Mrs. Cassidy says plenty of times in all three videos that technology is not going anywhere, that teachers should strive to learn technology and use it to help students learn in a fun way. Mrs. Cassidy uses blogs, games, and Skype in her classroom. She allows her students to connect with students all around the world and discuss the things they do in the classroom. She organized her class in to centers, she says she has a reading center, a center where they use Nintendo DS for games, and a center where the students blog. I think the technique I would use that she uses is a class blog. I would start a blog where the students would blog every week about what they learned, if they liked what they learned and what they found difficult and easy. If I were to encounter any problems such as bad comments or for student to come across something inappropriate on the internet, I would educate my students on why its wrong to leave bad comments, and why its important not to stray from the websites they are assigned to use. By using these approaches I would hope that students would be excited to come to class to learn and do projects, and to share their work with students all over the world.Sunday, October 26, 2014
Blog Post #10
What can we learn from Mrs. Cassidy?
Mrs. Cassidy says plenty of times in all three videos that technology is not going anywhere, that teachers should strive to learn technology and use it to help students learn in a fun way. Mrs. Cassidy uses blogs, games, and Skype in her classroom. She allows her students to connect with students all around the world and discuss the things they do in the classroom. She organized her class in to centers, she says she has a reading center, a center where they use Nintendo DS for games, and a center where the students blog. I think the technique I would use that she uses is a class blog. I would start a blog where the students would blog every week about what they learned, if they liked what they learned and what they found difficult and easy. If I were to encounter any problems such as bad comments or for student to come across something inappropriate on the internet, I would educate my students on why its wrong to leave bad comments, and why its important not to stray from the websites they are assigned to use. By using these approaches I would hope that students would be excited to come to class to learn and do projects, and to share their work with students all over the world.
Mrs. Cassidy says plenty of times in all three videos that technology is not going anywhere, that teachers should strive to learn technology and use it to help students learn in a fun way. Mrs. Cassidy uses blogs, games, and Skype in her classroom. She allows her students to connect with students all around the world and discuss the things they do in the classroom. She organized her class in to centers, she says she has a reading center, a center where they use Nintendo DS for games, and a center where the students blog. I think the technique I would use that she uses is a class blog. I would start a blog where the students would blog every week about what they learned, if they liked what they learned and what they found difficult and easy. If I were to encounter any problems such as bad comments or for student to come across something inappropriate on the internet, I would educate my students on why its wrong to leave bad comments, and why its important not to stray from the websites they are assigned to use. By using these approaches I would hope that students would be excited to come to class to learn and do projects, and to share their work with students all over the world.
C4K Summaries for October
London wrote a blog post tilted "You Don't See Me", this post was a poem about how she is different and would like for others to understand her situation before they judge her. I loved this poem she wrote because I feel like everyone is judged for the decisions they make and could easily relate to this poem. I commented that we can all learn not to pass judgement based off the decisions others make when we do not fully understand the situation and have not looked at it through the other persons perspective. I really liked her post.
Brody discussed finding a cure for aging in his blog post. He said he would love to find the cure because he would be able to make lots of money, he would be able to see generation after generation, and he would be able to invent lots of things because he would have all the time in the world. He ended his post asking if we would like to find the cure for aging. I first commented on the creativity of the subject and how it made me think. I also said that I would not like to find the cure for aging because everyone is meant to live and die, but if the cure was found, only a select few should know about it and use it to keep the earth in balance. Brody's post was very thought out and unique.
Eden wrote a descriptive poem on a wedding, He used plenty of descriptive words and told his image of a wedding. I commented on how much detail he used and how I loved his image of a wedding. He did a really good job.
Oloti post was pictures of the plane he built with paper, cups, hot glue gun and more. His class was reading about Jeff Thomson, an artist who created many things like an elephant, car, boot, and a chicken with corrugated iron. I commented on how great his plane model looked and that I liked how he gave some background knowledge on Jeff Thomas because I have no idea who he is.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Blog Post #9
What Can Teachers and Students Teach Us About Project Based Learning?
Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning
The seven essentials are: a need to know, a driving question, student voice and choice, 21st century skills, inquiry and innovation, feedback and revision, and a publicly presented project.
