Thursday, December 8, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Driving Question
What are Fascism, Nazism, and Communism? How are they alike? How are they different? Did any or all of these contribute to World War II?
Elementary Webquests
The two best webquests are: Grow School Green and Unraveling the Underground Railroad.
The two worst are : Where is my hero and Ancient Egypt.
The best ones show the most graphics and have the most information presentable in an easy to read fashion. The worst ones don't present the information very well graphically and it doesn't flow together well when reading them. Best and worst mean to me that the best webquest will be one that presents information on the topic in a very easy to read fashion that catches your eye and keeps the readers interest. The worst presents the material in a dull fashion where it won't keep the attention of the reader.
The two worst are : Where is my hero and Ancient Egypt.
The best ones show the most graphics and have the most information presentable in an easy to read fashion. The worst ones don't present the information very well graphically and it doesn't flow together well when reading them. Best and worst mean to me that the best webquest will be one that presents information on the topic in a very easy to read fashion that catches your eye and keeps the readers interest. The worst presents the material in a dull fashion where it won't keep the attention of the reader.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Top Ten Wiki
1. Does this activity differ from much of the activities you engaged during your K-12 education? How? or How not?
This activity differs greatly. During my K-12 education the most we used technology or multimedia such as this was only for basic searches for class assignments. She has her students put the information together as a collaboration to help them to learn more efficiently.
2. Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How?
Yes, because i'm a more visual, hands on type of learner. She had the students research each animal and then state their own opinions based on the facts. She also had them to learn to determine what is a fact and what is an opinion and i think that was a very good start for the beginning of the project.
3. This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when you become a teacher?
I am not surprised no textbooks were used. I am interested in teaching in a similar way because simply referring just to the textbook as your main source of information doesn't allow the student to form their own opinions and read in between the lines.
4. What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers?
The only barrier i could think of having in teaching that way is to be able to have the students know how the technology works without having to devote a large amount of time teaching just the usage of technology. However, i think both could be taught simultaneously and you could tackle two subjects at once.
This activity differs greatly. During my K-12 education the most we used technology or multimedia such as this was only for basic searches for class assignments. She has her students put the information together as a collaboration to help them to learn more efficiently.
2. Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How?
Yes, because i'm a more visual, hands on type of learner. She had the students research each animal and then state their own opinions based on the facts. She also had them to learn to determine what is a fact and what is an opinion and i think that was a very good start for the beginning of the project.
3. This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when you become a teacher?
I am not surprised no textbooks were used. I am interested in teaching in a similar way because simply referring just to the textbook as your main source of information doesn't allow the student to form their own opinions and read in between the lines.
4. What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers?
The only barrier i could think of having in teaching that way is to be able to have the students know how the technology works without having to devote a large amount of time teaching just the usage of technology. However, i think both could be taught simultaneously and you could tackle two subjects at once.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Webquest worksheet
Your Role
___Efficiency Expert | ___Affiliator | ___Altitudinist | __x_Technophile |
Your Impressions
WebQuest | Strengths | Weaknesses |
Gorillas | Good pictures | Not enough pictures, technology use is minimal, resembles a worksheet. |
Shakespeare | Numerous interesting links to sites. Uses technology and the web. | Some links didn’t work not enough interactive technology. |
Earthquake | Some interesting links, very good pictures. | Some links didn’t work, no interactive technology to help the reader understand the subject. |
Foreign Country | Good interesting links | Very boring, mostly just words and nothing grabs your attention |
Waves & Sound | Numerous animated examples, a lot of colorful and interactive pictures. The information looks like it would be clear and easy to learn based on the pictures and animations. Uses technology to teach a difficult subject. The best one of the group. | Some of the links didn’t work. |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Opinions about blogging...
1. The thing i like about keeping a blog for this course is that it is better to be able to do assignments and post them on the blog rather than write a bunch of papers and just sit and listen to a lecture. It is more interactive.
2. Keeping a blog can make you a more effective teacher because you could post links to presentations that your students could go back and review after class. You could also post assignments or homework so if a student was wondering what they have to do all they would have to do is go view your blog. Also, you could place links to useful information and sites that relate to the subject you are teaching so the students can enhance their learning experience.
3. I may continue to post, but haven't decided yet. It depends on whether or not I have too much work to do for classes next semester.
