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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-19295622008634748082014-07-16T20:31:00.002-07:002014-07-16T20:33:20.172-07:00Blog Post 14/15I feel that EDM310 has really opened my eyes to just how much education has changed. When I was in high school there were hardly any types of technology available for the students to use. Now every single student has access to either an iPad or Macbook. These tools have become an essential part of a student's education. This course has helped me to become more comfortable with the many types of Project Based learning that I will have to adapt to when I begin my teaching career. While I have definitely not completely grasped all of the concepts, I do feel as though I am well on my way. I would say that my strengths in regards to PBL and technology as a whole are well suited for today's modern education. I am very comfortable with many different programs that we have used and if not have been able to adjust quickly. I believe that I am a fast learner and will be able to help my students access the full capabilities of the technology they have available to them today. I will also say that I still have some weaknesses that I need to work on. My organizational skills are lacking and that is not a very good characteristic to have as an educator. I need to stay organized so that I can keep track of my students many projects. I also think that i need to develop a larger network of professional resources that I can use for inspiration to advance my own teaching methods in the future.<br />
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The video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqVcAYnA_o&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">How to Make an Audio QR Code</span></a>, was very interesting to me. I did not know that you can assign audio to a QR Code. I always thought that QR Codes were only used to pull up pictures or websites. This could be an excellent tool to relay information to students as well as their parents.</div>
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The use of iPads in the videos, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezQjGbTpm0&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">iPad Reading Centers</span></a>,<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ophIZhNs2s4" target="_blank">Poplet</a></span>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvgz8efzKLA&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Alabama Virtual Library</span></a>, and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDVQHOlPw_A&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"> iMovie Trailers</span></a> show the multitudes of ways that iPads can be such an effective way of teaching. They are so versatile and will only continue to get better as more apps are developed. The iPad Reading Centers seems like an excellent way for students to hear themselves read the stories back to themselves. Practicing this allows for the student to hear where they messed up and also go back through the material for a second time. Poplet is an excellent PBL tool that the students use to complete their project. They must look up information/images and then place them in the diagram in order to present them to the class. Alabama Virtual Library is a great online resource that the students can go to for info on book. </div>
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The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS7DMH7FqXE&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Build a Board</span></a> video gives an example of another way that iPads are great tools for PBL. The kids set up their virtual "Board" that shows the information they have collected on a particular subject. After they have completed the assignment they then present their findings to the class. </div>
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In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0p4oOruKg8&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twitter for Educators</span></a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5TAWgwv9O4" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">We All Become Learners</span></a> the focus is on technology not only changing education, but also the educators themselves. Twitter is discussed as a very insightful resource that can bring the ideas of the entire world right to your computer screen. Twitter gives the ability to listen and respond to education professionals instantly. These new technologies have also turned the table on the balance of learning in the classroom. The students are no longer the only individuals who are learning. Teachers are actually being taught by their students now! Technology allows for students to be able to show off what they have learned to their classmates as well as their teachers. As educators we must keep our eyes and ears open because we never know what we are going to learn next.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-6622950570244013282014-07-16T19:32:00.001-07:002014-07-16T19:33:26.622-07:00C4Tp #4The <a href="http://www.langwitches.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Langwitches</span></a> post, <a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/07/10/building-good-c-u-l-t-u-r-e/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Building Good C.U.L.T.U.R.E.</span></a>, Ms. Tolisano discusses how sharing through Twitter can lead to new ideas forming. She shares how a simple tweet directed at her lead to her creating a new piece of educational art. The tweet showed an acronym on how to build a good C.U.L.T.U.R.E. = Collaborate. Understand. Love. Trust. Unite. Respect. Empower. This simple phrase becomes a motto of sorts just by being shared through a social media source. This is an example of how quickly ideas can grow in this modern age of the internet. <br />
