November 30, 2011
November 28, 2011
C4K Summary Post
11.) Ms. Yollis' 3rd Grade class
Everyone worked together and assembled a care package for a great friends in 2KM and 2KJ. They live in Victoria, Australia. Jarrod, a member of 2KM, had sent us a lovely surprise parcel earlier in the year and we wanted to surprise them right back!
Ms. Yollis' class prepared a great package that included candy, books, and a flag.
Dear Ms. Yollis,
My name is Mallory and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. This semester I am in Dr. Strange's edm310. First, I have to start off by saying how much I have enjoyed visiting your class blog. Just by your blog I can tell that you are a great educator and how much you care about your students.
I think it is so neat that your students are getting to use blogs at such a young age. I have just started using them since I have been in edm310. It is great that your students are getting to interact with students from half way around the world. I would have loved to have gotten to do something like that when I was in elementary school. This post was great, getting to see the package your students received. I also followed the link to see what your students had sent to the other class. You are such a great educator!
12.) Individual Student Room 16
6th grade Pt England School Auckland, New Zealand
Roman talked about what a great weekend he had. He went to his Aunties and watched some great fireworks. He talked about how bright and colorful they were from his trampoline. He also noticed that when the fireworks were over how much smoke was left in the air.
Hey Roman,
My name is Mallory Moon. I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am in Dr. Strange's edm310 this semester. I really enjoyed reading your blog post about the fireworks. We also do fireworks here. I love watching the fireworks go off. The fireworks are always colorful and bright in the night sky. I am so glad that you enjoyed watching them from your trampoline. It sounds like you had a great Saturday night. Keep up the good work on your blog!
Mallory Moon
Summary Post C4T #4
1.) I was assigned to read Mr. Mark Hardeman blog post on "The Lens of Leadership"
His blog post discussed the four major parts of leadership.
I’m a student at the University of South Alabama. I am in Dr. Strange edm310 this semester. I really enjoyed reading your post about leadership. Not everyone can be followers, we need more leaders! There are a lot of different aspects of leadership. I like how to have some of them outlined in your blog post. I think that collaboration is the most important. To be a great leader, I feel that you not only have to lead people but also be able to work with them to achieve things. Communication is another great aspect of leadership. I really enjoyed and learned a few new things from your blog post.
Mallory Moon
2.) I was assigned to read Mr. Mark Hardeman blog post on "Don't Punish Everyone"
My name is Mallory Moon. I am a student at the University of South Alabama this semester. I am also a student in Dr. Strange's edm310 this semester. I have really enjoyed reading your blog post about the internet in schools. I agree with you about not punishing everyone for what one person does. I believe that we should not block the internet from learning, I just believe that there should be more enforced consequences for breaking the rules of the internet. I have found out in edm310 this semester that sites such as YouTube and Twitter can greatly help students learn. Technology is a great thing for the classroom. I hope to use as many types as possible one day in my own classroom.
Mallory Moon
His blog post discussed the four major parts of leadership.
- Finding Your Voice
- The Power of Communication
- Courage
- Collaboration
I’m a student at the University of South Alabama. I am in Dr. Strange edm310 this semester. I really enjoyed reading your post about leadership. Not everyone can be followers, we need more leaders! There are a lot of different aspects of leadership. I like how to have some of them outlined in your blog post. I think that collaboration is the most important. To be a great leader, I feel that you not only have to lead people but also be able to work with them to achieve things. Communication is another great aspect of leadership. I really enjoyed and learned a few new things from your blog post.
Mallory Moon
2.) I was assigned to read Mr. Mark Hardeman blog post on "Don't Punish Everyone"
My name is Mallory Moon. I am a student at the University of South Alabama this semester. I am also a student in Dr. Strange's edm310 this semester. I have really enjoyed reading your blog post about the internet in schools. I agree with you about not punishing everyone for what one person does. I believe that we should not block the internet from learning, I just believe that there should be more enforced consequences for breaking the rules of the internet. I have found out in edm310 this semester that sites such as YouTube and Twitter can greatly help students learn. Technology is a great thing for the classroom. I hope to use as many types as possible one day in my own classroom.
