tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75044536256034491392024-02-19T02:35:24.949-06:00Jessica Brown's EDM310 Class BlogJessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-43577287145895912512011-05-05T11:24:00.000-05:002011-05-05T11:24:03.813-05:00Blog Post 15 Final Reflection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOkjvjfui3Mquw_rJoZCZ1BVZL5de37o7NBrRmrSNtQd3fEcMeTUw353PLgjWDp9dnEfzim9w1OI626qCoBlsI_IUt9flLEf1M99UyEHzTvduu8xHSHgnw97JJLlBsp_bm9-lYdzGvsI/s1600/ZZZ+gator.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="see ya later alligator" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOkjvjfui3Mquw_rJoZCZ1BVZL5de37o7NBrRmrSNtQd3fEcMeTUw353PLgjWDp9dnEfzim9w1OI626qCoBlsI_IUt9flLEf1M99UyEHzTvduu8xHSHgnw97JJLlBsp_bm9-lYdzGvsI/s320/ZZZ+gator.png" title="Flickr.com" width="194" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This semester has been a roller coaster of learning! I began it thinking that this should not be a required class and I am leaving knowing so much more than I had ever expected. Looking back, I realize how much I have changed in just a few short months. I wish I had been able to make a video journal of this journey.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think that this class is much more than learning about technology. It gives you a new way to become a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Self-Taught-Learner">self-learner</a> and teaches honest <a href="http://www.ndt-ed.org/TeachingResources/ClassroomTips/Self-evaluation.htm">self-evaluation</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. I also now know the importance of <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=importance+of+lifelong+learning&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart">lifelong learning</a>. I constantly learn new things everyday, but now I know the importance of seeking that information out. Because of this class, I now have many tools to help me do that. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just want to thank everyone for being so helpful and patient with me on this journey and I am so glad I am able to say:</span><br />
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</span>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-13008790160741222742011-04-29T11:34:00.000-05:002011-04-29T11:34:31.999-05:00C4T Comments for Teachers Post 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADWEbyZG3-upI4IhL5HW1bv1snEnMkIRfCW4S7qe_CIXan-r9ecewbPWINw_u-YuDv7JhAiPYoz60M0VhvzuCgnWIK3IJEpqo-Jeko1gwpVjV3iFLugFP1A95Vc5gCb8jFFrbkdJvAxE/s1600/social-media-ban.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="banning Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADWEbyZG3-upI4IhL5HW1bv1snEnMkIRfCW4S7qe_CIXan-r9ecewbPWINw_u-YuDv7JhAiPYoz60M0VhvzuCgnWIK3IJEpqo-Jeko1gwpVjV3iFLugFP1A95Vc5gCb8jFFrbkdJvAxE/s1600/social-media-ban.jpg" title="mashable.com" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moving at the Speed of Creativity</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by <a href="http://www.wesfryer.com/">Mr. Wesley Fryer</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April 14, 2011</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know that I have said this before, but now I have a new favorite post from a Comments4Teachers. In this post Mr. Fryer used a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers">History for Music Lovers</a> to show how it is not always beneficial to block websites from students. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After watching his examples of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXsZbkt0yqo&feature=player_embedded">The French Revolution ("Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga)</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ&feature=player_embedded">Black Death ("Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani)</a> I witnessed how powerful multimedia in the classroom can be. I was never really “into” history in school but that could partially be due to the methods that were used to teach the subject. These videos are just two of over fifty on this one channel alone. I loved how creative and simple the videos were because I could learn about this history by singing along to a song I already know and love.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He then uses the videos as great examples of discussion catalysts for <a href="http://wiki.wesfryer.com/Home/handouts/talkwithmedia">conversations about copyright and fair use</a> on his wiki.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then thought about this information and watched the videos again, shared the videos with friends, and discussed the topic on Facebook with other students before responding with this message:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My name is Jessica Brown and I am a student in Dr. Strange’s EDM310 class at the University of South Alabama. I will be following your blog over the next few weeks and commenting about it on <a href="http://brownjessicaedm310.blogspot.com/">my blog</a>. My <a href="http://edm310.blogspot.com/">class</a> is about different ways to use technology in the classroom, which is important for future educators. I really enjoyed this blog post because most schools do block most of the internet from their students. The school I have been shadowing this semester does not even allow Google. I tried to show my first graders a book trailer (which is on my blog) and YouTube was blocked as well. This was unfortunate because it was part of my lesson. I have never been a huge history fan, but I know if any of my teachers would have shown me, or told me about, a website with these videos I would have done much better and probably enjoyed my in class lectures. Thank you so much for sharing other examples of how digital media can enhance the classroom. I also appreciate the links to other topics as well! I cannot wait to share this with my classmates because this is what we have been working toward all along, becoming technologically literate for our students. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">University of South Alabama<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then looked over his links and listened to his review. I think that this is a creative and interesting way to reach your students. Below is a copy of my response:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been following your blog for a few weeks now and I wanted to thank you for such interesting posts. I have never heard of iPadio before, but I think this could be a great tool to help in the classroom. I am planning on teaching elementary education, but I can see where I could use this on my blog for my students’ parents. I would like to show what we are working on and give tutorials that will help parents help their children at home. I think that this would be a great tool for me to leave messages, tutorials, or even reviews so that the parents can become more involved and participate with their childrens’ education. Thank you again for posting this and I look forward to trying out some of the different resources you have taught me in my future classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">University of South Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I have left the link above, I wanted to repost his <a href="http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs/WesleyFryer/2011/4/29/Wesleys-phlog--20th-phonecast?utm_content=api&utm_medium=ipad.io-other&utm_source=ipadio.com">iPadio recording</a> for anyone who would like to see what it looks like. As he stated in his blog, the sound quality is not as well as it could be because he recorded it in his kitchen where many of the surfaces reflect noise. He used a regular phone to demonstrate that this service can be used by any phone anywhere. </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">What metaphors have you encountered since I asked you to create a log of them?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s raining cats and dogs. –My grandfather on the weather in central Florida<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cup is half full. –My boyfriend on my pessimistic view of the day<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your room is a pigsty. –My mother to my brother<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">America is a melting pot. –My teacher at South Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are all sheep. –Robin Williams on Law and Order SVU<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am sure there were many more, but these are the ones that I recognized and remembered to add to my list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">What other things can we do as educators to help our students to understand and to use metaphors?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As educators, we can teach our students how these types of metaphors relate to a broader picture in their own experiences. We can teach them to look deeper into the meanings of what is being said. One of my literature teachers did this often with what we were reading. I plan to be an elementary teacher, so I may do exercises where my students can recognize metaphors and interpret what they mean. For example I can teach them about “it’s raining cats and dogs out there” and have them explain to me what that means.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">Why do we use metaphors?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a great question! I have been thinking about this question for over a week now and all I can come up with is to broaden our own way of thinking by using our previous knowledge to determine what is really being said. I’m still not sure why people tend to use metaphors instead of what they really want to say, but then again what if they cannot say what they think freely? Then there has to be some way to get the opinion out there. What I can take away from this is that we need to be able to think about things on a more complex level.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-57076173372473862092011-04-25T18:44:00.000-05:002011-04-25T18:44:51.184-05:00Project 16<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NGKQGEn2vaM" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-20853132453803047032011-04-23T20:14:00.001-05:002011-04-23T20:14:59.861-05:00Final Report on PLN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfoHyrXLWz0iWg-euE6BtiT1lp-HX_oct_S7rrQyyjSt3RLHeH1js6tIdhQn8X6C32f4sWt1eKA8_mdJqpfffvd3CnZWsjJrJQDA-kL4zkMQV_Edu4pZAiWMZrhdGrzPz_CI-5NNQLXE/s1600/Symbaloo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="screenshot of my personal learning network on symbaloo.com" border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfoHyrXLWz0iWg-euE6BtiT1lp-HX_oct_S7rrQyyjSt3RLHeH1js6tIdhQn8X6C32f4sWt1eKA8_mdJqpfffvd3CnZWsjJrJQDA-kL4zkMQV_Edu4pZAiWMZrhdGrzPz_CI-5NNQLXE/s320/Symbaloo.png" title="Source: Symballo.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a screenshot of my current PLN. I have been changing it over time, but I have been setting it up for later use. Right now there are only a few websites that I need to access, so I use <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/landing_chrome.html?hl=en&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha">Google Chrome</a> which saves my top eight most visited websites. My PLN is still a work in progress and I am sure that I will actively start using it more this upcoming fall semester. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the fall I will officially be in the education candidacy program. I hear we will be making our own lesson plans and actively start teaching lessons to the class we are assigned to. My PLN is now set up to better assist me with that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see from the picture above, I have kept a few personal favorites and added many educational websites as well. I have my PLN set up in this order:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The top left (blue):</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here I have mostly my Google access and a few connections to the University of South Alabama.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The top right (orange):</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have collected some of my favorite Comments4Teachers' websites and posted them as quick links to visit again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The bottom left (orange):</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These consist of friends' blogs and useful tools for classroom projects. I have kept <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/landing_chrome.html?hl=en&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha">TimeToast</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moaan/5220175127/">Flickr</a> to use for my own lessons in the future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The bottom right (blue):</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This portion of my PLN has changed the most. I have found nine excellent educational websites for kids. I plan to use these and hopefully find more to add to this collection over time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The white boxes around my Google Search are mostly websites I visit often for personal and school related information. Most of them help to keep me current on new tools as well as entertainment news. I feel it is important to use websites such as <a href="http://www.woot.com/">Woot.com</a> and <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">eBay</a> because you may find good deals on things that you can use in your classroom. I use <a href="http://gizmodo.com/">Gizmodo</a> and <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/">US Magazine</a> to find out current stories and entertainment news that my future students may want to bring up in class.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are many helpful tools and websites on my PLN, but I will continue to add and delete where necessary. We are in a constant state of learning, so I hope to continue to find new and interesting things to bring to my students one day.</span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-74018441589530810542011-04-23T20:12:00.000-05:002011-04-23T20:12:48.262-05:00Blog Post 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV3UL78mSysQsvk92km8A25QdoZyaLoYBI_surAmLSHGvvghwiFlf9qXBmOcPyJIu16H4F6PK4ozRcQZpuwGOU5Y6XtwIDWika1QBmxVqOWIXrhiE2x9me_GBA0PTtAyzcpQWexUdVkI/s1600/ALEX.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="a screenshot of the ALEX website and tabs" border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEV3UL78mSysQsvk92km8A25QdoZyaLoYBI_surAmLSHGvvghwiFlf9qXBmOcPyJIu16H4F6PK4ozRcQZpuwGOU5Y6XtwIDWika1QBmxVqOWIXrhiE2x9me_GBA0PTtAyzcpQWexUdVkI/s320/ALEX.JPG" title="Source: broughtonsydneyedm310fall2010.blogspot.com" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ALEX, which stands for the Alabama Learning Exchange, is a project of the Alabama Department of Education. It was designed to share many types of educational materials and information through a one-stop resource for educators, parents, and students. Most of the lesson plans and activities are connected to the Alabama Courses of Study by National Board Certified Teachers. The ALEX website has different links such as:</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php"><b>Course of Study</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This page is great because you can use the search feature to access the courses of study by grade level, by keywords, or click on the blue buttons for the general course of study. There is also an option to browse all of the <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/browseallStand.php">Alabama Content Standards</a> which can link you to general subjects (such as Mathematics, English, Social Studies, and Science) as well as others (such as Foreign Languages, Arts Education, Physical Education, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/webresources.php"><b>Web Resources</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The web resources page has purple buttons to break up the web resources pages. This makes it easy to search through by teacher, administrator, or student. I cannot believe how much information and content is shared on the teacher resources page alone. I found anything from useful links to lesson plans. There was also a link <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/weblinks_category.php?cat=AL&au=T">Alabama Department of Education Initiatives </a> which had more links to state educational resources. