The first comment I did for November was for two teachers that were in a conference in Ireland. One of the teachers was my past Art Teacher. The blog was titled "National Gallery of Ireland", and my comment was like this.
Hi, my name is Pam and I am a student at the University of South Alabama in Dr. Strange's EDM 310 class. I am enrolled at the University to currently become an elementary teacher. I thought the blog on the National Gallery of Ireland, was great. I really enjoyed viewing it.
My second comment for November was for Elvira Davenport. She did a blog post about how you can use social network sites like Twitter, Linkedlm, and Facebook. My comment was like this.
Hi Elvira, my name is Pam, I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I enjoyed your blog about how to use Linkedln and Twitter. I didn't know how to use Linkedln, so your video really helped me to learn about Linkedln.
My next comment was for Mackenzie. Mackenzie lived in Canada and showed us beautiful pictures of Alberta. I really like the music that was added to the video and the blog was wonderful. My comment was like this.
Hi Mackenzie, my name is Pam and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. The picture of the polar bear was different, most of the time the bear would be the other way, standing up. It looks like you live in a beautiful place. I would love to see Canada one day. I really enjoyed viewing your blog.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Blog Post #13
Back to the Future
Brian Crosby's video "Back to the Future" was a very interesting video to see, he teaches students from the fourth grade thru the sixth grade. Most of the students he teaches, more than 90%, are at risk students, that live in poverty. They are also second language learners.
Brain Crosby asked a very interesting question, "Why is there such a disconnect for these students"? He goes on in his video to answer this question. He shows us a class survey he did that explains why these students are so disconnected.
In his class each student has there own computer. He tells us about a couple of projects that he does and how the students enjoyed the projects. The on that I really liked was The High Hopes High Attitude Ballon Project. Instead of testing the student, he will have each student blog about the project. Then the students will embed the video on the project and talk about why the project worked. Mr. Crosby is very big on Active Learning. His students look excited about learning, which is not common for second language learners. I love the idea that he teaches through activities, much like our class, in EDM 310.
Progress Report on Project #16
My group, The Raging Fireflies, met on November 19th to discuss and plan out the details of our final project. Our project is going to be a short film describing the changes that a student underwent as they took on Dr. Strange's course, EDM 310. When the student starts out in the class, she has a very negative attitude, so we call her "Negative Nancy", which will be played by Marie. After she has been in the class for a while, she see's how the class really does a great job of preparing her to be a teacher. We have been contacting each other via email, Geogle Docs, FaceTime, in person and by phone. We are all very excited to be working on the project and hope it turns out great.
A Vision of Students Today
In watching A Vision of Students Today, I can agree that that is how a lot of my classes have looked. When I took History 101 and 102, there was about a hundred students in the class. Most of the time, the students in the back of the class, were either texting on their phones or playing games on their laptop. The history teacher passed around a roll for everyone to sign and most of the time a student would sign their name and then a friends name. Then the next class the friend would show up for class and sign his name and the other's person's name.
I have also bought books that I may have used once or twice in class, that was suppose to help you. I like the writing on the wall "If these walls could talk". I think a lot of Professor's could learn a lot from wall if they could talk. I have had good classes that were lecture classes and I have had some that you could hardly stay awake in. One thing that you can say about a class like EDM 310 is "that you are always doing hands on stuff". In EDM 310 we never get bored, because we are always involved in doing things that are interesting. I will admit that I didn't like EDM and was scared of the class for a long time, but now I am so glad that I took it. I have learned so much that has changed the way I look at technology and nobody can believe that I want to learn more. I have made myself a goal to learn more an more about technology./b>
Brian Crosby's video "Back to the Future" was a very interesting video to see, he teaches students from the fourth grade thru the sixth grade. Most of the students he teaches, more than 90%, are at risk students, that live in poverty. They are also second language learners.
Brain Crosby asked a very interesting question, "Why is there such a disconnect for these students"? He goes on in his video to answer this question. He shows us a class survey he did that explains why these students are so disconnected.
