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Week 9 Blog

For this week's assignment we were to look at a fellow educators blog, Bob Sprankle an elementary teacher, about "video assessment".   Bob suggests that the use of instant video devices, such as the flip video, be used to document progress and accomplishments of students.  This is a great idea!  The best scenario Bob presented was one of a student recording their own questions before a unit and then going back at the end of the unit to reflect on what is learned based on previous, or new, questions.  

When Bob gets into the scenario about a girl having the successful completion of a math concept for life, one that she could share with her own daughter one day, I am lost.  My first thought is of data storage and the is it feasible to store that much data for each individual.  Next I think of the safety issues that go along with having such information so readily on the internet.  And my final thought is why?  I have trophies from when I was ten years old that all they do is collect dust.  My child is not going to be impressed by it, and I sure don't want to hang on to it to show off.  

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Week 8 Professional blog

I found an article about Tim Rylands, an elementary teacher, he is using myst three to help teach students how to write creatively.  The unique and rich environment gives the students various ways to creatively describe the world they are seeing.  This was a great way to use video games as a teaching method for writing.  Here is the article:

http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/36/reading_writing_and_playing_the_sims/

I also found this website that has developed lesson plans to help students with reading comprehension.  The program will help students with phonemic awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, vocabulary and reading fluency.  The website claims that work on "remedial reading programs, personalized tutoring, reading workbooks, educational games, and structured computer reading programs can help teach or reinforce these skills." This interactive approach would be very helpful in getting digital natives to a higher level of reading comprehension because it will capture their attention better. 


Here is the website: http://www.time4learning.com/reading-programs.shtml

Reflection #6 video announcments

I was visiting my cooperating teacher yesterday and talking with him about his media class.  It is a class made up of various ages and is dedicated to producing video announcements for the entire school, called I vision.  They have a filming room, computers for editing, production managers, the whole bit.  It is a really cool class that looks like it would be a great fun to teach and even better way to get students engaged with technology.  Next time I see him I'm going to ask if they every do anything within the community, or connect to other students on a national or global level.  Have you heard of this before, did your school have this? Do you have any ideas on how to expand the program?  Any questions you would like for me to relay to the teacher?

Reflection #5- The "New New" Tech

Scanning through different educational articles I found this one titled, Inflating the software report car, warns of education technology companies over selling their products. promising increased scores on tests.  First, let me say I understand the need and importance to integrate technology.  But I think this article does well to point out that technology is not the magic bullet that is going to cure our educational dilemmas.  The focus should not be to raise testing scores but to better equip our students for the hard work of problem solving.  Anyway, I thought this was a sobering article about technology.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/technology/a-classroom-software-boom-but-mixed-results-despite-the-hype.html?_r=1

Reflection #4 RIP Steve Jobs you influenced us all

In honor of Steve Jobs passing away.  The article is about what inspired him. Hope you enjoy it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/steve-jobs-secrets-of-the-little-blue-box_n_1004807.html

Reflection #3

I saw this and thought it was a pretty cool project for science.  What are great way to get kids involved in science.  The chance to compete with thousands of students and possible watch their experiment performed in space would be awesome.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/youtube-space-lab-students-google_n_1001558.html?ir=Education

Week 6 Generation IM Reflection

This article was very similar to the one we read about digital natives. In fact it references digital natives, those born and raised in the digital age.  These kids have learned from the beginning the digital language and are fluent.  I learned from the article that a great majority of students are in this category of digital natives and this number is only going to grow.  I did not realize how many students were making their own music, wikis, and other web materials.
Exploiting this information for a science class would mean research projects and student lessons on subjects covered in the science class.  Having student create wiki sites about a class research, or interact with other students around the world through blogs about their findings.  There are no limits to what technology can do for a science class.  You could attempt to follow a major study, and duplicate it, that is happening right now.

Reflection #2- "Converting Classics Into Comics"

I read an interesting article today on the Huffpost.com website about turning classic novels into comic books.  It seems as though we are getting closer and closer to doing away with the printed word.  What effect will this have on your teaching I wonder.  Now that the entire wealth of information will be available in the palm of your hand how will this adjust your teaching.  Does this help solve or only further our budget problems?  Do you think this is a good thing, or bad thing?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tim-chen/converting-classics-into-_b_988121.html?ir=Technology