Project 16: Final Reflection

Project 16

Blog Post 13

This week we are required to create our "own" blog post.

Directions to blog post: Write about the most important lessons you’ve learned in your life – What is more kind than helping others and analyzing yourself at the same time?

My Post: Growing up, I have learned many things and been through many tough situations. One of the hardest lessons in life to learn is figuring out which bridges to cross and which to burn. I have always been a person who had trouble with making big decisions on my own. When it would come down to making a decision on my own, I would usually freeze up or ask a lot of other people for advice. I know it is good to ask others for advice but sometimes you have to go with your own state of mind and do what you think is best. As I've gotten older, I have learned the hard way through some situations but I appreciate them because they taught me a lot. One of the biggest lessons that I have learned from is choosing my friends wisely. I know we all can relate to this one but I know everyone has or will come across this one day in life. Sometimes you think you may know a person really well but you soon find out who they "really" are once they show their true colors. This was a situation that I learned the hard way. At the time, I didn't understand why it was happening but now that I look back at everything I understand why I GOD chose a different route for me.

C4K Summary

C4K#1: My student's name is Bradley and he is a 5th year student. In his blog post, he posted a picture of a math worksheet that had his answers on there as well.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. As I was viewing your blog, I could tell that you enjoy math. Math is actually my favorite subject. Growing up, I hated math with a passion but as I got older I began to love it. C4K#2: My student's name is Germaine and he is a 4 year student. In his blog post, he created a video on a butterfly animation. It showed how they lay eggs and turn into a caterpillar caterpillar.

My comment:My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed watching your butterfly animation. Your pictures are very colorful and pretty. Keep up the good work!

C4K#3: My student's name is Roimata and she is a year 5 student at Pt England School in Auckland, NZ. In her blog post, she put up a picture of a dog. She said that she looked it up on the internet and copy and pasted it to her blog.

My comment:My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really love your picture. I used to have a dog that looked almost like the one in the picture, but he passed away when I was younger.

C4T Summary

C4T#1:I had the pleasure of reading the blog of Silvia Tolisano. In her blog post, she was discussing how to get students and teachers excited about poetry. Her page was full of tweets with poetry lines in them. She felt like this would be good practice for students to develop better writing skills.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am actually a fan of poetry myself. Back when I was in elementary school, I enjoyed the different activities on learning new poetry. I never liked writing papers but writing poetry was always an excitement for me.

C4T#2: In her blog post this week, she discussed an event that she created for her students during earth day. This project includes creating an image of earth from the ground up and collecting portraits of the people of earth. Once they have gathered all their information and pictures, they will then create a mosaic image of earth.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I think this is a really good idea to get students involved with earth day events. A lot of people look over this day but I feel like it is important because it is a great opportunity to raise money to help save the earth that we live on. This is our home so we should cherish it and be willing to do whatever it takes to keep it clean and alive.

Project 12: SmartBoard Part B

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Blog Post 12

After watching the Video Assistive Technologies for Vision and Hearing Impaired Children, I found it to be very inspirational to me. Seeing how the teachers were very active and embracing their students with care and guidance was amazing. I feel like it is only fair that students with disabilities should get as much proper education as the normal students. Using these technologies can really benefit children and help them develop many learning skills. These tools can really change and inspire a person's life. The next Video, Teaching Math to the Blind, was also another inspiring video on teaching students with hearing and vision disabilities. I have never heard of this board before in my life but soon as I watched the video I was very amazed at how someone had developed such a helpful tool for these students. This device will really help the students with beginning algebra and further on. Another Video I watched was The Mountbatten, and I learned many cool things about this piece of technology. This tool can do just about everything a regular computer or laptop can do. It saves files, receives files from a computer, and transfer files from a computer.

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C4K Summary

C4K #1: My student's name was Meliana and she is in the second grade. In her blog post, she talks about how she thinks fitness is fun and healthy.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. You drew a very pretty picture. I think fitness is very important as well because it keeps you healthy and in shape.

