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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Blog Post #5
The iSchool Initiative
In Travis Allen's Video The iSchool Initiative, Travis puts up a amazing reflection on how the classroom would be with an iTouch instead of normal classroom materials. Travis said that with budget cuts, teacher cuts, and larger classes, that it would be less money to look towards technology. He stated that there are many apps on the iTouch that would require the schools to have no paper, no pencils, as well as no books. But, I see a few ways that this could go wrong.
What would happen if the student broke the device? The iTouch device's are glass in the front, so very easily could they be dropped and shattered. What if in the middle of an assignment the data on the iTouch decided to crash? Just like any other technological system, they freeze or sometimes data can be lost. I understand Travis Allen's point that if we switched to these devices instead of normal materials, that we would save 600 dollars per student. But, if every student, or lets just say half of the students break or harm the tool, that all adds up to about the same amount of money that was saved. I see his point, but you cant help but question it at the same time.
Jennifer Chambers post/ Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir
I was very inspired when I watched Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir video. Just to know that all of those singers have never met, or performed together amazed me. I am a huge fan of music, so to see all of that put together blew me away. It's cool to think that every part of that came from people all around the world, and how much time it must have taken to place it just right. Awesome video.
Teaching the 21st Century Students
In Kevin Roberts video on Teaching the 21st Century Students, he goes into great detail about how technolgy is pretty much taking over the classroom. He stated that we arer no longer the teachers, but we are the filter. He also asked a very good question about tecahing that made me think. He said should we teach facts and content, or skills. Students these days are getting more technologically advanced more and more each day. This will affect me as a teacher in several ways. It will force me to also become more advanced in technology to be able to collaborate with my students. It will force me to look deeper and learn more about the individual students instead of a whole. It will also teach me alot about myself. I liked when Robets talked about the difference in creation today. He is right in many ways. We, as teachers, need to rethink the tools we will use to be the filter for our students needs. Very interesting video.
Flipping the CLassroom
I watched a few videos about "Flipping the Classroom." The most interesting one to me was Katie Gimbars's video. I liked how she explained the different groups of her classroom. I do agree that with video lecturs, that there will be more time in the classroom spent on application instead of delivery. But, it's kind of tricky situation for me to grasp. After student get home from school, there are tons of things that they want to do, the last thing involving school. If they are younger kids who cant drive and parents have stuff to do in the afternoon, how will they make time to watch the videos? What if the students forget? Or, what if they simply just don't do it? I like the idea, really I do, but I have many doubts about it and I think I may would try it as a few assignments, but definitely not all the time.
In Travis Allen's Video The iSchool Initiative, Travis puts up a amazing reflection on how the classroom would be with an iTouch instead of normal classroom materials. Travis said that with budget cuts, teacher cuts, and larger classes, that it would be less money to look towards technology. He stated that there are many apps on the iTouch that would require the schools to have no paper, no pencils, as well as no books. But, I see a few ways that this could go wrong.
What would happen if the student broke the device? The iTouch device's are glass in the front, so very easily could they be dropped and shattered. What if in the middle of an assignment the data on the iTouch decided to crash? Just like any other technological system, they freeze or sometimes data can be lost. I understand Travis Allen's point that if we switched to these devices instead of normal materials, that we would save 600 dollars per student. But, if every student, or lets just say half of the students break or harm the tool, that all adds up to about the same amount of money that was saved. I see his point, but you cant help but question it at the same time.
Jennifer Chambers post/ Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir
I was very inspired when I watched Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir video. Just to know that all of those singers have never met, or performed together amazed me. I am a huge fan of music, so to see all of that put together blew me away. It's cool to think that every part of that came from people all around the world, and how much time it must have taken to place it just right. Awesome video.
Teaching the 21st Century Students
In Kevin Roberts video on Teaching the 21st Century Students, he goes into great detail about how technolgy is pretty much taking over the classroom. He stated that we arer no longer the teachers, but we are the filter. He also asked a very good question about tecahing that made me think. He said should we teach facts and content, or skills. Students these days are getting more technologically advanced more and more each day. This will affect me as a teacher in several ways. It will force me to also become more advanced in technology to be able to collaborate with my students. It will force me to look deeper and learn more about the individual students instead of a whole. It will also teach me alot about myself. I liked when Robets talked about the difference in creation today. He is right in many ways. We, as teachers, need to rethink the tools we will use to be the filter for our students needs. Very interesting video.
