Blog Post #10

Do You Teach or Do You Educate
My first dream was to work with animals.  I wanted to be a veterinarian or a Marine Biologist.  I couldn't become a Veterinarian because I couldn't handle putting a animal to sleep or an animal dying on me.  I couldn't become a Marine Biologist because you have to dissect animals.  Then I thought about a Elementary School Teacher.  A teacher can help a student learn about the environment and different types of animal.  Some may ask why not become a Biology Teacher.  That's not what I wanted to do, because I like working with little kids.I hope by educating kids, at a young age, may help them to grow up respecting our environment and the animals to.
 I also don't just want to tell the students to do something and they just do it.  I want them to understand why they are doing it or question the reason they are doing it.  I want them to come up with there ideas.  That is the best way to learn something.  Kids always have great ideas on how to learn something or why something is.  I love listening to these ideas, because they are interesting.  Always remember never to underestimate a kid, because they sometimes know more than you do.

Don't Let Them Take Pencils Home

 He present his argument pretty good.  He makes great points.  Students in low income areas do use their pencils to play with.  Students will doodle and play games like tic tac toe or hang man. We do need to sit down with the parents and students to teach them how to use a pencil properly.  If a students is sitting there and doodling on their piece besides doing their homework and studying, they are not learning anything or getting anything done.  Another point made is that most of the parents work in factory jobs where they don't use pencils, and that is true.

C4T Summarized 


The teacher I was assigned to was Mr. Mike Prater.  On his blog Post What students want us to know, he discusses what students want from their teacher.  Here is the link to his blog: http://growththroughlearning.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/what-students-want-us-to-know/#comments.  I commented on his blog saying that teachers do need to listen to their students.  On his blog post Grouping Students for effective learning, is basically about how to group students for better learning, and how not to.  I commented on his blog saying that teachers need to evaluate a student a paritacular area of a subject, besides just as a whole. Here is the link to this blog post:http://growththroughlearning.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/grouping-students-for-effective-learning/#comment-84.

Blog Post #9

 Mr. Clung Year 2008-2009


Mr. Clung talks about his first year teaching and how he learned.  This advice he gives is very useful , especially for me.  We all need to learn to communicate and listen to our future students, because this way we know what they are having trouble with, we know what we are doing right or wrong, and as he states to help build a better relationship with your students.  We do need to be reasonable and not set our goals to high.  Also as educators we need to continue to learn.  We except our students to learn new things, so why shouldn't we.  I loved the advice he gave, and I will definitely use it in the future.

Mr Clung Year 2010-2011


In this blog post he talks about his third year of teaching and the many new experiences. He states that this is his first experience as head coach, first experience coaching cross country, and first experience as a computer applications teacher.  He gives more advice in this blog.  We do need to know who our boss and that is the students. We should not be so consumed in trying to please everybody else that we forget about the students. I liked how he shows us what to expect in a PD meeting.  People do not get very excited about new things, instead they will mutter "that will never work".  We need to be more optimistic that idea that you think will not will, will mostly likely work.  Remember that saying "don't knock it 'til you try it.   You also don't have to blend in with everybody else.  Like he states, don't be afraid to be an outsider.  I love his blog and his blogs are very great resources to look back on and learn from.

Project #13 Smart Board

Blog Post #8

The Chipper Series and EDM310 For Dummies


The video Chipper Series is basically a video on how hard we try to get out of work.  This is a great video and sort of funny, and it was also informative. The video EDM310 For Dummies grabbed your attention at the beginning.  It was a great video and was well thought out.  I would like to do a video on how to become a better teacher.  I would use some of the stuff I learned in EDM310 and EDU301.  I would also use some of the ideas I read on other teachers blogs.

Learn to Change, Change to Learn

This video is an eye opener on how schools are behind on technology.  I Liked how different people in this this gave their individual view on technology in the school and how it can be beneficial.  Their points and their ideas are great.  I think schools should become more community based so parents can keep up with what their kids are doing in school and how well they are doing in school. Also, schools always depend on the community for donations and schools could get better donations if they set up a website on what their schools are doing and upcoming plays a certain class may be putting on. This way the community can stay involved.

This is how we Dream Part 1 and 2
Part 1 of this video shows how we use the computer for research, writing, reading, and collaborative work.  It is true we rarely use the library anymore for this things.  We usually just go to the library to use the computers they have or for their Wifi.  Future educators need to become aware of this so they can give their students good websites to use for research, how to type properly, what websites to use for reading, and show them how to use Google Docs for their collaborative work.  I personally still like to read the old fashion way.  I have never used devices to read with, unless I use a website for research purposes.

