C4K Summary 1

The first blog I commented on was Mrs. Ligrins Class blog. The children talked about going on the  Asessippi  skiing trip. They watched the movie flicker two times on their long trip to Canada and listened to music on their ipods. They all suggested that everyone must go because it was an amazing experience for them.

The second blog I posted on was a math blog  asking If you know how to Geometry. I love geometry and angles. I love teaching math and cant wait to teach my students math. I love numbers and problems as well as problem solving. I am the only one in may family that enjoys mathematics and so I am also the one who is called for help when it comes to math issues. Even when im at the store or restraunt I will try and find excuses to use math such as finding out what percentage the clearance items really are or if things are markde correctly. Or what we should tip based on what we spent on food.

Pt. England School was the 3rd school I commented on. I commented on room 15. The school Is in Auckland NZ. I commented on a girl named Doris's blog. She had drawn this picture about a butterfly and talked about how she had recently learned about butterfly  and had sent her information to a science teacher to make sure everything she knew about the Monarch butterfly was correct.

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In the video the network student  there are children learning through blogging and sharing information that they have found through scholary websites and professors. Then they are also learning by reading each other reflections and seeing how others interpreted things. I think this is a great idea. I of course dont think it great for every age group or to be used in every subject. I love that you can share everything to virtually anyone and learn so much from what others have already learned. What about people who dont care to read though. This is hands o but its hands on the computer not hands on with a classroom and a professor. So I think that in certain feilds this should not be used.

For instance in the nursing field you could read instructions online and scenarios of what to do if things go wrong but until you get that hands on field experience that should be attached then things just arent the same. I think this theory would be great with college students. When a college student is taking basic classes I think this could really expand the learning possibilities as well as keep them interested in what they are doing.

It open up alot of different ways of learning for the student. Even though the learning will mostly all be done through technology students could pick if they would rather read about something froma professor or watch a video of it actually being performed as well as listening to audio speeches and lectures. Then after all this is done they can collaborate with many other students and share what they have found and learned and debate on their feelings towards it.

I love this welcome to my ple video. I think this is great.everyone is talking about having computers in the classroom to take over the books and having the students do all their work online but so far no one has shown us what it would look like. Until now. I love the set up she had on her desktop. She made an excellent point that its not like they have a choice wether to do their work or not but now they can choose how to do it and in what order. I LOVE LOVE LOVE  the paperless idea and possibility. I think this is a huge step towards the right direction. She obviously enjoys it and likes how neat her work turns out when using doc sharing or powerpoint rather than paper and pencil. She also benefits by being able to send her projects to  science professors to make sure her information is correct.

I read why smartboards are a dumb initiative and I kind of disagree, I think smartboards are nice. You can make presentations or lesson plans at home and post them online and show everything through smartboard in your classroom. You cant do this with a projector. Yes we have gotten by with white board and chalk and we still could to save money if we had to. For those of us who arent worried about the money smartboards do help alot and they keep up with the technology of our children today. Even Michael Staton said you can use other ways to teach our children but the smartboard is a nice gadget.

I also read why I hate white boards and I think that for our future teachers who are more technologically literate this would even be a great idea to keep the teacher involved and interested. I know I love having all my stuff online because i can access it anywhere and work on it at any time. Also I really enjoy working with technology and making presentation neat and nice looking so that it keeps everyone entertained.

I found a classroom chronicals site where the teacher explains all the ways she uses the smart board and why she loves it so much. This really helps me debate my point of why I like them. If you set it up correctly you can save time and be very organized as well as keeping the children engaged with the many possibilties it offers.

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Blog #5

The benefits of podcasting in the classroom.
I really enjoyed This Video. It opened my mind to the possibilities of podcasting and vodcasting in the classroom. I love the idea of having the children be able to view and review the notes taken in class. This makes it easier to study for an upcoming test or to make up work and not be behind in class when you are sick. This is also a great way to keep the children interested. Every child says they love watching and listening to them. So I fully support anything that enables children to educate themselves out of the school.

Students as Contributors: A Podcast with Silvia Tolisano

I completely agree with this Podcast. I agree that every child learns differently. This being said we should allow our children to have many ways of learning in the classroom. We have smart boards and over head projectors. we let children watch videos and come to the front of the class to solve problems. Some are visual learners and some are hands on learners. We have many ways for different children to learn different things so I think the we should have as many possibilities as possible for them to become educated.

I loved Eagles nest radio. I like that they made a whole lesson out of the audio. This is great. I like that the children are involved in this audio. Having the children involved makes them have something to be proud of. They can go home and show it to their parents as well as be very involved in the lesson which in turn will help them retain the information better. The more they enjoy podcast and vodcasts the more they will view them and learn. It opens up a whole new world of opportunities. When children use these tools not only will they learn the information they are presenting, they will learn how to use the computer and develop skills that they wouldnt get out of a book.

100 ways to use the ipod to learn and study better.
This website was very informative. I love the fact that you can find almost anything online and find multiple ways to use it. I love that we can now listen to spark notes and cliff notes to books on the go rather than having to read them. This is really nice for me because I have to drive to mobile so I have a good 6-9 hours a week in driving to school that i can be listening to a book review or even a book on tape. Its also great for notes and music learning in the classroom. You can go from teaching a lesson with your notes to some quiet music time while the children read to themselves.