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/search.php?fa_submit=PLANS"><b>Lesson Plans</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lesson plans can be made or found on this page. If you are looking for a lesson plan, you can use the <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/lpsearch.php">search engine</a> or click the appropriate box by subject, grade levels, or search other areas. I could not look at the link to make a lesson plan because I do not have an account with ALEX yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/site.php"><b>Search</b></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This link will allow anyone to search the websites database. There are also green buttons to narrow the search in five categories.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/login.php?loginFrom=http%3A%2F%2Falex.state.al.us%2Fhome.php"><b>ALEX Personal Workspace</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was unable to view this page because I do not have an account with ALEX. I think this is a link to a PLN.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/showpage.php?lnk=teacherzonedircommentteacherzone">Professional Learning</a> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the professional learning page there are many blue buttons which can lead educators to new opportunities whether it be training, grants, teaching and learning tools, tutorials or latest news. The links <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/specialed/">Special Education Services (SES)</a> and <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/ell/">English Language Learners</a> are very helpful tools to provided information and state standards for diversity in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/staticfiles/podcasts.php"><b>Podcast Treasury </b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Alabama’s Podcast Treasury gallery 360 has many links to different podcasts. They can be found by content or subject area, top downloads featured content, Alabama showcase, or links. There are also links to the content partners. The podcast videos are made by different organizations and I have watched a few already that I would share with my students such as the <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/podcast_view.php?podcast_id=704">Friendly Fractions</a> videos made at Auburn University.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://alex.state.al.us/showpage.php?lnk=alexvilledircommentalexville"><b>ALEXville</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This link wants the viewer to click on the globe or a house to view the ALEX communities. When I clicked on the <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/blog/">globe</a> I was sent to a web page that had links to all different websites for teachers such as <a href="http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/edu/">National Geographic Education</a>, <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/blog/blog/2011/04/08/teach-and-think-green-with-stem-classroom-resources/">Teach and Think Green with STEM Classroom Resources</a>, and <a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ViewInBrowser.aspx?pubids=6656|2645|01372|5&digest=OeEhYCM%2biBN9%2fuZrQALwHQ&sysid=1">Stop the Bullying</a>. <o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://alex.state.al.us/moodle/course/index.php">houses</a> take you to the ALEX Professional Learning Community.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The links shared on the ALEX website are very helpful to educators, future educators, and parents. This website not only allows teachers to find helpful information and lesson plans to share with their students, but also gives them an opportunity to share with their colleagues. One of my favorite features was the Professional Learning page because it allows teachers to find other opportunities to continuing education as well as finding opportunities to help their students (such as grants).</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/">Home</a> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal">From the home page, I learned that ACCESS stands for Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide. This is a distance learning program which provides classroom courses and teachers to students via technology. Their vision states: The State of Alabama will provide equal access to high quality instruction to improve student achievement through distance learning. Below this information, they list registration dates and deadlines.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/aboutaccess/"><b>About ACCESS</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">In the About ACCESS tab, there are many informative links. The web page begins with their goal, history, and mission. They have a few links that are coming soon and a list of the ACCESS Staff on the Governor’s Task Force.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/courses.html"><b>Courses</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The courses offered in the ACCESS program are set up to allow students to self-enroll and have access to the modules at any time and from anywhere. These modules are self-paced and designed to help students prepare for the graduation exam and the AP test. They have practice exams and test reviews for ACCESS Distance Learning students.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/Educators.html"><b>Educators</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">This page gives information for educators to expand their schools or themselves to the distance learning program. They give information on how to offer and teach subjects through ACCESS for credit at your school.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/Resources.html"><b>Resources</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">There are different links on this page of resources available to the ACCESS students. This includes, but is not limited to Advanced Placement Test Prep, Alabama Virtual Library, ALEX, ChemLab, and MathType. One of the links <a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/Resourcesinfo.html#HippoCampus">HippoCampus</a> caught my attention quickly. When you click on it, it also gives you links to the other links I listed above. The HippoCampus is a free online resource providing multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students in the ACCESS Distance Learning program.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/students.html"><b>Students</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Students tab will take the viewer to a page that allows students to see what it takes to be an ACCESS student. It will have a demo course link and a link for information for parents coming soon. One of the links that has been updated is the <a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/policies.html">policies</a> link. This has policies for students, counselors, facilitators, teachers, and participating schools.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/tech_support/index.html"><b>Technical Support</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">ACCESS classes are held during the school day; therefore it is assured that all students of ACCESS will be able to use a computer. This page also informs the schools and students of software needed as well as computer requirements.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://accessdl.state.al.us/contactus.html"><b>Contact Us</b></a> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">This is a general contact page for ACCESS. It provides addresses, phone numbers, and email links to the regional support centers and directors.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Overall, this website was informative about the ACCESS Distance Learning program in Alabama. I have heard of the <a href="http://www.flvs.net/Pages/default.aspx">Florida Virtual School</a> because I looked into taking a few courses there when I was in high school. I had a hard time focusing and staying on task with online courses because they were for the students to complete at home. I liked that this program offers classes during regular school hours because I believe that would make a big difference in the students’ outcomes of an online learning course. I will be interested to see what other information the ACCESS program will have once they have completed the updates to their website.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-57028422430036384722011-04-22T18:53:00.000-05:002011-04-22T18:53:26.338-05:00Comments4Kids #7,8,9,10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6W_Y4WJPGkVlSoBWI2obHNHK4ACO2hJW3hseYZRbSlUxV2KcBoKfLiEDYL9UoSwzEjYfI4QJKggKhRuonYUAdllQuh7Cp4cR7jQBIwBnWed04w5_AqYu5simAfnTKO4A59aIxyH73Is/s1600/hippo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="We mean something written on a hippo" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6W_Y4WJPGkVlSoBWI2obHNHK4ACO2hJW3hseYZRbSlUxV2KcBoKfLiEDYL9UoSwzEjYfI4QJKggKhRuonYUAdllQuh7Cp4cR7jQBIwBnWed04w5_AqYu5simAfnTKO4A59aIxyH73Is/s1600/hippo.jpg" title="Source:www.dailyreckless.co.uk/blog/" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose this image to represent my final post for Comments4Kids. These kids really mean something to my experience in EDM310. They have shown me what hard work really looks like and taught me new and interesting ways of learning. I hope that one day I can share this with my students and encourage them to share their learning experiences with the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">C4K, Comment 7</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mcclungsworld.com/2011/03/14/irish-punk-rock/">Irish Punk-Rock</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Mr. McClung<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have previously posted about Mr. McClung and his website in <a href="http://brownjessicaedm310.blogspot.com/2011/04/special-assignment-mr-mcclungs-world.html">my class assignment</a>. My assignment this week was about Irish Punk-Rock. I really enjoyed this post because it is something that I listen to at home. Mr. McClung does a band of the week on his blog. I liked how he tied a newer band with the St. Patrick’s Day theme for his classroom. It was also nice that I have a personal knowledge of this band, but aslo learned new information about them. In my response below I also suggested another Irish Punk-Rock band for him to share with his students. The two band are very competitive, but I enjoy them both. One day, in my own classroom, I would like to have a band of the week section to my blog. Music is an important factor in education and Mr. McClung has come up with an interesting and different way to approach it in his classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a student in Dr. Strange’s EDM310 class at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed this post because I love this type of music! I do like Dropkick Murphys, but I would have to say I am more of a <a href="http://www.floggingmolly.com/">Flogging Molly</a> kind of girl. They started about a year after Dropkick Murphys. There is always the big debate over being a Flogging Molly’s fan or a Dropkick Murphys’ fan, but I think they are equally great! My favorite song by Flogging Molly is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Zs1xfxaq4&feature=related">Drunken Lullabies</a> which is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Hope you enjoy this along with your favorite Dropkick Murphys!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">University of South Alabama</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">Student F is in a year 6 class of 10 and 11 year olds. Their <a href="http://year6l.blogspot.com/">class blog</a> does not give much information about themselves, but they are well connected with other classes all over the world. My assignment for this week was to read and comment on Student F’s blog post on January 27, 2011. In this post Student F discussed book week. For their book week they were allowed to dress up as their favorite character from the story they were reading. Student F shared that they did not have school that Tuesday and that they were participating in a ReadAThon. The class is learning to summarize in their Guided Reading class. They also had a guest come to their school that Student F thought was very funny.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN">In my response to Student F, I explained who I am and that I really liked Student F’s post about book week. I said that it was really neat that if the students participate in the ReadAThon that they did not have any other homework for the week and that they get to dress up as their favorite characters. I mentioned that Student F’s blog post was a great summary of the week and to keep up the great work.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">C4K, Comment 9</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Yollis' Class Blog</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">by Mrs. Yollis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This blog is made for third graders to learn and share together. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Meet Mrs. Yollis:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Yollis is currently a third grade teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has taught combination classes and fifth grade for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mrs. Yollis has been a teacher for twenty-four years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loves working with parents to help their children do their best.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Yollis also likes to travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has taught English overseas and also travels to teach her students here in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite thing about Mrs. Yollis’ self-description is that she is a student too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She recently earned her master’s degree in Integrating Technology in the Classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She uses what she has learned and continues to learn along with her worldly travels to advance the quality of education at her school.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Meet the Bloggers:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Yollis’ class is in Los Angeles, California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has eleven girls and eleven boys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her whole class is learning to blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it’s great that she listed some activities the students enjoy doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Video: How to Comment:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOKgHFu_l4o&feature=player_embedded">How to Comment</a> and </span><a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-compose-quality-comment.html">Content is Key</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">These video tutorials on quality comments were very informative and cute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students gave tips for people to leave comments with meaning on their blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked how they wrote that they would score each comment received as a class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a little intimidating to me, but I liked that they collectively looked at the content and grammar of each comment left on their blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great way for them to see the importance of good grammar in their own writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Learn HTML Codes:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/p/learn-html.html">HTML Codes</a> </span>page is a great way for beginners to learn more about HTML codes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a few on there that I had never seen before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked that they had different step by step instructions, a video, and a table to explain many different codes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also use a website <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp">w3schools.com</a> to learn new codes for my personal class blog.