Mallory Moon
"Don't punish everyone for one person's mistake" by Derek Sivers
November 27, 2011
Blog Post #14
Educational Blog
Top Ten Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom
By: Jose Picard
Jose Picardo has a list of ten tips when using technology in the classroom.
1)Use streaming video
2)Use music more often
3)Use teleconferencing tools(skype, etc.)
4)Create Your own Interactive exercises
5)Use Your Interactive Whiteboard more effectively
6)Create Your own Podcasts
7)Start a blog or a wiki
8)Use social networks
9)Use internet tools
10)Make the most of your pupils' gadgets
Streaming video, such as YouTube is a key concept because it allows teachers and/or students to get on the internet and view others thought and ideas. This can allow students connect with the world by viewing others actions, beliefs, and more.
Another tip I thought would be very useful is interactive exercises and interactive whiteboards. “Tailoring” to the students needs, as Jose refers to it, will allow students to excel in areas. Also, having a board capable of doing so many neat things that students will be able to interact with and have a hands on learning experience should motivate the students to participate in in-class projects and or lessons.
All of these tips are very useful reminders for teaching in the classroom. I believe technology is growing and education will always be here. Now we have to make the decision if we will use the tools available to enrich our ways of learning, growing, and teaching or, if we will deny technology’s growth. I hope to make a conscious effort to keep great use of these tips when I become a teacher. Jose Picardo made a simple yet extremely useful video.
Top Ten Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom
By: Jose Picard
Jose Picardo has a list of ten tips when using technology in the classroom.
1)Use streaming video
2)Use music more often
3)Use teleconferencing tools(skype, etc.)
4)Create Your own Interactive exercises
5)Use Your Interactive Whiteboard more effectively
6)Create Your own Podcasts
7)Start a blog or a wiki
8)Use social networks
9)Use internet tools
10)Make the most of your pupils' gadgets
Streaming video, such as YouTube is a key concept because it allows teachers and/or students to get on the internet and view others thought and ideas. This can allow students connect with the world by viewing others actions, beliefs, and more.
Another tip I thought would be very useful is interactive exercises and interactive whiteboards. “Tailoring” to the students needs, as Jose refers to it, will allow students to excel in areas. Also, having a board capable of doing so many neat things that students will be able to interact with and have a hands on learning experience should motivate the students to participate in in-class projects and or lessons.
All of these tips are very useful reminders for teaching in the classroom. I believe technology is growing and education will always be here. Now we have to make the decision if we will use the tools available to enrich our ways of learning, growing, and teaching or, if we will deny technology’s growth. I hope to make a conscious effort to keep great use of these tips when I become a teacher. Jose Picardo made a simple yet extremely useful video.
November 20, 2011
Additional Assignment
1. Why did you miss the metaphor in Tom Johnson's post, or, if you "hit the nail on the head", why do you think you understood the metaphor and why do you think that others in the class missed the metaphor?
I believe that I missed the metaphor because I tend to be a very literal person. I do not usually use them. As I can see, many people missed this assignment. I think that this was because people thought too hard and were not able to look outside the box in order to grasp the idea of it referring to technology and not real pencils. After, reading and completing this additional assignment, I went back and read the post from Tom Johnson again. I understood it a lot better this time. I believe that now I would be able to pick out metaphors.
2. What metaphors have you encountered since I asked you create a log of them?
Mr. Winkle Wakes
3. What other things can we do as educators to help our students to understand and to use metaphors?
I think we could incorporate them more into the classroom. We as educators could talk about and include them more often so that students get more practice with them. We could also make it an assignment by letting the students come up with their own metaphors. Obviously, metaphors are commonly missed. By knowing this, we as educators must teach our students about metaphors.
