Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Week 15 Blog Post
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment
I really enjoyed his video. It showed how technology can be successfully used in a classroom environment. Facebook, twitter, and blogs were used to help with her work and could share her work with the world. Her PLE allowed her to be more creative in her work. More classrooms should be like this one.
Two Questions That Can Change Your Life
The two questions in this video were "what is my sentence?" and "was I better today than yesterday?". These are questions not only teachers but everyone should ask themselves every single day. By asking yourself these questions it really makes you think about what you want to accomplish in life and how you are going to go about accomplishing these things. This was a very good video.
I really enjoyed his video. It showed how technology can be successfully used in a classroom environment. Facebook, twitter, and blogs were used to help with her work and could share her work with the world. Her PLE allowed her to be more creative in her work. More classrooms should be like this one.
Two Questions That Can Change Your Life
The two questions in this video were "what is my sentence?" and "was I better today than yesterday?". These are questions not only teachers but everyone should ask themselves every single day. By asking yourself these questions it really makes you think about what you want to accomplish in life and how you are going to go about accomplishing these things. This was a very good video.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
My Survey Results
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvTe8HigslYfdHRYZ3BtRzdXcEtYU3FkYm1GSzV1TFE&hl=en
Teaching Someone How To Use Technology
For this project I taught I classmate how upload their google tour project to their blog. They had already uploaded it but had a kmz file error. In the end the google tour presentation was uploaded and now working correctly.
Interview
For this project I interviewed my aunt, Melodie Drach. She has been teaching for a very long time and will be retiring at the end of this school year. She teaches at St. Vincent's Catholic School. I asked her a few questions that I would like to share.
1. Why did you want to become a teacher?
She answered that she had always been interested in education and really looked up to her teachers that had taught her. She talked about a few who had positively affected her life and helped shape her to who she is today. She became a teacher so she could be that person for others.
2. How has teaching affected you outside of the classroom?
She responded that teaching has been a very rewarding career. At the end of the day when she gets home she feels great about herself knowing that she is making a difference in someone's life.
3. What advice do you give future teachers?
She answered, with a little bit of a laugh, to just stick in there. The first year can be tough but it is not as bad as it seems. Be comfortable in your surroundings because kids these days can sense that and will take advantage of you if you're not. But overall just have fun. Teaching is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
4. What has changed the most over your teaching career?
She simply stated, "everything''. From technology to books to students themselves, she said everything has changed significantly. She talked about how when there was no internet or smart boards. She remembered when dry erase boards were the new thing. She said one of the most difficult parts of teaching is keeping of with all the changes but if you can then you will enjoy a very good and relaxing career.
1. Why did you want to become a teacher?
She answered that she had always been interested in education and really looked up to her teachers that had taught her. She talked about a few who had positively affected her life and helped shape her to who she is today. She became a teacher so she could be that person for others.
2. How has teaching affected you outside of the classroom?
She responded that teaching has been a very rewarding career. At the end of the day when she gets home she feels great about herself knowing that she is making a difference in someone's life.
3. What advice do you give future teachers?
She answered, with a little bit of a laugh, to just stick in there. The first year can be tough but it is not as bad as it seems. Be comfortable in your surroundings because kids these days can sense that and will take advantage of you if you're not. But overall just have fun. Teaching is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
4. What has changed the most over your teaching career?
She simply stated, "everything''. From technology to books to students themselves, she said everything has changed significantly. She talked about how when there was no internet or smart boards. She remembered when dry erase boards were the new thing. She said one of the most difficult parts of teaching is keeping of with all the changes but if you can then you will enjoy a very good and relaxing career.
PLN Part 2
I have made some new additions to my PLN:
http://twitter.com/winetimejs
http://twitter.com/mbayda
http://twitter.com/gtashbin
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/
http://morganbayda.wordpress.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/winetimejs
http://twitter.com/mbayda
http://twitter.com/gtashbin
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/
http://morganbayda.wordpress.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/
Monday, April 19, 2010
Comments 4 Kids
Week 4
I commented on a story about the girl's soccer game at mereside. I coach soccer so I really enjoyed reading about their game.
Week 5
I read a girl's book review on Red is for Rememberance. It was a very good book review and would make one want to read the book.