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Time Zones of Friends: </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This page was adorable!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a line of clocks that told the different times for different groups of people they talk to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved this because it makes the different time zones or the world more relatable to the students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I may use this idea in my own classroom one day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Learn About California:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This page consisted of a nice slideshow that teaches facts about the state of California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found out at the end of the video that Mrs. Yollis is the creator of the slideshow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this is a fabulous idea!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to make a slideshow for my students and myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am still fairly new to Alabama, so I think it would be beneficial for me to be able to make such a neat video to share with my students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>Learn How to Shoot Great Digital Images:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This page had a video made by a female student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She explains how to take a good picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then they show some good pictures and some bad pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For each of the bad pictures, she explains what makes them bad even if they are clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterwards, she gives helpful tips about videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it was cute how they applaud the good video clips and boo the bad ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><b>I Posted:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dear Mrs. Yollis and her students,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Your class blog is amazing and well organized!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have recently talked to Miriam on her page which was also well organized and informative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This blog has helpful information that I can use now while I am in college, as well as later when I become an elementary teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I like that you post your own videos and tutorials on the class blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found the HTML codes and the information on shooting digital images to be very helpful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for making those informative but interesting and funny too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been watching many videos this semester that are not as interesting and yours really grabbed my attention! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I am also a student in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My class is following your class' blog this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be writing summaries about your blog along with other conversations we may have on my <a href="http://brownjessicaedm310.blogspot.com/">my own blog</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love any comments or questions you may have about anything I have posted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am trying to learn as much as I can about technology in the classroom, so that one day my students will be able to do things that you are doing now.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">If you would like to visit my page, I would love any other helpful tips you may have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would be honored to have your opinions because your class is full of awesome bloggers!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Keep up the great work and thank you again for sharing your blog with our class!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">University of South Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">C4K, Comment 10</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://jadensawesomeblog.blogspot.com/">Jaden's Awesome Blog</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://jadensawesomeblog.blogspot.com/"></a></span>by Jaden of Mrs. Yollis’ Class</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Jaden’s latest blog post was from his Blog Mascot, Mr. California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. California is a chipmunk who enjoys many sports and reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jaden explained a few of the chipmunk features and left a cute picture of a stuffed animal chipmunk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also introduced six other blog mascots and asked if we had blog mascots on our blogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Yollis and her students’ value quality comments, therefore I will post my direct comment below:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dear Jaden,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for such a wonderful post!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My name is Jessica Brown and I am one of the students in Dr. Strange’s EDM310 class at the University of South Alabama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This post was very original because I did not know that there were blog mascots!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really enjoyed meeting Mr. California and I liked the picture you posted of him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always thought that chipmunks were very small because they are the smallest of the squirrel family, but did you know that they can be as tall as 11 inches?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have learned a lot about chipmunks because of your mascot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found most of my information from the <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chipmunk/">National Geographic</a> website about chipmunks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for also posting some of the links to the other mascots’ pages. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not have a blog mascot yet, but now I am thinking about getting one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a big fan of hippopotamuses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are by far my favorite animals!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was thinking about having Hannah the Hippo as my mascot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What do you think about the name?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also like the names Harriet, Harpo, and Hadley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just learned the other day that when hippos get angry or stressed their sweat turns red!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just thought I would share that with you because I thought it was extremely interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love to hear what you think about my mascot ideas for my page, and if you would like to visit <a href="http://brownjessicaedm310.blogspot.com/">my page</a> to see if she would work, feel free to anytime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also have a few book trailers and other videos that you may like. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Keep up the great work on your blog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks amazing!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">University of South Alabama<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Earlier this week, I noticed that a young girl from Mrs. Yollis’ class had commented on our EDM310 class blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name is Miriam, or Victoria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She encouraged us to check out her blog because she is one of the students who earned their own blog page in her class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I visited her blog and it was great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had beautiful pictures of things she has personally experienced along with many facts about her topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left a brief message on her <a href="http://victoria-miriamsmoments.blogspot.com/2011/04/hawaiian-volcanos.html">latest post</a></span> about volcanoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not an in depth response, but I let her know that her hard work is definitely paying off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her blog is wonderful and the information and pictures are very inviting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gave her the link to my blog and she commented on my video teaching the American Sign Language alphabet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said her mother knows the ASL alphabet too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully my video helped her to learn a bit of a language that she can share with her mother the same way I share it with my mother.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I also noticed on our class blog, Dr. Strange asked us to comment on another one of Mrs. Yollis’ students <a href="http://bestbrothersblog.blogspot.com/">Ryan</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan used his blog mascot to help him teach his readers about fractions!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a great example of how we can use technology to enhance student’s creativity in math.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am currently learning about how to teach fractions in my Mathematics for Elementary Educators class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought he did an excellent job of illustrating his examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below is a copy of my direct response:<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dear Ryan,<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My name is Jessica Brown and I am a student in EDM310 at the University of South Alabama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your latest blog post was great!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved that you and Mr. NY worked together to show others about fractions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am currently taking a class, Mathematics for Elementary Educators, at my college where we are learning how to teach our future students about fractions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your presentation was spectacular!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really liked how you showed the difference in the numerator and denominator as well as explaining how they are part of a whole.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This is not an easy concept for a lot of people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You and Mr. NY also did a great job of showing the importance of equal parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. NY was very creative to use himself and it was nice of you to remind him to make his parts equal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would really like to vote for Mr. NY’s Favorites for your next blog post, but I think I will use my vote for Mr. New York Teaches Fraction Word Problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You guys did such an awesome job teaching fractions, I would love to see your examples in word problems!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If you have any suggestions or tips that helped you to learn more about fractions I would love to hear about them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can visit <a href="http://brownjessicaedm310.blogspot.com/">my blog</a> anytime with your feedback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you again for such a great post on fractions!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will help me in my own class at the University as well as one day when I become a teacher.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jessica Brown<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">EDM310 Student<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">University of South Alabama<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Overall, I am very proud of Mrs. Yollis’ students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am glad that they were included in my final comments for kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This semester I have followed many students and I hope that my words of encouragement have helped them in their blogging experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that getting comments on my page has both reinforced my opinions as well as changed some of my own views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For any of the students who may be visiting my blog, I would just like to say thank you again for such a wonderful experience and I hope you continue to do your best on your blogs because it really does make a difference in the education of others.<o:p></o:p></div></span></span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-20018052565532725172011-04-12T14:43:00.001-05:002011-04-12T14:44:04.220-05:00Blog Post 12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc0Or92TDgNlhyLsNZrWNquRReeS9G4C6F5nY5Od0X-ZhCyNlG7p71Nn-cB9lew0MsNLXEPtz2IGnJ5oOGxmpNt22c2t5COzycEujRJ8szRIvx2wBujNlc_K2HRKMo9RkMxEalq8MXaI/s1600/delete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="the delete button" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc0Or92TDgNlhyLsNZrWNquRReeS9G4C6F5nY5Od0X-ZhCyNlG7p71Nn-cB9lew0MsNLXEPtz2IGnJ5oOGxmpNt22c2t5COzycEujRJ8szRIvx2wBujNlc_K2HRKMo9RkMxEalq8MXaI/s320/delete.jpg" title="www.personalbrandingblog.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blog Post 12 Due 4/17</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Watch <a href="http://youtu.be/2r2jNCyuV6U">Think Before You Post</a> 0:38 and think about how this can apply to you and your future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Next watch <a href="http://youtu.be/4w4_Hrwh2XI">Sarah's Experience</a> 1:01 and <a href="http://youtu.be/rbpKawqA6VQ">Why You Can't Take It Back</a> 0:31. These videos are part of a movement to have kids think about what they are posting on the internet and how it may affect them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Write a post in which you discuss the importance of this message. Explain why as a future educator you would need to be aware of this and how you will teach this to your students.