4. Why do we use metaphors?
I think that we use metaphors to make students think outside the box. Make them really analysis and think about what they are reading. Sometimes a metaphor is quick and easy and will easily express the idea to the listener with very few words. Metaphors are used to make it more convenient for the speaker.
November 19, 2011
Blog Post #13
For blog post 13, I choose option 2, which was reading the My Teacher Is An App article. The title of the article pretty much tells us all. Stephanie Simon and Stephanie Banchero are the authors of this article. In this article, they talk about how 250,000 students were signed up for full-time online schools. These students were in grades kindergarten to twelfth. The students were able to access all of there school work from at home. This includes class work, tests, and homework. The article goes on to explain that the schools offering this online- schooling did not have as many teachers because the teachers are not in the classrooms teaching. At schools like this, the teachers were simply there to answer phones, emails, and video conferences with the students. However, Some of the schools did require that students attend some classes at school. One example from the article was at the Southwest Learning Center require that students come to class at least 14 hours a week. This reminded me much of Dr. Strange's class, where all the work is online, but some classes are required that students attend.
I have many feelings about this article. I feel that students should have regular schooling up to a certain age. I do not feel that is it a good thing for elementary students to have online classes. I think that them are the years that students really learn the ground rules for the rest of their lives. Like, how to work with other people in groups. Younger children, especially, need to be in the classroom because not all children learn the same way and can read instructions off of the computer. Some students need that teacher to actually teacher and show them how to do something. I know that I was like this as a child. Just since I have started taking college classes have a taken an online class. Now that I am older I do enjoy taking the online classes. They are much more convenient. I like being able to do my work around my schedule. When I become a teacher I hope to use many forms of technology in my classroom. There has been so much new technology that I have found out about in edm310 this semester. I have really enjoyed it.
I have many feelings about this article. I feel that students should have regular schooling up to a certain age. I do not feel that is it a good thing for elementary students to have online classes. I think that them are the years that students really learn the ground rules for the rest of their lives. Like, how to work with other people in groups. Younger children, especially, need to be in the classroom because not all children learn the same way and can read instructions off of the computer. Some students need that teacher to actually teacher and show them how to do something. I know that I was like this as a child. Just since I have started taking college classes have a taken an online class. Now that I am older I do enjoy taking the online classes. They are much more convenient. I like being able to do my work around my schedule. When I become a teacher I hope to use many forms of technology in my classroom. There has been so much new technology that I have found out about in edm310 this semester. I have really enjoyed it.
November 17, 2011
November 13, 2011
Final Project Progress Report
For the final project my group has been discussing ideas through email. We are currently brainstorming ideas to each other. As of right now we are going for doing a imovie of our experiences throughout EDM310. We will be talking about how we felt through out the course. Also, we will have clip in it our past projects we have done. As of right now that is about it. We plan on meeting this week in the lab to start on the interviewing of each other.
November 11, 2011
November 09, 2011
C4K #10 Ms. Yollis' 3rd Grade Class
For C4K #9 we were all assigned to thoroughly read and look through Ms. Yollis' Class Blog. Ms. Yollis' is a third grade teacher in California. She recently finished her Master's Degree in Integrating Technology in the Classroom to help her improve the use of technology in anyway she can with her students.
One thing that I really love about Ms. Yollis' class blog is that her students are featured in all of the videos that I watched. You can tell her third graders love being in the videos and they look like they are having so much fun. One of the videos I really liked is the five tips for writing a quality comment. The best part of this video, in my opinion, is at the end when the student is talking about the last step, which is to proofread. He is informing whoever is going to write a comment about the punctuation you should use. I like seeing the third grader inform us on how to proofread because this shows Ms. Yollis' has taught him something that he would like to share with others!
Just reading the comments that these students are writing is amazing. They are in the third grade and are writing on such a higher level. Ms. Yollis is doing a great job in helping her students learn to write and blog early in school! It is easy to see from the comments from parents and grandparents that they are very proud to see what their children are doing.
