In this activity i was able to use my creativity to make an artistic picture that showed what i learned and how it related to all the work that i did in this calss. I was able to develop a digital age image and post it on my blog for viewers to see.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Powerpoint Rubric (NETS I, IV)
In this activity i was able to use NETS I which helped promote student reflection, understanding, and thinking in a creative way that would make young students interested in what it had to say. It's a rubric made of modern Southern California lingo and helps create responsible social interactions using digital-age communication.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Journal #9 (NETS V)
In this Journal i learned about skyping and how it can be used in the classroom. NETS IV was used as i learned about internet safety and how when using skype how i need to, as a teacher, be aware of what my students are doing, and as a parent, need to monitor what my children do on the internet.
Playing with Skype
by Travis J. Weller
I've heard skype used for many things, although i have never used it for myself. Playing with skype is about a teacher who felt the need to have composers at his 8th grade classes performance. Travis goes to explain all the materials needed to make this possible and the outcome that his class recieved from it. Because of the easy-to-use skype, which allows someone to be seen via the internet and to be heard just as well as in person, travis uses skype to have his class be introduced and talked to by a well written composer. With the use of skype Travis had the composers introduce thier musical pieces before the class played them, which also gave the composers the opportunity to be at the concert without having to leave thier home. The 8th grade teacher goes on to explain how easy skype is to use, and the fact that it's free is just a bonus.
How effective do you think Skpye will be in the classroom?
I think that the idea of using skype in the classroom sounds brilliant, but after reading this post it seems more difficult then it sounds. In order for the teacher to have the composers successfully at his classes performance there were many materials needed that not all schools will have. Other than that it was noted that some college kids came to help with the behind the scenes, and it doesn't go into detail aboout how much work they actually did in order for this to be successful.
What else could skype be used for in the classroom?
I think that skype could be used in the classroom without having to go through a bunch of trouble. Instead of a class going on a fieldtrip, they could have a virtual fieldtrip using skype. To do this a tourguide to a museum would be followed around as he/she explain where she is going and what the students are viewing. Skype could also be used to be introduced to an author of a book that the class is reading, but if the author is too old or too far away to visit it would be a neat experience to be able to interview or talk to them via skype.
Playing with Skype
by Travis J. Weller
I've heard skype used for many things, although i have never used it for myself. Playing with skype is about a teacher who felt the need to have composers at his 8th grade classes performance. Travis goes to explain all the materials needed to make this possible and the outcome that his class recieved from it. Because of the easy-to-use skype, which allows someone to be seen via the internet and to be heard just as well as in person, travis uses skype to have his class be introduced and talked to by a well written composer. With the use of skype Travis had the composers introduce thier musical pieces before the class played them, which also gave the composers the opportunity to be at the concert without having to leave thier home. The 8th grade teacher goes on to explain how easy skype is to use, and the fact that it's free is just a bonus.
How effective do you think Skpye will be in the classroom?
I think that the idea of using skype in the classroom sounds brilliant, but after reading this post it seems more difficult then it sounds. In order for the teacher to have the composers successfully at his classes performance there were many materials needed that not all schools will have. Other than that it was noted that some college kids came to help with the behind the scenes, and it doesn't go into detail aboout how much work they actually did in order for this to be successful.
What else could skype be used for in the classroom?
I think that skype could be used in the classroom without having to go through a bunch of trouble. Instead of a class going on a fieldtrip, they could have a virtual fieldtrip using skype. To do this a tourguide to a museum would be followed around as he/she explain where she is going and what the students are viewing. Skype could also be used to be introduced to an author of a book that the class is reading, but if the author is too old or too far away to visit it would be a neat experience to be able to interview or talk to them via skype.
Journal #8 (NETS I, IV)
In this Journal I wrote about proper internet safety which is part of NETS IV, i also realized and wrote about the fact that everyone starts at the beginning which includes NETS I which is learning and growing using creativity.
