tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60882538633867696222023-11-16T02:00:06.515-06:00Brittany McGowan's EDM 310 Class BlogBrittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-39102414983734222562010-12-11T16:50:00.000-06:002010-12-11T16:50:47.482-06:00Final Reflection Post<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zNxAfqU6J_g?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zNxAfqU6J_g?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-90379697836787764692010-12-05T19:23:00.000-06:002010-12-05T19:23:07.115-06:00Summary of C4K #8-#11 and Yasmine's BlogOver the past few weeks I have been following several student's blogs and here is what they were writing about.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">C4K #8</span><br />
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In this C4K I was looking at Alba's Blog and she had a picture she had taken of the USS Alabama and wanted us to look at it from an artistic viewpoint and come up with a name for the picture. I did what she asked and came up with "Guiding gate of the Sea" and although it maybe different it is original.<br />
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In this C4K I was following Chris' Blog and came across his description of his Choir's trip to New Zealand. He told of the fun things they were seeing and experiencing. He even posted a list of the songs they were going to be performing such as: "Get the Party Started" by Pink and "Feeling Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel. He was very excited and I told him to keep up the great singing and to give another update when he returned.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">C4K #10</span><br />
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For this C4K I was following Danielle and she was writing about how excited she was that her friend Haylee was coming over to spend the night and that they were going to have a great time together. I told her that her slumber party sounded like it was going to be a lot of fun and to not eat too much junk food before they tried to go to sleep.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">C4K #11</span><br />
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In this C4K I was looking at Brianna H.'s Blog and she was told to explain "elapsed time". So to do that she gave an example of a boy named Sam who left at 2:00pm and returned at 2:45pm. She said that 45 minutes had elapsed. I told her that this was a great example and if she wanted to she could also relate this example to a math problem. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Yasmine's Blog</span><br />
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In this post we were to find Yasmine's Blog and comment on a post of hers. Well I got her post that had the video of the horse and the little girl who was training the pony. I thought the video was cute and I loved how well behaved the pony was for the little girl. It amazes me the things that animals are capable of.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-57030836845349577692010-12-05T18:50:00.001-06:002010-12-07T10:53:07.299-06:00Final PLN Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkDVCtozOgPyJlHpP1JOo8E7sDYyaJmY1Vd90DxC1wcQq9WPUZH7p9haNasS_k-86CAvqPFXJIIXmxewGfOi8Epi23QIgkO-WqRDCfgTiBWyMPcn9jROfr8SgRSU3vi6VX2ZT-M5pXWfW/s1600/PLN+Final.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="this is a screen shot of my symbaloo personal learning network" title="Source: Brittany McGowan" border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkDVCtozOgPyJlHpP1JOo8E7sDYyaJmY1Vd90DxC1wcQq9WPUZH7p9haNasS_k-86CAvqPFXJIIXmxewGfOi8Epi23QIgkO-WqRDCfgTiBWyMPcn9jROfr8SgRSU3vi6VX2ZT-M5pXWfW/s320/PLN+Final.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I love my Symbaloo PLN( personal learning network) because as a person with OCD, it allows me to be completely organized. I keep all of my important and most used links on my page. If I need to add something or want to look up something, all I have to do is type it in the middle box and it will Google it for me. My Symbaloo allows me to customize to my needs and my likes and interests. This is one of the many tools I will keep from this EDM 310 class.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-46988889984305502102010-12-05T18:26:00.000-06:002010-12-05T18:26:09.633-06:00C4T #4 Summary- Jen DeyenbergFor this C4T I was assigned to read and comment on Ms. Jen Deyenberg Blog entitled "Trails Optional". The first of her post that I read was entitled <a href="http://www.trailsoptional.com/2010/11/not-for-your-edutainmentgreat-online-educational-games/"> Not for Your Edutainment- Great Online Educational Games</a> which was about her wanting games that were challenging for students and not just a memorization game. She states that if the students just memorize the information, then they are not really learning and I have to agree. I think that too often students are given information to memorize and then tested on their memorization of the material and not what they really learned. The students do not learn this way and in this post Ms. Deyenberg gives some great links to find games that are challenging for students.<br />
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In the nest post I read entitled <a href="http://www.trailsoptional.com/2010/12/uk-microsoft-innovative-educators-forumukief10/"> UK Microsoft Innovative Educators Forum- UKIEF #10</a>. In this post she tells of her being at a conference and all of the great educational technological tools that she is seeing and is sharing them with everyone. Some of the tools sound really great and interesting like: Free Rice, Games for Change, and One Note. These are all to help educators help their students succeed and become more technologically advanced. She share these and many more great tools and stories on her blog so please feel free to stop by and look around. Just click <a href="http://www.trailsoptional.com/"> Trails Optional</a>.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-17351631281815611972010-12-05T14:40:00.000-06:002010-12-05T14:40:17.963-06:00Final Project #16 How to Make an A in EDM 310<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiMEBj8YtlU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiMEBj8YtlU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-49468739598151923282010-11-21T23:13:00.000-06:002010-11-21T23:13:40.364-06:00Additional Assignment #5<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><b>Just Teaching Them to Solve for "X"</b></span><br />