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<a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/05/20/the-blogging-kraken-how-to-keep-up-with-all-your-students-blogs/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Blogging Kraken: How to Keep Up with All Your Students' Blogs?</span></a>, is a post about effectively monitoring your classes' blogs. She discusses the importance of blogs in developing a student's ability to document, reflect, organize, and use critical thinking. The importance of feedback from teachers to students is also highlighted. After discussing the importance of having students create blogs she then details how a teacher should set up an effective system for keeping track of them. Using the RSS Reader, <a href="http://www.feedly.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Feedly</span></a>, teachers are able to organize the blogs. Creating this system of organization allows for quicker review times, the ability to search through the blogs, keep up with when students post and keep track of your grading progress. Ms. Tolisano stresses that having an organized system is the best way of properly keeping track of the student' blogs. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-8949067071363006152014-07-16T18:40:00.003-07:002014-07-16T18:41:24.371-07:00C4Ta #4 On his website, <a href="http://www.flippedcoach.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Flipped Coach</span></a>, Jason Hahnstadt discusses many of the ways that technology and "flipping" the classroom has assisted him in his coaching career. In his post, <a href="http://www.flippedcoach.com/2014/05/06/google-chrome-screencasting-with-snagit-app/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Google Chrome Screencasting With Snagit App</span></a>, he talks about a helpful program for creating videos of your computer screen. He explains that this program is very easy to use and allows him to make videos of his computer screen so that he can use it to teach his students. After creating a video he is then able to share it with his students so that they will have the information they need for the following day of class. He also talks about how it is an effective way for coaches to share and review game film with their players. I found the fact that this app is connected to Google Drive to be a major asset. Having access to Google Drive gives the ability to easily save a video as well as a simple method of sharing.<br />
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Mr. Hahnstadt writes about how <a href="http://www.flippedcoach.com/2013/12/14/ibooks-and-ibook-author/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">iBooks and iBooks Author</span></a>, are great programs with many educational uses. He begins this post by talking about a recent iBook he had viewed called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/101+-pro-style-pistol-offense/id611588645?mt=11" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">101+ Pro Style Pistol offense Plays</span></a>. This iBook is a collection of offensive football plays. This is a great example of how technology is becoming more and more present in sports. He also talks about the many different features that the iBooks programs offer. Mr. Hahnstadt encourages coaches to create their own iBooks so that they are sharing their knowledge of the game, and sometimes even making a profit in the iBooks store. Finally, he talks about how accessible these books are for students through the use of their iPads. Teachers are now able to create interactive books that relay the information they are trying to teach to their students in an effective manner.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-38547190576140833692014-07-13T17:33:00.001-07:002014-07-13T17:34:18.237-07:00Blog Post #13<div style="text-align: center;">
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In the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eIvGtn1NAU" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Teaching History in the 21st Century</span></a>, Thomas Ketchell discusses the ways in which today's history teachers have begun to adapt new methods of teaching. He talks about how the old outdated methods of teaching history are no longer able to capture the interest of today's students. </div>
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The first example he gives is of his own creation. He discusses how he used Twitter in order to discuss London's Great Smog of 1952. By using the hash-tag, #GreatSmog, he tweets as though he is an individual living through that event. By using this perspective he is able to make the Great Smog come to life for his students and followers. This method allows for the use of technology that the students can utilize and also engage them by making it seem as though it is a real-time event. </div>
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The second method he discusses is the creation of a student. By using the game, <a href="https://minecraft.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Minecraft</span></a>, the student is able to actively engage himself with the material he was covering in his history class. The student creates an entire Roman Bathhouse on this program that he can connect with. From this creation he actually learned to speak Latin and eventually began giving virtual tours of his creation. This is an amazing example of a student's creativity that actually helped him to process the material. </div>
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The final example in the video is about educator, Enrique Legaspi who also uses Twitter to reach his history students. Collaboration between the students is amplified through the use of Twitter. They are able to discuss a topic or event through a common hash-tag. He has seen an increase in student participation and even participation from the more reserved students. This has led to all of his students feeling they have a role in the classroom. </div>
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I feel that these methods discussed would definitely aid my history education. The incorporation of tools such as Twitter would allow for more collaboration among me and my classmates. The creation of 3D models through the Minecraft engine is something that i would be very interested in. It would be a very exciting project to build a replica of historical buildings. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-7906323009143793432014-07-09T19:49:00.000-07:002014-07-09T19:49:17.294-07:00Blog Post #12 <b>What Assistive Technologies Are Available To You As A Teacher?</b><br />
