Friday, April 30, 2010
Final Post!
I have to say, I really learned alot taking EDM310. Throughout this semester, we have gone over many things in this class from basic blogging to posting voicethreads. I found some things helpful, and other things....not so helpful, to be completly honest.
I would like to teach kindergarten in the future and I found that some things would be useful in my classroom, and others wouldnt. I would love to have a class blog or website, this way all class info can be available anytime. It would be convenient for parents to know what their child is doing as well as check what the homework was if they missed it. I know having a class blog to refer to in elementary school would have helped me out alot!
I also liked using Skype. I don't think this would be useful in my classroom. I found it useful to chat with my mother in New Jersey. It was cool to be able to see and talk to her, even when shes so far away. Also, it would be beneficial for meetings and conferences, however I dont think I would use it in my classroom.
Google spreadsheets could become a useful tool when it comes to keeping a gradebook! It is important that you have a hard and an electronic copy of all grades for each student. Having it on a google spreadsheet would be perfect. Not only can you use it for grades, but you can use it for other important documents such as important student information and personal file.
I had already been familiar with ALEX and ACCESS, from another class but by doing a little more research on it for EDM310 made it more clear to me. They are both great guides to creating a successful lesson plan for student mastery. There are specific guidelines and examples that are easy to follow and understand. I found these materials to be very helpful in making lesson plans as well as become familiar with the Alabama ciriculum.
These are just a few things I have learned from EDM310. I find that by taking this class, I am able to not only understand technology, but I also know how to apply it to managing a successful classroom. I really didn't think that any topic was not covered in this class. I do feel however that there shouldn't be weekly blogs. How many times can you blog before you get it? I think that maybe doing a blog assignment every other week would be good, and the other weeks can have a project assigned. I think that would lighten up on the work and make it easier for us to keep up in the class. To be honest, I was not at all excited about this class. I think Mr. Sullivan was great and all, but I was just not looking forward to coming to class every week. I don't think I have ever been excited to go to a class, so don't take it personally. :)
I think the most intellectually challenging thing we learned was using voicethreads, videocasts and google earth. I think so becuase they were much more detailed and required a little more time than usual assignments. I would consider myself to be technologically literate to an extent. I feel that I know all of the basics like how to post pictures and blogging, but when it comes to the more complicated stuff, I'm not that great at it. Hopefully, I will be able to learn more about technology in the future and pass my knowledge on to my future students!
I would like to teach kindergarten in the future and I found that some things would be useful in my classroom, and others wouldnt. I would love to have a class blog or website, this way all class info can be available anytime. It would be convenient for parents to know what their child is doing as well as check what the homework was if they missed it. I know having a class blog to refer to in elementary school would have helped me out alot!
I also liked using Skype. I don't think this would be useful in my classroom. I found it useful to chat with my mother in New Jersey. It was cool to be able to see and talk to her, even when shes so far away. Also, it would be beneficial for meetings and conferences, however I dont think I would use it in my classroom.
Google spreadsheets could become a useful tool when it comes to keeping a gradebook! It is important that you have a hard and an electronic copy of all grades for each student. Having it on a google spreadsheet would be perfect. Not only can you use it for grades, but you can use it for other important documents such as important student information and personal file.
I had already been familiar with ALEX and ACCESS, from another class but by doing a little more research on it for EDM310 made it more clear to me. They are both great guides to creating a successful lesson plan for student mastery. There are specific guidelines and examples that are easy to follow and understand. I found these materials to be very helpful in making lesson plans as well as become familiar with the Alabama ciriculum.
