Project #12 Smart Board Activity

Project #10 Interview Movie

This video contains an interview with Mr. Labreece Wattss. He is the Special Education Resource Teacher at Central Baldwin Middle School in Robertsdale, Al. Mr. Watts is also a graduate of The University of South Alabama. I chose Mr. Watts to interview because I wanted to know how to accommodate students with learning disabilities.

C4T #3 Summary

I am still blogging with Jabiz intrepid teacher.

 His new post is titled, "Toys R Us, We are Watching You." Jabiz began his post by describing what a fabulous day that he had while out exploring nature with his children. When they returned home, he was "ambushed" by an advertisement from the famous retailer. Jabiz  described it as corporate bullying and went on to say how some large corporations influence our children to disconnect from nature and engage in corporate culture. Jabiz commented how it was left up to the parents and educators to provide our children with the balance that they need. In my comment to Jabiz, I thanked him for sharing the beautiful pics of his children. I also commented that I share in his disappointment of the ad. In response to his question about what can we do as educators and parents to get our kids exposed to nature and what project ideas that we have in mind, I commented that Art Education could have been incorporated into the advertisement. For example, the ad could have begin with a group of students going on a field trip to view the stages of toy making and the field trip could have ended at Toys R Us with the viewing of the finished product. I then left Jabiz my twitter address and he sent me a tweet about two hours later. To view the ad, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz4zqbDjYO4#t=31

C4K Summary for the Month of October

My first C4K for the month of October was with a student named Ashley. She was in Mr. Rhodus 6th grade class. Ashley's blog was titled, "Do Birds get shocked when they sit on Wires?" Ashley went on to explain that birds do not get shocked because they are not good conductors of heat. Ashley said that the cells and neutrons in their bodies do not offer the electrons an easy route. I told Ashley that I am sure that I heard that explanation before, but since I have forgotten, thanks for reminding me. I also asked her if she thought that the reason why squirrels did not get shocked was for the same reason that the birds didn't.

My second C4K for the month was with Jennifer She was a student of an on line school for girls. However, the teacher was a male by the name of Mr. Gwaltney. The title of the post that I commented on was "An Interactive Understanding of the Government with an Emphasis on Learning Through Modern Example. Jennifer, also known as jhorowitz14 began her post by describing and assignment that she had done. In this assignment, the students were asked to use their imagination to create their own laws and amendments to the constitution after studying the disastrous and disorganized response to Hurricane Katrina. She went on to say that this particular class was the most challenging yet the most stimulating for her. Jennifer said that the class inspired here to become more informed of the current events and for this reason, she changed her home screen on her computer from Facebook to CNN. Needless to say,I introduced myself to Jennifer and thanked her for inspiring me to become more politically aware. I also said that I have often thought of writing my own laws because there are so many out of date laws on the books. Of course, I told her how I can relate to her about the class being the most challenging because I am experiencing that right now in EDM 310. I commented on how I am too stimulated by the topics discussed and the projects we do in our class and how we are also learning through modern example. I asked jhorowitz14 if she saw TED talks in her future because I think she would be perfect for it.

My third C4K for the month was with a little girl named Heather.She blogged about her science class. Heather commented on how fun the class was and how she knew that it was going to be a super year. She talked about the cell project that they were working on. She also said that her sister told her that later in the year that they will dissect a cow's eye. Heather also added a quote to her blog. She stated,"If you truly love someone then you would be willing to do anything for them even if it means you have to suffer." In my comment to Heather, I began by saying that I really enjoyed her blog and that she sounds like a very fun person. I also commented that I can tell that she is real excited about the science projects. I told Heather that when I took Biology that I also looked forward to lab days. I described the cell project that I did as well as one that another girl in my class did. I told her that I couldn't wait to hear what a cow's eye feels like. I told Heather about the time that I got to see part of a human eye transplant and how human eyes feel like jelly. I ended my post to Heather by asking her if she thought that she will go into a science field when she goes to college. I also commented on how true her quote was and to keep up the good work.