Flipping the CLassroom
I watched a few videos about "Flipping the Classroom." The most interesting one to me was Katie Gimbars's video. I liked how she explained the different groups of her classroom. I do agree that with video lecturs, that there will be more time in the classroom spent on application instead of delivery. But, it's kind of tricky situation for me to grasp. After student get home from school, there are tons of things that they want to do, the last thing involving school. If they are younger kids who cant drive and parents have stuff to do in the afternoon, how will they make time to watch the videos? What if the students forget? Or, what if they simply just don't do it? I like the idea, really I do, but I have many doubts about it and I think I may would try it as a few assignments, but definitely not all the time.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Blog Post #4
Langwitches Blogs
In Langwitches first page titled "First Graders Read Thier Own Read-Along Audiobook", I learned quite a lot. I absolutely loved the fact that when the book went to the next chapter, it made a noise so that the children could keep up. Thats a vert good technique to use. It keeps the children quite entertained and up to date on whats going on.
In Joe Dale's video on the benifits of podcast in the classroom, it gave many tips that are useful. This Video on the page explains alot to me. My favorite thing he said was that the parents can listen and see what their children are doing. I think it is very important for parents to keep a rols in their child education. I also agreee when it talks about promoting innovation and creativity. I believe these days children are having a hard time with creativity because of the technology that does it for them. This way the child has to do it on their own. very good Video. I liked it a lot.
The last page I am going to talk about is Lanwitches page on podcasting with 1st graders. I absolutely loved how enthusiastic the first graders were to have an audiance. One thing chioldren like is attention, so when it is given to them, they will listen. They want to learn more eagerly and more excited to do the things they are told. Through this page I also learned of the many skills that podcasting teachers younger children. There are lots of skills involved with this. I am very interested in learning more.
In Langwitches first page titled "First Graders Read Thier Own Read-Along Audiobook", I learned quite a lot. I absolutely loved the fact that when the book went to the next chapter, it made a noise so that the children could keep up. Thats a vert good technique to use. It keeps the children quite entertained and up to date on whats going on.
In Joe Dale's video on the benifits of podcast in the classroom, it gave many tips that are useful. This Video on the page explains alot to me. My favorite thing he said was that the parents can listen and see what their children are doing. I think it is very important for parents to keep a rols in their child education. I also agreee when it talks about promoting innovation and creativity. I believe these days children are having a hard time with creativity because of the technology that does it for them. This way the child has to do it on their own. very good Video. I liked it a lot.
The last page I am going to talk about is Lanwitches page on podcasting with 1st graders. I absolutely loved how enthusiastic the first graders were to have an audiance. One thing chioldren like is attention, so when it is given to them, they will listen. They want to learn more eagerly and more excited to do the things they are told. Through this page I also learned of the many skills that podcasting teachers younger children. There are lots of skills involved with this. I am very interested in learning more.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
C4T #1
Summarization of Annie Palmer's blog
Annie Palmer posted a blog called " A Better Workshop: Jim Knight's Partnership Approch". This blog went into detail about how important checklists are to the teaching coach and how Jim Knight used seven principles on workshops. Annie made a checklist and it was very deatiled. She gave the audiance many options and even better ways to get people to not be distracted and to talk just as much as they may need to listen. she explains the importance on checklists and how it gets the jobs done and how it fits for goals to be accpomplished.
My comment on Annie Palmer's blog
I throughly enjoyed Annies post. She went into great deatil and gave me mnay ideas on how to use a checklist and also how to give a crisp presentation. I liked the seven princlples that Jim Knight shared as well. If antyone would like to check it out, its great advice and lots of help. http://www.kucrl.org/partnership/?file=index.html
Summarization of Annie Palmer's Blog #2
Annie Palmer posted a blog about her first year as a third grade teacher dealing with small math groups. This blog went into detail about how Annie struggled with meeting the needs of students with math, so she wanted to introduce small- group instruction. She separated her students into three groups. One group worked with her doing mini- lessons, one group did independent practice, and the last group would do math games that practiced with math skills.
At the end of the year only two students said that they wouldn't want to do small groups again. Annie then decided that she liked the small groups, because of the amount of students enjoyed them, and that she would never do whole group math again. Another thing Annie said in this post is how excited she was for her first year as a third grade teacher. Its nice to see a teacher so excited about her job.
My Comment on Annie Palmer's Blog #2
This post was my favorite post of Annie's that I have yet to read. The way she sounded so excited about her job, and being with her kids as her first year with them really made me happy. It makes me think that I can finish school and really become what I want! I love the idea of the three small groups. The teacher, as well as the students, get more involved and more excited to learn. I struggle with math myself, so it really gives me insight on how to overcome my fear of having to teach any form of math. This post got me excited and an extra boost of energy to complete the tasks that I have in front of me.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Blog Post #3
Peer Editing
I learned a lot in the Peer Editing videos and slideshows. In video A that there are three important steps in peer editing. The first one is compliments. Use compliments to start off a critique. Comments give off the good starting vibe and make the writer feel good.
