Hunter, who is a 5th grader in Mrs. Hubener class in Iowa, wrote about his favorite basketball player. He admires Kobe Bryant because he wants to be a point guard just like him. Hunter seems like a great fan, who is very enthusiastic about the Big 5, which is the best starting line up for the LA Lakers. I commented back my favorite player which is Dwayne Wade because at the end of his post he left a question about who is your is favorite player in the NBA.
Taylor's Terrific Blog page was not updated since last year in May. She had a post about her Easter vacation and all the goodies she received. It sounded like she had a great time and I just commented a little feedback and told her to continue blogging since she hasn't done so in a while. Her classroom was with Mr. Avery, who seems to be a great hands on teacher that is allowing his class to experience so much. Including the Boston museum where they just took a very educational and exciting field trip.
E6 Super Stars is a classroom in New Zealand that is full of 5 year olds. All the kids look like they enjoy their class and have tons of fun. Recently, the kids had an activity to grow lima beans and make a drawing out of it. This project allowed the kids to watch their plants grow and show their creativity on paper. Their drawings show the vision of what the kids see of their creations.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Blog Post #5
Mr McLeod is an education leadership professor at the University of Kentucky. He is a constant blogger about technology and hopefully will expand the outlook about it to more schools. He used sarcasm and humor in his blog post, "Don't teach your kids this stuff, please?" He simply just stated that parents should keep kids from using computers but in the end he was sarcastic about the whole thing. I left a brief comment and said, Technology is spreading rapidly throughout the world especially through kids and the adults need to make sure we aren't getting left behind.
Travis Allen seems like a genius at the age of seventeen. He argues that the new generation of learning needs to be through iSchool. Which is a revolutionary way of learning that will not only save the environment but also allow students to adapt to the new ways of the world. The iSchool is not only a great idea but will help American students become more informed with what is out there technologically.
Eric Whitacre's is a great conductor considering he put on a show of 185 people who preformed a wonderful song without being in the same room together. It is mind blowing how amazing technology is becoming. I never knew that it was even possible to sync that many people together to form a choir. All I can say is I am completely astonished.
Roberts sees the change of teaching into more technology in a positive way. He thinks that technology is engaging, which it is most definitely. Computers can be a great way for students to be involved in the classroom and learn things for themselves. Technology would be a useful tool in my classroom as an educator because I would allow my students to figure their assignments out for themselves. Also, I would try to have a video chat open outside of the classroom to help my students if they need it. There are so many aspects that can be used with technology and we need to open our eyes and overwhelm ourselves with the new ways of educating.
Reading Rockets is a great website that helps kids to read and comprehend better. It is very important that kids are able to read efficiently so they can succeed through the rest of their education. Reading Rockets has excellent concepts for everyone, not only just kids but the parents and teachers too. The website also has strategies, facts, and blogs that inform that allows the viewers to get a feel for it. I really enjoyed the videos and podcast portion of the website because it constantly updated with new, helpful material.
Travis Allen seems like a genius at the age of seventeen. He argues that the new generation of learning needs to be through iSchool. Which is a revolutionary way of learning that will not only save the environment but also allow students to adapt to the new ways of the world. The iSchool is not only a great idea but will help American students become more informed with what is out there technologically.
Eric Whitacre's is a great conductor considering he put on a show of 185 people who preformed a wonderful song without being in the same room together. It is mind blowing how amazing technology is becoming. I never knew that it was even possible to sync that many people together to form a choir. All I can say is I am completely astonished.
Roberts sees the change of teaching into more technology in a positive way. He thinks that technology is engaging, which it is most definitely. Computers can be a great way for students to be involved in the classroom and learn things for themselves. Technology would be a useful tool in my classroom as an educator because I would allow my students to figure their assignments out for themselves. Also, I would try to have a video chat open outside of the classroom to help my students if they need it. There are so many aspects that can be used with technology and we need to open our eyes and overwhelm ourselves with the new ways of educating.
