tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56488474013375611452024-02-07T22:28:16.443-08:00Emma Elwell's EDM 310 Class BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-43752629948035975472014-04-30T16:16:00.001-07:002014-04-30T16:16:22.654-07:00Blog Post #15 Final Reflection<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WzNVw1EuQbE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-80529378073572655702014-04-30T14:01:00.002-07:002014-04-30T14:01:47.121-07:00Project #16<center><b>Our iBook</b></center>
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Our iBook has a Peter Pan theme and consists of collaborative work within our group along with individual projects and blog posts that we were assigned throughout the semester in EDM310. Our group name is San Francisco and our group members are Emily Huff, me (Emma Elwell), Briley Lovett, and Lauren Reid.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-4462451344923796812014-04-25T08:43:00.002-07:002014-04-25T08:43:51.131-07:00C4T #4Angela Maiers blog post, <i><a href="http://www.angelamaiers.com/2014/03/broke-busted-and-disgusted-can-we-spare-students-this-fate.html">Broke, Busted, and Disgusted-Can We Spare Students This Fate?</a></i>, focuses on liberating your genius from the bondage of debt. No one wants to waste time and a lot of money to go to school for something you do not love. That just piles on the debt, especially if you are not finically capable of making money saving decision. Maiers expresses how important it is to teach student's as much as you now know to benefit them in the future.
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In her most recent post, <i><a href="http://www.angelamaiers.com/2014/04/choose2matter-live-comes-to-estherville-iowa-please-follow-along.html">Choose2Matter LIVE</a></i>, she describes the conferences she has been traveling to. She begins with asking her audience, "What matters most to you and why?". There is no right or easy way to answer this to most students. The process of answering this question is the first step in unlocking the unique genius in each student, by focusing them on their values and purpose, and fostering self-awareness. Students have learned that each of them has a unique genius to contribute to the world, teachers have remembered why they chose education as a profession, and everyone who has witnessed one of these experiences has been utterly transformed.
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My second assigned student for April is <i><a href="http://pesteijah.blogspot.com/"> Teija</a></i>. She is in Miss Nalder's year 4 class also at the Pt England School in Auckland New Zealand! Her blog post is about legan and illegal images. She states that she knows her pictures are legal because she uses the insert tool to search for a legal image that then inserts into your draft of your blog post! I didn't know you could do this! This is very informative, fast, and most importantly legal! great job Teija!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-85433345911184031802014-04-17T18:17:00.003-07:002014-04-24T07:18:58.824-07:00Blog Post #13Instructions: Watch Doris Fromberg's youtube video <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhpM_jbVopo">What Kindergarten Should Be</a></i> and write a blog post on what you learned from this TED lecture. This assigned is specifically for Elementary Education majors who wish to teach kindergarten.
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<b>My Blog Post:</b>
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Doris Fromberg starts off her <i>What Should Kindergarten Be?</i> lecture with the obvious fact that children should learn concepts and skills in direct ways. Everyone needs to consider that young children learn in different ways, comparing physical experiences and comparing interactions with other people and their own feelings. They learn a lot through their imagination and pretense. Fromberg states, "engage in pretense". Research shows that high fantasy children, children whose families have pretended with them, tend to have more patience. Those high fantasy kids also are better with connecting making and are more pretensive. You always seem to see early childhood students sitting on the floor playing with building blocks. What other term for them than building blocks! Because physical activity with 3D materials is creating the spacial perception that they will need to understand concepts in some of the following subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and geography.
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The subject of surprising experiences really caught my attention in Doris Fromberg's lecture. If you have a group of students and you ask them which magnet with collect the most paper clips, they will more than likely chose the bigger magnet. Those students would normally pick the bigger magnet because they associate bigger things with stronger things. Therefore the bigger magnet will collect the most paper clips. But if you surprise your students by telling them that the correct answer is the smaller magnet, they don't expect it. This allows them to experience it and learn from it. So they expect, experience, and then compare surprise, learning, and assessment. Fromberg states that professional kindergarten teachers are always assessing their students to see how to further challenge them. Because if children feel competent, they know the possibility of them succeeding. Then they can continue forward with a higher percentage of dealing with an occasional setback easier.