Project Based Learning for Teachers
Project based learning helps students learn collaboration skills, critical thinking skills, and career and life skills. PBL meets stats standards and always have driving question. technology should be applied, anything from Popplet to Google Docs and any other online learning site or tool.
High School Teachers Meet the Challenges of PBL Implementation
In this video teachers had to learn a new way of teaching, they had to change what they had been doing for years. teachers had to think of ways to apply PBL to math and English. In the end they designed amazing PBL projects that students loved.
PBL: What Motivates Students
Almost all of the students in this video said what motivated him was what they would gain in the future whether it was a job or career, get a degree, and a house. They all said that in order to get these things they would have to do good in school and go to college. The students in this video also commented on what rewards they receive in school and how they like them.
Project- Based Learning: Success Start to Finish
In this video students presented their PBL projects. They also spoke on how they felt about this new way of learning, and had nothing but good things to say. They loved being able to learn in a new ways and they loved watching the presentations because they weren't required to do power points, they could do skits and other fun stuff.
Students can teach us about what works better for them as far as how they learn the best. They are able to show us if the methods we use interest them, helps them understand concepts, and if it gets them ready for standardized tests. Teachers can teach us that project based learning can help students learn in a fun yet informative way. They let students have input on what they are able to do and this allows the student to be more excited about school.
Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning
The seven essentials are: a need to know, a driving question, student voice and choice, 21st century skills, inquiry and innovation, feedback and revision, and a publicly presented project.
Project Based Learning for Teachers
Project based learning helps students learn collaboration skills, critical thinking skills, and career and life skills. PBL meets stats standards and always have driving question. technology should be applied, anything from Popplet to Google Docs and any other online learning site or tool.
High School Teachers Meet the Challenges of PBL Implementation
In this video teachers had to learn a new way of teaching, they had to change what they had been doing for years. teachers had to think of ways to apply PBL to math and English. In the end they designed amazing PBL projects that students loved.
PBL: What Motivates Students
Almost all of the students in this video said what motivated him was what they would gain in the future whether it was a job or career, get a degree, and a house. They all said that in order to get these things they would have to do good in school and go to college. The students in this video also commented on what rewards they receive in school and how they like them.
Project- Based Learning: Success Start to Finish
In this video students presented their PBL projects. They also spoke on how they felt about this new way of learning, and had nothing but good things to say. They loved being able to learn in a new ways and they loved watching the presentations because they weren't required to do power points, they could do skits and other fun stuff.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Implications and Teaching Opportunities for Camera Use in Teaching and Learning
Part A
Technology is a big part of our world today. It seems as if scientists are trying to figure out every way possible for us to adopt technology into our lives, and it is so hard to run from it, so I say embrace it and use it to our advantage. Technology should definitely be used in school if it could help not only students but teachers learn too. Its wonderful that we have information right at our fingertips, we just have to find it. The information that was provided on the EDM Class Blog talked about how much we use our smartphone and the camera mainly. I think cameras are an amazing thing to use while in school. For example if a science teacher were to take their class to the park, or beach, or somewhere where nature is easy to identify, students would be able to take pictures of everything they found interesting, like plants, insects, birds etc., and simply search those photos in a search engine to find additional information. There are many ways to use the internet, laptop programs, and apps for education purposes.
We can even look at social media networks as a way to connect with people all over the world who share our same educational interest. Just think, a class in CA could connect with a class across the country in NY, or even across the world in Australia, using Skype, or Google hangouts, or even complete projects with each other using Google Drive. Technology today has allowed us to learn in fun ways and has students looking forward to going to school and learning.
Part
If I was to assume that my entire math class had a smart phone, tablet or iPad, I would have them save their money and not make it mandatory to buy a $100 graphing calculator, I would just let them use their devices. They would use programs like Padlett to compare answers to questions, and other online math programs like Geogebra, and Desmos to complete math projects and group work. (I discovered these two programs from a teacher's blog that I was assigned to earlier this week.) They would find math blogs and websites to find easy ways to remember formulas and thermos, and discuss methods they use to solve math equations and remember math equations. They would use their camera to record their work, and share it with other students and the teacher, when they are in school or at home.