These are just a few things I have learned from EDM310. I find that by taking this class, I am able to not only understand technology, but I also know how to apply it to managing a successful classroom. I really didn't think that any topic was not covered in this class. I do feel however that there shouldn't be weekly blogs. How many times can you blog before you get it? I think that maybe doing a blog assignment every other week would be good, and the other weeks can have a project assigned. I think that would lighten up on the work and make it easier for us to keep up in the class. To be honest, I was not at all excited about this class. I think Mr. Sullivan was great and all, but I was just not looking forward to coming to class every week. I don't think I have ever been excited to go to a class, so don't take it personally. :)
I think the most intellectually challenging thing we learned was using voicethreads, videocasts and google earth. I think so becuase they were much more detailed and required a little more time than usual assignments. I would consider myself to be technologically literate to an extent. I feel that I know all of the basics like how to post pictures and blogging, but when it comes to the more complicated stuff, I'm not that great at it. Hopefully, I will be able to learn more about technology in the future and pass my knowledge on to my future students!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Teaching Technology!
Our assignment was to give a lesson on how to use technology to someone not familiar. I just purchased an iphone and immediatly became addicted. When my mom came to visit, I showed her how to use my iphone. When she first saw it she said how rediculous and how expensive an iphone is. I told her that it is worth every penny. I have never been so addicted to a phone. I showed her how to take pictures, check email, and download apps. I downloaded a few games, a few ringtones, facebook, google earth etc...She was amazed. Especially at the selection of apps available. What she also found cool is that there is an ipod in the iphone. I was surprised she didn't know that to begin with. Needless to say, she is looking into purchasing an iphone!
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Comments for Teachers Week 13 and 14
I wrote 3 comments on Mr. Scott Elias' teaching blog. The three comments I left were in responce to his review and discussion on his Ipad, his blog to the class of 2009 and his advice on what you need to know being a teacher.
In responce to his ipad blog. I asked him if it was similar to the iphone. I also discussed how I loved my iphone and hope to one day splurge on an ipad.
In responce to his blog on the class of 2009, I told him that I admired how positive he was as well as inspired his students. I really never had a teacher who went out of their way to write a blog with words of wisdom, and I admired that.
In responce to his blog on what you need to know to be a teacher, I told him that I agreed that you need to be positive and interesting. If you are a negative, boring teacher, you will hate you job and your students will hate you.
I really enjoyed the blog by Mr. Scott Elias!
In responce to his ipad blog. I asked him if it was similar to the iphone. I also discussed how I loved my iphone and hope to one day splurge on an ipad.
In responce to his blog on the class of 2009, I told him that I admired how positive he was as well as inspired his students. I really never had a teacher who went out of their way to write a blog with words of wisdom, and I admired that.
In responce to his blog on what you need to know to be a teacher, I told him that I agreed that you need to be positive and interesting. If you are a negative, boring teacher, you will hate you job and your students will hate you.
I really enjoyed the blog by Mr. Scott Elias!
Using Skype
Part of our assignment was to use Skype and document what we thought of it. Honestly, I had never used Skype before this class. I used it to Skype with my mother who lives in New Jersey, where I am from. Obviously, with her being so far away, I don't get to see her as often as I would like. We skyped for about 30-45 minutes. I really got a chance to talk with her and I even got to see her new house and my dog that I miss terribly. I still Skype with her every once in a while, when I find the time but I am glad that this class introduced me to it and I will continue to use it to stay in touch with the family I am away from.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
April 25th
7th Grader PLE
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All I can say after watching the video by the 7th grader is WOW. I was very impressed and could hardly believe that this was created by such a young person. I agree with her. I feel that is a great way to learn. Using technology to learn is way more organized than book learning. The classroom that she is in must be a very fun, engaged classroom environment. The student uses Simbaloo which I would like to figure out how to use and learn more about it. It seems like a great way to stay organized and keep up with technology. I really admire what a smart girl she is and I wouldn't be surprised if that is how all elementary students will be taught in the future.
My Sentence
I really enjoyed the video, "Two Questions That Can Change Your Life." It asked a really good question as to what your purpose in life is. Not only that but it gives advice to make a sentence, then each day, ask yourself if you have improved from the previous day. I think that is a great way to live a positive life. My sentence for right now is, "Trying to get my education so I can improve and impact the lives of many children."
