(I blogged about the wrong video in my first video blog this week, sorry!)
I really enjoyed this video that we were suppose to watch this week. I think that it is so true that school can help with almost everything we want to do in life, especially life careers/hobbies. I think that every subject that is taught in school gives us some information about what we do in our careers/hobbies. Like Jordan showed in her video every subject in school taught her new information in raising her chickens. I know that this is true for every career and hobby in the world's population. Education is such an important factor in life today. Not only does it help you learn, but it helps you with your jobs in the future. I don't understand how some people think that school is not important. You learn an amazing amount of information all throughout your education. Most all of the information we learn in school we can apply to our life careers/hobbies. I really thought this video was well put together and so true!!!!! I thought that Jordan showed very well how each subject in school applied to her raising chickens. Each subject taught her something about it, and she applied it to her hobby!
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Do you believe in me? (Video #10)
We used this video in one of our other blogs, but watching it this time I got a lot of different information out of it. I think as a child it is important to be as confident as Dalton. With confidence like him I think a lot more people would be able to succeed. It is hard to succeed in life without confidence. He believes in himself so much, which makes everyone around him believe in him as well. If we believe in ourselves we are more likely to succeed, and more likely to have people believe in us. If people around me believe in me it gives me so much confidence and makes me want to succeed that much more. I know that having my parent's support makes me want to accomplish that task more than ever! I think something very important in life is believing in ourselves though. Without self-belief we will NEVER succeed. Sometimes in life to believe in ourselves; however, we need the people who surround us in our lives to believe in us as well. I think as a person it is so important that I believe in everyone around me, because I know how much it means to me when I get support from my family/peers. I need to be that person in someone else's life as well! I BELIEVE IN YOU ALL!
Powerpoint Activites REFLECTION
WHAT: This week in class we working on powerpoint activites. Our assignment was, as a group, to figure out something to do a powerpoint presentation on for our future classes. However, we are just making a document of the instructions on how to do the actual powerpoint. From our document someone must be able to complete our assigned presentation.
SO WHAT: I think that this is very important to me as a teacher. Because as a teacher I need to be able to give very clear directions to my students in order for them to complete their assignments. I think it is very important that I am able to put these directions into words on a document that way my students are able to follow them. As a collegue this assignment was very important as well, that way I am able to share my ideas with my fellow teachers. I know that I want my coworkers to able to share their ideas with me so I can use them in my classroom.
I think that there are so many good ideas to use in the book that we bought for this class. There are so many ideas that I would like to use for future use in my classroom. There would be so many fun activities for the children, and I am glad that we are practicing how to write the instructions out for these presentations in case I wanted to make any changes to the ones in the book. I know that this assignment will come in handy for me as a teacher, student, and coworker.
NOW WHAT?: I think that this assignment is even important for my future students because it helps me, as a teacher, be better prepared to write out their instructions for powerpoint presentations. I know that doing this assignment and going through each step will help me in remembering to put every step down for the children, even if the steps are easy. It is important not to forget anything or else they will not be able to complete the assignment fully or correctly.
This activity will help me be a better teacher because I will be able to give instructions better for powerpoint presentations. Also, by purchasing the book I will have many ideas that I can use with my future students in my classroom. I will also be able to share these activities with the people that I work with. I am super excited to use what I have learned this week in my classroom. I cannot believe how many valuable lessons I have learned in this class so far! It is so exciting to me :) !
SO WHAT: I think that this is very important to me as a teacher. Because as a teacher I need to be able to give very clear directions to my students in order for them to complete their assignments. I think it is very important that I am able to put these directions into words on a document that way my students are able to follow them. As a collegue this assignment was very important as well, that way I am able to share my ideas with my fellow teachers. I know that I want my coworkers to able to share their ideas with me so I can use them in my classroom.
I think that there are so many good ideas to use in the book that we bought for this class. There are so many ideas that I would like to use for future use in my classroom. There would be so many fun activities for the children, and I am glad that we are practicing how to write the instructions out for these presentations in case I wanted to make any changes to the ones in the book. I know that this assignment will come in handy for me as a teacher, student, and coworker.
