Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Blog Post 5
I opted to watch the the Chipper Series and EDM for Dummies video instead of looking at the new facebook privacy.
I thoroughly enjoyed the videos and found them to be quites hilarious. I would like to purchase a copy EDM for Dummies. I do find myself lost sometimes in all the assignments, but I feel that I am learning a lot.
I would like participate in a video like this. If I had to record a video similar to this then I would do a funny video about How To Embed things to your blog because it took me forever to figure out how to do that.
Micheal Staton. Why Smartboards are a Dumb Initiative
Bill Ferriter, Why I Hate Interactive Whiteboards
Both Micheal and Bill are not in favor of the Interactive Whiteboards, clearly you can tell that by the title of their articles. They see whiteboards as just an expensive projector. They also point out all the negatives of whiteboard, such as not be able to save things easily. They made some good points. I am sure the whiteboards have a lot to improve on, but so does all technology. They are critiquing the first interactive whiteboard. Don't you think people critiqued the first iPod? Yes. Have the iPod improved? Absolutely.
I found this blog on a music teachers blog.
http://www.funmusicco.com/musicteachersblog/2009/10/interactive-whiteboards-using-them-in-the-music-classroom/
This music teacher is using the smartboards for the first time. First thing she likes about them is that in her music class she has to always draw staff lines on the board, or print about 100s of copies for students to use once, but with the smartboard she can easily draw the lines on the smartboard. While using this technique instead of erasing the board or printing more pages, all she has to do is create a new document. She is open to what the smartboard has to offer.
After reading all the articles on the Smartboards, I believe I am still in favor of the Smartboards. They need to be improved, sure, but I am sure someone is already working on that.
I thoroughly enjoyed the videos and found them to be quites hilarious. I would like to purchase a copy EDM for Dummies. I do find myself lost sometimes in all the assignments, but I feel that I am learning a lot.
I would like participate in a video like this. If I had to record a video similar to this then I would do a funny video about How To Embed things to your blog because it took me forever to figure out how to do that.
Micheal Staton. Why Smartboards are a Dumb Initiative
Bill Ferriter, Why I Hate Interactive Whiteboards
Both Micheal and Bill are not in favor of the Interactive Whiteboards, clearly you can tell that by the title of their articles. They see whiteboards as just an expensive projector. They also point out all the negatives of whiteboard, such as not be able to save things easily. They made some good points. I am sure the whiteboards have a lot to improve on, but so does all technology. They are critiquing the first interactive whiteboard. Don't you think people critiqued the first iPod? Yes. Have the iPod improved? Absolutely.
I found this blog on a music teachers blog.
http://www.funmusicco.com/musicteachersblog/2009/10/interactive-whiteboards-using-them-in-the-music-classroom/
This music teacher is using the smartboards for the first time. First thing she likes about them is that in her music class she has to always draw staff lines on the board, or print about 100s of copies for students to use once, but with the smartboard she can easily draw the lines on the smartboard. While using this technique instead of erasing the board or printing more pages, all she has to do is create a new document. She is open to what the smartboard has to offer.
After reading all the articles on the Smartboards, I believe I am still in favor of the Smartboards. They need to be improved, sure, but I am sure someone is already working on that.
Blog Post 4
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better
I guess I should learn how to use my iPod. I have had my iPod for about 3 years now and I just use it to listen to music. I read all 100 tips on how the iPod is clearly more than just a music listening device. Their were a few of the applications that I would find very useful for not only me, but useful in the classroom as well.
The first download that stuck out to me was the Spark Notes. I have to admit I used Spark Notes in high school. If would have known that I could have easily downloaded the notes to my iPod, then I could have saved some trees and read and studied on-the-go. The second download was the iLingo. I have always wanted to learn a different language, in fact in one of the surveys I answered for class, their was a question that asked what I would like to accomplish in my lifetime and I answered to learn a foreign language. I want to travel to different countries but I would like to know how to speak the language before traveling. The iLingo could again give me the opportunity to learn on-the-go.
This article was another example of how technology is constantly updating and we all need to catch up.
