Saturday, May 3, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
C4K Summary Post
For the C4K, for the month of April, I was privileged to comment on a couple of really interesting kid posts. The first one was by James.
James was so clear on his approach to the way cyclones affected his society. The cyclones were broken down into very simple questions. COMMENT:Hi James!My name is Martavious Stewart. I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I just want to commend you on your blog post. It was great. I did not really know much about cyclones, but now I do! That is awesome! I really enjoyed learning about what they are, and what to do in the case of one. It is good that you were okay, and that nothing too serious happened. I bet it must have been a little scary, with the extreme weather, and all the trees falling all around. Thank you for the information. I feel like if I were to ever be in a place that had a warning for a cyclone. I would be much better prepared due to your blog post. Keep up the good work. I am a college student and you helped educate me, that should make you proud.
The second one was by Tevita. He is an 8 year old boy who shared a story about possums and the way the setting of the species affected the societal view of them. COMMENT: Hey Tevita. My name is Martavious Stewart. I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am glad that you shared the slide show. I think that it is terrible that New Zealand has so many possums. I wonder what happens to them? How do you combat that in your country? Over here on campus, we have a lot of squirrels, and it just gets annoying sometimes. I can only imagine what it's like for you all over there. I liked the information. It was quite informative. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
C4T Summary Post
This month I posted on the Manaiakalani Site. For the blog post, the video was talking about the death of the essay. It was pretty much talking about the shift that occurred in society when it comes to papers. many papers now are saved as pdf files and submitted online, no longer being turned in the original paper form. The video was created by Professor Welby Ings of AUT University. The Author, Dorothy was addressing this video. She was questioning the definition of academic literature with the use of so many things that are not in print like the blogs, podcasts, and videos.
Comment:
Hi! My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama. I am in an EDM 310 class over here. I have seen the trend over the last few years, as everything is becoming more and more digital. I think that it is a slow fading out of the paper system. Even things like banking and bills are done electronically. Many resumes are done through a system. I think kind of like how VHS got phased out into the DVD system, it may get to that someday. Just, not anytime soon. I think that we rely on paper to some extent. I agree with the video when it comes to the definition of literacy will not just be "reading, writing, and arithmetic." The way society is set up, technological literacy is also a major necessity.
The Second post was about the program that the MIT teachers engaged in. The teacher were given 12 days of paid leave to work on the teaching inquiries that they came up with. They are then to come together and put it into action as well as perform it on various students ranging from the age of 5 to 18 years old. This is a fellowship opportunity for the teachers.
Comment:
Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama. I am in an EDM 310 class. I think that it is great that you are bringing educators together to collaborate and better further their experience. It is one thing to come up with something that is used in the classroom. It is another thing to have it critiqued by peers. The best things about something being scrutinized is the fact that it brings out possible flaws, allowing for progress and growth. It also allows for educators to be familiar with new ideas. I am very interested in someday participating in something similar when I am an educator.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Blog Post 13
TASK-BASED LEARNING
What is task based learning? As an English teacher will this be something that you would consider incorporating into your classroom? Watch this video, and try not to focus on the pronunciation of the speaker. Give a summary of what you think in response to it. Is it good or bad in your opinion? Support your stance with an explanation. Video Link
Task-based learning is basically what the name says. It is learning centered around various tasks. The tasks that are outlined are there to generate the language to be used. The main focus is on the task to be completed. The teachers make the students to do some tasks, that force them to reuse certain words over and over again. In so doing, the students become more comfortable with those words and the language, while making it easier on them because they are incorporating it into their various tasks and assignments. Language is used to carry out the various tasks assigned forcing communication and use of verbiage in the classroom.
The narrator puts up a diagram that shows the way it can be incorporated into the classroom. She compares it with real world problem solving. They have authentic text that they come across and those can lead into topic or genre based tasks. Another avenue is the language in use and focus meaning that in turn is supposed to yield the final task with linguistic output.
When it comes to planning a task-based learning, Estaire and Zannon recommend a few guidelines. The guidelines are to determine a theme or interest area, propose a final task, set objectives, check the content, discuss the process, and lastly incorporation of the evaluation built into the learning process. This method seems to be effective in that it causes students to get to an objective without as much effort. The children are having fun, and learning without all of the hassle incorporated into it. As an educator I can take this method to get students to be more involved in the classroom, and utilize things like arts and crafts to make English a more fun and enjoyable subject. They may take words and paste around the room, or build little paper toys with labels in order to further engage their minds in literacy and English words.
Task-based learning is basically what the name says. It is learning centered around various tasks. The tasks that are outlined are there to generate the language to be used. The main focus is on the task to be completed. The teachers make the students to do some tasks, that force them to reuse certain words over and over again. In so doing, the students become more comfortable with those words and the language, while making it easier on them because they are incorporating it into their various tasks and assignments. Language is used to carry out the various tasks assigned forcing communication and use of verbiage in the classroom.
The narrator puts up a diagram that shows the way it can be incorporated into the classroom. She compares it with real world problem solving. They have authentic text that they come across and those can lead into topic or genre based tasks. Another avenue is the language in use and focus meaning that in turn is supposed to yield the final task with linguistic output.
When it comes to planning a task-based learning, Estaire and Zannon recommend a few guidelines. The guidelines are to determine a theme or interest area, propose a final task, set objectives, check the content, discuss the process, and lastly incorporation of the evaluation built into the learning process. This method seems to be effective in that it causes students to get to an objective without as much effort. The children are having fun, and learning without all of the hassle incorporated into it. As an educator I can take this method to get students to be more involved in the classroom, and utilize things like arts and crafts to make English a more fun and enjoyable subject. They may take words and paste around the room, or build little paper toys with labels in order to further engage their minds in literacy and English words.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Blog Post #12
When it comes to blind people in society, people do not really sometimes take into account the amount of effort it takes for a child trying to learn with such a disability. Many a times, we forget how blessed we truly are. For people who are blind, their method of thinking is different. In the sense that, the way they have to learn is void of any visual aspect. They rely primarily on their other senses to learn. A good thing in our society to help them to learn is Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology is any device used to aid a person with a disability, and this can be in the form of technology or objects.
According to blindness.org, there are so many resources available for mobility and orientation. They have a brochure that gives a whole list of sighted guided techniques, Night Vision Aids, Driving Alternatives, Dog Guide Schools, and The White Cane. This site provides information on the different eye disorders that affect sight and health options available to fix them. According to the site, sighted guide technique refers to a method by which a visually impaired person and a sighted person can walk together safely and comfortably. There are night vision aids that help people who are not able to see at night. It is not that they are blind, but they are blind once the sun goes down, so aid is available for them. There are driving alternatives, and dog guide schools for the visually impaired.
For the visually impaired, an assistive technology is the Mountbatten Braille Writer. It's used for struggling learners. It gives its users audio and tactile feedback. It produces braille, and announces what's being brailled. Whatever they do on the machine, it gets converted to print and then it gets transferred to a computer. This technology allows for the students a chance to be able to keep up in a regular classroom when they have assignments. Another assistive technology for the blind is made by Professor Art Karshmer from the University of San Francisco School of Management. He built this device for math device for the visually impaired. The way the device works is that it uses small blocks that are scanned into a computer for verbal identification and placed on a bridge. The blocks have braille on them so that the basic math problems can be lined up, the way we normally see them in order to do basic math problems. This enables them to be educated on their basic math, and makes it easier to do their math problems.