Week 6
For this week's comments 4 kids I read Marc's post about scientists Marin Mersenne and Count Rumford. I enjoyed reading this post and it provided a good bit of information.
Week 9
I viewed Anita's blog from St. Pius X school. She and her friend made a video about a writing test that they did not enjoy. I was amazed to how at such a young age, students could make a quality video.
Week 10
I watched a video by Ilaisaane from St. Pius X school. Her video was on the anxious emotion. She did a very good job in captivating the emotion.
Week 12
I looked at a picture drawn by a five year old at Pt England school. It was an impressive picture for a five year old. It is good that these kids are learning to express their thoughts visually at such a young age.
Week 13
I read Wakatere's post about his day flying kites with his classmates. He used a lot of adjectives and made it seem like you were there with him. He also added pictures of the class flying kites.
Week 14
I read a blog post by Studamyer. In his post he wrote a story about his time playing capture the flag. He was very descriptive and the story was entertaining.
I commented on a story about the girl's soccer game at mereside. I coach soccer so I really enjoyed reading about their game.
Week 5
I read a girl's book review on Red is for Rememberance. It was a very good book review and would make one want to read the book.
Week 6
For this week's comments 4 kids I read Marc's post about scientists Marin Mersenne and Count Rumford. I enjoyed reading this post and it provided a good bit of information.
Week 9
I viewed Anita's blog from St. Pius X school. She and her friend made a video about a writing test that they did not enjoy. I was amazed to how at such a young age, students could make a quality video.
Week 10
I watched a video by Ilaisaane from St. Pius X school. Her video was on the anxious emotion. She did a very good job in captivating the emotion.
Week 12
I looked at a picture drawn by a five year old at Pt England school. It was an impressive picture for a five year old. It is good that these kids are learning to express their thoughts visually at such a young age.
Week 13
I read Wakatere's post about his day flying kites with his classmates. He used a lot of adjectives and made it seem like you were there with him. He also added pictures of the class flying kites.
Week 14
I read a blog post by Studamyer. In his post he wrote a story about his time playing capture the flag. He was very descriptive and the story was entertaining.
Week 14 Blog Post
This semester I have learned how important technology can be in the classroom. I have learned very many different ways to implement technology as well. I now know how to blog, tweet, create videos, time lines, and podcasts. These new tools will be influential in my teaching methods in the future.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Skype Project
I use skype to talk to my German friend Carlo. He came from Munich to Mobile last year and played soccer at Murphy High School where I am an assistant coach. He is very good at soccer so when we skype I always ask him how it is going. Skype is a great tool and I am glad it lets me keep in touch with people all across the world.
Week 13 Blog Post
Dr. Seuss: The Zax
I really enjoyed watching this short video. Dr. Seuss really has a lesson for every situation. In this story the zax meet each other while crossing paths and will not compromise on which way to go. This stubbornness is seen in many teachers today. So many will not change their ways of teaching even though they are outdated and are not sufficient for students' education in the new technological society. It is the teacher's duty today to adapt to the ever changing environment of education. Failing to do so only hurts the future of our students.
Another PS 22 Video
This was an amazing video. The children did an outstanding job with the song and Stevie Nicks was absolutely estatic after watching the video. This is just one reason why it is important to post their work to blogs. Without doing so they would have probably never had the great and rare opportunity to join Stevie Nicks on stage to sing with her. Posting to blogs help us to share our thoughts and feelings with the world. You never know who might just see it and in this case the right person did.
Another example of why it is important is the learning experience taken from posting blogs. It gives the student the opportunity to not only let their voice be heard but also allows them to look at other students work and learn something from their peers. Posting blogs is an important tool that should not be taken for granted.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Week 12 Blog Post
I really enjoyed looking at and reading Kaia's blog. It shows that there is no age limit when it comes to using technology. It was also great how her father has encouraged her to use technology to further her own education as well as share what she sees from her perspective. Her father found the people who were commenting her blog and even got a class to send her a voicethread. This series of blog posts are proof that anyone can learn how to use technology to further education.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Timeline Toast
This is my timeline showing the series of events that has led to ESPN to becoming the world wide leader in sports.
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