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The advancement of technology has led to many new doors being opened for individuals with impairments. Students who are blind or deaf now have many more tools to assist them in their academic careers. I believe that it can be argued that the iPad is at the top of the list of most important technologies created for the impaired. As shown in the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvEe91GJOqA&list=PL1LmVhEG4FCgFuPbEo-bqRibtoAFky9DB&index=3&feature=plpp_video" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">iPad Usage For The Blind</span></a>, the iPad comes straight out of the box with the ability to be configured for a blind individual. Through the built in program, Voiceover, the contents of the screen are read aloud. By having this ease of access, the iPad has made it possible for the visually impaired to be able to do things such as read a book or even search iTunesU for academic materials. One can see that this would not only help the student in their studies, but also aid the teacher in being able to educate. The accessibility of the iPad would allow the educator to assign reading materials to the entire class. This would also make the grading and feedback process more efficient for teachers because the students with visual impairments are now able to use email as a means to submit work.<br />
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Many apps are being developed to take advantage of the iPads boundless capabilities. The e-book, <a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/interactive-ebook-to-inspire-visually-impaired-children-to-reach-for-the-stars-470597" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Reach For The Stars</span></a>, is just one example of developers trying to create a method for blind students to experience science and the universe. Astronomer Elena Sabbi, the inspiration for the e-book states that, “And technology is improving so fast that we are sure you will be able to learn and do new things. Things are becoming more reachable.” I believe that this is the main way that technologies such as these assist educators the most. They give teachers the ability to reach the impaired students nearly just as effectively as their general students. These tools allow for an impaired student to have a much greater chance at discovering that subject or topic that they connect with and want to study deeper.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM6GtXOi9iY&list=PL1LmVhEG4FCgFuPbEo-bqRibtoAFky9DB&index=1&feature=plpp_video" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Mountbatten</span></a>, an electronic machine used to write braille, is very beneficial not only with the blind student but for the instructor and fellow classmates. The device uses word processing and provides audio feedback to ensure the correct character was selected. The use of the iPad for deaf/blind students in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM6GtXOi9iY&list=PL1LmVhEG4FCgFuPbEo-bqRibtoAFky9DB&index=1&feature=plpp_video" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Having a Great Time Teaching</span></a> demonstrates how effective such modern devices have become in the world of education.<br />
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In the field of music education, a website entitled <a href="http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/technology.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Blind Music Student</span></a> lists several programs that would aid in a visually impaired child’s ability to read, compose, and perform music. Two programs that assist are <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/computer-programs-blind-read-write-music-article-1.1398144" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lime Lighter</span></a> and <a href="http://www.dancingdots.com/main/goodfeel.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Goodfeel</span></a>. Lime Lighter creates a legible digital music score for individuals with low vision while Goodfeel serves as a music note-to-braille translator. Goodfeel also allows sighted teachers and other musicians to change typical sheet music into Braille without having any prior knowledge of the Braille system. Before Goodfeel was invented, converting musical notations into Braille could take six weeks to complete after sending the materials to a translator.<br />
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Another app that is widely popular with those working with exceptional children that fall under the Autistic Spectrum (along with several other developmental and intellectual disabilities) is <a href="http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo2go" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Proloquo2Go</span></a>. The features found in this program provide assistance with children who benefit from symbol support. Students can speak by tapping buttons with words/phrases, develop their vocabulary, and send emails/text messages.<br />
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What assistive technologies are available to you as a teacher?<br />
Currently iPads are becoming increasingly popular in all classrooms, and voice reader allows every student to participate even if a student is blind. Simply hovering over an application or icon allows the voice reader to read the name of the application aloud, and also instruct an individual to double click the icon in order to open it.<br />
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Students can enjoy full access to instruction in selected mainstream settings through the use of this real-time captioning system. An instructor or paraprofessional typing into a laptop computer, that is hooked up to a high-luminosity portable projector, will allow not only deaf students, but non-hearing impaired students to follow the instructions on an oversized screen or whiteboard at the front of the room. Hard copies of the notes will be edited into functional language-masters and provided to students at the end of the day for study at home.<br />
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In his video, <a href="http://learningismessy.com/blog/?p=854" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Back to the Future</span></a>, science teacher Brian Crosby discusses the Project-Based Learning methods he uses in his classroom. He details how his students worked on a project using a high-altitude balloon as the basis. By creating the lesson plan around the journey of their balloon all the way to the Earth's atmosphere, Mr. Crosby is able to keep his students engaged and actively learning. Not only are the students able to learn about the science behind the balloon's travels, but also practice their writing skills by documenting it.<br />