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Doris Fromberg's lecture was very interesting and extremely well spoken,as are all TED lectures. But she makes some very valuable points for kindergarten specifically. Furthermore her lecture is very informational and I recommend everyone take time to watch it if kindergarten interests you!
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Assistive technology is any object or system that increases or maintains the capabilities of people with disabilities, therefore these would be highly used in special education classes. Despite the high need for these technologies in special education classrooms, they would also be used in any classroom as well. For example, you may have a student who cannot see as well as others, so simply using an enlarged keyboard in the classroom can help.
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A lot of assistive technology used in the classroom that most people have heard of are alternate input devices. These alternate input devices allow individuals to control their computers through means other than a standard keyboard or pointing device. These technologies include: alternative keyboards, electronic pointing devices, wands and sticks, joysticks, and touch screens. The one that I foundd most important in a classroom with disabled children would be wands and sticks. Some disabled children have a hard time using their motor skills. So any other alternative in general is good; however, a wand or stick can increase their mobility along with their knowledge. If a student had limited mobility another great assistive technology would be a voice recognition program. These programs allow for students to put data into their computer via command than to use the mouse or keyboard.
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While watching, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk31xOMGSWM&list=PL1LmVhEG4FCg3ckSeV9Wq3r7Fp0Ee7Nvq&feature=plcp">Teaching Math To The Blind</a></i>, I was incredibly intrigued by how hard it is to teach math to the blind. Although it is difficult it is not impossible. Professor Karshmer explains they use little tiles, like game pieces in Scrabble, that have braille on one side and visible numbers on the other side. These blocks allow blind students to line up the numbers when adding and subtracting. The blocks used in the classroom are put onto a grid that will map onto the visual cortex with a two dimensional math problem. Another thing you can do with the blocks is scan them and the computer will say out loud the number that is on the tile. What an awesome way to teach the blind and it is very creative! I enjoyed learning about this so much because I have never heard of it!
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It is so important to teach all your kids to your best ability. If that means using assistive technology, then so be it! These methods and devices are created to help those specific students who are disabled. I would definitely use these in any of my future classroom.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-56650995240287089402014-04-06T22:11:00.000-07:002014-04-17T18:22:08.282-07:00Blog Post #11<center><i><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZegAW7d8KTs-mTleipXnbH-Cah3nyh_iwoWy2PAPGYU/edit">Collaborative Blog Post</a></i></center>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-6153053234712412552014-04-06T17:48:00.000-07:002014-04-06T18:23:02.655-07:00Project #10<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aM_nvVQ_kLw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<br /><br />My interview for this assignment is with my Aunt, who is also a third grade teacher at Bonnie Ecole Elementary in Slidell, Louisiana. Mrs. Kathy Fortier has been teaching for thirty three years and thought she would be perfect for my interview! I chose to use both project-based learning and the use of technology in the classroom as topics for our interview.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-11313497131559911342014-04-02T19:49:00.001-07:002014-04-02T19:49:32.592-07:00C4K MarchMy first C4K student I was assigned was <i><a href="http://littlevoiceslittlescholars.blogspot.com/search/label/Nahea">Nahea</i></a>. Her recording was the first one she had ever done! Her story was about all the things she can do on the ipad. I am personally so proud of such a young person who has accomplished that and then be able to share it with us all the way from Auckland, New Zealand!
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My next assigned student in Auckland, New Zealand was <i><a href="http://pescharlesc.blogspot.com/">Charles</a></i>. Charles is in Class 9 at Pt England School. His blog post was about his swimming lesson. He does a great job using adjectives to describe every little thing about what leads up to the swimming lesson and the swimming lesson itself. He also adds a reflection at the end of his blog post. His reflection was,"I think I did very good today". Charles seems like such a bright young boy who has such a positive outlook.
