http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/
http://alex.state.al.us/index.php
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com
http://jennyslearningjourney.blogspot.com/
Monday, April 26, 2010
Fourteenth Post
7th Grader's PLE
I found this video very interesting. Symbaloo is a neat tool. I did not have much time to play around with it, but is something that caught my attention and I do plan to get more experience with it.
What's My Sentence?
This is something that I have never thought about. I contemplated on what I thought my sentence would be and I came up with a few that I would like, but I also believe that other people should define your sentence. My students should be able to look back and see what was special about my teaching. I hope my sentence will be " She is a teacher who actually makes Math fun and understandable!"
Was I Better Today Than Yesterday?
I believe that this is an excellent way to end each day. As a teacher you need to ask yourself this question daily, and acknowledge your improvement. Teachers need to always be on the lookout for ways of improving their teaching methods and being able to adapt to their student's needs. Teacher's also need to know that their is always room for improvement! The world around us changes fast, along with students.
I found this video very interesting. Symbaloo is a neat tool. I did not have much time to play around with it, but is something that caught my attention and I do plan to get more experience with it.
What's My Sentence?
This is something that I have never thought about. I contemplated on what I thought my sentence would be and I came up with a few that I would like, but I also believe that other people should define your sentence. My students should be able to look back and see what was special about my teaching. I hope my sentence will be " She is a teacher who actually makes Math fun and understandable!"
Was I Better Today Than Yesterday?
I believe that this is an excellent way to end each day. As a teacher you need to ask yourself this question daily, and acknowledge your improvement. Teachers need to always be on the lookout for ways of improving their teaching methods and being able to adapt to their student's needs. Teacher's also need to know that their is always room for improvement! The world around us changes fast, along with students.
Teacher's Interview
For this project I chose to interview a relative of mine who teaches Third Grade.
1)What inspired you to become a teacher?
I came from a family where both parents work for the Department of Education, and as a child I enjoyed having my parents involved with my education. Therefore this inspired me to become a teacher and be apart of as many student's education as I could. I feel that when someone is involved in a students education and guide them in the right direction that they will have a positive outlook on their future.
2)What type of technology do you use in your classroom?
Well, not as much as I would like to use. I do have tv, dvd, vcr, and a personal computer. My students go to a computer lab to practice their math and reading skills with a special program on a computer, but this is outside of the classroom. She explained that she has learned that using devices/tools other than books and chalkboards keep the kids interested in the curriculum. Also kids tend to learn more when things are hands on.
3) I showed her a couple of the blog posts where student's blog and make videos and asked her if it was available to her would she get her students to blog?
She did admit that she never blogged before and would have to look further into the subject.
4) I then explained to her what "technology illiterate" meant. Then I asked her was she "technology literate or technology illiterate"?
After looking over what tools and requirements of the EDM 310 class, she assumed that she was "technology illiterate." She did want to add that she was active on "Facebook!"
5) For the last question I asked does she think teachers should be technology literate?
I believe it would be an advantage to be caught up on technology, but I do not believe it is actually a necessity to be a teacher. Although, not wanting to contradict myself, you can not be a teacher without knowing how to operate some of the basic technologies. Times are changing and I believe that schools will not evolve as fast as technology, but will manage to keep up in their own ways.
1)What inspired you to become a teacher?
I came from a family where both parents work for the Department of Education, and as a child I enjoyed having my parents involved with my education. Therefore this inspired me to become a teacher and be apart of as many student's education as I could. I feel that when someone is involved in a students education and guide them in the right direction that they will have a positive outlook on their future.
2)What type of technology do you use in your classroom?
Well, not as much as I would like to use. I do have tv, dvd, vcr, and a personal computer. My students go to a computer lab to practice their math and reading skills with a special program on a computer, but this is outside of the classroom. She explained that she has learned that using devices/tools other than books and chalkboards keep the kids interested in the curriculum. Also kids tend to learn more when things are hands on.
3) I showed her a couple of the blog posts where student's blog and make videos and asked her if it was available to her would she get her students to blog?
She did admit that she never blogged before and would have to look further into the subject.
4) I then explained to her what "technology illiterate" meant. Then I asked her was she "technology literate or technology illiterate"?
After looking over what tools and requirements of the EDM 310 class, she assumed that she was "technology illiterate." She did want to add that she was active on "Facebook!"
5) For the last question I asked does she think teachers should be technology literate?