Part 2 of this video had a statement I would like to elaborate on and it is: "We as Educators must be in the business of sharing ideas freely."  This is very true.  We use social networking to post what we are doing, what quote we liked, what we are thinking about, what idea just popped into our mind, and what we did that day.  Educators look up ideas on and activity to do in class.  Some educators post what activity they decided to do with their students that day and how well it worked out or even how it didn't work out.  People don't realize how much we post ideas.  Teachers are going to have to become aware of this and use it to their advantage and to help another teacher out.  Remember we learn something new everyday and come up with so many great ideas, why not share them.

Carly Pugh Blog Post #12


First things first, this is a great idea.  This should be a require assignment for EDM310, so we can keep up with videos that helped with our projects and video that discuss the future of the professions that we hope to join.  She comes really close to what Dr. Miller's hopes.  She shares her idea online and freely, and she is using Youtube for research. This was a very well thought out and written blog.

Project #11

Project #12 Book Trailer

Blog Post #7

C4T Summarize

I had the opportunity to read Ms. Nancy blog.  In her blog "Am I so Busy Teaching I Forget to Listen", she talks how we tend to be afraid to ask questions.  I commented back on how this is true.  I sometimes am to embarrassed to ask questions, because I don't want to look stupid.  On her blog "I Had Another Idea", she talks about how her students had ideas on giving back, but did not quite know how to do it.  I commented back on how students do have good ideas on how to give back, but do not see how much time and effort goes into giving back.

PLN Summarized


I set up my PLN on Symbaloo.  I added sites I use everyday and sites I use for certain classes.  This seems like a very good way to keep everything organized out, so I am not searching for a particular website.  I added YouTube, GMail, Google, EDM310 blog, my blog, my EDU301 site, my Jaguar Email Account, my MA201 class, ect.  I'm still steadily adding on.

Randy Pausch Last Lecture


This lecture was Randy Pausch's last lecture, hence the name.  He was dignosed with cancer and given three to six months of good health last.  He gives this speech a month after they tell him that he has three to six months to live.  He does get down and do push ups to show the audience he is still in good health for now.  He tells us in the beginning on what he is going to talk about and what he is not going to talk about.

I enjoyed how he told us how he achieved some of his dreams and some he did not.  He shows us how hard it can be to achieve our dreams, but it can be rewarding.  He jumps through hoops to achieve his dream of being in zero gravity, but enjoyed the experience.  Another one of his dreams was to play in the NFL, but he never does.  he talks about the lessons he learned from playing football in college, and that was just as good.

Randy Pausch video is very inspiring to watch and I suggest everybody watch it.  He gives a great speech and has good visual aids.  He also is not afraid to joke around.  Joking around keeps you interested and gives you a good laugh.  This was not the first video I watched of his.  I also watched his video on Time Management and it is also a good speech.  Randy Pausch just has a way with words.

Time Toast Project 2

These are the websites I used for my Timeline:

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/eliz5.htm
http://tracey-white.suite101.com/henry-fitzroy---the-illegitimate-son-of-king-henry-viii-a378546
http://tudor-family.tripod.com/id8.html
http://tudorhistory.org/edward/

The Networked Student
     This video is about a student in American Psychology.  He attends class three days a week and two days online.  He has at teacher who barely lectures.  He does most of his research and learning online.  He does this by looking at other people's blogs on his subjects and a PLN.  He also uses blogging to get his opinion out there on his subject.
      After watching this video I thought about and then relized Dr. Strange class uses the same concept in his class.  We are required to use blogging for our opinions on assignments, we are required to read other classmates; teachers; and students blog, and ect.  All this can be useful .  By reading another teachers blog we can see what they are doing in their classrooms and as future teachers we can see if we want to incorporate that idea in our classroom.
     A networked students still needs a teacher to help guide them.  I takes time to learn how to use the internet properly and beneficial. I still need to learn how to use blogging and other websites properly before teaching my future students how to use the internet properly.  I have not quite grabbed a hold to blogging properly and doing the PLN, but hopefully I will catch on soon.

Welcome to My PLE
     This student had her PLE set up very nicely.  She keeps it very organized so she knows where everything is at.  She adds websites that. important for school so they are easy to find.  I haven't quite got my PLN set up yet.  I have signed up for it, but am still learning how to use it.  I can possibly use this video to help set up my PLN.

C4K
    I had the opportunity to read Anna Kate's,  St. Elmo Explorers', and Carrie's blog.  First blog I read was Anna Kate's.  She talked about wanting to be in a rodeo.  I  wished her luck on her dreams.  The second blog I read was St. Elmo's Explorers'.  This blog had a PowerPoint Presentation with students Letters to Lucy.  I commented on how I enjoyed the PowerPoint and how great of a teach Ms. Lucy must be.  The last blog that I read was Carrie's Visiting Kansas.  She talks about wanting to visit Kansas to see her mom and sister.  I commented by saying she should go, because going to another state can be interesting and she could see how different Kansas is from the current state she is living in.

Podcast Project