Sunday, March 29, 2015
C4K March Summary
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Post #5
The kid I had this week was Justin from the class and his subject was on job shadowing. He did it at Silver Cross Hospital. He explained about his experience working in the physical therapy room and working with a man named John. He really enjoyed the experience specially since the hospital was new and they got goody bags back.
Comment I left-
Hey Justin!
Its pretty cool you got to see a new hospital up and running. I really liked your blog and how you explained your experience. I'm glad you enjoyed your tine there too because you can learn a lot of cool things at hospitals.
http://per8darius.edublogs.org/
Post #6
The kid I had this week was Darius. His post was on the day Friday the 13th. He mentions that the fear of the date is called Paraskevidekatriaphobia. He also mentions the many superstitions of the date that can bring bad luck to you, such as passing black cats, and going under ladders. Lastly, he talks about some coincidences that have happened on the date, for instance Tupac dying at 1:13.
Comment I left-
Hey Darius,
Interesting post on Friday the 13th! I always found it interesting that people find the date as a date of superstitions. Usually there is always a scary movie coming out at the time also! Your post definitely taught me some new things, like the name of the phobia and also some events in time that have happened on that date.
http://mrsmaslowski.edublogs.org/
Post #7
The kid I had this week was Connor, but he didn't have any post, so I couldn't comment on anything.
Post #5
The kid I had this week was Justin from the class and his subject was on job shadowing. He did it at Silver Cross Hospital. He explained about his experience working in the physical therapy room and working with a man named John. He really enjoyed the experience specially since the hospital was new and they got goody bags back.
Comment I left-
Hey Justin!
Its pretty cool you got to see a new hospital up and running. I really liked your blog and how you explained your experience. I'm glad you enjoyed your tine there too because you can learn a lot of cool things at hospitals.
http://per8darius.edublogs.org/
Post #6
The kid I had this week was Darius. His post was on the day Friday the 13th. He mentions that the fear of the date is called Paraskevidekatriaphobia. He also mentions the many superstitions of the date that can bring bad luck to you, such as passing black cats, and going under ladders. Lastly, he talks about some coincidences that have happened on the date, for instance Tupac dying at 1:13.
Comment I left-
Hey Darius,
Interesting post on Friday the 13th! I always found it interesting that people find the date as a date of superstitions. Usually there is always a scary movie coming out at the time also! Your post definitely taught me some new things, like the name of the phobia and also some events in time that have happened on that date.
http://mrsmaslowski.edublogs.org/
Post #7
The kid I had this week was Connor, but he didn't have any post, so I couldn't comment on anything.
Blog Post #10
What Can We Learn From Mrs.Cassidy?
Mrs.Cassidy uses technology effectively throughout her classroom. She started a webpage that helps students stay focused on what the good sites are, and what will help them learn. She makes the parents sign a permission slip to make sure that it is okay for them to use computers in the classroom. She also takes extra precautions by not only not allowing the kids to use their last name, but she doesn't use the correct picture for the correct kid.The parent's are able to keep up with how their child is doing in the classroom all year round, instead of just parent teacher conferences. Mrs. Cassidy understands that you should want to change because technology is here to stay, and "you are handicapping the kids if they do not use technology". I agree with her because times are moving fast, and to keep up you have to stay on what society is doing. Another reason she stated was that when you write papers in class you typically only have one audience, when you blog the whole world is your audience. It makes an impact on the students when they know that others around the world are viewing their work.
Teachers have to learn how to use technology. Teachers usually only use them for making documents or spreadsheets. In the part three video Mrs. Cassidy was asked many questions by Dr. Strange's students via Skype. One student asked how many times a day or week do her students blog? She replied, they usually blog about once a week, sometimes twice. It also depends on the class size, and what they are covering. This is one thing that I would incorporate into my class, since it will keep parents up to date about what is happening in the class. I know parents would love this because it will be an outlet that shows their child's true creativity, but also keeping them informed and protected, since their full name isn't given out. Watching all the videos showed me a good and smart way of incorporating technology into the classroom that I can definitely use in the future.