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In this post, I believe Mr. Spencer is trying to convey that we should not be afraid of explaining the hard subjects, programs, and anything else that we would deem "too dangerous" for them to learn or even try to comprehend. Students are smart and they need to, no have to know "why?" to even try and grasp a concept. What good are we to them if we only give them a formula and some paper and do not explain the "why?" They might as well higher a computer to put it up in the screen because we are pretty much doing the same thing on a white board. There is no critical thinking with students now a days and we need to educate them and not memorize them out of their curiosity.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><b>Sketchy Portraits: 8th Grade Identity and Pencils</b></span><br />
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In this post, I believe the main point being made is that life is ever changing and the world outside is a scary place and as we grow and mature decisions in our life become more and more "permanent" to the point we are scared to make decisions at all. Although we don't want to we all have to grow up at some point, wether it is when teachers and society tell us to is a completely different thing. Enjoy the "pencil" while you can but do not be afraid of your "pen".<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><b>He Just Likes the Class for the Pencils</b></span><br />
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I believe the message here is that even though technology and tools are fun, great for teaching, and really engaging for students for a while. It is the relationship we have with our students that keep them interested and engaged all the time. If a student trust and believe that we have something important to say and we demand their best, then they will pay attention and give their best because they know it is expected. Students have to be engaged all the time or they will wonder off into dream land. We as teachers need to spend the whole class time teaching and not just giving them things to memorize or ditto sheets. They are entrusted to us to learn and not just to learn from the fancy "pencils"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><b>The Medium Shapes the Learning</b></span><br />
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In this post I was blown away by the transformation to the final thought. I had never thought of something being misinterpreted if I had not intended for it to be. I believe that Mr. Spencer wants us to realize that every tool we use has to be open to interpretation because you never know where a lesson may go if you give it boundaries and who knows it could go somewhere unintended if you don't let the students try and surprise you.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-33926944934236182612010-11-21T20:25:00.000-06:002010-11-21T20:25:06.739-06:00Blog Post #13<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)</span></b><br />
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ALEX is a network that is available to teachers who need help finding and making lesson plans, finding what is expected of each grade level and subject, and communicating with teachers all around the world to find new ways to help our students. <br />
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1. Their is a link for <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/search.php?fa_submit=PLANS"> Lesson Plans</a> and is will take you to a page where you can create your own lesson plans or look at other teacher's and draw ideas from that. It is separated in to subject and then grade. It is easy, fun, and extremely helpful to teachers of any subject and grade level.<br />
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2. Next there is a tab for <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php"> Course of Study</a> and this tab takes you first to all of the different subjects and then once you click on a subject it takes you to grade levels and then you select the grade you want to look at and presto. It takes you to a list of objectives and requirements for that class for that grade level so that you know what they are suppose to be learning for that year and that subject.<br />
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3.If you click on <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/showpage.php?lnk=alexvilledircommentalexville"> ALEXville</a> it will take you to a picture of a globe that is surrounded by houses and depending on what you click, it will take you to a ton of different websites and choices of educational paths and you can explore for days to see what all is offered in this ALEXville.<br />
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I believe that ALEX will be very helpful when I begin teaching because being a new teacher it will be very helpful to know what my grade level of students need to be learning and doing at what point during the year and when I do lesson plans it will be nice to have someone with experience to look at and get and help generate ideas from for my students. Also them many tools available here will help me solve any problem them may come up.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS)</span></b><br />
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This website is for Alabama high school students who want to further their education by either finding a class they want to take that is not offered at their high school, finding and obtaining an alternative degree plan online, or finding test prep or review exams to help pass AP classes, ACT tests and college prep. This website seems like it is directly geared towards getting alabama students brought into the 21st century and being able to compete for good colleges and winning. This website offers many great learning opportunities for any and all Alabama high school students.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-65546490821419240592010-11-21T15:26:00.009-06:002010-11-22T18:55:15.760-06:00Project # 15<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pjF3oYOnocA?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pjF3oYOnocA?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