NOW WHAT?: I think that this assignment is even important for my future students because it helps me, as a teacher, be better prepared to write out their instructions for powerpoint presentations. I know that doing this assignment and going through each step will help me in remembering to put every step down for the children, even if the steps are easy. It is important not to forget anything or else they will not be able to complete the assignment fully or correctly.
This activity will help me be a better teacher because I will be able to give instructions better for powerpoint presentations. Also, by purchasing the book I will have many ideas that I can use with my future students in my classroom. I will also be able to share these activities with the people that I work with. I am super excited to use what I have learned this week in my classroom. I cannot believe how many valuable lessons I have learned in this class so far! It is so exciting to me :) !
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Kidspiration REFLECTION
WHAT?: In class this week we learned about Kidspiration. There was no assignment with this week. We just got to play around with Kidspiration and experiment with some of the features that it offered.
SO WHAT?: I really enjoyed all the features that Kidspiration offered. I know that I definitely would use it if the school I teach at offers it on their computers. I think that this application would be very handy especially because it has so may lessons/activities on their for each assignment. It would be a really great way to teach a lesson because the activities were really fun, and I think that the kids would really want to them!
I had never heard about this application until this class so as a colleague I think I would be able to introduce it to my coworkers if they had never heard of it before. I think it is a great application that every school should offer for the teachers/students. I think that Kidspiration would make it easier to teach some concepts to the children. Also, I think that this would help children with their mind mapping/brainstorming. The way that Kidspiration was set up is so easy/accessible for the children to use.
NOW WHAT?: I know that if the school I teach at in the future uses this feature I will be sure to use it with my class! I know one assignment I would use it for is brainstorming. I think that this feature was very neat, and I know that everything is becoming technology based so to be able to brainstorm on the computer will be awesome for the students. Also, I would love to do an assignment like we were suppose to complete. I think it would be awesome to do the mind mapping assignment. I think it is something the children and I would have fun with.
I think that this will help my colleagues and I in the future, because applications like Kidspiration have a way of getting concepts across to the students a lot better than lecturing sometimes. The activities that I played around with were so self-explanatory once you got the gist of them. I actually did learn a lot by playing around with the different activities. I believe features like this are very important to use in the classroom, because I don't believe lecturing to the students is the way to go all the time. I think it is a must to incorporate fun, learning activities in the classroom! I am really glad we got to play around with this, and I know that if it is offered I will use it in my classroom. I know that I will also introduce it to future colleagues!
SO WHAT?: I really enjoyed all the features that Kidspiration offered. I know that I definitely would use it if the school I teach at offers it on their computers. I think that this application would be very handy especially because it has so may lessons/activities on their for each assignment. It would be a really great way to teach a lesson because the activities were really fun, and I think that the kids would really want to them!
I had never heard about this application until this class so as a colleague I think I would be able to introduce it to my coworkers if they had never heard of it before. I think it is a great application that every school should offer for the teachers/students. I think that Kidspiration would make it easier to teach some concepts to the children. Also, I think that this would help children with their mind mapping/brainstorming. The way that Kidspiration was set up is so easy/accessible for the children to use.
NOW WHAT?: I know that if the school I teach at in the future uses this feature I will be sure to use it with my class! I know one assignment I would use it for is brainstorming. I think that this feature was very neat, and I know that everything is becoming technology based so to be able to brainstorm on the computer will be awesome for the students. Also, I would love to do an assignment like we were suppose to complete. I think it would be awesome to do the mind mapping assignment. I think it is something the children and I would have fun with.
I think that this will help my colleagues and I in the future, because applications like Kidspiration have a way of getting concepts across to the students a lot better than lecturing sometimes. The activities that I played around with were so self-explanatory once you got the gist of them. I actually did learn a lot by playing around with the different activities. I believe features like this are very important to use in the classroom, because I don't believe lecturing to the students is the way to go all the time. I think it is a must to incorporate fun, learning activities in the classroom! I am really glad we got to play around with this, and I know that if it is offered I will use it in my classroom. I know that I will also introduce it to future colleagues!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Web 2.0 Tools
WHAT?: This week we weren't able to hold class, but our blog was suppose to be posted about Web 2.0 tools in general. I really wasn't sure what this was, and so I had to do a little bit of research on my own. When I researched it, I knew exactly what it was involved with.