C4K #2:My student's name was Wakatere and he is in the 6th grade. In his blog post, he has created a bio poem. It talked about his family, things he enjoy, how he dislikes his siblings, and things that describe him.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed reading your bio poem. I am actually an only child in my family. I wish I had siblings to fight and play with. I agree, dying is definitely a scary thought to think about. I would say that we have a couple of things in common because I am also a kind, fun, and energetic person too.

C4K #3: My student's name was Dhara and she is in the 7th grade. In her blog post, she created a video saying when the holidays come around she eats all the food.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I enjoyed watching your food animation video. I enjoy the holidays myself because you get to eat home cooked meals and spend time with family members.

Blog 11

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C4T Summary

C4T #1: I enjoyed reading the blog of David Wee. In his blog post, he discussed how a new invention called the PARCC which is computer based, that is set up to make math test a lot easier and less stressful for students. Even though computers are a big distraction when taking a test, this new invention will eliminate these issues as much as possible. This assessment will still require a math teacher present in the classroom. The majority of the questions on the test are multiple choice questions and some created where you type in the answer. This is a new program that Dan Meyer and his company have put together and they are still trying to add and fix things to make it better. The purpose of this program is to develop a new function that is better than just basic standardized test.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter. I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I am an elementary education major. I am currently taking the EDM 310 class and I am required to comment on your blog post. As I was reading over your post, this new program seems very unique program that will develop many new ways to get students engaged in the lesson and help them want to learn everyday. Trying new things is always a good idea because kids learn so many ways and you never know what may really help a student succeed.

C4T #2: In this blog post, there was an old video taped of a scientist who was explaining an invention that had been created. Under the video, Mr. Wee's stated no matter how many times you rewind it you still will not understand what is going on in the video. I think the point he is trying to make here is that it is good to expand your vocabulary skills so that you will be knowledgable to a lot more and understand the concept of things. Also, I feel like he is stating how science is a subject that should not be just lectured but have experiments and activities that go along with it so the students can get hands on to understand it better.

My comment: I feel like this was a good example to post in your blog. Many people think it is only one way to teach something for others to understand it. This clearly shows that this video is a bit hard for some to understand. Lecturing is not always a big help to some people. People learn many different ways whether it's hands on, listening to an audio, visual, or just plain lecturing.

Project 12: Smart Board Part A

Project 15

For this week, my lesson plan is desgned for 1st graders. The students will create a PowerPoint presentation using one of their photographs they chose to talk about. Each student will present their PowerPoint narrating the story behind the photograph to the class. Listed below is the lesson plan, calendar, and rubric.

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Project 14

For this week, my lesson plan is for 2nd graders. The students will describe one of the four similar objects to their classmates. The class will then try to guess which object it is. Listed below is the lesson plan and calender.

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Blog Post 10

As I watched the video on Sir Ken Robinson, he stated some really positive points about the learning process for children today. One of his points was how some of the teaching methods that teachers are using today in the classroom have been outdated. I actually agree with this because everyday something is being created to help better future teaching and learning for the upcoming students. This is something that teachers need to be aware of because they never know what methods they could come across that will really help some of their students. Another point he focuses on is how students should build their own knowledge and skills by themsleves. They should be open to ideas and explore their thoughts and dreams. As a future educator, I plan to be open to all ideas and teaching methods for my students. I want to do everything I can possibley do to make their learning experience a successful one.

Project 13

My group is the Boston group. For the lesson plan we created, the students will describe how their family culture is different from the countries watched on the documentary. Next, students will research on a selected country and present the country to the class by using a trifold board. Listed below is the calender, lesson plan, and rubric.

