Wednesday, February 27, 2013
PLN Progress Report
I'm not real sure on my PLN but I do know that I do not plan on using Twitter, Blogger or any of these things if I do become a teacher. I will use my fellow colleagues the school principle, family members, and my old teachers that I keep in contact with if I were to ever need help with anything. As for certain technology programs to actually use in the class room I cant really say right now because I'm sure there will be a new hot thing when I start to teach and it is always changing.
February C4K
PJ
PJ is a 5 year student at Pt England School in Auckland, NZ and is in Mrs. Lavakula's class.
On February 14th PJ posted a video that he had made on his iPad. It was titled "All About Me" Even though it was only 7 slides I learned a lot about him. He is Somoan, likes Spiderman and Chris Brown and either really likes his teacher or just trying to get some brownie points because he threw in she is cool! : )
Brandon
Brandon is in Ms. Vannoy's first grade class and on January 3rd 2013 Brandon expressed how much he loves Christmas because he got a lot of cars. I wish I got some cars..well a real car for Christmas. I did tell him that I did get some cool stuff for Christmas though.
They seem like pretty cool kids but I never really know what I am suppose to write on a 6 year old's blog post that is one sentence long!!??
PJ is a 5 year student at Pt England School in Auckland, NZ and is in Mrs. Lavakula's class.
On February 14th PJ posted a video that he had made on his iPad. It was titled "All About Me" Even though it was only 7 slides I learned a lot about him. He is Somoan, likes Spiderman and Chris Brown and either really likes his teacher or just trying to get some brownie points because he threw in she is cool! : )
Brandon
Brandon is in Ms. Vannoy's first grade class and on January 3rd 2013 Brandon expressed how much he loves Christmas because he got a lot of cars. I wish I got some cars..well a real car for Christmas. I did tell him that I did get some cool stuff for Christmas though.
They seem like pretty cool kids but I never really know what I am suppose to write on a 6 year old's blog post that is one sentence long!!??
Blog Post 7
Randy Pausch
Pausch says how you need to have specific dreams! I agree because dreams are the same as goals and I think they are very important to have because it keeps you headed in the right direction. And for dreams they will always be there and they can always grow into something bigger and better. I like when Mr. Pausch says that you do not have to be the smartest to lead. Most leaders are never the smartest, to be able to be a good leader you have to know when you are wrong and just be able to work together and get everyone to work together to find the right answer/solution. If the leader is always right it makes it hard for anyone to follow I think. Pausch mentions how in a lot of his dreams he would hit "brick walls" I think that those brick was are there for a reason. To test ones dedication and strength. If you are always handed everything and not having to work for it or fight through something, how is that rewarding?!
Some of Randy Pausch's techniques were to help others and have loyalty along with having child like wonders with a never giving up attitude. I think these are all great ideas. And I would want to practice all of them in my classroom as well.
I loved all of Mr. Pausch's teaching methods. Being good at something instead of everything. If you try to be good at everything will can't really excel at one thing, and quit frankly I just think that it would get to be to much. He also says to work hard, and to always be prepared. He then says to find the good in everybody. Everybody has some good, some may have lot and some you may have to look for. But you should always try to find the good in everybody!
Pausch says how you need to have specific dreams! I agree because dreams are the same as goals and I think they are very important to have because it keeps you headed in the right direction. And for dreams they will always be there and they can always grow into something bigger and better. I like when Mr. Pausch says that you do not have to be the smartest to lead. Most leaders are never the smartest, to be able to be a good leader you have to know when you are wrong and just be able to work together and get everyone to work together to find the right answer/solution. If the leader is always right it makes it hard for anyone to follow I think. Pausch mentions how in a lot of his dreams he would hit "brick walls" I think that those brick was are there for a reason. To test ones dedication and strength. If you are always handed everything and not having to work for it or fight through something, how is that rewarding?!
Some of Randy Pausch's techniques were to help others and have loyalty along with having child like wonders with a never giving up attitude. I think these are all great ideas. And I would want to practice all of them in my classroom as well.
I loved all of Mr. Pausch's teaching methods. Being good at something instead of everything. If you try to be good at everything will can't really excel at one thing, and quit frankly I just think that it would get to be to much. He also says to work hard, and to always be prepared. He then says to find the good in everybody. Everybody has some good, some may have lot and some you may have to look for. But you should always try to find the good in everybody!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Blog Post 6
The network student
I think that is is pretty good and cool to be able to contact whoever you want to get help for random things via the web, but can you trust it?! I'd probably say not very often. Id say it is probably more just used for inspiration and some class room ideas but not so much for assignments.
