Saturday, December 4, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Blog 9
What I've Learned
Is a scary thought that in a few short years I will be teaching the youth of American and don't really know what to expect. Sure I am taking classes and will be taking future classes to prepare me but will I really be prepared for the first day of new career as a teacher. I don't think anyone is ever truely prepared, but you don't really have a choice you just have to take what you have learned and roll with it and hope you can be the best educator. Mr. Clung put into words what most teacher or future teachers are feeling and did it in away that lets you know you are not alone there are others out there that feel the same way.
Is a scary thought that in a few short years I will be teaching the youth of American and don't really know what to expect. Sure I am taking classes and will be taking future classes to prepare me but will I really be prepared for the first day of new career as a teacher. I don't think anyone is ever truely prepared, but you don't really have a choice you just have to take what you have learned and roll with it and hope you can be the best educator. Mr. Clung put into words what most teacher or future teachers are feeling and did it in away that lets you know you are not alone there are others out there that feel the same way.
Blog 8
Richard Miller: This is How we Dream Parts 1 and 2
At the beginning of the video it talks about how we do not have to leave our home to get research anymore anything we want can be found on the internet. When we were younger we use to use paper and pen now we take a laptop everywhere and use them for everything. Technology has taken over our way of living and we depend on it to function. If people want to get together and have a conference they don't have to spend money anymore they can just all hop on a webcam at any location anytime and have a conference now. I believe as teachers we are going to use to computers for everything. We are no longer going to need pen and paper as a school supply but computers. I think it has its advantages because if a student can not make it to class at least they may be able to login and watch and the class lecture for the day either live or at a later time. If a student didn't understand they could rewatch a lecture or subject they learned in class to help them better understand while doing homework and if you are going to be absent you can email youe homework and can not use lame excuses anymore.
The Chipper Series & EDM310 for Dummies
Okay so the Chipper Series.... not going to lie it made sense but I will never name my child Chipper after watching and hearing the video. The video did make a lot of good points about procrastination but this class is no joke... you have to commit your entire life to it.
I really wish they had a EDM310 for Dummies book that might make my life a little easier and help me understand this class a whole lot more. I thought I was computer and tech savy but this class made me realize I was not and makes me feel really dumb. If they had a book of some sort to relay to I bet students might feel a little more at ease. I know I know we are suppose to using the way of the future but a textbook may be the answer. Something to think about
At the beginning of the video it talks about how we do not have to leave our home to get research anymore anything we want can be found on the internet. When we were younger we use to use paper and pen now we take a laptop everywhere and use them for everything. Technology has taken over our way of living and we depend on it to function. If people want to get together and have a conference they don't have to spend money anymore they can just all hop on a webcam at any location anytime and have a conference now. I believe as teachers we are going to use to computers for everything. We are no longer going to need pen and paper as a school supply but computers. I think it has its advantages because if a student can not make it to class at least they may be able to login and watch and the class lecture for the day either live or at a later time. If a student didn't understand they could rewatch a lecture or subject they learned in class to help them better understand while doing homework and if you are going to be absent you can email youe homework and can not use lame excuses anymore.
The Chipper Series & EDM310 for Dummies
Okay so the Chipper Series.... not going to lie it made sense but I will never name my child Chipper after watching and hearing the video. The video did make a lot of good points about procrastination but this class is no joke... you have to commit your entire life to it.
I really wish they had a EDM310 for Dummies book that might make my life a little easier and help me understand this class a whole lot more. I thought I was computer and tech savy but this class made me realize I was not and makes me feel really dumb. If they had a book of some sort to relay to I bet students might feel a little more at ease. I know I know we are suppose to using the way of the future but a textbook may be the answer. Something to think about
Monday, October 18, 2010
Post PLN Progress Report
I have read and watching the video on the PLN and still not quite sure how to go about doing this. I have facebook and delicious but I don't really want a Twitter if I don't have and I have the feeling you might need one. Can anyone else shed some light on this.
