Post 5

Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom

This was a great video to watch because we are indeed teaching millenials.  For all of those out there who do not know what a millenial is, is a anyone who was born after 1980.  Teaching the children of today is nothing like it use to be!  We are dealing with children who are technologically literate.  These children are more comfortable and familiar with learning via computers/iPods/presentations etc., opposed to a blackboard.  Podcasting has many advantages to it.  Students can listen and replay any part of a lecture or instructions, they can share the information with their parents, they can interact with students outside the classroom and the list really goes on and on.  As a future educator I would most definitely use podcasting within my classroom religiously.  Podcasting also promotes creativity and innovations as well

100 Ways to Use Your iPod to learn and Study Better

iPods are not just for listening to music! You can literally use your iPod for more than a hundred different things.  They are great tools for students because students can listen to audiobooks which are simply books on audio.  They also have something called iPod in the classroom which is a collection of lesson plans for teachers who want to use their iPod for classroom work and I would suggest some of you to take a look at that since we are studying to be future educators. The last thing that I thought would be very useful for students is the English tutor Telecampus which is where you can download test preps for your iPod to study for the TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and other test as well. 

EPN(Education Podcast Network)

The Education Podcast Network is an attempt to bring together the wide range of podcast programming which can be helpful to educators that are looking for content to teach with and explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century. 

C4K 1 & 2

Arianna Vazquez

Your manifesto has some excellent points. It is extremely important to have respect for your fellow classmates as well as your teachers. Having respect for others will in turn allow them to have respect for you. I believe that If you follow thru will your manifesto you will make good decisions and it will pay off in the end. Just remember that you must make-up your mind and do it.

Hello Ariana, my name is May. I have just read your post as part of an assignment for my EDM 310 class. I read that you are enjoy sports which is wonderful. However, your academics are just as important as your sports if not more. If you excel in sports and your academics you might just be able to be award a scholarship for college. The best advice I could give you is to just do the best you can do, and never give up no matter how hard things get. If you need help with your work don't procrastinate, get help!

Post 4

Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff, Please?

This post was written by Scott McLeod.  This post was short, but a real eye opener.  I believe that everyone should be do their best to stay up-to-date with technology.  Sure, there are negative aspects to the internet, but Im postive that their are more positive than negative.  It is almost impossible to go through life without the internet or the help of a computer period.  I agree with Scott McLeod when he says, "cause I'm doing it with my kids, can't wait to see who has a leg up in a decade or two can you?" 

So just who is Scott McLeod?  Well, Scott McLeod is an Associate Professor. Castle Director, Blogger generator, and a  Solution Builder who resides in Ames, Iowa.  He also made the video Did You Know 3.0 with Karl Fisch.

The iSchool Initiative

Travis Allen is a 17 year old High School student at Whitewater High in Fayetteville Georgia.  He believes that he has found a solution to Amercias education problem. His soultion is the iTouch. Honestly, I have to agree with him.  We of course we will always need teachers in our lives, but as far the budget cut this is cuts out having to buy books, globes, paper, pencils etc. Students and teachers will have everything in the palm of their hand instead of scattered all over the place.   

Lost Generation

I really enjoyed watching this video or I shoud say listening to this video.  You can look at life two ways and she just broke is down for everyone.  Todays society demands expects alot out of people.  However, I feel that family life is just as important as my career. I say this because money is a major nessity of life, but if you have money what is it without family?  If you have family, but no money then your just as unhappy with money and no family.  Money + Family=Happiness.  In my opinion, one is just as important as the other. 

   Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir- "Lux Aurumque"

Absolutely amazing!  I have never seen or heard of anything like this.  Its amazing that there are 185 people who got together over the internet and performed this piece of work.  These are people who have never met nor do they really know each other.  All they have is one thing in common and that was music.  185 people from 12 different countries with the same interest came together to make this happen.

Additional Assignment 1

Google Squared & Wolfram Alpha

I have heard of many different search engines but, never Google Squared or Wolfram Alpha.  I particularly  liked Google Squared because it gives an idea on how accurate the information that is.  I decided to look-up New Jersey, Mississippi and cats.  When I looked-up the NJ and MS it instantly gave me the name of the capitals, the largest cities within those states and provided who the governor of those states were.  When I looked up the cats it gave me an endless list of the different breed of cats along with a description of their color or colors.