Reading Rockets is a great website that helps kids to read and comprehend better. It is very important that kids are able to read efficiently so they can succeed through the rest of their education. Reading Rockets has excellent concepts for everyone, not only just kids but the parents and teachers too. The website also has strategies, facts, and blogs that inform that allows the viewers to get a feel for it. I really enjoyed the videos and podcast portion of the website because it constantly updated with new, helpful material.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Blog Post #4
As I read through Langwitches Class Blog, it opened my eyes to what elementary students are capable of learning. These kids are in first grade, they were becoming more outgoing and involved in the assignment, that they were critiquing their own work. Technology is allowing these young students to advance in many aspects of learning in the classroom.
In Joe Dale's The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom, he went over great alternatives in why it is important to use a podcast in your class. One of the main reasons a teacher should use a podcast would be to keep those sick students involved in the material that they may be missing. Students have found podcasting helpful to follow the material and allow them to be involved in a different learning strategy. Also, if a student forgot a term from a study guide that the teacher went over or lost their notes then they can just review the podcast. These few reasons are a great alternative for students and their should be less excuses used in why they don't know the material because it is accessible all the time.
Melinda Miller's page would not download so I continued down the list to Judy Scharf and her Podcast Collection. I found her page very useful to those who are not very familiar with podcast because it has steps to begin the process. Also, there was a youtube video that teachers you how to download Audacity in order to begin podcasting. So, if anyone else is just learning all this new information about podcasting I definitely recommend checking out Judy's page.
In Joe Dale's The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom, he went over great alternatives in why it is important to use a podcast in your class. One of the main reasons a teacher should use a podcast would be to keep those sick students involved in the material that they may be missing. Students have found podcasting helpful to follow the material and allow them to be involved in a different learning strategy. Also, if a student forgot a term from a study guide that the teacher went over or lost their notes then they can just review the podcast. These few reasons are a great alternative for students and their should be less excuses used in why they don't know the material because it is accessible all the time.
Melinda Miller's page would not download so I continued down the list to Judy Scharf and her Podcast Collection. I found her page very useful to those who are not very familiar with podcast because it has steps to begin the process. Also, there was a youtube video that teachers you how to download Audacity in order to begin podcasting. So, if anyone else is just learning all this new information about podcasting I definitely recommend checking out Judy's page.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
C4T #1
Bill Ferriter, The Tempered Radical
I was assigned Bill Ferriter, who is a 6th grade language arts teacher in North Carolina. The article that I read was titled, “What if schools created a culture of do instead of a culture of know?” This was a great first article for me to read because it was right after Mr. Strange explained the whole burp back system that schools are using. In a quick summary the post had the main idea of “what if”. The school systems need to change, so students will no longer feel thrown into this world and they can be involved in a learning environment. It only takes a step and this post was a motivation to let those in the education system to take that step and change their classroom for the better.
I responded to Mr. Ferriter’s blog just letting him know that I experienced a burp back education and didn’t learn anything. I am finally realizing how important technology and didn’t ways of teacher are, so that the kids can be successful in life. This culture would be better off with the doing then simply stuffing material in students brain for them to know but not able to apply.
Mr. Ferriter is a constant blogger, his page is full of post that are useful and he too believes in changing the way the school systems work. He wants his students to succeed by applying things such as the post that I just commented on about 25 word short stories. Ferriter uses good methods to help his 6th graders be creative and actually use the assignment outside the classroom such as text messages. He understands how advanced the world is and how technology is becoming popular. He wants to make sure he is helping his students become prepared for the real world allowing them to learn skills they can use daily.
I was amazed on how a middle school student can write a story that only consists of 25 words. A story that can be read and comprehended is a very difficult challenge, which makes the students choose their words carefully. It is a great exercise that I would definitely consider in my classroom and I thanked Bill Ferriter for his great post and will continue to read his blogs.