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My Response:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was surprised when I came across these videos. I have been learning about the importance of being technology literate throughout this semester. The question of safety has only come up within the past two weeks. There have not been many assignments, videos, teacher blog postings, or conversation about student safety online and for the ones that do address this problem; they just tell the kids what to do to be safe from others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These videos show that there can be safety issues based on what they post. The <a href="http://youtu.be/2r2jNCyuV6U">first video</a> made me think about people our age. When we were younger, the internet was a new experience. There did not seem to be much harm in what was posted on the internet. However, now we have more social networks and new ways of finding out more about people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People who are graduating high school and college right now are having harder times finding jobs because their employers are finding things that were posted by themselves online years ago. Many websites, like <a href="http://www.calaborlaw.com/2009/08/20/employers-are-now-screening-employee-facebook-and-myspace-pages/">California Labor and Employment Law</a>, explain how your information, pictures, and opinions can keep you unemployed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a problem that we need to be aware of and introduce to our students. There are similar campaigns such as <a href="http://www.appscout.com/2009/12/mtv_campaign_targets_sexting_c.php">A Thin Line</a></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on MTV which raises awareness on issues of sexting, cyber bullying, and digital abuse. All of which are current problem our students are facing and will be facing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our generation is faced with employment issues, but what about the futures of our students? These topics need to be covered in our classrooms now. Technology is only going to increase in the world around us and we need to be able to show videos and give examples of what can happen after the post something thinking it is harmless. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This may not be as significant for younger students, but we must start teaching them safety on the internet as soon as possible. I agree that we should teach them general safety precautions, but we must not forget that there are other dangers on the internet than predators. As a future educator, I plan to stay active in finding out dangers in technology. I will do my best to show videos and share documents with my students to raise their awareness as well.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-34650931589978386152011-04-12T13:47:00.000-05:002011-04-12T13:47:37.653-05:00Progress Report on Final Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiovWWunRqdu9hB8Rg8m6dMwpbccrJb86lc1OkJ_iLdAr1SazWnN8indULbVoTPA1zQ220nsm4BbDMg_wfmP8bJXUAmURbnlxBbHRDNMAo7GeYNSO8NQPqgGn6W_FgP0zescC0C4xBNo/s1600/No+Peeking+si3021c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="no peeking" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiovWWunRqdu9hB8Rg8m6dMwpbccrJb86lc1OkJ_iLdAr1SazWnN8indULbVoTPA1zQ220nsm4BbDMg_wfmP8bJXUAmURbnlxBbHRDNMAo7GeYNSO8NQPqgGn6W_FgP0zescC0C4xBNo/s320/No+Peeking+si3021c.jpg" title="camelotcraft.com.au" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For our final project, Tiffany Blanton and myself have become partners. We have actually been working on this for weeks now and it is coming together, so far, very nicely. We don't want to give too much away, but we have finished planning and scripting. We still have to finish filming and editing. Our goal is to finish this project by May first, but hopefully we will get to share it with you all well before then. I hope you enjoy what is coming!</span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-86880920439095519522011-04-10T19:34:00.000-05:002011-04-10T19:34:44.824-05:00Special Assignment: Mr. McClung's World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-P0Y5a1aFIQQtbtETLk40eZPoljQG9hWC52vcv-FP1ui6N3up1r9nHhEN-8EC4X_Dan2jZdk9wTUwDrG34Prnj7UIS7gPUUM0IPoRuUHZmFVLhBh1QoVyvVe60sqLK8GQDXC_D4N9ro/s1600/mr+mcclung.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mr. McClung" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-P0Y5a1aFIQQtbtETLk40eZPoljQG9hWC52vcv-FP1ui6N3up1r9nHhEN-8EC4X_Dan2jZdk9wTUwDrG34Prnj7UIS7gPUUM0IPoRuUHZmFVLhBh1QoVyvVe60sqLK8GQDXC_D4N9ro/s1600/mr+mcclung.JPG" title="mcclungsblog.blogspot.com" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. What do you know (or have you found out) about Mr. McClung that is reflected in the way he has constructed his class blog?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. McClung uses technology I his eighth grade classrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is very organized and has great ideas and methods of teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He aims for a well-structured and active classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. McClung takes his time and makes his blog easily accessible to his students and their caregivers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means that he is willing to go above and beyond for his students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2. Comment on what you would say about Mr. McClung as an educator.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. McClung is a dedicated teacher who takes pride in his work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judging him solely by his blog, I would say he is very organized and has creative ways of reaching his students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think he would be an excellent educator because not only does he care and work well with his students, but he also reaches out to the parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 122.25pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. I asked above that you read Mr. McClung's "rules" and think about them. What do they say about Mr. McClung, his teaching, and his connection with his students? What is your reaction to these rules (and guides) as a student and as an aspiring teacher? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am absolutely in love with Mr. McClung’s rules!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is literally doing everything except yelling at the students to keep their attention and focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially liked rule four: make smart choices, because it seems so simple and obvious but he is really giving his students responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students will look at this rule and think “he must be joking” but he is giving them an opportunity to evaluate themselves and make smarter decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought the best part of his rules was actually his procedures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was right that this is where the fun begins because he is allowing stimulating interaction in a controlled environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. McClung has found new ways of keeping his students focused while giving those incentives that will be worthwhile to his students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. What was the first thing under Everyone needs? Why do you suppose that is the first requirement? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The first thing his students will need is a day-planner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is because he is teaching them an important skill, responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I admire how he gives his students the opportunity to learn how to schedule time for their assignments and learn to become more organized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to teach myself how to do that when I was in college, and I am still working on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Note the penalties for being late (under Homework). Compare them with my penalties for being late. Comment.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. McClung’s penalties for being late are straight forward, you will lose a letter grade for everyday that the assignment is late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this is very reasonable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that you will be given the same amount of time to turn in your assignment if you had missed school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that is reasonable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as comparing them to the EDM310 class policies, I think they are very different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we have consistent late work we will receive a D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I am a little confused about that now after our midterm meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Read carefully his paragraph about what he hopes to accomplish with his blog. Comment and apply to your own aspirations as a teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was a little confused by this question because I did not see a direct paragraph about what he hopes to accomplish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will say that I think he wants to create a fun learning environment by using a variety of teaching strategies that focus on team and partner work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think his main goal is to keep his students involved and focused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel the same way about my future classrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to find new ways of reaching my students and capturing their full attention because they want to learn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed learning his methods and plan on using some of them in my own classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. I asked you to review at least two Useful Links in depth after reviewing all of them. Which two did you review in depth? Describe each of the two. How might each be used? Why do you think each made Mr. McClung's list. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I actually viewed just about every one of his useful links.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose to write about these two because I thought they were very interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.dustball.com/cs/plagiarism.checker/">The Plagiarism Checker</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is a great tool to have on your blog because it not only let’s your students know how easily it would be to find out if they are cheating, but also as a helpful tool for both the teacher and the students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think that it is a great idea to use helpful tools like this to be able to check your student’s work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, students can use this tool to make sure that they are putting their information into their own words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they are unsure about it then they can use this tool to check their own work.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.convinceme.net/">Convince Me</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This link leads me to a debate website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of the content was current and worldly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great way to stay up to date on current debates and to allow yourself and your students to see many sides of current issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It gives people a place to go when they would like to discuss something that is important to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can build better debating skills and students can gain more knowledge of the content being discussed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. Under Internet Safety I asked you to read carefully the rules Mr. McClung sets forth for safely using the internet. Comment on these rules. Are there any you would add or subtract?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. McClung’s internet safety rules are a great starting point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked how he gave them a email account that only he can see to use when signing up for things online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great way for him to monitor what is going on in his classroom and with his students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also liked how he gave them options for names and told them to never give out their last names, or any personal information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another great rule was telling his students to report anything that was uncomfortable to them when doing something online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it was great that he told them they could tell their parents, but I would also add that they can tell the teacher as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure he told them that, but I think it would be worth putting it in writing as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only thing I think I would know to add at this point is for the students to not post pictures of themselves and/or with friends because I would not want someone to know my student by their first name and be able to know what they look like as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they are going to post pictures or video I would have them make an account without their name in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">9. In the C4K part of this blog I asked that you look carefully at one of the categories under which you assigned post was filed. What did you find? Select one of the posts in the category and review it for me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://mcclungsworld.com/2011/03/14/irish-punk-rock/">Irish Punk-Rock</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In this post he gave a little lesson on a popular Irish Punk-Rock group <a href="http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/">DropKick Murphys</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have listened to their music before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gave this as their band of the week because it was for the week of St. Patrick’s Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed learning more about them and I commented back giving him a brief lesson on a similar but competing band <a href="http://www.floggingmolly.com/">Flogging Molly</a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought that this was an interesting blog post because this music is very popular right now and he is relating it to something that can be learned in his classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His class is at an appropriate age to learn about this type of music and how it brings together culturally related history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall, I would say this was a great blog post!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. Mr. McClung uses Edublog as his blog host. In some ways it may seem more "advanced." But Blogger has many abilities that we have not covered in EDM310. This leads to this question: Is there anything (or things) that Mr. McClung can do with his blog that you would like to do in Blogger?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I finally feel fairly comfortable using Blogger at this point, but there are a few things that I wish I knew how to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to have an organized tool bar at the top of my blog with helpful links to a syllabus, contacting me, class information, and other useful links.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would also like to have the chat button on my blog page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t sure if his worked because it said away the first few times I visited his blog page, but then I found a time where he was online and I thought that would be a great thing to have for my students and/or their caregivers to talk to me while looking over course work that I have posted online.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">11. In what ways does Mr. McClung make his blog useful to parents, teachers, administrators, students like you, and others? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mr. McClung made his blog very user friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like how he keeps everything very organized and separated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has many ways on this blog to reach him and that makes it less intimidating for other users.