The first teacher I was assigned was Jenny Luca. Her page was called Lucacept-Intercepting the Web. Her recent post was a few videos on the new volkswagon commercials.
I left her a comment saying that these commercials were hilarious and that she has a great sense of humor.
The second teacher I was assigned was Jenny Luca. Her page was called Lucacept-Intercepting the Web. Her recent post was on the royal wedding. She had two different videos of the wedding on her blog.
I left her a comment saying that I did not get to see the wedding but heard it was fascinating. And that it was a really good idea to put it on her blog, because this is something that everyone should know about.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
C4K 7,8,9,10
C4K 7
I was assigned to Mr. McClung's World, more specifically Prosser's Gabriel. This was under the section band of the week. Prosser's Gabriel is a song that is sung by the muscician Tim Barry. It tells the story of a planned slave revolt in Virginia. He used the song to set up that day's learning.
I left a comment that this was a neat way to get the kids interested in the topic that would be taught that day. I also said that it is great that the kids are expanding their minds and getting a little culture.
C4K 8
I was assigned Tori from Ms. Thompson's 6/7th grade class. Her post was about facial masks that her and her friend created. They made them out of dirt and water and spread them over their face. They waited for it to dry and peeled it off. Tori said that thier faces were smoothed.
I left a comment saying that this was very creative and even though I did not try it I bet it actually worked.
C4K 9
I was assigned to comment on Mrs. Yollis's Class Blog. I left her a comment in the section of Family Blogging Month. My comment said that I was very pleased with her blog. And I thought Family Blogging Month was a great idea because it got everyone involved.
Mrs. Yollis's Class Blog was a great one to visit. She had links everywhere that you could click and go to something she thought was interesting or educational. The blog listed and had links to the kids blogs. As I mentioned she had a month said aside for family blogging which anyone could get involved in. Overall it was one of the best blogs I visited and help me learn a lot of things.
C4K 10
I was assigned Adia's Blog. She is one of Mrs. Yollis's third grade students. Her blog post was about a girl scout meeting. In this meeting Adia's grandma told them about her homeland Japan. She had a lot of interesting facts about Japan and also learned how to make Sushi.
I left her a comment saying that this was very cool that she got to learn about Japan and learn to make Sushi. She had a lot of pictures on her blog from the meeting and I told her that this was a good thing to have. And keep up the good work.
I was assigned to Mr. McClung's World, more specifically Prosser's Gabriel. This was under the section band of the week. Prosser's Gabriel is a song that is sung by the muscician Tim Barry. It tells the story of a planned slave revolt in Virginia. He used the song to set up that day's learning.
I left a comment that this was a neat way to get the kids interested in the topic that would be taught that day. I also said that it is great that the kids are expanding their minds and getting a little culture.
C4K 8
I was assigned Tori from Ms. Thompson's 6/7th grade class. Her post was about facial masks that her and her friend created. They made them out of dirt and water and spread them over their face. They waited for it to dry and peeled it off. Tori said that thier faces were smoothed.
I left a comment saying that this was very creative and even though I did not try it I bet it actually worked.
C4K 9
I was assigned to comment on Mrs. Yollis's Class Blog. I left her a comment in the section of Family Blogging Month. My comment said that I was very pleased with her blog. And I thought Family Blogging Month was a great idea because it got everyone involved.
Mrs. Yollis's Class Blog was a great one to visit. She had links everywhere that you could click and go to something she thought was interesting or educational. The blog listed and had links to the kids blogs. As I mentioned she had a month said aside for family blogging which anyone could get involved in. Overall it was one of the best blogs I visited and help me learn a lot of things.
C4K 10
I was assigned Adia's Blog. She is one of Mrs. Yollis's third grade students. Her blog post was about a girl scout meeting. In this meeting Adia's grandma told them about her homeland Japan. She had a lot of interesting facts about Japan and also learned how to make Sushi.
I left her a comment saying that this was very cool that she got to learn about Japan and learn to make Sushi. She had a lot of pictures on her blog from the meeting and I told her that this was a good thing to have. And keep up the good work.
Blog Post 13
ALEX![]()
The Alabama Department Of Education came up with an educational tool in the name of ALEX. ALEX stands for Alabama Learning Exchange. It was created for the teachers and educators to be able to communicate and share their ideas. Anyone is allowed to get on the website and fool around looking at all the different things it offers. There is available lesson plans on the site, which is helpful for ideas for your students. Links to other helpful websites can also be found and are very helpful. The website is not confusing when on the homepage you can click on whatever you would like to look at.
ALEX is a very helpful website. I first found out about ALEX in my education class at West Alabama. The teacher provided us with this site and told us how to navigate it. Like I said it is very easy to navigate. And very informative to teachers, students, and even parents.
The Alabama Department Of Education came up with an educational tool in the name of ALEX. ALEX stands for Alabama Learning Exchange. It was created for the teachers and educators to be able to communicate and share their ideas. Anyone is allowed to get on the website and fool around looking at all the different things it offers. There is available lesson plans on the site, which is helpful for ideas for your students. Links to other helpful websites can also be found and are very helpful. The website is not confusing when on the homepage you can click on whatever you would like to look at.