I believe it would be an advantage to be caught up on technology, but I do not believe it is actually a necessity to be a teacher. Although, not wanting to contradict myself, you can not be a teacher without knowing how to operate some of the basic technologies. Times are changing and I believe that schools will not evolve as fast as technology, but will manage to keep up in their own ways.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Using Tech to Teach Something
Wow the possibilities that I have been taught this semester. Before I never really thought that technology could be a huge use to teachers, but now I realize how much more students can learn with the use of technology. Just using some of the tools that was taught to me over the course of the semester I can come up with different ways of how they could have been used while I was in high school. For example, Time Toast Time Lines could have been used in teaching History to help remember important dates. The one that I fell in-love with this semester is Google! There is so many things you can do with Google. Google docs, Google Mail, Google Earth, using Google presentations, surveys. The one that really amazed me is Skype. While teaching Geography or other culture courses such as Social Studies you can skype across the world! Teaching would not be limited in the classroom or just in books!
Comments for Teachers Weeks 13 & 14
For my comment for teachers for weeks 13 & 14 I was assigned to Dianne Krause's Blog. Her blog title is "a whole new dianne." Her post are about her update of "what she found" she titles her post "look what I found on ..date..." For example the first post that caught my eye was on "Look what I found on 4/20/2010" she goes through and explains how she came across this website where you can print out free posters for your school or home, and also you can print out certificates and reward sheets. I found this interesting because becoming a teacher these little things can become useful in the classroom. She also has all the addresses to these websites posted.
The next one that caught my eye was "LOOK what I found on 4/13/2010" This post was about educational post that she has discovered. I enjoyed reading a couple of these. I felt that it was helpful because I will someday be an teacher! Go check out her blog. You will literally get caught up for hours just clicking and surfing her blog post!
The next one that caught my eye was "LOOK what I found on 4/13/2010" This post was about educational post that she has discovered. I enjoyed reading a couple of these. I felt that it was helpful because I will someday be an teacher! Go check out her blog. You will literally get caught up for hours just clicking and surfing her blog post!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thirteenth Post
When I first signed up for EDM310 I was thinking that this course would be a breeze with no books and just fun computer stuff. Well I found out quick that I did not know as much about computers and the internet as I thought I did. I also did not see the significance of knowing technology to become a teacher. This class has opened my eyes to a whole new world of technology, and now I see how the world is changing around us and we cannot just sit back and not progress with it. Technology is important in Education!
This course turned out to be a handful, but I guess I have to say it was worth it. I did learn a lot of stuff that I would not have cared to learn on my own. I know how to blog, make podcasts, and other tools on the internet that can help with research and get you connected to the world around you. I believe the most useful thing that will be helpful as an educator that I have learned is using Google. I thought you only used Google as a search engine, but now i know how to use Google Docs, make a Google presentation, even Google Earth.
Comment for Kids
This week on comment for kids I had to comment on Anahera's Camp Poem. She explained how much she enjoyed camping and that it was the best time in her life. She talked about what she ate while she was camping and also all the other activities that she was involved in. She also had a video attached to her post that was really cute. I commented to her and explained that I really enjoyed her post and for her to keep up the good work.
This course turned out to be a handful, but I guess I have to say it was worth it. I did learn a lot of stuff that I would not have cared to learn on my own. I know how to blog, make podcasts, and other tools on the internet that can help with research and get you connected to the world around you. I believe the most useful thing that will be helpful as an educator that I have learned is using Google. I thought you only used Google as a search engine, but now i know how to use Google Docs, make a Google presentation, even Google Earth.
Comment for Kids
This week on comment for kids I had to comment on Anahera's Camp Poem. She explained how much she enjoyed camping and that it was the best time in her life. She talked about what she ate while she was camping and also all the other activities that she was involved in. She also had a video attached to her post that was really cute. I commented to her and explained that I really enjoyed her post and for her to keep up the good work.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Twelfth Post
Comments for Kids
On my comments for kids this week I had to comment on a blog page of "Pt England Scribes." The students blog post was "Magnificent Mikaiah." This was a really cute blog. It was a poem of how she was magnificent, and it talked about her interest and what hobbies she was good at.
Dr. Seuss-The Zax
I found this video really cute and interesting! A lot of things go through your mind when your watching this video. It makes you realize that just because your not into technology does not mean the world around us is not going to continue forth with advanced technology! Change may not be easy, but maybe a few steps off your normal path might lead you to a whole new advanced world!!