Thanks
Thanks
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Blog 6
The Networked Student
While watching the video I realized this is what the classroom is going to be like. Students are going to rely more on the web and internet than on what they learn in a textbook in a classroom because they can get so much more information through the internet than in a textbook. Be able to communicate with people halfway around the world on a subject they know about is probably better than any boring textbook in a classroom. Also being able to bookmark a website and share with others helps you and gets your more resources through other people. Using networks will help students broaden their outlook on different subjects and may possible connect with people and create friendships and connections for other topics later on.
A 7th Grade Personal Learning Environment or PLN
As future teachers we need to be educated on how classroom and learning is changing because eventually the school systems will probably get rid of textbook all together and the only way to teach student is through the internet, podcast, and social bookmarking. Textbooks these days are so outdated and new information is being discovered everyday that textbooks cannot keep up, so the solution get rid of them and starting using the internet and all the wonderful tools it has that I didn't know existed until now.
The Machine is Changing Us
He covered the topics and spoke about in a way we understand what is going on around us. He talks about how generations change over time and how pop culture is everywhere. People follow fads and they just catch on and take over. The video shows how people don't know what to do in front of a web cam because yes you are talking to someone but in reality you are talking to yourself and then you watch it and realize how uncomfortable it is and a little embarassing to see what you look like talking to yourself. Youtube is apart of pop culture in a big way because someone can do something and it catches on and the next thing you know there are over a million parodies to one youtube video. The video kind of shows what we are thinking in front of a webcam. I enjoyed the video he made the video fun and relatable.
While watching the video I realized this is what the classroom is going to be like. Students are going to rely more on the web and internet than on what they learn in a textbook in a classroom because they can get so much more information through the internet than in a textbook. Be able to communicate with people halfway around the world on a subject they know about is probably better than any boring textbook in a classroom. Also being able to bookmark a website and share with others helps you and gets your more resources through other people. Using networks will help students broaden their outlook on different subjects and may possible connect with people and create friendships and connections for other topics later on.
A 7th Grade Personal Learning Environment or PLN
As future teachers we need to be educated on how classroom and learning is changing because eventually the school systems will probably get rid of textbook all together and the only way to teach student is through the internet, podcast, and social bookmarking. Textbooks these days are so outdated and new information is being discovered everyday that textbooks cannot keep up, so the solution get rid of them and starting using the internet and all the wonderful tools it has that I didn't know existed until now.
The Machine is Changing Us
He covered the topics and spoke about in a way we understand what is going on around us. He talks about how generations change over time and how pop culture is everywhere. People follow fads and they just catch on and take over. The video shows how people don't know what to do in front of a web cam because yes you are talking to someone but in reality you are talking to yourself and then you watch it and realize how uncomfortable it is and a little embarassing to see what you look like talking to yourself. Youtube is apart of pop culture in a big way because someone can do something and it catches on and the next thing you know there are over a million parodies to one youtube video. The video kind of shows what we are thinking in front of a webcam. I enjoyed the video he made the video fun and relatable.
Blog 5
Eagle Nest Radio & Class Blog
Listening the to 3rd grades talk about Rome was very interesting and very informative. The music in the background really set the mood for the podcast. The third graders were very throughly with the subjects from Rome to Caesar and Cleopatra. You can tell they practiced before they started recording and only stumbled a few times.
The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcasting in the Classroom is very smart and convenient for students for example like in the video with the student who missed class she could go online and listen to the podcast and still be ready for when she goes back to school. If they use podcasting in the classroom then students don't have the excuse of not having the information. I think it is a really good idea to have podcast available to the students.
100 Ways to Use your Ipod to Learn and Study Better
I think using the Ipod for learning is great and then I think it isn't so great. I have an iTouch and I am one of those people who just use it for music because mine does not have an external speaker and I really don't want to use it for school. I know itunes has a lot of cool features that you can use for school items but I would rather use my computer. The only convenience of the ipod for school is if you are going on a trip you would have all your information on this and you can use it in a car by listening to whatever podcast you needed. I am a fan of technology but using a machine that small to see to read or look at would cause your eyesight to weaken in my opinion.
Listening the to 3rd grades talk about Rome was very interesting and very informative. The music in the background really set the mood for the podcast. The third graders were very throughly with the subjects from Rome to Caesar and Cleopatra. You can tell they practiced before they started recording and only stumbled a few times.
