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.

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.

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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.

C4K 2

Pt. England School
I was assigned Kevin' blog. He was just learning how to put pictures on his blog. He added a picture of an iguana. I left him a comment saying that this is a good job and it is good he is learning how to enhance his blog.
Pt. England School
I was assigned Stephanie. Her post was what she liked about the holidays, and her favorite thing was the rocking chairs. The chairs started rocking as soon as the movie came on. I left her a comment saying that I was glad she got to visit the museum and I look forward to reading more of her blog.
Drumming at MIS
This post was a video of Dallas playing the drums. Each kid at the Melville Intermediate School has an opportunity to learn an instrument. Dallas picked the drums and played what he had learned. I left him a comment saying it is good that he gets to learn an instrument and to keep up the good work.

Blog Post 9

What I have Learned This Year
Mr. McClung wrote this essay after his first ever year of being a teacher. In this post he says that he learned a lot from everyone around him. He posted several things that he learned in certain categories. The first being how to read the crowd. He says that teachers worry more about their superiors and teaching the curriculum rather than recognizing the most important part of teaching which is student comprehension. The next is be flexible. Mr. McClung learned that the lesson that you plan and the one that you teach is always different. He also learned that the best way to resolve an issue is to communicate. During the year, Mr. McClung learned that you have to be reasonable. Set high expectations but if the kids do not live up to them then do not get disappointed. He states to not be afraid of technology it is a good thing and we should use it. Also listen to your students, the student knows the teachers cares when he hears what he says. And lastly Mr. McClung learned to never stop learning.
I learned a lot from this being a future teacher. I know what to expect now, and maybe adjust to what he says instead of having to learn from the first year as he did.