Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Blog Post #4
We are now learning how to podcast, so here are a few links that will help me, my classmates and any others that are interested in podcasting learn more about it.
Langwitches 1st Graders Create Their Own Read-Along Audiobook
I really like this idea of reading! I think this is such a great way to get children engaged in reading. I honestly think I would also enjoy reading this way. One of the neatest parts about the read-along audiobooks is that there is a different sound for each chapter. I think that's a great way to keep kids on track of what chapter they are reading because some children have a hard time following along. I also think it's so neat that the children can record their own voices and they seemed to really enjoy that part. I think that recording yourself reading and being able to hear yourself would help you to become a better and more confident reader. I really enjoyed listening to the story "Dinosaurs Before Dark" because the students seemed really engaged while reading this story and most of them had so much character in their voices. Overall, I love the idea of read-along audiobooks and would like to try them with my students one day.
Langwitches Listening-Comprehension-Podcasting
This was very impressing! It's incredible that these children are practically fluent in Hebrew. The students were assigned to write an individual sentence in Hebrew to create a script for the Purim story. After each student wrote their sentence they recorded them completely out of order. The students had to listen closely to each clip to make sure they put the sentences in order to tell the story. I thought it was so interesting and neat that the students were able to arrange their sentences to tell a story. They used a smart board to arrange the sentences in order. Smart boards are such a great tool for teaching and learning and I cannot wait to use one in my future classroom. I think that I would also assign my students to do an activity like this one because it seems like such a fun but challenging learning process.
The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom by Joe Dale
I was surprised to find out how popular podcasting really is! I think it's great and very beneficial to use podcasting in the classroom. It's a great way to keep students who are out sick up to date with what is being taught and what's due. Also, it's great for last minute reviews before a quiz or test. Podcasting gives students the chance to be very creative while learning and the videos keep them more engaged and entertained with their work, rather than them being bored with having to read a textbook everyday. I know that I will most definitely consider using podcasting in my classroom one day because it truly is beneficial for not only the students but teacher as well in many different ways.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
C4T # 1
Hi! My name is Amanda Warner and I'm a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. For the next few weeks I will be following your blog and commenting on your post as a requirement for my class. Feel free to check out my blog and my class blog in the links provided.
<a href="http://edm310.blogspot.com/">My Class Blog</a>
<a href="http://warneramandaedm310.blogspot.com/">My Blog</a>
For this assigned C4T I got to read and learn about the Pencil Metaphor which is very neat.
Hey there Kelly!! I think it is so neat how the pencil metaphor works. I like how each part of the pencil is broken down into different categories. After reading this post I decided to pick up a pencil to see what type I am, and it seems that I am in between the "wood" and the "sharp ones". This post was very interesting and I look forward to following you!
What part of the pencil are you?
For this assigned C4T I was informed about The North Carolina Museum of Life and Sciences in Durham which hosted a teachers appreciation day. The museum offered a free admission for all K-12 school teachers and one guest with a school ID.
Hi Kelly!! I really enjoyed reading this post. I think museums are so neat! I agree with Faun, this post also reminds me of the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center here in Mobile, Alabama, which is a place that provides educational opportunities in a fun learning environment. I think these type of environments are wonderful for teachers to take their students for a field trip to get them away from the school and classroom to experience a different and more fun way of learning.
Amanda Warner
<a href="http://edm310.blogspot.com/">My Class Blog</a>
<a href="http://warneramandaedm310.blogspot.com/">My Blog</a>
For this assigned C4T I got to read and learn about the Pencil Metaphor which is very neat.
Hey there Kelly!! I think it is so neat how the pencil metaphor works. I like how each part of the pencil is broken down into different categories. After reading this post I decided to pick up a pencil to see what type I am, and it seems that I am in between the "wood" and the "sharp ones". This post was very interesting and I look forward to following you!
What part of the pencil are you?
For this assigned C4T I was informed about The North Carolina Museum of Life and Sciences in Durham which hosted a teachers appreciation day. The museum offered a free admission for all K-12 school teachers and one guest with a school ID.
Hi Kelly!! I really enjoyed reading this post. I think museums are so neat! I agree with Faun, this post also reminds me of the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center here in Mobile, Alabama, which is a place that provides educational opportunities in a fun learning environment. I think these type of environments are wonderful for teachers to take their students for a field trip to get them away from the school and classroom to experience a different and more fun way of learning.
Amanda Warner
Blog Post # 3
1. My assignment for this weeks post was to watch and read presentations on peer editing. The links I was assigned were the following; Paige Ellis' Blog, What is Peer Editing?, Peer Edit Perfection Tutorial, and Writing Peer Review Top 10 Mistakes. All of the links provided are very helpful in teaching how to peer edit. The three main steps of peer editing are give compliments, suggestions, and correction. Also, always stay positive!