4. Collective intelligence: when we each read the double entry journal article we all have something different to say about it. When we have to comment on each other's views we gain other insights as to how they perceived the article as compared to our point of view. This way we can be able to better understand the articles we have to read and comment on.
2. Keeping a blog can make you a more effective teacher because you could post links to presentations that your students could go back and review after class. You could also post assignments or homework so if a student was wondering what they have to do all they would have to do is go view your blog. Also, you could place links to useful information and sites that relate to the subject you are teaching so the students can enhance their learning experience.
3. I may continue to post, but haven't decided yet. It depends on whether or not I have too much work to do for classes next semester.
4. Collective intelligence: when we each read the double entry journal article we all have something different to say about it. When we have to comment on each other's views we gain other insights as to how they perceived the article as compared to our point of view. This way we can be able to better understand the articles we have to read and comment on.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Wikipedia Worksheet
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert. There is a tag on it.
3. Reliable References: Kids health and Merriam-Webster.
Possibly unreliable references: Oxford
Definitely Unreliable references: Gates, Friedrich, picking your nose and eating it (lol), and Nasenbohren
5. My ranking: unreliable.
three reasons:
a. the references are horrible.
b. it gave no relevant information (i wanted to know why we have boogers lol)
c. the rating is a stub class and they list the urban dictionary as a reference.
all said, i still don't know why we have boogers go figure:/
Wikipedia
1. What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization. (Cohen)
2. How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?
One favorite answer from Wikipedia's defenders is: "The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work." More seriously, they put their faith in the "wisdom of crowds," believing that by having many people watching what appears there, errors and vandalism will be weeded out, sooner rather than later. (Cohen)
3. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out information?
The people who view the site.
4. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
He thought it should give more authority to experts. (Cohen)
5. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
Personal thoughts on the subject, slanderous comments, and information that has nothing to do with the topic.
6. What do stats quoted in the 3rd paragraph reveal?
It reveals that since if someone is searching for something in Google, Wikipedia is most likely the first site on the search, then the people who want to know about the topic they are searching for will most likely read Wikipedia for that information.
7. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
Because it is easier to read than a journal article and it lists references at the bottom on the page and allows you to get background information on the topic quickly and easily.
8. Why might Wikipedia's creators not want to accept advertising?
I think because it would make it look less reliable in that if a topic on there went against their advertiser's beliefs or viewpoints they would want the article not to be on there.
9. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
it makes people and organizations responsible for what they edit on Wikipedia therefore not letting personal opinions taint the article.
Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization. (Cohen)
2. How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?
One favorite answer from Wikipedia's defenders is: "The problem with Wikipedia is that it only works in practice. In theory, it can never work." More seriously, they put their faith in the "wisdom of crowds," believing that by having many people watching what appears there, errors and vandalism will be weeded out, sooner rather than later. (Cohen)
3. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out information?
The people who view the site.
4. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia?
He thought it should give more authority to experts. (Cohen)
5. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page?
Personal thoughts on the subject, slanderous comments, and information that has nothing to do with the topic.
6. What do stats quoted in the 3rd paragraph reveal?
It reveals that since if someone is searching for something in Google, Wikipedia is most likely the first site on the search, then the people who want to know about the topic they are searching for will most likely read Wikipedia for that information.
7. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful?
Because it is easier to read than a journal article and it lists references at the bottom on the page and allows you to get background information on the topic quickly and easily.
8. Why might Wikipedia's creators not want to accept advertising?
I think because it would make it look less reliable in that if a topic on there went against their advertiser's beliefs or viewpoints they would want the article not to be on there.
9. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
it makes people and organizations responsible for what they edit on Wikipedia therefore not letting personal opinions taint the article.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Website Evaluation
http://www.thedogisland.com/
WHO:
The people responsible for the information are Xiao Min, Han Fei, Linda Reyes, and Diana Rogers.
Information abou the organization is clear because they have a company information tab to click on.
You can not contact them through real world addresses but you can email each of them.
you can not confirm they are credible.
WHAT:
The information is biased in that they are telling you only the positive aspects of dog island because they are a commercial site and charge money to send your dog.
The site relies on loaded language, emotions are used, and the site only offers their viewpoint.
It clearly states the topics it intends to stress and it is clear and easy to understand and well written. they only offer their point of view. I could not find the copyright material.
WHEN:
The information is currrent because there is a date stamp on the top left of the screen that shows the date and there is also a weather report for dog island on the day you are viewing the site.
