Goodbyes are not forever.
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean I'll miss you
Until we meet again!
November 18, 2009
Summary Post
What I have learned this semester:
*Blogs- I know how to make them, write posts, connect with people, and follow fellow students and teachers.
*Presentations- I gave a few Google Docs presentations orally in class. I know how to put together a slide show and present the material to the class.
*Google Docs and Forms- I love this! It is saved online so you can pull up your presentation from any location!
*Posts that I have read- I would say I have learned the most this semester from the posts that I have read. I loved hearing what other educated people have to say about the information I am interested in.
*Personal Learning Network- I used this many times this semester, especially for group projects because then the websites that you got your research from are visible to all your group members.
*Twitter- I like Twitter! I don't really see how it is used for education purposes, but it's fun!
*Comments4kids- Watching these little kid's videos and reading their blogs made me really want to do that in my class when I am a teacher! I will do it!
*iTunes and iTunesU- I use iTunes on a daily bases. For long car rides, iTunesU is a great learning tool! Keeps your mind active and you get to learn from different professors around the world!
*HTML tag modifiers- These are SO tricky! I am glad I learned how to use them though, because now I can accommodate a person with a visual impairment.
*Me as a professional- I created a professional blog to market myself and to display the values that I enforce as a teacher.
*Data Bases- I always use data bases for sources when writing papers. A great resource!
*Google Earth- This was a really fun project. I liked learning how to create a tour.
*Skype- This is a free and easy way to stay connected with people from all over the world. My teacher uses it for guest lecturers. Last week we had a speaker from California!
*Delicious-My partners and I used this bookmarking site for group projects. So convenient!
*ACCESS & ALEX- Definitely resources I am going to use when I become a teacher. There are over 2000 lesson plan ideas on there!!
*Foliotec- I like Foliotec because it stores all the work that I have done and organizes it for when I am getting certified as a teacher.
*technological literacy- I came into this class very technological illiterate! But now, with the patience from Mr.Sullivan I am very literate!
*the future of schools- I think the future schools will all have SmartBoards and webcams and blogs. The students will develop PLN's and stay connected with the world around them.
*my "intellectual trail"- I guess if I had to rate myself in walking on the trail on knowledge, I would put myself in the deep deep jungle, bending at a secret stream and cupping my hands full of water and looking at my reflection.
I would have loved to have learn how to make a website!
I am going to use most of the stuff I have used in this class, but I think I will stop writing blogs until I start teaching, in the event I might develop carpel-tunnel.
This class excited me. I liked learning creative things that I can do in my future classroom and I especially liked the lecture videos that we had to blog about. They really made me think. This leads into the next question about "intellectually challenging" material in this course. I think the hardest part of this course was the reflecting in blogs part.
I was bored in class because of the computers themselves. We need new ones because these freeze up ALL OF THE TIME!!!!
I really learned a lot from this class and have already taught my friends a thing or two. My favorite part of this course was pod casting!!!!!!!! I would say that I am Good technologically literate, but there of course is room for improvement. I am going to stay up-to-date with new technology and in the future, implement it in my classroom!
*Blogs- I know how to make them, write posts, connect with people, and follow fellow students and teachers.
*Presentations- I gave a few Google Docs presentations orally in class. I know how to put together a slide show and present the material to the class.
*Google Docs and Forms- I love this! It is saved online so you can pull up your presentation from any location!
*Posts that I have read- I would say I have learned the most this semester from the posts that I have read. I loved hearing what other educated people have to say about the information I am interested in.
*Personal Learning Network- I used this many times this semester, especially for group projects because then the websites that you got your research from are visible to all your group members.
*Twitter- I like Twitter! I don't really see how it is used for education purposes, but it's fun!
*Comments4kids- Watching these little kid's videos and reading their blogs made me really want to do that in my class when I am a teacher! I will do it!
*iTunes and iTunesU- I use iTunes on a daily bases. For long car rides, iTunesU is a great learning tool! Keeps your mind active and you get to learn from different professors around the world!
*HTML tag modifiers- These are SO tricky! I am glad I learned how to use them though, because now I can accommodate a person with a visual impairment.
*Me as a professional- I created a professional blog to market myself and to display the values that I enforce as a teacher.
*Data Bases- I always use data bases for sources when writing papers. A great resource!
*Google Earth- This was a really fun project. I liked learning how to create a tour.
*Skype- This is a free and easy way to stay connected with people from all over the world. My teacher uses it for guest lecturers. Last week we had a speaker from California!
*Delicious-My partners and I used this bookmarking site for group projects. So convenient!
*ACCESS & ALEX- Definitely resources I am going to use when I become a teacher. There are over 2000 lesson plan ideas on there!!
*Foliotec- I like Foliotec because it stores all the work that I have done and organizes it for when I am getting certified as a teacher.
*technological literacy- I came into this class very technological illiterate! But now, with the patience from Mr.Sullivan I am very literate!
*the future of schools- I think the future schools will all have SmartBoards and webcams and blogs. The students will develop PLN's and stay connected with the world around them.
*my "intellectual trail"- I guess if I had to rate myself in walking on the trail on knowledge, I would put myself in the deep deep jungle, bending at a secret stream and cupping my hands full of water and looking at my reflection.
I would have loved to have learn how to make a website!
I am going to use most of the stuff I have used in this class, but I think I will stop writing blogs until I start teaching, in the event I might develop carpel-tunnel.
This class excited me. I liked learning creative things that I can do in my future classroom and I especially liked the lecture videos that we had to blog about. They really made me think. This leads into the next question about "intellectually challenging" material in this course. I think the hardest part of this course was the reflecting in blogs part.
