Project #10

Mimio Board

The Mimio board is a great technology based tool for the classroom. These are similar to SMART boards. Mimio Boards can be used by teachers to search websites, do graphs and other subjects. It can be used by students to do PowerPoint's. This product will be very useful in my future classroom. This tool is an interactive whiteboard so teachers can still teach how they want. I would mainly use this tool for grammar and math, it would be great for examples. I would expect for this tool to show step-by-step instruction.

                                                                

                                                

Blog Assignment #6

The Networked Student

Being a networked student sounds like a great way to strengthen a student skills. The video "The Networked Student" by Wendy Drexler is a very informative video. She talks about the 21st Century student. The student learns connectivism such as, blogs and Google research. They learn effectively, and retain information better because they researched it and remember more. The student will get new contacts that will link them to more possibilities for information.

The question is asked "Why does the networked student even need a teacher?" There are so many answers to that question. Teachers teach you how to build this network and how to take advantage of learning opportunities. Teachers offer guidance when the student gets stuck, they show how to communicate properly, they help organize mountains of information, and they teach how to differentiate between good information and propaganda.

Teachers are the glue that holds the world of learning together. Teachers hope when a student leaves her class they will maintain their learning network and use it to navigate the future and creatively solve the world's problems. Teachers will always be needed for guidance and instruction. Technology is developing faster everyday and teachers should keep up so they will be able to keep their students informed.

PLE 

Personal Learning Environments are great because it makes the student feel more comfortable doing classwork. In this video the student would rather do it this way because she could choose how and when to do her work. She organized her own personal page which makes it easier for her to do her schoolwork. I also like the  peer review idea, it gives the student feedback on what they did wrong.

This is My Sentence

Venspired

Krissy Venosdale is the author of "If I built a School" which can be found on Venspired. Krissy Venosdale is a teacher in Hillsboro School District. "If I Built a School" was a blog post about Venosdale building her dream school. I love all the different ideas, for example: A tree house in the library, cafeteria like a modern coffee house, a science lab with lots of tools, so student can do more than one project a year,and idea paint all over the school. This is somewhere I would love to teach. If I built my own school, I would have computers the kids could talk to instead of having to write down everything. The cafeteria would be buffet style with healthy good foods. The kids would go on virtual field trips, and a special room with 3D learning. I want all my students to be excited about learning.


Virtual Choir

I have never seen a video of people singing online, it was a beautiful performance.This video was inspirational, I feel when people see this they will know how important technology is. These performers were so amazing and they haven't met or ever sang together. the entire performance was put together on the Internet and that makes it unique. Eric Whitacre put this virtual choir together and made beautiful music, with the help of Scott Haynes who was the editor.

Teaching in the 21st Century


Teachers are no longer the main source of knowledge, they are the filter. Teachers show students how to use technology. There are so many questions that can be asked on the Internet, and teachers are there to direct them on how to search for it. Teachers that use all these different technologies or programs are gonna have students who are more comfortable with technology, and they are gonna progress and learn faster. Teachers can figure out how to use and apply technology to every class and subject. We as future teachers need to think of all the possibilities, no matter what tools we use as teachers they need to be relevant, challenging, and engaging. Students need to be engaged because it means they are active learning, they have long-term results, they are applying, and solving problems. I will be affected if I don't stay current.


Flipped Classroom


The flipped classroom approach is amazing, because it gives every student a chance to learn at their own pace. These ideas were created by Dr. Lodge McCammon. I will definitely use this approach in my future classroom. I feel if I use this technique in my class student will become more engaged, because they come into class prepared from the videos and information from the computer that their teacher has posted. I also like how teachers still make a way for student who don't have computers at home.

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Blog Assignment #4

Podcasting

Podcasting is great for reading along, it helps kids stay on track if they loose their place. Kids can hear themselves and experiment with their voices. I could use this in my future classroom because I like the hands-on approach. I thought the Flat Stanley idea was cute. The kids got their family and friends involved to help them travel around the world as Flat Stanley, and learn different states, countries, food and much more. There are many benefits of podcasting in the classroom. The teacher can make it centered by taking a project based learning approach.This is an effective way of interacting with students outside the classroom. For example, sick kids can stay home and download lectures as a podcast so they won't pass on the illness. Podcasting is a great tool to use in the classroom.

Special Blog Post #1

Did You Know?

I was one of the students that misinterpreted the data, but once I went back and paid attention I had a clear understanding. The population in China is 1.34 billion, India is 1.24 billion, and US is only 314.69 million. That's why the percentage is that way, these countries have four times the amount of people. 18 million Chinese speak English and 300 million are learners, which is more people total in the US if all of them learn the language.

WolframAlpha

WolframAlpha can be successful to my students and I. When comparing the states by putting in the information it doesn't take but a second to enter. The results come right up for you to view. If the students are doing in-class reports that reference is great for them because they can find the information instantly.WolframAlpha can be used in any classroom and it will be helpful to many.

Social Media Counts

Gary Hayes is the author of "Social Media Counts" which can found @Garyphayes. The social media count is something that all of us should keep up with, so we can see how rapid things are moving. It shows us things like Ipads and games that are being purchased and used down to the second. These numbers are moving up at an astounding rate. I am glad to know that I can check these numbers whenever I have the need.

As far as my professional career as a teacher I think that I need to keep up with these numbers and stay current. Teachers are going to start teaching these technologies, so they are going to have to keep up with the digital world and how fast it is moving. As a future teacher I need to know and be able to teach my students how to stay current.

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C4T

J.Hadley is my teachers name who's post I am commenting on. The title is "Middle school Matrix" which has several different topics. The twitter address is "hadleyjf.wordpress.com".

Monday After

This post touched my heart so dearly, I was also inspired. Returning to school after that horrible shooting was very hard for the students and teachers at Sandy Hook. The main thing for the teachers was to take care of the students that were there. Hadley had three ideas that became guidepost. First, create security and calm around students, continue same routine to help rebuild the school world. Second, remember not to be an expert in this crisis and don't act like a know it all. Third, fear and pain does not disappear in one day, teachers don't have all the answers but their hearts should be there.

Times Square to the Waterfall

Connecting with other educators is awesome because they can get different ideas on teaching and class decorations. Twitter is one great connection for teachers to use to get connected to educators around the world. It is easier to build a relationship with a fellow teacher face-to-face rather than the digital world. Being digital is less pressure, the people following you don't have any expectations or requirements. The digital world is great for me because I will get to meet people personally and work related. The digital world also holds a large volume of information that you can learn from. Twitter is an advantage because, you can ask questions and state  your opinions. Basically, you need to learn the digital world and it will become very familiar to you..