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He posts assignments, rules, policies, information about himself, and other useful tools to better prepare his students and their parents for what is expected in his classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">12. How does Mr. McClung's 8th grade blog differs from other blogs you have visited including other 8th grade blogs? Why the differences do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">First of all, his blog is not from another country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other eighth grade blogs I have read are not from the United States and their assignments were much different than the ones on this blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I think he is doing a great job of pushing his students to do better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that the other teachers are not doing this, but he expects so much from his students and gives them the opportunity to meet these expectations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have found Mr. McClung is very similar to Dr. Strange when it comes to his blogs and his expectations for his students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">13. Add any additional comments you think would be useful in analyzing Mr. McClung's World in depth.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is a hard question because there are so many details in Mr. McClung’s blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I literally find new things on here each time I visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess as far as anything else to analyze I would say maybe we could find out more about his weekly music information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has bands of the week and I think it would be interesting to learn more about how he picks them and how he relates it to what they are learning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, why he may think that is important for his students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found he has a few different websites under his useful links that are strictly music related.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would be something interesting to look into with a little more depth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-46610225762896714412011-04-10T17:28:00.000-05:002011-04-10T17:28:51.778-05:00Blog Post 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQ4PimY5wWbVdeAPLDlwJssaLeme83oVo26NYxVIYiD65h96JiQYaqFAkVpEGuYfYgGtTaSntvN7KWyiJzyHns4tTmhFmfzAlIf5ZpJuwE2-zGoSSAKEITPUgOgmAOmKIJjL_Z8NaDU/s1600/tech+kids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="kids standing on top of the world with technology" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BQ4PimY5wWbVdeAPLDlwJssaLeme83oVo26NYxVIYiD65h96JiQYaqFAkVpEGuYfYgGtTaSntvN7KWyiJzyHns4tTmhFmfzAlIf5ZpJuwE2-zGoSSAKEITPUgOgmAOmKIJjL_Z8NaDU/s1600/tech+kids.jpg" title="chicagomomsblog.com" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed watching the first <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPZtTej0jQ&feature=player_embedded">video</a> because it let me see the students in action. It was a brief overview of Ms. Cassidy’s students at work from her previous class as well as her current class. I thought it was interesting that she found so many ways to incorporate technology in her classroom. She allows her students to do things from writing on blogs to using a Nintendo DS. I thought it was interesting that she could use forms of technology that we have been learning about in EDM310, but I was curious to find out more about how she uses hand held gaming with classroom material.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m glad we got to watch the short video about her students before the <a href="http://edm310.blogspot.com/2010/03/ms-kathy-cassidy-skype-conversation.html">Skype interview</a> because it set the tone for the interview. Ms. Cassidy firmly believes in using technology in the classroom because, like many of the educators we have been following, she knows that technology is advancing every day and we need to keep our students up to date with what is going on in the world around them. She gave a great example of this as the reason she allows her students to blog. She encourages her students to put their work online so that they can have people from all over the world reading their material. I think that I would like to do this with my students. Over this semester my own views about blogging keep changing. At some points I fall in love with the idea and at others I just don’t want to. I think what I have been on the fence about is the students’ safety. Ms. Cassidy pointed out that she does not use last names and she does not match up faces with the correct names. I think that this is a great idea. I think that if I do set up a class blog I will allow pictures and video, but I will use her techniques to keep my students safe.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was disappointed that no one asked Ms. Cassidy about how she using the gaming systems in her classroom. I don’t know if I would be able to use them in mine anyways. I think that may be too much of a distraction. I know a lot of students in my high school math class downloaded games like Tetris and Mario Brothers to their graphing calculators. I was never very good with technology, so I would have no idea how to find out if things like that were on my students’ calculators and similar devices. I would love to learn more about this though. I feel that she did something amazing by bringing something that her students could share with her and each other and turn it into a positive learning experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as other problems I may encounter, one of my biggest concerns regarding using technology is availability of technology. Some schools have a few computers in the classroom or computer labs. If my classroom has a few computers I can let the children take turns each week using it during centers. If we have a computer lab then I would let me students use it at least once a week for their blogs. Like I have said before, I have been very hesitant to allow my students to use technology but I feel like I am learning great tools to help me keep them safe and focused.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blogging can be used to improve computer skills, teach them safety on the internet, and most importantly give them a way to show off their hard work. They can go home and show their families, or meet other students from around the world that can help encourage them to keep up their hard work. I think that blogging is a great way to keep students motivated and feel a sense of accomplishment for what they do. Ms. Cassidy’s students showed me that. I hope one day I can find new and inventive ways to engage my students in the classroom as well.</span><o:p></o:p></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-28089543717652888222011-04-08T19:06:00.000-05:002011-04-08T19:06:47.771-05:00Project 15, Book Trailer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Billingsly-Borrows-Alexander-Stadler/dp/0152025103">Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose to teach the American Sign Language alphabet because it means a lot to me. When I was five years old and waiting to start school, my dad brought home a piece of paper that showed the signs spelling out the American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet. I carried that paper around every day until I had mastered each letter. For years, my mom and I would sign words to each other when we wanted to speak in private. We actually still do that today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other than signing to my mom, I did not use the alphabet again until eighth grade when a deaf girl transferred into my school. We were all intimidated to talk to her because she always had an older woman around translating. One day I approached her alone and tried to sign a sentence. She could respond to me by talking and she began teaching myself, and my friends, how to sign. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because of this one girl, I became even more interested in this culture. In high school I dual enrolled at the community college where I took American Sign Language as my second language. I met so many different people from so many unique backgrounds. I am still in close contact with many of the people I have met along the way, including the girl from my middle school.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Children learn languages much easier than adults. This is why I wanted to share a bit of this one with you. I thought that if other people wanted to learn more about this language and culture, and then teach it to others, then we could open up our classrooms to more cultures and give our students tools that may help them interact with others later on.</span>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-59820487405711564752011-04-03T20:41:00.000-05:002011-04-03T20:41:13.616-05:00Blog Post 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenqHhz-Iyz3Qxk32PSM1pH4LqfKY_1aW2jUxtBp_Uep2aHEjJgPolzYUOzYmTThN6coDX9urskCPpV9fl8SaZYl3WF4mVS2r718_KZ-fkC1mLx3Z_N2LpRGsVaiMC85C4zvpaDXvf0i8/s1600/dan+3.0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dan with sign saying hey world" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphenqHhz-Iyz3Qxk32PSM1pH4LqfKY_1aW2jUxtBp_Uep2aHEjJgPolzYUOzYmTThN6coDX9urskCPpV9fl8SaZYl3WF4mVS2r718_KZ-fkC1mLx3Z_N2LpRGsVaiMC85C4zvpaDXvf0i8/s1600/dan+3.0.jpg" title="Hey.com" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. Dan Brown begins this video blog by asking, “What does it mean to receive an education?” This is a very complex question. He describes his point of view on the question by first giving a brief description of how education has changed over time. He explains:<o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He said that institutional education is in a revolution of the information age. He is right. Mr. Brown’s example of how to get somewhere was a great example of this. He said that before if you needed to get somewhere, you would have to go to the store, by an atlas, draw out your trip, and then find your destination. Now you can type in the location on just about any search engine and it will give you the shortest route in seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How can the old standards of education compete? If before people only received an education when they could afford it, then what are we paying for now? People do not need to pay thousands, or hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn useless facts that could easily be looked up for free on the internet. So he asks, what is the point?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I understand his frustration, but I do believe that there is more to an institutional education than memorizing facts. Teachers are now teaching us skills that we cannot learn for free on the internet. At least, I hope they are because I have spent enough money getting my own education. But assuming this he is right and even if we are being taught skills that we could not learn elsewhere, my question is: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am currently taking five classes within my major this semester and I have never been late to class or missed an assignment. I can honestly say that two of my teachers know my name. One has never seen me before. And the other two would probably recognize me as the girl who sits in the front row. I have bought books for four of my five classes. I have only used one. Why did I buy them? I was told that they would be detrimental to my assignments and exams. Are they? No. Do I see some logic in Mr. Brown’s video? Yes. Would I quit college over this? No. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am here to learn and to expand my own way of thinking in hopes to broaden my own education. Do I think that my schooling is interfering with my education? Sometimes, but I will not let that get me down. I believe in education. We would not be anywhere without it. I have a passion to instill creativity in others, and if I have to bite my tongue and get through classes where my teachers do not feel the same, then so be it. I am only learning what I do not want to do in my own classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am not saying that I always think outside of the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, I’m saying the opposite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are millions of “boxes” out there and there are many ways to take them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, in Mr. Johnson’s situation the box is the research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other teacher had it set in her mind that the research was 100% right and it applied directly to her students.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Mr. Johnson was merely pointing out that the research was limited and could apply to anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He tried to explain different positive reasons why students should continue to take pencils home, while the other teacher did not want to listen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to be able to hear others who are trying to get us to think outside of our own opinions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had the other teacher listened, she may have thought of other useful ways to incorporate her students’ homework with projects that can be done with the parents.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Instead of looking hard into research that is based on bubbling in a standardize test, maybe we should be looking closer at what is going to benefit each of our students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe we should not label our test results as students from “schools in low-income areas” and start focusing on David and Megan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Listen to other’s input and opinions, it may be different than your own but it may make you think differently about the problem at hand.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am now following Mr. Bryan Jackson. He is a Gifted Program teacher for ninth and tenth grade at high old high school in Port Moody, British Columbia. Mr. Jackson began his post with a quote:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">His post on Wise Words led me to another post which I believe was written by one of his students. He took a quote from her post and commented about it on his. Her comment was:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These links gave me a lot to think about. First of all, in my research I found that the link to this song was about bulimia and anorexia. Secondly, I think that his goal was to make readers look deeper into these meanings. I really enjoyed reading over many of his blog posts. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. Jackson made an earlier post about a poem that his sister shared with him from a wall in Saskatoon. He said that he carried it around for several months before he turned it into this <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bryanjack/grafitti">song</a>. These words have such a profound meaning behind them. The overall message of the poem is to let go and forget on what they already have and who they already are instead of wasting their lives away chasing something that they will never reach. My absolute favorite line in this poem is:</span></span><br />
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<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What you can't have</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you've already got it</span></b></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another person had previously commented on this blog post, but I think that she captured the poem entirely when she said:</span><br />