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My third and final student assigned for march was <i><a href="http://pesbyront.blogspot.com/">Byron</a></i>. Byron has been blogging since class four and he is currently in class seven/eight. Byron's blog post contained most important points on the subject of warriors versus dragons. It is such a great thing that student's can recognize what main points make up a summary. Or to be able to pinpoint the most valuable information in a certain topic.
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I really enjoyed reading my assigned blog posts from the students all the way from Auckland, New Zealand. They show such promise in their work and it is really something these young students are technologically advanced. They are probably more tech savvy than some college students. In that case, these young scholars have substantially impressed me!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-4458853779256388902014-04-01T17:23:00.000-07:002014-04-01T17:23:55.141-07:00C4T #3
Brian Bennet's first post, <i><a href="http://www.brianbennett.org/blog/problem-evolution/">The Problem with Evolution</a></i>, discusses that sometimes teachers will go over subjects in the classroom that are just to vague. Since the subjects are so vague it is harder for the students to grasp the content of the material and really learn from it. Bennet then brings up the simulation called PhET Simulations. "They're interactive models of topics like evolution, but also chemistry, earth science, and physics, among others. These would be very helpful if you're in a science classroom. These simulation use repetitiveness which makes kids think it's a game. The simulations keep students engaged and lets kids enjoy learning.
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Bennett's second post, <i><a href="http://www.brianbennett.org/blog/living-connected-life/">Living the Connected Life</a></i>, he describes the anxiety you get when you are not being able to know what is going around you all the time. For example, not being on your cell phone texting, tweeting, and face-booking. he also states that the use of all of these social medias increases your PLN. So, when you aren't connected you are missing out on some PLN opportunities. I really enjoyed both of Brian BEnnett's blog posts that I read. I really enjoy when I am able to connect to a fellow blogger!
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This project is another individual lesson plan based on the subject of health. It is a lesson plan specifically designed for third or fourth graders. It lasts up to two days, but can last up to three days if you need it to. The class is taught all about the food pyramid and the simple fact that humans need nutrients for the body. This lesson plan is great to instill in young kids so they can maintain a healthy lifestyle! To view the lesson plan, you can go to my <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/emmaelwelledm310/">Google site</a></i>.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-9380404317140976642014-03-26T20:07:00.002-07:002014-03-26T20:07:26.684-07:00Project #12 Part A<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/uG5ejquT-Mc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-46002717152323396602014-03-25T19:09:00.002-07:002014-03-25T19:09:56.982-07:00Blog Post #10<center><b>What Can We Learn From Sir Ken Robinson?</center></b>
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Sir Ken Robinson's lecture, <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LelXa3U_I">Bring On the Learning Revolution!</a></i>, was absolutely engaging, extremely relatable, and funny. However, most importantly informational. He makes very valid points toward education in today's generation. Robinson states in his lecture that education should be changed. In order to do that, normally we would change it or fix what is wrong. However, in <i>Bring On the Learning Revolution</i>, the better solution would be to start new again. This brings the solution to a revolution for education. Robinson uses the saying,"rise with it not to it", which I love. It shows that you must start anew and act anew, by creating new ways for education.
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One of the most important things I took from Sir Ken Robinson's speech was how the world sees education. For example, everyone graduates college in four years. I personally can relate to that because everyone learns differently. Which can lead to being a little behind others or more ahead than some peers. Society needs to know that it is okay to not be on a strict schedule when trying to complete school. You can get a degree right out of high school, or 20 years later. Human flourishing is not a mechanical process. You cannot predict the outcome of human development. Also, timing should not matter because as Robinson says,"a three-year old is not half of a six-year old". A three-year old is a three-year old, someone who may or not know things depending on what they have come across since entering the world. Once again, everyone learns everything differently and definitely at their own pace.
