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Blog Post #13 and Special Assignment

Blog Post #13 My Teacher Is an App
This article is basically about cyber schools.  It talks about the states that have a cyber school and how many states do not have them.  It explains what a cyber school is and how it works.  It show how some people think this is a great idea and how some people see it as a bad idea.  This article is very educational and shows how far we have evolved with technology.


I am not a big fan of the cyber schools.  I do think it is a good idea for high schools students be required to take one or two courses online so they are better ready for college, but not elementary students.  Kids need to learn socialize at a young age and I don't think using cyber schools help.  Also some students do learn better in a classroom than online.  They can easily ask a teacher for help and the teacher is right their to show them.  I don't think students will be able to get a full education with cyber schools.  Some things are just better learned in the classroom.  Also some students can not afford all the different kinds of of technologies need.  Unless the cost of computers, iPods, and smartphone drop it just isn't a good idea.  We need to think this completely through before deciding on it.




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I think I just completely overlooked the metaphor.  I sometimes overlook the obvious.  I guess I never really so down and really look at something.  I haven't seen any metaphors, or maybe I have overlooked them to.  We can explain to our students what a metaphor is, and tell them to take their time and look at it again to make sure they don't miss anything.  Today educators and the school system expects their students to be able to read at a certain speed, which is not a good idea.  Some students have to read slower than rest.  If we expect our students to be able to read faster than what they can, then a lot of metaphors will be missed.  I think metaphors are way to get you to read something in a different way.  Also I think they are there to challenge the ready, and to make us think outside of the box.

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First off, I love her blog. She does a great job setting up a classroom blog their are so many things to explore and look at.  I watched the video on How to Comment.  It is a great video to watch if you do not know how to leave a comment.  I also looked at how man visitors she has to her site and it was 75,679  viewers as of November 13, 2011.  That's 20,000+ more than the EDM310 class blog.  I then clicked on Mrs. Yollis' website.  This was a great page to set up, because the student and the parents know what they are doing in the classroom and what homework is due. Also it has games to play and Math help.  I clicked on all of the links that we were suppose to look at, and thought they were all great.  Mrs. Yollis' knows how to set up a good class blog.  I just hope one day I know how to use technology good enough to set up a class blog like her's.  She just done and incredible job.

Blog Post #12

Top Ten Tips for Using Technology in The Classroom



Have Students watch this video and discuss the tips mentioned.  Also, ask the students would they use this tips in their future classroom.


These video had great tips. You can use these tips in you future classroom.  It gives tips on how to use certain video streaming, blogging, podcast, ect. in the classroom.  The podcast would be great to use.  You can record the lecture given that day just in case a student was absent or just needed to hear it again.  This way everybody stays caught up on what is being done.  Also the second tip mentioned was to use music.  This seems like a weird way to use technology in the classroom, but as he mentions you can also use this to your benefit.   His tips are great ones and I think future teachers should watch this video and think about using technology in their future classroom.

Blog Post #11

C4K Summarized


Kids With a View
Gina did a video on what a Blog is.  I told her she did a great job on explaining what a blog is.
What is a Blog

Do You Know What Space Junk Is?
Makalita did a blog on Space Junk.  She did this by using a PowerPoint Presentation.  I told her she did great with her PowerPoint Presentation.

Ana Barbara: Why I Write?
Ana discusses the reason why she writes.  I told her she needs to remember that when writing to communicate we use proper grammar.

Ms. Cassidy
Ms. Cassidy loves to use technology in her classroom and I think this is a good idea.  I would like to use blogging in my future classroom.  This way my future students can post what they are doing or leaning about online.  The parents can keep up with their progress and how they are doing in school.  Also my future students can develop better writing skills and till how they are progressing with their writing.  Another thing I would like to use in my future classroom is the Smart Board.  I absolutely love the Smart Board.  I think it is the best technology to use in the classroom.  The Smart Board is an interactive way for students to learn.  The teacher can set up a lesson plan on the Smart Board program and use it in his/her classroom.  The students can use the Smart Board to play games that are educational.  The Smart Board should be used in every classroom.  I love the way Ms. Cassidy incorporates technology in her classroom and the way she uses it.

Project #13 Smart Board Instructional