PS22 Video
Wow! The PS22 video was awesome. The student chorus did a rendition of the song "Landslide." This is a very good example of why students should have to post their work to the web so that they can have an audience. These children were really into this assignment you can look at their faces and see how much feeling they were putting into that song. And just because this video was posted on the web they were invited to play with Stevie Nicks. You can imagine the feedback these student's are going to get! All this will be a positive motivation for them!
Friday, April 9, 2010
Google Docs Survey
I made up a Google Docs Survey and sent it out to list of my fellow classmates to see how much they enjoyed and how they thought blogging could be useful. The name of my survey was "Do You blog?" You can check out the results of my survey just CLICK HERE Hope you enjoy!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Comments for Teacher's Week 10 & 12
On my assignment for comment for teacher's I had the opportunity to visit Jenny's blog called " Jenny's Learning Journey". It was very interesting to read some of her post because she is beginning her PLN just as we are in EDM310. To be honest I am not a big fan of twitter and I read a post on how twitter was her most helpful program when she had to attend a conference. Most of her followers on twitter were also attending that same conference and she practically had no strangers. If your not sure how twitter can be useful in the technology world today I would give the advice to go check out Jenny's blog and you can find out all the information you need! Check it out
Eleventh Post
Comments for Kids
For my comments for kids this week I had to view "Team One Rock Stars" page, and I commented on Calais's post. It stated, "I am waiting by the ladder. I have to take turns because it's the Pt. England Way." It also had a wonderful picture of a person waiting patiently. I really enjoyed this school's blog.
"Dear Kaia" and "Singing Hearts"
This week we read three blog posts and each one related to another. To begin with a man and his daughter, who live in Qatar, go outside one day and take pictures of their surroundings. Her dad is trying to teach her to start taking a closer look at the world around her. So the little girl does and posts a blog about what she finds outside and then creates a photo essay which she posts in her blog. Next an eighth grade class in Missouri finds her blog and watches her photo essay and begins to comment on her blog. But it did not stop there; they became more curious about the world that Jabiz Raisdana (father) and Kaia (daughter) live in, so help solve their curiosity Jabiz offered to skype the class in Missouri and answer questions about his home land.
This is a wonderful example of how technology links worlds together inside the class room walls and expands our learning ability outside of our normal realm. Instead of simply reading a book or article about this place, they were able to interact and have their questions answered personally.
I believe that this will soon be the new ways of education. This is a wonderful thing to take place because people will be more active with learning. The saying, “education has no limits,” is now becoming true with the help of technology!
For my comments for kids this week I had to view "Team One Rock Stars" page, and I commented on Calais's post. It stated, "I am waiting by the ladder. I have to take turns because it's the Pt. England Way." It also had a wonderful picture of a person waiting patiently. I really enjoyed this school's blog.
"Dear Kaia" and "Singing Hearts"
This week we read three blog posts and each one related to another. To begin with a man and his daughter, who live in Qatar, go outside one day and take pictures of their surroundings. Her dad is trying to teach her to start taking a closer look at the world around her. So the little girl does and posts a blog about what she finds outside and then creates a photo essay which she posts in her blog. Next an eighth grade class in Missouri finds her blog and watches her photo essay and begins to comment on her blog. But it did not stop there; they became more curious about the world that Jabiz Raisdana (father) and Kaia (daughter) live in, so help solve their curiosity Jabiz offered to skype the class in Missouri and answer questions about his home land.
This is a wonderful example of how technology links worlds together inside the class room walls and expands our learning ability outside of our normal realm. Instead of simply reading a book or article about this place, they were able to interact and have their questions answered personally.
I believe that this will soon be the new ways of education. This is a wonderful thing to take place because people will be more active with learning. The saying, “education has no limits,” is now becoming true with the help of technology!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Skype
I used skype for the first time while I was school. Since I live 65 miles away from school I spend long hours sitting in my car and doing homework. I figured that it would be a perfect time to skype in with my boy friend while he was at home. So first I had to call him and explain what was going on and how to download skype. After we figured out how to us skype and got everything working we had a ten minute conversation. I have to say it was way more interesting than just a plain phone call! I really enjoyed it and plan to keep using skype!