I was assigned Bill Ferriter, who is a 6th grade language arts teacher in North Carolina. The article that I read was titled, “What if schools created a culture of do instead of a culture of know?” This was a great first article for me to read because it was right after Mr. Strange explained the whole burp back system that schools are using. In a quick summary the post had the main idea of “what if”. The school systems need to change, so students will no longer feel thrown into this world and they can be involved in a learning environment. It only takes a step and this post was a motivation to let those in the education system to take that step and change their classroom for the better.
I responded to Mr. Ferriter’s blog just letting him know that I experienced a burp back education and didn’t learn anything. I am finally realizing how important technology and didn’t ways of teacher are, so that the kids can be successful in life. This culture would be better off with the doing then simply stuffing material in students brain for them to know but not able to apply.
Mr. Ferriter is a constant blogger, his page is full of post that are useful and he too believes in changing the way the school systems work. He wants his students to succeed by applying things such as the post that I just commented on about 25 word short stories. Ferriter uses good methods to help his 6th graders be creative and actually use the assignment outside the classroom such as text messages. He understands how advanced the world is and how technology is becoming popular. He wants to make sure he is helping his students become prepared for the real world allowing them to learn skills they can use daily.
I was amazed on how a middle school student can write a story that only consists of 25 words. A story that can be read and comprehended is a very difficult challenge, which makes the students choose their words carefully. It is a great exercise that I would definitely consider in my classroom and I thanked Bill Ferriter for his great post and will continue to read his blogs.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Blog Post #3
Technology in Special Education
Stephanie Tyler had a great idea to raise the awareness of technology to the special education department. Although the first video on the assignment wasn't that well organized it did allow the viewers, such as myself to actually get the feel for how their classrooms runs. I am considering special education because I have always had a heart for it, so this video made me realize how greatly needed technology is in the classroom. Special needs kids do require a lot of attention and there isn't always time for that one on one time that some desperately need. Which is why technology was truly a miracle for these students.
I will be honest I haven't had a whole lot of time to really investigate and do research on which type of technology would be needed for special needs students. Although it would be amazing to have a computer for each student or at least one for two maybe three kids. I would also consider making special lessons for these students to use on the computer, of course it would have to be altered constantly to the exact needs of the students. Special Education definitely needs to be payed some more attention to and included in the rise of technology in the classroom because if anything those students need it more.
Ipad's for Autism
Apple has become technologically advanced that it blows my mind. Apps for students to further there education while using the worlds latest invention of miniature on the go computers. Special needs students definitely all need to be given a free one if they can't afford it because its amazing how well they can function using them. As I browsed through a few of the applications for special needs students I would definitely chose to use a history and geography app that had a globe that you can touch and route along with searching for countries and even just basic things such as the states. I think it is important to be able to at least know North America and the 50 states because we are Americans and everyone should know where they live, including the special needs kids.
Gary Haye's Social Media Count
Wow, is all I could say after watching those numbers drastically change. Its amazing how technology is growing throughout the world. I clicked the one year tab and saw ginormous numbers that continue to exceed any of my thoughts or expectations. The number of new internet users in 60 seconds is about 1,500 people and then in one year that numbers increases to 318 million and counting. These numbers intimidate me as a student in this class and a future teacher because that means every day there are more and more people learning how to use computers. So, in my mind I need to step up my knowledge of technology so my students won't be teaching me. As for my professional career as a teacher I couldn't be more excited to see what new technological ways tthere will be to teach in your classroom that will allow the students to adore.
A Vision of Students Today
If I was a teacher that still used a chalkboard and only made my students memorize material for tests, so they could easily forget it, then I would be ashamed after watching that video. The video that the students at Kansas State University did a wonderful job getting the viewers attention very quickly. Also I think choosing to write there messages down was definitely a good idea considering readers tend to remember better after viewing the words and reading them for themselves, rather then someone speaking them to directly to you. The video made me have to pay close attention to each piece of paper, so I wouldn't miss anything.