WHERE:
It is a .com site so that means that it is a commercial site which means they make money off of it.
WHY:
I can't get this information faster offline, the material suits my needs, but i can not verify the information looking at the site alone.
HOW:
I can perform a search to find that there are many references to dog island and even a map.
WHO:
The people responsible for the information are Xiao Min, Han Fei, Linda Reyes, and Diana Rogers.
Information abou the organization is clear because they have a company information tab to click on.
You can not contact them through real world addresses but you can email each of them.
you can not confirm they are credible.
WHAT:
The information is biased in that they are telling you only the positive aspects of dog island because they are a commercial site and charge money to send your dog.
The site relies on loaded language, emotions are used, and the site only offers their viewpoint.
It clearly states the topics it intends to stress and it is clear and easy to understand and well written. they only offer their point of view. I could not find the copyright material.
WHEN:
The information is currrent because there is a date stamp on the top left of the screen that shows the date and there is also a weather report for dog island on the day you are viewing the site.
WHERE:
It is a .com site so that means that it is a commercial site which means they make money off of it.
WHY:
I can't get this information faster offline, the material suits my needs, but i can not verify the information looking at the site alone.
HOW:
I can perform a search to find that there are many references to dog island and even a map.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
excel statistics chart
this chart shows that Japanese test scores have a negatively skewed distribution. American scores have a positively skewed distribution. Japanese scores are leptokurtic which means a more peaked distribution. American scores are platykurtic which means a less peaked distribution. Japanese test scores mostly fall in the range of 41-56 and American scores fall mostly in the range of 39-59. Negatively skewed data falls to the right of the mean and positively skewed data falls to the left of the mean.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
double entry journal
Quote:" In the United States, almost two-thirds of a national sample of adults doing online searches were not aware of the difference between paid and unpaid search results and believed that search engines provide fair and unbiased results for any given search (Fallows, 2005)."
Reaction: I believe that media literacy needs to be an actual class or subject taught in schools, beginning in Kindergarten. Children are, at a young age, using technology and the internet for school as well as entertainment. They should be taught that everything they see isn't exactly truthful or accurate information. I give the example of Wikipedia. Some people do not realize that anyone can write down information on there and it can be incorrect information. Then you have a student doing a Google search on a subject and most likely Wikipedia comes up and since the information on there is laid out easy to read and the whole subject you are searching for on there they may use that site. However, let's say someone wrote something incorrect on there and the student uses that information, they will get their facts wrong for the assignment they are doing. I think we as educators need to be able to help our students to "weed" out the useless information and be able to find information that is reliable and correct. They also need to know that most places advertise to make money to run the site so they may sway their opinions to fit into that of their advertisers that are paying them. Media literacy has to become a course in which we begin at a young age to teach our students so they will better be able to be informed and know what they are looking for when using the internet.
Related content:
Reaction: I believe that media literacy needs to be an actual class or subject taught in schools, beginning in Kindergarten. Children are, at a young age, using technology and the internet for school as well as entertainment. They should be taught that everything they see isn't exactly truthful or accurate information. I give the example of Wikipedia. Some people do not realize that anyone can write down information on there and it can be incorrect information. Then you have a student doing a Google search on a subject and most likely Wikipedia comes up and since the information on there is laid out easy to read and the whole subject you are searching for on there they may use that site. However, let's say someone wrote something incorrect on there and the student uses that information, they will get their facts wrong for the assignment they are doing. I think we as educators need to be able to help our students to "weed" out the useless information and be able to find information that is reliable and correct. They also need to know that most places advertise to make money to run the site so they may sway their opinions to fit into that of their advertisers that are paying them. Media literacy has to become a course in which we begin at a young age to teach our students so they will better be able to be informed and know what they are looking for when using the internet.
Related content:
This cartoon shows this guy who has to go to a psychiatrist because advertisers on the web don't target him. In fact advertisers target everyone, so the guy must be crazy right?
References:
Article:
David, J.L. "Teaching Media Literacy." Educational Leadership. 66:6, p. 84-86. Web: October 9, 2011.
Image:
Web retrieved October 9, 2011 from bonnie-vie.net photo by Schwadran from Fiona Otway.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Journal Posting
Quote:
"Citizens must understand that a news story is always constructed by choosing from the information given, shaped by the "lens" of a particular writer or photographer, written for a particular audience, and told from a particular setting." (Abilock, 2003).