The Education Podcast Network
I poked around this website and found it to be mind blowing. Any teacher can post a podcast on this website. I looked under the different subjects teachers have posted about. The subject area was anywhere from dance education, to computer skills, to health living. This is a great resource for teachers in the classroom. If you are a teacher and have a break during the day then you could easily pull up this website and gain some easy tips for your next lesson.
Eagle Nest Radio and Class Blog
I cannot believe that this is a third grade blog. In third grade, my class went to the computer lab to learn how to type. Typing is an important skill but I think that skill should be learned on your own time. These third graders are learning how to post entries to a blog, create podcasts, and learning the actual school lesson.
I watched the third Eagle Nest Radio show and learned a little about ancient Rome. After listening I went over to the side bar and clicked on the random students names. I clicked on Abby first and she had a video of her talking about the Roman Colosseum. There was voice recordings and moving pictures. I was extremely impressed. On her page she also had written an entry about a picture she had drawn.
Shouldn't all classroom be like this?
Practical Principals
So I looked through this website and then stumbled upon a "practical principals" blog. Her name is Melinda Miller. And to my surprise her most recent post was about google docs. She talked about how most team lesson planning will be produced and shared on google docs. The PTO meetings would also produce the minutes from the meetings on google docs and was to be shared to all the teachers. Mrs.Miller wants to have the lesson plan shared with her on google docs in a certain format. She said she understood that her way is not always the best way. I hope this will work out for her.
These particular websites opened my eyes again on what the Internet has to offer educators and their students. I believe my favorite was the Eagle Nest Radio class blog. It still blows my mind that 8 and 9 year old students are doing this, when I at the age of 21 is just learning to blog.
I guess I should learn how to use my iPod. I have had my iPod for about 3 years now and I just use it to listen to music. I read all 100 tips on how the iPod is clearly more than just a music listening device. Their were a few of the applications that I would find very useful for not only me, but useful in the classroom as well.
The first download that stuck out to me was the Spark Notes. I have to admit I used Spark Notes in high school. If would have known that I could have easily downloaded the notes to my iPod, then I could have saved some trees and read and studied on-the-go. The second download was the iLingo. I have always wanted to learn a different language, in fact in one of the surveys I answered for class, their was a question that asked what I would like to accomplish in my lifetime and I answered to learn a foreign language. I want to travel to different countries but I would like to know how to speak the language before traveling. The iLingo could again give me the opportunity to learn on-the-go.
This article was another example of how technology is constantly updating and we all need to catch up.
The Education Podcast Network
I poked around this website and found it to be mind blowing. Any teacher can post a podcast on this website. I looked under the different subjects teachers have posted about. The subject area was anywhere from dance education, to computer skills, to health living. This is a great resource for teachers in the classroom. If you are a teacher and have a break during the day then you could easily pull up this website and gain some easy tips for your next lesson.
Eagle Nest Radio and Class Blog
I cannot believe that this is a third grade blog. In third grade, my class went to the computer lab to learn how to type. Typing is an important skill but I think that skill should be learned on your own time. These third graders are learning how to post entries to a blog, create podcasts, and learning the actual school lesson.
I watched the third Eagle Nest Radio show and learned a little about ancient Rome. After listening I went over to the side bar and clicked on the random students names. I clicked on Abby first and she had a video of her talking about the Roman Colosseum. There was voice recordings and moving pictures. I was extremely impressed. On her page she also had written an entry about a picture she had drawn.
Shouldn't all classroom be like this?
Practical Principals
So I looked through this website and then stumbled upon a "practical principals" blog. Her name is Melinda Miller. And to my surprise her most recent post was about google docs. She talked about how most team lesson planning will be produced and shared on google docs. The PTO meetings would also produce the minutes from the meetings on google docs and was to be shared to all the teachers. Mrs.Miller wants to have the lesson plan shared with her on google docs in a certain format. She said she understood that her way is not always the best way. I hope this will work out for her.