2. After watching Technology in Special Education I realized that technology is very helpful in many ways and is making a huge difference in everyday life. Throughout this video it's shown that computers are very useful in helping students with disabilities learn. Each and every student has their own way of learning and difficulties. For example, some of the students in this particular video have problems speaking and writing and a computer helps them with these problems. I truly admire teachers who teach students with disabilities because they have a lot on their hands but love what they do and tend to do an amazing job at it.
Technology has become more and more advanced over the years. I think it's so great that technology has been incorporated into classrooms and is used for learning tools. As of now, I'm not exactly sure how I will use technology in my future classroom but I know that I will in some sort of way. I think computers, smart boards, IPad's and many other technological devices are a great way to make learning more fun and interesting.
The video How the IPad Works with Academics for Autism was such a touching video. The main character of this video is Braden whom is an autistic eight year old boy that's in the third grade. Braden uses the IPad as a tool to help him learn to write, spell, count, read and many other things. There are many different neat apps you can purchase on an IPad to help with learning. In the video Braden and his parents use a few apps to demonstrate how he learns, the apps are Toddler Counting, My First Words, and Kids Writing Pad. One app that really caught my eye is called TapSpeak Button. TapSpeak Button is an app which modernizes the idea of a mechanical switch that records and plays messages. This app is also very useful for teaching cause and effect relationships. As I read more into the information about this app I noticed that a comment was made by a costumer of this app, she said that her son has cp and is now able to speak thanks to this app. I thought that that was absolutely amazing and if one simple app came make someone with a disease have a voice then it can most likely be helpful to anyone in many ways.
3. Gary Hayes Social Media Count numbers change every single second. It is so incredible to see how many people expand their use of technology each second. This site practically allows you to view all the usage of technology all over the world and it even shows you a timeline of it. Literally every second of each day technology is being increased with it's usage. Technology today is so useful in many ways but at the same time people tend to waste their time with some types of technology. Though, technology will soon be if its not already, the main source in businesses and school systems. I know that I will use technology in my classroom as much as possible. I am eager to see what technology has in store for the future.
4. In the video,Vision of Students Today the students of Kansas State University show us how college students spend their time and money. I thought this video was very interesting! I liked the fact that this video's only sound effect was the back ground music. I was able to be engaged with the video because I had to read everything. Pretty much everything that was mentioned in this video is so true about college. College is literally like it's own world. The facts that stood out to me the most were 18% of my teachers know my name and I buy hundred dollar textbooks that I never open. I have learned by being a college student for the past three years that both of the facts are completely true. This brings me to think of technology and how computers have helped so much with learning. With using computers for class why does it matter what percent of your teachers know your name and why will books need to be bought. Although I don't agree with only using computers for class and learning I just thought it was a good point. Technology is great but I think it's obviously that it can be good and bad.
2. After watching Technology in Special Education I realized that technology is very helpful in many ways and is making a huge difference in everyday life. Throughout this video it's shown that computers are very useful in helping students with disabilities learn. Each and every student has their own way of learning and difficulties. For example, some of the students in this particular video have problems speaking and writing and a computer helps them with these problems. I truly admire teachers who teach students with disabilities because they have a lot on their hands but love what they do and tend to do an amazing job at it.
Technology has become more and more advanced over the years. I think it's so great that technology has been incorporated into classrooms and is used for learning tools. As of now, I'm not exactly sure how I will use technology in my future classroom but I know that I will in some sort of way. I think computers, smart boards, IPad's and many other technological devices are a great way to make learning more fun and interesting.
The video How the IPad Works with Academics for Autism was such a touching video. The main character of this video is Braden whom is an autistic eight year old boy that's in the third grade. Braden uses the IPad as a tool to help him learn to write, spell, count, read and many other things. There are many different neat apps you can purchase on an IPad to help with learning. In the video Braden and his parents use a few apps to demonstrate how he learns, the apps are Toddler Counting, My First Words, and Kids Writing Pad. One app that really caught my eye is called TapSpeak Button. TapSpeak Button is an app which modernizes the idea of a mechanical switch that records and plays messages. This app is also very useful for teaching cause and effect relationships. As I read more into the information about this app I noticed that a comment was made by a costumer of this app, she said that her son has cp and is now able to speak thanks to this app. I thought that that was absolutely amazing and if one simple app came make someone with a disease have a voice then it can most likely be helpful to anyone in many ways.
3. Gary Hayes Social Media Count numbers change every single second. It is so incredible to see how many people expand their use of technology each second. This site practically allows you to view all the usage of technology all over the world and it even shows you a timeline of it. Literally every second of each day technology is being increased with it's usage. Technology today is so useful in many ways but at the same time people tend to waste their time with some types of technology. Though, technology will soon be if its not already, the main source in businesses and school systems. I know that I will use technology in my classroom as much as possible. I am eager to see what technology has in store for the future.
