ILP #2

Design

For my last ILP I did design.  I made a prezi because I had never done one before.  I made an account, watched some tutorials, choose a CPALS standard, and made my first Prezi ever.  I really liked the ease of doing a prezi.  It was not very difficult at all.  I always avoided making prezies because I had never done one before and therefore did not want to try it.  Now I know how to use this tool and realize it is not difficult.  I really liked the zoom function while using prezi while presenting.  It is very helpful for looking at pictures.  I thought it was cute how I used the "Balance" prezi when teaching about the branches of the government because they work as checks and balances for eachother.
CPALMS Standard Used.

Number: SS.7.C.1

Title: Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system.

Type: Standard

Subject: Social Studies

Grade: 7

Strand: Civics and Government

If you want to check out my prezi click the link below!

http://prezi.com/schoq2bsiidw/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Ice Cream Survey

Ice Cream Survey!

https://fsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4UQ1Ghq6ygccntP

Blog Post # 10

The Be All End All of Blog Posts

I feel like no matter what I am teaching, using data collection tools will be an important tool as a teacher.  Depending on how old the grade I’m teaching, will influence the level of data collection tools I will use with the students.  I’m an elementary Education major, so if I’m in a classroom with particularly young students, data collection will be done by mostly me, but if I’m teaching slightly older kids, I can use Edmodo and survey monkey in class to collect data/ ask students questions in class. 

 I really liked to blogs about website design.  I loved learning about my fellow classmate’s websites.  Seeing all of their cool ideas and ways I could improve my own website was very inspiring.  I also really liked looking at everyone’s games they created.  I feel like those are the two things I am most looking forward to making for my class, so seeing all the ideas was super helpful.   

The next technology I would like to really understand how to use is excel.  I know we have already started to learn the basics, but I am very unconfident in my skills and need to improve my skills.  I know I will use it a lot in my future classroom.  Excel has so many awesome tools that will be super helpful, but I need to really learn how to use it more efficiently.  I also really want to learn about using 3D printers. 

Well, I can learn more about Excel by looking it up on YouTube and finding videos to help me.  I can also practice more of what I learned in class.  I can go back to the sandbox to learn more about 3D printers.  

Blog Post #9

“The Flipped Classroom” 
Instead of having students sit in the traditional classroom, listening to a teacher and watching as they present the lesson in a face-to-face interaction, a flipped classroom allows students to get the same information through a blended delivery system (Lever- Duffy 237).  Teachers can give students prerecorded power point videos with voice recordings to explain specific topics that may be difficult in detail again.  Students could also watch a preview lecture to introduce the topics they will work on in class before hand.  This can all lead to a more efficient classroom.  

Web Based Resources
The web based recourse I decided to use was was pinterest.  I use pinterest all the time!  I have used it multiple times for this class.  Its an easy way for teachers to share lesson plans and effective cute projects to do with students.  It doesn't matter if you search "math money games" or 2nd grade cpalms, pinterest gives teachers an endless supply of ideas to use in the classroom.  

PowerPoint Interaction Project
I learned that it is OK to go online for help in this project.  I always avoid using templates, but to work efficiently , having a template for games like this can be very helpful.  I was a little stressed out when I first started the project because I was thinking I had to figure out how to do all of this on my own, however I realized that I could use the resources on line to create the game and make it way better than I would have been able to do on my own.  I am definitely going to use game templates and make them into personalized games for my class in the future.  There are so many cool ones to choose from.  There are so many options to choose from on line while I was looking for templates.  The possibilities are endless.  Next time I will try to improve my game with more graphics and sound effects.  I think sound effects will make it more fun!

Blog # 8

Gamification sounds like it holds the most promise to me.  Adding “game elements to instructional content to increase motivation and interactivity, encourage creativity, and deepen understanding of content” (Lever-Duffy 288), sounds like a very powerful idea in the classroom.  An example that the book gives is ATOMS, which will immerse students in hands on education (Lever-Duffy 288).  ATOMS turn science electronic and get children in a new and fun environment outside of the textbook.  It could be used by students to learn material, create projects, and even be tested. 