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<blockquote><b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3a3a3a; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3a3a3a; line-height: 18px;">I think most people do not realize that we have to find things for ourselves within ourselves. Others can help us find it but we have to have it for them to find.</span></span></b></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I respodend to this post by adding on to the first comment. She was right that we have to look within ourselves for others to see what we have as well. I also think that his song made this poem easier to understand and relate to. The poem is telling us to look deeper into ourselves for what we want because we may already have it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This poem/song was motivational to me. At the beginning of this semester I was eager to get things up and going. After a while, I started to become discouraged. I then began to doubt my abilities and continued to push myself until I could not possibly do any better. I became burnt out and wanted to give up. Thank goodness I am surrounded by great friends and family who continue to make me self-reflect throughout the rest of the semester. I am now more aware of my abilities and continue to grow stronger as a person.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-12591918971884637702011-03-27T15:24:00.000-05:002011-03-27T15:24:59.079-05:00Blog Post 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA25jkASGi-VFzT1eeoL_S4H7Eq7UQuhQjNC0ZcEygWit7rhiisVb2W4gShN6Kmjxt4EB1ifaJrqF9gX7PVpbAwB03iFgmA8X1MGygdahmulH-R06MA14IHHnXpuqIWBf11AzrsRqsqY/s1600/tips-teacher.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tips for teachers" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA25jkASGi-VFzT1eeoL_S4H7Eq7UQuhQjNC0ZcEygWit7rhiisVb2W4gShN6Kmjxt4EB1ifaJrqF9gX7PVpbAwB03iFgmA8X1MGygdahmulH-R06MA14IHHnXpuqIWBf11AzrsRqsqY/s1600/tips-teacher.gif" title="Source:www.familiesonlinemagazine.com" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr. McClung wrote this blog post shortly after his first year of teaching an elementary school class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wrote about what he learned in a positive way in hopes to help future first time educators in their new experience as a teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below I have broken down his main topics.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>How to Read the Crowd</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Mr. McClung is absolutely right!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not started student teaching yet, but already I am concerned with how I will be graded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not something that I probably would not have thought about until after I began teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now, we are all concerned with our grades and how well we can do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to begin thinking about how well we can get our students to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise we will never do as good of a job as a teacher as we try to do as students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our main focus should be on the student’s comprehension of the material, not it we got it all in on our lesson plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved how he said “in order to be effective you have to be able to let your audience drive your instruction.”<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Be Flexible</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">There is no way to control every situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know this may be my biggest struggle as a teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always insist on everything going according to plan, but Mr. McClung is right again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way to create a prefect lesson plan and have it taught exactly the way you pictured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have already begun to learn this with my first grade classrooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the teachers have me jump in and finish the lesson even though I did not prepare for it earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has helped me to understand what Mr. McClung is talking about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way to completely expect what the students may say or do or even ask.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Communicate</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">I know communication is another thing that I will need to continuously work on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just reading this section made me very uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not a good thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I understand what Mr. McClung is saying about in the workplace and with students, but I am not the most assertive person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am, however, going to have to learn to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I honestly know that I have come a long way over the years, but there is so much communication in the teaching field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more interaction I have with others, the better at it I will become.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Be Responsible</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">It sounds so simple to “be reasonable” when in reality Mr. McClung points out yet another important obstacle for teachers to be aware of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I agree with him that we need to remember that we are dealing with children and we do not need to set our own expectations to high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do this now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have actually always done this, to myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have extremely high expectations for myself and often I set myself up for failure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to become more aware of what is actually expected and not try to over exaggerate what needs to be done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can’t expect for everyone to get everything, every time, flawlessly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is most important is to not let your students feel that they will not be able to get what you are teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have seen teachers who have given up on students because they did not meet that teacher’s expectation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. McClung points out that we must not do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, we are to pick them up, brush them off, and encourage them to try again.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Don’t be Afraid of Technology</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">This lesson is exactly as it is titled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Strange tries to tell us this all of the time by assigning our different blog posts and projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will never know what we can do for our students, until we give it a try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have enjoyed getting over a lot of my own fears in this class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was one of the people who thought technology would be the end of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet here I am, still breathing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Listen to Your Students</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Listening to students goes beyond checking for a correct answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also goes beyond knowing their favorite color and food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teachers do not always know what is going on in the life of their students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should know as much as possible. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to really listen to our students. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. McClung is right; we may be the only ones who do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know everyone has known someone who had a hard time outside of school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes a little extra attention to a small conversation can make a world of difference in the student’s eyes.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Lastly….Never Stop Learning</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Although this was the shortest of the lessons, it speaks out in great volume.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I agree with Mr. McClung that people tend to not want to learn even though they constantly expect others to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know everyone has their moments of down time, and that is not what I am talking about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have my moments where I am not ready to pick back up my books, school or leisure, but I get past those later on and get something accomplished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find it very discouraging when other teachers and students feel comfortable with just doing the bare minimum and think that they have accomplished something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will always be new information out there and as educators we need to know what is going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means, never stop learning!<o:p></o:p></div></span>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-87070573846983818882011-03-26T18:22:00.000-05:002011-03-26T18:22:11.432-05:00Comments4Kids # 4,5,6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PKA is a fourth grade student in <a href="http://mrstephenwolfe.wordpress.com/">Mr. Stephen Wolfe's </a>class. The assignment for this week was Thinking Stem #3. The instructions for the student were to write about the book they were reading in this general order:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">MODEL:</span></strong><span style="color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">I am reading (name of story) by (author) In my story (tell me an event that is happening in your story).</span></em><span style="color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This next part is the thinking stem. Next, use one of the starters below and write a sentence (or two or three) following the starter.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;">A lot of you forgot this part last time! Make sure you include this too!</span></span></u><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 15.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;"><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">(I’m thinking… feeling,… seeing… noticing… or this reminds me of….)</span></em><span style="color: #3f312e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My student, PKA, wrote about a book called <u>Sassy</u> written by Erick Lee. The student gave good descriptions about how the book made him/her feel as well as how the character felt. The theme of this book seems to be that a young girl does not like to read and everyone keeps forcing her to read the same book repeatedly so she will become a better reader. I tried to find this book, but I was unsuccessful. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I commented to this student letting him/her know who I was and where I go to school. I told the student that they did a great job on the blog post assignment and to keep up the good work. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This student had a few grammatical errors, but did a good job getting the main point across to the reader. Also, he/she seemed excited to report what he/she had been reading for a while. This is their class’s first year blog posting and they all seem to be doing very well.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marvin is an eighth grade student in room 20 at the PT England School. I have visited other student blogs from his school. Marvin's assignment was to make an animation about one of his school's "Korero" which I found out is a type of discussion. I am not exactly sure what his animation was about. It looked like a person running and jumping in front of their school.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Theresa is in Ms. Engelhard's class. Her blog post was a letter to a restaurant owner. She explained her negative experience that she had there with her father. She insisted that he hire more help because the food was "foul" and the service was not much better. I thought she did an excellent job writing a professional letter of concern. I told her she did very well and encouraged her to continue blogging. I also thanked her for sharing this experience with her readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was surprised to read such a well written letter from a fourth or fifth grade student. Although there seemed to be no set assignment for her blog post, she conducted it in a very professional manner. I would not be surprised if this was an actual letter she sent to this business. Overall, I was extremely impressed with her blog post.</span></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-66897954920930193862011-03-26T09:33:00.002-05:002011-03-26T09:33:35.219-05:00Skype Interview Project 12<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GmlPx98vHTk" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-86980802709737873132011-03-11T23:19:00.001-06:002011-03-26T18:35:28.356-05:00Blog Post 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfvWK1JO7BGWgzpA4RUu2u38r2nIvP8Kz0GjX-1NDOWi_-KTKYdANzBoUrOWopSqugPzE25FIrrGqo_WITwwXT14aHYnKRwRq7jz8O1p4yyoEigOt7mkLURrRYds3xC8iZxxcCaMXsg/s1600/Richard+Miller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Professor Richard Miller" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXfvWK1JO7BGWgzpA4RUu2u38r2nIvP8Kz0GjX-1NDOWi_-KTKYdANzBoUrOWopSqugPzE25FIrrGqo_WITwwXT14aHYnKRwRq7jz8O1p4yyoEigOt7mkLURrRYds3xC8iZxxcCaMXsg/s1600/Richard+Miller.jpg" title="Source: millshedm310fall2009.blogspot.com" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://techliterateteacher.blogspot.com/2009/07/dr-richard-e-miller-discusses-writing.html">This is How We Dream, Parts 1 and 2</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By Richard Miller</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Professor Richard Miller teaches in the English department at Rutgers University. Our assignment this week was to observe two of his videos “This is How We Dream” and record our responses. He began the first video by informing the listeners that he loved books. He had always wanted to write books, and then one day he wrote a book. He then began discussing documents online. I found he made a very good point, books online are freely available to take out at any time and yet they are still available to the next person. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This made me think for a bit because I really dislike eBooks. I have an electronic reader that was given to me at Christmas, but I am still having a hard time letting go of my paper books. Most of my classes at the University are using eBooks. I still print out every page so that I can take my notes and highlight the text. Jamie Lynn pointed out earlier this semester that this is easily done on the computer, but I will admit I get tired of looking at a computer screen all day. Sometimes I just want to sit on my couch and hold my favorite book. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Through both videos, Professor Miller talked about the many uses with multimedia and how it can help schools. I found many of his ideas to be interesting, but I began to think if I am ready to use multimedia in my classroom. The other day, the first grade teacher I shadow was telling me about the difficulties of their grade books. Since all seven first grade teachers share students, they have to record grades and send them to each other to record grades again. She said it was the best system they had come up with so far. Then I mentioned Google docs and told her about sharing the information with the other teachers. We are going to look into that when I get back from the break.