They ask why they even need a network teacher?! They say it is because they need someone to TEACH them how to build this network and how to take advantage of these opportunities. Then the other things the teacher would be there for would be guidance, how to communicate and to ask for help, how to pick out good information instead of false or bad and then to turn web search into a scavenger hunt. And then she is there to help put together all the information.
I think I will be able to be a networked teacher in the sense that I can help the children utilize the web and new technology classes. But as for me using it with blogging or anything that probably wont happen. If I need help or inspiration for anything I hope to be able to go to my fellow colleagues or the principle. I also have almost all of my teachers that I had in school that I still talk to and converse about new teaching ideas, along with many family members that are teachers.
I think that is is pretty good and cool to be able to contact whoever you want to get help for random things via the web, but can you trust it?! I'd probably say not very often. Id say it is probably more just used for inspiration and some class room ideas but not so much for assignments.
They ask why they even need a network teacher?! They say it is because they need someone to TEACH them how to build this network and how to take advantage of these opportunities. Then the other things the teacher would be there for would be guidance, how to communicate and to ask for help, how to pick out good information instead of false or bad and then to turn web search into a scavenger hunt. And then she is there to help put together all the information.
I think I will be able to be a networked teacher in the sense that I can help the children utilize the web and new technology classes. But as for me using it with blogging or anything that probably wont happen. If I need help or inspiration for anything I hope to be able to go to my fellow colleagues or the principle. I also have almost all of my teachers that I had in school that I still talk to and converse about new teaching ideas, along with many family members that are teachers.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Project 6
I do not want to participate on putting up videos on the internet so I will make it into a blog instead.
My name is Bailey Baker I am a student at University of South Alabama. My sentence is "Have and impact on someones life..for the better, in hopes it will also change mine for the better!!"
My name is Bailey Baker I am a student at University of South Alabama. My sentence is "Have and impact on someones life..for the better, in hopes it will also change mine for the better!!"
Blog Post 5
If you built a school.
Mrs. Krissy is a 10 year educator. After years of teaching elementary she is now in her passion of special education. I think that she is a very gifted person and very very creative and brings that to her classroom. You can tell she is so creative and spontaneous by her "If you built a school" blog on November 13, 2012. She describes her school, and there is literally not a dull moment or a single white wall in the entire school. She encourages self creativity and student collaboration. I love when Krissy says that a grade level should not depend on an age but on readiness and ability. Smarts and schooling should not be based on your age but on your readiness, because I know many people that are smarter than an older brother or sister but they are not advanced to another grade because of their age. So in a way we are holding back children and not letting them be the best they can be because we are trying to make everyone average.
Eric Whitcare
I think that Eric's choir class was neat but again I think that it is taking away from human interaction and it is making all those children lazy. Sit at home in your bed and sing a song then send me the video, I do not think that was very good teaching and again making the children lazy. We already have a problem with this in America so we are just making it worst with this kind of teaching. <---that was my initial reaction
After I watched the NPR interview I did change my point of view a little bit. I think it is cool that they have the people from all over the world. However...is this an elective, an after school program, or something just for fun. If it is just for fun sure go for it, it could be a good time, but if it is for school education I do not know how that would work. If you have one person at one school that wants to be apart of this how will they be able to get the times right with the other children all over the world and how will they be able to pay a teacher to sit in a class with one student? I know this kind of thing would of never happened at my small school because we didn't even have enough money to have some extra elective class.
I guess I am split down the middle on this Digital Choir thing.
Kevin Roberts
I think that Mr. Roberts thinks that teaching int he 21st century is not much different. Is stead of teaching children how to use paper and pencils and how to manage it int he classroom we now have to exchange that for iPads and iPhones. Children can almost literally find anything they want to at their finger tips and since they can, teachers are here just to filter it and to help put it in to real life situations and how to use it collaboratively and educationally. It will change education in they way that now teacher MUST know how to use technology because it will be everywhere. As a teacher you always want to have an answer for your student that comes to you and even if you are not using technology in your classroom I'm sure that they will have a question about it that they will expect you to answer.
Flipping the classroom
I think that Katie Gimbar flipping the classroom was a pretty good idea. She set up the flipping of the classroom in order to get bring all of the children together. In the classroom you will always have a couple kids that are ahead of the assignment and bored with the teaching, the ones that are behind because the teacher before just passed them along with out actually knowing the information and the children that are focused and need all the teachers help to get the present material. Mrs. Gimbar's flip makes it to where the kids that are behind can look at the assignment that will be in next class and go ahead and do some practice work and get caught up. And for the kids that are ahead it gives them more material to practice on.