Links to the conversations between Dr. Strange and Mrs. Cassidy.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
First Graders in Ms.Cassidy's Class
Mrs.Cassidy uses technology effectively throughout her classroom. She started a webpage that helps students stay focused on what the good sites are, and what will help them learn. She makes the parents sign a permission slip to make sure that it is okay for them to use computers in the classroom. She also takes extra precautions by not only not allowing the kids to use their last name, but she doesn't use the correct picture for the correct kid.The parent's are able to keep up with how their child is doing in the classroom all year round, instead of just parent teacher conferences. Mrs. Cassidy understands that you should want to change because technology is here to stay, and "you are handicapping the kids if they do not use technology". I agree with her because times are moving fast, and to keep up you have to stay on what society is doing. Another reason she stated was that when you write papers in class you typically only have one audience, when you blog the whole world is your audience. It makes an impact on the students when they know that others around the world are viewing their work.
Teachers have to learn how to use technology. Teachers usually only use them for making documents or spreadsheets. In the part three video Mrs. Cassidy was asked many questions by Dr. Strange's students via Skype. One student asked how many times a day or week do her students blog? She replied, they usually blog about once a week, sometimes twice. It also depends on the class size, and what they are covering. This is one thing that I would incorporate into my class, since it will keep parents up to date about what is happening in the class. I know parents would love this because it will be an outlet that shows their child's true creativity, but also keeping them informed and protected, since their full name isn't given out. Watching all the videos showed me a good and smart way of incorporating technology into the classroom that I can definitely use in the future.
Links to the conversations between Dr. Strange and Mrs. Cassidy.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
First Graders in Ms.Cassidy's Class
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Blog Post #9
What Can Teachers and Students Teach Us About Project Based Learning?
The first video I watched was Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning by John Larmer and John R. Mergendoller list the main points for project base learning. In the video Larmer and Mergendoller say, "A project is meaningful if it fulfills two criteria. First, students must perceive the work as personally meaningful, as a task that matters and that they want to do well. Second, a meaningful project fulfills an educational purpose. Well-designed and well-implemented project-based learning is meaningful in both ways."The website helped me understand the difference from doing projects and understanding projects. This not only teaches us how to present project-based learning as teachers, but it also presents how to make learning meaningful to the students.
1. A Need To Know
-This step taught me that you need to give a purpose for students to learn from a project, and not just to do it for a good grade
2. A Driving Question
-A good driving question needs to clearly capture the core of the project that gives the students a challenge and sense of purpose. Without the driving question, the students may not understand why they are doing this project and what they are supposed to learn from it.
3. Student Voice and Choice
- Teachers need to design a project that allows the student to choose a style that fits them and and their learning style. Then students should also be able to choose a topic to study within the the general driving question and choose how to design, create, and present products.
4. 21st Century Skills
-This step was a not a surprise to me. We have to be up to date on our technology skills, since that is what our students will be working with.
5. Inquiry and Innovation
-This drives students to form new questions on their own. Since questions are the basis of all learning, these students are truly using their skills to become better learners. With new inquiries come new answers. Instead of finding someone else's answer in a book or online, students can come up with their own answers when they begin asking new questions.
6. Feedback and Revision
- Students need to learn that revision is something your gonna have to deal with all your life in the real world because it is often that people's first attempt isn't gonna be their best. Revision is a part of life, and feedback must be taken and used to improve what we are doing.
7. A Publicly Presented Project
-When students realize that their work is going to be seen outside of the classroom, the work they does tends to be of much higher quality.
The next video this week to watch was Project Based Learning for Teachers by Tony Vincent. This video put an importance on Project Based Learning's ability to incorporate technology and make students the center of their own learning, which is what PBL is all about. It addresses the key parts of PBL;a driving question, an audience, and extended amounts of time for students to work.
Next was PBL: What motivates students today, by Suzanne Bell. In this video, students explain different techniques that motivate them. A few of my favorites are the classroom money, the candy, and the verbal rewarding. This video was really good, because it showed what motivates students to keep going. It had some great tips to use for when I become a teacher.
Two students solve the case of the watery ketchup by designing a new cap, was another video we watched by Lindsey Float. This video was really cool to watch. Richards and Thompson were two seniors who designed a new cap to stop the ketchup problem. It amazed me that two students invented something to fix a problem. It shows what PBL can really do for students. Using project based learning, the teacher was pleased.
Project Based Learning in PE was the last video by Pflug. This article showed hat not only can teachers that teach core subjects such as: Math, Science, History, and English use project based learning but also PE teachers. It explains that you can challenge students in PE to become healthier by allowing different projects. It also had the students take the lead and coach their own peers.
The first video I watched was Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning by John Larmer and John R. Mergendoller list the main points for project base learning. In the video Larmer and Mergendoller say, "A project is meaningful if it fulfills two criteria. First, students must perceive the work as personally meaningful, as a task that matters and that they want to do well. Second, a meaningful project fulfills an educational purpose. Well-designed and well-implemented project-based learning is meaningful in both ways."The website helped me understand the difference from doing projects and understanding projects. This not only teaches us how to present project-based learning as teachers, but it also presents how to make learning meaningful to the students.
