When Dr. Strange approached the class with twitter i thought i would never understand or like this website. I felt that twitter was just another website that would just add to my stress. After playing on it and giving it a chance i really like twitter.
I went to the help desk and asked how to follow other people and Dr. Strange explained how to post your tweets and how to ask questions in private. I fell a little better about twitter and i use it more now than when it was first brought to my attention.'
I have also added twitter post to my phone so when one of the people I am following or people who are following me make a tweet I can see it on my phone. I use the phone application more than I use the computer version.
I think i have grown to love twitter, it's just another tool that teachers or future teachers can use to see what other teachers are doing or saying about their classroom.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
EDM Podcast
In the podcast " Technology in the classroom at South Alabama", I was a part of that discussion. I felt the conversation was very real and it made the listeners feel like they could relate. Although there was a lot of conversation , Rachel was talking more; it was kinda one sided after i listened and she was pulling teeth for the rest of us say thing. I feel like the rest of the group members including myself could have said more and not left Rachel hanging.
In the podcast " Websites for Elementary Teachers" the group was talking equally. I also felt that they were really prepared for their topic but it was a little scripted. Don't get me wrong the podcast was great but everyone even my group had room for improvement.
In the podcast " Jobs, Teachers and Education:A Discussion with Dean Richard Hayes" their were some great questions asked buy the students in this podcast. A lot of Education majors are worried about job placement when they graduate with the current situation in Alabama. I felt after I listened to the podcast some ease came over me, to know that we will have jobs when it is time for me to graduate.
In the podcast " Useful websites for High school teachers" the podcast gave me as a secondary ed. major some useful information for my classroom. The students were very thorough with their information and made sure they explained what each website was and what you can find on the websites.
Listening to all the different podcast made me realize that all the students were interested in what they were talking about.
In the podcast " Websites for Elementary Teachers" the group was talking equally. I also felt that they were really prepared for their topic but it was a little scripted. Don't get me wrong the podcast was great but everyone even my group had room for improvement.
In the podcast " Jobs, Teachers and Education:A Discussion with Dean Richard Hayes" their were some great questions asked buy the students in this podcast. A lot of Education majors are worried about job placement when they graduate with the current situation in Alabama. I felt after I listened to the podcast some ease came over me, to know that we will have jobs when it is time for me to graduate.
In the podcast " Useful websites for High school teachers" the podcast gave me as a secondary ed. major some useful information for my classroom. The students were very thorough with their information and made sure they explained what each website was and what you can find on the websites.
Listening to all the different podcast made me realize that all the students were interested in what they were talking about.
Blog Analysis
I analyzed a T9 blog. Her blogs were outstanding. She had a picture for every post she made. Looking at her blogs made me realize that my blogs were incomplete. I feel that she really made her points very clear and she was very thorough and she really understood what Dr. Strange was asking for.
I didn't understand a blog about Wikipedia and when I read her response it made me realize that i was over analyzing the whole thing. She also stayed on task and that is very hard to do. Thanks... to you i wont say your name, you made me realize that i need to strive a little harder to be successful in my career.
Her blog page had nothing but pluses, i don't think i saw anything wrong with her page. She had more than was required on her posts. This lead me to believe that she is a very dedicated student and she gets things done on time and with accuracy.
Blogging has opened a new world of possibilities for teachers. I feel that you can communicate with other people who are going through the same thing as you are and can relate to their words.
I didn't understand a blog about Wikipedia and when I read her response it made me realize that i was over analyzing the whole thing. She also stayed on task and that is very hard to do. Thanks... to you i wont say your name, you made me realize that i need to strive a little harder to be successful in my career.
Her blog page had nothing but pluses, i don't think i saw anything wrong with her page. She had more than was required on her posts. This lead me to believe that she is a very dedicated student and she gets things done on time and with accuracy.
Blogging has opened a new world of possibilities for teachers. I feel that you can communicate with other people who are going through the same thing as you are and can relate to their words.
"Growth vs. "Fixed" Minds"
In the video " Growth vs. Fixed Minds" Ms. Carol Dweck talks about how students are in a fixed mind set. The students wonder if they are smart or is people would see them as something.
In this study students was done on a workshop where some students were given study skills and growth mind skills. And another set of students were given only study skills. The group of students who only had study skills, grades kept declining and was not improving. The other set that was taught that your mind is a muscle and it needs to be used in order to retain information, at the end of the semester the grades of this group that had the workshop for mind skills grades improved tremendously.
At the end of the workshop the teachers could pick out which students had the mind skills workshop and which students didn't. As a teacher it is important to see improvement and what helps a student to improve. This video taught me that there is more ways than one for a student grades to improve and there is always something you can do to help the students, like the mind skills workshop.
In this study students was done on a workshop where some students were given study skills and growth mind skills. And another set of students were given only study skills. The group of students who only had study skills, grades kept declining and was not improving. The other set that was taught that your mind is a muscle and it needs to be used in order to retain information, at the end of the semester the grades of this group that had the workshop for mind skills grades improved tremendously.
At the end of the workshop the teachers could pick out which students had the mind skills workshop and which students didn't. As a teacher it is important to see improvement and what helps a student to improve. This video taught me that there is more ways than one for a student grades to improve and there is always something you can do to help the students, like the mind skills workshop.
K-5 Podcast!!!
In the video podcast "City of Coral" it was very interesting. I going to be a science teacher and this information was very interesting. It talked about the ecosystem of the ocean and how coral plays a role in that. The ocean is another world of its own.
Another podcast I watched was " Infrared: More than your eyes can see", in this pod cast the narrator talked about how you can use night vision as a firefighter so you can see people at night. That kind of vision is called infrared light. Something that is hot will show up red and something that is cold will appear dark. The reason the light is passed off is because the hotter it is the more infrared is shown.
As a teacher theses video podcast can help me to explain a lesson. When done is smaller videos like the podcast you wont loose the students, and they won't think they are boring. I would love to use this type of teaching methods in my science class.
Another podcast I watched was " Infrared: More than your eyes can see", in this pod cast the narrator talked about how you can use night vision as a firefighter so you can see people at night. That kind of vision is called infrared light. Something that is hot will show up red and something that is cold will appear dark. The reason the light is passed off is because the hotter it is the more infrared is shown.
As a teacher theses video podcast can help me to explain a lesson. When done is smaller videos like the podcast you wont loose the students, and they won't think they are boring. I would love to use this type of teaching methods in my science class.
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