This is my PLN. My Personal Learning Network system is very useful. I can click any of these icons and they will take me straight to where I want to go. I have a couple of icons that are educational. Like my Educational News icon, which updates me when any kind of news about the local school systems comes out. Also I have a icon for art. I love art and I am very interested in it, I figure if I am interested in this topic I should add it to list. The website I used it called Symbaloo. It is very easy to use and actually fun to get everything you like in one square.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Blog Post #9
Mr. McClung 1st Blog Post:
Mr. McClung has shared some good ideas on what it takes
to be a good teacher and overcome obsticals as a starting out teacher in these two blog post May27,2009 What I've Learned This Year (2008-09) & June 15,2012 What I Learned This Year (2009-10). It sounds like, being that he was new, felt a lot of pressure
and felt that all eyes were on him and that he had to prove himself early on.
He states that he began to lose a connection with the students. He became too
focused on himself and missed the overall picture, teaching. This is
understandable, because as a new teacher, I could see that there is a lot of
pressure to perform.
Even teacher make mistakes, Mr. McClung makes this
clear. Not every lesson will be a perfect lesson, but you can always build on
it from feedback from students or grades, and turn it into something better
next time.
Everyone wants to avoid confrontation in the work
place but we all know that will never happen. We as teachers must work to
promote synergy in the work place. Having good
relationships with fellow teachers can lead to a more productive year and a better atmosphere.
It is apparent that Mr. McClung has connected with
his students more as he’s matured as a teacher. He admits that he had too high
expectations that proved to be unattainable. I believe that as teachers we all
want our students to perform at their optimal level but in reality, that just doesn’t
always happen.
I agree with using technology one hundred
percent. Technology has exploded in
recent years and has no end in sight. Laptops are on almost every desk now. We
as teachers must learn to master this technology so we can implement it in the
class rooms effectively. Such as slide shows to more advanced things like
computer aided design.
Communication with students is important. Mr.
McClung says that one student wrote him saying, I feel the teacher cares about
me as a person when he listens to me as a person. We can all learn something
from this because at one time or another we have all felt ignored and overlooked
by some teachers. That leads to discouragement which is very counterproductive,
and will ultimately leave the student feeling like they are less than adequate.
I found it amusing and interesting that he finds
what he calls a “School Mom” that basically lets him under her wing while he
adjusts to the junior high setting. I think a lot can be said for finding a
mentor and this circle’s back to having good relationships with your fellow
teachers.
The scope and sequence portion of his post also
struck a nerve with me, because I too believe that I focus more time and energy
on the subjects that interest me as
opposed to being more well rounded.
Mr. McClung makes a good point about never stop
learning. The students never stop learning so why should we as teachers? We don’t
know everything. Our credibility as teachers is based solely on the fact that
we know more than the students themselves. Therefore we owe it to them to continue
learning and growing as people ourselves.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
C4K Project #7
Summary for Month of September/ October
C4K #1
Bishop W. he wrote a story about a champion relay team. I commented on it and said that he has good reading skills and his video impressed me.
C4K #2
Lara a 4th grader wrote how she loved playing tennis. I wrote back to her and tried to inspire her to keep with it. I told her how she should think about getting on a team and one day she could get a scholarship at a college. I reminded her that she needs to always dream big and stay with it.
C4K #4
I had a classroom blog for Mike & the Upper Episcopal School. He talked about how young people have lost interest in voting. These days young people do not vote at all.
I commented on this blog and this is what I said:
it scares me that people my age take voting so lightly. That is our job as a US citizen, its our only say so that we have in this country. Why would you not want to vote? I think your post is very educational and eye opening. I actually have heard that more people vote for American idol than they actually vote for the president. This is sad.
C4K #6
Ethan made a Animoto video about nature. And I wrote this:Hi Ethan,
My name is Kayla Szymanski and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am taking EDM310 and I was assigned to your blog. I loved your Animoto, the pictures were so pretty. Did you take those pictures yourself? I love nature, it is so beautiul to me. Also I liked how to music made the video flow. Very nicely done.