Wolfram Alpha is also a great search engine to use. It gives the date when the word was first used in the english language, the origin of the word, narrower terms for all meanings,  border terms of all meanings and crossword puzzle clues.  I look at Wolfram Alpha more as a dictionary apposed to a search engine. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed learning about both of them.

When it comes to statistics i realize that they are pretty random.  Many people like to "back-up" certain things they say with a statistic.  I realize that every statistic can't be right so next time someone throws some number out, I will be sure to check that statistic out on my own with the new tools that I have had all along, but never knew about until now. Last, but not least a screen shot of the Pitcairn Island.

Project 5-My Presentation

C4T1

Comments 4 Teachers 1

On Sept 12th, I commented on a first grade teacher named Mrs. Cassidy's blog titled Primary Preoccupation if you wish to view it you may do so here Primary Preoccupation. Mrs. Cassidy feels that the design of a classroom reflects thinking and learning.  I must say that I agree with her 100%.  If first grade children aren't comfortable then they aren't going to take in as much information as they possibly can.  Instead they are going to figit with something or zone out into outterspace.  When children do this kind of things they aren't giving their full attention to the material that is being taught. Mrs.Cassidy wants students to be as independent as possible, she wants them to learn how to take responsiblity for the own learning, and she also wants them to learn from one another as well as from people outside the classroom. 
Personally I have never given too much thought on how to decorated a classroom until I read her post.  We all know that children have very short attention spans.  Therefore, we as teachers must find fun ways to keep their attention and one way of doing that is having different areas of the classroom that they can go to instead of just having them stand up and streching for a minute or so.  Mrs. Cassidy came up with putting a love seat in her classroom so that the children can curl up and read.  This was the coolest idea because its something you don't ever see, but if you think about it, it makes perfect sense.


On September 12, I commented on Mrs.Cassidy's post about "Using Videos to Capture Learning". This is a great way to for parents to see their students learning and its also great for the students to look back at a lesson. Using video in your classroom good for many reasons and I think that more teachers should do this if they aren't already. This is just another way to keep your students focused and interested in learning the material.

Post 3

Michael Wesch: A Vision of Students Today

I watched this this video for my EDM310 class at the Univ. of South Alabama. This video is what puts my thoughts into words. I have e-mailed this video to both of my parents, because it's almost impossible to explain to people who are not in school what it's like these days to be a student. This is my life summed up in four minutes and forty five seconds. It was absolutely amazing.


"It's Not About the Technology" by Kelly Hines


First and foremost, I could not agree more with Kelly when she says"Technology is useless without good teaching." I feel that this holds true for any subject whether it be English, Math, or technology. Many educators do not see themselves as learners. Some teachers feel that are there to teach. They did not go through four years or more of college to be taught or as they might feel "insulted" by their students, but rather to teach their students. However, if these teachers would "really" listen to what some of their students are saying, then that's just more knowledge that they can pass down to their future students, or even friends and family. Lets face it, technology is growing faster than we can learn it.



Fisch: Is It Okay to Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?


I must say that Mr. Fisch post was rather extreme but true. Technology is no longer used just for fun, but as a part of everyday life. If you choose to be technologically illiterate you are only crippling yourself. However, if you choose to be technologically illiterate as a teacher you are crippling our future. I really appreciated the comment Mr. Fisch made on people being proud of their ignorance with technology. On all honesty, what kind of message does that send to people around them? It sends the message that it's acceptable not to care or bother learning today's world. Learning technology today is not any different than learning how to read, write, add and subtract. It's just part of life. How can we expect children to want to learn the world of technology if we as future teachers do not want to learn? Children will mock what they see, and if they see that we don't care then they aren't going to care either.



Gary Hayes Social Media Count


The unimaginable amount of people twitting, blogging, using face book and watching YouTube videos on a daily basis means that as a future teacher i will have to have a web enhanced classroom and stay current by any means possible. I am do to graduate in 2012 with a bachelors in Elementary Education, and at the rate technology is growing I know that I will have to work even harder to stay ahead of the game. I want to be the kind of teacher that is able to send students home to teach their parents. I feel that as a teacher if you are behind, then so is your classroom. That will do nothing more but make life harder for the student and their next teacher. Life isn't about catching up, but rather staying ahead.