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<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjM7_PQOErs?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjM7_PQOErs?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-17563138247787214352010-11-14T22:25:00.000-06:002010-11-14T22:25:02.497-06:00Progress Report on #15My partner is Ashley Goodwin and we have set up times to meet via SKYPE, e-mail, and phone calls to ensure we stay in constant communication about this project and all that it entails. This project came to me from out of no where. We are going to be shooting a video of "How to Make an A in EDM 310". We will show how to make Time Toast, a Symbaloo account, Comments for teachers, kids, and classmates, and everything else that is required to understand EDM and to make an A in this class. EDM is a lot of work but you learn everything you need to be a technologically literate teacher in today's rapidly growing technological society.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-31250609467979656812010-11-14T22:09:00.000-06:002010-11-14T22:09:35.333-06:00Project # 6- Questionnaire ResultsThis was a questionnaire that I sent out about SMART Boards and blogging in our educational system.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">1. In any of your classes in elementary school, did your teacher ever use a SMART Board?</span><br />
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0- Said "Yes, K-2nd Grade"<br />
0- Said "Yes, 2nd- 4th Grade"<br />
0- Said "Yes, 4th- 6th Grade"<br />
21- Said "No"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">2. Did you have a blog in elementary school or even know what a blog was?</span><br />
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0- Said " Yes, I had a blog"<br />
1- Said " Yes, I knew what a blog was but did not have one"<br />
20- Said "No, I had no idea what a blog was in elementary school"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">3. Did any of your middle school teachers use a SMART Board?</span><br />
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1- Said "Yes"<br />
20- Said "No"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">4. Did you use blogging in middle school?</span><br />
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0- Said "yes"<br />
21- Said "no"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">5. In any of your high school classrooms, did your teachers use a SMART Board?</span><br />
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0- Said "Yes, All of them"<br />
3- Said "Yes, Math"<br />
1- Said "Yes, English"<br />
0- Said "Yes, Science"<br />
0- Said "Yes, History"<br />
4- Said "Yes, An Elective Class"<br />
15- Said "No, None of my classes had SMART Boards"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">6. Did you use blogging for assignment in high school?( on a scale from 0(Never)- 5(Always))</span><br />
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21- Said "0"<br />
0- Said "1"<br />
0- Said "2"<br />
0- Said "3"<br />
0- Said "4"<br />
0- Said "5"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">7. Did you know what blogging was before you got into Dr. Strange's Class?</span><br />
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15- Said "Yes"<br />
6- Said "No"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">8. Do you wish this class had been offered to you sooner?</span><br />
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2- Said "Yes, middle school at least"<br />
8- Said "Yes, high school"<br />
2- Said "Yes, first year of college"<br />
9- Said "No, now is good"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">9. How would you rate technology in the classroom? (on a scale from 1(Non- existent)- 5(too much))</span><br />
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1- Said "1"<br />
7- Said "2"<br />
11- Said "3"<br />
2- Said "4"<br />
0- Said "5"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">10. Do you feel that we should be teaching students to use technology while they are learning their core classes?</span><br />
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21- Said "Yes"<br />
0- Said "No"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">11. Which of these do you feel would benefit younger students to know about?</span><br />
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12- Said "Google"<br />
10- Said "Google Squared"<br />
3- Said "Google Chrome"<br />
2- Said "Safari"<br />
10- Said "Wolfram Alpha"<br />
3- Said "iTunes"<br />
5- Said "Audacity"<br />
3- Said "Drop Box"<br />
0- Said "Wall Wisher"<br />
6- Said "All of the Above"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">12. Are you satisfied with the amount of technology you were offered in your academic career?</span><br />
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1- Said "Yes, I had everything"<br />
13- Said "Kind of, it could have been better"<br />
7- Said "No, I had no technology classes offered to me"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Looking at the results of the questionnaire, you can see that although our school system is getting somewhat better at introducing students to technology sooner, it is still lacking. Almost no one had seen a SMART Board or knew what a blog was in elementary school and most only learn nearer to high school. This class I believe is crucial to the development of giving our students the tools they need to survive in the technological age and if this class or a similar version was offered sooner then maybe it would not be such a struggle for those of us who did not even know what a blog was before entering Dr. Strange's Class. I believe the data speaks for itself.</span>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-40185429947288136392010-11-14T20:06:00.000-06:002010-11-14T20:06:39.521-06:00Blog Post # 12In this assignment we were told to create an assignment and then share it with everyone. Well one assignment that I feel we should have done was to create a Glog on <a href="http://www.glogster.com/"> Glogster</a>. Glogs are a lot of fun and you can personalize them and use them for just about anything. I think these would be great to use as assignments or projects for students. The require almost no time at all. <br />