As an educator, these assistive technologies can be useful to me in the classroom because, I myself, am not blind. Understanding how to educate a visually impaired student, helps me to have a passion for my career and kindles my interest in educating the disabled. When I went to the School for the Deaf and Blind in Mobile, I was able to see first-hand how the children related to one another. I was also informed that in order to receive instruction, the children had to receive individual education from instructors. It was a great opportunity. Disabilities are unavoidable. We as educators, will always come across them in some form, and being better educated and prepared to handle the situation makes us more of an asset to the educational community.
According to blindness.org, there are so many resources available for mobility and orientation. They have a brochure that gives a whole list of sighted guided techniques, Night Vision Aids, Driving Alternatives, Dog Guide Schools, and The White Cane. This site provides information on the different eye disorders that affect sight and health options available to fix them. According to the site, sighted guide technique refers to a method by which a visually impaired person and a sighted person can walk together safely and comfortably. There are night vision aids that help people who are not able to see at night. It is not that they are blind, but they are blind once the sun goes down, so aid is available for them. There are driving alternatives, and dog guide schools for the visually impaired.
For the visually impaired, an assistive technology is the Mountbatten Braille Writer. It's used for struggling learners. It gives its users audio and tactile feedback. It produces braille, and announces what's being brailled. Whatever they do on the machine, it gets converted to print and then it gets transferred to a computer. This technology allows for the students a chance to be able to keep up in a regular classroom when they have assignments. Another assistive technology for the blind is made by Professor Art Karshmer from the University of San Francisco School of Management. He built this device for math device for the visually impaired. The way the device works is that it uses small blocks that are scanned into a computer for verbal identification and placed on a bridge. The blocks have braille on them so that the basic math problems can be lined up, the way we normally see them in order to do basic math problems. This enables them to be educated on their basic math, and makes it easier to do their math problems.
As an educator, these assistive technologies can be useful to me in the classroom because, I myself, am not blind. Understanding how to educate a visually impaired student, helps me to have a passion for my career and kindles my interest in educating the disabled. When I went to the School for the Deaf and Blind in Mobile, I was able to see first-hand how the children related to one another. I was also informed that in order to receive instruction, the children had to receive individual education from instructors. It was a great opportunity. Disabilities are unavoidable. We as educators, will always come across them in some form, and being better educated and prepared to handle the situation makes us more of an asset to the educational community.
Saturday, April 5, 2014
C4T#3 Summary Post
THE ELECTRIC EDUCATOR by John R Sowash
Free Plagiarism Checker for the Classroom
In this article, Mr. Sowash went into detail about Turnitin.com and another site called dustballcom. These websites are available to check up work of students who are suspected of cheating/plagiarizing their work. He talked about the availability in the case of suspicion. He went on to say that it had a way to vindicate some people, but also was very useful in calling out some people who were in the wrong. My thoughts: I was very happy to see this post because there is nothing better than hard work of a student that pays off, in my opinion. Students need to learn more, to become better for the future generations to come. A lesson learned creates a more direct path to success. However, those lessons have to be learned, not just stories of other people. People tend to work harder for something when it is all they have left. It is so easy to pick up someone's work, but it takes real courage to stand and work hard for where one wants to get. I really like this avenue in order to hold people accountable for their actions because life is all about how we utilize resources, while honoring ourselves in the long run. Though there are always ways around things like this, it is a great start in the right direction. It should be harder to break the rules.
2013 miGoogle Conference Wrap Up
Mr. Sowash talked about the success of a conference that he helped to set up at Brighton High School in Michigan. There was a workshop on the tools and teaching styles of Google. He talked about "dot-connectors", and not "dot-collectors". He was referring to the fact that people learn, but if one is not able to connect the dots,and see the bigger picture, then they are not going to be able to be of much use to those around them. My thoughts: This conference is a great way for us to get a good start on touching the younger generation. The biggest part for me was the idea of not only data collection, but application. This is important no matter what someone does in the long run. Especially teaching, this is important in order for us to be able to take all the topics we have done, and learned about, and apply it to the classroom effectively. A common theme that revolves around society is relevance. If a student, worker, or educator cannot bring relevance to whatever they are bringing to the table, then it becomes something that may be valuable, but not favored, thus leading to failure. It important to keep that in mind as educators and even in our future job settings.
Google Doesn't Care About Grades or Test Scores
Mr. Sowash presented an article by google. It stated that they were no longer looking at the transcript of their applicants because they no longer saw a correlation between the grades of students and their prospective performance in the workplace, unless the person had been out of school for a while. He went on to briefly comment on it. My post: Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama's EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed reading this article. I have noticed that over the years, that sometimes the book smart people, cannot connect the book knowledge to any experience worth hiring for. As bad as that sounds, grades do not equate skill. Some people may just be B students, but when it comes to performance, they can smoke out anyone in their field. I like this article, because so many places look at the grades, and this limits the immense potential that others bring to the table. As a future educator, this is a great lesson for me to keep in mind. A lot of times teachers love the students who do well in class, and see them as having the best potential, but it is about time that that notion changed.
Free Plagiarism Checker for the Classroom
In this article, Mr. Sowash went into detail about Turnitin.com and another site called dustballcom. These websites are available to check up work of students who are suspected of cheating/plagiarizing their work. He talked about the availability in the case of suspicion. He went on to say that it had a way to vindicate some people, but also was very useful in calling out some people who were in the wrong. My thoughts: I was very happy to see this post because there is nothing better than hard work of a student that pays off, in my opinion. Students need to learn more, to become better for the future generations to come. A lesson learned creates a more direct path to success. However, those lessons have to be learned, not just stories of other people. People tend to work harder for something when it is all they have left. It is so easy to pick up someone's work, but it takes real courage to stand and work hard for where one wants to get. I really like this avenue in order to hold people accountable for their actions because life is all about how we utilize resources, while honoring ourselves in the long run. Though there are always ways around things like this, it is a great start in the right direction. It should be harder to break the rules.
Mr. Sowash talked about the success of a conference that he helped to set up at Brighton High School in Michigan. There was a workshop on the tools and teaching styles of Google. He talked about "dot-connectors", and not "dot-collectors". He was referring to the fact that people learn, but if one is not able to connect the dots,and see the bigger picture, then they are not going to be able to be of much use to those around them. My thoughts: This conference is a great way for us to get a good start on touching the younger generation. The biggest part for me was the idea of not only data collection, but application. This is important no matter what someone does in the long run. Especially teaching, this is important in order for us to be able to take all the topics we have done, and learned about, and apply it to the classroom effectively. A common theme that revolves around society is relevance. If a student, worker, or educator cannot bring relevance to whatever they are bringing to the table, then it becomes something that may be valuable, but not favored, thus leading to failure. It important to keep that in mind as educators and even in our future job settings.
Mr. Sowash presented an article by google. It stated that they were no longer looking at the transcript of their applicants because they no longer saw a correlation between the grades of students and their prospective performance in the workplace, unless the person had been out of school for a while. He went on to briefly comment on it. My post: Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama's EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed reading this article. I have noticed that over the years, that sometimes the book smart people, cannot connect the book knowledge to any experience worth hiring for. As bad as that sounds, grades do not equate skill. Some people may just be B students, but when it comes to performance, they can smoke out anyone in their field. I like this article, because so many places look at the grades, and this limits the immense potential that others bring to the table. As a future educator, this is a great lesson for me to keep in mind. A lot of times teachers love the students who do well in class, and see them as having the best potential, but it is about time that that notion changed.
