Thursday, September 27, 2012
Reflection 5
This weeks project was very interesting. Dissecting the structure of a website was very interesting. The website I chose is WWW.Allaboutexplorers.com. Allaboutexplorers.com is the domain name the extension in the domain name is .com. From this point I could tell the website was going to have something to do with explorers from our history. The site was very interesting to me because I teach history and it seems to be something that can be used to help my students. There are links on the website, the first one I came across is WWW.wordpress.org and the other link is WWW.columbus.org. The purpose of the wordpress link was to promote their company. It is a website that can be used to create templates and the allaboutexplorers website was actually created with wordpress. The second link, Columbus.org was listed as a website to stay away from, allaboutexplorers is trying to keep people away from using the site. Using Google, Yahoo, and Ask.com i got plenty of hits by searching the main topic all about explorers. To my surprise, the website I chose was the first link presented each time. That told me that the site had to be a pretty good one. When finding out who the website was registered with it came up as being registered with Fast Domain INC and the providers name is HostMonster.com. The site was created by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. They created this site because they wanted to teach their students how to filter good data from bad data when they are using the Internet. This site has some good credibility, It's created by teachers and they have been published and use in media as well. The purpose of this site is to teach students how to filter information on the Internet. That is a tool that we have to teach our students today with the Internet being so big in today's society. Some students believe that anything that comes from the Internet is true and that is not the case. This is a constant problem in students academic work today and we have to make sure as educators that we teach students that all information from the Internet is not right, we have to let students know they cannot use all data found on the Internet when completing academic work. This website presents information and can be used for educational purposes. I found the site to be reliable based on my findings. This was a fun project and it was really interesting to dissect a website.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Reflection 4
Reflection 4/Week 4
The author of this article made some very valid points. Technology is going to continue to increase and get bigger as the years go by. Think about it, technology is everywhere, its in our cars, for goodness sakes, there are cars that can park themselves and some with cruise control that will slow your car down if you are approaching the car in front of you to fast. Its not just there though, the Internet is becoming huge and social media plays a big part in that, Students today do have other things going on in their lives so prefer to have hybrid classes.
When it comes to composing documents online or by hand, I am in between. I like to write things down on paper as a rough draft before I compose it online. If I see it on paper first it just works better for me that way. I have turned my remembering over to a technological device. My Blackberry is a lifesaver for me. I put important dates in it, or course phone numbers and also meetings that I must attend. It even wakes me up in the mornings. It keeps me tied to the world that's for sure. I use to write out things on a big calender in my room, but when smart phones came out, I did away with that and just kept important events in my phone since it is always with me. I'm sure the rest of the world is the same way as me, so I did a little study with people in my family and some friends and they all use their phones for important things as well. In meetings I have took a laptop before, but I prefer to have a legal pad, the battery does not die and I seem to pay attention better, laptops and IPADS can be a distraction when it comes to meetings, atleast for me they can be. I can engage in may activities at one time, I have become a very good multitasker and I think that will help me in the teaching profession. I know it will help when I become a principle some day. I do play video games all the time. I have an Xbox 360 and I play it when I'm bored or to pass time. I am not very big on computer games, but I have played them on occasions. I use technology on the regular and It will continue to be a part of my life as well as the majority of everyone else on the planet. For those who cannot use technology they will be left behind and at the rate technology is growing, it might hold some from obtaining potential jobs in there are certain things the individual does not know about technology.
The author of this article made some very valid points. Technology is going to continue to increase and get bigger as the years go by. Think about it, technology is everywhere, its in our cars, for goodness sakes, there are cars that can park themselves and some with cruise control that will slow your car down if you are approaching the car in front of you to fast. Its not just there though, the Internet is becoming huge and social media plays a big part in that, Students today do have other things going on in their lives so prefer to have hybrid classes.
When it comes to composing documents online or by hand, I am in between. I like to write things down on paper as a rough draft before I compose it online. If I see it on paper first it just works better for me that way. I have turned my remembering over to a technological device. My Blackberry is a lifesaver for me. I put important dates in it, or course phone numbers and also meetings that I must attend. It even wakes me up in the mornings. It keeps me tied to the world that's for sure. I use to write out things on a big calender in my room, but when smart phones came out, I did away with that and just kept important events in my phone since it is always with me. I'm sure the rest of the world is the same way as me, so I did a little study with people in my family and some friends and they all use their phones for important things as well. In meetings I have took a laptop before, but I prefer to have a legal pad, the battery does not die and I seem to pay attention better, laptops and IPADS can be a distraction when it comes to meetings, atleast for me they can be. I can engage in may activities at one time, I have become a very good multitasker and I think that will help me in the teaching profession. I know it will help when I become a principle some day. I do play video games all the time. I have an Xbox 360 and I play it when I'm bored or to pass time. I am not very big on computer games, but I have played them on occasions. I use technology on the regular and It will continue to be a part of my life as well as the majority of everyone else on the planet. For those who cannot use technology they will be left behind and at the rate technology is growing, it might hold some from obtaining potential jobs in there are certain things the individual does not know about technology.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Reflection 3/Week 3
Assessment for learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide where their students are in learning, where they need to go and the best method to getting them there. Of the ten research-based principles, the one that I found most important was AFL should be part of effective planning of teaching and learning. Without effective planning, teachers cannot come up with lesson plans that will keep students engaged and interested. Lesson plans require time and we as educators should make sure we are spending enough time planning. We need to do this so we don't short change our students. This not only goes with lesson plans, but ties into planning activities for the students to do as well, we should be well prepared. Teaching ties into learning, if we teach effective then our students will learn the material. All students don't learn the same and we should also make an effort to find out the way each students learns. I know we don't always have time to teach tons a different ways but if you can give it a shot so you reach all your students, to maxamize their learning potential.