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Blog Post 9

While watching Ms. Cassidy's video, I was extremely impressed by these first graders and how they were very knowledgable with technology. I remember back when I was in the first grade and we were only using chalk boards and dry erase boards. These students were very bright and eager to learn new things. They were excited about using new pieces of technology to help better their learning skills. They learned how to create a blog, write out an acutal blog, use skype with other students, and explore the internet for things they may need. What really caught my attention was when one of the students stated that using their blog has helped them become better with their grammer. You never know what may be an advantage to students when it comes to learning. This video was definitely an inspiration to me because it really shows how technology can have a big impact on children's lives.

As I watched the interview videos, I learned that Ms. Cassidy was first involved with technology about 10 years ago. In her classroom, they only gave her five computers to start with. This was not enough for her students and she wanted more. So she started her journey with technology and created a blog, web pages, and other social networks. She also talks about how you need to start out with what interest you the most. What you want to get more involved in. Everyone likes different things so its important to find out what best fits you. Another thing she stated was that she feels like the internet is not cheating. It's actually benefical to the students and helps students collaborate with other students. I must say that Ms. Cassidy's journey has been a big success and she stresses how important it is for teachers to be technological literate in the classroom to better their students knowledge.

Blog Post 8

Adapted Mind is a website that children can use to expand their learning skills. This website goes up to grades one through six. There are many different activities your students can use to help them do well. This website is set up where it will show them videos on the lesson first. Then it will give them a couple of practice questions to work on. At the end, they will have to complete a worksheet that will be graded. Also, they provide a progress report of their graded work showing what they did well on and the areas they need help in. It also tells you their average each time so you can compare whether they did better or worse that time. Another fun thing they do is give out badges each time the students perform well on an assignment. This is really great because this rewards the students and makes them feel good about themselves.

C4T Summary #2

Summary #1: I enjoyed reading the blog of Tyler Rice. While reading his blog post, he talks about how important it is to ask better and understandable questions to your students. He expresses that his goals this year are to improve the questions he asks during lecture and developing one on one time with his students. Asking better questions will help develop better thinking skills, understanding, and discussions. He also feels that this technique will help his students rather than lecturing the entire time.

My comment: I am a student at the University of South Alabama and I am a elementary education major. I am currently taking the EDM 310m class and we are required to comment on your blog. While reading your post, I agree that it is important to make your students think deeply about the lesson that is being taught in class. Also, I think it is a great idea to ask better understandable questions because this will help impact the students learning.

Summary #2: As I listen to the song Mr. Rice shared on his blog, I could tell that it had a lot of meaning towards how some people felt about the education system. This song is definitely rated for an older crowd due to the language and being able to understand what it is talking about. It mainly discusses how each generation is very different from each other. Some children want to learn and some just want to be class clowns. Also, how some teachers actually take the time out to teach and how some just do whatever to make the time go by. It also talks about the teachers who care are underpaid when the ones who dont care deserve to be underpaid. Each generation gets lazier and lazier and it's not fair to the students who come to learn. Another thing it talks about is the motivation that some students have to learn and succeed in life verses the ones who come to school to waste other people's time and be a disruption in class.

My comment: My name is Sydney Potter. I attend the University of South Alabama and I am required to comment on your blog for this week. I really did enjoy the song. It’s more for an older crowd because youngsters wouldn’t be able to understand it that well. I could kind of see why it shouldn’t be played in schools because it is very opinionated and some people may get offended by the things that are said in the song. I agree with what you said, people should be more open to ideas and help improve the education system to become better instead of waiting on others to do it.

C4K Summary

C4K#1: My student's name is John and he is in the fourth grade. In his blog, he talked about his goals he had set for this years New Years Resolution. He wanted to help more around the house with chores, help his brothers and sister, and do good in school. My comment: You have some really great goals for this year. I think it is really sweet that you want to help your family out around the house. My New Years resolution for this year is to focus on my grades and graduating from college. If we both stick to our plan, I believe that we will accomplish our goals.

C4K#2: My student's name is Mariana and she is in the third grade. In her blog, she wrote a poem about puppies. She talked about how they are very fluffy, sweet, hyper, and fun to play with. My comment: I really enjoyed reading your poem. Puppies are definitely good pets for people. I have a puppy for a pet myself and I really enjoy having him around the house.