In his class each student has there own computer. He tells us about a couple of projects that he does and how the students enjoyed the projects. The on that I really liked was The High Hopes High Attitude Ballon Project. Instead of testing the student, he will have each student blog about the project. Then the students will embed the video on the project and talk about why the project worked. Mr. Crosby is very big on Active Learning. His students look excited about learning, which is not common for second language learners. I love the idea that he teaches through activities, much like our class, in EDM 310.
Progress Report on Project #16
My group, The Raging Fireflies, met on November 19th to discuss and plan out the details of our final project. Our project is going to be a short film describing the changes that a student underwent as they took on Dr. Strange's course, EDM 310. When the student starts out in the class, she has a very negative attitude, so we call her "Negative Nancy", which will be played by Marie. After she has been in the class for a while, she see's how the class really does a great job of preparing her to be a teacher. We have been contacting each other via email, Geogle Docs, FaceTime, in person and by phone. We are all very excited to be working on the project and hope it turns out great.
A Vision of Students Today
In watching A Vision of Students Today, I can agree that that is how a lot of my classes have looked. When I took History 101 and 102, there was about a hundred students in the class. Most of the time, the students in the back of the class, were either texting on their phones or playing games on their laptop. The history teacher passed around a roll for everyone to sign and most of the time a student would sign their name and then a friends name. Then the next class the friend would show up for class and sign his name and the other's person's name.
I have also bought books that I may have used once or twice in class, that was suppose to help you. I like the writing on the wall "If these walls could talk". I think a lot of Professor's could learn a lot from wall if they could talk. I have had good classes that were lecture classes and I have had some that you could hardly stay awake in. One thing that you can say about a class like EDM 310 is "that you are always doing hands on stuff". In EDM 310 we never get bored, because we are always involved in doing things that are interesting. I will admit that I didn't like EDM and was scared of the class for a long time, but now I am so glad that I took it. I have learned so much that has changed the way I look at technology and nobody can believe that I want to learn more. I have made myself a goal to learn more an more about technology./b>
Sunday, November 18, 2012
C4T #4
Language Journeys
The teacher to whom I am assigned for in C4T #4 is Elvira Davenport and her blog, Language Journeys. In this post, Elvira Davenport and her husband, Will Davenport, talk about how you can use social network site's like Twitter, Linkedln, and Facebook.
Will Davenport talk's about the three social network's, I had never heard of Linkedln, so I clicked on it and found out a lot of things about Linkedln. I saw two of my Professor's that had signed up on Linkedln, Dr. Strange was one of them.
I listened to the video on MAGC 2012 Presentation. The video was very good, with a lot of information, but I didn't like that the video didn't show anything that I could follow. Mr. Davenport talked thru the whole video. I would have liked to see what he was doing in the presentation.
The teacher to whom I am assigned for in C4T #4 is Elvira Davenport and her blog, Language Journeys. In this post, Elvira Davenport and her husband, Will Davenport, talk about how you can use social network site's like Twitter, Linkedln, and Facebook.
Will Davenport talk's about the three social network's, I had never heard of Linkedln, so I clicked on it and found out a lot of things about Linkedln. I saw two of my Professor's that had signed up on Linkedln, Dr. Strange was one of them.
I listened to the video on MAGC 2012 Presentation. The video was very good, with a lot of information, but I didn't like that the video didn't show anything that I could follow. Mr. Davenport talked thru the whole video. I would have liked to see what he was doing in the presentation.
BLOG ASSIGNMENT #12
Create an Assignment for a Blog Post.
For this blog post, Dr. Strange has us making our own blog assignment. After looking around, I decided to learn about the iPad2 and how a student and teacher could use it.
The instruction's would be this:
1. Find a site that you can research about the iPad2 or view this site http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/.
2. Send a classmate a tweet telling them why you would buy a iPad2 or not.
3. Summarize at least three things that an iPad2 can do and how you would use them as a teacher.
4. In your post tell weather as a college student, if you would benefit better by buying your books from the University book store, or renting them, or by downloading them to the iPad2. Follow the requirements in Writing A Quality Blog Post.
Apple says that with the iPad2, "the classroom is always at your fingertips" and that iPad apps are expanding the learning experience both inside and outside the classroom. "The iPad2 has a feature on it that I think would benefit any student. On Apple's iTunes U there are more than 350,000 free lectures, videos, books, and pod casts from learning instiutions all over the world.