Just like with Dr. Strange's class blog, Ms. Yollis' has a running record of the number of visitors to her class blog. As of today, November 9, 2011, Ms. Yollis' class blog has received 74,844 visits. I think this is great. By clicking on the cluster map, you can see that people from all over the world has viewed her class blog.
One thing that I really love about Ms. Yollis' class blog is that her students are featured in all of the videos that I watched. You can tell her third graders love being in the videos and they look like they are having so much fun. One of the videos I really liked is the five tips for writing a quality comment. The best part of this video, in my opinion, is at the end when the student is talking about the last step, which is to proofread. He is informing whoever is going to write a comment about the punctuation you should use. I like seeing the third grader inform us on how to proofread because this shows Ms. Yollis' has taught him something that he would like to share with others!
Just reading the comments that these students are writing is amazing. They are in the third grade and are writing on such a higher level. Ms. Yollis is doing a great job in helping her students learn to write and blog early in school! It is easy to see from the comments from parents and grandparents that they are very proud to see what their children are doing.
Just like with Dr. Strange's class blog, Ms. Yollis' has a running record of the number of visitors to her class blog. As of today, November 9, 2011, Ms. Yollis' class blog has received 74,844 visits. I think this is great. By clicking on the cluster map, you can see that people from all over the world has viewed her class blog.
November 07, 2011
Blog Post #12
For the first part of the blog assignment students will need to watch the video Integrating Technology in the Classroom. While watching the video students need to think about the importance of having a student centered learning approach in the classroom. At the end of the video, the students will write one to two paragraphs explaining the importance of technology in the classroom and how it can help students get involved in the classroom.
I believe that technology is very important in the classroom. Students today are growing up in a world full of technology. If technology is not used in the classroom how will students ever learn how to use it? It is important that students have the newest and most up-to-date technology because new technology is coming out everyday.
There are so many ways that technology can be used in the classroom. Computers are one way. One way, students can get into groups and play educational games on them. Another would be, computers can help students with reading. Students can use microphones to listen to stories as they follow along in their book. Smart boards are also a great way to incorporate technology is the classroom. Smart boards are a great way to get students involved in the classroom. Students can practice writing on them or even do math problems on them. Teachers can teach or play videos on them. Smart boards can do all kinds of things.
The second part of the blog post the students will need to watch the video Little Kids…Big Potential. It’s a video on Ms. Cassidy’s first grade students. After the video, the students will need to choose one of the many types of technology from the video. They should write one paragraph explaining why they choose it. The students will also need to list 5 ways they will be able to use the technology in their classroom.
After watching the video Little Kids…Big Potential, I realized just how many different types of technology can be used in the classroom. I was amazed to see how young the students were that was using all this different technology. Some of the technology that they were using I have never used before. I think it is great that students that young are using so much technology is the classroom. I think blogs would be a great source of technology for me to use in my classroom. I chose blogs because they are working progress. Blogs are ongoing and may never be complete. The students could create a blog in elementary school and have it for the rest of their life. As mentioned it the video, the students enjoy getting comments on their blog. It makes them feel good! I think that is the best part.
Five ways to use blogs:
1. Students can post their work on it.
2. The teacher can communicate with the parents through the students’ blog.
3. The parents can see a students work on a daily basis.
4. Students can network and get to know other students from around the world.
5. Students can edit/help/comment/praise other classmates work.
I believe that technology is very important in the classroom. Students today are growing up in a world full of technology. If technology is not used in the classroom how will students ever learn how to use it? It is important that students have the newest and most up-to-date technology because new technology is coming out everyday.
There are so many ways that technology can be used in the classroom. Computers are one way. One way, students can get into groups and play educational games on them. Another would be, computers can help students with reading. Students can use microphones to listen to stories as they follow along in their book. Smart boards are also a great way to incorporate technology is the classroom. Smart boards are a great way to get students involved in the classroom. Students can practice writing on them or even do math problems on them. Teachers can teach or play videos on them. Smart boards can do all kinds of things.