Technology is a big part of our world today. It seems as if scientists are trying to figure out every way possible for us to adopt technology into our lives, and it is so hard to run from it, so I say embrace it and use it to our advantage. Technology should definitely be used in school if it could help not only students but teachers learn too. Its wonderful that we have information right at our fingertips, we just have to find it. The information that was provided on the EDM Class Blog talked about how much we use our smartphone and the camera mainly. I think cameras are an amazing thing to use while in school. For example if a science teacher were to take their class to the park, or beach, or somewhere where nature is easy to identify, students would be able to take pictures of everything they found interesting, like plants, insects, birds etc., and simply search those photos in a search engine to find additional information. There are many ways to use the internet, laptop programs, and apps for education purposes.
We can even look at social media networks as a way to connect with people all over the world who share our same educational interest. Just think, a class in CA could connect with a class across the country in NY, or even across the world in Australia, using Skype, or Google hangouts, or even complete projects with each other using Google Drive. Technology today has allowed us to learn in fun ways and has students looking forward to going to school and learning.
Part
If I was to assume that my entire math class had a smart phone, tablet or iPad, I would have them save their money and not make it mandatory to buy a $100 graphing calculator, I would just let them use their devices. They would use programs like Padlett to compare answers to questions, and other online math programs like Geogebra, and Desmos to complete math projects and group work. (I discovered these two programs from a teacher's blog that I was assigned to earlier this week.) They would find math blogs and websites to find easy ways to remember formulas and thermos, and discuss methods they use to solve math equations and remember math equations. They would use their camera to record their work, and share it with other students and the teacher, when they are in school or at home.Blog Post #8
What Can We Learn About Learn Teaching and Learning from Randy Pasuch?
One thing that really stood out to me was when Pausch was referring to a moment in the semester where he required teams of four students to complete a project in 2 weeks. He said they really surprised him and explained that the work that was turned in looked as if it was done in an entire semester and it was "A" material. The moral of this story is never underestimate what your students can and can not do. This is great advice for a future teacher. We can also become great learners by self reflection. If we can look at our work and feedback that is given to us, and change those things we could all become better teachers and learners. We can also learn to love the job we have as a teacher, because if we do then our students would love what we teach them, and are excited to turn in projects and present. This was a wonderful lecture and I loved every bit of it. I learned a lot and it has me even more excited to become a teacher and a learner.
I have provided a link to this amazing lecture so you all can watch and enjoy!
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
One thing that really stood out to me was when Pausch was referring to a moment in the semester where he required teams of four students to complete a project in 2 weeks. He said they really surprised him and explained that the work that was turned in looked as if it was done in an entire semester and it was "A" material. The moral of this story is never underestimate what your students can and can not do. This is great advice for a future teacher. We can also become great learners by self reflection. If we can look at our work and feedback that is given to us, and change those things we could all become better teachers and learners. We can also learn to love the job we have as a teacher, because if we do then our students would love what we teach them, and are excited to turn in projects and present. This was a wonderful lecture and I loved every bit of it. I learned a lot and it has me even more excited to become a teacher and a learner.I have provided a link to this amazing lecture so you all can watch and enjoy!
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
C4T #2
I commented on David Sladkey's blog. The title of his blog is Reflections of a High school Math Teacher." I found this blog to be very beneficial to read because I am in school to become a high school math teacher.
The first post I read was "Have the Student Teach the Class: Student Engagement Wheel." Sladkey explains why it is important for students to engage in the class, and why he thinks students should teach the class. He wants students to experience the same feelings teachers do when they have taught something to the class and everyone understands it. My comment was, I told him that I agreed with him, that I was planning on becoming a math teacher, and how useful the engagement wheel is, and how I can't wait to use it as a future teacher.
The second comment I left on his blog was for the post titled "Shifting to the use of Desmos and Geogebra Online Graphing Calculators." I really enjoyed reading this post because Sladkey introduces two programs dedicated to the math field, Desmos and Geogebra. He explains what these websites are, how he uses them with is students, and even gives images of how one student uses these programs. I was very excited to leave a comment on this post. I wrote how it was exciting to learn about a program specifically for the Math field. After learning about all the programs used for teaching in this class I was trying to figure out how it would all apply to math, this is why I found the Desmos and Geogebra websites so interesting.