The second one was suggestions. Suggestions such as : word choice, using details, organization, sentences, and topics are a few of the suggestions that you could give off to the writer. The last one is corrections. Corrections such as spelling and grammar are important. In the slideshow B, its pretty much said the same things as the first video. In the last video c, The little girls explained the top 10 mistakes not to make when correcting someone's paper. Very cute video!
Technology in Special Education
In this video on teaching kids with special education, the teacher talks to a few of her students who have special needs on how they feel about technology in the classroom. Chris, the first student, had a hard time pointing to letters to make words on the sheet of paper. As Chris moved to the computer it was much easier for him to tell the teacher what he needed. One boy used an Ipod touch to listen to his silent reading. Sharae told her teacher that computers can help!
Students with special needs are more willing to work with technology for many reasons. If they need to see small print, then its easy to magnify words on the computer. Its easier for the student and the teacher to develop a more defined relationship. Overall, I see the point and I totally agree technology in the Special Education system is much needed.
Learning App
I think that math is one of the toughest subjects to learn about. I also believe that learning math starts at a very young age. The app I choose was Math 123. This app is a mixture of geometry and algebra. This app breaks down how to work through problems and solve them, but also leaves for a little fun.I could use this app in a classroom and make a game out of it. I could tell the winner of the game that they will receive 5 bonus points on a test. This will get the students excited to learn!
Harness your students digital smarts
This video is talking about how Vicki Davis uses technology to involve and connect her students to the world. She teaches blogs and software. Her main focus is to get her students comfortable with technology. She expects her student to look up terms. All she had to do was teach students little bits and pieces and by the end of it all, her students were teaching her. Its a connection between students and teachers. It connects students to people all around the world by just using technology. Its empowering.
I learned a lot in the Peer Editing videos and slideshows. In video A that there are three important steps in peer editing. The first one is compliments. Use compliments to start off a critique. Comments give off the good starting vibe and make the writer feel good.
The second one was suggestions. Suggestions such as : word choice, using details, organization, sentences, and topics are a few of the suggestions that you could give off to the writer. The last one is corrections. Corrections such as spelling and grammar are important. In the slideshow B, its pretty much said the same things as the first video. In the last video c, The little girls explained the top 10 mistakes not to make when correcting someone's paper. Very cute video!
Technology in Special Education
In this video on teaching kids with special education, the teacher talks to a few of her students who have special needs on how they feel about technology in the classroom. Chris, the first student, had a hard time pointing to letters to make words on the sheet of paper. As Chris moved to the computer it was much easier for him to tell the teacher what he needed. One boy used an Ipod touch to listen to his silent reading. Sharae told her teacher that computers can help!
Students with special needs are more willing to work with technology for many reasons. If they need to see small print, then its easy to magnify words on the computer. Its easier for the student and the teacher to develop a more defined relationship. Overall, I see the point and I totally agree technology in the Special Education system is much needed.
Learning App
I think that math is one of the toughest subjects to learn about. I also believe that learning math starts at a very young age. The app I choose was Math 123. This app is a mixture of geometry and algebra. This app breaks down how to work through problems and solve them, but also leaves for a little fun.I could use this app in a classroom and make a game out of it. I could tell the winner of the game that they will receive 5 bonus points on a test. This will get the students excited to learn!
Harness your students digital smarts
This video is talking about how Vicki Davis uses technology to involve and connect her students to the world. She teaches blogs and software. Her main focus is to get her students comfortable with technology. She expects her student to look up terms. All she had to do was teach students little bits and pieces and by the end of it all, her students were teaching her. Its a connection between students and teachers. It connects students to people all around the world by just using technology. Its empowering.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Blog Assignment #2
Did you know
In Dr. Strange's video "Did you Know" , I learned many interesting facts. I learned India ha sthe higest IQ numbers out of the whole entire world and that India has more K-12 Students than all the students in the United States. We never really hear about India so it definitely shocked me to know how educated and advanced they are. It definitely makes you think to not underestimate other countries because we dont know what they have. Another fact that blew my mind was how many Chinese people are learning English.
Its said that by year 2025 there will be more Chinese spekaing English than all of the United States if they continue to learn English. This is crazy to me because all the facts that werte stated about India and China are very important for us as Ameroicans to understad, yet most have no idea. also, the videa said that we will be preparing our students as teachers for technology that doesnt yet exist. It makes you think, will our students outsmart us because of the newer, faster, and stronger technology that develops. Very interesting video.
Did you Know
Mr. Winkle Wakes
In Mr. Winkle Wakes the man wakes after being asleep 100 years. He finds all sorts of new and imorved things that move. He felt sick so he went to the hospital so they could help. When he got to the hospital he was comfortable beacuse of the technology was so advanced and he felt they couldnt help him. He doesnt understand the meaning of things as well as how they got there and what to expect. Then he walks into the school.