Post 2

Mr. Winkle Wakes

I am watching this video for my EDM310 class at the Univ. of South Alabama. I thought this video was short and to the point. Although technology has come a long way there are still many schools and children that are as just behind as Mr. Winkle was when he woke from his 100 year sleep. Technology is growing faster than we can learn it. However, it seems to portray the need for schools to be just as technologically enhanced as a hospital or business office, which does not seem to be the case.

Did you Know 3.0

This video is another selection that I must watch for my EDM310 class at Univ. of South Alabama. This was a exceptional video to watch for future educators. It conveys a strong message that teachers are going to be expected to not only teach academic skills and lesson but also technology skills. This puts a bigger challenge on future educator than ever before. Not only are you going to be teaching your students, but also their parents. What children learn in school they bring home to teach their parents. Because lets face it, children are much or technologically fluent compared to most adults these days. The statistics were amazing!


Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity

I watched this clip for my EDM 310 course at the Univ. of South Alabama. I have to say that I agree 100% that school takes away creativity. Creativity is what motivates young children to want to learn. Like Ken Robinson says, “Creativity is as important in education as literacy and we should treat is as the same status".


Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students’ Digital Smarts

These are the skills that children of today’s world should be and need to be learning. If more teachers would do what Vicki Davis has done, I think that more students would excel in school and at home. Many teachers take corrective criticism as an insult, when they should be enlighten that their student's are one step ahead of the program.

Post 1

About Me

    Hi everyone my name is May Krasovich and I am 26 years old.  I began going to the University of South Alabama in the summer of 2009.  My first major out of highschool was Elementary Education. As time went on I found myself no longer aspiring to be a teacher.  Things changed dramaticly and in March of 2003 I moved to Biloxi, Ms to help take care of my mother.  Needless to say, I was out of school for a while after my move.  I was out of school for avout 3 years and decided that I really needed to go back, so in the Fall of 2006 I began attending Jefferson Davis Community College in Biloxi, Ms.  I was still taking classes for elementary education and then decided to switch it over to nursing.  A few semesters went by and I had finally been accept into the nursing program.  I was estactic!!!  So there I was, a nursing student.  I stayed in the program until I got to level 2 and just couldn't handle it nor did I like it.  It wasn't anything like I had thought it was going to be.

  I then decided to apply for the radiology program at South because I thought i might enjoy that.  Well, I was not accepted and so I am back at my very 1st major, Elementary Education, nd am very happy that this is the way it worked out.  I feel that I have more patience with children than most people,and can't wait to began working in the education field as a teacher.

   

Podcasting

http://edm310podcasts.blogspot.com/2010/04/pros-and-cons-of-technology-in.html

The Chipper Series

The Chipper Series

1. Chippers work isn't late because the present is the future.

    a) Although her work is late it is still done.  She obviously understood how to do the work.

    b) Although she understood the assignment there was a deadline to be met and that deadline was NOT met.  Therefore, the assignment was not completed as assigned. 

    c) I do agree that she completed the assignment and should get credit.  However, I feel that because it was late she should only get partial credit.

2. Procrastination

    a) Yes, we all procrastinate, but that does not mean it can be late.

    b) Just because you plan on doing something does not mean its done.

    c) We will all procrastinate but we also have to meet the deadline.

3. Chipper wants to be taught so that she doesn't have to learn.

    a) It's hard to figure out how to do something on your own, and thats why we have teachers.

    b) On the other hand, if we teach ourselves how to do something the chances of us forgetting how to do it are slim to none since you took the time out to teacher YOURSELF.

    c) We all need guidance, and I think many of us think take guidance as the teacher should show us exactly how to do something.  Guidance are the steps we need and we should take the information that they give us and put the pieces together for ourselves.

4. Chipper drops out of school

    a) She just simply did not want to help herself and blamed it on the teacher.

    b) A teacher's job is it show and explain how to do something.  Not do it for you

    c) You have to work hard to get what you want.  Nothing comes easy

5. Timeline Pilot School

    a) Yes it would be nice to go to school that allows you to only go when it is convient for you, but thats not the way the world works.

    b) You must have enough experience to actually do the job, and proof as well.

    c) I would not want someone who "thinks" they are certified to do a certain job! I want proof

6. Chipper includes simulation into her Timeline Pilot School.

    a) Incorporating simulation can only help people learn. By no mean will it hurt.

    b) However, Simulation is not hands on.

    c) Simulation is a great idea for anything, but who wants someone who has never had hands on working around them.  That could and would be a total disaster.

