Tuesday, February 24, 2015
C4K Summeries for Febuary
Post 1- Winter Weather
In her first post about Winter Weather, she talks about how she likes to play in the snow. She states that it is her favorite thing to do. She also talks about all the stuff you can do while playing in the snow, such as, making snow angles, snowmen, and have snowball fights. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that I would love to try to do these things in the snow. I mentioned to her that where I am from we don't have snow that often.
Post 2- Request Process- Judicial
The post talks about people should set rules, when drawing for others, because you cant say you can draw anything. If you say that, you could draw something that you regret. In the post she tells us her rules for when she is drawing. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that I like that you told us her rules. Her post was very interesting.
Post 3- Myla's Blog
In Myla's blog, she talks about a book she is reading called Stone Fox. The book is about a boy named Little Willy. Little Willys parents died so he goes and lives with his grandparents. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that i liked her ideas and they were very clear. The book seems like a good book. I can tell through the post she really likes the book.
Post 4- Tyler's Blog
In Tyler's blog, he talked about Valentines day. He talked about what he likes to do for valentines day. He likes to go out to eat with his parents and his girlfriend comes with him. In commenting, I told him that I liked Valentines day too. I enjoy going out to eat with my boyfriend. I told him that sometimes we stay inside and eat because the restaurants are too busy.
In her first post about Winter Weather, she talks about how she likes to play in the snow. She states that it is her favorite thing to do. She also talks about all the stuff you can do while playing in the snow, such as, making snow angles, snowmen, and have snowball fights. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that I would love to try to do these things in the snow. I mentioned to her that where I am from we don't have snow that often.
Post 2- Request Process- Judicial
The post talks about people should set rules, when drawing for others, because you cant say you can draw anything. If you say that, you could draw something that you regret. In the post she tells us her rules for when she is drawing. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that I like that you told us her rules. Her post was very interesting.
Post 3- Myla's Blog
In Myla's blog, she talks about a book she is reading called Stone Fox. The book is about a boy named Little Willy. Little Willys parents died so he goes and lives with his grandparents. When commenting on her post, I mentioned that i liked her ideas and they were very clear. The book seems like a good book. I can tell through the post she really likes the book.
Post 4- Tyler's Blog
In Tyler's blog, he talked about Valentines day. He talked about what he likes to do for valentines day. He likes to go out to eat with his parents and his girlfriend comes with him. In commenting, I told him that I liked Valentines day too. I enjoy going out to eat with my boyfriend. I told him that sometimes we stay inside and eat because the restaurants are too busy.
Blog Post #7
The video iMovie and The Alabama Virtual Library in Kindergarten talks about how iMovie is used in the kindergarten classrooms. Students write the scripts, take pictures, and do many more things and put it on their iMovie to make a book trailer. Mrs. Bennett saids saids that the students have centers in the classroom in their centers, there is always an iMovie station that gets a lot of use. Mrs. Elizabeth talks about Alabama Virtual Library. I have never heard of this before the video. Anyone is able to use this also. Alabama Virtual Library is a way to teach students research. The students can type in any animal and pictures and an encyclopedia is pulled up. Tons of students are using this program and enjoying it.
In the video We All Become Learners, Mrs. Bennett saids that everyone is learners in the classroom. Even the teachers are learning from the students. Mrs. Bennett talks about a time when a student showed her how to use her iPad. Project based learning is something that she is using in her classroom that she loves to use in her classroom.
iPads in the Classroom,
Twenty three schools in the Chicago area have been given iPads for the classroom. The teachers like using the iPads and have seen a difference. The students use the spelling app to help them spell words they are having trouble with. The teachers and students also like how slim and portable the iPads are.
Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology
The video went through ten reasons to use technology but there were two that really stood out to me. The first one is that it engages the four key components to learning. The components are active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to the real world. The second one was that using technology improved test scores. Students can take test at their own pace without feeling rushed. This would also help the students that are slow test takers, or the gifted students.
In the video We All Become Learners, Mrs. Bennett saids that everyone is learners in the classroom. Even the teachers are learning from the students. Mrs. Bennett talks about a time when a student showed her how to use her iPad. Project based learning is something that she is using in her classroom that she loves to use in her classroom.
Twenty three schools in the Chicago area have been given iPads for the classroom. The teachers like using the iPads and have seen a difference. The students use the spelling app to help them spell words they are having trouble with. The teachers and students also like how slim and portable the iPads are.
Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology
The video went through ten reasons to use technology but there were two that really stood out to me. The first one is that it engages the four key components to learning. The components are active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to the real world. The second one was that using technology improved test scores. Students can take test at their own pace without feeling rushed. This would also help the students that are slow test takers, or the gifted students.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Blog Post #6
Anthony Capps is a teacher in Baldwin County. Having access to these videos have been very helpful. I learned throughout these series that kids will surprise you. They will teach you things, and you will teach them things. A lot of the things covered in the video I have, nor would have, ever thought of. He explains the different styles of teaching such as project based learning, and how it has changed his classroom. Some of the projects went great, and others turned out to be different than planned. If you go into this profession thinking that you, the teacher, know it all you are completely wrong.The most I used a computer for in my elementary classes were for AR reading test. Using technology in the classroom is still a new concept for most of us, especially me. The student know more about technology than we do. They have been growing up in a technology based society. Capps said that we should scaffold the technology. Starting at the beginning of the school year. Let the students use one tool at a time and progress them with each project. Being a teacher means you can't expect everything to be perfect.
I also learned that being a teacher is being a learner. Being a teacher means you constantly want to learn new things, or how to better yourself. You research different styles. Being a teacher means you are changing lives. The teachers that make the world a better place are the ones that keep the fire and excitement into teaching.