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To do this Assignment:<br />
1. You need to go to the <a href="http://www.glogster.com/"> Glogster</a> and create an account.<br />
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2. You need to set up your profile and I know everyone can do this because everyone has a Facebook or Twitter account.<br />
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3. Next click on the "create a new Glog" button and get started.<br />
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4. You need to select a page background, add graphics, add links you feel important and related to this Glog, and finally add text and effects to make you Glog interesting.<br />
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5. Save and Publish your final project and embed it in your Blog and tweet it.<br />
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This is one I created for EDM 310.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> In these videos, there were a lot of great points made about technology and its' future in schools both Elementary and Secondary. Ms. Cassidy's class of first graders are doing things with technology that I just learned in my 3rd year of college.<br />
I think that all of the different tools Ms. Cassidy uses are extremely helpful and will benefit her students tremendously in their future classrooms. I think Mr. Cassidy is not afraid of any technology and will use any and everything she finds to help her students learn and succeed.<br />
I believe all of her techniques are great and would be beneficial in my classroom but I would most likely use a web page, have the students do blogs, and use wikis. I am just not so sure about the Nintendo DS. I know that most students know how to use one, but I am just not sure what all you can teach students or what programs you could use that most principles would not consider games. I would love some feed back on this if anyone has some because I am just not familiar with them myself.<br />
I know that using ms. Cassidy's approaches would benefit my future classroom greatly by having no fear in trying new things and being the "guinea pig" for a new idea for classrooms. I know just from being in EDM 310 how useful and wonderful Blogs are and I will keep one forever now and show my students them as well. Using the approaches she give will help get my future classroom off to a great start.</div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-15849293207847405762010-11-07T17:11:00.001-06:002010-11-07T23:16:47.636-06:00Project #14 Teaching How to Create A Time Toast<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aee-O_wY0iU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Aee-O_wY0iU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-65006265682716267532010-11-06T11:50:00.000-05:002010-11-06T11:50:38.730-05:00Comments for Kids 3-7<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">C4K #3</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> For this assignment the class was from Pt. England School in Auckland, N.Z. For this C4K I was assigned a group of students instead of just one. Their post was entitled, "Diggin' Up Loot" and it was a short excerpt for a pirate story they were working on together about a hunt for buried treasure. The student's who wrote it were: Ashlee, Frankie, Isara, Jonita, Kaylee, and Robert. I told them that I thought they did a great job and that I could not wait for them to post the rest of the story.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">C4K#4</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> In this C4K, I read a student named Ryan's blog and came across his post about skate boarding. I he said that he love to skate board and really like the skate park down the road. I told him that I use to skate board and I knew how hard it was so to keep up the good work. He thought it was really cool that a girl could skate board.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">C4K#6</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> In this post we were responding to students post in Mr. Goerend and Mrs. Quam's classes. I commented on Caitlin C.'s Blog on her post called, "My Awesome Blog". IN this post she describes a scary creature who has slimy gray skin, no eyes, and walks like a bear. She ends the excerpt with her looking out of her window and the night was "peaceful". I told her that she could really turn this into a great scary story and to keep up the great writing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">These were just 5 of the great C4K's I got to comment on. There are a lot of great kids all over the world and I hope to keep in touch with all if them as they continue to go through school.</div>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-16904897003813659912010-11-03T10:40:00.001-05:002010-11-03T10:41:06.066-05:00C4T #3 Mathew NeedlemanDuring these past few weeks I have been assigned to read and comment on Mr. Mathew Needleman's Blog and now I am going to tell you about just two of the very informative post that I read on his blog.<br />
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In the first post that I read entitled, "Six Ways Teachers Can Improve Education This Year", Mr. Needleman give six different ways teachers could and should improve their school for not only the students but the faculty as well. His first point was to say hello at the door as the students come in because this maybe the only kind thing they hear all day from teachers or anyone. second was to eat in the teacher cafeteria with the rest of the faculty even if they are being negative, maybe you could be the light of positivity and bring the "faculty family" together. His third idea was to teach the students authentic writing and make them define the purpose for their writing and teach them to write for themselves and not for their teacher. His fourth point was to incorporate Multi-Media into every lesson whether it be photos, videos, or CDs. The students would find this more entertaining and you could teacher them some about technology everyday. In his fifth point he talks about using art and a way to help you students find discipline and control and a way to use it further other subjects like using drums to learn rhythms. Lastly he says that teaching test prep for at least two minutes a day will prepare them for the game the school system like to call standardized test and says if they have to take it anyway, we might as well make sure they can play the game great.<br />