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Sir Robinson's states the perfect example for how our generation is so technological. He asks the audience who all is over and under the age of twenty-five. After that, he asks, out of the above twenty-five year old age group, who is wearing a wristwatch. Someone who was over the age of twenty-five in the year 2010 was not born in such a technology savvy generation. Therefore, they have never depended on their phone for time. Those people depend on their wristwatch. Robinson has a twenty year old daughter and she stated to him that she does not need a watch due to the fact that it only does one thing. This is a prime example why our generation today is advanced in technology. Next, he talks about passion. He defines passion as something that excites our soul and that it is different in every person. Passion is when you enjoy something so much that an hour feels like five minutes. It is doing what you love. I love that Robinson mentioned that into his lecture because it is important to try and do what you love with your life.
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Robinson's speech made a huge impact on me. I have never been able to relate so much with a lecture that we have been assigned to. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to connect with a speaker like that, and then being able to learn so much from it. I will carry what I have learned from Sir Ken Robinson's lecture into my teaching days and make sure to incorporate them into every day life and to always remember to keep my passion in mind.
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In the <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdHvzSb6AQ">first video</a></i> with Mrs. Cassidy, She talks about many different things. Mrs. Kathy Cassidy is a 1st grade teacher and firmly believes that technology is an important factor within the classroom. Although her administrative staff doesn't discourage or encourage her directly, the parents of her student's find the technology a positive thing in the classroom. It allows for an audience and for the students to reflect on their own work. Most importantly, parents like the online work so that they are able to see the progress that their own children have made in the class. That is such a huge deal for parents to see their children achieving greatness. Technology is not going to go away. In fact, it will just continue to impact our classrooms more and more as technology progresses. Cassidy says kids and technology go hand in hand. So, the first graders sometimes seem to know more about some online programs than most of my peers do. It's amazing how fast they can pick up on online programs and it's because technology is a part of the every day life now.
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During the <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePznBZkzt4A">second video</a></i>, Cassidy makes a very good point of how to begin using technology in the classroom. It is good to start with what you are most interested in. For example, if you are interested in video you can start with iMovie or YouTube. Another example would be to use Blogger if you're interest is writing for your students. This is a very good place to start with your students. Then, once you start you can progress and add in more programs to your every day lessons. In the <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlAUsEXlBas">last video</a></i>, she answers questions from John Strange's students. Cassidy informs us about how often she uses blogging. You can use Blogger every day in the classroom, once a week, or even once a month. When using Blogger, you can blog individually or as a group. These are different methods you can use in the classroom to accomplish different academic goals. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Skype sessions with Mrs. Cassidy and I can definitely say I learned from them. I'm learning so much in this course to use in my future classroom and I can't wait to put all of it into action.
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The first learning and communicating tool I discovered was <i><a href="https://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a></i>. Edmodo is a online facebook-like environment where classes can connect online. It is very similar to blogger because you can access what other teachers are doing in their classrooms, collaborate on assignments, and discover new resources. Edmodo is used to get students excited about learning and keeping them engaged. Using tools online does help educational purposes more enjoyable for students. Kids these days love Facebook. So why not use a similar technological tool for learning? Technology creates a initiative to learn.
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My favorite by far is <i><a href="https://grockit.com/">Grockit</a></i>. This is a website for online study sessions. On Grockit you can study for your every day class test or even your ACT or SAT. Grockit is most beneficial for college level students. Grockit is convenient, no boring classrooms and lectures! Grockit predicts your score based on your answers and tracks your performances and improvements, projecting accurate score improvements. Grockit study plans provide practice tests, personalized insight into your weak subject areas, review of your work, and the right tutor to help you. This is perfect for any struggling college student, including myself. Which is the most important reason why Grockit is my new favorite learning and communicating tool.