The first post I read was "Have the Student Teach the Class: Student Engagement Wheel." Sladkey explains why it is important for students to engage in the class, and why he thinks students should teach the class. He wants students to experience the same feelings teachers do when they have taught something to the class and everyone understands it. My comment was, I told him that I agreed with him, that I was planning on becoming a math teacher, and how useful the engagement wheel is, and how I can't wait to use it as a future teacher.The second comment I left on his blog was for the post titled "Shifting to the use of Desmos and Geogebra Online Graphing Calculators." I really enjoyed reading this post because Sladkey introduces two programs dedicated to the math field, Desmos and Geogebra. He explains what these websites are, how he uses them with is students, and even gives images of how one student uses these programs. I was very excited to leave a comment on this post. I wrote how it was exciting to learn about a program specifically for the Math field. After learning about all the programs used for teaching in this class I was trying to figure out how it would all apply to math, this is why I found the Desmos and Geogebra websites so interesting.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Project #9 Video Commentary
This is my group discussing the topic that was assigned to us which is provided below.
"Is [education] just for tomorrow, or is it for the rest of our students' live? Do we
need to teach them things that even we agree they don't need to know, except in order to pass the
test? When we see the bored looks on their faces, do we just turn away and blame them, or do we
change?" (p. 190, Teaching Digital Natives ) What evidence does Prensky give in Teaching
Digital Natives to support this conclusion? What other evidence would you offer to support it?
Do you agree entirely with his assessment? If not, what reservations do you have and what
evidence do you offer as an explanation for those misgivings? Finally, how must teachers and
teaching change? Is that possible? Is it likely?
"Is [education] just for tomorrow, or is it for the rest of our students' live? Do we
need to teach them things that even we agree they don't need to know, except in order to pass the
test? When we see the bored looks on their faces, do we just turn away and blame them, or do we
change?" (p. 190, Teaching Digital Natives ) What evidence does Prensky give in Teaching
Digital Natives to support this conclusion? What other evidence would you offer to support it?
Do you agree entirely with his assessment? If not, what reservations do you have and what
evidence do you offer as an explanation for those misgivings? Finally, how must teachers and
teaching change? Is that possible? Is it likely?
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Blog Post #7: How Do We All Become Learners
1. We can all become learners by opening our mind and accepting new information. As a future math teacher I honestly do not think I will not be using much technology, but I do think technology is great for other subject for research like science, history, and English literature. As far as project based learning plans I will be using this tool.
2. How to make an audio QR code
In this video I learned how to create a QR code. The way the Ms, Michele explained how to create a QR code was very helpful. Honestly, before I watched this video I didn't even know what a QR code was. Iv'e seen them before but had no idea what it was.
3. iPad Reading Center
In this video I learned that a student does not have to sit in class and listen to the teacher lecture. Technology can help us all learn in a fun cool way.
4. Poplet with Ginger Tuck
I learned that there are numerous programs out there that can students learn more and in a fun way.
5. We All Become Learners
I learned that everyone could become learners when we use technology. Teachers don't know everything, and we shouldn't expect them too, but in a lot of cases teachers learn from their students. In this video it was discussed how a student helped the teacher use a program correctly, and the teacher was then able to pass her new knowledge of the program to her other students.
2. How to make an audio QR code
In this video I learned how to create a QR code. The way the Ms, Michele explained how to create a QR code was very helpful. Honestly, before I watched this video I didn't even know what a QR code was. Iv'e seen them before but had no idea what it was.
3. iPad Reading Center
In this video I learned that a student does not have to sit in class and listen to the teacher lecture. Technology can help us all learn in a fun cool way.
4. Poplet with Ginger Tuck
I learned that there are numerous programs out there that can students learn more and in a fun way.
5. We All Become Learners
I learned that everyone could become learners when we use technology. Teachers don't know everything, and we shouldn't expect them too, but in a lot of cases teachers learn from their students. In this video it was discussed how a student helped the teacher use a program correctly, and the teacher was then able to pass her new knowledge of the program to her other students.
Project 13: Project Based Learning Plan
Our group decided to create a project on the Great Depression for 11th Grade high school students. They will be working in groups completing a digital timeline using a smart board. They will also be writing a paper comparing to sources. Find out more about this project by clicking the links below.
Links for PBL
Calendar
PBL Essential Elements Checklist
Rubric for Individual Performance
Rubric for Grading a Project
Links for PBL
Calendar
PBL Essential Elements Checklist
Rubric for Individual Performance
Rubric for Grading a Project
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