C4K #8
I was assigned to Amber A's blog post. And this is what I said.
Hi Amber, I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I have been assigned your blog. I loved reading about your dancing and family. It really took me back in time. I also come from a big family and I have two older sisters and and older cousin. We used to put on dance shows also. That is to this day some of the best memories I have. I think it's awesome that you and your cousin stuck with it. Keep dancing you never know, maybe you can try out for a team one day.
I really enjoyed reading this blog, it brought back memories.
C4K #10
During this comment for kids I watched a video made by a 4th grade class about Rosa Parks. All the kids made a slide show type video and they said stuff in the background. It was very interesting and it seemed like the kids enjoyed doing it.
I said this:
Hi! I am a student at the University of South Alabama where I am taking EDM310 and was assigned this blog by my teacher. I enjoyed the Rosa Parks video done by the kids. It seemed like they really enjoyed theirselves making it. I am so impressed by the 4th grade skills they have in making a video with sound and technology.
Blog Post #8
This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2
By: Richard Miller
Mr. Miller talks about amazing technology in these two videos#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KsEQnOkTZ0During and #1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHvoBPjhsBA. In this video Richard Miller talked about technology that I had no idea even existed. He says that he can tell which city is the happiest just by looking at the computer. He also brings up the building that he works at, the screen shows a building rotating. He says that the future can only be a bright one if it is shared through the people who work in the sciences.
He goes on to say that the goal of this technology is to be able to share it with others. We cant make our dreams visible unless we have this kind of technology. We no longer take our books and pencils to work, now its laptops and kindles. This technology is very efficient, and I hope one day I can be better at using and understanding these things. If you can understand technology I think that it could be your new best friend.
You can find anything you need on the web. You may need to see a lecture as a example so that you can make a lecture just like it. Or maybe you need to be more informed of historic events, you can look at teachers teaching it. This kind of thing it very useful for teachers and students in the classroom. All of this information is available on the web. We all need to be aware of new technology so that we can share it with our kids.
EDM310 is Different
I loved the EDM310 for Dummies video it was very humorous. And almost true, I could relate to it. I would like to be able to create one of these videos for future students. I find that it would be so much help if a student could sit down and explain how to keep your grade up in this class. I really liked the music and the way that it starts out with the screeching music. It then shows the students with everything under control and the music is light and care free. The students are very happy with what they have accomplished. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqhMRj-Ne38 This is a very good video, I wish I would have known about the EDM310 for Dummies book sooner!
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
If you watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk you will see that our future in education is very important! I felt so bad when I watched this video. I really did not notice how bad education has gotten. School is so out of date, and all of this technology is available. It makes me sick that its all available and its not being used. Students should be able to use things that they use everyday, instead they get these things taken away during class. This makes me want to have a very technological classroom. We need to open the door to labs and things being developed on the web. It could make students better prepared for college too. So many teachers now days do not care, as long as they get a paycheck. They are lazy, I will not be a teacher that is lazy. My kids will always have the best and the latest technology on hands.
Scavenger Hunt 2.0
1. I found a site called Edmodo.com. This site is just like facebook. It is set up almost exactly the same way. I made a teacher account and when I played with my page for awhile it was quite fun. My profile name is Ms.Szymanski which sounds and looks more professional than a regular facebook name.Its really cool you can post assignments and their due dates, and the kids will get them just like a notification on facebook. Also if you have some kids that are not doing the assignment or were not assigned it, you can specifically pick your students you would like to send it to. I think this is definitely something that I will use in my classroom. All of my kids can then always have their assignments. No more excuses about missed homework assignments because the student did not write it down it Will be via web available.
2.Next I saw Prezi.com and got all of their pricing. You can click here to view pricing:http://prezi.com/pricing/. You can choose different types of accounts. The more money you pay the more space you have an things like that. Anyone can have an account for free though it will just come with the basic stuff. Students and teachers get these deals:Prezi teacher & student deals.
3.)I made my comic strip at Stripcreator.com.
