Sunday, March 30, 2014
Blog Post #10
Sir Ken Robinson is internationally recognized as a leader in education. He is a speaker who talks about the development of cretivity, human resources, and innovation. In Sir Ken Robinson's video, Bring on the Learning Revolution, he starts off by describing two groups in the world that people are divided amongest: people who love what they do and people who do not. He calls that as "going with the flow". He also describes the everchanging education system as a "revolution". He has made me open my eyes to realize that, we as humans, take things for granted. For example, everyone in the audience was over 25 years of age. He asked them who was wearing a watch, and about 75% of the audience was. He was making a point that they wear watches because their generation didn't grow up with the advance technology that is available in today's society. Today's generation don't wear watches due to them having different resources to tell the time. Sir Ken Robinson has made me realize that things can be taken for granted, even things so little as to wearing a watch. However, I think the technology advance in education is one thing that shouldn't be taken for granted.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Blog Post #9
This week we we watched a video, First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class; it discusses the variety of technology she uses with her students. Throughout the video, it showed how Ms. Cassidy's students use technology in the classroom. The students use blogs, Wiki, and Skype. Her students also get to use computers, Nintendo DS, and SmartBoards. Her students lovet o use the computers to blog because they like to see what friends, classmates, and even strangers say in their commenting sections. The students also stated how much they enjoy blogging. It's one of their favorite things to do because they can do this both at school and at home. Her students also use iMovie, in groups or individually, to create videos. Ms. Cassidy's students also like using Skype because they can talk professionally to other classes about what they learned that day or wanted to learn. I have never heard of classes using the Nintendo DS to learn. Normally Nintendo DS' are used for fun, but Ms. Cassidy's class use them for playing educational games. Very interesting! For my future class, my students will blog daily and use Skype. I think Skype would be a great source of communication with people in other classes/schools. Of course, I would love to use a SMART Board in my future class. They are a huge success in learning!!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Blog Post #8
This week we were instructed to find technolgoy that would be beneficial in our future classrooms. I am majoring in elementary education. My personal goal would be to euther teach 2nd or 3rd grade in the future. Upon searching, I found some great information, but one really stuck out to me!!
The SMART Table is similiar to a SMART Board. A SMART Table is basically a SMART Board that sits and looks like a table. This SMART tool allows students to work collaboratively to figure out a problem. The table is a 42" screen that can read input from numerous amounts of fingers or a stilius. This table uses the SMART Notebook software. Students are encouraged to work together collaboratively and engage and interact. SMART Tables serve the purpose to make more convient for the busy, active classrooms and are accesible for all.
This video discusses how this SMART Table can grasp and keep the attention of younger children. I think these tables are a great way to get students engaged in whatever subject they are learning.
I have found three different sites that would be useful in my future classroom. One that would be extremely useful is the K-5 Lesson Plan Ideas. This website has various subjects and activities for different grade levels. It shows numerous lesson plans for different subjects. Another one I found useful was Elementary Educational Activities and Online Games. This site would be very useful for a new educator to get some ideas for activities and games. Games seem to keep the students attention better. They have to get involved, and lets be honest, what kid doesn't like games?! Last but not least, is another game and activity site. 1st-3rd Grade Activities and Games helps students learn how to read and spell. There are various games for students in grades 1st through 3rd. This looks like a very useful way to teach students that computers are not only used for fun, but can also be used for education.
Monday, March 17, 2014
C4T #2
This week I was assigned Jenny She. Jenny is a primary teacher in Auckland, New Zealand. In Jenny's blog,You Got Snapped she talks about how one of her students had taken a picture of her. Mrs. She was in the middle of recording a student who was reading to her. Of course, she asked to see the picture and to her amazement, it was a great shot. She gave such wonderful feedback to the girl, Tatiana, who took the picture. She stated that what Tatiana had done was, "intelligent learning or even porous learning." Jenny She stated that, from this, she learned that you never know who is watching.
Mrs. She, My name is Caroline Parker and I am a student at The University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. I was brought to your blog for an activity in my EDM310 class. I love how you refer to your students in your class as beautiful. They are indeed beautiful. You may be teaching these beautiful children, but at the same time they are indeed teaching you also. It's amazing what we, as adults, can learn from little ones. I also loved how you gave Tatiana guidance on her photo taking techniques. It turned out to be a great picture. I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting and reading your blog posts! You are more than welcome to visit my blog page for my EDM310 class, here is the link:http://parkercarolineedm310.blogspot.com/ Please fell free to visit it and leave any comments and/or suggestions!!
This week Jenny She blogged about how her students were using iPads in her classroom in her blog iPads in my classroom. She discusses how excited she is about having the iPads in her room and how excited the students are to have them. Her students use the iPads for reading and math. They also play the words bingo game. She states that her students use these iPads as a "behavior management tool" in her classroom. Jenny She is very satisified with the iPads in her classroom. I hope her class gets to keep them.
Mrs. She, It's Caroline again. I am in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama. I think it's a great idea for your students to have iPads. There are so many great apps, like you discussed, to encourage students to read and explore the education side of an iPad, not just the games. It's amazing to think of how far technology has came since the time I was in school and even you. It is mind blowing that children as young as three years old can operate an iPad on their own. I think your students using the apps for math and reading are an encouraging way for them to get engaged in the subject. Reading was never my favorite subject, but maybe if I had an iPad it wouldn't have been so bad. I think you and your students should use the iPads as much as you should while y'all have this trial run with them. They are a great way to get the students involved in whatever subject y'all may be discussing. Please feel free to visit my blog page:http://parkercarolineedm310.blogspot.com/ Any suggestions/critique would be helpful!!
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Blog Post #7
What Can We Learn About Teaching And Learning From Randy Pausch?
This week for our blog we were told to watch Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. Mr. Pausch opened up this speech with, what he calls "introducing the elephant in the room". He has cancer and wanted to tell his audience that. He also told him that he only has 5 months to live. When telling his audience this, he was not depressed or upset what so ever. He didn't want his audience to feel bad for him. He explained that he shouldn't live his life in sadness and regret, but that he should rather live the rest of what life he has left, living to the fullest. That right there immediately gave me respect for Randy. Not many people would, or could, have that outlook on his situation. The main question behind this blog post is "what can we learn about teaching and learning from Randy Pausch?" Randy discusses that how when he was a child himself, that he had goals of his own and how they either happened or something positive came from it. He has no negative words or advice from his own perspective. One thing I learned from Randy Pausch is that when you make a goal, stick with it. No matter how hard, or how outrageous the goal the is, never let that goal fade away. A goal can be reached as long as the time and effort is put into it. Another thing I learned from watching his video is that, he is a very determined man and very dedicated to what he does. He loves what he does. He is truly a very inspiring man, in general. Despite the cancer he is faced with, he makes the best of life and is living it to the best of his ability. I think this video should seen by all Education majors. The moral of Randy Pausch's story is; live life to the fullest and when you have a goal set, do everything in your power to make that goal happen. Don't give up!
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