These particular websites opened my eyes again on what the Internet has to offer educators and their students. I believe my favorite was the Eagle Nest Radio class blog. It still blows my mind that 8 and 9 year old students are doing this, when I at the age of 21 is just learning to blog.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Comments 4 Teachers
Comments 4 Teachers Assignment 1
Joey Dale's most recent post was about the different types of things you can accomplish on twitter. He talked about how he could create a personalized newspaper on twitter. So when Joey Dale pulls up his twitter account he sees his newspaper, and the only articles in the newspaper are what Joey likes. So essentially I create my own newspaper on twitter. He also mentioned that the newspaper mash-up is offered in different languages. After reading his blog I now know that twitter is not just a place to update people on what you are doing throughout your day, but a place to stay connected with the world.
Comments 4 Teachers Assignment 2
This week I read about that Joey Dale has purchased. He purchased the Samson Go Mic. It is a portable microphone that attaches to your computer or yourself. You can speak into and record audio clearly and quite easily. He had posted an mp3 of himself talking through the mic. I listened to the video and heard that the microphone picked up his voice very clearly and with no unwanted sounds in the background. He talked about how this was a great portable microphone but he did has a nicer microphone at home.
I would use i microphone in the classroom to incorporate more technology into my lesson plans. I just purchased my first web cam that came with a microphone. I played around with it last night and i found it to be very easy to use. I could easily use this in the classroom.
Comments 4 Tecahers Assignment 3
In the July 11, 2010 post Joey Dale is at a "Show and Tell" event at Nottingham High School. This was an opportunity for Joey Dale to share his knowledge of Skype, recording and using Audacity. He spoke to what looked like a group of other educators. Also the video that is on his blog is also being shown in Australia live while he was teaching this. The whole concept that someone across the world can watch a lesson across the world still boggles my mind.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Blog Post 3
Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?
Scott McLeod is the co-creator of the Did You Know? videos. When I started reading this post, I was thinking to myself who is this ignorant person and why does he have such a huge problem which technology? But by the end I knew he was being sarcastic and actually poking fun at the people who actually believe technology is worst thing that could happen to our students. Scott McLeod does raise some points though, technology could be harmful to students , the students could look at websites they should not be looking at, or talk to people they should not be talking to. In addition to sharing technology with the students we also must share how to be safe on the world wide web. Once the students know how to take the proper precautions then we should share technology with them and all it has to offer in and outside of the classroom.
The iSchool Initiative
I loved his idea! Just when I read the title of the video I thought, what is an iSchool and where do I sign up to purchase one. The idea that classroom supplies could be eliminated by one pocket size device is insane. I remember back in grade school I would receive, two weeks before school started, a page list of required supplies for the school year. Accompanying that list was another list of the school books I was required to purchase. My mom and dad would easily spend up to seven hundred dollars on school supplies needed for one year of school. This would clearly be incredible savings in the classroom with actually having the iSchool.
Even though his idea seems to be simple as 1, 2, 3, I have some doubts. First, would the parents purchase the iSchool or would the school? Second, once the school or your parents have purchase the iSchool does the student keep it forever or just that year? Third, how much additional costs would be needed to buy all these resourceful applications? I believe their is an answer for all my questions that he did not address and after my questions were to be answered then I would like to know how to make this actually happen in the schools.
The Lost Generation
This video was only 1:44 seconds and long, and it was extremely powerful. When watching the video initially I was sad to be part of this generation. In 30 years I do not want to be celebrating my 10th anniversary of my divorce. I do not want work to come before my family. In my generation hopefully all of this will change.
The technique she used was extremely unique. I did not think what she was saying could be reversed into to something positive, i thought it was going to be all negative.
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir
I am literally stunned. I was speechless for about twenty minutes as I watched the same video three times. This is remarkable. When I was little I thought flying cars would be cool, but this is way better. People from all across the world came together by Internet to sing and be one choir. I just, well I am still stunned to be honest. I think what they are doing is taking advantage of technology in the best way possible.
Although, this worries me a bit. My mom always jokes that in a couple of years we will not need to leave our homes because of technology. We will lose the need to have human interaction. This is a prime example of my fear. Who needs to go buy tickets to go see an amazing choir sing together on stage, when you can log in to YouTube an watch it for free?