C4K Summary for March
This month, the post that really stuck out to me the most, was the post by James. He was very informative on his description of cyclones. He even broke it down into different common questions to better hit on the main points, and keep me as the reader interested. He threw in actual real-life information in order to make the cyclone information more real and interesting. From the tone of his post, James had been in a situation where there was a waning for cyclones in his area, and was able to see the aftermath of the tropical storm. Comment: Hi James! My name is Martavious Stewart. I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I just want to commend you on your blog post. It was great. I did not really know much about cyclones, but now I do! That is awesome! I really enjoyed learning about what they are, and what to do in the case of one. It is good that you were okay, and that nothing too serious happened. I bet it must have been a little scary, with the extreme weather, and all the trees falling all around. Thank you for the information. I feel like if I were to ever be in a place that had a warning for a cyclone. I would be much better prepared due to your blog post. Keep up the good work. I am a college student and you helped educate me, that should make you proud.
The next post was on Empathy by Emanuelle. She talked about how she showed empathy to a man on the street who was asking for money. She was on her way to the shop and saw him, and gave him some of what she had before going on her way. I think that it is very nice for young children to learn from a young age howto be giving and helpful to others less fortunate because, that is a great quality for anyone to have. It is harder to teach adults, than it is to teach kids, and so it is better if they learn and grow with that value instilled within them. Comment: Hey Emmy!! My name is Martavious Stewart. I go to the University of South Alabama and I am in a class called EDM 310. I am really learning Education. I really liked your video on how you show empathy. That is really nice of you to show empathy to the man on the street that was asking for money. Not everyone stops to help people out like that. So, I am proud of you! To answer your question at the end of the video, I show empathy by giving a helping hand to friends when they are in need. Keep up the good work!!
The last post was about Ta-Manea's weekend. She went over to her aunt's house to play around, and she talked about her enjoyment of swimming. This video was beautiful and just showed her face light up talking about how much she enjoyed it. It is great when kids share their experiences and can think back on the good times. It is so much better when they are able to share it with people who care and are willing to allow them relive that moment. Comment: Hi Te-Manea! My name is Martavious. I am from the University of South Alabama. I am honored that you would share your story with me on your weekend. I am glad you had fun at your Aunty's house. I like to go over my Aunty's house to hang out and have fun as well. I cannot swim, but someday I hope to learn!
The next post was on Empathy by Emanuelle. She talked about how she showed empathy to a man on the street who was asking for money. She was on her way to the shop and saw him, and gave him some of what she had before going on her way. I think that it is very nice for young children to learn from a young age howto be giving and helpful to others less fortunate because, that is a great quality for anyone to have. It is harder to teach adults, than it is to teach kids, and so it is better if they learn and grow with that value instilled within them. Comment: Hey Emmy!! My name is Martavious Stewart. I go to the University of South Alabama and I am in a class called EDM 310. I am really learning Education. I really liked your video on how you show empathy. That is really nice of you to show empathy to the man on the street that was asking for money. Not everyone stops to help people out like that. So, I am proud of you! To answer your question at the end of the video, I show empathy by giving a helping hand to friends when they are in need. Keep up the good work!!
The last post was about Ta-Manea's weekend. She went over to her aunt's house to play around, and she talked about her enjoyment of swimming. This video was beautiful and just showed her face light up talking about how much she enjoyed it. It is great when kids share their experiences and can think back on the good times. It is so much better when they are able to share it with people who care and are willing to allow them relive that moment. Comment: Hi Te-Manea! My name is Martavious. I am from the University of South Alabama. I am honored that you would share your story with me on your weekend. I am glad you had fun at your Aunty's house. I like to go over my Aunty's house to hang out and have fun as well. I cannot swim, but someday I hope to learn!
Friday, April 4, 2014
Blog Post #11
For this post, our group decided to have a conversation about one of the videos suggested by Dr. Strange by using a shared Google Drive Document. You can see what we all had to say by clicking on the link below.
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Blog Post #10
BRING ON THE LEARNING BY SIR KEN ROBINSON
In this intriguing video, Mr. Robinson talked about education in a new light. He began the video in reference to Al Gore and his talk on human resources and used that to redirect the audience to his point, not on the crisis of natural resources, but on human resources. He said that we as a society made a poor use of talents, and went on to separate the types of people that we have around today. He said one type of person is one that enjoys life, and the other type is the one that endures life. Mr. Robinson talked about how with the people who enjoyed life, it was not something that they could change, because in the real sense, it was an integral part of their identity, and not just another thing they did. He went on to follow his thought on human resources, and correlated them back to the natural resources.
He said that they were alike in the sense that in order to find them, you have to dig deep in order to bring them toward the surface. I agree with this because many a times, people have so much hidden deep within themselves, that needs the activation from an outside source to bring that specific talent to the surface. Our mind and body work using a survival of the fittest mentality, in that, when we are faced with an issue, we think of ways to combat that issue and find balance. In that attempt to find balance, sometimes new parts or talents that we possess come to light. With the main issue being the crisis of human resources, Mr. Robinson formulated a solution to it. He said that to bring about a reform would be of no use, because all that would do, would be to improve a broken model. He said that what was needed was not an EVOLUTION, but a REVOLUTION, in order to bring about a transformation.
Mr. Robinson made a personal reference to his daughter after he did an impromptu survey of the audience. He asked how many of them were under 25 years of age. No one raised their hand. Then he asked how many of them wore wrist watches, and most of the auditorium raised their hands. He explained that the reason most of them still wore a wrist watch was out of habit, and due to the fact that they grew up in a time where the time was only accessible if on the wrist. Now, we have so much technology, that a wrist watch to anyone under 25, is practically unheard of. His daughter had said that she did not have a wrist watch because it was a single function device. In our day and time, our cell phones, and pretty much everywhere we look, has the time somehow accessible for us. On the computer, in class, at the stop light, there are visual signs telling you information, while providing the time.
Mr. Robinson referred to education as a linear approach in our society today. That we are so concerned with college and getting kids there. He said that college is not for everyone, and some do not need to go in right after high school. He made a reference to a man who wanted to be a firefighter from grade school. This boy was ridiculed by a teacher that told him that he was wasting his life wanting to spend his life doing that. That same boy, ended up saving the life of that teacher, along with his wife, when they had a car wreck, and that just shows the irony of life. He stated that communities depend on the diversity of talent, which in turn reconstitutes the sense of ability and intelligence. Mr. Robinson went on to compare fast food to education. He said that they were both standardized, and depleting to us a whole. In order to move forward, Mr. Robinson was proposing, instead of an industrial model of education centered on linearity and conformity, an agricultural model of education, which is not mechanical, but rather unpredictable. He said creating an educational system in that sense would force educators to create the right conditions in order for growth, to better equip the organic natural way of things. He said that life is organic, and we create it as we go on. The last statement is what struck me most from this video. He said that we should tread safely on the dreams of children. I totally understand that, because we as educators can sometimes make or break the hopes and dreams of the students that we come across over the years. This video was very informative and I hope to someday inspire the students that I come across.