Reaction:
I think that if more people knew that information given on the news is shaped by the "lens" then more people would not take all the news they read or hear at only face value and actually try to find out why that is the message the news media is giving you. All the major news companies distort the news they give us because they want us to hear the news and take it from their point of view rather than letting the citizen know the whole truth so the citizen can form their own opinion. The article talks about how the news coverage of Iraq didn't show people being killed in war, but rather settled on showing bombing runs from a far away point of view. I believe this is wrong because if they really wanted to report the full unedited or unswayed opinions then everything should be shown and not just bits and pieces.
Reference:
"Citizens must understand that a news story is always constructed by choosing from the information given, shaped by the "lens" of a particular writer or photographer, written for a particular audience, and told from a particular setting." (Abilock, 2003).
Reaction:
I think that if more people knew that information given on the news is shaped by the "lens" then more people would not take all the news they read or hear at only face value and actually try to find out why that is the message the news media is giving you. All the major news companies distort the news they give us because they want us to hear the news and take it from their point of view rather than letting the citizen know the whole truth so the citizen can form their own opinion. The article talks about how the news coverage of Iraq didn't show people being killed in war, but rather settled on showing bombing runs from a far away point of view. I believe this is wrong because if they really wanted to report the full unedited or unswayed opinions then everything should be shown and not just bits and pieces.
Reference:
Abilock, Debbie. “A Seven-Power Lens On 21st-Century Literacy: Instilling
Cross-Disciplinary Visual, News Media, and Information-Literacy Skills.”
MultiMedia Schools November/December (2003): 30-35. Web: October 1, 2011
Related content:
This is a Youtube video that tells about a former FOX news employee and gives inside information, it's a little long but interesting.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
conclusion
Picture one gave me more confidence in the President's leadership abilities. This was because he looked like he knew what he was doing and looked confident that he could fix the disaster. The second picture he looked too worried.
oil spill blog posting 2
People | Objects | Activities |
Obama | books | Look of worry |
Plants | ||
 |
Three things to infer from the photograph:
1. He looks worried.
2. He is casually dressed so he isn’t in his office.
3. He is not optimistic about what is going to happen.
Questions raised:
Is there anything he can do to fix the oil spill?
Why can’t he find a solution?
Is this going to hurt his presidency?
Oil spill blog posting
People | Objects | Activities |
Coast Guard | Ship | Look with Binoculars |
Gov. Officials | Concrete barriers | Talking |
Obama | Ocean | Leading |
Three things to infer from the photograph:
1. Obama has his sleeves rolled up like he is ready to do some work.
2. The two men on the left side of the picture do not seem very concerned.
3. The group of people on the right side seem worried and hurried.
Questions raised:
Why are they smiling as if nothing is wrong?
Are they smiling because they think everything is going to work out?
Is he really going to seize claims on the oil spill?
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Copyright in an electronic environment
Students are not allowed to upload their multimedia projects to Youtube. This is because "Fair use ends when the multimedia creator loses control of his product's use, such as when it is accessed by others over the Internet. " There are limitations in how much copyrighted work a student can use. For video it is 10% of the video or 3 minutes, whichever one is less and it can not be altered in any way. A picture can be used in it's entirety, but you can not use more than five images from one person. For music you can use 10% or up to 30 seconds of music. Also, the music can not be altered in any way. Students do not need permission to use copyrighted materials if it is used for a school based assignment and that the material is not going to be gave out over the internet or in a mass way. It can be used for face-to-face instruction, demonstrations on how to create multimedia, presented at conferences, and for remote instruction, but can only be kept for a period of two years.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Journal entry
Quote:
"digital storytelling helps students become active participants rather than passive consumers in a society saturated with media."
Response:
I believe digital storytelling has a place in the classroom. It may take a once shy passive student and give them a medium to express themselves. I believe that if digital storytelling is to be used it needs to be taught to the students how to do it the correct way and not just use the technology. I don't think that the story should be a replacement for a term paper but it could be used as a visual aid to accompany the term paper or project. I think that the digital story will find its way into classroom use more and more, but we as teachers should teach the students how to properly compose the story and to make it meaningful.
Related resources:
I believe that diagram is a good way to build a digital story so it has some meaning.
Reference:
Ohler, Jason. "The World of Digital Storytelling." Educational Leadership, December 2005/January 2006, p. 44-47.