Tenth Post
Comments for Kids
For my comments for kids I had to visit St. Pius X-Room 6's blog and it was very interesting. I commented on the video on how to use digital cameras. I mainly enjoyed this post because I am not an electronic person, so this video will probably help me out in the future when I actually need to use a camera! I expressed how informative their video was and how much I enjoyed it. Also for all those "Power-shots" to keep up the good work!
An Open Letter to Educators: By Morgan Bayda
Wow! I was not surprised that Morgan had a horrible experience during her college career in dealing with the modern classroom structure and it’s out of date ways. That is because I also have experienced the same structured classes that consist of long boring lectures, and most classes students tend to skip! Most of the things I memorize and actually learn are only for the short term, so I can pass the next test.
Dan Brown dropped out of school, because he said that it was interfering with his education. He made his point by saying that institutional education is going to fail if it does not evolve. His main point of view was that education is now free and easily accessed over the internet. This was an eye opener for me! It made me start thinking about how much money students are paying for education, and did you really get your money worth? College mainly teaches students responsibility and how to deal with stress, it is the first step to slapping kids’ faces with reality. I have learned other things, but I'm really not sure about the value of the education I am receiving.
I thought that this blog was a wake-up call, and made me start thinking about my own education. I believe that institutional education has to evolve to meet the needs of the world, and it is up to the future educators to make this happen! This is going to be very challenging, but it also means that everyone in society will have access to any information needed without anything holding them back! It is exciting to imagine what the world will be like in ten years!
For my comments for kids I had to visit St. Pius X-Room 6's blog and it was very interesting. I commented on the video on how to use digital cameras. I mainly enjoyed this post because I am not an electronic person, so this video will probably help me out in the future when I actually need to use a camera! I expressed how informative their video was and how much I enjoyed it. Also for all those "Power-shots" to keep up the good work!
An Open Letter to Educators: By Morgan Bayda
Wow! I was not surprised that Morgan had a horrible experience during her college career in dealing with the modern classroom structure and it’s out of date ways. That is because I also have experienced the same structured classes that consist of long boring lectures, and most classes students tend to skip! Most of the things I memorize and actually learn are only for the short term, so I can pass the next test.
Dan Brown dropped out of school, because he said that it was interfering with his education. He made his point by saying that institutional education is going to fail if it does not evolve. His main point of view was that education is now free and easily accessed over the internet. This was an eye opener for me! It made me start thinking about how much money students are paying for education, and did you really get your money worth? College mainly teaches students responsibility and how to deal with stress, it is the first step to slapping kids’ faces with reality. I have learned other things, but I'm really not sure about the value of the education I am receiving.
I thought that this blog was a wake-up call, and made me start thinking about my own education. I believe that institutional education has to evolve to meet the needs of the world, and it is up to the future educators to make this happen! This is going to be very challenging, but it also means that everyone in society will have access to any information needed without anything holding them back! It is exciting to imagine what the world will be like in ten years!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Time Toast Time-Line
I created my time-line to show the "History of Hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast." Hope you enjoy. Check it out
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Comments for Teacher Week 7, 8, & 9
For my comments for teacher I had to comment on Jabiz Raisdana blog "The Intrepid Teacher". The first blog post that I read really caught my eye because it talked about a video that his daughter had made and posted that had gotten a lot of attention from an EDM310 class. On his post he explained that he did not have the time to answer back to all the comments, but he did want to put a special Thanks on his blog to EDM310 class. So he did and there was also a student who sent his daughter a video of her daughter reading a book, so Raisdana also poster another video of his daughter's response. A very enjoyable post!
The second blog post that I commented on was the post "There's no such thing as Virtual: It is all Teaching." It starts off explaining how the school he teaches at was temporarily closed because of the spread of Swine Flu. He goes on explaining how the time away from his students made him start looking into E-Learning or "virtual" learning. His wife works in America and they have the opportunity to work with "Blackboard" but choose not to, and when the crisis hits them they scramble to rapidly learn how the technology can be used to their advantage. So to prevent himself from following in their footsteps he begins his virtual journey. He explains how he uses several different tools in his teaching. I felt like I could relate to this blog because in this class we are doing and learning exactly what he is having to teach himself.