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5.)I found a website called pollcode.com, at this site you can make polls for free. Here is a poll that I have created trying to figure out why so many kids drop out of college.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Blog Post #7
Video:The Networked Student
By: Wendy Drexler
While watching this video it explains what is so important about blogging. It tells a story about a boy who is in this woman's class, and she makes them network with other students. This kind of learning is called connectivism, connectivism is a theory that presumes that learning occurs as part of a social network of many diverse connections and ties.
The tools are not as important as the ties that come with is. Once you get a blog you can research other bloggers and get ideas. Any kind of networking system will be beneficial to students who are wanting to learn more. I also learned that on MP3 players they now have 1,000s of audio pod cast courses available from professors all over the world. That was very cool to know, it almost like you don't even need a college education anymore its all available on the web.
The 21 century students network was a wide range of connections and each one was a new learning opportunity. But the reason you do need a teacher when doing this is so that the teacher can show you how to build your network. They also show you how to take advantaged of these great opportunities. Teachers can show you how to communicate properly, and offer you guidelines when you get stuck.
While I am a teacher I plan to use the networking system because there are so many different opportunities that come with it. It really is amazing.
Video: A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment
This was very impressive, a 7th grade student gives a tour of her personal learning environment
A 7th grade student gives a tour of her personal learning environment. It was impressive the girl showed all of her work and said that her class was paperless. She also said that it beats book work because at the end you have something that everyone else on the web can see. Its like you get more for the work you put in. Just like this blog it shows how much work I have put into it and the entire Internet can see it.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Blog Post #6
By: Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
As Randy begins his speech he introduces himself and then tells about his illness. He states how he is healthy as most normal people. He is in no way asking for people to feel sorry for him, to me he is just trying to live what he has left of his life normally as possible. He is a true jewel, I don't think I have ever listened to someone so inspiring in my whole life.
He talks about his childhood dreams. To me childhood dreams are something that we should never let die. As we get older it seems that our dreams get smaller and smaller. When I am a teacher I would like to encourage my students to stick by their dreams, and to shoot for the stars. No matter how crazy in this world anything is possible.
I love the way Mr. Pausch looks at certain things, he opens your eyes to his point of view. One thing that caught my attention was when he said, "If someone stops giving you advice altogether or stops offering you help then they have already given up on you." Many teachers that I have had in the past have done this, they give up and its very obvious. When I am a teacher I want to make sure that I focus to never give up on any of my students. Every student in my opinion deserve to have a fair chance to learn, even if they have learning difficulties.
Following that I also agreed with his statement, "giving credit were credit is due." I believe that with all of my heart. So many times in my life I have showed my work expecting more then I got, and that feeling is the worst. When I teach and my students bring me a painting, or a drawing I want to make sure and give them credit. By doing this it will not only make their drive stronger but I think it will higher their self esteem.
Lastly I would just like to say that Randy Pausch was truly a inspiration to me, he made me look at thinks differently. We are so worried all of the time about all the little things in life. Mr. Pausch explained that instead of worrying we should enjoy all the little things in life. If your kids wants to do something harmless like paint their own room, let them. Those little things in life that we would normally stress about we should cherish. This is what I have taken from his lecture and I plan to use everything I have stated in my future classroom.
Monday, October 1, 2012
C4C Project #4
Keiko Ito C4c #1
While commenting on Keiko's Blog I let her know that she needed to correct alot of her spelling errors, along with alot of run on sentences. She also needed to put the Author and link at the top of the post. Also on project #2 I told her to make her picture smaller so that it would fit better onto her blog.
Samuel Anderson's C4C #5
Here are some of the things that I agreed with him on.
When he said, "Nevertheless, I do not think we should do away with all of the traditional methods and depend on it alone for educating."
I completely agree with that, I feel like we do need to keep some of the traditional methods and not get completely away from teaching straight from the chalk board.
I also agree with this sentence, "However, I still think some classes, courses, lessons, and etc. are taught better hands on. Examples include Physical Education, Health Education, Literature and etc. The reason I listed Physical education is because it is the education of, about, and through the physical."