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As far as our general message, we were aiming on showing the importance of being honest and having integrity when it comes to your classwork. We could show examples of how to properly find the information and instructions to help students do better on their own. This is very similar to the two group projects above. Their messages were motivating in a joking manner. We wanted to make our movie upbeat and a little humorous. It will be interesting to see our idea can become a reality.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I guess what I am trying to say is I believe we should use technology in the classroom, but I do not believe that teachers should depend on that to keep their students focused on what is being taught. Honestly, have their teachers simply given up on finding new methods to help enrich their experience? I have found that many teachers are leaning on technology as a crutch. I don’t think that they should depend solely on technology to keep students engaged in their activities. There has to be some kind of balance to education involving creative thinking as well as technology. If not, then what are teachers for?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all, I loved how he began this video with the statement, “We are not as endlessly manipulable and predictable as you would think!” Mr. Pink set the bar high and delivered with his message about motivation. Overall, his message was that people like to be self-directed and naturally have the urge to get better at stuff. This is very true. If something interests a person, then that person is going to work as hard as they can to produce the best work they can, to prove, not only to themselves but to others that they can.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He spoke about rewarding people for their accomplishments more than punishing them for their mistakes. I also believe that this is true. I have read many studies throughout my college experience as well as witnessed many events where this has proven to be true.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Mr. Pink discussed that higher incentives led to worse performance, I was very confused. How can this be possible? After his in depth explanation, he said that people will be successful with challenge and mastery while making a contribution. Pretty much, the big picture is that people will have the same want, drive, motivation, whatever you would like to call it if they feel they are being challenged and will try everything to master that challenge. However, they will only feel successful if they believe that they are making a contribution. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I honestly feel like this is the only way I am driven. If I feel that I am doing something to help someone or something else, then I will try my absolute hardest to accomplish my goal. For example, I was a veterinary technician for the past five years. I went to every seminar available, took classes to better understand what I had to do, and volunteered excessive overtime without pay just to help out. I felt that I was making a difference, not only for the pet but also for its family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our presentation was on the different forms of clouds. Clouds can be taught in third, fourth, and fifth grade. As elementary education majors, we did more of an introductory lesson geared towards the third grade level. We introduced the four main types of clouds, described their major attributes, and then did interactive games with our audience. The purpose of the games was to test their immediate understanding of the material. After the presentation was completed, we asked members of the audience to do a matching game to see if the presentation and descriptions were useful in learning the different types of clouds.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The group taking our questionnaire consisted of three people. Out of the three people, one person answered every question correct, one person missed one, and the third person missed two. One person missed a multiple choice question that two of our presenters had covered in the lesson. The other question missed was a fill in the blank. Both of our fill in the blank questions were about the clouds' nicknames. The first nickname was the last cloud presented, and everyone answered it correctly. The second question was about the first cloud presented and only one student answered correctly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What did I learn about this summary? Overall, it was a successful project. I learned how to make a lesson on the SMARTBoard using some of the different features it offers. I learned that repetition and pictures can emphasize the material being taught. I also learned that interactive games on the SMARTBoard help students learn the material, test their knowledge of the material, and reinforce their confidence of the material. The SMARTBoard needs to be a hands on lecture for the students to benefit the most. I found that the material the students worked on themselves consisted of the most correct answers, while the material given only orally hand the incorrect answers. Therefore, in our experience, the SMARTBoard presentation was more helpful to the students.</span>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-53002890587530722742011-03-06T15:49:00.001-06:002011-03-06T15:49:48.394-06:00C4T Comments for Teachers Post 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSmQWrWtJB-DqD8JI0t-z4xXhye7Ktpekr_nILg_RnBm7Z00xoCco_DXL-bhLC97nsIJvOyo8DEIugcxOItf-IL-5jjwKm9RA7RQMESEAzSC492PH9HFQjLk8nAUawjfxPiFt0YrWxGQ/s1600/be+careful.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Think. Be Careful." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSmQWrWtJB-DqD8JI0t-z4xXhye7Ktpekr_nILg_RnBm7Z00xoCco_DXL-bhLC97nsIJvOyo8DEIugcxOItf-IL-5jjwKm9RA7RQMESEAzSC492PH9HFQjLk8nAUawjfxPiFt0YrWxGQ/s1600/be+careful.png" title="Source: www.freesignage.com" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mrs. Goerend wrote this blog post to remind teachers not only to watch what they say in front of their students, but also how they say these things. She realized this while having a conversation with another teacher about their sixth grade students not giving them respect. She asked the other teacher how she speaks to her students, because with sixth graders respect is earned and lost from them quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mrs. Goerend then told a story about how a young girl accused her of calling the student stupid a few years earlier. She had taken the teachers comment of “you may struggle” and twisted it into “my teacher called me stupid.” Mrs. Goerend explained the complexity of the situation and wrote this post to remind teachers not to take thing so personally. The main objective of this post is for teachers to remember things look differently to students and we should all act like professionals because we are professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">She then asked for other people to comment on experiences that they have had in this situation. I read through the comments and found that this seemed to be a common problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My response to this was about an experience I had recently while doing my early field experience at a local elementary school. One teacher got onto two boys for “fooling around” in the hallway and it prompted one of them to tell the teacher I follow about someone he knows, and respects, that also fools around. I am absolutely certain that he did not understand the meanings of what he had said, but this was a good example of how much children hear.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am glad to have read her post about this because I will admit I was extremely shocked that this had happened. Because of this post, I have realized that this can happen more often than expected. This is a good reminder to anyone to watch what you say and the tone you use when talking to students of all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">She asked teachers to post what they do in their classrooms to help bring down student’s stress levels. I had no idea what this dance was, and thankfully she posted a link to it. My response changed immediately. I expressed my gratitude for having such a great post. I never thought about what teachers could do in their classrooms for students stress. I have never had a teacher do anything like this for me before, so the idea was new and exciting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I honestly do not even know where to begin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This video has opened my mind and heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I waited so long to watch this video because I was afraid it would be depressing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boy was I wrong!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I laughed and cried throughout this entire video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/">Dr. Randy Pausch</a></span> gave the most meaningful and motivational speech I have ever heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am truly blessed to have been given this as an assignment and I have passed it on to my family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dr. Pausch’s Last Lecture was not about his illness, his family, or his religious views.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also not just about his accomplishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His speech was about how he has fulfilled his childhood dreams, as well as how he has been influenced and has influenced others to do the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He gave personal experiences to relay his messages about life to the audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch’s speech gives the tools and reality of how to reach your own childhood dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One of my favorite quotes he gave was, “<b>Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.</b>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this point, I stopped the video to reflect on what he had just said because what great assessment of life this statement truly is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had previously mentioned, “<b>We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.</b>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I took from this is we can only work with what we are given and if that is not what we had wanted, than we will get experience from our new path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This message from Dr. Pausch connected with my life in so many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I became completely captivated to the rest of his lecture.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What have I learned from this experience?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have learned valuable tools which can help me, not just in my future as an educator but as a person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch used the example of “<b>brick walls</b>” which will stop people who don’t want what they are aiming for, enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that brick walls are there for a reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all wraps into his belief of Karma, which I also believe in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most important part of his teaching method involving brick walls is to never give up if you really want something. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dr. Pausch gave a list of Lessons Learned which included:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><blockquote><ul><li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Know the role of parents, mentors, and students</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Decide if you are a Tigger or an Eeyore</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Never lose the child-like wonder</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Help others</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Loyalty is a two-way street</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Never give up</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Brick walls let us show our dedication</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Don’t bail</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Set a feedback loop and <u>Listen</u> to it</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Show gratitude</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Don’t complain; just work harder</span></b></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I listed these to show Dr. Pausch’s personal values as an educator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you watch this lecture, you will know how important each one of these life-lessons is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He used these values in his methods of teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His methods of teaching were a lot like Dr. Strange’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He believed that the teacher is more of a mentor who should guide his students to their highest potential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">believed in</i> his students and let the student set the bar for their own educational abilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch gave an example of how he learned to do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He talked about an exceptional class he taught one semester and after their first project he had no idea what to say to them to motivate them anymore than they already were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His mentor told him to go into class the next day and tell his students “that was pretty good, but I know you can do better.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That advice will stay with me forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By pushing his students to do better each time, they will have the challenge and drive to put effort into everything they do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, I personally get discouraged in school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find it hard to continue to do my best when it seems like so few students are doing the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This method of teaching pushes everyone to continue to try harder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one is perfect, which is why we should all have this kind of motivation and encouragement to be better than we have ever been before.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dr. Pausch mentioned that the best thing someone can do to educate another, is to make them self-reflective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great method of teaching because it pushes the student to realize their own abilities and know when they are doing their best, as well as when they are not giving their all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This brings me back to his method of never giving up due to brick walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that teachers and students should never give up if they truly want to succeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means that we should look to others for help and advice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch gave a specific list of ways of how to get people to help you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were all common sense, but it was refreshing to see that such small acts can impact a person in such a tremendous way:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><blockquote><ul><li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Karma</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tell the truth</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Be earnest</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Apologize when you screw up</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Focus on others, not yourself</span></b></li>