In the eyes of an educator it is upsetting to see those students so distressed and unconnected in the classroom. Wasting time and money to not learn anything is so frustrating that it makes me as a future educator to make sure that is not how my classroom will operate. As a student who has experienced those types of situations inside a classroom I can relate to there frustration. Teachers who just force material and terms into your head that it goes through one ear and out the other the second it is spoken, is a disgrace to the education system. Our world is in the the 21st century and it is about time for the education system to advance with the world before it is to late. Being able to understand the disappoint that was all over those students faces in the video of there lack of learning but yet still paying for an education bothers me to the core. This sort of thing happens every day in the classrooms and it needs to change and I hope it starts soon.
Stephanie Tyler had a great idea to raise the awareness of technology to the special education department. Although the first video on the assignment wasn't that well organized it did allow the viewers, such as myself to actually get the feel for how their classrooms runs. I am considering special education because I have always had a heart for it, so this video made me realize how greatly needed technology is in the classroom. Special needs kids do require a lot of attention and there isn't always time for that one on one time that some desperately need. Which is why technology was truly a miracle for these students.
I will be honest I haven't had a whole lot of time to really investigate and do research on which type of technology would be needed for special needs students. Although it would be amazing to have a computer for each student or at least one for two maybe three kids. I would also consider making special lessons for these students to use on the computer, of course it would have to be altered constantly to the exact needs of the students. Special Education definitely needs to be payed some more attention to and included in the rise of technology in the classroom because if anything those students need it more.
Ipad's for Autism
Apple has become technologically advanced that it blows my mind. Apps for students to further there education while using the worlds latest invention of miniature on the go computers. Special needs students definitely all need to be given a free one if they can't afford it because its amazing how well they can function using them. As I browsed through a few of the applications for special needs students I would definitely chose to use a history and geography app that had a globe that you can touch and route along with searching for countries and even just basic things such as the states. I think it is important to be able to at least know North America and the 50 states because we are Americans and everyone should know where they live, including the special needs kids.
Gary Haye's Social Media Count
Wow, is all I could say after watching those numbers drastically change. Its amazing how technology is growing throughout the world. I clicked the one year tab and saw ginormous numbers that continue to exceed any of my thoughts or expectations. The number of new internet users in 60 seconds is about 1,500 people and then in one year that numbers increases to 318 million and counting. These numbers intimidate me as a student in this class and a future teacher because that means every day there are more and more people learning how to use computers. So, in my mind I need to step up my knowledge of technology so my students won't be teaching me. As for my professional career as a teacher I couldn't be more excited to see what new technological ways tthere will be to teach in your classroom that will allow the students to adore.
A Vision of Students Today
If I was a teacher that still used a chalkboard and only made my students memorize material for tests, so they could easily forget it, then I would be ashamed after watching that video. The video that the students at Kansas State University did a wonderful job getting the viewers attention very quickly. Also I think choosing to write there messages down was definitely a good idea considering readers tend to remember better after viewing the words and reading them for themselves, rather then someone speaking them to directly to you. The video made me have to pay close attention to each piece of paper, so I wouldn't miss anything.
In the eyes of an educator it is upsetting to see those students so distressed and unconnected in the classroom. Wasting time and money to not learn anything is so frustrating that it makes me as a future educator to make sure that is not how my classroom will operate. As a student who has experienced those types of situations inside a classroom I can relate to there frustration. Teachers who just force material and terms into your head that it goes through one ear and out the other the second it is spoken, is a disgrace to the education system. Our world is in the the 21st century and it is about time for the education system to advance with the world before it is to late. Being able to understand the disappoint that was all over those students faces in the video of there lack of learning but yet still paying for an education bothers me to the core. This sort of thing happens every day in the classrooms and it needs to change and I hope it starts soon.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Blog Post #2
Did you Know? 3.0 A John Strange 2012 Version
It amazes me how little I had any idea that elementary students were becoming more and more technologically taught. It is definitely useful to them and is a necessity in today’s world. It is ridiculous that there are that many statistics able to be made. Also it went to show that Americans need to step it up if we don’t want to be controlled by the Asians, who are clearly way ahead of our learning skills.
