Mr. McClung made some wonderful points in his blog about his first year of teaching. I am excited to become a teacher and want my students to learn from the way I teach. He made the point that many teachers are so caught up in making the lesson plan they forget to think if the students are going to be able to understand the material being taught. His point of always focus on your students really touched me personally.
As a teacher, yes you are there to teach, but you need to make sure that your students are learning the material. He made the point that we should make high expectations for our students, but like he said some will live up to the expectations and some will not. His blog was wonderful and very inspirational.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wikipedia!
Wikipedia. Can I trust it? Why do Professors do not use it? Anytime you start a search the first thing to pop up on the web page is Wikipedia. Wikipedia is open to the public and can be changed by just about anyone who chooses to do so. People have stretched the truth slightly, but as we know technology is only getting better and easier. Everything you do just about it on the Internet can be traced back to you at some point in time. By reading this assignment i learned that there is a way that every change can be seen. I never realized how much wiki was used by people for serious matters.
In my opinion Wiki should be used as a started site to being your research on a certain topic. Through wiki giving you a list of websites, it makes it a life saver. Just remember never to use it as a source, but as a starter source.
In my opinion Wiki should be used as a started site to being your research on a certain topic. Through wiki giving you a list of websites, it makes it a life saver. Just remember never to use it as a source, but as a starter source.
Pausch's Last Lecture!
Personally I applaud him from being open with his cancer as he started the lecture. The fact that he could stand there and tell everyone that he only had 2-5 months of good health, really made me think highly of him, especially when he added he wanted no sympathy. Just by those few words you automatically knew this was going to be good.
He spoke of his dreams of wanting to play in the NFL, and be a Disney Imagineer was two things that stuck out to me. He states how much he wanted to achieve his goal of playing in the NFL but never achieved it. He said that he gained more by not achieving it, than he would have by playing. He stated a quote from a coach basically saying that if you do something that goes unnoticed, no one was paying attention to begin with.
Pausch wanted to help others achieve their dreams since he had achieved his own. He was telling about his classroom when he was a professor, and receiving papers and not knowing what to do. His mentor told him to go back and tell them what a good job they had done, but he knew they could do better. Through his advice the students only kept excelling.
He ended his lecture saying that if you live your life the right way, good things will happen. He said the lecture was dedicated to his three children. I hope I can take what he says and build my teaching career upon his suggestions. A man of his degree is a legend in my book and I would have been honored to meet him before he passed away.
He spoke of his dreams of wanting to play in the NFL, and be a Disney Imagineer was two things that stuck out to me. He states how much he wanted to achieve his goal of playing in the NFL but never achieved it. He said that he gained more by not achieving it, than he would have by playing. He stated a quote from a coach basically saying that if you do something that goes unnoticed, no one was paying attention to begin with.
Pausch wanted to help others achieve their dreams since he had achieved his own. He was telling about his classroom when he was a professor, and receiving papers and not knowing what to do. His mentor told him to go back and tell them what a good job they had done, but he knew they could do better. Through his advice the students only kept excelling.
He ended his lecture saying that if you live your life the right way, good things will happen. He said the lecture was dedicated to his three children. I hope I can take what he says and build my teaching career upon his suggestions. A man of his degree is a legend in my book and I would have been honored to meet him before he passed away.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Fischbowl!
Karl Fisch's '07 blog is very inspirational and true! In my opinion it is NOT okay to be a teacher who is "lagging" behind in world of technology! At the pace that we are developing and with the pace that our children are excelling, how can we afford to not be technologically advanced as teachers. I feel that this blog has made me look more into the fact that I need to, as a future teacher, become as technologically advanced as possible. If not, I will have nothing to be able to offer my students. Something else that is pointed out by a commenter to his blog, is that now days, our children are pretty much attending school from the time that are able to get up and get moving. If our teachers are not staying current on the offerings of our society, how are we going to be able to 1) keep up with our children, and 2) make them evolve into everything that they have the abilities too.