7. Chippers student Amelia

    a) It's great that the simulation taught her how to use the basic tools to fly.

    b) Simulation, however, is not flying.  Its nothing more than a video game.  This is why the FAA will not give her a license.

    c) I wouldn't give her a license either.  You must spend more than a month on learning how to fly, and you must have hands on experience.

8. The FAA shuts Timeline down

    a) I have no supporting positions.  I agree that they should have shut it down.

    b) As I have already stated, simulation is nothing more than an in depth video game.

    c) I would have never let an individual open a school for flight that consisted of only simulation and whatever hours they would like to attend.

9. Ms. Wright Fires Chipper

    a) Yes, we all have busy lives, but being a teacher is not just a job. Its a career and responsibility.

    b) Being a teacher is much more than people realize.  Your first priority is the students. Not your boyfriends feelings.

    c) You have to want to be a teacher.  This is not a job. Its a love and career.

10. Chipper becomes a waitress

    a) We are human and we do make mistakes.  Everyone drops things.

    b) You must try not to make mistakes right in front of people no matter what your job is, and if you do you must try your best to fix them.  Do not make a joke of it, because your costumers will not find it funny.  This applies to any job or career.

    c) You are to try your best to do your job correctly.  You must give your all no matter whether you like your job or not.  You signed up for it.

11. Chipper becomes a nanny

    a) Yes, if you are a nanny children will watch some television.

    b) No, you can not leave the children in front of the televison all day as you play on facebook.  The parents that your are being a nanny for hired you so that they don't have to sit in front of the t.v all day, but to have interaction, exercise and learn information of any kind.  You are more or less being paid to be their friend.

    c) No matter what you do in life, you will always have responsibilities.  That is life. Who wants someone who doesn't care to be in charge of anything, and especially their children? I know I wouldn't!

12. Chipper becomes a Garbage Collector

    a) I suppose she is trying and it is a job.

    b) This is not a honorable or ladies job.  Who really wants to be a garbage collector? Nobody.

    c) I'm sorry she had to go this far to learn that she should have never quit school, but some people like to learn the hard way.

13. Chipper decides to go back to school

    a) This is the best idea she could've had since the video started.

    b) She has to start all over again just because she was hard headed. Nothing is ever going to be easy, because that's just they way it is and always has been. Life is a short and full of obstacles.

    c) You go to school and work hard to get a career you love and work hard.  Its all about working hard to get what you want

    

 

Goodbye EDM310

Althought the class is over I will continue to use all the information I have learned except for twitter.  I hope everyone else learned as much as I did, if not more. 

Final Assignment

1.
 ~Blogging:  Blogging has been a great experience.  This is something that I would defintely continue to use throughout college, as a teacher in the classroom as well as outside of class for personal use.  It truely is a wonderful tool.

~Twitter:  Twitter is a tool that I really do not care for.  It's extremely hard to grasp the whole concept of it.  I find that blogging is very useful, but twitter just seems pointless unless of course I have friends of there but even then I just assume to blog or use facebook.

~iTunes and iTunes U:  These are wonderful tools.  I have used iTunes for serveral years now, but as for iTunes U I am still new to it.  iTunes U is more great for podcasting.  It is also interconnect with colleges all over the world which is awesome because you can get to know what's going on around their campus and surrounding area.

~Comments4Kids:  Comments4kids was a really neat thing to do for everyone.  Problem more for the children apposed to us, but it was a really good idea for our assigments.  It almost gave us a taste of what it will be like to be a teacher.  I really appricated the teacher who made the comment to our class.  She said that instead of just telling their post was great, tell them to watch their punctuation, spelling or grammar. 

~Comments4Teachers:  Comments4Teachers was also a great idea for our assigments because we were able to hear about what they were doing in class or what they were having problems with in class and how to fix them.  Most of them were interresting and then some were not.  My first Comment4Teachers blog really didn't say much and I don't think that teacher posted a blog since last November.