The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom
Podcasting in the Classroom is very smart and convenient for students for example like in the video with the student who missed class she could go online and listen to the podcast and still be ready for when she goes back to school. If they use podcasting in the classroom then students don't have the excuse of not having the information. I think it is a really good idea to have podcast available to the students.
100 Ways to Use your Ipod to Learn and Study Better
I think using the Ipod for learning is great and then I think it isn't so great. I have an iTouch and I am one of those people who just use it for music because mine does not have an external speaker and I really don't want to use it for school. I know itunes has a lot of cool features that you can use for school items but I would rather use my computer. The only convenience of the ipod for school is if you are going on a trip you would have all your information on this and you can use it in a car by listening to whatever podcast you needed. I am a fan of technology but using a machine that small to see to read or look at would cause your eyesight to weaken in my opinion.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Project 8 - Podcast
Attached is our podcast Leah, Tommie and I did for resource for teachers on Delicious.com
Enjoy
Enjoy
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Blog 4
Scott Leod is trying to make people use the the items that we use to before technology and the internet took over. Children these days can not function without social networking, cell phones, and computers. If a child could go one day without any technology at all they could not do it. It is almost like an addiction and they may possibly go into with drawls and could possibly be associated addicts.
The iSchool Initiative
After watching the video I was thinking during the video not all parents are going to want to purchase these tool. Some parents can not even afford school supplies such as paper and pencil and have to receive donated items , are people going to donate the iTouch to those students that can not afford them. The concept is a good idea but eventually I do believe the world with come to that because more and more schools are going to online classes and getting the information from the online school.
The Lost Generation
The video is very eye opening in the fact that at first it focuses on the negative and the real aspects of what people are actually thinking and possibly saying. But then at the end there is a twist and it goes in reverse and becomes a positive outlook on life and one that you want to believe but don't really know what to expect.
Eric Whitaker's Virtual Choir
When the video first started it absolutely gave me chills. I think the idea of doing a virutal choir is unique and different. Shows the world you don't have to be in one room to perform as a choir. Just by simply using a web cam you can enter a world within a world.
Teaching in the 21st Century
The video shows how technology is taking over the world. The answers are only a click away now instead of miles and miles away. Students I believe are self taught on how to use computers and search engines but I don't think they are really understanding what they are doing or how to use them. We as teachers must explain and help them understand how to use the resources to their benefit. Guide them and help them understand why some things are they way they are on the web and what to believe and what not to believe. Technology in class is the future and you have to embrace and be ready to incorporate that into your teaching or your students may become bored or zone out on you.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Blog 3
A Vision of Students Today
The video showed facts and thoughts of what people probably think of everyday sitting in class. We are sort of fortunate not to have to sit in seating like in the video. All my classes are small and I know majority of the people in my classes. Depending on the teaching circumstances my teaches may know my name but I don't know for sure unless they call me by my name. I think the video was a little nauseated because of all the fast moving of the camera trying to get to the next sheet of paper. I think they could of some how did the transition to the different people a little better. But all in all the facts were true not all teachers no your know name, you spend all this money on books and may never use them, people with laptops in class are more than likely surfing the internet or talk to friends through IM. The video basically showed what we think in our minds just don't speak out loud.
It's Not About Technology
Ms. Hines stated technology is useless without good teaching and believe that. You can not teach a student or students without showing or teaching them first about a certain subject. People depend on their laptops, blackberries, social networks but we do not know what the future holds. Sure we can use technology as a gateway but ever teacher teaches in their own way and some do not want to change. The times are changing and more and more people don't have choices on how they want to teach. Most classrooms these days have smart board instead of the old chalkboards and dry erase boards. The smart boards does everything a teacher might need it for but do they rely on it absolutely. So it really isn't about the technology but how we use the technology to show and educate students.
Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher
The blog posting by Mr. Fisch was dead on. I think teachers need to wake up and stop using the excuse and just embrace the change and learn to use technology in the classroom. It is going to happen whether they like it or not. Majority of my teachers now and in the past at junior college have used computers in some form. Students today can not live without using a computer to do their research for a project. Walking into a library and trying to find information is not used much anymore because you can find everything you need on a some sort of computer.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count
Even though we spend all this time learning how to be a teacher when we get into a classroom the way we are going to teach students is going to change to a new way then what we were taught. Every day and every second people are coming up with new and better ways to do things. They may work for some people others may not like them and just stick to what they know but sooner or later they are going to have to accept the changes and embrace them. The number of people are online everyday grows more and more children are learning about the internet and computers which increases. The number are never going to stop growing so just embrace whatever comes your way.