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My Group and I did our podcast on Wikipedia and education. This is the Link to listen our podcast.

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"Dont teach your kids this"
 I believe that we should watch our children on the computers. Go to blog There are planty of horrible things on them but also if you have blocked sites and teach them how to porperly use the computer there shouldnt be to many problems. Also if you but the computer out in the open at your home and in the classroom then children are less likely to do unappropraite things with them.

"The Ischool"
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This is crazy. This idea is as I said crazy in many ways. For one i think its an amazing Idea but also I cant believe we have become so technologically advanced that something like this is possible. I love entertaining the idea of it saving the universe by being "Green". Im not sure how many people are actually open to this idea though. I feel I dont know enough about it to give a 100% evaluation of it. He says it cost $150 but do you have to pay monthly like you do with a phone? Is it just for classes because some sites are bloccked? If im paying monthly it may as well work for other purposes.

Also, many students in my class did a survey the other day and said they would much rather pay for a book that is being handed to them (which was over $100) rather than get a ebook for $12. This because we have been having problems with online comunications. So what if a phone get broken? freezes? what then, we miss those assignments. I like the opportunity to do online classes because it fits in with my lifestyle. I will admit that personally I learn alot more when I am in class and enjoy having a teacher student relationship. Theres someone there to answer your questions and go in depth and you also learn alot of other things from them you wouldnt normally. Going to class also keeps you socialized and alot of people need to work on there people skill and learn how to communicate better verbally rather than texting, email or chat.

"Lost Generation"
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I enjoyed this video. I feel that we are heading into the deep end as a society. I also feel that we can change the outcome of our future before things get worse. The things we do now effect our future. The things we teach our children and the kids in our classroom will determine the outcome of our lives and our earth. We are workoholics. We need to focus more on our earth and our families. The future generation is depending on us and we are depending on them. So the knowledge we give to them matter. The things we do also make a difference because, they see what we do.

"Teaching in the 21st century"
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I do like the thought of having updated technology in the classroom. I feel that we need to do what it take to keep the children engaged in interested in what they are learning. So if it takes the new and improved technology to keep the chikdrens eyes fixated on what im trying to teach them rather than falling asleep I am all for it. Im questionable on the topic of every kid playing or using electronics in the classroom all day long but I will be using some myself to teach my lessons. I believe that students should be familiar with the tecnology that is out there to stay up to date and help further their education. By helping them do this I hope to have most students become tecnologically literate because as you see the world is evolving and most things are transitioning to pure technology.

"My sentence"

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A Vision of Students Today-
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 I personally loved this video. I liked the things they put in the video that bring problems to light. Such as paying hundreds of dollars for textbooks that are never used. Or students are playing on their computers in class instead of using them like they should be. Sometimes I feel we shouldn’t be buying textbooks when most of the things we need to use we can find on our computers anyways .I hate the fact that most teachers don’t know many of their student because the class sizes are anywhere from 50-100 students. I know this can’t always be helped because students need school and there is a shortage on teachers but you would also think that the students that pay for a class would at least show up.

"Its not about the technology"
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 I do believe that we don’t need to be completely technology literate although I do consider myself to be technologically savvy. I believe that teachers should be open minded and willing to keep up with the modern day technology because the kids we teach are going to be and it’s only a matter of time until the technology that we use is introduce in our elementary classrooms.

"Its okay to be technologically illiterate teacher?"
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I think that it is not okay to be technologically illiterarte in todays society. For one we are very advanced and it would be best if everyine had some knowledge when it comes to technology. Also I think its safe to say that if you have it you may also have a one up on someone you interview against for a job if you have it and they do not. I dont think that you wont ever be able to find a job or live without it. I just believe that life is better with it and its best to keep up with our world or else your going to be left behind. There are plenty of teachers out there who have been teaching 20+ years and still do things the same way (without technology) because that is how they started and they are comfortable doing it this way. If you are getting great results from the children then do whatever it takes. There are plenty of ways to keep the students interested in what you are teaching without using high tech devices. Also many schools cannot afford these things such as laptops and smart boards.

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Did you know?
I found the movie to be very intertaining. To see that the United States is not number one at everything is informative.I thought it was crazy that soon when students attend a four year school that by the third year everything will be outdated. Almost how it is now in the educational feild. So many things are constantly changing that we have to re-take classes or buy the new and updated electronics just to keep up. I also loved seeing how fast electronics have evovled and reach the population faster and faster from television to ipods.
Mr. Winkle
I like the Mr.Winkle video. I feel that schools should remain like this video. I do believe students could benefit by being technology literate but there is a certain time and place for that, such as the computer lab but not all day. I feel for young students it would be to distracting to be on computers but for college students I believe it would and does benefit us to have many ways to learn.

The TED video was great. I  do believe there should be creatives ways to exand our childrens minds. I understand that some parents and schools are scared for the childrens safety when we have technology in the school but this could really help our children excel if it is done correctly.

I very much enjoyed Vicki Davis video and look into technology in the classroom. I would love for children to have class in their day where they could learn to Wiki and blog and explore the opportunities they have to learn on the internet. It is full of endless information and knowlegde. As long as children arent on the computers all day I entertain the idea of learning how to use the new ways of communications because it opens up a whole new world of possibilities for their futures.