My last C4K for the month of October was with a little boy in Mrs. Gelder's 4th grade glass named Alex.His post was titled, "Who do you think will win out of the Red Sox and The Cardinals?" Alex basically commented that he thought the Red Sox would win. So,I replied by saying that I agreed with him. I told him that baseball was one of my favorite sports and how I went to three professional games. I asked him what was his favorite sport.I told Alex that I have two boys and that when they were his age, they played baseball but when the got older that both of them decided that they did not like it anymore and they became football players. I told Alex to keep up the good work and to remember to Go Red Sox!

Project # 14 Lesson Plan

This lesson plan is for 1st grade math. This lesson will be taught for one week for one hour daily with the exception of Friday, the day of the assessment. The title of this lesson plan is Math word Problems. In this lesson, students will be able to solve real life issues involving time and money by using math. They will also collaborate, develop critical thinking and communication skills. The link posted Math Word Problems Lesson Plan will take you to the Google site where the lesson plan is stored. The students will also use the writing standard W1.28 which says, with guidance and support from adults use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing including in collaboration with peers.

Blog Post #10

What Can We Learn About Teaching And Learning From Randy Pausch?
Randy Pausch's last lecture at Carnegie-Mellon University was beyond powerful. I do not have the words to explain how phenomenal it was. The very first thing that I learned from Randy's lecture was to encourage not only my students but myself as well to dream no matter how far fetched the dream may be. I also learned that when I run into a brick wall to not get discouraged because it is only there to remind me of how bad I want what is on the other side of it.

Randy also said to always have something to bring to the table because that will make you more welcome. I think that this is a valuable lesson as pertaining to group projects. I have worked with people who did not contribute to the project and it was hard and unfair to the people who did contribute. I also learned that if I don't get what I want that it will be ok because of the experience I received while pursuing it may take me further than I could ever imagine.

Randy spoke about those brick walls again when he addressed leadership. I believe that he was saying that whatever your role may be that there will always be obstacles in the way. And again, there are ways around those brick walls. I also learned that when you are in a leadership position that you should never give up on people. Per Jon Snoddy, one of Randy's mentors, if we wait long enough, people will surprise and impress us. Randy also let me know that just because we are in leadership does not necessarily mean that we will know everything. With that being said, there is a good and bad way to say that you don't know something and because of the integrity of the leader, he will choose the good way. A leader should enable the childhood dreams of others and give them the freedom to explore those dreams. In other words, don't set limits on your students. We should get the students to become self reflective. This tool will enable the students to see areas that need improvement as well as areas that they have mastered. One of the most important things that Randy pointed out about teaching and learning was to embrace your critics because most of the time, these are the people that care about you. Randy said to not start worrying until your critics have nothing else to say about you.

Although Randy did not use the term, Lifelong Learners, I know that he was describing it when he said that we learn from our parents, mentors and students. As future educators, it is a must to have a mentor and we should be open to learning from our students. Our students are equipped with something that we should never lose and that is childlike wonders. We must remember that if we loyalty is a two way street and if we want our students to be loyal to us then we should first be loyal to them. We must learn to never give up, not to complain, work harder and help others. As future educators, we should train ourselves to find the best in everybody. We should surround ourselves with people who will tell us the truth even if it hurts. We should listen to that truth and use it. If any one is still unsure about how to lead your life, I suggest you watch, Randy Pausch Last Lecture.

C4T #3

For my C4T, I am still blogging with Raisdana Jabiz @ his blog, Intrepid Teacher. Jabiz have not blogged about anything recently so I went back in time to his post titled, "readers." I thought that I had already commented on this post but for some reason, I could not find it. I actually wrote a summary about it in my first C4T.So, here is the summary of the comment that I posted.  I told Jabiz that I  wish I had the tenacity that he had  when it came to reading. I told him that I  really thought that I was an avid reader until I read his post.I also said that I have always heard that reading makes one a better writer. However, I read strictly for pleasure. I try my best to stay away from the hard and boring stuff. I told Jabiz that  I can’t really answer any of his questions because I am not a teacher yet. I was really looking for answers on how can I get my students to not only read but to enjoy reading as well, especially if the book is long and boring. I commented that he did give me an idea when he told us about how the student teacher captured his attention when he brought in a bag of books and said not to tell anyone what they were about to read. I think that I will be able to hook the students by telling them that they are apart of a private reading club. I think that this will allow the students to be engaged while expounding on the different books that they are assigned to read. I thanked Jabiz for his blog and told him that it was very helpful.

