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.

Wordle Project #2

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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.

Blog Post Number 1

About me
My name is Jenna Barnes, I am 22 years old. I was born in Mobile, Al on April 9, 1990. My major interest are softball,and coaching. I played college softball for Faulker State Community college in 2008, Bishop State Community College in 2009, and Sprinhill in 2010. After my third year I decided to do something different and join the military.The United States Coast Guard was now my main focus in life. I was stationed in Miami, Fl working as a non rate at a maintenance facility unit. The first 6 months was great, then medical issues started coming up. After a few months in the doctors office the military decided that I was un fit for duty, so I got an honorable discharge. That is when I came home and decided to go back to school. Thats how I ended up at USA. I entered the field of education because I have always had a passion to coach and I love kids and I have a drive to help them. I worked at a daycare for four years and at that time I wanted to be a elementary teacher. After much thought and after coaching my first girls softball team I realized I could be much more helpful to older kids than younger, so I changed my major to secondary education. My passion is now to become a biology teacher in 10th grade as well as a high school softball coach. I really feel that thats where I'm supposed to be in life and i will not stop until my goal is accomplished.
Randy Pausch on Time Management
What I learned from Randy Pausch is that time management is very essential to everyday needs. I learned that making to do lists keep you on track and helps out when you're on a time schedule or trying to not procrastinate. I like how he broke things down to explain not to ask the questions "why" all the time. He was very helpful.I do not know anything else about Dr. Pausch, but I would love to listen more and learn more things.

Second Test

This is my second test.

Test Number One

This is my first post.