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These two tools seemed most important to me because I feel like I would really use them. Finding these was fun because I did not know they even had tools like this. Usually I only hear about tools from my professors, but it was awesome being able to go find them all on my own. Especially to look for ones that I can use in the future or specifically for certain subject while I'm currently enrolled in college courses. It is very rewarding to find and be able to use these today and for the rest of my educational experiences.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-69276449042549960732014-03-16T07:58:00.003-07:002014-03-16T07:58:38.590-07:00C4T #2
The teacher's blog I was chosen to this week was Andrea Hernandez. Her blog <i><a href= "http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/">Authentic Literature</a></i> talk about her "parent connect sessions" every month. These sessions are where a small but dedicated group of parents joined us to discuss a variety of topics related to changes in learning and how their school would respond to those changes. Hernandez says that this "promotes initiatives, as that small group of parents acted as ambassadors spreading vital positivity and understanding throughout the parent community." This really opens up a great opportunity to be the best because of the parent's and teacher's opinions.
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Andrea Hernandez's next blog, <i><a href="http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/">A Teacher's Ode to Read-Alouds</a></i>. First of all, Hernandez believes that reading aloud is a vital tool for teaching anything and everything about reading. Reading out loud offers great opportunities to discuss vocabulary strategies! Vocabulary strategies used in the classrooms are things like the word wall. The word wall is where student's pick a word from the read aloud, that they might not know, and try to find a synonym of the word that they do know. Reading aloud also gives the opportunity for assignments afterwards, such as written responses and discussion. I loved reading this blog because I have never had this point of view on reading aloud in the classroom. It's a great perspective and has really inspired me to use this in my future classroom. Along with every blog post from Andrea Hernandez, they have all inspired me to use her ideas in my classroom!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-81361886166753689332014-03-12T12:57:00.000-07:002014-03-12T12:57:45.748-07:00Project #9<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hA7rMZhj6IA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-4178604028539777302014-03-02T20:08:00.003-08:002014-03-02T20:08:58.087-08:00Project #13
My group, San Francisco, created our <i><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rhfD2C9Q-w1_2TDy6e0LgnmMFqYmpBN1vtIkNSk6FE8/edit">Lesson Plan #1</a></i> on the subject of second grade science. The goal for our lesson plan is to bring forth as much information about the solar system to our students as we can. It is a project designed to last a week with a maximum of two hours a day to work on the assignments. Tasks that are assigned to this project include: physical characteristics of each planet that is assigned to each group, the distance each planet if from each other, and to be able to recreate a 3D model of assigned planet.
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Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon who developed pancreatic cancer and was only given a few more months to live. Randy Pausch says, "If you have one last lecture, what would you teach about?". Randy chose to teach about achieving your childhood dreams. His <i><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/">last lecture</a></i> tells us a lot about what we can learn about teaching and learning. Taking advice from a World Book author and a creator of virtual realities wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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Pausch's last lecture is very engaging while very amusing. He first brings up the importance of brick walls. Brick walls let us prove how badly we want things. How bad will you strive for success? What if something gets in your way? If something does get in your way of something you want. Randy says don't let it stop you from achieving your dreams; therefore, knock the brick wall down. Pausch continues his lecture with the importance of criticism. People in your life only criticize because they care. You have a problem if your teacher stop criticizing you. Its a sign they have given on the success you can achieve. A very influential quote Randy Pausch states is,"experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted". That is nothing but the truth because you may not get everything in life you always dreamed of, but you got the journey it took to try and reach those dreams. It's all about finding the positivity in the journey to your dreams.
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Pausch introduces the act of a "head fake" in the classroom. A head fake is used to trick your student's into learning more than what they think they are. So your kids are learning algebra and after you have taught the lesson you assign practice homework. The practice homework is not due the same day as the lesson was taught, so it is up to your student's to complete the given work with a chosen group and have it turned in by a specific day and time. The fact that the assignment is outside of the classroom, and the students are divided into groups, it gives them a chance to learn much more than algebra. They have to learn organizational skills by creating time for their group to meet and complete the assignment. They learn teamwork by collaborating their knowledge and cooperation. Both organization and teamwork are inconspicuously taught while algebra is being taught. Head fakes are a great way for your students to learn indirectly!