Blog Post #9

Blog Post #9 - By: Shakeya Andrews, Tracy Armstrong, and Emma Boren

What can we learn from these teachers?

 Back to the future 

 We learned that there are many teaching styles that we can use to help students. In ”Back to the future,” the students in the video were in the 4th, 5th, and 6th, grade and they lived in poverty. The teacher realized that the students were not very knowledgeable of where they lived and their phone number after giving them a survey. Brian revealed in his survey that the students lacked knowledge by no fault of their own but because of the narrow curriculum. Even though the students lived in poverty, there were still opportunities for the students to receive a valuable education, which was proved in Brian’s video. As future educators we should know that not all of our students will have knowledge of the things that they should know that’s why It is important to allow our students to be creative in the classroom and to be interactive with each other. When we allow students to interact with other students they will be able to think on their own and share common thoughts. In the class the students learned to create by hands on experiment which is what we plan to do in our classroom. We also learned that students can be empowered and motivated when collaborating on their own.
 It seems that a good teacher is one who empowers, motivates and includes every student in the learning process. We learned that as future educators it is important to use various tools and resources that will spark imagination and creativity to build passion among our students. Brian used tools such as skype, class blogs, and videos to connect his students globally, to gain an audience, and even to include the students sick classmates in the learning environment. The requirements of the ACCRS were met when students tied into a learning network with a school in New Zealand and shared what they learned through reading and writing. Also, students invited their community and inspired other students around the world by blogging about their “high hopes.” By watching the video our group learned that students can benefit from real world experiences like the students in Brian’s video did when Brian brought in an engineering graduate student to talk and work with them. The students were engaged by actively building a boxcar of their own. One of the most important lessons we learned from this video was once students were given the opportunity to build schema for the world, they were empowered and motivated to teach other students. as we so eloquently witnessed through the teaching of the can crushing method to other students by Brian’s students via skype. Watch Back to the Future

Blended Learning Cycle 

 There are 5 E’s to learning science, which are engage, explore, explain, expand, and evaluate. The five E’s can be blended with online resources and classroom instruction. The video instructs us that it’s okay to stop and make sure we have an understanding of what is going on. In fact, the teacher says he doesn’t allow his students to go on to the next level until he is sure that they can summarize and understand what they have learned. He doesn’t encourage burp back education and neither should we. We want our students to be able to take what they have learned and apply it to daily experiences.
 Mobile, online, and classroom learning blended together is Paul Andersen’s definition of The Blended Learning Cycle. Two things were presented in this video. One was the power of the question and the other was the power of learning. Andersen explained that learning begins with a question that really gets the students attention. He went on the explain the acronym, “QUIVERS.” “QU” is for the question or the the hook to begin the learning process. “I” is for the investigation or experiment that the class will conduct. It also stands for inquiry. “V” is for the use of videos in place of lectures. “E” is for elaboration through reading the textbook in order to gain more depth and to practice problems. “R” is for review of the lesson by meeting with each student individually to ask them question to test their understanding. Last but not least is “S,” which stands for summary quiz. We also learned that another tool that can be used to teach students it live data. Watch Blended Learning Cycle

Making Thinking Visible

After completing assignments students worked in small groups to talk about what they

learned in a previous lesson. We learned that we should ask questions that will challenge our students after they have done a project. The students seemed to be more interested and involved when they were asked to think about what they did in the previous lesson and it also helped the teacher know who was really involved in what they were learning. In Mark Church’s video, Making Thinking Visible,” we learned about the power of collaboration. It seems like this works best when students work together in small groups. The students were able to come up with their headline by bouncing ideas off one another through brainstorming. Watch Making Thinking Visible.

Blog Post #8

21st Century Learning and Communicating Tools by: Tracy Armstrong

The learning tool that I will use when I begin my career as second or third grade teacher is Spree Learning. This is website that has multiple educational games that promote learning, exploring, thinking, and questioning while bringing high levels of engagement. On spree learning games.com, you can search for games by subject, age or grade level. The site even contained games that were appropriate for children with autism. One of these games in particular autism emotions game allowed the autistic students to adjust separate parts of the face to represent common emotions. Although, I am not planning to enter the special education phase, I know how important is is to be prepared and ready for whatever may come my way.I also think that one of the challenges of educating students with special needs is to be able to keep them engaged in the learning environment. I will use this tool to to help students acquire and practice skills that are needed to enhance their understanding of science, math, art and history. I will also use this tool as a review of subjects that the students are learning at the time.I chose this tool because I think it will allow me to have all of the students completely and totally engaged 100% of the time. This tool will also allow for the students to have fun while learning.

