C4K Summary for October

Kids Comment for October

  October gave me the chance to read some interesting blogs from students. I ranged from third grade to 7th grade. I went from Ohio to New Zealand. I read topics of the student's book to the student's view on changes that could be made in the school. I started off in the sixth grade reading Trinity's post. She was in the sixth grade recommending the book, Hunger Games: Mockingjay. I know it was recently a movie made on this book. I have heard great things about both the books and the movies.  then moved to Madison, Wisconsin for Mrs. Ripp's 7th grade. Caroline talked about changing the school rules. She made some big points about dress code. It does always seem dress code is an ongoing issue in schools. I then went to Michigan. I read Ruby's blog who is a third grader in Ms. Essenburg's class. She had a great introduction blog about her family. She was the middle sibling. She was getting aggravated with her brothers. It was a great grammar used for a third grader. I finished my last comment in New Zealand. I read a sixth grader's blog named Tihi. She had an informative post on how to protect your skin when you are in the sun. It was very well written. I think it was one of the best post I read. The structure was really good. I enjoy reading everyone's blog because it does not matter what the topic may be you find yourself meeting this students. Happy Halloween. 

Blog Post #10

What Can We Learn From Mrs. Cassidy?

  Mrs. Kathy Cassidy is a first grade teacher from Moosejaw, Canada. Mrs. Cassidy wanted to bring technology in her classroom about ten years ago. She did not have any experience with technology. Mrs. Cassidy did not have much backing from her school or the school district. Mrs. Cassidy started with five computers. She also started using video about three years ago. She has a class blog that everyone in the class can stay up to date on assignments and every thing that is happening in the class. The students have to do their own blog post. Mrs. Cassidy uses the technology of Skype to bring guests in to talk to the class.

  I am going to be a physical education teacher. I know as teachers we can learn how Mrs. Cassidy did not have much support from other people, but she knew she had to improve as a teacher. I am will love to use her class blog idea. I think as a PE teacher it would benefit the students, teachers, and the parents. The students should not have any questions about what we will be doing or what is expected from you in each class. The parents might be wondering what the child is doing in PE. They can find anything they want on the class blog. The teachers have to work together to use the school facilities. It seems to be a common problem. They can go see where our PE class will be. It will help the planning of other teachers. I know I have learned that you have to change every year. I will use Mrs. Cassidy's technique of adaptable to change. Every future teacher can learn a great deal from just these videos: First Grader's in Ms. Cassidy's Class, Interview with Kathy Cassidy Part 1, Interview with Kathy Cassidy Part 2, and Interview with Kathy Cassidy Part 3. 

Project 12 Part A

Project 12 Part A

Blog Post #9

What Can Teachers and Students Teach Us About Project Based Learning?

    Student and teachers can teach us anything and everything we need to know about project based learning. Teachers can help teach you what the students can learn with project based learning. The students can help teach you how much they learned. All of these things are important for the learning process. I have already learned the base of project based learning. Project based learning has to be centered around a driving question. The driving question is the heartbeat of project based learning. The driving question has to have no yes or no answer. I learned about the driving question from the seven essentials for project based learning article. Project Based Learning for teachers video I learned how to take the driving question and make it into a critical thinking challenge. Critical thinking is one of the best ways for anyone to learn. The question has an answer that no one knows including the teacher. The students and teachers get to partake in a learning experience.

  I am  going to be a physical education teacher. I really enjoyed the articles PE in the classroom, Project Based learning in PE. Since, I learned about project based learning I  was wondering how I could insert project based learning into my PE classroom. I found out that the PE is one of the best classes to do project based learning. The environment is really one of the natural open environments of all the class room. The projects that can be accomplished in the classroom our endless. The image I used below is to help PE teachers use PBL.

 Project based learning is a great way for everyone to learn. I think the key is for students to be motivated. I watched "What motivates Student?" The most important thing that I learned from the video is that everyone at any ages have goals. The children were very young and were already career obligated. I think it is our job to use PBL to help keep children motivated.

 

Project 14

 This week, my EDM 310 group created a lesson plan for a 3rd grade English class! The lesson is to help the students better understand the main components of a story and use their imagination and creativity to create a story of their own.  The lesson for this is in the Project Based Learning Format where the students will be put into groups in order to create a story using StoryBoardThat.com! Check out our Google Site to see the lesson plan, calendar, checklist, and rubrics for this project.

Blog Post Assignment #8

What Can We Learn About Teaching and Learning From Randy Pausch?

            I think there is almost nothing we cannot learn from Randy Pausch. I did not know you could learn something from your childhood dreams. I learned from Randy Pausch that childhood dreams are lessons. I remember being young and wanting to be an NBA player. I am now twenty two years old. I did not make it. I think what Prauch was teaching us about childhood dreams is that look back and see what you participated as a child to achieve that goal. I was in YMCA basketball until the sixth grade. I learned teamwork, responsibility, and passion. Passion is something that some say cannot be taught. I think it can be taught to you at a young age. You particpate in a sport for years. You practice everyday as a child. You are constantlly outside shooting. You get in arguments with your mom about when to come inside. You have learned and developed a passion for something. We have learned all of these thing from what Pausch termed the "head fake." Pausch is exactly right the best teaching method is the "head fake." Children will learn so much more when they do not know what they are being taught. 