The digital divide is a term to describe the gap between those who do and do not have access to technology.  I am definitely on the side of having internet access at home and in school.  I was a lot more like student A than Student B in the podcast.  I definitely think I had a lot of access to different technology in school and at my home, however not as much as other people.  I had/have my own laptop and smart phone but I did not grow up with toys like iPads at home.  I had a friend who did not have technology at home and saw how tough that made school for them.  It was hard for them to do homework when everything in my high school really required access to a computer.  Even with those offered at school and libraries, it makes life a lot harder for those students.  I hope that I will be able to address this issue with in my classroom as a teacher.   I plan of email out announcements and corresponding through mostly web based resources, however it is important I keep in mind that some students may not have access to these at home.  If necessary I could offer paper copies to those students.  I am starting in the elementary education program in the fall, and therefore will be teaching young students who will not necessarily need web access to complete assignments for class a home until they are older. 

I did a power point on a cpalms for second grade math.  I basically made a power point about the different types of coins and how to add them.  I had a lot of difficulty publishing my power point as a movie.  I’m still having issues opening it up as a movie.  I recorded it but it’s very confusing.  I am sure I will use this in a class in the future.  It is always important to improve my skills in something as simple as power point which is obviously not that simple if I can’t publish my power point movie correctly.  
I had a lot of fun doing this project once I realized how to do it.  I really wish my teachers would have done things like this for me when I was in school.  It is so incredibly helpful.  Being able to post things like this for students to review with and learn at home if they are absent or just not grasping the concept is so awesome,  

ILP #1

(1) a short description of your learning experience in the platform
First I used a Lynda.com tutorial to learn about using edmodo.  I used multiple videos online to help me discover all the tools on edmodo.

This course provided a lot of information about how to set up an edmodo and how to use it as a parent, teacher, or student.  I definitely want to use this with my students in the future.   

I had never set up an edmodo before entering this class and was a little confused when I first signed up several weeks ago.  Through using this lynda course, I was able to understand how to use it as a teacher.  

(2) activity log or notes you take

I created a quiz, poll, and asked my students to respond in the comments to different posts.  I loved all of these features!

 (3) products/evidence, such as interesting screenshots

I used CPALM Standard:
SS.2.A.2.4

Explore waSS.2.A.2.4

Explore ways the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over ys the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time.

Look at my edmodo classroom.  The group code is:

mevsam

My edmodo

#7

Bloom's Taxonomy Power Point Presentation

Power points can be very helpful when sharing information with people.  When you are sharing information with an audience, having a visual aid like a power point can be a powerful tool to get your point across to people.  Bloom’s Taxonomy is a six level framework for categorizing educational goals.  They include create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember.  Imagine you are creating a power point to help your second grade science class on the solar system.  For “remember” you put the key terms (planet names) bolded on each slide to help students remember them.  For “understand” you have a picture of planets in order showing the relative distances between them.  For “create” you can show a saying that helps students to memorize the order of the planets and have students create their own.  For “analyze” you can look into/show what it means to be a planet.  For “evaluate” you can compare what the necessary requirements of being a planet are and why and how Pluto is not one anymore.  For “apply” you have students create separate power points in groups to present to the class about each planet.  

Adaptive Technologies

Adaptive technologies are often used to help students with learning disabilities.  The American’s with Disabilities Act is a law that makes it illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities and a requirement to provide students with tools to assist them if they have a disability.  That is where Adaptive Technologies come into play.  Students with physical disabilities might need different ways of imputing and outputting while using computers.  Text to speech and speech to text software, magnified screens and brail key boards are examples ways to help these students.  When I was little I used recorded books as a tool to help me in overcoming my dyslexia.  It was very helpful in the process of me becoming a genius.  It might be hard to make young children understand why one student gets special treatment and not others.  Therefore, seeing as many of these can be beneficial for all the students.  

Website

I really enjoyed making my Weebly.  I feel like knowing how to make a good website will be helpful in my future career as a teacher.  I liked being able to pick out templates, create my own styled pages, and make an easily navigated website.  I feel really proud of my website.  I would not change a thing.  

Slide Share

Slide Share Fun

In class today I was looking through slide shares and came across this really adorable and helpful presentation on how to get over the fear of presentation.  I love Christmas books so this is perfect for me.  It is modeled after The Nightmare Before Christmas,.  