~PLN:  Before this class I had no idea what a PLN was or what to use for one.  Dr. Strange has made sure that we know how to use the better tools on the web in order to enhance our future teaching skills and techniques.

~Google Docs:  Our class has unltimately revolved around google docs.  We have made presentations and a survey using google forms.  Everyone of our assigments is posted in google docs.  Google is very user friendly and it would be hard to switch away from it.  I have so many rss feeds on my igoogle homepage that it's not even funny, but I love it.  Everything is one click away. 

2.  To be honest I think I learned way more than I had expected in the beginning. 
3.  There really aren't anythings in this class that I didn't want to learn.  However, there is one tool I will probably never use again and that is twitter.
4.  I was really excited about learning how to use imovie even though that wasn't part of the class.  I am still excited about blogging.  I haven't set up a personal account yet, but as soon as finals are over that's top on my list.  I love it.
5.  One thing that was intellecutalling challegeing was podcasting.  I was weird at first, and then realized it's not much different than the radio. I like it, but probably wouldn't do much of it.  I do listen to them on iTunes.
6.  The information that we learned was not boring at all.  However I did find that being in the classroom did not do much for me.  I learned more from making phone calls to Dr. Strange and Mr. Tashbin.  The best part of this class was that Dr.Strange would post exactly how to do a certain task. 
7. There is noting that I would take away from the class and I do not feel that I'm over worked at all!
8.  I feel that I am at a low-medium level of being technologically enhanced.  I have learned alot and use alot but I know that their is still so much to learn.
9.  I have subscribed to PC magazine and have learned little things here and intend on creating my own personal blog and follow blogs about technology as well a education.

Google Earth

TimeToast

Disney Animation TimeLine:

http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/53115

Two Questions That Can Change Your Life- Daniel Pink

What's My Sentence?
    My sentence...... Gosh what is my sentence.  This is not an easy question.  I suppose my question for now would be:
"A teacher is the leader of our future outcome of our world as we know it."

Was I Better Today Than Yesterday?
    I would like to think that I am better today than I was yesterday, but I think many factors can weight into that question.  Well, I would have to say yes, overall I think that I am better today than yesterday.  I say this, because everyday that goes by I learn and understand more and more things.  This applies to school material and life lessons.

A 7th Grader's PLE: Personal Learning Environment

    This student is more more organized due to the help of technology.  Everything she needs is on one page.  I  would love to know as much as she does without having to think twice about it, and Dr. Strange's class has put me on that path.  We have learned how to use audacity, blog, twitter (although I'm still a little confused with that one), skype, make videos and post them, add links to blogger, twitter, delicous and the list goes on.  However, it is not second nature for me yet.  I still have to think and remember hard how to do certain things but with time there will be no problem.  The more I use it the more I will learn, remember and understand how to do everything.  I would most definitely save this video on my favorites so that I can go back and learn how to use the same websites she has in order to use them with my students.

Technology and Children

Technology has been an amazing tool and seems to be improving year after year.  If i had what children today have it probably would have made my parents life a bit easier.  Like I've said before we are no longer  depended on people to help us understand a certain subject matter.  We now have the wonderful advantage of the World Wide Web.  Sure we all have problems with computers and they will always have glitches but over all they do nothing but help people with anything from fixing a car to getting help with a math problem.  Children today are advancing more than ever.  They are able to be confident and learn at their own pace.
    As a future educator I would never have a second thought about incorporating as much technology as possible in order for my students to understand and learn the material that is being taught.  I feel that the educators to are comfortable with the "Traditional" method of teaching are being selfish and unfair to their students, which leads me back to Dr. Suess -The Zax.  Sure, nobody likes change, but think about where we would be if we never changed and adapted!
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Comments4kids: The Unforgettables

The Unforgettables:
   I am a student at the University of South Alabama it's really nice to have good friends because everyone needs someone to lean on. They are also good for having study group sessions outside of school!

Comments4kids: Cloud Animals

Cloud Animals:
    I am a student in Dr.Strange's EDM310 class at the University of South Alambama. I wish I had this as an activity when I was in grade school! I hope you had a good time. You are on the verge of writing a wonderful descriptive essay so keep up the good work.
    The teacher had taken the students outside to lay down in the grass and to listen to the nature around them. They heard the wind and saw shapes in the clouds.