1. A Need To Know
-This step taught me that you need to give a purpose for students to learn from a project, and not just to do it for a good grade
2. A Driving Question
-A good driving question needs to clearly capture the core of the project that gives the students a challenge and sense of purpose. Without the driving question, the students may not understand why they are doing this project and what they are supposed to learn from it.
3. Student Voice and Choice
- Teachers need to design a project that allows the student to choose a style that fits them and and their learning style. Then students should also be able to choose a topic to study within the the general driving question and choose how to design, create, and present products.
4. 21st Century Skills
-This step was a not a surprise to me. We have to be up to date on our technology skills, since that is what our students will be working with.
5. Inquiry and Innovation
-This drives students to form new questions on their own. Since questions are the basis of all learning, these students are truly using their skills to become better learners. With new inquiries come new answers. Instead of finding someone else's answer in a book or online, students can come up with their own answers when they begin asking new questions.
6. Feedback and Revision
- Students need to learn that revision is something your gonna have to deal with all your life in the real world because it is often that people's first attempt isn't gonna be their best. Revision is a part of life, and feedback must be taken and used to improve what we are doing.
7. A Publicly Presented Project
-When students realize that their work is going to be seen outside of the classroom, the work they does tends to be of much higher quality.
The next video this week to watch was Project Based Learning for Teachers by Tony Vincent. This video put an importance on Project Based Learning's ability to incorporate technology and make students the center of their own learning, which is what PBL is all about. It addresses the key parts of PBL;a driving question, an audience, and extended amounts of time for students to work.
Next was PBL: What motivates students today, by Suzanne Bell. In this video, students explain different techniques that motivate them. A few of my favorites are the classroom money, the candy, and the verbal rewarding. This video was really good, because it showed what motivates students to keep going. It had some great tips to use for when I become a teacher.
Two students solve the case of the watery ketchup by designing a new cap, was another video we watched by Lindsey Float. This video was really cool to watch. Richards and Thompson were two seniors who designed a new cap to stop the ketchup problem. It amazed me that two students invented something to fix a problem. It shows what PBL can really do for students. Using project based learning, the teacher was pleased.
Project Based Learning in PE was the last video by Pflug. This article showed hat not only can teachers that teach core subjects such as: Math, Science, History, and English use project based learning but also PE teachers. It explains that you can challenge students in PE to become healthier by allowing different projects. It also had the students take the lead and coach their own peers.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Blog Post 8
What Can We Learn About Teaching and Learning From Randy Pausch?
In his Last Lecture Randy Pausch makes great points about learning and teaching. He had cancer which is why the video is called his Last Lecture. One of the first things that he exclaims is that anything is possible! . In this video, which is to be expected response from a dying man, is that I learned a lot about not only teaching and learning but also to live every moment like its your last and have fun.
Teachers need to express to their students how important it is to want to learn and have goals/dreams. Randy talks about afterwords about the time he played football, and how he used to want to play in the NFL. You learn from Randy, that even though your dreams may be far reached, always try your best to achieve them. Because like he said before, "Anything is possible"!
From Pausch I learned to be ready for anything in my teaching career and not to be so strict and worried with life and with teaching. Even though he was giving the perspective from someone that is dying, his philosophy intertwines with what I believe in. Living life to the fullest, go for your dreams, don't worry too much and work hard.
In his Last Lecture Randy Pausch makes great points about learning and teaching. He had cancer which is why the video is called his Last Lecture. One of the first things that he exclaims is that anything is possible! . In this video, which is to be expected response from a dying man, is that I learned a lot about not only teaching and learning but also to live every moment like its your last and have fun.
Teachers need to express to their students how important it is to want to learn and have goals/dreams. Randy talks about afterwords about the time he played football, and how he used to want to play in the NFL. You learn from Randy, that even though your dreams may be far reached, always try your best to achieve them. Because like he said before, "Anything is possible"!
From Pausch I learned to be ready for anything in my teaching career and not to be so strict and worried with life and with teaching. Even though he was giving the perspective from someone that is dying, his philosophy intertwines with what I believe in. Living life to the fullest, go for your dreams, don't worry too much and work hard.