To me its nuts that kids are being taught physical education online. That does not help our state at all, we are the 2nd fattest state in the US. Our kids need the physical activity and to me the internet would not do it beneficial.
C4C #6: Alecia Baxter
Alecia's blog was very impressive everything was in place and had links ect. I did notice one thing that caught my eye though. This is what I wrote:
Alecia,
Your blog is very good! Looks like you have everything under control, everything looks like its in place and rite.
I am not 100% positive but I think that you may need a comma in this sentence. "I know I can because I have already started to do so with my iPhone and Kindle Fire." I think it should be after the "I know I can, Because I have already started..
C4C #8 Bryonn Brye
While reading Bryonn's Blog I noticed a few errors:
In my classroom, students will defently have to learn method called multi-media or composing.
This should say: In my classroom, students will definitely have to learn methods..
Also I did not see any click able links, I made sure that I made Bryonn aware of this.
C4C #10 Taylor Davis
While reading Taylor's Special Blog Post I noticed this mistake:
When describing how Udacity is created, Merklein says that producers work to create special effects and to capture shots of lessons drawn on whiteboards while staff members design and assemble courses.
It should have a comma after whiteboards like this:
When describing how Udacity is created, Merklein says that producers work to create special effects and to capture shots of lessons drawn on whiteboards, while staff members design and assemble courses.
C4C #12 Rachael Gordon
While reading Rachael Gordon's Blog Post #12 This is what I said:
I agree with Bailey, funbrain has some great games. I especially like the parent and child games, http://www.funbrain.com/brain/SweepsBrain/sweepsbrain.html (here is the link). These would be great to use in my classroom. Great post.
While commenting on Keiko's Blog I let her know that she needed to correct alot of her spelling errors, along with alot of run on sentences. She also needed to put the Author and link at the top of the post. Also on project #2 I told her to make her picture smaller so that it would fit better onto her blog.
Samuel Anderson's C4C #5
Here are some of the things that I agreed with him on.
When he said, "Nevertheless, I do not think we should do away with all of the traditional methods and depend on it alone for educating."
I completely agree with that, I feel like we do need to keep some of the traditional methods and not get completely away from teaching straight from the chalk board.
I also agree with this sentence, "However, I still think some classes, courses, lessons, and etc. are taught better hands on. Examples include Physical Education, Health Education, Literature and etc. The reason I listed Physical education is because it is the education of, about, and through the physical."
To me its nuts that kids are being taught physical education online. That does not help our state at all, we are the 2nd fattest state in the US. Our kids need the physical activity and to me the internet would not do it beneficial.
C4C #6: Alecia Baxter
Alecia's blog was very impressive everything was in place and had links ect. I did notice one thing that caught my eye though. This is what I wrote:
Alecia,
Your blog is very good! Looks like you have everything under control, everything looks like its in place and rite.
I am not 100% positive but I think that you may need a comma in this sentence. "I know I can because I have already started to do so with my iPhone and Kindle Fire." I think it should be after the "I know I can, Because I have already started..
C4C #8 Bryonn Brye
While reading Bryonn's Blog I noticed a few errors:
In my classroom, students will defently have to learn method called multi-media or composing.
This should say: In my classroom, students will definitely have to learn methods..
Also I did not see any click able links, I made sure that I made Bryonn aware of this.
C4C #10 Taylor Davis
While reading Taylor's Special Blog Post I noticed this mistake:
When describing how Udacity is created, Merklein says that producers work to create special effects and to capture shots of lessons drawn on whiteboards while staff members design and assemble courses.
It should have a comma after whiteboards like this:
When describing how Udacity is created, Merklein says that producers work to create special effects and to capture shots of lessons drawn on whiteboards, while staff members design and assemble courses.
C4C #12 Rachael Gordon
While reading Rachael Gordon's Blog Post #12 This is what I said:
I agree with Bailey, funbrain has some great games. I especially like the parent and child games, http://www.funbrain.com/brain/SweepsBrain/sweepsbrain.html (here is the link). These would be great to use in my classroom. Great post.
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