With iBooks, its a convenient way to browse, sample, and buy books. When checking the price of a math book at the campus store, the price was one hundred and twenty-five dollars. When I checked the price to download the same book it ran for forty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents, a saving of seventy-five dollars and five cents. On the average a college student usually buys four books a semester. To me this alone would be worth buying an iPad2.
With video mirroring and the Apple Digital AV adapter Apple says "your HDTV or VHD projection screen becomes a bigger version of your iPad". Video mirroring makes it possible to teach using educational iPad apps, movies, videos, and more. The iPad is great for students that have a vision imparment or have a hearing impairment. It comes with a screen reader, support for playback of closed captioned content, and other universal access features.
The iPad also has a calendar for staying on track. You can take notes in class on it . With maps, you can view maps from above with high-resolution satelite imagery, or up close with street views. The iPad2 in my opinion, is great for the teacher in helping her in the classroom, and yes, I will be adding it to my list of things I need.
For this blog post, Dr. Strange has us making our own blog assignment. After looking around, I decided to learn about the iPad2 and how a student and teacher could use it.
The instruction's would be this:
1. Find a site that you can research about the iPad2 or view this site http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/.
2. Send a classmate a tweet telling them why you would buy a iPad2 or not.
3. Summarize at least three things that an iPad2 can do and how you would use them as a teacher.
4. In your post tell weather as a college student, if you would benefit better by buying your books from the University book store, or renting them, or by downloading them to the iPad2. Follow the requirements in Writing A Quality Blog Post.
Apple says that with the iPad2, "the classroom is always at your fingertips" and that iPad apps are expanding the learning experience both inside and outside the classroom. "The iPad2 has a feature on it that I think would benefit any student. On Apple's iTunes U there are more than 350,000 free lectures, videos, books, and pod casts from learning instiutions all over the world.
With iBooks, its a convenient way to browse, sample, and buy books. When checking the price of a math book at the campus store, the price was one hundred and twenty-five dollars. When I checked the price to download the same book it ran for forty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents, a saving of seventy-five dollars and five cents. On the average a college student usually buys four books a semester. To me this alone would be worth buying an iPad2.
With video mirroring and the Apple Digital AV adapter Apple says "your HDTV or VHD projection screen becomes a bigger version of your iPad". Video mirroring makes it possible to teach using educational iPad apps, movies, videos, and more. The iPad is great for students that have a vision imparment or have a hearing impairment. It comes with a screen reader, support for playback of closed captioned content, and other universal access features.
The iPad also has a calendar for staying on track. You can take notes in class on it . With maps, you can view maps from above with high-resolution satelite imagery, or up close with street views. The iPad2 in my opinion, is great for the teacher in helping her in the classroom, and yes, I will be adding it to my list of things I need.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
C4K for October
The blog to whom I was assigned for on C4K #3 is Kelsey's Blog Quality of Life at Peace Wapiti Academy. Kelsey has been in several schools that he did not like, but he loves his new school. The things he loves is safety, security, comfor, happiness, and a healthy environment.
I complimented him on his blog and his writing. This student had an amazing blog.
The blog to whom I was assigned for C4K #4 is Mackenzie. She is a student in Canada. She had two video's on her blog that were amazing. The first video showed all the different animals that live in Canada, while the second video was a map showing all the different parts of Canada. The student was very good at making video's. Her music in the video's maded you want to get up and dance. I really enjoyed watching her video's.>
C4T #3
C4T
The teacher that I was assigned for this week was Dianne Krause. She has a blog site that she call's A Whole New Dianne. If you would like to visit the site it is at http://diannek...edublogs.org/. This is an amazing site. I read about Smart Response. Krause gives you step by step direction's on how to set it up and all the resources you will need for Smart Response. There are so many things that you can do with it. The favorite thing I liked about the software was that you can use it to collect and store students' responses to test and watch them to assess what they are learning. She even has video's that help you. I would recommend that everyone visit her site, you will learn a lot.
The other teacher was also every interesting her name was Carolyne Brooks. I read her blog on "Digital Learning Day". It's a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience". This site also gave a lot of good tips that every teacher would use.