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Mr. Paul Anderson discusses the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-apJDi7cx9o" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Blended Learning Cycle</span></a> in his video. He breaks down the way in which he teaches his students by unit. He uses the acronym "QUIVERS" in order to explain his method.<br />
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This acronym is used to summarize what the students complete throughout each assignment. He begins the lesson with an intriguing question which then leads the students to want to discover the answer. Once they have completed the assigned materials, an assessment is then given.<br />
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In <a href="http://www.edm310.com/edm310/makingthinkingvisible.m4v" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Making Thinking Visible</span></a>, Mark Church uses a video to propose an idea to his classroom. After viewing this video he asks the students to create a headline for that video's main idea as a group. He uses group collaboration in order to allow the student's to share their thoughts and work together to answer the question.<br />
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Sam Pane uses a very innovative method to teach his students how to be responsible online. The video, <a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-digital-citizenship" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Teaching Digital Citizenship</span></a>, shows how he uses technology in his classroom. Each one of his students create a super hero online and then get to use this character in their own comic strip. In this comic strip the students show themselves making poor decisions on the internet. The character they created then "saves" them from their mistake. This is an excellent method for teaching proper internet usage that allows the students to show how creative they are.<br />
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In this <a href="http://www.langwitches.org/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Langwitches</a> post, the positive effects of students maintaining a blog are discussed. Silvia Tolisano, the website creator, has posted a video one of her colleagues filmed. In the video, Andrea Hernandez discusses the many ways that student blogging is beneficial to not only her students, but other students around the world. She talks about how they utilize a system of "quad-blogging" in which four different classrooms around the world are involved. The four classrooms in the video consist of the United States, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Thailand. The students are able to learn about other parts of the world by having such diverse cultures actively participating with one another. The primary goal of the blog use is better quality writing. This better quality of writing will come after the student views critiques from the other global students.<br />
Ms. Hernandez also talks about how important it is for the teacher to create the connections for the students. The educator must use their Personal Learning Network in order to set up an educational system such as "quad-blogging". This requires the teacher to be digitally active with resources such as Twitter to make these connections. The educator is able to bring a higher method of learning to their students by having these relationships built. <br />
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Ms. Tolisano discusses the importance of documentation in an educational setting in this post. She begins by stating that she had only used documentation in professional settings for use by other educators. By expanding how documenting is used, she sees that it can be used by many types of people besides educators. Ms. Tolisano shows that it can be useful for Teachers, Students and even School/Districts. <b>Students</b> are able to showcase their work and grade their learning growth. They are also able to create an electronic portfolio of their accomplishments. <b>Schools/Districts</b> are able to use documentation for parent/community involvement, attract employees, and develop their employees. <b>Teachers </b>are also able to create a portfolio, reflect and change lesson plans if needed, and evaluate their teaching methods through their students' progress.<br />
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Documenting gives the ability to make a record of past methods and reflect upon them. This reflection can lead to the creation of more effective methods for Teachers, Students, and Schools. She also gives a list of tools she uses for documenting: "Videos, Photos, Notes, Tweets, Blogs and so on." She is showing that documenting can be an important way of reflecting upon your past experiences in order to improve your future educational methods.<br />
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In his blog, <a href="http://www.thephysicaleducator.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The Physical Educator</span></a>, Joey Feith discusses how technology is essential for the education of his students. He uses it as an outlet to share what tools and methods he utilizes through his teaching. In his post, <a href="http://thephysicaleducator.com/blog/files/how-i-teach-ash-casey.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">How I Teach: Ash Casey</a>, he interviews a PE teacher from the UK, Ash Casey, who uses technology in his course. Casey begins by giving some of his essential tools that he uses in the classroom. He lists items such as Keynote, Word, iStockphoto, Twitter and iAnnotatePDF. He states that these items allow him to expand his base of knowledge on a day to day basis. When asked about his classes he claims, "I am not afraid to look silly and I will hoop and holler and try to get my students engaged." This shows that he is very active with his students and will try all types of methods to get them actively participating. At the end of the post Casey discusses the best piece of advice he ever received. He admits that when he first started teaching he thought he knew everything, but he learned from his mentor that he had a lot of things he could change about his teaching style. Casey states, <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"<span style="background-color: #fcfaf9; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">I used to consider myself as the finished article until I came to realize that I am a <u style="font-weight: bold;">co-learner</u> in every session I teach." I found this quote to be very true because as an educator we should be learning from our students just as much as they are from us. We should not believe that we know everything already but instead be willing and able to learn new things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fcfaf9; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;">In the next post,<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://thephysicaleducator.com/blog/files/standards-based-instruction.