Scott McLeod is the co-creator of the Did You Know? videos. When I started reading this post, I was thinking to myself who is this ignorant person and why does he have such a huge problem which technology? But by the end I knew he was being sarcastic and actually poking fun at the people who actually believe technology is worst thing that could happen to our students. Scott McLeod does raise some points though, technology could be harmful to students , the students could look at websites they should not be looking at, or talk to people they should not be talking to. In addition to sharing technology with the students we also must share how to be safe on the world wide web. Once the students know how to take the proper precautions then we should share technology with them and all it has to offer in and outside of the classroom.
The iSchool Initiative
I loved his idea! Just when I read the title of the video I thought, what is an iSchool and where do I sign up to purchase one. The idea that classroom supplies could be eliminated by one pocket size device is insane. I remember back in grade school I would receive, two weeks before school started, a page list of required supplies for the school year. Accompanying that list was another list of the school books I was required to purchase. My mom and dad would easily spend up to seven hundred dollars on school supplies needed for one year of school. This would clearly be incredible savings in the classroom with actually having the iSchool.
Even though his idea seems to be simple as 1, 2, 3, I have some doubts. First, would the parents purchase the iSchool or would the school? Second, once the school or your parents have purchase the iSchool does the student keep it forever or just that year? Third, how much additional costs would be needed to buy all these resourceful applications? I believe their is an answer for all my questions that he did not address and after my questions were to be answered then I would like to know how to make this actually happen in the schools.
The Lost Generation
This video was only 1:44 seconds and long, and it was extremely powerful. When watching the video initially I was sad to be part of this generation. In 30 years I do not want to be celebrating my 10th anniversary of my divorce. I do not want work to come before my family. In my generation hopefully all of this will change.
The technique she used was extremely unique. I did not think what she was saying could be reversed into to something positive, i thought it was going to be all negative.
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir
I am literally stunned. I was speechless for about twenty minutes as I watched the same video three times. This is remarkable. When I was little I thought flying cars would be cool, but this is way better. People from all across the world came together by Internet to sing and be one choir. I just, well I am still stunned to be honest. I think what they are doing is taking advantage of technology in the best way possible.
Although, this worries me a bit. My mom always jokes that in a couple of years we will not need to leave our homes because of technology. We will lose the need to have human interaction. This is a prime example of my fear. Who needs to go buy tickets to go see an amazing choir sing together on stage, when you can log in to YouTube an watch it for free?
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Assignment 3 June 9, 2010
1. Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today
I have sat in the classroom where the teacher does not know my name. I have sat in the classroom with a laptop and facebooked the entire time. I have sat in an auditorium class where there were more than 150 students. I have also been in a class where I have not attended often, but no one noticed except for probably my neighbor. This video is powerful. It posed the question what are students learning sitting in these large classrooms, the answer is simple not that much.
The video was much like my college experience when I was a freshman and sophomore at the University of South Alabama. Now that I am a Senior, the classes are smaller and the teachers care if you come to class! Also the classes I took my junior year mostly pertained to my major which made me want to come to class, because it was a course I actually cared about. So maybe in college we should only teach courses that pertain to every ones major instead of having classes that everyone is "supposed" to take, but most of the time never attend, pay attention, or read the text.
2. "It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines
I really liked her blog post. She made valid points both for and against technology in the classroom. I believe teachers do need to update their techniques for the classroom, whether it is with technology or workshops. As teachers we need to thrive to be better all the time and to constantly be learning. Teachers can either chose to do that with or without technology. I totally agree that some money used on technology is wasted, because the teachers are not properly trained. Teachers need the proper tools if they are asked to use more updated technology in the classroom .
3. Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technology Illiterate Teacher?