C4T#2
http://billgx.com/
The Art of the Selfie
This week Bill Genereux talked about the Art of the Selfie. He talks about how him adn his tudents went to an Art Center called the Salina Art Center. The selfies were taking from social media and he asked each student these questions.
Hey Bill,
I like how you had your students student a subject that is so current in this day and age. Interesting something as simple as a selfie can have to much meaning or can even be broke down to mean something else. Also, I found it interesting that you all viewed it differently viewed it differently when the pictures were enlarged.
The Art of the Selfie
This week Bill Genereux talked about the Art of the Selfie. He talks about how him adn his tudents went to an Art Center called the Salina Art Center. The selfies were taking from social media and he asked each student these questions.
- Who created this message?
- What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
- How might different people understand this message differently than me?
- What lifestyles, values and points of view are represented in; or omitted from, this message?
- Why is this message being sent?
Hey Bill,
I like how you had your students student a subject that is so current in this day and age. Interesting something as simple as a selfie can have to much meaning or can even be broke down to mean something else. Also, I found it interesting that you all viewed it differently viewed it differently when the pictures were enlarged.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Blog Post #7
How do we all become Learners?
The videos this week were to show how teachers can still be learners. The video showed me that I have many tools at my disposal for teaching and allowing students to be their own teachers. However, since I was taught based on lectures, I will have to continuously remind myself that there are other and better ways for students to learn than just me lecturing to them. I do not totally disagree with the use of technology in the classroom because I do think it is beneficial, but I also think teachers need to maintain boundaries and a balance of technology. A strength I believe, is that I will relate to them more since I will be fresh out of school and still understand the struggle of studying and balancing things out. Some of the weaknesses I believe I will have would be wanting students to do their work my way, and with project based learning I would have to let them explore their options.
The next two videos were very interesting, iPad Reading and Poplet Center. In these videos, students had projects alone that allowed them do their own research and use tools that they will no doubt need in the future. The way students learn is changing constantly. Instead of the teacher being the only source for information, the students are going out and discovering for themselves. The video We All Become Learners I saw that I cannot just learn my subject and then present it to the students, its more to it than that. I learned that I have to keep learning new ways to do things to really help my students learn. I also have to be willing to let the students take on a teaching role, which I know will be very difficult for me to do.
In the video, Audio QR Code
Michelle Bennett explains how to record an audio QR code. Students can
use it when reading a book that was pre-recorded.
Imovie and Alabama Virtual Library,
Dr. Strange asks Michelle Bennett and Elizabeth Davis to share about
Imovie and AVL and how children in kindergarden are using these many
programs. The students use Imovie to make book trailers just like we did in class as a project. While the students learn, the teachers are also learning. Dr. Strange loves to say, "Teachers will never know everything there is to know about everything!"
Teachers will teach the students and the students will sometimes have
the opportunity to teach the teacher, and I believe this will always be
accurate. Our education doesn't just stop at college, its an ongoing thing.
The videos this week were to show how teachers can still be learners. The video showed me that I have many tools at my disposal for teaching and allowing students to be their own teachers. However, since I was taught based on lectures, I will have to continuously remind myself that there are other and better ways for students to learn than just me lecturing to them. I do not totally disagree with the use of technology in the classroom because I do think it is beneficial, but I also think teachers need to maintain boundaries and a balance of technology. A strength I believe, is that I will relate to them more since I will be fresh out of school and still understand the struggle of studying and balancing things out. Some of the weaknesses I believe I will have would be wanting students to do their work my way, and with project based learning I would have to let them explore their options.
The next two videos were very interesting, iPad Reading and Poplet Center. In these videos, students had projects alone that allowed them do their own research and use tools that they will no doubt need in the future. The way students learn is changing constantly. Instead of the teacher being the only source for information, the students are going out and discovering for themselves. The video We All Become Learners I saw that I cannot just learn my subject and then present it to the students, its more to it than that. I learned that I have to keep learning new ways to do things to really help my students learn. I also have to be willing to let the students take on a teaching role, which I know will be very difficult for me to do.
Project #6 C4k Summary February
C4K Summary for February
Post #1My " kid" this month is EEMA, that's the only name I see. Her blog was a video called "Adjective Disease" and citizens who have it. It basically is about how students learning what adjectives are and now they can have a better vocabulary using it in their everyday lives. They have a guest, Austin, come and talk about his vacation with his family and how he can use words like "bright blue" to explain the water instead of just blue. He also used words like "bumpy, smelly and deep red" to explain other parts of his story. They lastly gave the definition of an adjective. They showed bloopers at the end. For them being such a young age group the video was done pretty well, the only critique I would give would be that you can tell they were reading off of something.