Presentation Nightmares And How To Beat Them from BrightCarbon

Blog Post #6

Most schools require teachers to maintain a set of class pages on the school website.  I looked up different teacher’s website from my old high school.  Most class pages were pretty basic, but had pictures relating to their specific subject areas.  The information was easy to find, the website was easy to navigate, and everything was labeled.  I did not have to use any login information but was able to click into power points, videos, contact information, find out room numbers, and view class rosters in some cases.  This specific picture is of a social studies teacher at Winter Park High School.  He teaches Standard World History, Honors World History, and AP European History.  All these classes are intended for sophomores. 


 

I know that when I become a teacher, I will be super busy and need software to make my life easier.  A productivity software can “assist educators in tracking student information, computing grades, and preparing plans and IEP’s” (147).   This sounds overwhelming now, but with helpful software, I will be able to do all of this work in a quicker and easier manor. These productivity tools will help me finish everyday tasks a little better(podcast).  An example of one I would use for this is the Microsoft office suite tool.

 My group for my most recent project worked together via skype and google docs before we uploaded our project onto our wiki.  I enjoyed learning about how to judge a site and whether it is worth using in the classroom.  I had fun working with my group on this project and getting to collaborate.  I will definitely use  the way we collaborated on our project without having to meet up face to face in the future.  We looked at different websites to find resources to use for teaching students about Standard SC.4.P.12, Motion of Objects.  This is the form we used to evaluate our sites.  

Blog Post #5

Web 2.0

Web 2.o technologies are a non-optional support system for teachers to use to further learning in the classroom.  YouTube is an awesome wed 2.0 tool I would use in my class.  You can share and find important information through the use of YouTube videos.  It is important to cater to all learning styles, so as a teacher giving some information through videos for students who are visual and audio learners is key.  

Blogs are a 2.0 tool that I used to not like for classroom use, but since taking this class see the usefulness.  They give students a chance to share their opinions and information they find interesting in a fun and unique environment.  Students can also get information for the class through looking at a teacher’s blog.  You can effectively use these tools without any specific tools.  Basic internet enabled devices like computers, smart phones, tablets, etc. will be perfectly capable of accessing YouTube and blogs.    

Network equipment necessary includes a WiFi network and server.  Blogging can be done on a simple computer, but making YouTube videos might require the periphery equipment of microphones.   Both require a smart board or projector (would be sufficient) for sharing student’s projects/work with their fellow classmates (Lever-Duffy 124).  If the device does not have enough storage they may also require a hard disk to save date(Lever- Duffy 98). 

For Web 2.0 tools, I do not like using public social media in the classroom like Twitter.  Student safety is my number one concern and I feel like those sights will expose students to too much.  A safer alternative like Edmodo could suffice.  

Web 2.0 Technology Review

I am reviewing a Web 2.0 technology called Scribd.  When deciding what technology to review I was really drawn to Scribd.  Emphasizing the importance of reading and individualizing help for students reading has always been important to me.   Scribd is a digital library that is cheaper than having to buy paper books.  Scribd makes students access to assigned reading and fun reading easy.  Students can also use scribd for research.  

Students can make a library of books they are reading or have enjoyed reading.  They can even use and app on a phone so that reading can be done on the go.  Scribd gives students access to audiobooks, e-books, comics, and PDFs.  I have grown up really attached to listening to audio books because as a dyslexic, listening to a book while reading along is supposed to be very helpful in overcoming the problem.  By providing audiobooks, Scribd allows students with learning disabilities and auditory learners to have access to help and solid learning material.  

Tentative Concept Map

At first I did not like this concept mapping tool.  It was moving really slowly and shutting down a lot.   I still had technical issues with it, but found creating a concept map very fun.  I created the top half of my concept map and think it looks really pretty.  My partner and I are still tweaking some things, but I find the color coating and labeling very useful.  I also liked that I was able to find pictured of the leader of the Allies and the Central Powers on the mapping tool.  I actually feel like I would make these and use them as a teacher to share information with my students and make study guides.  There are so many ways you could use these maps in a classroom.  It’s cool that something I so adamantly did not like at first has turned into a tool that I would really use.  Hopefully next time it won’t work slowly.  It would also be cool if more than one person could work on a map at once.  Every time my partner was on there it would not let me work.  I really appreciate how pretty and color coated the map part I created is.  It just looks so pleasing.    