I was bored in class because of the computers themselves. We need new ones because these freeze up ALL OF THE TIME!!!!
I really learned a lot from this class and have already taught my friends a thing or two. My favorite part of this course was pod casting!!!!!!!! I would say that I am Good technologically literate, but there of course is room for improvement. I am going to stay up-to-date with new technology and in the future, implement it in my classroom!
3 Lists
Here are my top 2 favorite points from each of these 3 lists:
1. Seven Stupid Mistakes Made by Teachers
1. "Not backing up data. "You mean having two copies of my files on the hard drive doesn't count as a backup?" The first time a teacher loses his or her precious data, my heart breaks. The second time, well, stupidity ought to cause some suffering." Well this was #1. Off of the bat I was like YES!!! I do this ALL of the time! I write an amazingggg paper, forget to save it when I am typing, then something happens and i lose it! It is SO frustrating!
2. "Thinking online communication is ever private." People I have known have fallen victim to this. They post personal information on facebook and get stalked or they post a picture of that crazy Saturday night and their Grandma sees it. Anyone can see the pictures you post and the things you do online. I have heard of people getting fired from a job because of it.
2. New Classroom Rules by Education Innovation
1. "Bring required materials, including your laptop and cell phone every day." UM.....YES!!! I wish my teachers would have let me bring a phone to school growing up! I have sat in detention many times when I was in Middle School because of my cell phone! Great new rule!
2. "Be polite, courteous, and respectful at all times in both physical and virtual space" Everyone needs to use good manors, and online is no exception!
3. Seven Brilliant Things Teachers do With Technology:
1."Put kids in touch with the world." I am tired of seeing these kids with such narrow and selfish views of the world. Our way of living is not the only one. We are the minority of the world.
2. "Use the kids’ own devices to teach them." Teach the students what they want to learn and what they will benefit from.
1. Seven Stupid Mistakes Made by Teachers
1. "Not backing up data. "You mean having two copies of my files on the hard drive doesn't count as a backup?" The first time a teacher loses his or her precious data, my heart breaks. The second time, well, stupidity ought to cause some suffering." Well this was #1. Off of the bat I was like YES!!! I do this ALL of the time! I write an amazingggg paper, forget to save it when I am typing, then something happens and i lose it! It is SO frustrating!
2. "Thinking online communication is ever private." People I have known have fallen victim to this. They post personal information on facebook and get stalked or they post a picture of that crazy Saturday night and their Grandma sees it. Anyone can see the pictures you post and the things you do online. I have heard of people getting fired from a job because of it.
2. New Classroom Rules by Education Innovation
1. "Bring required materials, including your laptop and cell phone every day." UM.....YES!!! I wish my teachers would have let me bring a phone to school growing up! I have sat in detention many times when I was in Middle School because of my cell phone! Great new rule!
2. "Be polite, courteous, and respectful at all times in both physical and virtual space" Everyone needs to use good manors, and online is no exception!
3. Seven Brilliant Things Teachers do With Technology:
1."Put kids in touch with the world." I am tired of seeing these kids with such narrow and selfish views of the world. Our way of living is not the only one. We are the minority of the world.
2. "Use the kids’ own devices to teach them." Teach the students what they want to learn and what they will benefit from.
Importance of a collaborative professional blog
I think that collaborating on anything is better than doing it alone. Two brains are better than one right? I found the 'attheteachersdesk' blogspot very interesting! I liked the post that talked about the children creating fake money to get real money to clean lead- contaminated soil. Because of this teacher's blog, I saw what they were trying to accomplish and maybe other teachers saw this too and made their students draw some fake money. I like how it mentions a blog as a digital portfolio. I have never thought about that before.
Reactions to Michael Wesch's video
I have read George Orwell's book 1984. I agreed that when media changes our lives and culture. the core ideas happen on television, and the conversations make up our incompetent culture. We hope that the new media will change the front lines of society. The classrooms today and not politically engaged. Kids today get bombarded with news all day, yet they don't care about the world's problems. Everyone has the lonely "one in a million" insignificant feeling, and this is portrayed on TV, such as American Idol. Michael Wesch goes on to talk about the MTV generation. He says that they are narcissistic, materialistic, short term memory, and not easily impressed. I agree. He says that they say 'whatever' and that is there attitude about life. Since this is my generation, I can relate really well. My generation has had everything handed to us and we really don't care about much. I see this in college too. My friends don't strive to get A's, they are fine with C's.
In the future, when I am a teacher, I think that these bad characteristics will only worsen. I will have to show my students that hard work pays off and not to give up. I will give them opportunities to get involved in programs bigger than themselves.
In the future, when I am a teacher, I think that these bad characteristics will only worsen. I will have to show my students that hard work pays off and not to give up. I will give them opportunities to get involved in programs bigger than themselves.
The Importance of Blogging
I think that blogging is an important tool for learning. Like the video of PS22 Choir singing the song Landslide by Fleetwood Mac would never have been heard or seen if it wasn't for blogging and sites like Youtube.
If it werent for blogging you would not be reading my thoughts right now. Some people don't understand the point of blogging, but those people aren't thinking about it from an educators point of view. When we did "comments for kids," we encouraged young minds to continue to be creative and we encouraged them to keep blogging! Blogs really do open up the communication barriers between ages, races, and even whole countries! I love going and reading fellow educators blogs to get information or ideas!
If it werent for blogging you would not be reading my thoughts right now. Some people don't understand the point of blogging, but those people aren't thinking about it from an educators point of view. When we did "comments for kids," we encouraged young minds to continue to be creative and we encouraged them to keep blogging! Blogs really do open up the communication barriers between ages, races, and even whole countries! I love going and reading fellow educators blogs to get information or ideas!
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