Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Art Viewer Summary Post
In the first post I had to comment on for this week there were many pictures of still life sketches that his class had made. He said that the objects were spread out over a span of one and a half desks and they could do it from any perspective. My comment on this post told him that I thought his students did a wonderful job on all of the pictures that were posted. I also told him that I was going into elementary education and that I would try to do something like that with my students although I don't know how it's going to work out since I want to be all the way down at kindergarten.
The second post I was able to comment on from this blog was titled "The finished coke bottle" and it was just a picture of Mr. Burrows' finished painting of a coke bottle, lime and lemon. My comment on this post let him know that I loved the painting and that he did a great job with using mostly cool with a hint of a warm color.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Blog Assignment 9
Mr. McClung
In his reflective post of 2008-2009 he talked about making sure the lesson was student centered that way you keep their attention and know that they are comprehending what you are trying to teach them instead of just focusing on making it through the lesson. He also mentioned tying not to be too controlling when it does come to the lessons, let there be room for some flexibility because not everything is going to go according to plan every time! To him it is important to practice your communication skills constantly because they will be very handy in your career as well as an open mind for technology. He finally discussed why it is good to keep expectations for students at a normal place and to keep learning as an educator.
His reflective post for 2010-2011 was very student based. he wants teachers to always remember that it's about the students when it comes to teaching.
Change is not always something that people like but he thinks that you should at least try to be optimistic about new ideas, but know that not everyone will be.
Stay true to yourself instead of trying to fit in with the crowd is very sound advice that he gives in this post.
Although most people will find this hard to do because it may mean watching your students struggle, you will need to resist the urge to do the work for students when trying to help them because they will not learn this way.
Make sure to stay motivated and not passive once you've been at it for a bit was the last advice he gave in this post and I agree with him that a lot of teachers become comfortable with their jobs and fell into a routine.
In his reflective post of 2008-2009 he talked about making sure the lesson was student centered that way you keep their attention and know that they are comprehending what you are trying to teach them instead of just focusing on making it through the lesson. He also mentioned tying not to be too controlling when it does come to the lessons, let there be room for some flexibility because not everything is going to go according to plan every time! To him it is important to practice your communication skills constantly because they will be very handy in your career as well as an open mind for technology. He finally discussed why it is good to keep expectations for students at a normal place and to keep learning as an educator.
His reflective post for 2010-2011 was very student based. he wants teachers to always remember that it's about the students when it comes to teaching.
Change is not always something that people like but he thinks that you should at least try to be optimistic about new ideas, but know that not everyone will be.
Stay true to yourself instead of trying to fit in with the crowd is very sound advice that he gives in this post.
Although most people will find this hard to do because it may mean watching your students struggle, you will need to resist the urge to do the work for students when trying to help them because they will not learn this way.
Make sure to stay motivated and not passive once you've been at it for a bit was the last advice he gave in this post and I agree with him that a lot of teachers become comfortable with their jobs and fell into a routine.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Project #11 - Short Movie
Project #11
This is a short movie that I did with Xtranormal.com where I talked about the teachers that have influenced me.
This is a short movie that I did with Xtranormal.com where I talked about the teachers that have influenced me.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc.
Angela Maiers
Her first blog post that I commented on was talking about the project she has going called Project: You Matter. There was a video on this post that had information telling you what the project was about and how everyone can help and is important. I commented telling her that I think it's a wonderful project that I will incorporate into my classroom and that she needs to keep up the good work in the classroom and on her project.
The second post was called "Tools I'm Lovin'" and it was talking about how youtube now has a teacher channel that makes it faster and easier to create and show videos in the classroom. I commented letting her know I was glad she shared it on her blog and let her know I would most likely be using it in my classroom as well.
Her first blog post that I commented on was talking about the project she has going called Project: You Matter. There was a video on this post that had information telling you what the project was about and how everyone can help and is important. I commented telling her that I think it's a wonderful project that I will incorporate into my classroom and that she needs to keep up the good work in the classroom and on her project.
The second post was called "Tools I'm Lovin'" and it was talking about how youtube now has a teacher channel that makes it faster and easier to create and show videos in the classroom. I commented letting her know I was glad she shared it on her blog and let her know I would most likely be using it in my classroom as well.
Project #10 PLN Progress Report
So far I have 36 tiles on my Symbaloo and plan to expand it further, not just for my learning places but on biographies and websites for those that have influenced my learning experiences.
Project #9b
https://technologicalexperiences.wikispaces.com/
I created a wiki for my Instructional portion of project 9. It will be about all the technology I have come into contact with throughout my life.
I created a wiki for my Instructional portion of project 9. It will be about all the technology I have come into contact with throughout my life.