"digital storytelling helps students become active participants rather than passive consumers in a society saturated with media."
Response:
I believe digital storytelling has a place in the classroom. It may take a once shy passive student and give them a medium to express themselves. I believe that if digital storytelling is to be used it needs to be taught to the students how to do it the correct way and not just use the technology. I don't think that the story should be a replacement for a term paper but it could be used as a visual aid to accompany the term paper or project. I think that the digital story will find its way into classroom use more and more, but we as teachers should teach the students how to properly compose the story and to make it meaningful.
Related resources:
I believe that diagram is a good way to build a digital story so it has some meaning.
Reference:
Ohler, Jason. "The World of Digital Storytelling." Educational Leadership, December 2005/January 2006, p. 44-47.
Journal Posting
Quote:
"with the exception of a few recent coinages like LOL, “virtually all the commonly used ones can be found in English a century ago.” For example, bn (been), btwn (between) and wd (would) can all be found in a 1942 dictionary of abbreviations."
Response:
This quote shows that abbreviations of words have been around for a long time now. I believe that we are seeing so much news about it now is because of the frequency of texting and the amount ot texts that the population sends. The article also talks about how maybe it is time to reform the way spelling of words are in the English language to make them more understandable, therefore spelling them phonetically. Nobody likes change, but I feel that it could be done, given some limits. We would have to agree on the spellings or you would have many different spellings for each word.
Related content:
I believe this cartoon shows that we basically beat the use of proper english and spelling into students early on.
Reference:
Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution." January 22, 2010. The New York Times.
"with the exception of a few recent coinages like LOL, “virtually all the commonly used ones can be found in English a century ago.” For example, bn (been), btwn (between) and wd (would) can all be found in a 1942 dictionary of abbreviations."
Response:
This quote shows that abbreviations of words have been around for a long time now. I believe that we are seeing so much news about it now is because of the frequency of texting and the amount ot texts that the population sends. The article also talks about how maybe it is time to reform the way spelling of words are in the English language to make them more understandable, therefore spelling them phonetically. Nobody likes change, but I feel that it could be done, given some limits. We would have to agree on the spellings or you would have many different spellings for each word.
Related content:
I believe this cartoon shows that we basically beat the use of proper english and spelling into students early on.
Reference:
Shea, Ammon. "The Keypad Solution." January 22, 2010. The New York Times.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Learning style test results
Visual: 1
Aural: 6
Read/Write: 12
Kinesthetic: 8
Mild read/write learning preference
From this test I learned that I prefer to learn by reading or writing rather than demonstrations or talking about the subject. Thinking back I can tell that this is the way i learn the best.
Some strategies that were given to me to learn are Intake (learning by usings lists, dictionaries, glossarys, etc), SWOT (study without tears, convert notes into a learning package by reducing them), and Output (write exam answers, practice with multiple choice tests, etc.). I feel that this test was fairly accurate, but i think it depends on the person.
Here is a link for study and learning strategies for those who have a read/write preference to learning:
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=readwrite
Aural: 6
Read/Write: 12
Kinesthetic: 8
Mild read/write learning preference
From this test I learned that I prefer to learn by reading or writing rather than demonstrations or talking about the subject. Thinking back I can tell that this is the way i learn the best.
Some strategies that were given to me to learn are Intake (learning by usings lists, dictionaries, glossarys, etc), SWOT (study without tears, convert notes into a learning package by reducing them), and Output (write exam answers, practice with multiple choice tests, etc.). I feel that this test was fairly accurate, but i think it depends on the person.
Here is a link for study and learning strategies for those who have a read/write preference to learning:
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=readwrite
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Wordle and Poll Everywhere
Wordle is a tool that can be used to make a visual representation of words. It forms a word cloud with the most repeated word being the largest and the one that is repeated the fewest amount of times the smallest. Poll everywhere can be used to ask any type of question and you get real time results. The participants can either use their cell phone or the computer to respond to the poll. One example of how Wordle could be used is for spelling class. The students could put the words that they are having the most trouble with in more times than the ones they are having the least trouble with therefore repeating the hard ones numerous times and then studying them with the visual picture it creates. One example of how poll everywhere could be used is to ask the students which areas of a subject they are having the most trouble with and the teacher could get the results that way.