Children as young as eight have there own ipad, cellphone, DS gamers, digital cameras and all different types of technology and they haven’t even reached an age of double digits. My cousins who are under the age of ten own many of these things and understand how to use them for the most part. Kids these days don’t even know what a disposable camera is and wonder why they instantly can’t see their picture. It’s amazing how much this world is changing and if I want to be an educator than I need to be educated better with technology in order to keep up with the process of the world.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
As I watched this short little story about Mr. Winkle waking up a hundred years later to find that the world has changed drastically he could hardly take it, but then he found a school and they are exactly the same even a hundred years later. Although this may be true it’s been difficult to change the way the world does things because not everyone likes change. All it takes is a voice to stand up and begin to change the way school systems work and I think that’s what the video was trying to get across. since the world is developing more and more technology everyday then why aren’t we teaching more and more of it in our schools?
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson uses his humor to get the audience’s attention which allowed me to actually want to hear what he had to say; other than the fact that I have to write a paragraph about it. Picasso says, “All children are born artist” and then Sir Ken stated that children are educated out of being artist. I agree with Ken on how our schools are only teaching one side of the brain. Children need to be educated in ways were they can express their imaginations. It just occurred to me that the statement is indeed true and the world today has pushed the idea of creativity and imagination out of the education system. Sir Ken’s title of the video was “Schools Kill Creativity” and those words didn’t come alive until after he mentioned it and I read the title once more.
Also he told a story about Gillian Lynne who discovered herself as a dancer but might have been diagnosed with a mental disorder because she couldn’t sit still and learn. Although this could be the case for many children it is hard to actually see if these children have a disorder or if they are simply misbehaving because they don’t want to do the work. I am not a doctor or a teacher yet so I haven’t worked with children enough to know or see the difference. If this is the case and children are being deprived of their natural abilities because the school systems are forcing them to learn in a classroom then there is definitely something wrong with our school systems and I am curious to learn how to help these students succeed without medication.
A Vision for the 21st Century Learning
Although this video was very short it got a point across and grabbed your attention. I enjoyed the slideshow of pictures because it really made me interested and explained exactly what was being said. This video was trying to convince the new generation that video games are the new teaching method. It convinced me for sure because thinking back as a student I never really was good at learning from lectures and studying facts. I am a hand on person who needs to either see what I am learning or know how to apply it in order for it to stay in my brain. Once I have learned how to do something once then I won’t forget how to do it again.
I think a video game might be able to teach these children something better than a book can because that is what excites children these days. Even though it’s not important to only teach the way the students want but it is important to teach successfully in any way that they can learn. As I continue to observe young children I have noticed that each one has some kind of electronic device. It amazes me how children under the age of eight know how to use a computer and I didn’t learn until almost high school. Technology is the new generation of learning and if a video game can help these children learn then our schools need to consider adding that into the curriculum.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts
“Learning how to learn” was a statement Vicki Davis uses to teach her students a way to learn. These words are simple but yet efficient. She has found many ways to allow her students to be involved and learn how to figure things out for themselves and actually enjoy it and that is successful teaching. There needs to be more teachers like Vicki Davis that allow their students to independently learn and use technology in order to do so. This video also opened my eyes to how far behind I am in learning how to use technology.
It is definitely important to be familiar in all the different Microsoft systems. Another method of Vicki Davis’s teaching method was that how she allowed them to teach each other. It is one thing to learn how to do it and then turn around and be able to explain how you did it to other people. High school students are probably more informed about technology than me, which scares me because I am already behind the new generation of information. Cell phones and internet are the constantly improving and always in use by millions in our world today, including children under the age of fifteen. Vicki Davis has the right mind in teaching her students who will most likely be better prepared if they leave the small rural area of Georgia.