In this intriguing video, Mr. Robinson talked about education in a new light. He began the video in reference to Al Gore and his talk on human resources and used that to redirect the audience to his point, not on the crisis of natural resources, but on human resources. He said that we as a society made a poor use of talents, and went on to separate the types of people that we have around today. He said one type of person is one that enjoys life, and the other type is the one that endures life. Mr. Robinson talked about how with the people who enjoyed life, it was not something that they could change, because in the real sense, it was an integral part of their identity, and not just another thing they did. He went on to follow his thought on human resources, and correlated them back to the natural resources.
He said that they were alike in the sense that in order to find them, you have to dig deep in order to bring them toward the surface. I agree with this because many a times, people have so much hidden deep within themselves, that needs the activation from an outside source to bring that specific talent to the surface. Our mind and body work using a survival of the fittest mentality, in that, when we are faced with an issue, we think of ways to combat that issue and find balance. In that attempt to find balance, sometimes new parts or talents that we possess come to light. With the main issue being the crisis of human resources, Mr. Robinson formulated a solution to it. He said that to bring about a reform would be of no use, because all that would do, would be to improve a broken model. He said that what was needed was not an EVOLUTION, but a REVOLUTION, in order to bring about a transformation.
Mr. Robinson made a personal reference to his daughter after he did an impromptu survey of the audience. He asked how many of them were under 25 years of age. No one raised their hand. Then he asked how many of them wore wrist watches, and most of the auditorium raised their hands. He explained that the reason most of them still wore a wrist watch was out of habit, and due to the fact that they grew up in a time where the time was only accessible if on the wrist. Now, we have so much technology, that a wrist watch to anyone under 25, is practically unheard of. His daughter had said that she did not have a wrist watch because it was a single function device. In our day and time, our cell phones, and pretty much everywhere we look, has the time somehow accessible for us. On the computer, in class, at the stop light, there are visual signs telling you information, while providing the time.
Mr. Robinson referred to education as a linear approach in our society today. That we are so concerned with college and getting kids there. He said that college is not for everyone, and some do not need to go in right after high school. He made a reference to a man who wanted to be a firefighter from grade school. This boy was ridiculed by a teacher that told him that he was wasting his life wanting to spend his life doing that. That same boy, ended up saving the life of that teacher, along with his wife, when they had a car wreck, and that just shows the irony of life. He stated that communities depend on the diversity of talent, which in turn reconstitutes the sense of ability and intelligence. Mr. Robinson went on to compare fast food to education. He said that they were both standardized, and depleting to us a whole. In order to move forward, Mr. Robinson was proposing, instead of an industrial model of education centered on linearity and conformity, an agricultural model of education, which is not mechanical, but rather unpredictable. He said creating an educational system in that sense would force educators to create the right conditions in order for growth, to better equip the organic natural way of things. He said that life is organic, and we create it as we go on. The last statement is what struck me most from this video. He said that we should tread safely on the dreams of children. I totally understand that, because we as educators can sometimes make or break the hopes and dreams of the students that we come across over the years. This video was very informative and I hope to someday inspire the students that I come across.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Blog Post #9
First Graders in Ms. Cassidy's Class
Kathy Cassidy is a First Grade teacher. She uses technology in the classroom that is so integrated into her classroom plan that it is so natural. The students are very involved and connected in her room, and they enjoy learning using this method. The students get to use resources such as blogs, Skype, Wiki, electronic games, SMARTboards, and webpages. The students seemed excited and proud of their blogs because, not only were they able to do it, but they were able to see the different things that others like, family, and friends, posted in response to their various accomplishments.
The students have an excuse to get on the computer, and they are doing productive work. It made it fun for the students because the experience did not end in the classroom, but was extended to the household setting as well. This kind of reminds me of the Randy Pausch lecture. He said there are many things that we learn while attempting to accomplish something else. In the same token, these kids getting on the computer and writing and doing all that they do, enables them to be better at grammar and writing skills, without the tedious approach.
In my future classroom, I definitely hope to use the SMARTboard and blogs in order to get the children motivated to learn. There might be an issue with some student's parents wanting to do more for their child in order for the project to look better, and so I may implement little incentives for the children to be happy and content with their personal progress, rather than relying on the sole help of their parents. The benefits of this approach is endless because when kids have a drive to learn, and they do not even feel the burden of it, the progress and possibilities are endless.
Kathy Cassidy is a First Grade teacher. She uses technology in the classroom that is so integrated into her classroom plan that it is so natural. The students are very involved and connected in her room, and they enjoy learning using this method. The students get to use resources such as blogs, Skype, Wiki, electronic games, SMARTboards, and webpages. The students seemed excited and proud of their blogs because, not only were they able to do it, but they were able to see the different things that others like, family, and friends, posted in response to their various accomplishments.
The students have an excuse to get on the computer, and they are doing productive work. It made it fun for the students because the experience did not end in the classroom, but was extended to the household setting as well. This kind of reminds me of the Randy Pausch lecture. He said there are many things that we learn while attempting to accomplish something else. In the same token, these kids getting on the computer and writing and doing all that they do, enables them to be better at grammar and writing skills, without the tedious approach.
In my future classroom, I definitely hope to use the SMARTboard and blogs in order to get the children motivated to learn. There might be an issue with some student's parents wanting to do more for their child in order for the project to look better, and so I may implement little incentives for the children to be happy and content with their personal progress, rather than relying on the sole help of their parents. The benefits of this approach is endless because when kids have a drive to learn, and they do not even feel the burden of it, the progress and possibilities are endless.
C4T#3 Mr. Sowash
THE ELECTRIC EDUCATOR by John R Sowash
Free Plagiarism Checker for the Classroom
In this article, Mr. Sowash went into detail about Turnitin.com and another site called dustballcom. These websites are available to check up work of students who are suspected of cheating/plagiarizing their work. He talked about the availability in the case of suspicion. He went on to say that it had a way to vindicate some people, but also was very useful in calling out some people who were in the wrong. My thoughts: I was very happy to see this post because there is nothing better than hard work of a student that pays off, in my opinion. Students need to learn more, to become better for the future generations to come. A lesson learned creates a more direct path to success. However, those lessons have to be learned, not just stories of other people. People tend to work harder for something when it is all they have left. It is so easy to pick up someone's work, but it takes real courage to stand and work hard for where one wants to get. I really like this avenue in order to hold people accountable for their actions because life is all about how we utilize resources, while honoring ourselves in the long run. Though there are always ways around things like this, it is a great start in the right direction. It should be harder to break the rules.
2013 miGoogle Conference Wrap Up
Mr. Sowash talked about the success of a conference that he helped to set up at Brighton High School in Michigan. There was a workshop on the tools and teaching styles of Google. He talked about "dot-connectors", and not "dot-collectors". He was referring to the fact that people learn, but if one is not able to connect the dots,and see the bigger picture, then they are not going to be able to be of much use to those around them. My thoughts: This conference is a great way for us to get a good start on touching the younger generation. The biggest part for me was the idea of not only data collection, but application. This is important no matter what someone does in the long run. Especially teaching, this is important in order for us to be able to take all the topics we have done, and learned about, and apply it to the classroom effectively. A common theme that revolves around society is relevance. If a student, worker, or educator cannot bring relevance to whatever they are bringing to the table, then it becomes something that may be valuable, but not favored, thus leading to failure. It important to keep that in mind as educators and even in our future job settings.