        Children have so many great qualities when you observe them. They are quick learners, creative, and passionate. The main thing I need to carry from Randy Pausch is to be childlike. Teacher's tend to be boring and not to creative. We have to change this because if your are these characteristics children can only learn the minimum. We have to be energetic and passionate. We have to be childlike. We have to believe that tomorrow is coming but not today. We have to get the maximum out of each and every class we teach. The technology is so much now. We have no excuse to be boring and lame. We have it the easiest then most teachers ever had to be creative. It is no excuse not to be childlike. Childlike, we all say was some of the best time. Let's relive the best times to teach the children so they can learn more than they should. We should make the sponges look for some more water every day. 

Implications and Teaching Opportunities for Camera Use in Teaching and Learning

Part A

 Smart phones have become a common part of the classroom. I think it is will decrease the learning because while you teach you cannot control what every student is using their smart phone for. Student have to be engaged. It is already hard enough to engage the students without using technology.

 I think the you will have to incorporate their phones in the teaching lesson. I think if everyone including the teacher will be using their smart phone. I think you have to use it in a "smart" way. Many people use their phone's for hours a day. I think as a teacher we have to educate them on how to use a smart phone in  a resourceful way.

Part B

 I will be an PE teacher so we could use our smart phones or tablets for many things. I think a step o meter would be the first thing to record how many steps each student will make . A app for different exercise.  We could have a student use their phone to teach different and new exercises such as zumba or yoga. I think one of the best apps would be the health plate app. The health plate  has taken over for the health pyramid. It is the portion of what every one should eat everyday. This would be a great way for the students to track and see if they are eating healthy. They could also give a power point presentation using Discovery Ed. They could use Alabama Virtual Library for the research. They are many apps to help turn your smart phone "problem" into one of the most creative learning classes ever.

Teacher Comments Summary 2

  I was assigned John R. Sowash's blog. He has a blog called the "electric conductor." He writes a lot about Google account. He blog is set up for educational technology. He encourages questions or thought on the subject. He reminds me a lot of Dr. Strange. I learned some really cool thing on his blog about Google. 

  

   The first post was about how Dr. Sowash has started a newsletter for teachers to stay up to date on the new teaching technology. I think it was a great idea because technology is constantly changing. Teacher are so busy that they have no time to check for new technology updates. I think it was just a great service provided by Dr. Sowash. The second post I read was about Google privacy settings. I found it the most helpful because I discount how important privacy is. I never noticed the secure account settings. I have now secured my Google account. I found that Dr. Sowash is blogging to help every teacher he can with the new technology. I found him to be a quick 1-800 line if you will. 

Project #9 Book Commentary

Project#9 Book Commentary

Project 7 My Sentence Videos Part B

Parent Video



Student Video

Blog Post Assignment#7

How Do We All Become Learners?

  I think every one is learners it comes natural to everyone. My example is when you see something you do not recognize. You will ask someone who is near you what that object is. The person answering your question is teaching you. It can be as complex as qua tam physics or as easy as video game. I think it is possible to be become better learners. The first step in becoming that better leaner is you have to want too. You have to be eager. I would then evaluate yourself. I evaluated myself on the learning qualities. My strengths are the following: fast learner, positive attitude, punctual, and good with technology. My weaknesses are the following: procrastinator, does not like new technology, and my attention span is too short. My current preparation is getting better. I started this class for example waiting till Sunday to do all of my work. I now am finished with my work before Wednesday night. I wanted to become a better student in my Edm 310 class. I self evaluated my problems. I found out it was that I was procrastinating my homework. It is a classic example of how we all become better learners. We are already learners. We just have to be better learners. 

 Video's Summary

 I learned many new things from the videos. I know I downloaded Poplet on my Ipad before I was finished watching all of the videos. Poplet is an app. It allows you to build projects easier and organize your thoughts. It is a blank screen that allows you to drop anything you want in it. This video will give you a example of a student using it. The Ipad is a great way to teach children to read. I watched the Ipad reading center video. I was blown away by two things. One, the kindergarten student knows how to work and Ipad and two, the student by hearing his voice helped him correct his mistakes. Teacher who are not lucky enough for every one to have an Ipad can use the QR code. The QR code can be used by using a computer. You go to recordMp3.org. You then simply record the student reading or yourself reading. Group based learning projects are important to your classroom as I learned last week. Discover Ed is a really cool tool to help your group present your project. The research can be done on Discover Ed or AVL. I remember when they created Alabama Virtual Library. AVL is a great tool to teach kids how to research. Research is important is very key to to learn any subject. I learned the most from the last video. The video was, "We All Become Learners." The video consisted of Dr. Strange, Elizabeth Davis Daphne elementary, and Michelle Bennett Gulf Shores elementary. They talked about how everyone is learning in the classroom because of technology. Mrs. Bennett made a point about  how technology breaks down all of the barriers and makes everybody one. I think that stood out the most to me because if everybody is one learning becomes breathing. It is also when I saw the importance of all of the other videos. Technology makes everyone a learner and we are more learners now then teachers. You have to become a better learner to become the almost perfect teacher.