4. In the video,Vision of Students Today the students of Kansas State University show us how college students spend their time and money. I thought this video was very interesting! I liked the fact that this video's only sound effect was the back ground music. I was able to be engaged with the video because I had to read everything. Pretty much everything that was mentioned in this video is so true about college. College is literally like it's own world. The facts that stood out to me the most were 18% of my teachers know my name and I buy hundred dollar textbooks that I never open. I have learned by being a college student for the past three years that both of the facts are completely true. This brings me to think of technology and how computers have helped so much with learning. With using computers for class why does it matter what percent of your teachers know your name and why will books need to be bought. Although I don't agree with only using computers for class and learning I just thought it was a good point. Technology is great but I think it's obviously that it can be good and bad.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Blog Post #2
Video # 1- Dr. Strange: "Did You Know?"
For this blog I was assigned to watch a youtube video remade by Dr. Strange. This video was originally based on Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod "Did You Know?" I found this video to be extremely interesting! From watching this video I was able to gather many great facts. I was very shocked to know that China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world. All the facts that I gathered by watching this video are about how technology is being used and progressing through the years. A few facts that really stood out to me are, "The 25% of the population of India with the highest IQs outnumbers the entire population of the US" and " India has more K-12 Honors students than ALL of the K-12 students in the US." That shows how serious India takes their education. That fact also makes the US seem very sad when it comes to education. Another fact that caught my attention is that "1,393,519 searches are made on Google every minute." I know that Google is the most popular search site on the internet but to know that that many searches are made each minute proves how much the world we live in revolves so much on technology.
Video # 2- Mr. Winkle Wakes
In this video "Mr. Winkle Wakes", by Matthew Needleman, Mr. Winkle is a cartoon character from 100 years ago. When I first began watching this video my first thoughts were, this is ridiculously pointless and honestly what man sleeps for 100 years? Once I finished watching the video I thought about our society and how there are many elder citizens who are not at all informed or advanced with technology. With that being said, I myself at twenty-one years old am also unaware of most technology we have today. Mr. Winkle woke up after his long sleep to find the world to be much different than he remembered. The world had changed into a more advanced place due to technology, although Mr. Winkle didn't think so, he was very confused and overwhelmed as to how everything was. Mr. Winkle noticed so much change in offices, classrooms, and hospitals. He sees that people are now able to communicate using different ways other than before. He sees that computers are the way to operate most things. He sees that in the hospitals people are able to breath and are kept alive by medicines and machines. Though, he noticed that there wasn't much change in the classroom, not having technology change in the classrooms could potentially hurt students in the long run.
Video #3- Sir Ken Robinson: The Important of Creativity
Before watching this video I knew I needed to prepare myself because of the length of time needed to spend watching and focusing on what Sir Ken Robinson had to say. As soon as I began watching I quickly found myself very interested and no longer concerned with the length of time. Creativity is in each and every person, though it is shown differently. Sir Ken Robinson touched on three different themes, First, evidence of creativity. Being creative is so much easier for children because they aren't scared to be wrong. Adults are far more scared to be wrong. Sir Ken Robinson stated that being wrong shouldn't be a fear and I completely agree. I also agree that if humans could and would be more creative then there would be much more variety in the world. Second thing he touches on, creativity in the future. Around the world the arts are the last thing focused on, which many believe arts should be much more focused on. I agree with his statement that dance should be just as important as math. I honestly never really thought about that until he stated it. So true! Our bodies are just as important as our minds and we should express that more. The final thing he touches on is the capacity of children. Each child is intelligent in many ways. One of the main focuses of being an educator is to help children to express their personal talents, imagination, and creativity. We need to see children for who they are and help teach them to open their creative side in hopes to succeed because they are our future.
Video #4- A Vision for 21st Century Learning
Watching "21st Century Learning" made me disagree that the internet should be our education system. I realize that overtime technology is becoming more important and used for practically anything and everything daily. I do not think it is okay for a child to sit in front of a computer all day and expect them to learn from that. Okay, yes I'm sure they could learn something but I think it's so important for children to be engaged with a teacher, classmates, a classroom and learning materials. Each and every person has a different way of learning, I myself am very hands on. I would hate to send my child to school for them to only learn by using a computer all day long. It really concerns me when I think of a child learning to write because how will that be done using a computer? It won't and can't! Using a computer will only teach students how to type. I completely disagree with online teaching and learning. I think computers and the internet is absolutely great and very helpful in many ways but not for basic everyday learning.