Google Doesn't Care About Grades or Test Scores
Mr. Sowash presented an article by google. It stated that they were no longer looking at the transcript of their applicants because they no longer saw a correlation between the grades of students and their prospective performance in the workplace, unless the person had been out of school for a while. He went on to briefly comment on it. My post: Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama's EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed reading this article. I have noticed that over the years, that sometimes the book smart people, cannot connect the book knowledge to any experience worth hiring for. As bad as that sounds, grades do not equate skill. Some people may just be B students, but when it comes to performance, they can smoke out anyone in their field. I like this article, because so many places look at the grades, and this limits the immense potential that others bring to the table. As a future educator, this is a great lesson for me to keep in mind. A lot of times teachers love the students who do well in class, and see them as having the best potential, but it is about time that that notion changed.
Free Plagiarism Checker for the Classroom
In this article, Mr. Sowash went into detail about Turnitin.com and another site called dustballcom. These websites are available to check up work of students who are suspected of cheating/plagiarizing their work. He talked about the availability in the case of suspicion. He went on to say that it had a way to vindicate some people, but also was very useful in calling out some people who were in the wrong. My thoughts: I was very happy to see this post because there is nothing better than hard work of a student that pays off, in my opinion. Students need to learn more, to become better for the future generations to come. A lesson learned creates a more direct path to success. However, those lessons have to be learned, not just stories of other people. People tend to work harder for something when it is all they have left. It is so easy to pick up someone's work, but it takes real courage to stand and work hard for where one wants to get. I really like this avenue in order to hold people accountable for their actions because life is all about how we utilize resources, while honoring ourselves in the long run. Though there are always ways around things like this, it is a great start in the right direction. It should be harder to break the rules.
Mr. Sowash talked about the success of a conference that he helped to set up at Brighton High School in Michigan. There was a workshop on the tools and teaching styles of Google. He talked about "dot-connectors", and not "dot-collectors". He was referring to the fact that people learn, but if one is not able to connect the dots,and see the bigger picture, then they are not going to be able to be of much use to those around them. My thoughts: This conference is a great way for us to get a good start on touching the younger generation. The biggest part for me was the idea of not only data collection, but application. This is important no matter what someone does in the long run. Especially teaching, this is important in order for us to be able to take all the topics we have done, and learned about, and apply it to the classroom effectively. A common theme that revolves around society is relevance. If a student, worker, or educator cannot bring relevance to whatever they are bringing to the table, then it becomes something that may be valuable, but not favored, thus leading to failure. It important to keep that in mind as educators and even in our future job settings.
Mr. Sowash presented an article by google. It stated that they were no longer looking at the transcript of their applicants because they no longer saw a correlation between the grades of students and their prospective performance in the workplace, unless the person had been out of school for a while. He went on to briefly comment on it. My post: Hi. My name is Martavious Stewart from the University of South Alabama's EDM 310 class. I really enjoyed reading this article. I have noticed that over the years, that sometimes the book smart people, cannot connect the book knowledge to any experience worth hiring for. As bad as that sounds, grades do not equate skill. Some people may just be B students, but when it comes to performance, they can smoke out anyone in their field. I like this article, because so many places look at the grades, and this limits the immense potential that others bring to the table. As a future educator, this is a great lesson for me to keep in mind. A lot of times teachers love the students who do well in class, and see them as having the best potential, but it is about time that that notion changed.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
C4T#2 Post #2 Sumary
IS STOCKING LIBRARY SHELVES WITH NONFICTION CONTENT A WASTE OF MONEY? by Bill Ferriter
The article about nonfiction content was very intriguing. It was an argument over the importance of nonfiction books in libraries. It was not an attack on the occupation of the librarians, but it is all about the resources or better yet, lack of resources available in the schools, and libraries. Ferriter spoke on the lack of time available for the students to get into the topics that interested them. It was not an argument of whether or not the topics were needed, but more or less the availability of the articles and the interest the students had to the topics available for study.
“KNOWING SOMEONE” IN SOCIAL SPACES IS COMPLICATED by Bill Ferriter
People are always interacting on the internet. People have so many places that they interact with people. They learn and teach others. There is Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest to name a few. Ferriter was referring to the fact that people act differently depending on where they are. A person who follows One Direction is a major fan, may sound different from a nursing student on the class site. One cannot fully understand who a person is, unless they see someone interact in more than one place. A person on Twitter, may not act the same on Twitter. Knowing a person in more than one place will give a person a more holistic view of a person. That was the main point of the article, and I agree with that stand. My blogger lingo, may not be the same way I talk on Facebook, because it is a different audience.
The article about nonfiction content was very intriguing. It was an argument over the importance of nonfiction books in libraries. It was not an attack on the occupation of the librarians, but it is all about the resources or better yet, lack of resources available in the schools, and libraries. Ferriter spoke on the lack of time available for the students to get into the topics that interested them. It was not an argument of whether or not the topics were needed, but more or less the availability of the articles and the interest the students had to the topics available for study.
“KNOWING SOMEONE” IN SOCIAL SPACES IS COMPLICATED by Bill Ferriter
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Blog Post #8
The best way to involve yourself in educational learning is to find great educational tools.
Some tools for the 21st century learning would be Flipping the Classroom, Teaching Channel, and Discovery ED.
I can infer that Flipping the Classroom is a great tool to use for educators.
This tool is for a teacher to give students the application outside of class to better them and give brief information before the class period.
Flipping the Classroom makes sure all kids are engaged and is centered around the teacher.
Things that children can do with Flipping the Classroom is stay at a self pace, work ahead, and post questions. The benefits I get from the Application are tremendously helpful.
I chose Flipping the Classroom because it can better students for a class.
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Teaching Channels is also a great tool for educators to use.
Teaching channels is used for thousand of educators who regularly watch videos of effective teaching.
This tool can also offer other educators insight and support for teaching.
This tool can be found at Teaching Channels. org.
This tool can help educators gain more and learn better ways of educating.
The idea that I get from the tool is that it enhances my thought process of teaching.
Some tools for the 21st century learning would be Flipping the Classroom, Teaching Channel, and Discovery ED.
I can infer that Flipping the Classroom is a great tool to use for educators.
This tool is for a teacher to give students the application outside of class to better them and give brief information before the class period.
Flipping the Classroom makes sure all kids are engaged and is centered around the teacher.
Things that children can do with Flipping the Classroom is stay at a self pace, work ahead, and post questions. The benefits I get from the Application are tremendously helpful.
I chose Flipping the Classroom because it can better students for a class.
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Teaching channels is used for thousand of educators who regularly watch videos of effective teaching.
This tool can also offer other educators insight and support for teaching.
This tool can be found at Teaching Channels. org.
This tool can help educators gain more and learn better ways of educating.
The idea that I get from the tool is that it enhances my thought process of teaching.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Blog Post #7
What can we learn about teaching and learning from Randy Pausch?
The lecture given by Randy Pausch, Last Lecture, was one that encompassed three main highlights that led up to the main point, on how to lead one's life. He touched on his childhood dreams, enabling others' dreams, and ended with lessons learned. This lecture was not only significant due to the past obstacles that Randy faced, but also his current obstacle of living life with the end near in sight. He revealed that he had ten (10) tumors in his liver and less than a year left to live. That sad account did not hinder his enthusiasm and passion.
There were many valuable stories that Randy shared, but when it comes to education, he seemed to give us the "head fake". He taught about education, but in a way that was very easy to understand and yet, nonetheless valuable.