Blog Assignment 7
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
*Before I get started on talking of his teaching techniques I just want to say that it makes me sad that he has already passed away because it seems like Dr. Pausch would be a fantastic person to befriend.* Now back to the regularly scheduled program.
The first technique Dr. Pausch discussed in the lecture was the "head fake" which he started to learn at the very early age of 9, from his football coach. The "head fake" is indirect learning while learning something else, his example for football was that while the team is learning the game they are also learning things like teamwork and leadership.
Hard work was something Dr. Pausch really focused on in his classroom and I think that that was really important because people need to put their best foot forward including in the classroom.
To Dr. Pausch, getting feedback from the students help not only him, but also his students see what needed to be worked on and make that improvement. He got feedback through bar graphs that let everyone see how easy they were to work with and so they wanted to improve where they were if there overall score was not very high.
The most important technique he used in the class, at least to me, would be having fun. While it doesn't really sound like a technique to me, if you really think about it for some time, you will be able to see that it is as most teachers don't care whether their students are having fun or not so they are miserable and not really doing their best in class.
*Before I get started on talking of his teaching techniques I just want to say that it makes me sad that he has already passed away because it seems like Dr. Pausch would be a fantastic person to befriend.* Now back to the regularly scheduled program.
The first technique Dr. Pausch discussed in the lecture was the "head fake" which he started to learn at the very early age of 9, from his football coach. The "head fake" is indirect learning while learning something else, his example for football was that while the team is learning the game they are also learning things like teamwork and leadership.
Hard work was something Dr. Pausch really focused on in his classroom and I think that that was really important because people need to put their best foot forward including in the classroom.
To Dr. Pausch, getting feedback from the students help not only him, but also his students see what needed to be worked on and make that improvement. He got feedback through bar graphs that let everyone see how easy they were to work with and so they wanted to improve where they were if there overall score was not very high.
The most important technique he used in the class, at least to me, would be having fun. While it doesn't really sound like a technique to me, if you really think about it for some time, you will be able to see that it is as most teachers don't care whether their students are having fun or not so they are miserable and not really doing their best in class.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Blog Assignment 6
Wendy Drexler
I think that for us to be teachers of networked students we are going to be those that answer questions that our students cannot find online or just to point them in the right direction. There will also be the challenge of us having to sit back and be a guiding light for our students instead of being in the front of the classroom giving a lecture to students who are barely paying attention or zoned off in their own little world like we were in school. The most difficult thing that people are going to have to get used to from this change IS the fact that teachers will no longer be in the front of the class giving lectures, instead they will be off to the side on the computers right along with students letting them figure out for themselves how to do an assignment and only stepping in on really difficult portions.
On the other hand, I think that while this type of learning is just now getting off the ground it will still be in the first steps by the time I get in a classroom so I know that I will be getting used to it right along with all the other teachers and that hopefully if it does not work there will be a way for some teachers to stay in a traditional education setting. While I have this hope, I can look around out how fast things have progressed and know that this will not be true and that everyone that is now in school to be in the education field and current teachers will need to get used to teaching from a distance.
The Seventh grader's PLE and my PLN
I learned from the video that the seventh grade student uses Symbaloo to track all of her web searches down and since I had not started bookmarking my sites yet decided that it would be a good place to start. I went to Symbaloo and created an account and now I can get to everything I need to help me with this class at the click of a button, especially since I thought it would be a great idea to go ahead and set my Symbaloo as the homepage on my browser.
I think that for us to be teachers of networked students we are going to be those that answer questions that our students cannot find online or just to point them in the right direction. There will also be the challenge of us having to sit back and be a guiding light for our students instead of being in the front of the classroom giving a lecture to students who are barely paying attention or zoned off in their own little world like we were in school. The most difficult thing that people are going to have to get used to from this change IS the fact that teachers will no longer be in the front of the class giving lectures, instead they will be off to the side on the computers right along with students letting them figure out for themselves how to do an assignment and only stepping in on really difficult portions.
On the other hand, I think that while this type of learning is just now getting off the ground it will still be in the first steps by the time I get in a classroom so I know that I will be getting used to it right along with all the other teachers and that hopefully if it does not work there will be a way for some teachers to stay in a traditional education setting. While I have this hope, I can look around out how fast things have progressed and know that this will not be true and that everyone that is now in school to be in the education field and current teachers will need to get used to teaching from a distance.
The Seventh grader's PLE and my PLN
I learned from the video that the seventh grade student uses Symbaloo to track all of her web searches down and since I had not started bookmarking my sites yet decided that it would be a good place to start. I went to Symbaloo and created an account and now I can get to everything I need to help me with this class at the click of a button, especially since I thought it would be a great idea to go ahead and set my Symbaloo as the homepage on my browser.
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