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Team #PhysEd Stories: Standards Based Instruction</span></a>, Sarah Gietschier-Hartman discusses her grading method adjustments in her PE classes. She begins the blog talking about how in the beginning of her career she did not put much effort into her student's assessments. After reading the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1412953820/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1412953820&linkCode=as2&tag=thephyscom-20&linkId=L7I7EGW3BA5KGGGK" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">How to Grade For Learning: Linking Grades to Standards by Ken O'Connor</a>, she decided to create new strategies for assessing her student's learning. Instead of continuing the standard format she had been accustomed to, she instituted a new one based on two components. These two components are Standards-Based Grading and Standards-Based Instruction. These are both more accurate representations of the students' achievements in the classroom. They are checked against the national/state standards that are set and allow the student and parents to compare their student with their grade level equivalent. She also created a more "kid-friendly" description of the grades:</span></span><br />
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Mrs. Cassidy is a first grade teacher in Moose Jaw, Canada. She uses technology and project-based learning methods in order to instruct her class. In her video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPZtTej0jQ&feature=player_embedded" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Little Kids...Big Potential</a>, a compilation of many of the kids at work is shown. It is very entertaining to see such young students being able to be so comfortable with technology. The students walk the viewer through the many different tools they use to enhance their learning. Items such as blogs, SMART Boards, and even Nintendo DS are used to give the student a very rewarding learning environment.<br />
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In Dr. Strange's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdHvzSb6AQ" target="_blank">interview</a> with Mrs. Cassidy, they discuss how important the use of technology in the classroom is for modern day students. Mrs. Cassidy emphasizes the fact that the way students used to learn in the past is not going to be successful with today's students. She states that students do not have to "power down" when they come to class anymore. By having the same technology used in the class that they have at home, they are able to continue to build upon their prior computer knowledge. Students now have so many more resources at their fingertips because of the internet. Through the use of blogging and wiki pages her students are able to not only use the computer for their work, but also show it off to the world. Mrs. Cassidy discusses how being able to share their work brings so much excitement to the students. Obviously if the students are excited about what they are working on, they will want it to be high quality. Mrs. Cassidy can teach us that her use of technology in the classroom can allow us to maximize a student's learning potential by using the technologies available today.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-37051280221709741592014-06-29T17:02:00.001-07:002014-06-29T17:02:22.202-07:00Project #12 - SMART Board <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Project-Based Learning is a method in which students can be given a problem that peaks their interest and then must investigate how to fix it. Instead of just giving facts and later testing them on their memorization skills, PBL allows for the student to have to create their own path to success at the given topic. In, <a href="http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/sept10/vol68/num01/Seven_Essentials_for_Project-Based_Learning.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning</span></a>, a strong emphasis is placed upon the development of a topic that a student will be heavily interested in. They provide great examples of sparking student interest through the use of <b>"entry-events"</b> such as: videos, guest speakers, field trips and so on. By creating a "buzz" about the topic that the project is going to be based on, you have assisted the students in engaging with the material. The <b>driving question</b> is also a key factor in sparking student interest. This question allows the student to have a clear understanding of exactly what it is they are trying to accomplish.<br />
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In his video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrhlV__pL4" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Project-Based Learning for Teachers</span></a>,<span style="color: blue;"> </span>Tony Vincent explains to teachers the benefits that come with Project-Based Learning. He describes it as, "While meeting the standards and creating an authentic product, students learn: Collaboration Skills, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking Skills and Career and Life Skills." He uses this video to show the multitude of ways that students gain critical skills through the use of PBL. At the end of his video, Mr. Vincent also shows a huge list of the many technology programs that can be used in Project-Based Learning. This video can be very educational to an educator who is considering developing a Project-Based Learning class and wants to know the positive aspects of this teaching method.<br />
