop's have changed the way teachers' teach and student's learn.  She also show's that without technology how hard it would be for teachers' and student's.  

The iPod was wonderful in the video.  It showed how the students' learned silent reading and how they got to stay in the classroom with the rest of the class instead of having to leave the room.  Using technology also made it easy for the teacher to talk to the students'.  As Lacy Cook say's "Captivating the students' attention is virtually effortless when using technology", as anyone knows keeping a students attention is a very important part of learning.  I also thought that Zoom Text was great.  This could be great for older people also.

VICKI DAVIS:  HARNESS YOUR STUDENT'S DIGITAL SMARTS

I agree with this teacher that every student can learn.  I have had to learn to transition form the old way of education (pencil and paper) to the new ways of education (technology).  As we all know technology is advancing more and more everyday, so it is very important for students to understand it.

I like the way that the teacher is involving the children in the learning and teaching aspect, because they are becoming more involved in the world of technology.  I agree with the teacher that you must understand something in order to teach it or to learn it.

Project #2 Wordle

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Blog Post Assignment 2

Did You know?

This, to me, means that in learning technology it will be an on-going process that will never stop. By watching this video and looking at the statistics from one year to several years it is astounding, to realize how fast information is being processed and delivered in this day and time.
It was not surprising to me, that so many computer's are in so many homes. I don't know of anyone who does not have a computer in their home. It was surprising to me, that the top jobs ten years from now do not exist yet, and will use technology that have not yet been invented. I have a seventeen year old son, that will be graduating in 2013, and this was alarming for me, because I had never thought about what he will be going to school for, will be changing so fast.

Mr.Winkle Wakes

Sometimes I feel like Mr. Winkle's, I walk into a store and all of a sudden there is a new piece of technology, and I start to feel sick. It seems to me some times that I am on a merry-go-round. I learn something new and I'm so pride and then I see someone doing something else, and I'm like what is that. My seventeen year old son say's "What is it you need to know now mom", when he hears me call his name. I laugh and tell him, remember when I helped you with math and reading, well it's your time now.

Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

I agree with Sir Ken Robinson that creativity is important in our schools and everyone should be interested in Education. Children learn in many different ways, so as teacher's we must observe and use their creativity to reap the benefits of their success. Children should be allowed to make mistakes, so they will not be scared to take a chance. How many things have been discovered by taking chances?
I also agree with Sir Ken Robinson when he say's, "Intelligence can be looked at in many ways". He makes a good stand on school's killing creativity. I have taken a lot of classes here at the University, and EDM is one of the two classes that actually stresses for you to use creativity, and the other is Art. I know EDM is different and sometimes very hard for me, but I know it is needed in preparing me for the real world in Education.

A Day Made of Glass

I really enjoyed this video, A Day Made of Glass. The technology in this video is fascinating to me. It was very surprising to me that technology has advanced this far, and it is interesting to know that so much can fit into an object. It is remarkable what Corning corporation has done in creating these glass tablets and other tools.
When I first started at the University, I didn't see a lot of tablets, laptops, and other electronic devices, but now, in every classroom, just about every student has some can of electronic device. This just shows how fast in four years technology has progressed. I would love to live in a glass house and do all of the things that they were doing, it would be like a dream.