Navigate the Digital Rapids
By Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
Digital citizenship is the idea that people learn to become familiar with and have proper use to using the internet and other technologies. In the 21st century, digital is all around us. Everyone starts at the same place, the begining. In this feature on ISTE these two women use white water rafting as an analogy to using technology. When you first start it's difficult and sometimes frustrating and you want to give up, but you start to get used to it as you go and you learn from experience. Of course there will always be "rapids" but they won't be as difficult as the first time you came across them. Internet safety is very important, especially as our world is leaning more and more on technology; so become a digital citizen seems like a great idea. When students are put in charge of admin rights they develope online citizenship on thier own.
How do you plan to get through "digital rapids?"
When faced with a digital rapid in my classroom i would like to be able to help my students get through them, in order for me to do that i would need to learn more about technology myself. I think that in this day and age it's very important for teachers and students to be well aware of the internet and how it works, not only the internet, but technology in general.
Do you think Digital Citizenship can be helpful?
I think that digital citizenship is a good thing, it is very similar to the teenangles. Teenangles are ones that protect themselves and thier friends from misusing the internet. With digital citizenship you are implying that you know and will use technology correctly. With things like this in our world it will help us stray from improper use of the internet and hopefully allow for less abuse in the world.
Navigate the Digital Rapids
By Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis
Digital citizenship is the idea that people learn to become familiar with and have proper use to using the internet and other technologies. In the 21st century, digital is all around us. Everyone starts at the same place, the begining. In this feature on ISTE these two women use white water rafting as an analogy to using technology. When you first start it's difficult and sometimes frustrating and you want to give up, but you start to get used to it as you go and you learn from experience. Of course there will always be "rapids" but they won't be as difficult as the first time you came across them. Internet safety is very important, especially as our world is leaning more and more on technology; so become a digital citizen seems like a great idea. When students are put in charge of admin rights they develope online citizenship on thier own.
How do you plan to get through "digital rapids?"
When faced with a digital rapid in my classroom i would like to be able to help my students get through them, in order for me to do that i would need to learn more about technology myself. I think that in this day and age it's very important for teachers and students to be well aware of the internet and how it works, not only the internet, but technology in general.
Do you think Digital Citizenship can be helpful?
I think that digital citizenship is a good thing, it is very similar to the teenangles. Teenangles are ones that protect themselves and thier friends from misusing the internet. With digital citizenship you are implying that you know and will use technology correctly. With things like this in our world it will help us stray from improper use of the internet and hopefully allow for less abuse in the world.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Journal #7 (NETS III)
In this journal i learned about Virtual Field trips which incorporates to NETS III when you model and facilitate use of emerging resources to support research and learning. This journal models digital learning in a new and different way.
The Beginner's guide to Interactive Virtual Fieldtrips
by: Jan Zanetis
With the world we live in today, our economy is sadly in a downfall. I remember when i was younger field trips happened a couple times a year with no problem. Today the students are lucky if they get ONE field trip a year. Field trips are meant to be fun, they take learning to a different level that takes place outside of the classroom. With this new idea, fieldtrips can be taken inside the classroom, but have the same effect of an actual field trip. All that is really needed for this not-so-costly fieldtrip is a h.323 system and videoconfrencing equipment called a codec. Something exciting about this equipment is that most schools already have the equipment, it's just used for otehr things. Fieldtrips to informational places like museums and historic places can be easily visited through this new virtual fieldtrip. Similar to skype, the students can interact with the "tourguide" at the museum and ask questions and get the same experience as they would if they were actually there, just without the stress of the teacher making sure the students don't brake anything or that there are enough chapperones. We live in a media world now, and this is just another step into the technology way of life.
Will children still find this type of fieldtrip fun?
I think that the word "fieldtrip" get kids excited, and i think that the younger children won't really know the difference if they go on a fildtrip in thier classroom or if they leave the campus. However, i think that the older students, like 5th and 6th graders, might find it less exciting to go on a fieldtrip, but not leave the room.
Is it possible to get the same experience of a fieldtrip via virtual internet compared to an actual fieldtrip?
I think that this idea sounds so interesting and it's great that it would cost so much less than an actual fieldtrip. However, i don't think that a student would get the same impact that they would if they actually visited a museum or a monument. It seems that a student might get figity after watching a "fieldtrip," similar to watching a long movie during class time. When the student walks around and is in a new enviornment they are more interested in thier surroundings.