When it comes to portfolio assessment, I think they have plenty of potential for use. They can access a students progress over time and helps the students engage in reflective practice and self assessment. The development of a portfolio for me will be a tool that lets me see what I have accomplished in my career and that goals that I will still be trying to obtain. I will use it the same way as students so, to track my progress over time, but I will be using it to look at what have done in my career instead if using it academically. Its a way to reflect on what you have done.
When it comes to portfolio assessment, I think they have plenty of potential for use. They can access a students progress over time and helps the students engage in reflective practice and self assessment. The development of a portfolio for me will be a tool that lets me see what I have accomplished in my career and that goals that I will still be trying to obtain. I will use it the same way as students so, to track my progress over time, but I will be using it to look at what have done in my career instead if using it academically. Its a way to reflect on what you have done.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Reflection 2/Week 2
I believe that education and technology are good together as long as we do not let our students abuse the technology in the classroom. We have to keep our students engaged in what we are trying to teach them. If learning isn't fun to the student they might not pay attention like they are supposed to. The author of Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants made plenty of statements that I agree with and the one that stood out to me was "students have changed radically." There is more technology around today than there has been in history. In today's society if you cannot use technology, you will be left behind, its plain and simple. It makes since to incorporate technology into education.
When it comes to the findings of concept mapping, I found my self not knowing what it was when I started the project. I had use technology like this before and did not know the name of the system I was using. When I started doing the project I came to find out that it was a bubble system pretty much and it was fun to create. This is something that can be used in the classroom when teaching students. I would love to give my students a topic and have them do a concept map for homework. It beats doing the traditional method(paper and pen) and I know they would enjoy the assignment, I did. It was very interesting
I am very confident in the in the information I have used in my college career when searching for data. I have always made sure that the sources I use are credible before putting them into my school work. When doing journal articles, if the article was not academic search complete, I would not use the article. Everything that comes from the Internet is not always right and we have to teach that to our students when we are in the classroom. If we fail to teach our students how to search for academic information they will use anything they come across on the Internet as a source in academic work. That is not the case once so ever, everything found on the Internet is not right or true. They need to have sources behind there work. Schools can block certain websites from being used when students are in school, but we have to incorporate the same websites at home. We as teachers cannot control what sites students use in their homes but we can suggest sites to the parents and let the parents guide the student with the activity assigned.
I think there are plenty of advantages to social bookmarking. Bookmarks are not shared, but they can be used a reference. Social bookmark sites enable a person to make any link public or private so that we can make a selection of our bookmarks available to each other. They are shared inside certain networks, so it keeps people you don't want in the network out of it. That's a pretty neat feature to me. The Internet can be a scary world with hackers in the world trying to corrupt certain things they come a cross on the web. Another advantage to bookmarking is the ability to access your saved sites on any computer you use. That is really important when it comes to school work. I have been a person that bookmarks for about a year and now and I have to say I love it. I have used the tool in the past for school work, when saving websites that I saw as important and will continue to do so while becoming a certified teacher and working on my Master's degree. I will also try to use the tool in the classroom, having websites available for my students when they need the Internet for research and teaching them how to bookmark, so they can access the sites from there home computers. If I promote websites then my students will use them and the same goes for my peers when I become a teacher. There might be certain sites that I use that can be passed on to my colleagues.
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When it comes to the findings of concept mapping, I found my self not knowing what it was when I started the project. I had use technology like this before and did not know the name of the system I was using. When I started doing the project I came to find out that it was a bubble system pretty much and it was fun to create. This is something that can be used in the classroom when teaching students. I would love to give my students a topic and have them do a concept map for homework. It beats doing the traditional method(paper and pen) and I know they would enjoy the assignment, I did. It was very interesting
I am very confident in the in the information I have used in my college career when searching for data. I have always made sure that the sources I use are credible before putting them into my school work. When doing journal articles, if the article was not academic search complete, I would not use the article. Everything that comes from the Internet is not always right and we have to teach that to our students when we are in the classroom. If we fail to teach our students how to search for academic information they will use anything they come across on the Internet as a source in academic work. That is not the case once so ever, everything found on the Internet is not right or true. They need to have sources behind there work. Schools can block certain websites from being used when students are in school, but we have to incorporate the same websites at home. We as teachers cannot control what sites students use in their homes but we can suggest sites to the parents and let the parents guide the student with the activity assigned.
I think there are plenty of advantages to social bookmarking. Bookmarks are not shared, but they can be used a reference. Social bookmark sites enable a person to make any link public or private so that we can make a selection of our bookmarks available to each other. They are shared inside certain networks, so it keeps people you don't want in the network out of it. That's a pretty neat feature to me. The Internet can be a scary world with hackers in the world trying to corrupt certain things they come a cross on the web. Another advantage to bookmarking is the ability to access your saved sites on any computer you use. That is really important when it comes to school work. I have been a person that bookmarks for about a year and now and I have to say I love it. I have used the tool in the past for school work, when saving websites that I saw as important and will continue to do so while becoming a certified teacher and working on my Master's degree. I will also try to use the tool in the classroom, having websites available for my students when they need the Internet for research and teaching them how to bookmark, so they can access the sites from there home computers. If I promote websites then my students will use them and the same goes for my peers when I become a teacher. There might be certain sites that I use that can be passed on to my colleagues.
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