Randy started out discussing brick walls. He said that they let us prove how badly we want something. He also spoke on the importance of fundamentals. Being an instructor, Randy was very familiar with being under authority and having authority over students as well. He was told, when you screw up, and people no longer say anything anymore, it means that they have given up on you. He also taught that approach when speaking to people is important. When he wanted to work for Disney Imagineering, the college Dean and the other Dean said the same thing, but one of them had a better approach. That is what made all the difference in his inner respect for the men.
While teaching his class, he had the students rate one another. An important lesson for educators is to get someone to become self-reflective. When they can see it, it makes all the difference. Another lesson for educators was that setting a bar for the students, does the students great disservice. The students went above and beyond what he as a professor could imagine, and it had him confused on the way forward for a little bit. His class could not have reached the heights that they had reached if he had limited their imagination and thinking. Mind you, fundamentals get one a clearer understanding, and foundation, but it should not stop there. Also having headed the program for about ten (10) years, Randy was not fully happy leaving it in the hands of another person. Another lesson for teaching is, to hand it over to someone who is better, if the opportunity arises.
When it comes to learning Randy taught important lessons for reflection. He said to never lose the child-like wonder inside of you. He also pointed out that it's okay to be wrong when you are learning new things, but it is not okay when you refuse to own up to your mistakes. He said to apologize when you screw up. He also pointed out that you cannot get anywhere alone, so learn to help others. This lecture was quite powerful, and all of the information was meaningful. There is not anything that I would really say that I disagree with, since this is Randy Pausch's story, and life lessons that he took away from all of his experiences. In all truth, life is all about those brick walls that make us fight harder for our dreams.
The lecture given by Randy Pausch, Last Lecture, was one that encompassed three main highlights that led up to the main point, on how to lead one's life. He touched on his childhood dreams, enabling others' dreams, and ended with lessons learned. This lecture was not only significant due to the past obstacles that Randy faced, but also his current obstacle of living life with the end near in sight. He revealed that he had ten (10) tumors in his liver and less than a year left to live. That sad account did not hinder his enthusiasm and passion.
There were many valuable stories that Randy shared, but when it comes to education, he seemed to give us the "head fake". He taught about education, but in a way that was very easy to understand and yet, nonetheless valuable.
Randy started out discussing brick walls. He said that they let us prove how badly we want something. He also spoke on the importance of fundamentals. Being an instructor, Randy was very familiar with being under authority and having authority over students as well. He was told, when you screw up, and people no longer say anything anymore, it means that they have given up on you. He also taught that approach when speaking to people is important. When he wanted to work for Disney Imagineering, the college Dean and the other Dean said the same thing, but one of them had a better approach. That is what made all the difference in his inner respect for the men.
C4T #2 post #1 and C4K Summary
SHOULD WE DISCARD THE NOTION OF THE CLASSROOM? - The Tempered Radical By Bill Ferriter
This blog post challenges the normal classroom setting. Bill first goes into comparing engagement and empowerment. To be simplified, he classifies engagement as a buy-in and then he classifies empowerment as ownership. The statistics from this post were baffling. It was appalling to see the amount of people who found standardized testing to be ineffective and even harmful. 77 percent of people had that notion. 60 percent of people did not agree with the notion that a teacher's score is their students' score. That basically means that one cannot blame a teacher for the failures or the low test scores of their students. This somewhat has to do with the drive of the students and the socioeconomic status, and the societal notion of education, and cannot be solely blamed on the teaching received. Bill also goes into talent and hard-work, and how the talent of an individual means nothing if it is not used correctly. A big topic in this post was technology and education. He stated that "technology is not a learning outcome, but a tool." teachers are spending so much teaching students how to use technology, but not teaching them how to utilize to the best potential while further enabling the society around themselves. Even with all this technology available, it is not being of the best help that it can be, due to the box that it has been placed into in our society. This post seemed to place a lot of responsibilities on the shoulder of the educators. It argued that good teaching can help to fix "bullying, foul language, and wasted time," to mention a few. The educators, according to this post, spend even out of their personal funds, at least $100, for supplies in their classrooms. This shows that teachers want things done, and some are willing to send out of pocket to make it happen. A very good point that was brought up, was when Bill brought a new thing to light of understanding the learning outcome. Many slide shows and textbooks incorporate that in now, because at the end of it all, the goal and outcome may still be unclear. Bill suggests building a bridge between the old and new in order to carry this generation of technology to greater heights.
Bill talked about the standard for education and teaching, so I challenged that notion a little bit. To say that standardized testing has gotten a lot, is one thing. But to say that it is not needed, is another thing altogether. In my opinion having a standard is very important. There no way to measure progress without a yardstick. Of course thinking outside the box and going against the norm is important for us as the society to see things in a different light, but there will always be those people out there. There has to be a baseline in order for students to reach that empowerment that Bill Ferriter is referring to.
C4K Summary In the poem Kylie teacher assigned them assignments on to pick a color.
The children had to write a poem about a color of there choice.
The teacher informed them to give details on the color.
Kylie also had to give a visual picture of the color.
Kylie had to really pick a color of interest.
I inferred that it was engaging to assign kids a color to choose from.
Colors can be very essential to a humans eyesight.
I gave Kylie an example of the color I would have used.
I really gave important detail about the color.
Bill talked about the standard for education and teaching, so I challenged that notion a little bit. To say that standardized testing has gotten a lot, is one thing. But to say that it is not needed, is another thing altogether. In my opinion having a standard is very important. There no way to measure progress without a yardstick. Of course thinking outside the box and going against the norm is important for us as the society to see things in a different light, but there will always be those people out there. There has to be a baseline in order for students to reach that empowerment that Bill Ferriter is referring to.
C4K Summary In the poem Kylie teacher assigned them assignments on to pick a color.
The children had to write a poem about a color of there choice.
The teacher informed them to give details on the color.
Kylie also had to give a visual picture of the color.
Kylie had to really pick a color of interest.
I inferred that it was engaging to assign kids a color to choose from.
Colors can be very essential to a humans eyesight.
I gave Kylie an example of the color I would have used.
I really gave important detail about the color.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Blog post #6
PLN is extremely important to education? PLN is called Personal Learning Networks. For EDM310 I was assigned 2 sights to go to for Personal Learning Network. The websites were called Symbaloo and Netvibes. I took it upon myself and chose Symbaloo, which was more suitable for me.
What are Personal Learning Networks? PLN is a function where people set up numerous ways to coordinate their teaching and learning. There are many teachers in the world who all can share their learning. One example that was given was Facebook. Facebook can help you stay connected with many teachers and other countries. There are so many ways of learning. PLN helps you organize and manage your learning.
How can they help you as a teacher? PLN is great for communicating with different teachers around the world. PLN is also a fast way of becoming a great teacher through the learning tools it consist of. There are many different avenues to reach the minds of students and so with the various resources available, the mind and learning of the students is not limited to just one style of information for learning purposes.
How are they formed? There are extremely many different sites that you can create PLN accounts. One site to use is Netvibes. PLN is used by many people all over the world for educational purposes. Educators all over the world blog and tweet each Other.
How can you create your own PLN? There are numerous tools and sites to create you a PLN. When on the internet, and using the information through vital resources such as Twitter, Youtube, KhanAcademy, and Symbaloo. It is not just limited to one site, or one place, but the network created can be used in creating learning methods.
Who will be the first additions to your PLN? Personally, for me, versatility is what makes the world less boring. I would like to get in contact with teachers from other countries. Not that the education in our society is bad, but with a new perspective and a different set of eyes on education, the heights that can be reached, are unfathomable.