ALEX is a very helpful website. I first found out about ALEX in my education class at West Alabama. The teacher provided us with this site and told us how to navigate it. Like I said it is very easy to navigate. And very informative to teachers, students, and even parents.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Final Project Progress Report
I will be working with Paige Bryant on the final project and we will be focusing on the education of the future. You may be thinking "Hey, that's pretty generic", but no worries, we plan on putting our own little spin on it. The most exciting part of the project is that it will closely resemble Dr. Miller multimedia project. I look forward to putting his format into action with my ideas.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Blog Post 12
The blog post that I would set up would be one that is towards the end of the semester. The instructions are as follows: write one or more paragraphs about what you have learned in this class, include how tis class will help you in the future.
What I have learned in this class is first how to use a blog. I did not know that all of this technology was available. Before this class I was almost computer illiterate. This class has taught me how to find my way around a computer. Also I have learned how to communicate through blogging with people all around. Webcams and skype can allow me to see and talk to people around the world. This class is a great class and can help to introduce and educate people of so many things that are available. Once I become a teacher I will use tis technology learned to educate my class. and teach them to be ready for the future which will eventually be all technology.
What I have learned in this class is first how to use a blog. I did not know that all of this technology was available. Before this class I was almost computer illiterate. This class has taught me how to find my way around a computer. Also I have learned how to communicate through blogging with people all around. Webcams and skype can allow me to see and talk to people around the world. This class is a great class and can help to introduce and educate people of so many things that are available. Once I become a teacher I will use tis technology learned to educate my class. and teach them to be ready for the future which will eventually be all technology.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Blog Post 11
First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class
This was a video of Ms. Cassidy's first grade class. Ms, Cassidy incorporates technology in her class very well. She let the kids write on blogs. Of course it was first grade material, but the fact that she is getting kids this young involved in technology is great. She also lets the kids have fun with technology by letting them play with a Nintendo DS.
The technique that I would use would have to be the blogs. I would have my kids have a blog and write about physical education topics and health. Also I would encourage them to find other things on the internet that they could incorporate in their blogs and use it. They could learn a whole lot more by surfing the internet than I could teach them.
The only problem I see in teaching technology is the schools providing access for it to be used. Some school systems do not see the advantage of having technology. And they will not pay for it if they do not see any progress made with it. Meaning it is and expensive means for students to learn that the school system does not see necessary.
But on the other hand there is a lot of benefits from this. For instance like I said the kids could learn a lot more by using technology. The kids could be more advanced in technology and better ready for the future. Also students could be able to pass the things they learned on to new people.
This was a video of Ms. Cassidy's first grade class. Ms, Cassidy incorporates technology in her class very well. She let the kids write on blogs. Of course it was first grade material, but the fact that she is getting kids this young involved in technology is great. She also lets the kids have fun with technology by letting them play with a Nintendo DS.
The technique that I would use would have to be the blogs. I would have my kids have a blog and write about physical education topics and health. Also I would encourage them to find other things on the internet that they could incorporate in their blogs and use it. They could learn a whole lot more by surfing the internet than I could teach them.
The only problem I see in teaching technology is the schools providing access for it to be used. Some school systems do not see the advantage of having technology. And they will not pay for it if they do not see any progress made with it. Meaning it is and expensive means for students to learn that the school system does not see necessary.
But on the other hand there is a lot of benefits from this. For instance like I said the kids could learn a lot more by using technology. The kids could be more advanced in technology and better ready for the future. Also students could be able to pass the things they learned on to new people.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Blog Post 10
An Open Letter to Educators
Both Morgan Bayda and Dan Brown talked about how college is so expensive. And these days there is sometimes a waste of money, because the students pay and leave the class without learning anything. This is a recurring event nowadays and should be observed a lot more. I have experienced this a couple times. I felt like in one class we did not do enough work and I felt like I did not learn anything. And in the other we did to much work and I was always in a hurry to get the work done that I did not even pay attention to what I was doing. Mr. Brown's video also showed that students are paying for something that they can get for free. This is do to the lack of technological upgrades by institutions.
Don't Let Them Take Pencils Home
This post was interesting to read, because it said that if students take pencils home then there test scores will be lower. This was figured out by some tests. And the whole time during the post the teacher is focusing on the problem rather then the solution. I believe this is true of teachers that they worry to much about the problem and never try to fix the problem or come up with a solution.
C4T 3
Creating Lifelong Learners
This post was titled Reading Remedies. It was of a iPhone application that Mr. Needleman had created. There was a video attached to this pot that described the app. It also showed the different things that the app could do. The app was created for beginning readers to help them along as they learn to read. I left a comment saying that I liked the idea and that it could help with discovering reading difficulties earlier and easier.
Creating Lifelong Learners
This post was on the subject of learning styles. The argument was that there are no learning styles. A student might prefer to use visual over auditory, but that does not mean that he or she cannot learn without visuals. There was also a video made that went into depth of the subject. I left a comment saying that this was interesting because I always viewed as seeing something would better help me learn it, but concentrating I could learn something just as easy by hearing it.
This post was titled Reading Remedies. It was of a iPhone application that Mr. Needleman had created. There was a video attached to this pot that described the app. It also showed the different things that the app could do. The app was created for beginning readers to help them along as they learn to read. I left a comment saying that I liked the idea and that it could help with discovering reading difficulties earlier and easier.
Creating Lifelong Learners
This post was on the subject of learning styles. The argument was that there are no learning styles. A student might prefer to use visual over auditory, but that does not mean that he or she cannot learn without visuals. There was also a video made that went into depth of the subject. I left a comment saying that this was interesting because I always viewed as seeing something would better help me learn it, but concentrating I could learn something just as easy by hearing it.
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