The second part of the blog post the students will need to watch the video Little Kids…Big Potential. It’s a video on Ms. Cassidy’s first grade students. After the video, the students will need to choose one of the many types of technology from the video. They should write one paragraph explaining why they choose it. The students will also need to list 5 ways they will be able to use the technology in their classroom.
After watching the video Little Kids…Big Potential, I realized just how many different types of technology can be used in the classroom. I was amazed to see how young the students were that was using all this different technology. Some of the technology that they were using I have never used before. I think it is great that students that young are using so much technology is the classroom. I think blogs would be a great source of technology for me to use in my classroom. I chose blogs because they are working progress. Blogs are ongoing and may never be complete. The students could create a blog in elementary school and have it for the rest of their life. As mentioned it the video, the students enjoy getting comments on their blog. It makes them feel good! I think that is the best part.
Five ways to use blogs:
1. Students can post their work on it.
2. The teacher can communicate with the parents through the students’ blog.
3. The parents can see a students work on a daily basis.
4. Students can network and get to know other students from around the world.
5. Students can edit/help/comment/praise other classmates work.
November 02, 2011
C4K Summary Post
6.) My comment for kid this week was on Krishant and Sienna. The blog post was titled "This Week and a Tale of Twitter." The blog post contained two videos, one from Krishant and one from Sienna. Krishant's video was on "Steve The Superhero" in this video Krishant did a great job on reading and making moves that went along with the book he chose. Sienna did her video on "Worms," she too did a great job reading and acting out her book.
My name is Mallory Moon. I am in edm310 this semester at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed watching Krishant recital of "Steve The Superhero." He did a great job! He seemed to be a little camera shy but he did not let it bother him. I enjoyed his hand motions as well. He spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.
I also really liked Sienna recital of "Worms." She to did a great job. I can see how they were both winners last year. They both did a great job!
Junior School Poetry Recital 2nd Place from Lynne Laburn on Vimeo.
7.) My next kid was Matthew. He is in Mrs. Gregory's 6th grade class. He was blog post that week was about science. His post talked about gamma ray and what it is. I love how he included that he had looked up information about it. That shows that is what interested in it and wanted to learn more. As an upcoming teacher I love to hear things like that! Matthew also posted a great picture on his blog post. It was great to actually be able to see what he was talking about and describing.
My name is Mallory and I am a student in edm310 this semester. I go to the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed reading your blog post. By reading your blog post I learned something that I did not know. I did not know that a ray gives out as much light that the sun does for twenty years. Sounds like you and your class has learned a lot so far this year. That’s great! I hope you are enjoying school. Keep up the good work.
8.) Nathan was another kid that I got to comment on. On his blog post we had written a science project. The thing that I found most interesting was that he put each part of the science project into the scientific method. For each step of his project was the scientific method beside it. I think it is great that students are being taught how to use the scientific method in really life projects. I believe that it shows the students the importance of it. Nathan did a great job on explaining the science project.
Hey Nathan,
My name is Mallory. I am a student in edm310 this semester at the University of South Alabama. I enjoyed reading your post on your science project. I see that your learning about the scientific method. That's great. Maybe one day when I have my own classroom I can teach your science project to my students. I hope you are having a good year in school. Keep up the good work!
9.) Jalen is also a student that I was able to comment on her blog. She is one of 29 students in her Room 10 class. Her class is in Auckland, New Zealand. I love the fact that her teacher has made a class blog for her students to put their work on. I think it's great that Jalen's teacher wants not only friends and family, but the world to see her students' work. For Jalen's blog post she created animation. It was a video she made using Hyperstudio. The video was great and I enjoyed watching it!