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Andrew Miller discusses the effects of Project-Based Learning in his article, <a href="http://www.wholechildeducation.org/blog/project-based-learning-and-physical-education/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Project-Based Learning and Physical Education</a>. He shows how using this teaching method can benefit the students in many different social and educational aspects. Mr. Miller gives an example in which high-school students are asked to create PE plans for students in middle school. This presents a task that allows them to work collaboratively on the development of a program to assist the middle school students. Through their collaboration the students are developing communication and presentation skills. These are tools that will not only be useful in academia, but also throughout their lives.<br />
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The video, <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/students-solve-old-problem-new-ketchup-cap/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Students Solve The Case of Watery Ketchup</a>, is an excellent example of PBL. The students explain that they both shared a common interest/problem and then collaboratively worked together to find a solution. Through the use of the technology they had available to them, a 3D printer, they were able to put their ideas into physical form and create a solution to the watery ketchup problem. While this subject may not be viewed as "academic", the methods that these students employed to approach the topic are the most important.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukg6KiBC1CE" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">PBL: What Motivates Students Today</a> is a video about how today's students think. It shows that they have certain aspects of education that they deem most important. I found the student that talks about having his accomplishments publicly celebrated interesting. PBL is the perfect forum to be able to show off what you have worked on! Through instruments such as blogging on the internet, students are now able to share their work with the entire world. They are even able to get feedback from these individuals. Students will try harder and take more pride in their work by knowing that the public will be able to review it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-11017265280545943502014-06-25T20:25:00.001-07:002014-06-25T20:25:46.485-07:00Project #14 The Lesson Plan I created is for 11th graders in Social Studies.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-16661525909460923702014-06-25T19:33:00.001-07:002014-06-25T19:33:34.608-07:00Project #9 - Book Conversation<iframe width="500" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sQ_FNr5W9e8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-7983907017782156302014-06-22T19:35:00.002-07:002014-06-22T19:39:58.882-07:00C4Tp #4<b><u><a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/06/10/copyright-flowchart-can-i-use-it-yes-no-if-this-then/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Copyright Flowchart</span></a></u></b><br />
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The<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://langwitches.org/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Langwitches</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>blog is an excellent resource for all things educator related. The author, Silvia Tolisano writes about many different aspects that come with being a teacher. She constructs very insightful blog posts that are full of helpful information. This post is about the significance of copyright usage on the internet. She begins the post by talking about how "murky" using intellectual properties on the internet can be. In her view teachers should be held responsible for properly educating students on what materials they are allowed to use from the internet. This is an excellent point because I myself have never been taught the different laws that come with images/properties on the web. Through her research she has collaborated to create quite an extensive flowchart dedicated to properly identifying what materials can be used. This is a great tool for teachers and students to be able to call upon when they are questioning themselves.<br />
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The flowchart seems to be very user-friendly and goes step by step through many of the possible materials you could come across. As you move through the chart she goes into greater detail to narrow down the types of restrictions an item could possibly have as well as state the ways it can be used. As I stated earlier, I do not really understand the different levels of protection that materials have so this could definitely be a tool that I would be interested in using. </div>
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In this post, Silvia Tolisano discusses how mediums such as blogging and Twitter can be used as a "Curation Platform." She uses this definition: "Content curation requires more than just the selection of information. It's the assembling, categorizing, commenting and presenting of the best content available." In other words you need to learn how to filter the information you are reading as well as passing on through your works. By consistently acquiring and sharing dependable work, you will be known for sharing trusted, informative works. She states that one must find a "niche" of sorts. Through this she means that you must organize and pass on info that is relative to one another. Through this you will be seen as a consistent source for that particular subject. The idea of being a "Curator" is a somewhat interesting one to me. Being able create a network of people who follow your info and also share their own can be a helpful tool in your studies. The most important aspect is that the information that is being shared is reliable. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-80696265762174404012014-06-22T14:45:00.000-07:002014-06-22T14:45:50.309-07:00C4Ta #2<b><u><a href="http://jonesytheteacher.net/mastercoach-mystery-bag-challenge/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">MasterCoach Mystery Bag Challenge</span></a></u></b><br />