Video #5- Vicki Davis: Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
In this video, "Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts", Vicki Davis shows us how she involves technology in her teaching. I think it's awesome that Vicki Davis incorporates technology in her classroom. She tends to focus on all different types of technology daily. Although, I don't agree with online teaching and learning but I do agree to teach and learn with technology sometimes other than always using books, pens, paper, etc. Vicki Davis wants her students to be able to search, think, and understand on their own, which I think is great because that's preparing them for the future. I liked that she mentioned that she also learns from her students and how being an educator doesn't mean you have to know everything before you teach it.
For this blog I was assigned to watch a youtube video remade by Dr. Strange. This video was originally based on Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod "Did You Know?" I found this video to be extremely interesting! From watching this video I was able to gather many great facts. I was very shocked to know that China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world. All the facts that I gathered by watching this video are about how technology is being used and progressing through the years. A few facts that really stood out to me are, "The 25% of the population of India with the highest IQs outnumbers the entire population of the US" and " India has more K-12 Honors students than ALL of the K-12 students in the US." That shows how serious India takes their education. That fact also makes the US seem very sad when it comes to education. Another fact that caught my attention is that "1,393,519 searches are made on Google every minute." I know that Google is the most popular search site on the internet but to know that that many searches are made each minute proves how much the world we live in revolves so much on technology.
Video # 2- Mr. Winkle Wakes
In this video "Mr. Winkle Wakes", by Matthew Needleman, Mr. Winkle is a cartoon character from 100 years ago. When I first began watching this video my first thoughts were, this is ridiculously pointless and honestly what man sleeps for 100 years? Once I finished watching the video I thought about our society and how there are many elder citizens who are not at all informed or advanced with technology. With that being said, I myself at twenty-one years old am also unaware of most technology we have today. Mr. Winkle woke up after his long sleep to find the world to be much different than he remembered. The world had changed into a more advanced place due to technology, although Mr. Winkle didn't think so, he was very confused and overwhelmed as to how everything was. Mr. Winkle noticed so much change in offices, classrooms, and hospitals. He sees that people are now able to communicate using different ways other than before. He sees that computers are the way to operate most things. He sees that in the hospitals people are able to breath and are kept alive by medicines and machines. Though, he noticed that there wasn't much change in the classroom, not having technology change in the classrooms could potentially hurt students in the long run.
Video #3- Sir Ken Robinson: The Important of Creativity
Before watching this video I knew I needed to prepare myself because of the length of time needed to spend watching and focusing on what Sir Ken Robinson had to say. As soon as I began watching I quickly found myself very interested and no longer concerned with the length of time. Creativity is in each and every person, though it is shown differently. Sir Ken Robinson touched on three different themes, First, evidence of creativity. Being creative is so much easier for children because they aren't scared to be wrong. Adults are far more scared to be wrong. Sir Ken Robinson stated that being wrong shouldn't be a fear and I completely agree. I also agree that if humans could and would be more creative then there would be much more variety in the world. Second thing he touches on, creativity in the future. Around the world the arts are the last thing focused on, which many believe arts should be much more focused on. I agree with his statement that dance should be just as important as math. I honestly never really thought about that until he stated it. So true! Our bodies are just as important as our minds and we should express that more. The final thing he touches on is the capacity of children. Each child is intelligent in many ways. One of the main focuses of being an educator is to help children to express their personal talents, imagination, and creativity. We need to see children for who they are and help teach them to open their creative side in hopes to succeed because they are our future.
Video #4- A Vision for 21st Century Learning
Watching "21st Century Learning" made me disagree that the internet should be our education system. I realize that overtime technology is becoming more important and used for practically anything and everything daily. I do not think it is okay for a child to sit in front of a computer all day and expect them to learn from that. Okay, yes I'm sure they could learn something but I think it's so important for children to be engaged with a teacher, classmates, a classroom and learning materials. Each and every person has a different way of learning, I myself am very hands on. I would hate to send my child to school for them to only learn by using a computer all day long. It really concerns me when I think of a child learning to write because how will that be done using a computer? It won't and can't! Using a computer will only teach students how to type. I completely disagree with online teaching and learning. I think computers and the internet is absolutely great and very helpful in many ways but not for basic everyday learning.
Video #5- Vicki Davis: Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts
In this video, "Harness Your Student's Digital Smarts", Vicki Davis shows us how she involves technology in her teaching. I think it's awesome that Vicki Davis incorporates technology in her classroom. She tends to focus on all different types of technology daily. Although, I don't agree with online teaching and learning but I do agree to teach and learn with technology sometimes other than always using books, pens, paper, etc. Vicki Davis wants her students to be able to search, think, and understand on their own, which I think is great because that's preparing them for the future. I liked that she mentioned that she also learns from her students and how being an educator doesn't mean you have to know everything before you teach it.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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