Hey,
My name is Mallory. I am an edm310 student at the University of South Alabama. Ms. Lavakula you have done a great job on teaching your students how to use technology in the classroom. To Jalen you did a great job on this blog post. I love you animation in the Australian Outback. Enjoy school and keep up the great work!
10.) My comment this week was on Mr. McClung's 8th Grade World. I commented on his blog post for Oct. 31, 2011. It was a video titled "Lonely Boy." This video was great it not only had music but also had a man dancing and singing along. Mr. McClung picks a band of the week and for this week it was Black Keys. The Black Keys is a duo. Dan Auerbach is the vocalist and guitarist and Patrick Carney is the drummer and producer. I had never heard of the Black Keys before, but after watching this video it makes me want to research and find more music from them. By the way, they have a new album being released on December 6, 2011, check it out. I am glad a was able to watch this video on them.
Mr. McClung,
I am an edm310 student at the University of South Alabama. I want to start off by saying that I have really enjoyed visiting your class blog. I also enjoyed watching the band of the week, The Black Keys. It was a great video. Good choice! I had never heard of this duo before now, but after watching and listening to that video it makes me eager to google and find more of there music. I wanted to also let you know that I think it is great that your class have blog. Technology is such a great learning tool for the classroom. All students should be using some type of it. I hope to one day use technology, such as computers and smart boards in my classroom.
Mallory Moon
My name is Mallory Moon. I am in edm310 this semester at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed watching Krishant recital of "Steve The Superhero." He did a great job! He seemed to be a little camera shy but he did not let it bother him. I enjoyed his hand motions as well. He spoke loud enough for everyone to hear.
I also really liked Sienna recital of "Worms." She to did a great job. I can see how they were both winners last year. They both did a great job!
Junior School Poetry Recital 2nd Place from Lynne Laburn on Vimeo.
Junior School Poetry Recital from Lynne Laburn on Vimeo.
7.) My next kid was Matthew. He is in Mrs. Gregory's 6th grade class. He was blog post that week was about science. His post talked about gamma ray and what it is. I love how he included that he had looked up information about it. That shows that is what interested in it and wanted to learn more. As an upcoming teacher I love to hear things like that! Matthew also posted a great picture on his blog post. It was great to actually be able to see what he was talking about and describing.
My name is Mallory and I am a student in edm310 this semester. I go to the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed reading your blog post. By reading your blog post I learned something that I did not know. I did not know that a ray gives out as much light that the sun does for twenty years. Sounds like you and your class has learned a lot so far this year. That’s great! I hope you are enjoying school. Keep up the good work.
8.) Nathan was another kid that I got to comment on. On his blog post we had written a science project. The thing that I found most interesting was that he put each part of the science project into the scientific method. For each step of his project was the scientific method beside it. I think it is great that students are being taught how to use the scientific method in really life projects. I believe that it shows the students the importance of it. Nathan did a great job on explaining the science project.
Hey Nathan,
My name is Mallory. I am a student in edm310 this semester at the University of South Alabama. I enjoyed reading your post on your science project. I see that your learning about the scientific method. That's great. Maybe one day when I have my own classroom I can teach your science project to my students. I hope you are having a good year in school. Keep up the good work!
9.) Jalen is also a student that I was able to comment on her blog. She is one of 29 students in her Room 10 class. Her class is in Auckland, New Zealand. I love the fact that her teacher has made a class blog for her students to put their work on. I think it's great that Jalen's teacher wants not only friends and family, but the world to see her students' work. For Jalen's blog post she created animation. It was a video she made using Hyperstudio. The video was great and I enjoyed watching it!
Hey,
My name is Mallory. I am an edm310 student at the University of South Alabama. Ms. Lavakula you have done a great job on teaching your students how to use technology in the classroom. To Jalen you did a great job on this blog post. I love you animation in the Australian Outback. Enjoy school and keep up the great work!