Blog Post #4

I went to CPalms and started clicking on the different standards and decided to use standard number MAFS.K.MD.1.  This standard is wants students to be able to compare measurable attributes.  This is a standard for kindergartners so when figuring out the activity, I had to keep in mind it was meant to be at a very rudimentary and basic level.  I google searched “MAFS.K.MD.1. computer games” and found a PBS game featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog and friends called Measuring Up.  Students have to identify the item that fits the description they are given.  For instance, at one point Clifford shows three different crayons and the student has to identify which one is the thinnest.  This online game can be classified as an educational game software.  Measuring Up “Presents and reviews instructional content in a game format” (Teaching and Learning with Technology page 188).

   http://pbskids.org/clifford/games/measuring_up.html

When I was in school, if I wanted to use a source for a project or just go on I would pay attention to: the quality of the sight, if my computer started moving slowly, reliability of the author, and the quality of the work presented to me.  I did not realize it when I was in school but I was basically using ABCDT: Author, Bias, Content, Design, and Technical Elements.  This is basically something most people do without realizing it but is helpful for picking out good technology sources.  It is important to keep internet safety in mind now that I will be teaching students soon.  When picking and using websites with my students I vet them to the point where I know the Sight Stability (if they are likely to move content and links or stay stable and user friendly), Out links( Follow links to make sure it doesn’t lead to something inappropriate for students) Advertising (can bring undesirable content and take students to other pages). 

When we started learning about all the different standards we have to reach in the classroom while teaching, it was very daunting and nerve racking.  I was like, “Wow!  How am I supposed to be able to do all of these standards?  It does not seem feasible.”  This web hunting assignment really helped me to realize that it is not impossible to find sources to complete these standards and keep a fun and functional learning environment.    

Mini Web Hunt

You want your students to play game for CPalms standard LAFS.1.L.1.  Find an Educational Software Game for your students to play. 

Your students are learning about a balanced diet.  Find a website where you can make meal plans based on age/height/weight. 

Your students are learning about Biology.  Find a website where you can virtually dissect a frog.  

Blog #3

ELA Technology Standards

I am terrible at technology, but as it turns out, I learned the ELA technology standard “RI.7 “Multimedia:” Informational Text” in my ENC 2135 class.  A main part of my ENC 2135 class is focused on genres and how you use certain mediums to convey information.  At the end of our class we had to create a project that included different mediums and how they were the best choice for our project.  I feel confident in my ability to compare information shown in different mediums.  It will be fun to read poems and then listen to an audio recording or watch a movie version of a book we have read for class.  

I wish I had more preparation on SL.5 “Use Digital Media”.  When I was in high school, my go to project was writing parody songs and they would have been much better if I had the knowledge to put them to videos.  My Spanish teacher used to always make these flashy videos and I would love to have the knowledge to be able to create for my future students. 

 Future Classroom

There were so many cool software applications in chapter 9 of Teaching and Learning with Technology.  I want to use the Library of Congress Recorded Sounds Collection.  Having digital recordings of books and historical document recordings to help my classroom learn.  I really like audio recordings for educational purposes.

In regards to digital citizenship concepts, I would like to go over how students can protect themselves, personal information, and others.  It is important to make sure my students are safe while using the web.  I am hoping to be an elementary school teacher (second grade) so internet safety is something very important to instill at an early age. 

Newsletter Design Assignment

 I waited too long before I started my Newsletter Design assignment.  I enjoyed making it and creating articles and announcements for the students to bring home to their parents.  My favorite part was creating a fake field trip for my students to go on and get permission from their parents for.  Next time I would plan more indepthly before creating my Newsletter.  I had so many awesome ideas that I wanted to include but did not have room for.  I will have to write a lot of Newsletters in my future as a teacher so this is an important lesson for me to learn.


     

Post #2

Post #2

Microsoft Word

As a student in school I used Microsoft Word documents on the daily.  Whether I was writing papers or taking notes in class, Microsoft Word was the way to go.  Microsoft Word Documents guaranteed a safe and easy way to save my work.  My teachers used Microsoft Word documents to share assignments online, present important information, and create test and work for us students.  Microsoft word was present daily in my life and my teachers’ lives. 