When Mr. winkle walks into the school he finds a laptop, one thats dusty and dirty and hasnt been used. He finds reseblance because he has been asleep so long and feels like the old laptop. He realizes that you learn something new everyday, and no matter how dusty you are or what you learn that there is always more to learn.
The Importance of Creativity
Ken Robinson absolutely blew my mind in his speech. Ken said that schools kill creativity. I totally agree. He told a story about a 6 year old girl who drew God in class, as the teacher said "No one knows what God looks like" the child responded "They will in a minute". In the classroom you follow a strict syllabus in which it is very important to follow. If a child tends to wonder in class or draw instead of listen to the teacher, that child may be placed in a different class or condidered slow because of them trying to be creative in their mind. Robinson also said that we "grow out of creativity". That is exactly right. We are so scared to make a mistake or acidemically fail because of what people think that we become someone that we are not. Mistakes are meant to be made. We need to re think what the true meaning on intelligence.
The next thing that blew my mind that Robinson said was that chilren who are in school now will retire in year 2065. That is insane. Robinson said without creativity how do we know what to teach. How do we know what they think or want to be or anything they want to know without getting into their minds and listenining to what they have to say. With the strict school plan that the school systems have , we dont allow time for that. We give children maybe a 15 minute break or a 30 minute lunch but is that enough? Children need to express themselves with drama and art and computer classes. This speech that Ken Robinson gave was absolutely phenomenal to me.
A Day Made of Glass 2
The Video " A Day made in Glass 2", it shows what the future can hold for us. It shoes clidren usuing glass and turning it into extraordinary things. It ois going to be amazing to see the technology 5, 10, even 15 years from now.
It shows the classroom and how childrn move things around and have laptops and mix colors all together usuing nothing but glass. Its insane. This video makes you think about whats going to happen years from now. It makes you think "are the students going to be smarter than me"? It makes you think about how the world is going to work and it makes you see how amazing technology can really be. The world is advancing day by day and in order to teach others the way it works, we must teach ourselves.
In Dr. Strange's video "Did you Know" , I learned many interesting facts. I learned India ha sthe higest IQ numbers out of the whole entire world and that India has more K-12 Students than all the students in the United States. We never really hear about India so it definitely shocked me to know how educated and advanced they are. It definitely makes you think to not underestimate other countries because we dont know what they have. Another fact that blew my mind was how many Chinese people are learning English.
Its said that by year 2025 there will be more Chinese spekaing English than all of the United States if they continue to learn English. This is crazy to me because all the facts that werte stated about India and China are very important for us as Ameroicans to understad, yet most have no idea. also, the videa said that we will be preparing our students as teachers for technology that doesnt yet exist. It makes you think, will our students outsmart us because of the newer, faster, and stronger technology that develops. Very interesting video.
Did you Know
Mr. Winkle Wakes
When Mr. winkle walks into the school he finds a laptop, one thats dusty and dirty and hasnt been used. He finds reseblance because he has been asleep so long and feels like the old laptop. He realizes that you learn something new everyday, and no matter how dusty you are or what you learn that there is always more to learn.
The Importance of Creativity
Ken Robinson absolutely blew my mind in his speech. Ken said that schools kill creativity. I totally agree. He told a story about a 6 year old girl who drew God in class, as the teacher said "No one knows what God looks like" the child responded "They will in a minute". In the classroom you follow a strict syllabus in which it is very important to follow. If a child tends to wonder in class or draw instead of listen to the teacher, that child may be placed in a different class or condidered slow because of them trying to be creative in their mind. Robinson also said that we "grow out of creativity". That is exactly right. We are so scared to make a mistake or acidemically fail because of what people think that we become someone that we are not. Mistakes are meant to be made. We need to re think what the true meaning on intelligence.
The next thing that blew my mind that Robinson said was that chilren who are in school now will retire in year 2065. That is insane. Robinson said without creativity how do we know what to teach. How do we know what they think or want to be or anything they want to know without getting into their minds and listenining to what they have to say. With the strict school plan that the school systems have , we dont allow time for that. We give children maybe a 15 minute break or a 30 minute lunch but is that enough? Children need to express themselves with drama and art and computer classes. This speech that Ken Robinson gave was absolutely phenomenal to me.
A Day Made of Glass 2
It shows the classroom and how childrn move things around and have laptops and mix colors all together usuing nothing but glass. Its insane. This video makes you think about whats going to happen years from now. It makes you think "are the students going to be smarter than me"? It makes you think about how the world is going to work and it makes you see how amazing technology can really be. The world is advancing day by day and in order to teach others the way it works, we must teach ourselves.
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