The last blog that caught my attention was "Use your Brain". This post was basically about a paper a student of Raisdana's had wrote about the person who inspired him. This post inspired me to be the best teacher i can be and inspire my student's and get them to learn the world around them and for the future just like Raisdana did. You can visit the "Intrepid Teacher's" blog....Click Here
The second blog post that I commented on was the post "There's no such thing as Virtual: It is all Teaching." It starts off explaining how the school he teaches at was temporarily closed because of the spread of Swine Flu. He goes on explaining how the time away from his students made him start looking into E-Learning or "virtual" learning. His wife works in America and they have the opportunity to work with "Blackboard" but choose not to, and when the crisis hits them they scramble to rapidly learn how the technology can be used to their advantage. So to prevent himself from following in their footsteps he begins his virtual journey. He explains how he uses several different tools in his teaching. I felt like I could relate to this blog because in this class we are doing and learning exactly what he is having to teach himself.
The last blog that caught my attention was "Use your Brain". This post was basically about a paper a student of Raisdana's had wrote about the person who inspired him. This post inspired me to be the best teacher i can be and inspire my student's and get them to learn the world around them and for the future just like Raisdana did. You can visit the "Intrepid Teacher's" blog....Click Here
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Ninth post
Comments for Kids & Teachers
I had to comment on Jessica's blog this week, and her blog topic was a video on how excitement felt when she won a race. She videoed her and some friends running, and she expressed her feelings in words as the race progressed and showed her excitement when she won. This is the last week i had to comment on my teacher's blog, so check out the blog post "Comments for Teachers" to find out more.
Alex
The Alex-Alabama Learning Exchange- is an excellent site for teachers. This is the first time i have heard of it. I went to Click here for Alex and there it brings up a page of different topics such as:courses of study, web-links, lesson plans, etc. You click on one of them and it takes you to the site. Like if you click on Lesson plans it takes you to the place to make out lesson plans, and if you hit courses of study it takes you to choose the course, and then to already made out lesson plans.
This is a great site for teachers. This also gets teachers up to date on technology so that they don't have to make lesson plans out by hand anymore. Also instead of having to go back and redo their lesson plans if they do change for the week, the teacher can just go online and adjust it and print it off. I believe every teacher should know about this site.
Access
Access Distant Learning is a program online that connects students though technology with an education program. With this program you can get advanced diploma credit, dual enrollment, and provide teachers with additional multimedia and tools to enhance instruction. I also have not heard of this program until now. I also believe this is another site that teachers should look into especially if you are one who is looking to bring technology into the classroom.
To get to this site you go to click here for Access, and if you are a member you have to sign in. At the top of the web page it gives you all of the tabs to help you find what you are looking for such as: courses, students, educators, and technical support. On an overview site you can see that this site is very legit Overview.
I had to comment on Jessica's blog this week, and her blog topic was a video on how excitement felt when she won a race. She videoed her and some friends running, and she expressed her feelings in words as the race progressed and showed her excitement when she won. This is the last week i had to comment on my teacher's blog, so check out the blog post "Comments for Teachers" to find out more.
Alex
The Alex-Alabama Learning Exchange- is an excellent site for teachers. This is the first time i have heard of it. I went to Click here for Alex and there it brings up a page of different topics such as:courses of study, web-links, lesson plans, etc. You click on one of them and it takes you to the site. Like if you click on Lesson plans it takes you to the place to make out lesson plans, and if you hit courses of study it takes you to choose the course, and then to already made out lesson plans.
This is a great site for teachers. This also gets teachers up to date on technology so that they don't have to make lesson plans out by hand anymore. Also instead of having to go back and redo their lesson plans if they do change for the week, the teacher can just go online and adjust it and print it off. I believe every teacher should know about this site.
Access
Access Distant Learning is a program online that connects students though technology with an education program. With this program you can get advanced diploma credit, dual enrollment, and provide teachers with additional multimedia and tools to enhance instruction. I also have not heard of this program until now. I also believe this is another site that teachers should look into especially if you are one who is looking to bring technology into the classroom.
To get to this site you go to click here for Access, and if you are a member you have to sign in. At the top of the web page it gives you all of the tabs to help you find what you are looking for such as: courses, students, educators, and technical support. On an overview site you can see that this site is very legit Overview.
Eighth Post
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Wow what can i say this guy is awesome! This is the first time that i have heard of him, and because of this assignment i am one of his fans. This assignment was kind of the longest one we have had so far, and i really was not looking forward to doing it but when you started watching him you just got into his lecture and time just went by. You rarely see a person this day in time as happy and full of life as Randy Pausch. I do believe he is an inspiration not only to me but to everyone that has listened to him. He is about to lose his life, but he still so helpful to make sure everyone else around him can have an amazing life and live it to the fullest. It makes you really start thinking about your own life and weather of not to start making some changes.