What are Personal Learning Networks? PLN is a function where people set up numerous ways to coordinate their teaching and learning. There are many teachers in the world who all can share their learning. One example that was given was Facebook. Facebook can help you stay connected with many teachers and other countries. There are so many ways of learning. PLN helps you organize and manage your learning.
How can they help you as a teacher? PLN is great for communicating with different teachers around the world. PLN is also a fast way of becoming a great teacher through the learning tools it consist of. There are many different avenues to reach the minds of students and so with the various resources available, the mind and learning of the students is not limited to just one style of information for learning purposes.
How are they formed? There are extremely many different sites that you can create PLN accounts. One site to use is Netvibes. PLN is used by many people all over the world for educational purposes. Educators all over the world blog and tweet each Other.
How can you create your own PLN? There are numerous tools and sites to create you a PLN. When on the internet, and using the information through vital resources such as Twitter, Youtube, KhanAcademy, and Symbaloo. It is not just limited to one site, or one place, but the network created can be used in creating learning methods.
Who will be the first additions to your PLN? Personally, for me, versatility is what makes the world less boring. I would like to get in contact with teachers from other countries. Not that the education in our society is bad, but with a new perspective and a different set of eyes on education, the heights that can be reached, are unfathomable.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
blog post 5
In these conversations from Mr. Capps, you learned that you have to have projects to learn.
Mr. Capps gave ways as a teacher to focus the kids on learning.
As a teacher, you have to create a project that will give students the content that is required.
From watching the video, I learned to never limit the kids on project based learning.
A useful way that is engaging, is to discuss projects that kids will like and have taste for.
Project based learning is for evaluating students.
Another method for involving kids in learning is a online tool called Icurio.
Icurio allows students to safely search for educated things.
I also learned that Icurio shows kids how to stay organize in a virtual way.
Icurio can be very beneficial for teachers and students.
Teachers and students can use Icurio to store things they researched that is valuable.
Discovery Ed was also a great tool for students.
Discovery Ed researches Science and other subjects to show videos to videos to students.
Discovery Ed brings the text from class to life by showing videos to students to engage in.
Discovery Ed is a great tool for kids to learn visually.
A tip for a teacher to be a great successful educator, you have to be a good learner.
Tips for a Successful teacher is be very flexible, hard work, and make sure all students are 100% engaged.
Also you have to use a content that can involve them and they can share their reflection, as long with their audience.
You have to develop assignments through technology instead of teaching technology.
Developing daily plans is good for a educator.
Mr. Capps gave ways as a teacher to focus the kids on learning.
As a teacher, you have to create a project that will give students the content that is required.
From watching the video, I learned to never limit the kids on project based learning.
A useful way that is engaging, is to discuss projects that kids will like and have taste for.
Project based learning is for evaluating students.
Another method for involving kids in learning is a online tool called Icurio.
Icurio allows students to safely search for educated things.
I also learned that Icurio shows kids how to stay organize in a virtual way.
Icurio can be very beneficial for teachers and students.
Teachers and students can use Icurio to store things they researched that is valuable.
Discovery Ed was also a great tool for students.
Discovery Ed researches Science and other subjects to show videos to videos to students.
Discovery Ed brings the text from class to life by showing videos to students to engage in.
Discovery Ed is a great tool for kids to learn visually.
A tip for a teacher to be a great successful educator, you have to be a good learner.
Tips for a Successful teacher is be very flexible, hard work, and make sure all students are 100% engaged.
Also you have to use a content that can involve them and they can share their reflection, as long with their audience.
You have to develop assignments through technology instead of teaching technology.
Developing daily plans is good for a educator.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Blog post 4
As a teacher we always feel that we are correct, but that is not true.
To be a successful teacher, we have to ask questions so that it can be a class discussion.
Asking class questions is to check for understanding as a whole class.
You must ask the class numerous of times do they clearly understand the material.
You must always ask the student do they understand the question before moving to the next assignment or subject to be a successful teacher.
A great teacher ask students to not respond with yes or no, but rather give detail about the question.
It makes the student have a high order of thinking.
A teacher should make sure that all students are capable of learning.
Organizing groups will extremely be good for asking questions to be a successful teacher.
Teachers should always ask engaging question and make sure all the students get the question right.
It will always be effective to ask a student to explain a yes or no answer.
Always as a teacher, you should walk students through questions.
A teacher should never ask 2 questions at the same time.
Confusing the kids will not make the kids engaged into learning, but have them stressed.
Include notes for the students when you ask them questions.
Notes will take a load off students, so that they will memorize the question and answer.
As a teacher, you must make sure each student answer a question one at a time for a clear understanding.
Also you can make students respond to other students answers.
To be a successful teacher, we have to ask questions so that it can be a class discussion.
Asking class questions is to check for understanding as a whole class.
You must ask the class numerous of times do they clearly understand the material.
You must always ask the student do they understand the question before moving to the next assignment or subject to be a successful teacher.
A great teacher ask students to not respond with yes or no, but rather give detail about the question.
It makes the student have a high order of thinking.
A teacher should make sure that all students are capable of learning.
Organizing groups will extremely be good for asking questions to be a successful teacher.
Teachers should always ask engaging question and make sure all the students get the question right.
It will always be effective to ask a student to explain a yes or no answer.
Always as a teacher, you should walk students through questions.
A teacher should never ask 2 questions at the same time.
Confusing the kids will not make the kids engaged into learning, but have them stressed.
Include notes for the students when you ask them questions.
Notes will take a load off students, so that they will memorize the question and answer.
As a teacher, you must make sure each student answer a question one at a time for a clear understanding.
Also you can make students respond to other students answers.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
C4t #1
To begin with Ms. Edna Sackson discusses the main principle of having a great learning experience at school.
Ms. Sackson really stressed the fact of accumulating a great learning environment.
She was more concerned about what, how, than why she should have a splendid class setup.
Ms. Sackson wanted the kids to collaborate and be very engaged in the learning process.
Implications of new ways of thinking were put in place. She also made learning more flexible and diverse.
Thoughts about the learning process were also put in place.
One thought she inferred was stimulating space to share and learn.
She wanted the kids to feel comfortable and share thoughts to one another.
Ms. Sackson also gave details about obtaining classroom agreements.
Her form of thought was that classroom agreements were rules that were put in place.
In her post, classroom agreements did not relate to learning, but discipline and self control as a student.
An example that was given was that big kids should sit right in a chair. Sitting right in a chair does not obtain to an educational process, but is put in place for a class agreement.
Having rules set was not very engaging for a learning process.
Ms. Sackson way of a classroom agreement, was that the kids should see how learning looks, like, and sound.
That would make the learning process very intriguing and agreeable to kids.
Ms. Sackson really stressed the fact of accumulating a great learning environment.
She was more concerned about what, how, than why she should have a splendid class setup.
Ms. Sackson wanted the kids to collaborate and be very engaged in the learning process.
Implications of new ways of thinking were put in place. She also made learning more flexible and diverse.
Thoughts about the learning process were also put in place.
One thought she inferred was stimulating space to share and learn.
She wanted the kids to feel comfortable and share thoughts to one another.
Ms. Sackson also gave details about obtaining classroom agreements.
Her form of thought was that classroom agreements were rules that were put in place.
In her post, classroom agreements did not relate to learning, but discipline and self control as a student.
An example that was given was that big kids should sit right in a chair. Sitting right in a chair does not obtain to an educational process, but is put in place for a class agreement.