Mrs. Krissy is a 10 year educator. After years of teaching elementary she is now in her passion of special education. I think that she is a very gifted person and very very creative and brings that to her classroom. You can tell she is so creative and spontaneous by her "If you built a school" blog on November 13, 2012. She describes her school, and there is literally not a dull moment or a single white wall in the entire school. She encourages self creativity and student collaboration. I love when Krissy says that a grade level should not depend on an age but on readiness and ability. Smarts and schooling should not be based on your age but on your readiness, because I know many people that are smarter than an older brother or sister but they are not advanced to another grade because of their age. So in a way we are holding back children and not letting them be the best they can be because we are trying to make everyone average.
Eric Whitcare
I think that Eric's choir class was neat but again I think that it is taking away from human interaction and it is making all those children lazy. Sit at home in your bed and sing a song then send me the video, I do not think that was very good teaching and again making the children lazy. We already have a problem with this in America so we are just making it worst with this kind of teaching. <---that was my initial reaction
After I watched the NPR interview I did change my point of view a little bit. I think it is cool that they have the people from all over the world. However...is this an elective, an after school program, or something just for fun. If it is just for fun sure go for it, it could be a good time, but if it is for school education I do not know how that would work. If you have one person at one school that wants to be apart of this how will they be able to get the times right with the other children all over the world and how will they be able to pay a teacher to sit in a class with one student? I know this kind of thing would of never happened at my small school because we didn't even have enough money to have some extra elective class.
I guess I am split down the middle on this Digital Choir thing.
Kevin Roberts
I think that Mr. Roberts thinks that teaching int he 21st century is not much different. Is stead of teaching children how to use paper and pencils and how to manage it int he classroom we now have to exchange that for iPads and iPhones. Children can almost literally find anything they want to at their finger tips and since they can, teachers are here just to filter it and to help put it in to real life situations and how to use it collaboratively and educationally. It will change education in they way that now teacher MUST know how to use technology because it will be everywhere. As a teacher you always want to have an answer for your student that comes to you and even if you are not using technology in your classroom I'm sure that they will have a question about it that they will expect you to answer.
Flipping the classroom
I think that Katie Gimbar flipping the classroom was a pretty good idea. She set up the flipping of the classroom in order to get bring all of the children together. In the classroom you will always have a couple kids that are ahead of the assignment and bored with the teaching, the ones that are behind because the teacher before just passed them along with out actually knowing the information and the children that are focused and need all the teachers help to get the present material. Mrs. Gimbar's flip makes it to where the kids that are behind can look at the assignment that will be in next class and go ahead and do some practice work and get caught up. And for the kids that are ahead it gives them more material to practice on.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Project #3 C4T
Steven Wheeler
Steven's post on January 21st 2013 was about "Telling your story." He and some of his colleagues with their students saw the need of a closer well to a village in Gambia so the children would not have to walk as far for water and so they would be able to go to school instead of working. So together they raised some money for that to happen. He also shows how you can put images on blogger instead of just text. He showed a couple really good pictures that he took in Gambia of some of the people. I love taking and looking at pictures because you can capture so much more in one photo than you can in a paragraph of text. I think that was what he was trying to do as well.
I commented on his photography skills and that I thought raising the money for a new well was great and how there needs to be more people like him out there to help other people and countries.
Steven's post on January 21st 2013 was about "Telling your story." He and some of his colleagues with their students saw the need of a closer well to a village in Gambia so the children would not have to walk as far for water and so they would be able to go to school instead of working. So together they raised some money for that to happen. He also shows how you can put images on blogger instead of just text. He showed a couple really good pictures that he took in Gambia of some of the people. I love taking and looking at pictures because you can capture so much more in one photo than you can in a paragraph of text. I think that was what he was trying to do as well.
I commented on his photography skills and that I thought raising the money for a new well was great and how there needs to be more people like him out there to help other people and countries.
On February 9th 2013 Mr. Wheeler blogs "Being Negroponte" Negroponte is an author of a book Mr. Wheeler wrote that he says "changed his view of the world" Negroponte in the early 90's talking about what the world will be "...when newspapers, movies, music, television, photography, and a host of other media would reside exclusively within the digital domain."
Mr. Wheeler then got to meet Nic Negroponte for dinner at a learning technologies conference. He got to hear about his life and all his plans such as, 1 Laptop Per Child (1LPC). They have gave out over 2.5 million laptops to 40 different countries
Negroponte's ideas and 1LCP are great ideas and I think that it is cool that Mr. Wheeler got very inspired by this guy when he read his book in the early 90's. Mr. Wheeler seems like he would be a pretty cool dude and is a good mentor/ teacher to many.
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