10.) My comment this week was on Mr. McClung's 8th Grade World. I commented on his blog post for Oct. 31, 2011. It was a video titled "Lonely Boy." This video was great it not only had music but also had a man dancing and singing along. Mr. McClung picks a band of the week and for this week it was Black Keys. The Black Keys is a duo. Dan Auerbach is the vocalist and guitarist and Patrick Carney is the drummer and producer. I had never heard of the Black Keys before, but after watching this video it makes me want to research and find more music from them. By the way, they have a new album being released on December 6, 2011, check it out. I am glad a was able to watch this video on them.
Mr. McClung,
I am an edm310 student at the University of South Alabama. I want to start off by saying that I have really enjoyed visiting your class blog. I also enjoyed watching the band of the week, The Black Keys. It was a great video. Good choice! I had never heard of this duo before now, but after watching and listening to that video it makes me eager to google and find more of there music. I wanted to also let you know that I think it is great that your class have blog. Technology is such a great learning tool for the classroom. All students should be using some type of it. I hope to one day use technology, such as computers and smart boards in my classroom.
Mallory Moon
Blog Post #11
First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class
I enjoyed watching this video because it really shows just how much technology is around. We use technology and don’t even realize it. By watching this video it shows how much students can learn by using all different types of technology. Instead of Ms. Cassidy’s students writing in journals she chooses to have them write on their blogs. I think that is a great idea because it is improving their writing but at the same time it allows them to get comments and feed back on what they have wrote.
Another great thing that I got from the video that I probably would not have thought about was the fact that even games, such as a Nintendo can be used as a teaching method. The students showed how they can have fun and play games, but at the same time be learning. I love seeing students having fun while learning, because there are so many different ways of learning.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
One of the techniques that I would like to use in my classroom would be blogging. Ms. Cassidy says blogging is different from pencil and paper because with blogging you have an audience. Students are able to post their work onto their blog and get feedback, not only from their teachers but other students, family members, other teachers, and more. She said her students love to blog because it is so different than the ordinary way of learning in the classroom. She explains that as a young student it is very powerful to see that hundreds of people are reading what you post on your blog. It makes the students really excited and to want to post more.
The thing that I like the most about Ms. Cassidy is that when she was starting out she did everything she could to bring technology in her room. She was very excited about her students learning through technology and she tried to learn as much as possible before her students started in her room. She said in the Skype Conversation that she does not really use a lot of technology at home, which means that she cares enough to bring it to her room for her students to learn. Ms. Cassidy is a teacher that is worth looking up to and I am going to strive to one day teach like she does.
I enjoyed watching this video because it really shows just how much technology is around. We use technology and don’t even realize it. By watching this video it shows how much students can learn by using all different types of technology. Instead of Ms. Cassidy’s students writing in journals she chooses to have them write on their blogs. I think that is a great idea because it is improving their writing but at the same time it allows them to get comments and feed back on what they have wrote.
Another great thing that I got from the video that I probably would not have thought about was the fact that even games, such as a Nintendo can be used as a teaching method. The students showed how they can have fun and play games, but at the same time be learning. I love seeing students having fun while learning, because there are so many different ways of learning.
Skype Interview with Ms. Cassidy
One of the techniques that I would like to use in my classroom would be blogging. Ms. Cassidy says blogging is different from pencil and paper because with blogging you have an audience. Students are able to post their work onto their blog and get feedback, not only from their teachers but other students, family members, other teachers, and more. She said her students love to blog because it is so different than the ordinary way of learning in the classroom. She explains that as a young student it is very powerful to see that hundreds of people are reading what you post on your blog. It makes the students really excited and to want to post more.
The thing that I like the most about Ms. Cassidy is that when she was starting out she did everything she could to bring technology in her room. She was very excited about her students learning through technology and she tried to learn as much as possible before her students started in her room. She said in the Skype Conversation that she does not really use a lot of technology at home, which means that she cares enough to bring it to her room for her students to learn. Ms. Cassidy is a teacher that is worth looking up to and I am going to strive to one day teach like she does.
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