He first starts out by explaining what his childhood dreams were and how he achieved them, which takes up about the first twenty minutes of the video. He talks about how he accomplished did each one. Randy did everything he could to do everything on his list. He never took no for an answer when it come to his dreams, and if necessary he took a few loop holes. I believe everyone's goal start out by just saying i want to live life to the fullest and that's kind of what Randy has done.
Then he goes on talking about how he helped others achieve their childhood dreams. He dedicated the remainder of his life to helping his students be the best they could possibly be. It's weird this guy is dying and everything he does is selfless, i mean it seems that it needs to be all about him, but that's not how he looks at it. On top of that he is entertaining, and he does not make it depressing even though u really can't help but to feel sorry for him. I don't believe i could be the way he is if i was in his shoes.
I believe one of his main quotes is, "You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and your only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere." This speaks to everyone no matter how old you are. No one can tell you when you have reached your limits. Like the old saying goes, " don't stop at the stars, shoot for the moon."
Comments for kids & teachers
I had to comment on David's blog and his topic was about slavery and he put together a couple of sentences that really explained what slavery was and how it made people feel. I also went to my comment for teacher blog and i have read another post and commented on it.
Wow what can i say this guy is awesome! This is the first time that i have heard of him, and because of this assignment i am one of his fans. This assignment was kind of the longest one we have had so far, and i really was not looking forward to doing it but when you started watching him you just got into his lecture and time just went by. You rarely see a person this day in time as happy and full of life as Randy Pausch. I do believe he is an inspiration not only to me but to everyone that has listened to him. He is about to lose his life, but he still so helpful to make sure everyone else around him can have an amazing life and live it to the fullest. It makes you really start thinking about your own life and weather of not to start making some changes.
He first starts out by explaining what his childhood dreams were and how he achieved them, which takes up about the first twenty minutes of the video. He talks about how he accomplished did each one. Randy did everything he could to do everything on his list. He never took no for an answer when it come to his dreams, and if necessary he took a few loop holes. I believe everyone's goal start out by just saying i want to live life to the fullest and that's kind of what Randy has done.
Then he goes on talking about how he helped others achieve their childhood dreams. He dedicated the remainder of his life to helping his students be the best they could possibly be. It's weird this guy is dying and everything he does is selfless, i mean it seems that it needs to be all about him, but that's not how he looks at it. On top of that he is entertaining, and he does not make it depressing even though u really can't help but to feel sorry for him. I don't believe i could be the way he is if i was in his shoes.
I believe one of his main quotes is, "You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and your only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere." This speaks to everyone no matter how old you are. No one can tell you when you have reached your limits. Like the old saying goes, " don't stop at the stars, shoot for the moon."
Comments for kids & teachers
I had to comment on David's blog and his topic was about slavery and he put together a couple of sentences that really explained what slavery was and how it made people feel. I also went to my comment for teacher blog and i have read another post and commented on it.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Seventh Post
How we Dream Part 1 and 2:
Technology has come a long way and students have been able to keep up! As a student we no longer have to go down to the library when we have a research paper due to track down several books on a certain subject, and sit for hours thumbing through thousands of pages. Now at our convenience anyone can search the web to find tons of information on the subject needed in less time than the traditional way.
Not only is finding information on the internet faster and more convenient, but it's easier to access. Using the internet can contain more information because it includes other peoples ideas and facts of information, unlike a book has only one person's outlook. Plus the internet has present day information along with historical information about certain topics.
There are also other features to the internet that could be useful that the traditional library does not have. With the internet you can use features such as blogging networks, YouTube, itunes, and other visual representation that now play major roles in education. It was said that, "Ideas don't belong to us individually, but belong to us as a culture, and that we as educators must be in the business of sharing ideas freely."
The Networked Student: Wendy Drexler
Drexler's high school students did a YouTube video titled "Networked Student. This video is about students in the 21st century. In their presentation they talk about how the need of the students Personal Learning Network's are important, not on text book and memorized knowledge. Students have so many ways of researching information and finding answers what is the need to memorize facts. The traditional ways of searching libraries for books has almost came to an end. If they were no Alabama Virtual Library online then i would see the need to start memorizing everything i read.