. 21st Learning and Communicating Tools by: Shakeya Andrews

In my classroom I would like to use tools like Funbrain and Classroom Quizmo. I chose an online resource and a board game to give my students variety of in the classroom. I’m afraid that if I allow my students to use one type of learning tool they will become extremely bored and shut down. I chose Funbrain as one of my learning tools because it has many different subjects that the students can choose to work on. Funbrain is also an online website that includes some of the subjects included in the Alabama Common Core Standard like reading and math. On the Funbrain website there are a list of different math, reading, and fun arcade games for students to explore. There are also word puzzles, comic books, and fill in the blank stories for students to access on Funbrain. The website is not hard to access and the students do not have to create a username nor password to login in they simply go to the website, click on what they want to work on, and get started. I hope to spend at least an hour a week on Funbrain in my classroom or allow students the opportunity to use it during their free time. The activities on Funbrain includes work for children in  grades kindergarten through 8th grade. Hopefully my second graders will find interest in the website and use it as a tool to use throughout elementary and middle school. I found funbrain resourceful because on the webpage there are grade levels listed and activities listed below each grade level so that students can work on a lesson that suits what they know. To me the page is organized well enough for a 2nd grader to be able to use without someone supervising them. I would also like to use Quizmo in my classroom. Quizmo is a board game that deals with math, phonics, spelling, writing, and much more. Find out what Quizmo has to offer for your classroom

21st Century Teaching Tools by Emma Boren

This 21st Century teaching tool that I chose was blabberize. This website makes pictures talk. This way, I, as the teacher, could put up pictures that show what we are learning, and incorporate what they should say to help the students learn. I think this would catch the students attention in a way that I couldn’t. They could get online and browse through the pictures and take in the information. I know when I was growing up, I would have enjoyed something like this. It was so hard for me to pay attention all day in the classroom. I believe that I could make this website fun and informational for my students. Visit Blabberize for more information. Another tool I would use in my classroom would be instructional video games. Such examples are World of Warcraft, Civilization IV, and Diplomacy. These video games are educational, and they would definitely interest the children. In today’s society, all kids do it seems like is play video games. I believe that these games would be a useful tool to put in centers and let the children play in their free time. I can’t think of a  better way to keep a child’s attention. I want my classroom to be fun, but I also want the kids to be learning. I think that these would be ways to make my classroom different and make learning fun! I also think it would be a good way to get the kids adapted to technology.

C4T #2 Post #2

For my C4T assignment, I am still following and blogging with Jabiz.In his most recent blog, Jabiz had just came back from a hiatus. While he was a way, he questioned where and when technology helped him to accomplish connected learning in his classroom. Jabiz stated that he no longer saw technology like he did in the past. He said that he has become hyper-critical, aware and observant about the role of technology in his life.

In my comments to Jabiz, I told him that I was glad to know that he have feelings like the rest of us such as writers block and needing a break.I told him that although I can’t relate to him about the technology stuff since I am brand new to it that I do thank him for the insight he gave about it. I also thanked Jabiz for introducing me to connected learning, an equitable, social and participatory model of learning that combines hands on experience with today's technology. I know that this is something that I will definitely use in my future classroom.

Project #9 Podcast Video

project 13 revised

Project 13 Project Based Learning Plan #1

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers/free-lesson-plans/children-around-the-world.cfm

Lesson Plan #1 created by : Tracy Armstrong, Emma Boren, and Shakeya Andrews.

This lesson plan addresses the privileges and responsibilities of childhood by showing the variation across cultures. This lesson is intended for students in grades 3-5. It will cover a period of five days. The students will need a computer to be able to have access to ICurio.

The link above when clicked will take you to your lesson plan.

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Blog Post #7

Project Based Learning by:The Derrain Group: Tracy Armstrong, Emma Boren and Shakeya Andrews.