I do believe when a person is frustrated then the things that need to be said are then expressed without editing. I do not believe his post is offensive in the least. He spoke his mind on what he thought about teachers that are not literate in technology in the classroom. Although one thing that I disagreed with was that I am one of those people who will openly say I am not very good with computers. I am not saying that I am proud of not being good with computers, I am letting the people around me know that I will need extra help. If I am taught well then I will do well on the computer, but first I must be taught. Which is what teachers need. They need to be taught how to be technologically savvy in the classroom. I do not want to be a teacher 30 years ago that cannot read or write.
4. Gary Hayes Social Media Count
Geez Louise! I sat there and let a minute go by while I watched the Media Count change. I never thought the world to be so big and so technologically smart. I then thought about how many people were online at this very moment I was blogging and who else is actually blogging as well. This thought made my mind spin! I need to make use of the technology that is happening right now because it could help my career in the long run.
I have sat in the classroom where the teacher does not know my name. I have sat in the classroom with a laptop and facebooked the entire time. I have sat in an auditorium class where there were more than 150 students. I have also been in a class where I have not attended often, but no one noticed except for probably my neighbor. This video is powerful. It posed the question what are students learning sitting in these large classrooms, the answer is simple not that much.
The video was much like my college experience when I was a freshman and sophomore at the University of South Alabama. Now that I am a Senior, the classes are smaller and the teachers care if you come to class! Also the classes I took my junior year mostly pertained to my major which made me want to come to class, because it was a course I actually cared about. So maybe in college we should only teach courses that pertain to every ones major instead of having classes that everyone is "supposed" to take, but most of the time never attend, pay attention, or read the text.
2. "It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines
I really liked her blog post. She made valid points both for and against technology in the classroom. I believe teachers do need to update their techniques for the classroom, whether it is with technology or workshops. As teachers we need to thrive to be better all the time and to constantly be learning. Teachers can either chose to do that with or without technology. I totally agree that some money used on technology is wasted, because the teachers are not properly trained. Teachers need the proper tools if they are asked to use more updated technology in the classroom .
3. Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technology Illiterate Teacher?
I do believe when a person is frustrated then the things that need to be said are then expressed without editing. I do not believe his post is offensive in the least. He spoke his mind on what he thought about teachers that are not literate in technology in the classroom. Although one thing that I disagreed with was that I am one of those people who will openly say I am not very good with computers. I am not saying that I am proud of not being good with computers, I am letting the people around me know that I will need extra help. If I am taught well then I will do well on the computer, but first I must be taught. Which is what teachers need. They need to be taught how to be technologically savvy in the classroom. I do not want to be a teacher 30 years ago that cannot read or write.
4. Gary Hayes Social Media Count
Geez Louise! I sat there and let a minute go by while I watched the Media Count change. I never thought the world to be so big and so technologically smart. I then thought about how many people were online at this very moment I was blogging and who else is actually blogging as well. This thought made my mind spin! I need to make use of the technology that is happening right now because it could help my career in the long run.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Assignment 2 June 6, 2010
1. Did You Know? 3.0
Wow, after watching this I had to sit back and think about everything I saw. This video made me feel that even though I am trying to learn about all this new technology, it will never be good enough, because there will always be more advancements made the following year. A fact that stood out to me was that India has more children in honor programs than we have actual children in the United States. So if we are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, why is there not enough money spent on education? Something else that blew my mind is that in two or three years I will be will training students for jobs that have not been created yet. This made no sense to me until I thought about it. When my mother was in school they were learning basic things that we learn today as well. But little did her generation know that they would be training for jobs that had to do with computers. In that day and age their schools had maybe one or two computers in the entire school. But when that generation graduated from college they got jobs where computers were used for their daily jobs.
I thought this video was educational and could be used for any classroom.
2. Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video message was simple, yet powerful. The way we teach in school was the same as we did one hundred years ago. This is ridiculous because the technology has advanced so much from ten years ago, let alone one hundred years ago. We as a future group of teachers should not be afraid to use technology in the classroom. Also we ourselves should not be afraid to learn about new technology either.
This video should be seen by all teachers so maybe they would rethink their own teaching strategies. In the classroom there needs to be more than just a teacher speaking to thirty students and basically reading them their textbooks. We need to challenge them to think for themselves and incorporate new technology.