Having rules set was not very engaging for a learning process.
Ms. Sackson way of a classroom agreement, was that the kids should see how learning looks, like, and sound.
That would make the learning process very intriguing and agreeable to kids.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Blog Post 2 By:Martavious Stewart
1.The central message of this video is to pay attention.
The professor really wanted the students to take notes in detail about the dances.
I can infer that Professor Dance A Lot did the right thing by setting the recorder to evaluate them.
The students was tremendously clueless about the dances, due to lack of participation. Students should have full attention on teachers when they give their lectures. Paying attention to the professors notes could have got them a passing grade.
I really agreed with the professor conclusion to just set a recorder, to see if they paid attention.
Due to lack of effort, all the students were unsure about the dances.
2.Introduction: Teaching can be tremendously essential to kids lives. Being a teacher comes with a lot of self responsibility Teaching of the 21st century includes a lot of technology. Robert think it is a lot of sources far as Facebook, Twitter and other sites in the education field.
A. Think about what you ask students to do.
a.Be creative.
b.Try remembering things.
c.Understanding things clear.
B.The argument of creation during the 21st century.
a.Creation today is blogging.
b.Creation today also means designing.
C.The charge of teachers during the 21st century.
a.Provide meaningful and powerful engagement.
Conclusion:I feel that Robert is correct about how teaching has changed over time. The internet and other technology is extremely essential to the learning process.
3. The networked student was very essential in this movie.
He showed lots of urgency when it came to researching the information.
The student is showed how to assess meaningful and credible information, which is very beneficial.
My reaction to the video is that the 21st century student has thousands of sources that make him credible and his sources.
By watching the video i learned that blogging can open your mind by reading other bloggers blogs.
The networked student showed effort to gaining information through different websites he researched.
My reaction to the teacher was overwhelmed.
The teacher wanted the student to maintain his learning and use it to navigate his future.
4. Ms. Davis thesis was to show the kids not to be scared of technology and learn new software.
The argument of teaching the students not to use paper is very helpful to there learning.
This video of Ms. Davis showed the students different ways to expand there minds.
This video expressed to the students how to empower their learning in a virtual way. My reaction to Ms. Davis method, was very intriguing.
Her students were being taught to brainstorm on their own using technology.
By using blogs the kids were exposed to different thoughts and knowledge around the world. Making the students use technology was great because they found stuff the teacher did not know.
5. The fact about flipping is very intriguing.
Flipping is a new website to my knowledge.
The website can help a lot of student if they are lacking in the class.
The website is a inactive approach to a classroom.
As a teacher the website will help me to just come to class and ask question to the students.
By the students watching the videos, it will help them come better prepared to class.
It will help me as a teacher to give practice test when the students get the material the night before.
The professor really wanted the students to take notes in detail about the dances.
I can infer that Professor Dance A Lot did the right thing by setting the recorder to evaluate them.
The students was tremendously clueless about the dances, due to lack of participation. Students should have full attention on teachers when they give their lectures. Paying attention to the professors notes could have got them a passing grade.
I really agreed with the professor conclusion to just set a recorder, to see if they paid attention.
Due to lack of effort, all the students were unsure about the dances.
2.Introduction: Teaching can be tremendously essential to kids lives. Being a teacher comes with a lot of self responsibility Teaching of the 21st century includes a lot of technology. Robert think it is a lot of sources far as Facebook, Twitter and other sites in the education field.
A. Think about what you ask students to do.
a.Be creative.
b.Try remembering things.
c.Understanding things clear.
B.The argument of creation during the 21st century.
a.Creation today is blogging.
b.Creation today also means designing.
C.The charge of teachers during the 21st century.
a.Provide meaningful and powerful engagement.
Conclusion:I feel that Robert is correct about how teaching has changed over time. The internet and other technology is extremely essential to the learning process.
3. The networked student was very essential in this movie.
He showed lots of urgency when it came to researching the information.
The student is showed how to assess meaningful and credible information, which is very beneficial.
My reaction to the video is that the 21st century student has thousands of sources that make him credible and his sources.
By watching the video i learned that blogging can open your mind by reading other bloggers blogs.
The networked student showed effort to gaining information through different websites he researched.
My reaction to the teacher was overwhelmed.
The teacher wanted the student to maintain his learning and use it to navigate his future.
4. Ms. Davis thesis was to show the kids not to be scared of technology and learn new software.
The argument of teaching the students not to use paper is very helpful to there learning.
This video of Ms. Davis showed the students different ways to expand there minds.
This video expressed to the students how to empower their learning in a virtual way. My reaction to Ms. Davis method, was very intriguing.
Her students were being taught to brainstorm on their own using technology.
By using blogs the kids were exposed to different thoughts and knowledge around the world. Making the students use technology was great because they found stuff the teacher did not know.
5. The fact about flipping is very intriguing.
Flipping is a new website to my knowledge.
The website can help a lot of student if they are lacking in the class.
The website is a inactive approach to a classroom.
As a teacher the website will help me to just come to class and ask question to the students.
By the students watching the videos, it will help them come better prepared to class.
It will help me as a teacher to give practice test when the students get the material the night before.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Blog Post 1 By:Martavious Stewart
1.I heard that EDM310 is a very reasonable class for learning about technology. I was also informed that EDM310 consist of technology. It was also brought to me that EDM310 will
2.I fear that in some cases EDM310 will be difficult due to technolgy surges.
3.I can compare EDM310 to Mavis Becon, both consist of getting online to a computer. EDM310 is extremly difficult from other classes, due to the sysmbols that you have to learn on the computer.
4.The most difficult thing for me in EDM310, is adapting to that fast pace technology of the online course.
5.You have to adress the fact of the course being lab orientated. The best way to do that is stay extra ours and involve yourself in tutoring for the course.
6. What ways can I master EDM310. The idea to master EDM310 is to conduct myself in a business manner.
2.I fear that in some cases EDM310 will be difficult due to technolgy surges.
3.I can compare EDM310 to Mavis Becon, both consist of getting online to a computer. EDM310 is extremly difficult from other classes, due to the sysmbols that you have to learn on the computer.
4.The most difficult thing for me in EDM310, is adapting to that fast pace technology of the online course.
5.You have to adress the fact of the course being lab orientated. The best way to do that is stay extra ours and involve yourself in tutoring for the course.
6. What ways can I master EDM310. The idea to master EDM310 is to conduct myself in a business manner.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Practice Post
This will be bold. This no longer bold but is Italic. This is underlined.
This s a new paragraph. This is a pic of the twin towers.
My name is Martavious Stewart. I am 21 years of age. I am from Birmingham, Alabama. I am in the education field because i adore teaching. i really want to teach English in high school.
I am attending USA, due to Coach Joey Jones recruiting me . I really look forward to graduating from USA. My passion in life is to pursue a degree in education. I also would like to go to the NFL. I am one of the five siblings to go to a university. I really want become a principle after I get my BA.
This s a new paragraph. This is a pic of the twin towers.
My name is Martavious Stewart. I am 21 years of age. I am from Birmingham, Alabama. I am in the education field because i adore teaching. i really want to teach English in high school.
I am attending USA, due to Coach Joey Jones recruiting me . I really look forward to graduating from USA. My passion in life is to pursue a degree in education. I also would like to go to the NFL. I am one of the five siblings to go to a university. I really want become a principle after I get my BA.
Monday, January 13, 2014
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