PBL Part 1 Summarized by: Tracy Armstrong

Project Based Learning allows students to create a project using all the contents that the state requires. Because the students have to know the state contents, PBL is content driven .PBL has an audience, gains student interest and involves the community in order to show real life scenarios. In PBL part one, Icurio was used to write Congressman Bonner thus covering the reading writing and social studies standards of ACCRS. The students really liked this project and they were very engaged. We also learned that reflection and revision are the most crucial parts of PBL.

PBL Part 2 Summarized by: Tracy Armstrong

In this summary with Anthony, he shared with us that not everything is going to go well so always be prepared to improvise. Anthony gave an example of how one parent did not approve of the assignment and because Anthony respected the parents concern, he allowed the student to create an alternate project. Anthony gave another example of how things can go wrong when he shared with us what happened when the state representative came for a classroom visit and the comic strip website was not responding. Anthony decided to incorporate some art tips that he received from Dr. Vitulli. Needless to say, when all the representative arrived, ALL of the students were engaged and Anthony and his class won their approval. We also learned to never limit our students and create the opportunity for them to go beyond what we are asking. Also, give the students a choice in regards to PBL because it gives them ownership of their work.By using PBL students know what they are doing and why they are doing it.

ICurio Summarized by: Tracy Armstrong

Icurio per Anthony’s definition, is an on-line tool that students can safely use to search websites that have been polled and filtered for educational purposes. Students can search for images, video, audio and texts. Icurio is good for all grade levels. One of the features of icurio is its storage capacity. This feature allows the students to store content that they find valuable. It also gives the students practice at organizing themselves on line via the folders .Icurio also saves automatically. This is good because students may have to leave in a hurry or they will be able to collect all of their material so that they can go back and finish it later if needed. Some more features are the time line and the historical figures feature. The latter is good for history projects or current event assignments. It allows the student to search by criteria. Icurio is learning disabled friendly. It contains a read aloud feature for students that struggle in that area.

Discover Ed Summarized by: Tracy Armstrong

In his Discovery Ed video, Anthony explained to us some of the advantages of Discovery Ed. One advantage is that it is good for visual as well as audio learners. Because the text article is coupled with visual materials, the students retain a lot more. This tool also enhances research material by bringing experts into the classroom via videos. Discovery Ed is a great tool for social studies and science. Anthony said that his students associate Discovery Ed with reading but on a higher level because of all the different kinds of illustrations.

Additional Thoughts About Lessons by: Tracy Armstrong

Anthony says that lessons should be four layers thick. The first layer being how the lesson fits in with your year. The second is dividing the layers into units. The unit projects are done in stair steps so that by the end of the 6-8 week unit, subject should be mastered. The third layer is the week. The week should be devised so that you can get everything done. In other words, set goals for the week. The fourth layer is the daily lesson. This layer is just as important as the weekly, unit and yearly plan. This layer should contain a hook that will keep the students attention while learning. During this part of the lesson, the teacher must measure what the students learn in one day so that he can know what do do on the next day. During the course of the year, all content standards should be covered and the curriculum must be written.

Use Tech Don’t Teach it by: Shakeya Andrews

Anthony says that you should not teach technology. He believes that as a teacher you should not include a list of things that students need to get done using technology. I find this statement to be interesting  because it is rewarding when you learn how to work a product or solve something on your own without any help. In the video, Anthony says that it is best to use Project based learning to help students learn how to use technology. Meaning allow students to use different learning tools such as Imovie and Podcast. Anthony allowed his students to use imovie, which is a tool that we have used multiple times in EDM 310 this semester. Just like our EDM 310 class Anthony did not teach his students how to use Imovie he allowed them to explore imovie and create a project by themselves. Trial and error is always a good learning technique to use because it allows students to be creative and find new techniques to use when learning. In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqqmq_hEPms  it Anthony says that his students have learned to express themselves and be creative while using Imovie. Being creative creates excitement because when students are bored and frustrated from trying to follow instructions step by step they are unable to experiment and see what works for them. Also, Anthony informs us that is important to be aware that students will make mistakes when using technology, but hopefully with trial and error they will get better. Once our students master how to use technology, then they will be able to demonstrate what they have learned and how they learned how to complete the project or work the technology.