I think that Mr. Needleman makes some great points and gives a ton of great ideas and think that this would defiantly change and help improve education.<br />
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In this post Mr.Needleman give 3 different ways to download movies from Youtube and the ideas behind using each one. In the first way which he calls "the low-tech way", he suggest just downloading it at home and not closing the window but closing the computer and taking it to school and he says this is the best way if you only need to download one video. The second way is to use <a href="http://zamzar.com/url/"> Zamar.com</a>. This way allows you to put in a little work but to have a few movies downloaded at the same time. The last way is to use Download Helper for Firefox or Download Youtube for Safari. These two allow you to download a high volume of movies and work very well. <br />
I want to thank Mr. Needleman for all of his great tips, tools and ideas and think that more people should follow his blog for more that I am sure is soon to come.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-87030852710232228842010-10-31T15:11:00.002-05:002010-10-31T15:11:35.025-05:00SMART Board Interview- Project #13<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9gWe5mN8RXQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9gWe5mN8RXQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-47345967541468799892010-10-31T12:49:00.000-05:002010-10-31T12:49:06.498-05:00Blog Post #10<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Morgan Bayda and Dan Brown's Views On Education</span></b><br />
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In this Blog Post assignment, we were assigned to read Ms. Morgan Bayda's post on "An Open Letter To Educators" and also watch Mr. Dan Brown's video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2PGGeTOA4&feature=player_embedded"> An Open Letter to Educators</a> where they both come to the conclusion that if schooling does not change with the world, then the people will decide they don't need or want it. To be completely honest, I have to agree. As they said, the world is changing and is in full swing of the Information Age. The schools are still stuck in the old industrial idea of "get them in and get them out". I can personally attest to this and hate that schooling is such bad shape. We are taught that things and people change and evolve. Well the world is changing, but the public school system has not changed at all. Like Dan says, they have added some tools but that is not change and change is what the people and the Information Age need. <br />
In my high school, the teachers didn't really care how we did our work but just that we followed the steps and got to some answer. We can't talk to our neighbors because then we get our work taken away for cheating. I can remember when thinking outside the box was encouraged and as you go up through high school for some reason we are now in the box and it is shrinking. I thought once I got to college things would be so different to the point I was scared to come but when I got here, it was just like high school except I didn't have to go all day. The only class that has challenged the way I think and the way I use to do things is this EDM310 that I am in. I have always been taught and now I am learning and doing everything myself. I still get help and instruction when needed but I am doing something I have not done in a long time, think for myself and actually learn something that will not be on the test.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Tom Johnson's "Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home"</span></b><br />
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In this post <a href="http://pencilintegration.blogspot.com/2010/07/dont-let-them-take-pencils-home.html"> Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home</a> I love the fact that during the entire post, Mr. Johnson does not focus on the what could happen, rather on the solutions to the what is happening. If they take their pencils home and play word games, then they are still learning words. So what if their parents work in a factory and the children think they are toy, the school has set up a program for the parents to get involved and that should defiantly help. This post should tell us as teachers, we need to look at the fact that students are learning and we should encourage learning all the time.<br />
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In Sir Ken Robinson's Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36x39hNZ4uY"> Changing Educational Paradigms</a> ,I think the most important point he makes is the one about the growing trend to medicate children with ADHD. Like Mr. Robinson says, I also believe there is so much going on in the world around us today that children cannot help but be distracted. Now also I am not say there is not this disorder but most of the children who are diagnosed with ADHD are just children who are artistic and are being starved of the creative outlet. The first thing to go in schools now if money gets tight is the art programs. This is horrible because the great thinkers of our time are not going to have anyone to construct their great inventions and ideas if we do not have creative tinkers to look outside the box to make things work. This will eventually be utterly devastating.<br />
There is nothing in this presentation that I can disagree with that would not have great reason of rebuttal behind it. He makes great sense and points all throughout the presentation. Sir Ken Robinson's positions in this video run pretty congruent with what I am being taught in the college of education. The only major difference I see is the ADHD aspect, because the college of education just wants us to learn how to deal with it and not actually find a way to help them learn and express themselves. I feel the only things I can do to address the issues that Sir Ken Robinson raises is to try my best not to get caught up the 'get them in and get them out" craze and just make sure they learn and enjoy it. School is something we have to do for at least 13 years and I strongly believe that students can learn and have fun with it at the same time.<br />