The Beginner's guide to Interactive Virtual Fieldtrips
by: Jan Zanetis
With the world we live in today, our economy is sadly in a downfall. I remember when i was younger field trips happened a couple times a year with no problem. Today the students are lucky if they get ONE field trip a year. Field trips are meant to be fun, they take learning to a different level that takes place outside of the classroom. With this new idea, fieldtrips can be taken inside the classroom, but have the same effect of an actual field trip. All that is really needed for this not-so-costly fieldtrip is a h.323 system and videoconfrencing equipment called a codec. Something exciting about this equipment is that most schools already have the equipment, it's just used for otehr things. Fieldtrips to informational places like museums and historic places can be easily visited through this new virtual fieldtrip. Similar to skype, the students can interact with the "tourguide" at the museum and ask questions and get the same experience as they would if they were actually there, just without the stress of the teacher making sure the students don't brake anything or that there are enough chapperones. We live in a media world now, and this is just another step into the technology way of life.
Will children still find this type of fieldtrip fun?
I think that the word "fieldtrip" get kids excited, and i think that the younger children won't really know the difference if they go on a fildtrip in thier classroom or if they leave the campus. However, i think that the older students, like 5th and 6th graders, might find it less exciting to go on a fieldtrip, but not leave the room.
Is it possible to get the same experience of a fieldtrip via virtual internet compared to an actual fieldtrip?
I think that this idea sounds so interesting and it's great that it would cost so much less than an actual fieldtrip. However, i don't think that a student would get the same impact that they would if they actually visited a museum or a monument. It seems that a student might get figity after watching a "fieldtrip," similar to watching a long movie during class time. When the student walks around and is in a new enviornment they are more interested in thier surroundings.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Journal #4 (NETS II, III, V)
In this journal many NETS were used to help create, facilitate and engage in technological learning. This journal explains how learning can be creative, digital and expanded growth using technology in the classroom.
Learning through Media...
I think that this was a very genius and creative idea. Making storyboards and things that students can create their own short film is awesome. Sometimes the things students have to learn about is not "fun" or interesting to the students, and sometimes the way a teacher chooses to teach it makes it even harder to want to pay attention. At a young age, children have less of an attention span, especially on issues they don't care much about. When an assignment is given to create a short film on what you are learning it makes you 1.) HAVE to pay attention and 2.) more engaged in the project. The students start getting creative and they get the feeling that they have the power to control thier project. In the matter or watching your students make a short film you can easily find out the the same information as you would if you had them write an essay, but the film making is just so much more fun.
Should film making eliminate writing essays?
No. I don't think that film making should eliminate writing essays, but maybe instead of having three essays planned for the school year you can have 2. One at the begining, and one at the end with a film in the middle. Writing essays isn't just to find out what kind of knowledge on the subject they have, but it helps to know thier writing style and how well they do at grammar. Writing essays is still important, but film making can be a fun substitute at times.
Could Film making be done with any subject in school?
I'm sure if the teacher was creative enough they could find a way to make a film for any subject. In English it could relate to the book the class is reading. In History they could renact something from the past that they just learned about. In science they could make an experiment, something like Bill Nye the science guy. Math and PE might be more difficult, but films are fun and get the student involved and interested, and with students' imaginations, just about anything is possible.
Learning through Media...
I think that this was a very genius and creative idea. Making storyboards and things that students can create their own short film is awesome. Sometimes the things students have to learn about is not "fun" or interesting to the students, and sometimes the way a teacher chooses to teach it makes it even harder to want to pay attention. At a young age, children have less of an attention span, especially on issues they don't care much about. When an assignment is given to create a short film on what you are learning it makes you 1.) HAVE to pay attention and 2.) more engaged in the project. The students start getting creative and they get the feeling that they have the power to control thier project. In the matter or watching your students make a short film you can easily find out the the same information as you would if you had them write an essay, but the film making is just so much more fun.
Should film making eliminate writing essays?