By staying blind to the advancing world of technology, we are stripping our children, which are the future of our world, of any and all rights that we owe them. By us building on our technological strengths, and tending to our technological weaknesses, we will be able to better prepare our students to face the world when their time comes. This blog has made me want to strive to not be one of the faculty members he refers to in the blog from '06 he has just now decided to post (due to the timing issue in his eyes,). I don't want to be one of the faculty who has to ask questions that will literally depress the tech department due to my lack of knowledge. I want to be the one who is able to keep my students advancing at a non-stop rate as a result of my technological capabilities!
By staying blind to the advancing world of technology, we are stripping our children, which are the future of our world, of any and all rights that we owe them. By us building on our technological strengths, and tending to our technological weaknesses, we will be able to better prepare our students to face the world when their time comes. This blog has made me want to strive to not be one of the faculty members he refers to in the blog from '06 he has just now decided to post (due to the timing issue in his eyes,). I don't want to be one of the faculty who has to ask questions that will literally depress the tech department due to my lack of knowledge. I want to be the one who is able to keep my students advancing at a non-stop rate as a result of my technological capabilities!
Kelly Hines!!
Teachers should never stop learning. There are so many small school systems that need to be taught about technology. With many teachers i have been doing service work, the teachers had a background of the students. This allows you to know what your working with.
With teachers knowing about computer based technology, they can teach so much. Every time a child gets on the computer they have so many chances to learn new things. Teachers need to know about all the new technologies, so they can better the lives of their students.
With teachers knowing about computer based technology, they can teach so much. Every time a child gets on the computer they have so many chances to learn new things. Teachers need to know about all the new technologies, so they can better the lives of their students.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
A Vision Of Students Today?
This really hit home with me. As teenagers we don't think about how much time we spend on social networks. I don't spend half as much time on homework and classroom projects as i should because i stay on the networks. It is amazing how long we can sit on the computer and do nothing.
If I could add to the video I would show just what time i do stay on the computer on networks such as face book. I text a lot everyday and talk on the phone the most of my time. I would add in my work to take up the most of my time. But all in all this video was true for the most part in my life.
If I could add to the video I would show just what time i do stay on the computer on networks such as face book. I text a lot everyday and talk on the phone the most of my time. I would add in my work to take up the most of my time. But all in all this video was true for the most part in my life.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Learning to make a podcast!
I viewed Langwitches Blog. This blog I learned a few ways to make a podcast. I learned that you don't have to spend all day making a podcast. You have to choose a topic appropriate for the age level that will be viewing.
You want to make sure that you keep it fun. In a podcast that I listened to witch sounds were used. Those sounds really grabbed by attention. You have to make sure that you sound excited and that you enjoy what you are talking about. After watching this I'm excited to begin my own podcast.
You want to make sure that you keep it fun. In a podcast that I listened to witch sounds were used. Those sounds really grabbed by attention. You have to make sure that you sound excited and that you enjoy what you are talking about. After watching this I'm excited to begin my own podcast.
PODCAST IMPROVMENTS
Having never done a podcast this is all new to me. I guess i would start by choosing a topic that was interesting to everyone. I would also want to choose a good location, where there are no interruptions. I would make sure that whatever topic i chose would be appropriate for the audience that would be viewing.
I would make it short as possible but still hitting all the important points that needed to be made. I would use music or different sounds through out to keep attention. I would try to choose something that was entertaining to everyone, in order to make it enjoyable.
I would make it short as possible but still hitting all the important points that needed to be made. I would use music or different sounds through out to keep attention. I would try to choose something that was entertaining to everyone, in order to make it enjoyable.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Matthew Needleman
What Matthew has done using video is wonderful. We know technology is changing, but when you create something that captures a young child's attention, in my opinion that is accomplishing something. To see second grades getting the opportunity to learn this way is amazing. I hope that we all can take what we have seen and use it to help better our students education.
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