It amazes me how little I had any idea that elementary students were becoming more and more technologically taught. It is definitely useful to them and is a necessity in today’s world. It is ridiculous that there are that many statistics able to be made. Also it went to show that Americans need to step it up if we don’t want to be controlled by the Asians, who are clearly way ahead of our learning skills.
Children as young as eight have there own ipad, cellphone, DS gamers, digital cameras and all different types of technology and they haven’t even reached an age of double digits. My cousins who are under the age of ten own many of these things and understand how to use them for the most part. Kids these days don’t even know what a disposable camera is and wonder why they instantly can’t see their picture. It’s amazing how much this world is changing and if I want to be an educator than I need to be educated better with technology in order to keep up with the process of the world.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
As I watched this short little story about Mr. Winkle waking up a hundred years later to find that the world has changed drastically he could hardly take it, but then he found a school and they are exactly the same even a hundred years later. Although this may be true it’s been difficult to change the way the world does things because not everyone likes change. All it takes is a voice to stand up and begin to change the way school systems work and I think that’s what the video was trying to get across. since the world is developing more and more technology everyday then why aren’t we teaching more and more of it in our schools?
Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Sir Ken Robinson uses his humor to get the audience’s attention which allowed me to actually want to hear what he had to say; other than the fact that I have to write a paragraph about it. Picasso says, “All children are born artist” and then Sir Ken stated that children are educated out of being artist. I agree with Ken on how our schools are only teaching one side of the brain. Children need to be educated in ways were they can express their imaginations. It just occurred to me that the statement is indeed true and the world today has pushed the idea of creativity and imagination out of the education system. Sir Ken’s title of the video was “Schools Kill Creativity” and those words didn’t come alive until after he mentioned it and I read the title once more.
Also he told a story about Gillian Lynne who discovered herself as a dancer but might have been diagnosed with a mental disorder because she couldn’t sit still and learn. Although this could be the case for many children it is hard to actually see if these children have a disorder or if they are simply misbehaving because they don’t want to do the work. I am not a doctor or a teacher yet so I haven’t worked with children enough to know or see the difference. If this is the case and children are being deprived of their natural abilities because the school systems are forcing them to learn in a classroom then there is definitely something wrong with our school systems and I am curious to learn how to help these students succeed without medication.
A Vision for the 21st Century Learning
Although this video was very short it got a point across and grabbed your attention. I enjoyed the slideshow of pictures because it really made me interested and explained exactly what was being said. This video was trying to convince the new generation that video games are the new teaching method. It convinced me for sure because thinking back as a student I never really was good at learning from lectures and studying facts. I am a hand on person who needs to either see what I am learning or know how to apply it in order for it to stay in my brain. Once I have learned how to do something once then I won’t forget how to do it again.
I think a video game might be able to teach these children something better than a book can because that is what excites children these days. Even though it’s not important to only teach the way the students want but it is important to teach successfully in any way that they can learn. As I continue to observe young children I have noticed that each one has some kind of electronic device. It amazes me how children under the age of eight know how to use a computer and I didn’t learn until almost high school. Technology is the new generation of learning and if a video game can help these children learn then our schools need to consider adding that into the curriculum.
Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts
“Learning how to learn” was a statement Vicki Davis uses to teach her students a way to learn. These words are simple but yet efficient. She has found many ways to allow her students to be involved and learn how to figure things out for themselves and actually enjoy it and that is successful teaching. There needs to be more teachers like Vicki Davis that allow their students to independently learn and use technology in order to do so. This video also opened my eyes to how far behind I am in learning how to use technology.
It is definitely important to be familiar in all the different Microsoft systems. Another method of Vicki Davis’s teaching method was that how she allowed them to teach each other. It is one thing to learn how to do it and then turn around and be able to explain how you did it to other people. High school students are probably more informed about technology than me, which scares me because I am already behind the new generation of information. Cell phones and internet are the constantly improving and always in use by millions in our world today, including children under the age of fifteen. Vicki Davis has the right mind in teaching her students who will most likely be better prepared if they leave the small rural area of Georgia.
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