No. I don't think that film making should eliminate writing essays, but maybe instead of having three essays planned for the school year you can have 2. One at the begining, and one at the end with a film in the middle. Writing essays isn't just to find out what kind of knowledge on the subject they have, but it helps to know thier writing style and how well they do at grammar. Writing essays is still important, but film making can be a fun substitute at times.
Could Film making be done with any subject in school?
I'm sure if the teacher was creative enough they could find a way to make a film for any subject. In English it could relate to the book the class is reading. In History they could renact something from the past that they just learned about. In science they could make an experiment, something like Bill Nye the science guy. Math and PE might be more difficult, but films are fun and get the student involved and interested, and with students' imaginations, just about anything is possible.
Journal #3 (NETS IV)
This journal covers the topic of internet safety completely. It explains about how to promote and Model digital responsibility and what happens when it is not done. There is a cultural understanding and awareness that needs to be communicated, especially in the United States, and this Journal covers that.
"Keeping the Peace"
Laptops are a wonderful invention. They are great to get work done while traveling. They are light and easy to carry to take from place to place. They are cheaper and have less things required to be with them than a normal desk computer. But what age should students be able to bring them to school? This article about keeping the peace had middle schools that allowed thier students to have laptops in class and the issue was, that the students were using them for entertaining purposes rather than what they were allowed in the classroom for in the fist place. Students were abusing thier privelages, using the computers for ichat and IM during class discussions. The teacher revolted against this and banned the laptops in school at this age. Some students, teachers, and parents were upset with this decision and made pprotests while others greatly appreciated the efforts to stop the use of laptops in class. There were other options that the schools chose to follow rather than bringing laptops to help the students learn what was needed to be learned. For example, there was a "Boot Camp" for 6th graders s that they could learn how to use the internet and programs on the computer appropriatly.
What age should laptops be allowed in classrooms?
I think that middle school age is way too young to have laptops in class, I even think that high school aged kids are not ready to have laptops in school. As a college student i don't have a laptop that i bring to school because of all the social distractions that are easily accessable on the internet. I see kids in my own classes on facebook and myspace in the middle of lectures. It's hard to multitask, I've tried it, so i think that banning laptops in the middle schools was age-wise appropriate.
What would you have done in this situation of you were principal?
Well, after hearing both sides of the argument, both for and against laptops in the classroom, i think i would have stuck with the same decision that was made. Laptops are great tools of information and help, but at that young of ann age there are other resources that can be used to help the students learn the same things that they couuld on a laptop. I think that the boot camp idea was a wonderful idea.
"Keeping the Peace"
Laptops are a wonderful invention. They are great to get work done while traveling. They are light and easy to carry to take from place to place. They are cheaper and have less things required to be with them than a normal desk computer. But what age should students be able to bring them to school? This article about keeping the peace had middle schools that allowed thier students to have laptops in class and the issue was, that the students were using them for entertaining purposes rather than what they were allowed in the classroom for in the fist place. Students were abusing thier privelages, using the computers for ichat and IM during class discussions. The teacher revolted against this and banned the laptops in school at this age. Some students, teachers, and parents were upset with this decision and made pprotests while others greatly appreciated the efforts to stop the use of laptops in class. There were other options that the schools chose to follow rather than bringing laptops to help the students learn what was needed to be learned. For example, there was a "Boot Camp" for 6th graders s that they could learn how to use the internet and programs on the computer appropriatly.
What age should laptops be allowed in classrooms?
I think that middle school age is way too young to have laptops in class, I even think that high school aged kids are not ready to have laptops in school. As a college student i don't have a laptop that i bring to school because of all the social distractions that are easily accessable on the internet. I see kids in my own classes on facebook and myspace in the middle of lectures. It's hard to multitask, I've tried it, so i think that banning laptops in the middle schools was age-wise appropriate.
What would you have done in this situation of you were principal?
Well, after hearing both sides of the argument, both for and against laptops in the classroom, i think i would have stuck with the same decision that was made. Laptops are great tools of information and help, but at that young of ann age there are other resources that can be used to help the students learn the same things that they couuld on a laptop. I think that the boot camp idea was a wonderful idea.
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