This is the second time that I am writing this blog. I wrote it the first time but when i tried to publish this post I was somehow logged out then i lost everything that i wrote before. So, I'm going to sum up what i wrote before.
Basically i wrote that the first program that we used dealing with the grading system was very helpful because it was not simply a grading system but also a way to communicate with the students about certain assignments. It also contained a spot where we can view our students contact information in a nice organized file.
The second software that we used was a lot more fun to play with. It's called the Kidspiration. I can see how this software can help students create a creative essay without becoming nervous about having to write so much for the first time.
This software also contained templates that may be helpful for teachers who want to relay information using the SmartBoard.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Blogs for Educators
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/03/william-vanns-edupic-graphical-resource.html
This site was from the blog link titled "Free Technology for Teachers."
At first I was thinking that this site was not all that great. I was looking through the free math sites and they were basically all video clips explaining how to solve a problem. And I thought, "Is it not my job as a teacher to be able to relay this type of information to the students?" Then I thought how I can send this website to parents who want to be more involved with their kids and want to know what we are covering in class.
Also I looked at other sites on this web page and found that there are actually a lot of free sites that allow teachers to use without worrying about copyrights and so on. For example, there is a site for free graphics (http://edupic.net/) that can be used in class when trying to illustrate what something is to the class.
This site was from the blog link titled "Free Technology for Teachers."
At first I was thinking that this site was not all that great. I was looking through the free math sites and they were basically all video clips explaining how to solve a problem. And I thought, "Is it not my job as a teacher to be able to relay this type of information to the students?" Then I thought how I can send this website to parents who want to be more involved with their kids and want to know what we are covering in class.
Also I looked at other sites on this web page and found that there are actually a lot of free sites that allow teachers to use without worrying about copyrights and so on. For example, there is a site for free graphics (http://edupic.net/) that can be used in class when trying to illustrate what something is to the class.
Assignment #4
For my final project I will be using movie maker and animoto (those are my two different kinds of technology/software that I am required to have).
I will create an introduction movie clip that I will play as a teacher at the start of a new school year. This clip will allow students to get to know me a little bit and they will also come to understand what I expect from the students and what they should expect from me.
I hope this is an acceptable project to be working on.
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My progress thus far:
Well, I have the speech of what I want to say written out. I also have the layout written out so that I know what pictures I want for what and when I want that picture shown. All I have to do now is create the clip of myself for my intro of the movie clip then take pictures for animoto to create a slide show with.
I will create an introduction movie clip that I will play as a teacher at the start of a new school year. This clip will allow students to get to know me a little bit and they will also come to understand what I expect from the students and what they should expect from me.
I hope this is an acceptable project to be working on.
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My progress thus far:
Well, I have the speech of what I want to say written out. I also have the layout written out so that I know what pictures I want for what and when I want that picture shown. All I have to do now is create the clip of myself for my intro of the movie clip then take pictures for animoto to create a slide show with.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Reflection #6
I was just playing with this after class and just realized once again how amazingly fast technology has advanced. And how much easier it has become to use it or access it.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Reflection #5
I was talking with a friend asking him what he thought about how society is moving more and more towards technology and he told me how he never thought about it.
It's interesting how the general population does not consider the fact that we are becoming more and more surrounded and dependent upon technology but rather just flows with society.
My future students will not be all that amazed at the technology I use, especially with the older children because it's already so much a part of their lives. This made me realize that even with technology I have the chance of loosing my students during direct instructions. Which means that I will continuously have to think of new ways to use the technology I have in order to capture my students attention.
It's interesting how the general population does not consider the fact that we are becoming more and more surrounded and dependent upon technology but rather just flows with society.
My future students will not be all that amazed at the technology I use, especially with the older children because it's already so much a part of their lives. This made me realize that even with technology I have the chance of loosing my students during direct instructions. Which means that I will continuously have to think of new ways to use the technology I have in order to capture my students attention.
Caught on Video
"videos just get the job done much better than mere words"
As I mentioned on my Reflection #4 people are getting a lot more visual than auditory. We like seeing the words that one person is trying to get across to another. When this author wrote mere words I think he meant spoken words.
People hear the words but they remember it so much better if it's written down or shown through a video when relaying information.
In video's we see a lot more words that are spoken actually written on the video so people can see what the speaker is saying.
My sister and I like watching videos with subtitles, not because we can't understand English or we're not very auditory but we feel like we get a lot more out of the movie if we can see the words that are spoken.
But going back to the article, I think the suggestions on different ways to use videos in a classroom is pretty fun and interesting. Especially the reflection of beginning goals to ending achievements.
It's an interesting way to have students self assess themselves.
As I mentioned on my Reflection #4 people are getting a lot more visual than auditory. We like seeing the words that one person is trying to get across to another. When this author wrote mere words I think he meant spoken words.
People hear the words but they remember it so much better if it's written down or shown through a video when relaying information.
In video's we see a lot more words that are spoken actually written on the video so people can see what the speaker is saying.
My sister and I like watching videos with subtitles, not because we can't understand English or we're not very auditory but we feel like we get a lot more out of the movie if we can see the words that are spoken.
But going back to the article, I think the suggestions on different ways to use videos in a classroom is pretty fun and interesting. Especially the reflection of beginning goals to ending achievements.
It's an interesting way to have students self assess themselves.
Reflection #4
My mom and I discussed communication methods the other day and I learned something interesting.
In this day and age, we use the phone more for texting than calling.
My parents wanted to take off the unlimited texting and replace it with unlimited calling but my brother and I had problems with that because we mostly texted rather than called people.
And others would usually text us rather than call us as well.
This made me realize that we use more written language than the spoken one and how much technology changed (how much the phone changed) in it's usage.
In this day and age, we use the phone more for texting than calling.
My parents wanted to take off the unlimited texting and replace it with unlimited calling but my brother and I had problems with that because we mostly texted rather than called people.
And others would usually text us rather than call us as well.
This made me realize that we use more written language than the spoken one and how much technology changed (how much the phone changed) in it's usage.
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