Copy Right Laws 

It is important, not only as a teacher or student but as a person to understand copyright rules and respect intellectual property.  Throughout my experience in school, teachers usually tried to follow copyright rules and teach us how to, and the importance of following copy right and fair use of materials.  As a teacher I shall strive to follow copyright rules and still use as many materials in my classroom and teach my pupils to do the same.  This may limit some of the possibilities, but it is important to practice what I preach.   Laws are in place that provide copyright protection to creative works in order to foster the creation of culture(CSMI). There are many ways to still include fun materials for my classroom without breaking any laws to do so. 

Reflection on Skills Acquired

 There are so many online tools available to use in the classroom.  Not just the basics of Facebook and twitter, but a whole array of social media designed for schools.   We are learning about how to use twitter and its uses in a classroom.  I have never used twitter before this, but I remember doing activities in class that revolved around the outdated medium of Facebook.  I feel like as a teacher we try to keep up with the times but twitter might end up turning out like all the actives we did in class involving Facebook that the teacher thought was cool, outdated.  Its important to keep up with the times; even though things like twitter are popular now, making an activity revolving around it or using it in class might be futile by the time I become a teacher.  If I try to keep up with tecnology, then hopefully I will be able to keep a class involved and interested in activities revolving around technology and social media.  

Blog Post #1

Technology is very prominent in our society today.  It is important to instill a certain level of technology literacy in students to be a competent member of society and today’s workforce.  The Association for Educational Communications and Technology says, “Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources.”  This broad viewpoint gives teachers a general understanding of how they should use technology in the classroom.  These regulations are to make sure that teachers are up to date with the available technology.  Though it is difficult to teach/make current teachers use technology it is important to make the new generation aware and competent.  Technology is a useful tool in the classroom.  Whether for the purpose of organization, communication, and planning or for activities in the classroom, technology is a useful tool.   

 

          The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), is a federally funded initiative that creates standards for people who work in the educational field and students.  The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), is a project by ISTE that is sponsored by the U.S. department of education.  The NETS-T are standards for evaluating the knowledge and skills that teachers should have. 

          I was interested in standards so I looked ISTE up on the internet (using those skills) and found them really interesting.  The standard to “Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility,” seemed very important to me.  With all of this technology in the hands of children, it important to not only teach them to use it, but to teach them what are appropriate and acceptable uses of technology.  I feel like I will need to work on fine tuning my skills before I am able to “Design and develop digital age learning and assessments,” for my students. 

 

          A “digital native” is someone who is from/has grown up in a world filled with technology.  Because “Digital natives” have grown up in with technology they have an exceptional advantage to those who grew up pre-digital age, “Digital immigrants.”  Students, including myself are known as digital natives while teachers are digital immigrants, I definitely agree with this idea.  My school was equipped with smart boards in every classroom and labs of the newest equipment.  Teachers had the ability to use ipads and itouches in the classroom for different activities but never did.  They used smart boards as a screen and nothing else.  Instead teachers made obtuse activities for technology that were out of date.  I feel like the lack of technology used in the classroom did not affect my ability to use technology because I learned it on my own.  I am a digital native, but not for long; in a world of ever changing technology I fear becoming a digital immigrant.  I feel like if I am able to keep on top of future technology, I would like it to be more prominent in my classroom.  

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Post #0

My Experience with Technology
I do not have a lot of experience using technology.  Working on projects that require the use of technology always leads to a lot of stress and difficulty for me.  Other than the bare basics of Power point, Word, and excel I am absolutely  useless when it comes to using technology.  I rely a lot on my friends to help me when it comes to using technology.  Up until high school I was home schooled, so I never really learned how to use technology to make presentations and in the classroom until I was in my teens.

What I Hope to Learn Through This Class
I am really excited to learn about technology and how to use it correctly in the classroom.  Not only will this class help me on my way to becoming an amazing teacher able to balance technology and learning in the classroom, but it will also help me in my day to day life taking classes.  There are so many things I just have no idea how to do on the computer and I cannot wait.  Hopefully after taking this class I won't be so confused when I hear professors or friends talking about things to do for projects on the computer.

My Personal Learning Style
According to the learning style test I took, I am a global and visual learner.  I learn best through visuals and as a whole.  I supposed to grasp larger concepts randomly and without seeing how they relate until I magically get it.  I do not necessarily think that is true.  I personally believe I learn best through visual and verbal  learning.