<br />In his blog, <a href="http://jonesytheteacher.net/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">JonesytheTeacher</a>, Brendan Jones writes about different methods and tools he uses for his PE classes. He uses this site as a way of sharing many of the effective ways he teaches his students.<br />
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In this post he discusses an activity he has created to get his students to think about how the games they play work. This is an interesting method because it makes the kids work together and use the items they are given to create a game of their own. Not only does it promote team-work, but also critical thinking because they have to create rules in which the game will be executed. After creating the game with the random items given, they then have to explain how the game will work to the rest of the class. This is also important because it gives them practice at giving a presentation. Once the game is initiated he continues to ask them questions about the game such as: (How can it be made better? What would you change?) Not only is this game focusing on the physical aspects of PE, but also their mental problem-solving.<br />
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<b><u><a href="http://jonesytheteacher.net/gopro-in-pe/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">GoPro in PE</span></a></u></b><br />
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Mr. Jones discusses how recording video can be helpful during physical activity in this post. He talks about how he used his GoPro camera during one of his classes in order to get the player's point of view during a game of rugby. This is a really cool video because it shows the real-time action up close. I could see how this could be useful for football coaches and players. By being able to see what the player did on the field from this point of view, coaches could help correct and show them their mistakes. It would allow for a better understanding of plays by the players. This is another great example of how technology can be very beneficial in sports.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-45630345170429217582014-06-22T13:48:00.001-07:002014-06-22T13:51:00.100-07:00Blog Post #8<b><u><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture</span></a></u></b><br />
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Wow, what an incredibly powerful video. Mr. Pausch gave an excellent lecture that perfectly sums up the basis of being an educator. Through the video he shows that he was able to achieve many of his childhood goals, one way or another, and how he was made a better person because of them.<br />
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Mr. Pausch uses this lecture to give an outline of how a person can not only better themselves, but also others around them. This is also very applicable to educators because making their students better people should be their primary goal. Through the use of his "head-fakes", he helped develop a new method of education. It is not about focusing on the material itself, but instead on the method in which it is learned. This idea was implemented in his Computer Science programs and showed great success. Through a series of project based learning principles, he created an environment for each student that was fun and academically rewarding. He stated that this method made hard subjects fun.<br />
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Learning is also a topic that Mr. Pausch covers in his lecture. He uses his own shortcomings and successes to show how he has learned over time. Self-reflection is a way in which the way we should all learn. Feedback from either your peers or teachers is a way in which you can gauge your own educational development. By listening to this feedback, you can see how others perceive you.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-22887146555881598372014-06-18T19:51:00.000-07:002014-06-22T19:39:19.313-07:00Blog Post #7<b><u>21st Century Learning Tools</u></b><br />
We have already learned about many different technologies in EDM310 that will assist us in the future as educators. While Dr. Strange has introduced us to many that he is familiar with, there is still a wealth of resources out there to discover. In this post I will look at different tools that I believe will help me not only as a Social Studies teacher, but also as a coach.<br />
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<a href="http://www.xosdigital.com/home.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">XOS Digital</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>is a sports technology company that is developing new methods for coaches to use in video editing. Through the use of touch screens and projection devices coaches are now able to quickly relay information to their players. Looking at film from practice as well as games allow coaches to teach and correct their players. Through the utilization of communication tools such as these, coaches are able to be more efficient.<br />
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<a href="https://footballplaycard.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Football Playcard</span></a> is another football coaching resource. It is an app that makes drawing up plays a lot more convenient. It is currently available in the iTunes store. This app allows your iPhone or iPad to turn into a drawing board for offensive plays. This method is a lot quicker and more efficient than old paper and pen playbook creation methods.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/earth/"><span style="color: blue;">Google Earth</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/preview"><span style="color: blue;">Google Map</span>s</a> are two resources that every Social Studies teacher should utilize. These tools give a visual representation for the area of that is being discussed. Students are able to see exactly where historical events took place. Teachers have begun to utilize these engines to make them even more beneficial for their students. <a href="http://www.activehistory.co.uk/google-earth/"><span style="color: blue;">ActiveHistory</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>has a database of Google Earth resources that create overlays over the maps. 3D models of buildings such as the Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Great Pyramid of Giza allow teachers to show students ancient civilizations more closely than ever before. Overlays are also useful because they give a more interactive view of things such as battlefields on the map.<br />