Don't Teach Tech- Use It
Project based Learning Part 1
Project based Learning Part 2
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Blog post #5
A PLN (Personal Learning Network) is a list of a set of tools, and people that you can rely on to help you. Before this blog, I never heard of PLN's. This shows how much technology had changed since we have been in school. I found the source Personal Learning Networks vey helpful in discovering what PLN's are.
I would create my PLN by using my Twitter and Facebook more effectively. I have already made a twitter aside from my personal one. Pintrest is also another social network that I would use. You could create your own board that you could pin just teacher ideas in. The first additions to my PLN would be a small number of teachers. I would then expand off their tweets and followers. As i become more experenced with teaching my PLN will become larger and more meaningful.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Blog Post #4
According to the article, Three Ways to Ask Better Questions In the Classroom, there are three ways to ask better questions. The first way is to prepare questions. When questions are not prepared for the student, the questions you end up asking are not clear. You can end up asking a bag full of mixed questions and that causes the student to be confused on what you are asking. The second thing is to play with questions. Playing with the question means having it unanswered for a while and using different strategies that encourage students to think about it. The last thing is Preserve Good Questions. Good questions can be kept for a later time in the class.
The video Asking better questions in the classroom states that there are two types of questions. The first one that is talked about is called close ended questions. Close-ended questions only cause for an one word response. They do not call for the student to really think about the question and how they are answering. The next type of question is an open-ended question. This question calls for the student to really think about the question and to think about how they are answering. Open-ended question require more than just one word. Asking these kind of questions is a trait to be an effective teacher.
Project #15- Search Engines
1.Dogpile - "InfoSpace metasearch engine offering search of the general web, or image, audio, video, and news. Also offers search of Yellowpages and Whitepages."
Dogpile is a time saving search engine. It returns all the best results from other search engines including Google and Yahoo.
2. Yahoo - "Yahoo is focused on making the world's daily habits inspiring and entertaining- whether you're searching the web, emailing friends, sharing photos with family, or simply checking the weather, sports scores or stock quotes."
Yahoo is mostly used for mail or news. Their site is always kept up to date with trending topics, new stories, and even live concert feed. Yahoo is very similar to google and bing.
3. Bing - "Bing is a search engine that brings together the best of search and people in your social networks to help you spend less time searching and more tome doing. "
Bing is Google's biggest competition. It is a good search engine for images. Bing also has a app you can download for easy access. Their news is always up to date.
4.Wolfram Alpha -"Wolfram|Alpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers- not by searching the web, but by doing dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods."
This website gives you just what you need without sending you all over the web. Wolfram|Alpha used scientific methods and algorithms to bring expert level knowledge.
5.Duck Duck Go - "To give you great search results without tracking you."
Duck Duck Go is a search engine driven by community. This engine has three unique qualities such as real privacy, smarter search, and less clutter.
6. AOL - "At AOL, we're in the business of making the internet better -- period. Through innovation and creativity, we've raised the bar and set the standard for what we believe high quality content is on the internet."
AOL is known for their access to the best collection of journalist, artists, and musicians, on the web. They are also used as a mail tool that is very useful.
7.Ixquick - "Ixquick is the worlds most powerful search engine employing the most advanced metasearch technology."
Ixquick is known for its extreme privacy. It includes advanced search, global search and power refinement.
8.Ask - "Our mission is to get our millions of users across the globe the answers they need. We've been in the Q&A business for more than 17 years, and although Jeeves has since retired, we carry on his passion for serving our 100 million users with answers they can trust."
Once again, Ask is a lot like Google and Bing. You can "ask" them anything, and they will answer you precisely.
Project #4-C4T #1- Lucacept intercepting the Web
Post 1- School's out Friday
On Lucacept School's out Friday post, She posted a video from the Jimmy Fallon's talk show. In the video, people are giving out their passwords without even realizing it. Under the video, she talks about the stupidity of people interviewed in the clip. Lucacept also posted a list of the 25 most common passwords. After she showed the list of the most commonly used passwords, she posted a video of how to choose a strong password.
When leaving my comment, I talked about how useful this post was. I'm sure a lot of people did not know how to make a strong password. People now know what the most common ones are and what passwords to stay away from.
Post 2- School's out Friday
On Lucacept most recent post, she posted another video. The video goes over how many days you will sleep, how may days you will spend eating, how many days you will be at work, how many days you will spend traveling, how many days you will watch television, and many more. The video really makes you think about what you are doing with your life. The video uses jellybeans to represent one day of your life.
When leaving my comment, I talked about how much I liked this video. I think this is a good video for the kids. It lets them visualize what one day means in your life.
On Lucacept School's out Friday post, She posted a video from the Jimmy Fallon's talk show. In the video, people are giving out their passwords without even realizing it. Under the video, she talks about the stupidity of people interviewed in the clip. Lucacept also posted a list of the 25 most common passwords. After she showed the list of the most commonly used passwords, she posted a video of how to choose a strong password.
When leaving my comment, I talked about how useful this post was. I'm sure a lot of people did not know how to make a strong password. People now know what the most common ones are and what passwords to stay away from.
Post 2- School's out Friday
On Lucacept most recent post, she posted another video. The video goes over how many days you will sleep, how may days you will spend eating, how many days you will be at work, how many days you will spend traveling, how many days you will watch television, and many more. The video really makes you think about what you are doing with your life. The video uses jellybeans to represent one day of your life.
When leaving my comment, I talked about how much I liked this video. I think this is a good video for the kids. It lets them visualize what one day means in your life.
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