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Randy Pausch had such a positive outlook on life and teaching. I definitely plan on using his tactics in the classroom. Out of the lecture I took great joy in learning about head fakes. Only because I had never thought of it that way, which will come in handy when using project based learning in my classroom. All of his ideas I can put to good use in my classroom in the future and it is a great opportunity to learn from such a well known expert.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-85631538124862679892014-02-27T17:16:00.001-08:002014-02-27T17:16:07.961-08:00C4K FebruaryMy first week of C4K assignment's was the student <i><a href="http://eleagles12.blogspot.com/2014/01/argumentative-writing-what-is-your.html#comment-form">Sophie</a></i>, her blog was a video that demonstrated step by step how to write a thesis statement. It's amazing such a young child can accomplish what I'm just now learning in college while blogging. Her video was very well done and extremely helpful. I, as a college student, still use thesis statement's when I write papers. Sometimes when I have written a paper in a while, I forgot how to go about creating my thesis statement. But Sophie's video is a very good reminder just in case I ever forget again!
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My next assignment was <i><a href="http://kidblog.org/Grade6Days1-2/7423affe-8dd1-4b7b-a3f9-095965a9b29c/a-little-about-you-survey/">Seth's</a></i> blog. Seth's blog post was a survey to learn a little bit more about me! The survey asks things like what my favorite dessert is and what games I like to play. Another interesting question was the population of the state I live in. I had no idea the state of Alabama had a population of 4822023! I guess you learn something new every day! His blog was different, it wasn't just something informative to read, but something I could actually participate in. Seth's blog post was by far my favorite because of how refreshing it was.
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<i><a href=http://kidblog.org/MrsBayersClass7-4/b9a40e09-d3a4-4952-8fe8-558dbd959f5b/trip-to-havana/>Sasha's</a></i> blog post was all about the city Havana, Cuba and how she had visited there with her family She states all the many things she got to do and see while visiting this beautiful city. Sasha describes how much she hopes she can go back and how much she really enjoyed seeing how the residents of Havana lived. What an amazing opportunity to go outside of the country! I hope to visit more cities out of the country as well.
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The anonymous author, <i><a href="http://kidblog.org/4thBlock-10/fb50cea0-6c66-42ae-85ec-cc06a65e8cc0/suspence-3/">LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL</a></i>, describes in his/her blog how the suspense was in one of his assignments. I think it's great that the author gives perspective on how he/she would react in that kind of situation. They keeps the reader involved in their post by asking how they would handle that type of situation. I love that the author engaged the reader.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05868521070169244422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648847401337561145.post-41715442337778134062014-02-20T16:44:00.002-08:002014-02-27T16:23:23.346-08:00Blog Post #6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LsREzvvXIzHZrtJJbK4h1Oud9be001KkUBlPgLoU-g3vyiusnZafXGhUC8I7Cvf8egZB46vQNSmWm6iMyMABCdvWPnkuW6FieoFQ7QsAghnEMhlOS23BHKD1bTOBLJzyJOC6Th_Cz-4/s1600/772899_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="PLN" title="http://teachersusingtech.weebly.com/" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LsREzvvXIzHZrtJJbK4h1Oud9be001KkUBlPgLoU-g3vyiusnZafXGhUC8I7Cvf8egZB46vQNSmWm6iMyMABCdvWPnkuW6FieoFQ7QsAghnEMhlOS23BHKD1bTOBLJzyJOC6Th_Cz-4/s200/772899_orig.jpg" /></a></div>
What is a PLN? A PLN stands for personal learning network, this network is the entire collection of people with whom you engage and exchange information online. People involved in your personal networks can be friends, family, peers, experts, and professors. Many teachers use personal learning networks to do many different things such as professional development and learning new technology to incorporate into their classrooms. PLN's use social networks like Twitter, Wiki, Facebook, blogs, and LinkedIn to communicate online. Along with professional development and learning new technologies, you can use PLN's to get lesson plans from master teachers and find links to interesting educational news. All of these things you can use in your classroom.