The teacher that I was assigned for this week was Dianne Krause. She has a blog site that she call's A Whole New Dianne. If you would like to visit the site it is at http://diannek...edublogs.org/. This is an amazing site. I read about Smart Response. Krause gives you step by step direction's on how to set it up and all the resources you will need for Smart Response. There are so many things that you can do with it. The favorite thing I liked about the software was that you can use it to collect and store students' responses to test and watch them to assess what they are learning. She even has video's that help you. I would recommend that everyone visit her site, you will learn a lot.
The other teacher was also every interesting her name was Carolyne Brooks. I read her blog on "Digital Learning Day". It's a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience". This site also gave a lot of good tips that every teacher would use.
Blog Assignment #11
Little Kids, Big Potential
In the video, First Graders in Mrs. Cassidy's Class, Mrs. Cassidy uses her students to take us on a tour of her classroom. It was amazing to see all the technology that the first grader's were using. The class was using Skype, Wiki, blogging and even Nintendo DS. This was stuff that I was learning to do in College.
The students in the class gave us tips on how to blog, my favorite tip was that you should never say anything bad or mean about anyone, because it could hurt their feelings. The kids looked so happy and you could see that they were enjoying what they were doing. This video was about how students need to learn technology and why teacher's need to change. When I first started taking EDM 310 I hated this class and couldn't believe that Dr. Strange wanted me to learn all this stuff to be a teacher. Now I know that this class has changed my whole outlook on why I must learn technology. I now want to learn technology and this is amazing for me to say that. Dr. Strange show's with this class how strong he feels about every teacher learning technology, for the future generations.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
In watching the Skype interview with Mrs. Cassidy that Dr. Strange had set up, I learned a lot of things. Mrs. Cassidy told us her views and why she thought they were so important to use in the classroom. She told use how she had gotten started with just five computers in the class room and that technology was here to stay.
During the interview with Mrs. Cassiey, Dr. Strange asked seversl questions that Mrs. Cassidy commented on. One of them was "Where do you think is a good place to start with technology in a classroom"? I loved her response "Start with what you are interested in the most". I have always been told that if you enjoy doing something, you will do it. This is so important in teaching kids, they need to have fun when learning.
I thought the interview was very helpful and I got a lot of ideas from it. I loved the way that she got the message across that children love to have an audience seeing their work. Mrs. Cassidy also showed that by blogging the students were learning how to be better writer's. I really enjoyed this interview.
Special Blog Assignment
A World Where Grades Will Be Left Behind
Sebastian Thurn is a forty-five year old Vice President of Google, creator of Google's "driverless car" and professor at Stanford University in California. Thurn wants to "revolutionize education" with technology by making learning as fun as playing a video game. Thurn came up with the idea to change education because of the success of his free online course on artificial intelligence, enrolling as many as 160,000 students. I love the idea that Thurn wants to make online classes just as affordable as a cellphone bill. I think this is amazing, especially for low income students.
In reading the article The Next 30 Years, I was amazed at how technology will be viewed in the future. I love what Thurn say's about grades, "the failure of the education system" won't exist. Rather students will take as much or as little time as they need to demonstrate mastery of a particular skill or concept. I think this is so true, because students learn at different pace's. This video was amazing and really got me to thinking about technology in the future.
Little Kids, Big Potential
In the video, First Graders in Mrs. Cassidy's Class, Mrs. Cassidy uses her students to take us on a tour of her classroom. It was amazing to see all the technology that the first grader's were using. The class was using Skype, Wiki, blogging and even Nintendo DS. This was stuff that I was learning to do in College.
The students in the class gave us tips on how to blog, my favorite tip was that you should never say anything bad or mean about anyone, because it could hurt their feelings. The kids looked so happy and you could see that they were enjoying what they were doing. This video was about how students need to learn technology and why teacher's need to change. When I first started taking EDM 310 I hated this class and couldn't believe that Dr. Strange wanted me to learn all this stuff to be a teacher. Now I know that this class has changed my whole outlook on why I must learn technology. I now want to learn technology and this is amazing for me to say that. Dr. Strange show's with this class how strong he feels about every teacher learning technology, for the future generations.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
In watching the Skype interview with Mrs. Cassidy that Dr. Strange had set up, I learned a lot of things. Mrs. Cassidy told us her views and why she thought they were so important to use in the classroom. She told use how she had gotten started with just five computers in the class room and that technology was here to stay.