The video showed facts and thoughts of what people probably think of everyday sitting in class. We are sort of fortunate not to have to sit in seating like in the video. All my classes are small and I know majority of the people in my classes. Depending on the teaching circumstances my teaches may know my name but I don't know for sure unless they call me by my name. I think the video was a little nauseated because of all the fast moving of the camera trying to get to the next sheet of paper. I think they could of some how did the transition to the different people a little better. But all in all the facts were true not all teachers no your know name, you spend all this money on books and may never use them, people with laptops in class are more than likely surfing the internet or talk to friends through IM. The video basically showed what we think in our minds just don't speak out loud.
It's Not About Technology
Ms. Hines stated technology is useless without good teaching and believe that. You can not teach a student or students without showing or teaching them first about a certain subject. People depend on their laptops, blackberries, social networks but we do not know what the future holds. Sure we can use technology as a gateway but ever teacher teaches in their own way and some do not want to change. The times are changing and more and more people don't have choices on how they want to teach. Most classrooms these days have smart board instead of the old chalkboards and dry erase boards. The smart boards does everything a teacher might need it for but do they rely on it absolutely. So it really isn't about the technology but how we use the technology to show and educate students.
Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher
The blog posting by Mr. Fisch was dead on. I think teachers need to wake up and stop using the excuse and just embrace the change and learn to use technology in the classroom. It is going to happen whether they like it or not. Majority of my teachers now and in the past at junior college have used computers in some form. Students today can not live without using a computer to do their research for a project. Walking into a library and trying to find information is not used much anymore because you can find everything you need on a some sort of computer.
Gary Hayes Social Media Count
Even though we spend all this time learning how to be a teacher when we get into a classroom the way we are going to teach students is going to change to a new way then what we were taught. Every day and every second people are coming up with new and better ways to do things. They may work for some people others may not like them and just stick to what they know but sooner or later they are going to have to accept the changes and embrace them. The number of people are online everyday grows more and more children are learning about the internet and computers which increases. The number are never going to stop growing so just embrace whatever comes your way.
Blog Post 2
Did You Know?
Mr. Winkle Wakes
The video shows that even though Mr. Winkles was asleep for 100 years one memory stayed the same teaching in schools. Schools have used the same method for as long as it has been around. I think though before you know we will be doing everything with computers and paper and pens will be non existent. Mr. Winkles was overwhelmed by where ever he went there were machines controlling and helping people. I mean if anyone woke up from sleeping for 100 years of course they would be confused. Technology and the way things are being done changes almost everyday.
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Sir Robinson show education in a different light. He explains how education should be your whole body and not just using your head. I think using visual and hands on activities may possible help students learn than just talking or lecturing about it. If people just lecture than students will not remember what was spoken. By using technology students can learn different ways and they are always updating and you can explore more with technology. Using creativity shows the students other ways of soaking in knowledge.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
The video shows a small rural school learning how to get in touch with people on the other side of the map using computers. She is showing her classroom how to use the computers and to educate in a different way instead of using paper and pen. By using the computer the students can look up words and information if they do not understand instead of the teacher having to stop and define a word or explain. I think some teachers my think she is being sort of lazy because they have a certain way of teaching and by that they use the old methods talking in front of a class room for so long and expecting the student to take notes. By using the blogging and the communication with other people students are able to learn more and be more aware of what is going on around them.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Blog 1
My name is Leslie and I am a 27 year old student. I use to be a Business Major and decided that is not what I wanted to do the rest of my life... So I decided to change it to Elementary Education, I enjoy knowing that one day I will be teaching and able to make a difference in a child's life. I decided to attend USA because I drove over to Mobile one day with friends and on to the campus and fell in love with the campus and told myself one day I want to go here. I took a 3 year break from school and when I decided to go back I did everything I could to make sure I would attend USA.
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