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Very few people make it onto my list of PLN's, but that is only temporary. As my education furthers I would like to gain more personal learning networks than right now. I do have the honor of Dr. Strange being one of my personal learning networks. He has taught me so much in the few weeks I have been in his class. He has furthered my knowledge more than I could have expected. All of the teacher's blogs I have been required to comment on have become a part of my personal learning network too! Only reading just one of their blog's has given me information I can put to use in my classroom when I become a teacher. PLN's can really help me in many ways when I do become a teacher. I'd love to pass the information I have gained about PLN's to my students, in hopes that they can get a jump start on their personal learning networks. Therefore, the internet can become a great source for them to use.
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PlN's can be formed piece by piece and in no hurry. Say you start with creating a <i><a href="https://twitter.com/">Twitter</a></i> account, and then you can build from there. Explore the Twitter world and then add another piece to you personal learning network, like <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a></i>. You can add something you have seen someone else has used or you can choose to try something new all on your own. The next step would be to fully branch out into the social networks to gain more people into your personal learning network. Since I am a lifelong learner, the tools I use now for my PLN will be updated by the time I am a teacher. So in the future I would love to use blogging as a way to connect with other educators on how their project based learning classrooms are going. PLN's are a great way to share what you have accomplished in your classroom and learn new information you may not have known!
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In the sequel, <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCjeN6Hzvs">Project Based Learning Part Two</a></i>, Capps is at it again! This video is a continuation of PBL, and starts off with the fact that everything does not go as planned! That's ok, and it's definitely okay to accommodate yourself with alternate assignments if given the obstacle. Project based learning really gives student's a sense of pride and ownership over their work, which really makes them excited about learning! It gives student's an opportunity to not be trapped with busy work in the classroom, giving them every reason to be engaged in learning.
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My first thought when I saw the title of the video, <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFPjVtUJ9Vk">iCurio</a></i>, is that I have no earthly idea what this is and I'm about to learn something new! iCurio is a online search engine where you can look up media, audio, and video, kid friendly, information. It is also filtered for educational purposes to where younger grade levels can have access to the web. All grades can use iCurio, because it is full of information! One of the great aspects of iCurio is the storage capacity. It allows student's to organize the material they have discovered, giving them the opportunity to come back to it later. Since it is a login based tool, student's can access iCurio whenever they want to! Even if it is after class time, because sometimes you get wrapped up in what you're learning and then the bell rings!
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In the next video, <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUadLUEHY4I&feature=c4-overview&list=UUBhoQHFgz0SbhN48mBipPlQ">Discovery Education</a></i>, is a short but sweet video on a special tool for project based learning. This tool brings experts into the classroom video. Students listen and watch more than they read and write these days. So informational videos are a good educational, project based learning tool. It really is a good tool for bringing text alive and giving the student's an enhance research experience.
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In the next video, <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqqmq_hEPms">Don't Teach Tech-Use It</a></i>, it's is saying to not teach technology, introduce it! You want your students to be introduced to different tools online so one day they can combine all of them into a project. It gives them the opportunity to be creative and express themselves. While you can't expect perfection the first time around, the video states that you can guarantee some student's efforts will surprise you!
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In the final video of this assignment, <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3uKpOKQwA">Additional Thought About Lessons</a></i>, it explains the four component of lessons. A lesson is four layers thick and in those layers is what your lesson needs to cover in the time period of a year. So the four components are yearly, and then you have units within that year. In those units your lessons should be broken down into weeks, and then from weeks you have your daily lessons. All of these things are there to ensure you cover all of the material needed. The video explains the importances of your daily lessons. They need to include a hook to spark the student's interests. From then you can continue to keep them engage in the material. Another key item to a daily lesson is measuring them at the end of the day so you know where to pick up the next time. It's all under the big picture of your yearly lesson plan to cover all of the necessary units.
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