During the interview with Mrs. Cassiey, Dr. Strange asked seversl questions that Mrs. Cassidy commented on. One of them was "Where do you think is a good place to start with technology in a classroom"? I loved her response "Start with what you are interested in the most". I have always been told that if you enjoy doing something, you will do it. This is so important in teaching kids, they need to have fun when learning.
I thought the interview was very helpful and I got a lot of ideas from it. I loved the way that she got the message across that children love to have an audience seeing their work. Mrs. Cassidy also showed that by blogging the students were learning how to be better writer's. I really enjoyed this interview.
Special Blog Assignment
A World Where Grades Will Be Left Behind
Sebastian Thurn is a forty-five year old Vice President of Google, creator of Google's "driverless car" and professor at Stanford University in California. Thurn wants to "revolutionize education" with technology by making learning as fun as playing a video game. Thurn came up with the idea to change education because of the success of his free online course on artificial intelligence, enrolling as many as 160,000 students. I love the idea that Thurn wants to make online classes just as affordable as a cellphone bill. I think this is amazing, especially for low income students.
In reading the article The Next 30 Years, I was amazed at how technology will be viewed in the future. I love what Thurn say's about grades, "the failure of the education system" won't exist. Rather students will take as much or as little time as they need to demonstrate mastery of a particular skill or concept. I think this is so true, because students learn at different pace's. This video was amazing and really got me to thinking about technology in the future.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
BLOG POST #10
Adventures in Pencil Integration
The cartoon Adventures in Pencil Integration by John T Spencer is a mock of I'm a Mac and I'm a PC commercials, according to Mr. Spencer. The papermate is representing a PC, which is cheaper than a Mac, but breaks down more. The Mac is saying "I'm more expensive", which is represented by the Ticonderoga. Most people are use to using a PC, but after using a Mac in the lab, I would buy a Mac now instead of a PC. The Mac has so many more features.
Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff Please?
Dr. Mcleod is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. He describes his self as an "Associate Professor. Castle Director. Blogger and a Catalyst." That says a lot about him.
On his site he is reaching out to parents to let them know that all of the things that are listed are going to be a must for students in the future. In order for students to keep up in the workplace they will need to know and do social networking, Most of the world is already on a computer 24-7. In Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff Please?, Dr. Mcleod is letting you know, Wake up and realize technology is here to stay.
Why Were Your Kids Playing Games?
The principal in Spencer's post is like a lot of principal's, he doesn't want the teacher to use technology because he thinks if paper and pencils are not being used, then the students are not learning. Many principals are willing to embrace the era of technology, however many other principals are not willing to learn that technology is beneficial to students. When Spencer uses the phrase "Why are your kids playing games?", he is using it as a satire approach.
The cartoon Adventures in Pencil Integration by John T Spencer is a mock of I'm a Mac and I'm a PC commercials, according to Mr. Spencer. The papermate is representing a PC, which is cheaper than a Mac, but breaks down more. The Mac is saying "I'm more expensive", which is represented by the Ticonderoga. Most people are use to using a PC, but after using a Mac in the lab, I would buy a Mac now instead of a PC. The Mac has so many more features.
Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff Please?
Dr. Mcleod is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. He describes his self as an "Associate Professor. Castle Director. Blogger and a Catalyst." That says a lot about him.
On his site he is reaching out to parents to let them know that all of the things that are listed are going to be a must for students in the future. In order for students to keep up in the workplace they will need to know and do social networking, Most of the world is already on a computer 24-7. In Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff Please?, Dr. Mcleod is letting you know, Wake up and realize technology is here to stay.
Why Were Your Kids Playing Games?
The principal in Spencer's post is like a lot of principal's, he doesn't want the teacher to use technology because he thinks if paper and pencils are not being used, then the students are not learning. Many principals are willing to embrace the era of technology, however many other principals are not willing to learn that technology is beneficial to students. When Spencer uses the phrase "Why are your kids playing games?", he is using it as a satire approach.
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