The ISTE NETS-T is about getting students to use technology to develop their ideas and use them in the classroom. Wordle and Poll Everywhere are two examples that are fun and easy to use for a variety of subjects in the classroom.
The ISTE NETS-T is about getting students to use technology to develop their ideas and use them in the classroom. Wordle and Poll Everywhere are two examples that are fun and easy to use for a variety of subjects in the classroom.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Journal posting 2
Quote:
The issue is that attitudes toward linguistic "rules" have shifted. (Baron, 2009).
Reaction:
I believe the author is trying to tell us that we should gain back control, as teachers, of how our students interact with us. I do not totally agree with her. She has a point about how students should be expected to use proper English when they do assignments, but in my opinion the students should be allowed to speak freely when having in class discussions and be able to communicate how they see they can easily get their point across in discussions. I believe we should stop demanding such control in school and allow more freedom of expression, including language. However, the students should know what is appropriate and what is not appropriate.
Reference:
Baron, Naomi S. "Are Digital Media Changing Language?." Educational Leadership. 66.6 (2009): 42-46. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language%C2%A2.aspx
Related Sources:
I believe this is what we are going towards and it happens throughout history so it is not that big of a deal.
The issue is that attitudes toward linguistic "rules" have shifted. (Baron, 2009).
Reaction:
I believe the author is trying to tell us that we should gain back control, as teachers, of how our students interact with us. I do not totally agree with her. She has a point about how students should be expected to use proper English when they do assignments, but in my opinion the students should be allowed to speak freely when having in class discussions and be able to communicate how they see they can easily get their point across in discussions. I believe we should stop demanding such control in school and allow more freedom of expression, including language. However, the students should know what is appropriate and what is not appropriate.
Reference:
Baron, Naomi S. "Are Digital Media Changing Language?." Educational Leadership. 66.6 (2009): 42-46. http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar09/vol66/num06/Are-Digital-Media-Changing-Language%C2%A2.aspx
Related Sources:
I believe this is what we are going towards and it happens throughout history so it is not that big of a deal.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Quote:
"That classroom needs new ways of measuring progress, tailored to digital times--rather than to the industrial age or some artsy utopia where everyone gets an awesome for effort." (Heffernan, August 7, 2011).
Reaction:
I agree with that quote because she says in her article that 65% of students will be working in a job that does not yet exist. (Heffernan, 2011). Also, as we see everyday, new technology is being produced and utilized and we are going farther and farther away from using just standard classroom practices (e.g. writing on the chalkboard) and we are now utilizing the new technology as it comes out and is available. I believe we should move away from the classroom procedures that were used as recent as ten years ago and move towards the digital age so that the children will be more prepared to enter the real world and be able to use the technology that is available to them.
Reference:
Heffernan, V. (2011, August 7). Education needs a digital upgrade. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
Related resources:
This video shows how integrating technology into the classroom helps the students learn and to make them want to learn more. Also, this forces the teachers to learn to utilize the new technology so they can enhance their classroom teaching which helps the students.
"That classroom needs new ways of measuring progress, tailored to digital times--rather than to the industrial age or some artsy utopia where everyone gets an awesome for effort." (Heffernan, August 7, 2011).
Reaction:
I agree with that quote because she says in her article that 65% of students will be working in a job that does not yet exist. (Heffernan, 2011). Also, as we see everyday, new technology is being produced and utilized and we are going farther and farther away from using just standard classroom practices (e.g. writing on the chalkboard) and we are now utilizing the new technology as it comes out and is available. I believe we should move away from the classroom procedures that were used as recent as ten years ago and move towards the digital age so that the children will be more prepared to enter the real world and be able to use the technology that is available to them.
Reference:
Heffernan, V. (2011, August 7). Education needs a digital upgrade. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
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This video shows how integrating technology into the classroom helps the students learn and to make them want to learn more. Also, this forces the teachers to learn to utilize the new technology so they can enhance their classroom teaching which helps the students.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Introduction
My name is Jerome and I am from Parsons, WV which is in Tucker County. I would like to teach either World History or United States History to grades 9-12. I believe that high school students would learn more and retain more if they were taught how to take proper notes and develop critical thinking skills. I believe studying history helps develop critical thinking skills that the student can use across all subjects. However I do believe that rather than just lecture classes in my classroom I would implement videos, field trips, guest speakers, and interactive activities designed to help the students to interact with each other and myself and to learn the subject of history.
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