The comment I left was:
Hey EEMA, good job on the video and explaining what adjectives are. The quality of the video was done very well, much better than what I could have done in the 8th grade. Adjectives are definitely useful when writing papers in high school and college, specially if you want it to make it longer!
Post#3 http://kidblog.org/MsLeatherwoodsClass/950a590c-a22c-42ab-b4fc-00374efdabf3/living-with-maltipoos/
The student I had this week was Ella. Her blog was about the two new dogs, Max and Mo, she got. She explains how at first she thought it would nice to have them since they were cute and sweet. But she later found out that they like to chew everything and bark all night long. But she later fell back in love with them when she was having a bad day, and they both came and stayed by her side the remainder of the day.
The comment I left was:
Hey Ella, I understand the struggle of having a new pet dog in the house and getting surprised by how loud they are. My dog, Cinnamon is a husky and when we first got him, I thought it would be awesome, until he barked and whined all night and used the bathroom everywhere. Good luck on the new puppy though, because those can be a little more difficult to handle.
Post#4 http://kidblog.org/Smeby/author/bbcf40ff-8ac5-4388-ac70-0468e83aad55/
The student I had this week was Gavin. Gavin's blog this week was about a visit from their Senator, Senator Crawford. The senator talked about the Unicameral, which is the fact that Nebraska has one house instead of two like most states. You can tell that Gavin enjoyed the visit a lot because he expresses it a lot by calling the visit awesome.
The comment I left was :
Hey Gavin! I think its pretty cool that you got to meet the Senator of your state. I also learned something new because I didn’t know that Nebraska only had one house instead of two. That’s good you enjoyed the visit and learned something, good job on your post too!
Post #1My " kid" this month is EEMA, that's the only name I see. Her blog was a video called "Adjective Disease" and citizens who have it. It basically is about how students learning what adjectives are and now they can have a better vocabulary using it in their everyday lives. They have a guest, Austin, come and talk about his vacation with his family and how he can use words like "bright blue" to explain the water instead of just blue. He also used words like "bumpy, smelly and deep red" to explain other parts of his story. They lastly gave the definition of an adjective. They showed bloopers at the end. For them being such a young age group the video was done pretty well, the only critique I would give would be that you can tell they were reading off of something.
The comment I left was:
Hey EEMA, good job on the video and explaining what adjectives are. The quality of the video was done very well, much better than what I could have done in the 8th grade. Adjectives are definitely useful when writing papers in high school and college, specially if you want it to make it longer!
Post#3 http://kidblog.org/MsLeatherwoodsClass/950a590c-a22c-42ab-b4fc-00374efdabf3/living-with-maltipoos/
The student I had this week was Ella. Her blog was about the two new dogs, Max and Mo, she got. She explains how at first she thought it would nice to have them since they were cute and sweet. But she later found out that they like to chew everything and bark all night long. But she later fell back in love with them when she was having a bad day, and they both came and stayed by her side the remainder of the day.
The comment I left was:
Hey Ella, I understand the struggle of having a new pet dog in the house and getting surprised by how loud they are. My dog, Cinnamon is a husky and when we first got him, I thought it would be awesome, until he barked and whined all night and used the bathroom everywhere. Good luck on the new puppy though, because those can be a little more difficult to handle.
Post#4 http://kidblog.org/Smeby/author/bbcf40ff-8ac5-4388-ac70-0468e83aad55/
The student I had this week was Gavin. Gavin's blog this week was about a visit from their Senator, Senator Crawford. The senator talked about the Unicameral, which is the fact that Nebraska has one house instead of two like most states. You can tell that Gavin enjoyed the visit a lot because he expresses it a lot by calling the visit awesome.
The comment I left was :
Hey Gavin! I think its pretty cool that you got to meet the Senator of your state. I also learned something new because I didn’t know that Nebraska only had one house instead of two. That’s good you enjoyed the visit and learned something, good job on your post too!
Project #13
Timeline to the signing of the Declaration of Independence
My group's project to students was for them to experience the signing of the Declaration of Independence. To accomplish this each student will be put into a group. These groups consisted of the major events that led up to the signing, like The Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, or The French and Indian War, ect.... At the end of the project a student from each even will be selected to sign the Declaration of Independence to show how the cities formed together to separate into their own colonies.
Here are the links to our project materials:
Project Overview
Project Checklist
Project Calendar
Individual Evaluation Rubric
Group Evaluation Rubric
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