Week 6 Post

PLN-Personal Learning Network
This first half of my personal learning network I have began to follow many of my fellow student's blogs. Also I have been following some teacher's blog like Dan Carver's blog. I have expanded my knowledge of goole and google dos. I have learned how to make a presentation on Google docs. Also I have used audacity.com to record mine and other voices. This helped me to record a teacher interview with a teacher in Birmingham while sitting in my home on the eastern shore. I can't wait to see what we learn in the next half in the class.

Comments 4 Kids
This week I read a child's blog about pancakes. The student's name was Andee and he explained how to make pancakes. he went through the steps of using flour and milk to make homemade pancakes. He did a clever animated video based on a pancake recipe. It makes me want to learn more computer skills because he did more than I could have.


Dr. Alice Christie's Website
I decided to visit Dr. Christie's Google Earth tour. This provided video and voice over by Dr. Christie. She showed how to navigate to different parts of the world and even gave a quiz to find out how many places the viewer could name.
I really enjoyed this site and hope to keep visiting her site. I found out she has a workshop in Montgomery once a year. Because I know more technology is in my future and it will only expand on what i'm learning now I need to be constantly open minded to all this overwhelming innovations we are learning now.


iTunes U
I couldn't get the site Dr. Strange linked in the blog assignment;however, I did tour the iTunes U site through iTunes and found iTunes U very useful when it comes to teaching with this tool. When I finally finish my degree and become a teacher, I could use the iTunes U by recording lectures and assignments if they miss class.
I, as a student, can use the site to hear different lectures from different universities about any subject. I really enjoyed see all what I can do with iTunes U now and in the future. I did put iTunes U on "my delicious" bookmark so I can get to it faster.


Duke U on iTunes U
There was not really anything different than there was on the iTunes U site,however, they had their fight song and other school spirit casts on there. They had a link to get to there sports page and podcasts called "The Devils Den". The good thing about it was students can listen to their professors lecture and they really don't have an excuse about missing a lecture because they can access it through the web now.

Presentation

Week 5 Post

N.P.R. on Wikipedia

When I read the post about Wikipedia, I thought it was a step in the right direction to maybe one day students can use Wikipedia as a viable source. I have found that Wikipedia is a source of finding links to other sources of a subject I have needed to research. Most professors will loath at the idea of students using Wikipedia.com as a source. I hope that the site will improve to where schools will recognize the site as a viable source.

What I've Learned This Year

In this blog Mr. McClung talks about being a first year teacher and how to adapt to your surroundings and to not beat yourself up over a lesson. The whole point of it was to become a great teacher...BUT HOW? He talks about communication, getting back to the basics, to always remember who your audience is (students not teachers), to be responsible, and to never stop learning. This was a great assignment I learned so much. I hope to be like him my first year and beyond.

Comments 4 Kids

This week I read a post by Youngjin form Avoca West School. He wrote about a book he just read( I'm sure we all have) The Westing Game. He was so excited about the book. His favorite character was Turtle. The interesting thing about that was Turtle was my favorite when I read it in elementary school. I love doing these small comments for these student I know they really enjoy it.

Week 4 Post

Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom

This week I chose the second choice in the list of things to learn more about podcasting. I have to confess, I do not know much about podcasting. Seeing the teacher from Richmond,Virginia teach his elementary students was quit interesting. Podcasting does make teaching and learning more exciting. They way he used other teachers to read the story to the students would even make me enjoy it more.

I have mixed feelings on the subject of putting make up work or study guides on a podcast. I feel it is a great idea and I will probably use that idea. However the problem I see with it is some students might not have a computer or if they have one it might not be hooked up to the internet. I would just make it a option probably like he is doing. Using podcasting as a tool is a great idea!

Comments 4 Kids

This week I commented on Room 227's blog. This class celebrated Australia Day because one of their students and their principal are both from Australia. They explained how to make a bread called Damper. I agreed with the students when they said a honey syrup would make it better. They listened to Australian songs and played a didgeridoo. They really had a great time learning about a different culture. I think it is so important for students to learn about other cultures because they will be interacting with different cultures for the rest of their lives.

Sorry folks for the delay! Having trouble posting for some reason. :(