I thought the way in which the video was presented was very amazing and eye catching. I think it keeps your attention the entire time. I would however slowed it down just a little bit, because it was a little hard to keep up at times. If were to create a video like this, I would have to say that my job would have been Idea Generator or Author because I am not that great at the artsy stuff. I am way more right brain, as my fiance often reminds me.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-366317650567706292010-10-25T06:09:00.003-05:002010-10-25T21:13:40.946-05:00Project #12 Skype Interview<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5CfvWJ9r-kU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5CfvWJ9r-kU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-9696618230672057622010-10-24T23:26:00.001-05:002010-10-31T11:26:09.564-05:00Blog Post # 9 What I Learned This Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObxzpX-JokySuBsV5xk83Uvr0Atv6H91FtJ_zz888ihZ_OUR226QGpY54nceNB7Jj8IrYQH6ZblaaxtfS64Rx7Rlky1laj2PzBy6fml-suvphpWivr7V1VuGi6U1Ntlhr3lHikZkMhd6X/s1600/learned-post+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObxzpX-JokySuBsV5xk83Uvr0Atv6H91FtJ_zz888ihZ_OUR226QGpY54nceNB7Jj8IrYQH6ZblaaxtfS64Rx7Rlky1laj2PzBy6fml-suvphpWivr7V1VuGi6U1Ntlhr3lHikZkMhd6X/s1600/learned-post+9.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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In this blog post we were assigned to read Mr. McClung's post entitled, "What I've Learned This Year". In this post Mr. McClung talks about the experiences he went through and observed during his first year as an elementary school teacher. He tells of him learning that school is for the students and not for the teachers. In his paragraph, "How to Read the Crowd" he says that "...I was so worried about how I was being assed by my superiors, that I lost touch with my audience when I delivered a lesson". I think we as teachers get this way sometimes and we have to step back and remember we are here for the students and no one else. The students and their future are what we need to focus on and not how perfect the lesson we made is going. Which transfers into his next paragraph, "Be Flexible" where he speaks about him trying to be aware of the fact that we are teaching students who " struggle remembering what they brought for lunch" and so we should not get upset and if a lesson doesn't go exactly the way we want it to. He gives us the advice that, "When things go wrong, simply work with it and try to better the situation... and make sure you do it with a smile on your face." I believe this is great advice because without being flexible, we are just being uptight and thus making the students miserable too. We just need to roll with the punches. Moving on through the post he comes to his thoughts on how important it is to, "Communicate". In this paragraph he expresses the importance of communication among our peers and students. He says without communication, the work place can become very volatile and work against the betterment of the students. He also says that communication is one of the hardest skills to develop and so we should practice all the time and I could not agree with him more on this. There is so much drama in schools and as teachers we should set en example for communicating and working out problems with others. In the next paragraph Mr. McClung talks about how to "Be Reasonable". In this he tells us how to not get upset when our students don't reach our expectations because at the end of the day, they are still children. I agree that we should not get upset but I will not lower my expectation because I want my students to know that I will never stop expecting greatness from them. In his paragraph on "Don't Be Afraid of Technology", he hilariously jokes about the fact that so many people are afraid of technology, but reassures them that, "... the water feel fine:)." I have to completely agree with him because I was afraid when I started this class but now I love it and I have learned so much. In what I believe is a very touching paragraph, "Listen to Your Students", he tells of the absolute great importance of listening to our students because how can we teach them if we do not listen and get to know them. Lastly he talks about the fact that we should "Never Stop Learning". He puts it best when he says, "It is never too late to change your way of thinking, learning, or style." We as educators should be sponges and soak up all of the knowledge available so that we are better equipped to help and teach our students, they deserve it. I want to thank Mr. McClung for sharing his great insights into his first year of teaching because I know this has helped me feel a little less scared of my first year that is fast approaching.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-14760428017335413782010-10-17T23:07:00.004-05:002010-10-25T20:11:49.474-05:00Educational Time Toast<object width="550" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.timetoast.com/flash/TimelineViewer.swf" /><param name="passedTimelines" value="83181" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.timetoast.com/flash/TimelineViewer.swf?passedTimelines=83181" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" passedTimelines="83181" width="550" height="400" allowScriptAccess="always" /></object></embed>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-22275792517278172342010-10-17T21:49:00.001-05:002010-10-31T11:31:34.352-05:00Blog Post # 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1CU7r4byL9YDCgFXXQh_fVsQUIIUCghPE2ekODFSeRK5D8EkrjyaM7LqTvSefhsjpahn2-qhWeX41PVDIkgihKkmmQypi-T4iJSMqjTf64kXyU7M62I78r9OmFuUUC0x1Oca6wk7nd9-/s1600/post+8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1CU7r4byL9YDCgFXXQh_fVsQUIIUCghPE2ekODFSeRK5D8EkrjyaM7LqTvSefhsjpahn2-qhWeX41PVDIkgihKkmmQypi-T4iJSMqjTf64kXyU7M62I78r9OmFuUUC0x1Oca6wk7nd9-/s1600/post+8-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I thought this video was very forward thinking. I had no idea that there was so much that we a teachers could do and produce on the internet. I believe that our students will benefit so much from all of the new technologies that are available and as teachers we should learn everything we can to make use we are as technologically advanced as possible.<br />