The Anthony-Strange list of tips by Emma Boren

The video that I watched summarized Dr. Strange and Anthony’s list of what we should do as teachers (The Anthony-Strange list of tips for teachers part 1). As teachers, what can we do to better our classroom and the learning environment for our students. In this video, Dr. Strange and Anthony listed their top 6 things that we can do. The first is, “be a learner”. It is important for teachers to also be learners. We cannot teach without first learning. I think teachers do, or should,  continuously learn throughout our whole teaching experience. The second thing is, “be flexible”. Anthony gave an example from his classroom, where the internet servers were out so he had his students on the floor painting. Things do not always go as planned in a classroom. Things happen that cause teachers to get behind like lack of cooperation from the students. It is important for teachers to be willing to change their plans to adapt to whatever is happening that day. Sometimes, changing your plan is necessary.  It is important to be flexible and not worry that you aren’t on your set schedule. The next thing is “hard work”. Being a teacher is really hard work. A lot goes into the planning, the teaching, and the hands on of teaching. However, it is also very rewarding when everything goes right and your students get it. As stated in the video “it is hard work, but it is exciting!” Next is reflect; students need a purpose to reflect. This is why presentations can be helpful. Presentations make students go back and look at their work because they know they will be standing up and showing their powerpoint or talking about their topic in front of a bunch of people. I know that is true for me because if I have to get up in front of people to talk, I will  look at the information over and over again until I think it is as good as it can get. Last was to start with a goal. I do agree that this is important. As teachers, we should definitely have a goal of what we want to accomplish in this school year. What do we want our students to learn? What do we want them to accomplish? What do we want them to walk away with this year? Being a teacher takes a lot of thinking and a lot of planning to give the students the best year they can have, but I think it will be completely worth it!

C4K Summary for Month of September

All of my c4k assignments was with boys. I enjoyed every one of them. I must admit that I am partial to boys since I have two of my own. The first little boy had to write a post stating what he believed in and why he believed in it. He wrote about ghosts. He shared some experiences that he, his mom and his aunt had encountered. He stated that although he was afraid, that he enjoyed the experience. I told him that I knew exactly what he was talking about because when I was little, my dad would take us to the graveyard on Halloween so I can relate to being scared and having fun at the same time.

The second little boy that I conversed with had to teach a math lesson to his classmates by using technology. He eloquently demonstrated where to place the decimal in the fives, tens and hundredths place. I thanked him for his simplicity in teaching and encouraged him to be a math teacher.

The third little boy that I had the privilege of blogging with had to write a blog about his favorite thing to do. He said that he liked to play basketball. He went on to explain a game they played in basketball at school. I commented and said that because he described the game so well that I will try it if I ever have to teach P.E. at my school.

The last little boy in my c4k assignment  had to write a blog about his favorite subject. He said that his favorite subject was math. I told him that a lot of people are afraid of math and I encouraged him to think about math as a profession because we need more people that love math to teach it to the ones that need help. He also said that in his free time he likes to play games.

Like I previously said, I enjoyed all of the comments and posts with my c4ks. I would even go on to say that the students enjoyed it as much as I did. I am glad that they were apart of my PLN. This assignment has been the most fun in EDM 310 so far.

1st Progress Report on PLN Project #2

After I learned that PLN is a set of people and tools that I can call on for help, consultation, collaboration and other assistance and not the method of presenting or organizing my PLN, I immediately went to work, setting up symbaloo, skype, and a twitter account. Needless to say, I have not used skype yet because I just have not found the time. However, I have used twitter some. Peter Reynolds, the author of The Dot, is one of my followers. I am sure that I can get some help from him in regards to writing. I almost forgot about my C4C and C4T. I have used my C4C for collaboration and my C4T for consultation. Even my C4K have provided me with some valuable information. I was thinking that my google drive was a method I use for presenting but actually I use it more for consulting and collaborating with students in my EDM 310 group.
I also use YouTube a lot because I am a visual learner, I have to see something at least three times before I retain it and those videos can be reviewed as many times as I need them. Last, but certainly not least is the EDM 310 class blog because without it I certainly don't know what I would do. To give you a clear understanding, before I enrolled in EDM 310, I thought that the only way that I could get internet access was through internet explorer. There is so much that I have learned and been exposed to in such a short period.