Another question asked is, "Why does a networked student even need a teacher?" Students now can find out anything they want on their own by using the internet or their PLN's. The teacher is no longer the source for information. Teachers now are their for guidance only, but i am a firm believer in guidance if it was not for that most students would not achieve most of their goals. The teachers lead them along and encourage them to find answers they don't know instead of simply being satisfied with not knowing.
I think we will always need some form of a teacher, so i believe we will not have to worry about jobs. One could have all the knowledge at their fingertips, but if they don't know how to obtain that information or use it to their advantage then they are no better off than someone who doesn't have the information to begin with. Like i said before all students need guidance without most students would not be where they are in life now.
Comment for Kids & Teachers
For my comments for kids i had to visit Melville Intermediate School class blog. I commented on their worm project where they had to start their own worm bed. The main purpose was to help the environment. It was really interesting to watch all those kids so excited and participating, but i also have to add i am not a worm person.
On my assignment for comments for teacher i had to look at the Intrepid Teacher's blog page which is very interesting because he talks about the University of South Alabama and Dr. Strange, so it made it more interesting for me because i was like i know that place and people!
My PLN
Well first on my PLN is Dr. John Strange i follow him on twitter. I also follow Belinda Fluker blogs because she has taken this course before and she seems to be extremely bright so i believe i can learn from her! On twitter i am following Stephen Sullivan, iGradebook, and Scott McLeod. I chose to follow Scott McLeod because i enjoyed his post on "Don't teach your kids this stuff. Please?". I found iGradebook to be interesting for teachers and i would like to know more about it so i chose to follow it, and Stephen Sullivan is also apart of Edm310.
Technology has come a long way and students have been able to keep up! As a student we no longer have to go down to the library when we have a research paper due to track down several books on a certain subject, and sit for hours thumbing through thousands of pages. Now at our convenience anyone can search the web to find tons of information on the subject needed in less time than the traditional way.
Not only is finding information on the internet faster and more convenient, but it's easier to access. Using the internet can contain more information because it includes other peoples ideas and facts of information, unlike a book has only one person's outlook. Plus the internet has present day information along with historical information about certain topics.
There are also other features to the internet that could be useful that the traditional library does not have. With the internet you can use features such as blogging networks, YouTube, itunes, and other visual representation that now play major roles in education. It was said that, "Ideas don't belong to us individually, but belong to us as a culture, and that we as educators must be in the business of sharing ideas freely."
The Networked Student: Wendy Drexler
Drexler's high school students did a YouTube video titled "Networked Student. This video is about students in the 21st century. In their presentation they talk about how the need of the students Personal Learning Network's are important, not on text book and memorized knowledge. Students have so many ways of researching information and finding answers what is the need to memorize facts. The traditional ways of searching libraries for books has almost came to an end. If they were no Alabama Virtual Library online then i would see the need to start memorizing everything i read.
Another question asked is, "Why does a networked student even need a teacher?" Students now can find out anything they want on their own by using the internet or their PLN's. The teacher is no longer the source for information. Teachers now are their for guidance only, but i am a firm believer in guidance if it was not for that most students would not achieve most of their goals. The teachers lead them along and encourage them to find answers they don't know instead of simply being satisfied with not knowing.
I think we will always need some form of a teacher, so i believe we will not have to worry about jobs. One could have all the knowledge at their fingertips, but if they don't know how to obtain that information or use it to their advantage then they are no better off than someone who doesn't have the information to begin with. Like i said before all students need guidance without most students would not be where they are in life now.
Comment for Kids & Teachers
For my comments for kids i had to visit Melville Intermediate School class blog. I commented on their worm project where they had to start their own worm bed. The main purpose was to help the environment. It was really interesting to watch all those kids so excited and participating, but i also have to add i am not a worm person.
On my assignment for comments for teacher i had to look at the Intrepid Teacher's blog page which is very interesting because he talks about the University of South Alabama and Dr. Strange, so it made it more interesting for me because i was like i know that place and people!
My PLN
Well first on my PLN is Dr. John Strange i follow him on twitter. I also follow Belinda Fluker blogs because she has taken this course before and she seems to be extremely bright so i believe i can learn from her! On twitter i am following Stephen Sullivan, iGradebook, and Scott McLeod. I chose to follow Scott McLeod because i enjoyed his post on "Don't teach your kids this stuff. Please?". I found iGradebook to be interesting for teachers and i would like to know more about it so i chose to follow it, and Stephen Sullivan is also apart of Edm310.
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