3. Sir Ken Robinson: The importance of creativity
This was the easiest twenty minute speaker I have ever watched or heard. Sir Ken Robinson delivered a powerful message while being humorous and informative. In the news you constantly hear how public schools are not receiving enough money, so therefore the first programs they cut are the arts. Robinson did say math and science are important, but so are the arts. When we take away the children's time to create, I believe we stop their potential for learning things in new and different ways.
Robinson's story about Gillian was inspiring. We as teachers need to be open to bringing arts into our classroom. One of my most memorable memories of elementary school was my third grade teacher Mrs. Bell. I loved her and class because in the month of October she would come in every morning and put in a CD. The CD would then play the "monster mash". All thirty two of her eight and nine year old students would dance around for the three minutes it took for the song to play. I was a dancer all through grade school and this was a chance for me to dance and get ready for my day of learning. I hope I am a teacher that does not forget about the arts.
4.Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
Clearly Vicki Davis is teaching outside of the box. In the video her students look engaged in what she had to say. Also in the video the boy sitting in front of the class in the letter man jacket was helping teach along with Ms. Davis. Ms. Davis said in the video that did not always have to be up front to teach. She said that sometimes the students teach the class or they teach her.
Ms. Davis is clearly not afraid of technology. Her students were blogging with students across the world. It was a little embarrassing to think that these students are seven years younger than me and they are blog experts.
This is made at wordle.net.
Wow, after watching this I had to sit back and think about everything I saw. This video made me feel that even though I am trying to learn about all this new technology, it will never be good enough, because there will always be more advancements made the following year. A fact that stood out to me was that India has more children in honor programs than we have actual children in the United States. So if we are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, why is there not enough money spent on education? Something else that blew my mind is that in two or three years I will be will training students for jobs that have not been created yet. This made no sense to me until I thought about it. When my mother was in school they were learning basic things that we learn today as well. But little did her generation know that they would be training for jobs that had to do with computers. In that day and age their schools had maybe one or two computers in the entire school. But when that generation graduated from college they got jobs where computers were used for their daily jobs.
I thought this video was educational and could be used for any classroom.
2. Mr. Winkle Wakes
This video message was simple, yet powerful. The way we teach in school was the same as we did one hundred years ago. This is ridiculous because the technology has advanced so much from ten years ago, let alone one hundred years ago. We as a future group of teachers should not be afraid to use technology in the classroom. Also we ourselves should not be afraid to learn about new technology either.
This video should be seen by all teachers so maybe they would rethink their own teaching strategies. In the classroom there needs to be more than just a teacher speaking to thirty students and basically reading them their textbooks. We need to challenge them to think for themselves and incorporate new technology.
3. Sir Ken Robinson: The importance of creativity
This was the easiest twenty minute speaker I have ever watched or heard. Sir Ken Robinson delivered a powerful message while being humorous and informative. In the news you constantly hear how public schools are not receiving enough money, so therefore the first programs they cut are the arts. Robinson did say math and science are important, but so are the arts. When we take away the children's time to create, I believe we stop their potential for learning things in new and different ways.
Robinson's story about Gillian was inspiring. We as teachers need to be open to bringing arts into our classroom. One of my most memorable memories of elementary school was my third grade teacher Mrs. Bell. I loved her and class because in the month of October she would come in every morning and put in a CD. The CD would then play the "monster mash". All thirty two of her eight and nine year old students would dance around for the three minutes it took for the song to play. I was a dancer all through grade school and this was a chance for me to dance and get ready for my day of learning. I hope I am a teacher that does not forget about the arts.
4.Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
Clearly Vicki Davis is teaching outside of the box. In the video her students look engaged in what she had to say. Also in the video the boy sitting in front of the class in the letter man jacket was helping teach along with Ms. Davis. Ms. Davis said in the video that did not always have to be up front to teach. She said that sometimes the students teach the class or they teach her.
Ms. Davis is clearly not afraid of technology. Her students were blogging with students across the world. It was a little embarrassing to think that these students are seven years younger than me and they are blog experts.
This is made at wordle.net.
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