SO WHAT?: Basically Web 2.0 has to do with a lot of social networking sites. Like blogger, myspace, facebook, twitter, Youtube, etc. I think that these things are very important to learn as a teacher because they make it so easy for students to be able to interact with you or even classmates outside of the classroom. Also, this could come in very handy for teachers to stay in touch with their collegues outside of the work area. I cannot tell you how much I use these social networks outside of class! HAHA, I am like addicted to facebook. Just for the fact that I am able to keep in touch with my friends and family when I have not seen them in forever. Also, I had never had a teacher that I could interact with through these sites until Doc Waters class, I cannot even tell you how convienent this is! I love it!
I personally believe that every teacher should be like this, and make these social networking places that their students can get ahold of them outside of the classroom. I have not used all of these networks but I have used blogger, facebook, and myspace. I really need to become more familiar with the other ones that way I am up to date with all the new "technology" and ways of communication!
NOW WHAT?: After having this technology class I really seen how important it is to become available outside of the classroom for your students and parents of the students. I think that these Web 2.0 tools are a great way to do this. I know that I will keep a blog, website, and even possibly have a facebook group for my students. That way if there is every any questions outside of class I can be available to help them.
I think with these tools it will make me a more available collegue. I think that all these are really handy to keep your collegues and students up to date on what is going on in class or even projects that you are working on together. I have never learned so much about these tools until this class. I had never used a blog or anything like that. I even am going to start a personal blog because I think that it is a fantastic way to keep in touch, updated, and much more with your peers, friends, family, students, co-workers, etc. I think that these tools are the most convienent thing out there for communication! I know that I will use them so much!
SO WHAT?: Basically Web 2.0 has to do with a lot of social networking sites. Like blogger, myspace, facebook, twitter, Youtube, etc. I think that these things are very important to learn as a teacher because they make it so easy for students to be able to interact with you or even classmates outside of the classroom. Also, this could come in very handy for teachers to stay in touch with their collegues outside of the work area. I cannot tell you how much I use these social networks outside of class! HAHA, I am like addicted to facebook. Just for the fact that I am able to keep in touch with my friends and family when I have not seen them in forever. Also, I had never had a teacher that I could interact with through these sites until Doc Waters class, I cannot even tell you how convienent this is! I love it!
I personally believe that every teacher should be like this, and make these social networking places that their students can get ahold of them outside of the classroom. I have not used all of these networks but I have used blogger, facebook, and myspace. I really need to become more familiar with the other ones that way I am up to date with all the new "technology" and ways of communication!
NOW WHAT?: After having this technology class I really seen how important it is to become available outside of the classroom for your students and parents of the students. I think that these Web 2.0 tools are a great way to do this. I know that I will keep a blog, website, and even possibly have a facebook group for my students. That way if there is every any questions outside of class I can be available to help them.
I think with these tools it will make me a more available collegue. I think that all these are really handy to keep your collegues and students up to date on what is going on in class or even projects that you are working on together. I have never learned so much about these tools until this class. I had never used a blog or anything like that. I even am going to start a personal blog because I think that it is a fantastic way to keep in touch, updated, and much more with your peers, friends, family, students, co-workers, etc. I think that these tools are the most convienent thing out there for communication! I know that I will use them so much!
The Connected Classroom (video #9)
I had to watch this video a couple times to fully understand what it was trying to get at. After, the second time watching it, it really made sense to me. I think that as a teacher it is very important to connect with your students and actually prepare them for their world, the one that they will actually be living. The fact about China going to be the number one speaking country in the world really was crazy to me. That is suppose to be our dominant language and a country that is suppose to have a different dominant language is going to be speaking it more than us! That fact was really, really crazy to me! Another fact that was really crazy to me was the one where if we sent every single one of our jobs to China they would still have a labor surplus. I could not even believe that! To me it is so crazy to see how much things have changed over the last hundreds of years. We have came so far and have invented so much. I think it is so important to stay connected with your students, and to make sure that you are preparing them for what they really need to be prepared for. Some information we teach because we just "have to" but we need to make sure we are also teaching what is really beneficial for our students' lives! They will want to learn so much more if we stay connected with them!
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