I believe that I am ready to write and help my students write great lectures and papers using Youtube and other videos sources thanks to this EDM class and all of the great material, such as these videos. There has been so much to learn and I am so glad that I am learning it and not running away from the future of teaching. Technology is amazing and as an educator, i will use everything I learn from all of the assignments to help better my students education.<br />
I know that if I do my job as a teacher then my students will be able to write and use any and all technology that I and the world will throw at them. Students now a days are so well versed in the internet that I know they will pick up on a lot of if not all of the material and technology. I have no doubt that since being in this class, I know how to find and look for new technology and information for my students and if I can't find something, I know who to look up and ask on Twitter.<br />
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In the chipper series I thought it was about how most students feel when we get overwhelmed. We just quit and move on to something we think will be easier but nothing in this world will be easy if we don't get our education. I think these guys did a great job showing an bringing this message home.<br />
In the video EDM 310 for Dummies, I thought they did a great job portraying how every EDM student has felt at one point taking this class. I know that thanks to the Instruction Manual this class is a lot easier and with the help of the lab assistants, I know I will make an A in this class.<br />
If I created a video for EDM I would have to include everything about embedding and movie making because these are the two most difficult activities that I struggled with. I would asure students that once you get the hang of it, it is no problem. Also I would go step by step through each process and make sure I have written directions as well.<br />
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In this post, Mr. Wilson discusses the positive side of Smart Boards and the benefits they bring to the classrooms and the the students who get to learn from them and use them. He uses the fact that everything can be enlarged as to help with students who can not see well and also the fact that it is interactive can help the students with disabilities. Also he talks about the massive amount of teacher communication that goes on these website about exchanging new and cutting edge ideas to help improve learning in the classroom.<br />
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While I think that all 3 of these men present valid point as to the pros and cons of the Smart Boards, I am still not sure my self where I stand and mostly because I have never used one. I think with every invention and new technique tried there are going to be some problems at first but with time it will be come more clear as to wether or not these Smart Boards are a good idea or not.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-91737699692686395052010-10-17T18:29:00.000-05:002010-10-17T18:29:10.205-05:00Movie Project # 11<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Kz1SSRH9dc?hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Kz1SSRH9dc?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-41084912137325797412010-10-13T21:56:00.002-05:002010-10-31T11:35:32.306-05:00Additional Assignment #2<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">1. What do you think? If learners are motivated, can they teach themselves?</span><br />
Yes, I believe if there is motivation then there is a willingness to learn. If you want to learn then the possibilities are endless as what you can accomplish. There is so much information and so many exciting tools on the internet and in everyday life that we can't help but learn.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">2.If those motivated learners are kids, can they teach themselves?</span><br />
I would defiantly say yes, because children have a natural curiosity about how things work and why and if you give a child a chance to something they want to do, then motivation is there and they will run with it. If you give a child a chance they can and will always surprise you.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">3. What conditions are necessary for kids to teach themselves? For anyone to teach him/herself?</span><br />
I believe the children or anyone who wants to learn only needs motivation and the tools required to do so. If you put a group of children together with a computer, the possibilities are endless, as we saw in the video. I believe the same would be true for anyone else as well.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">4. What role do computers and internet access play in the process?</span><br />
They play a very large role in the process of learning, especially when it is done without a teacher. Student and children have, as I have said, a natural curiosity and they will figure anything out given enough time. The internet and computers just give them a faster way to access the information and open it up for them to find information that may not have been obtainable without the internet.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">5. What role does motivation, a desire to learn?</span><br />
It plays the biggest role because without motivation there is no need or want found and so no one goes looking for anything such as information or in the case of kids, video games.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">6. What roles do a problem, a question, or multiple problems or questions play in the process?</span><br />
Questions and problems are like the the enticers for the children's motivation. They will do anything and everything to find the answer and if you get a group of student together then they will race to beat the others.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">7. How do you motivate someone to learn?</span><br />