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Our group, Miami, decided to do a Lesson Plan on animals and their habitats. Through the use of hands-on props as well as internet research, our students will learn about how multiple animals live.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724399225454173522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451707884196332951.post-65702191701567203262014-06-15T08:14:00.000-07:002014-07-17T08:11:36.479-07:00Blog Post #6<b>Conversations with Anthony Capps</b><br />
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I heard many examples of how technology has become an integral component of learning throughout the conversations of Dr. Strange with Anthony Capps. These discussions give us a first-hand account of an educator in the field teaching his students through many of the methods we are learning in EDM310. These videos allow current EDM310 students to see the value of learning to incorporate technology into their teaching methods in order to be successful in their teaching careers.<br />
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Mr. Capps discusses a program,<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFPjVtUJ9Vk" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">iCurio</span></a>, which I was not familiar with. His description of the site show just how valuable of a resource it can be. The first way in which it is helpful is by serving as an online search engine. This search engine differs from those we are accustomed to because of its search restrictions. In order to protect the students from the inappropriate material on the internet, iCurio has been filtered to only show educationally relevant materials that have been approved. It also provides a personal storage space for each student. By giving each student a space to save their work, they can have their work available to them at any time. iCurio also serves as a virtual organization tool. Instead of having files placed in the wrong places, the students know exactly where to find them. The historical figures directory also sounded like an excellent tool for student projects. By inputting a standard set of search criteria, the students have access to academic sources that help them find the people they are trying to study. Overall, iCurio sounds like an excellent resource that provides the students with a safe and organized tool that allows them to expand their learning abilities. <br />
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<a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/who-we-are/about-discovery-education.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Discovery Education</span></a> is another tool Mr. Capps highly recommends in the video. He discusses the importance of visual learning for the students. He describes the site as, "images and videos created by experts to allow students to research about many topics." Teachers can also use it as a resource to gather more information about their lessons.<br />
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In the video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqqmq_hEPms" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Don't Teach Tech - Use It</span></a>, a very important ideal is brought up regarding how the students are introduced to using the different computer programs. Mr. Capps argues that a "scaffold" approach should be instituted. You cannot just give the students a project that needs the use of multiple programs to complete. Instead, you must first assign smaller items that allow them to get accustomed to each piece of technology one at a time. As they use these programs they began to master their uses. By allowing them to "build" upon the earlier foundations set through earlier assignments, the students are able to show their mastery in the larger projects later on.<br />
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The final video, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3uKpOKQwA" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Additional Thoughts About Lessons</span></a>, gives future educators a good tip about lesson planning for the school year. Mr. Capps uses a Russian doll analogy to give a visual of the process. To be successful as a teacher, you must break down your material into units so that the material is not overwhelming. This way the material is efficiently spread out in order to maximize student learning and retention as well as covering the required materials.<br />
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<b><br /></b> A PLN (Personal Learning Network) is an integral resource that every educator needs to have. It is a way for a teacher to maintain professional connections to other members of their field. These connections are easily made and kept through social media such as Twitter and Facebook. The use of such platforms to keep contacts in the teaching profession allow for individuals to create a network of assistance to their growth. This system can be used to share ideas, dialogue about a variety of topics, and also discuss the effectiveness of certain teaching techniques. By being able to keep up with other teachers' progress, an individual can decide if those methods would possibly work in their own classroom.<br />
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As a future history teacher and football coach I have found myself being drawn to Twitter accounts that reflect my interests in these areas. Sources such as the <a href="https://twitter.com/amhistorymuseum" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Smithsonian History Museum</span></a> give interesting information about many historically relevant subjects. <a href="https://twitter.com/HardcoreHistory" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Dan Carlin's Hardcore History</span></a> also tweets about many excellent discussions and articles that really make a topic interesting. I also have kept many connections through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/russell.mcduffie" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook</span></a> to former coaches and other individuals I met while playing football in high school. </div>
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