</ul></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">People can only go so far by themselves; this is why we all need direction from others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch pointed out “<b>when you mess up and no one tells you anymore, then they have given up on you</b>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means, as a method of teaching, we need to be able to give constructive criticism as well as have the ability to accept it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another method of teaching used by Dr. Pausch was the “<b>head fake</b>” where he would have the students learn something while they think they are learning something else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was an interesting method.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that the greatest learning is done by having fun while learning something hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never really thought about it in depth before this lecture, but this has to be the most effective method of teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, I was extremely technology illiterate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks to the fun and active projects in my EDM310 class, I have learned so many new ways of using technology by having fun with my classmates, who have in turn become some of my best friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am proud of everything I have learned and completed in this class because I have enjoyed what I have been working on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although Dr. Pausch and EDM310 are related to technology, this process can be applied to every subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As another example, some of the first grade students I am following are having a difficult time reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have centers of activities that they can work on with partners, groups, or individually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also have time in the computer lab where they can play interactive games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of these activities are fun to them, so they don’t realize that they are actually learning how to read what they thought was difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The head fake method was what he used to sum up his lecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch gave his first head fake:<o:p></o:p></span></div><blockquote><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>It’s not about how to achieve your dreams; it’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, then Karma will take care of itself and dreams will come to you.</b></span></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He then followed this by his second head fake:<o:p></o:p></span></div><blockquote><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>This talk is not for you, it’s for my kids.</b></span></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think what really stuck with me the most is how he was truly just a good person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have not heard such a moving speech since my dad was inducted into the coaching Hall of Fame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Pausch reminded me of my dad in so many ways and made me thankful for the wonderful family that I have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without both my mother and father, I would not be the person I am today. I know his goal was to speak to his children so that they will remember the lessons he wanted to give them throughout their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that they will never forget the message he is sending to them, because I will never forget the message my father sent to me in his speech.<o:p></o:p></span></div></span>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-68546586877037545342011-03-04T19:23:00.000-06:002011-03-04T19:23:13.334-06:00PLN Project Summary 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShVruBo3Y67U4tw4uqwJXJr0VsRhmDIYvsXUuyMgsDF9kH6t9fVS96Yx-_lJZGBLHzR1O1hom3uNdkfacEJ_sP1yUuhuN9K2kd6SN_PjpTwYhyphenhyphenVYYZ6hx0cn8SHY-KBxj0mEU_GSl-1w/s1600/jlb+pln.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jessica Brown's PLN on symbaloo" border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShVruBo3Y67U4tw4uqwJXJr0VsRhmDIYvsXUuyMgsDF9kH6t9fVS96Yx-_lJZGBLHzR1O1hom3uNdkfacEJ_sP1yUuhuN9K2kd6SN_PjpTwYhyphenhyphenVYYZ6hx0cn8SHY-KBxj0mEU_GSl-1w/s320/jlb+pln.png" title="Source: Symbaloo.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504453625603449139.post-32509199223344557672011-02-27T19:57:00.000-06:002011-02-27T19:57:14.456-06:00Blog Post 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm0mCIsNsP0MuKC-A8gvy0jXcQ7U-GAk9_GfDNuhKHEHuFbicbVgiZs617Zg_02WiIwGJNLUud9MbJMZKguGe3ZXoilPP2MYgqVmAlOqQYCrY5uy7TZ-cyKlQhKuzLRbtBD8ceO1ZWZo/s1600/networked+student.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="circles of networking teachers" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm0mCIsNsP0MuKC-A8gvy0jXcQ7U-GAk9_GfDNuhKHEHuFbicbVgiZs617Zg_02WiIwGJNLUud9MbJMZKguGe3ZXoilPP2MYgqVmAlOqQYCrY5uy7TZ-cyKlQhKuzLRbtBD8ceO1ZWZo/s320/networked+student.gif" title="Source: Calvin.edu" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://techliterateteacher.blogspot.com/2009/06/networked-student.html">The Networked Student</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">by Wendy Drexler</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As I watched this video, I realized it is almost identical to my EDM310 class experience. The student is learning how to use countless networks to maximize his understanding of the material for his class. By using these networks, he can have access to the best teachers in the world. I am finding this to be true in my class. Like this student, I am blogging and researching every day and I have met teachers from all over the world who are more than willing to help guide me to a better understanding of the true meaning of being a teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">During the video I started to think about how much the student is learning on his own without his teacher and textbook. I was about to give up on the classroom all together and then they asked, “<b>Why does the networked student even need a teacher?</b>” The narrator then gave a list of reasons to still have a teacher in this classroom. Some of these reasons include, but are not limited to:</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Teaching someone these skills is important for them to be successful. I know that, with practice, I can one day be able to teach this to others. I just don’t know how long it will take me to get there. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first time I watched this video I was overwhelmed to say the least. I was astounded that a seventh grade student made such a great Personal Learning Environment, or PLE. I actually watched this video during the first week of class and, at that time, I honestly had no idea what a PLE was. This video was posted as a helpful tool in our project 10 instructions for our own Personal Learning Network, or PLN. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Mr. Staton was a high school US History teacher for two years at the Houston Independent School District. He said that if he were still a teacher he would only like SMARTBoards because he is a “gadget geek” and he would prefer if the education system would look toward re-imagining what’s possible before turning to SMARTBoards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He made two good points, but I was still curious to find out more. I have never used a SMARTBoard and I have not heard anything about how "good" or "bad" they are. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Actually, I was quite intrigued by the conversations that followed on this blog page. There were people defending the SMARTBoard, and there were those who absolutely loathe it. My favorite responses were those made by <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/timeoutdad">TimeOutDad</a>. He gave specific reasons to why SMARTBoards are effective. However,</span> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030">Ms. Nielson</a> kept coming back with the same attitude “you can do that on a projector.”<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2010/01/27/tln_ferriter_whiteboards.html?tkn=Q[RFGmQux6XnMebDMl4nddRDutTae13KtmNE">Why I Hate Interactive Whiteboards</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">by Bill Ferriter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Mr. Ferriter makes somewhat of a similar argument to Mr. Staton. He too believes we are buying SMARTBoards as a “PR tool” for supervisors and parents. </span><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Heaven forbid that you run a school without whiteboards if your colleagues down the street have taken a big bite of this 21st century fruit. You’ll look like a hayseed at the next PTA meeting, won’t you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">All joking aside, is he right that schools are buying SMARTBoards as a vain attempt to buy change? </span></div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I had a hard time finding something to refute that, but I did find a video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/teachertrainer">TeacherTrainer</a> that made me believe differently.</span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">My first comments4kids was a great experience. I was not sure what to expect. The first student I visited was Georgia, a sixth grader in Ms. Lugrin’s class. Ms. Lugrin teaches in the small town of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her assignment was to summarize the ending chapters for the book <u>Underground to Canada</u> by Barbara Smucker. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">I have not read this book before, so I read through Georgia’s older posts about this story before reading the post about the ending. She did a very good job summarizing the different sections of the story. She did a great job illustrating what the author had written. She also gave her personal thoughts and predictions on what would happen throughout the story.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">After I read her conclusion I made a comment about her summary and predictions. I asked her if she had read any other books about slavery and gave her my personal thoughts about literature on slavery, having been raised in the south. I was interested in how the opinions may be different to children who live in Canada from those who live in the south. I then asked her a few questions about the end relating to her predictions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">I was surprised to get a response so quickly. She suggested that I read this story or have my teacher read it as a class. Georgia said that she had read other books about slavery, but they were all picture books. She then answered the questions I had about the end of the story and thanked me for my comment. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">I thought it was interesting that she had seen other books about slavery. Even though they were picture books, her previous teachers had also thought it was important to expose her to that piece of her country’s cultural history. Ms. Lugrin had given her this assignment and she took it seriously. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">I remember reading <u>The Yearling</u> in the seventh grade and did not realize how important that was to my cultural history. I wonder if she feels the same way? Either way I was impressed by her understanding viewpoints of this material. She tried to relate emotionally to the characters and that is amazing! If not now, one day she will realize how big of a deal it was for people from her country to help slaves from America through the Underground Railroad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was an interesting change of pace. My second comments4kids lead me to a fifth grade student, Julianna, in Mr. St Pierre’s class. She attends Terryville Elementary school in Port Jefferson Station, New York. In class, they have been reading the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-Eaters-Michael-Pollan/dp/014311638X">Food Rules</a> by Michael Pollan. Mr. St Pierre posted a comment for students and parents about Michael Pollan visiting the Oprah show about eating like a vegan. He announced that they had been learning about this and disusing it in class and on their blogs.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This lead me to Julianna’s blog post “Being a Vegetarian” where she was documenting her week as a vegetarian. She wrote about the experience as being difficult and noted her body’s reaction to abstaining from meat. She said that she had not given in yet, and she was going to see how long she could make it without eating any meat. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The end of her post mentioned that her family was having chicken for dinner that night and she was not going to eat any. She said she would tell everyone how that worked out for her the following day in class.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then I read her other comments about this blog post. Some of her classmates said that they had to give up certain foods to test for allergies. They talked about their personal struggles with not eating their favorite foods. I then left her a comment asking her how long she thinks she can stand not eating meat. I told her she was a stronger person than I am because I would not be able to make it long on that diet. I also told her about my food allergy and how that has affected my diet.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I then said I would be interested in hearing how her personal experiment with this would turn out and left my class blog site. I have not heard back from her and she has not posted anything new on this topic.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pesmarthat.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-holiday.html?showComment=1298513040067#c2496419674371942643">Comments4Kids, Comment 3</a></span><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">My third comments4kids assignment took me to Martha in Auckland, New Zealand!<span> </span>She is in Ms. Squires’ fifth grade class at Pt England School.<span> </span>This year the students are learning to make their own blogs.<span> </span>They are excited to start working everyday on their new netbooks!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Martha’s blog post only contained the picture above.<span> </span>Judging from other student’s blogs, the assignment was for the students to create a picture on their computer about one of their own holiday adventures.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">I left her a comment encouraging her to explain her picture.<span> </span>First I told her what I liked the most about her picture, such as the colors and how happy the people looked.<span> </span>I then asked her a few questions about who the people are and where they were.<span> </span>Hopefully she will respond to my comment.<span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">This was her first blog post and I really hope that I could help motivate her to continue blogging.<span> </span>As a first time blogger myself, I know that it is hard in the beginning and any positive remarks and feedback really help.<span> </span></span></span><br />
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</div></div></div>Jessica Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11960461862232151923noreply@blogger.com0