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All I can say after watching the video by the 7th grader is WOW. I was very impressed and could hardly believe that this was created by such a young person. I agree with her. I feel that is a great way to learn. Using technology to learn is way more organized than book learning. The classroom that she is in must be a very fun, engaged classroom environment. The student uses Simbaloo which I would like to figure out how to use and learn more about it. It seems like a great way to stay organized and keep up with technology. I really admire what a smart girl she is and I wouldn't be surprised if that is how all elementary students will be taught in the future.
My Sentence
I really enjoyed the video, "Two Questions That Can Change Your Life." It asked a really good question as to what your purpose in life is. Not only that but it gives advice to make a sentence, then each day, ask yourself if you have improved from the previous day. I think that is a great way to live a positive life. My sentence for right now is, "Trying to get my education so I can improve and impact the lives of many children."
Two questions that can change your life from Daniel Pink on Vimeo.
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Comments for Kids!
I actually liked comments for Kids alot better than comments for teachers. I was really amazed how young some of these kids were and how much they knew. Alot of the kids talked about the beach, camping, and other fun activies that they love. I commented on all of their blogs that I enjoyed reading their blogs, and I admire how smart they are! I would keep this a part of the assignments, but take out comments for teachers.
Comments for Teachers (combined)
I am going to be completly honest here. I did not like commenting on teachers blogs. The teachers I got assigned, really didn't have anything of interest to me on their blog. I do admire however that they have a professional teaching blog, however, I just wasn't into it. That is my honest reflection! :)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Work in EDM 310
I think the most interesting thing I learned in EDM 310 was how to use Google docs. You can use Google docs for just about anything. We used it to email and share documents with our classmates. One specific example was making our own surveys and having the class respond to it. When we made our survey we sent it out and from there, other students would be able to take the survey, and then save their answers. I am glad I was taught how to use Google docs becuase it will help me later on if I have to email something to numerous people for a responce.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
The Zax!
I have always loved everything Dr. Suess has written. Behind all his comedy and silliness, there is a valuable lesson. At first, I wasn't sure what the point of the Zax was, but after watching it, I really understood the main idea. The Zax wouldn't "budge from their tracks" but as they stood there, the world around them was changing. The world will not wait for you to budge, you need to adapt and open up to the new changes. I think that concept applies to almost everything in life, however it seems a little more important when it comes to teaching. If we all had a teacher from 1850, chances are we wouldn't learn a thing that is relevant to the real world. Us as educators need to embrace and move with changes that occur in order to be effective. I would never want a teacher like a Zax who would not budge from their tracks!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
My Survey
Here is my survey!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=txj45N0Clp5UyI7Z-225NVA&hl=en#edit
These are my results!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=0AmLpslHe3tF8dDJYYklvZWhsX2FoNnNaYnFmU2V4ZWc&hl=en&gridId=0#chart
http://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=txj45N0Clp5UyI7Z-225NVA&hl=en#edit
These are my results!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=0AmLpslHe3tF8dDJYYklvZWhsX2FoNnNaYnFmU2V4ZWc&hl=en&gridId=0#chart
Sunday, April 4, 2010
PLN
For everything I need to know, I look for the answers online. If something randomly pops into my head, I whip out my iphone and google the answer. I don't think I could live without the internet!
Some of my PLN's are...
facebook
myspace
google
yahoo
youtube
blogger
Some of my PLN's are...
myspace
yahoo
youtube
blogger
Friday, April 2, 2010
Dear Kaia:
I really enjoyed this assignment. I thought it was amazing how a little girl could have so much thought. I really liked that her father is teaching her that everything has its own unique beauty, no matter what it looks like at the first glance. Her father is really doing a great job of making her a intelligent little girl. It is also cool to see how a little girl at such a young age could contribute to something as complicated as a blog. (Even though I'm sure her father is helping her." Not very many girls her age are so intelligent and thoughtful. I really thought it was a great idea to make that blog for her. Her pictures are also beautiful!
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