You find something they would find interesting, or make a game out of it, or anything that would taylor the learning to that age group and they would consider the topic interesting or intriguing.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">8. How are you motivated to learn?</span><br />
I am motivated to learn because the more I know, then the more knowledge I have to share and pass on to my students. The more techniques I can find for motivating my students and new ways of teaching the same old hum drum stuff that will excite the students about even the smallest lesson.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">9. Can anyone who is not motivated to learn learn?</span><br />
I would have to say yes still, because even if you are not motivated or even in school to learn, students can't help but listen to some of what you teach and who knows you may find something that sparks their interest and in turn help them find something they like and thus motivation will find itself.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">10. Do you teach yourself? When? Why?</span><br />
Yes I teach myself sometimes because I may not have fully grasped what the teacher was saying in the allotted class time or the teacher just may not have made it clear or I could just think they're wrong and want to prove it.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">11. What role does a teacher (either answer generally or use a specific example) play in your learning?</span><br />
I would have to say that it depends on the teacher and the class. I have some teachers that without them I would fail because that is just how the class is set up like in Math 112 or in some classes I already have to teach myself because that is how that class is set up( blended or hybrid classes) like EDM 310. So this question just depends on the variables.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">12. What is the most important idea, question, or emotional response you can take away with you as a result of watching this video?</span><br />
I would have to say the most important emotional response I got fro this video was the excitement the children seemed to have in the Italy class as they were learning and answering questions in another language. I hope that the students I have will be just as enthusiastic as those students were.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">13. What other questions or issues are raised by this video that should be considered and discussed by aspiring teachers?</span><br />
As an aspiring teacher, I would like to know how students in the U.S. would do if faced with the same situations and questions. These studies were all done in other countries. I would like to do this to see if we could maybe figure out how American students would do if asked questions in other languages and see if our school system has a chance to revitalize the love this country once had for learning. We need to stop taking away the curiosity students have and instead nurture it and see where it takes them.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6088253863386769622.post-20181645188271354392010-10-11T00:11:00.000-05:002010-10-11T00:11:47.526-05:00Blog Post # 7I think this is absolutely amazing and I loved this video. It is so inspiring and I learned so much from this video and so much about how to just enjoy your students and encourage them. Randy Pausch's take on Childhood Dreams is awe inspiring and so moving. He absolutely had me laughing the whole time and everything he said you could relate to. As far as his teaching techniques, I think they are brilliant.<br />
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I loved him talking about wanting to be in the NFL but getting more out of it by not being in it than he would have from making it. His Quote, "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." This is so true because like Dr. Pausch said, he got more out of trying and practicing than he believed he would have if he tried for the pros. He found out that your critics are the one who ride you because they haven't given up on you. This is a great piece of wisdom to give to our students and to let them know that if we are hard on them it is because we know they can succeed and we have not and will not give up on them.<br />
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When he talks about there being brick walls in front us and only the ones who really want it will figure out a way around it. Like Dr. Pausch did when he resined as the space group's faculty leader and became there local journalist so that he could go up in the Zero Gravity flight with his team, because NASA would not allow faculty to go on the flight. this could be used as a great example to show students how they can do anything they want as long as they want it bad enough and are willing to work for it.<br />
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Lastly but certainly not the least greatest technique he gave us was when he had started the new course of 50 students who were to create web worlds in groups every two weeks and when they came back for the first project they blew him away. Then he was stuck wondering what to do next and called his mentor Andy and Andy told him to go back and say they "did good" but "they could do better". This was so they would not get complacent but try harder to create even better projects than the last time and see where they could end up. If he had gone back in there and just praised them that would have been the topping point of them trying and why stop when there is always more to learn. <br />
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He was one of the best professors I sure and I would have loved to taken his class. I know he touched so many people with this video and everyone in the world should watch it because he was a great man and an even better teacher. Even with everything he had going on there was still so much he was willing to give so that others could recognize their dreams as well. He was an inspiration to aspiring teachers everywhere and all he did was give students an opportunity to follow there dreams and find something they are passionate about and share it with the world.Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17934310819503808742noreply@blogger.com1