C4K#3: My student's name is Taylor and she is in the fourth grade. In her blog, she talked about herself and things she enjoyed doing. She said she has 11 brothers and sisters, she likes to sleep, play on her skateboard, and play outside. My comment: My name is Sydney Potter and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I am currently a junior and I am also an elementary education major. I am the only child in my family. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, playing volleyball, shopping, and reading.

C4K#4: My student's name is Janaya and she is in the third grade. In her blog, she talked about how important her mom is to her and how she really looks up to her. She expressed her feelings about how she felt towards her mom. She talked about how her mom is her hero and how she can depend on her for any and everything. My comment: As I was reading your blog, I could tell that we have a wonderful thing in common and that is having a great mother. Your mom reminds me a lot of my mother. She is very caring, loving, patient, and outstanding. Whenever I am in need, she is always there to guide me through. My mom has always been my number one role model in my life.

Blog Post 7

While watching this video, Randy Pausch shares many things about his life and the goals he has set for the future. His speech mainly focuses on how important it is to learn from your past experiences whether good or bad. Everything you do in life you learn from it. All throughout your life, you will continue to learn new things everyday. Randy also talks about good effective ways to teach. When we are teaching, it is important that we learn from our students. It may seem weird to think we can learn from children but it is very possible. They can really help you with developing good teaching methods for them that will help them learn better in the classroom. If you are very open with your students and listen to their opinions, you can learn a lot from them. Listening to this lecture was an inspiration to me and will definitely help me in the future.

Project 9: Video Book Commentary

Project 8: Book Trailer

Blog Post 6

As I watched the videos, I learned a couple new thinga about PLN. PLN's are basically social networks where people can share their knowledge, ideas, and opinions with other people all around the world. There are many different ways that teachers can use PLN to be helpful to their classroom. Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, and Pintrest are all different social networks that teachers can use to get ideas for the classroom. This is a good way to connect with other teachers and ask them for adive and ideas on certain topics they are teaching. Just about everyone in the world has at least one social network. Once you have created one, then you can start exploring and meeting new people. PLN is a great way to develop new friends and ideas around the world. Once I become an educator, I plan to expand my personal learning networks.

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Blog Post 5: What can we learn from Anthony Capps?

From watching the videos, I learned that it is important to let your job be a fun experience for you. It is a hard job but you have to make it fun and develop skills that make your job easier on you. Also, it's good to be creative with your work and make things interesting in the classroom. While teaching you are trying to keep your student's attention by getting them very engaged in the lesson that you are teaching. One point that I really liked that Anthony talked about was about Steven Cubby 's statement about "starting with the end in mind". This is very true because things are not always going to go as planned; but dont just give up when it doesn't. It's important to still be flexible as well and try different things out that will help you accompish it. Getting all the students engaged is very important because you want them to be motivated to learn new things. Technology is expanding everyday in the world and things are charging rapidly, so it is important to stay up to date with the new technology tools that are out today. I also learned that you should not teach technology in class but use assingments that will have to deal with them using different pieces of technology. This is a good way to combine both by learning the material that is asked and also how to work with technology tools. Also, this helps them learn things on their own about technology and gets them used to the tools that are out there in the world. Of course they are not going to be perfect when using these tools, but giving them different activities that require these tools to be used will help them get better with perfection.

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Blog Post 4

While going over the different sources about "What do we need to know about asking questions to be an effective teacher?", I learned many different things about how teacher's questions can sometimes confuse students just by how they word their information. For teachers, they have to really make sure they beak down the material very thoroughly to their students so they will be able to comprehend it well. When teachers ask their students questions, they also have to make sure that they are being very specific when they are asking questions during the class discussion. Some examples I found on how to improve on asking questions are "yes or no" questions, "direct and complexity" questions, "mix of questions", and many more. Using these strategies will really help students build depth and complexity. Asking questions during discussions will also help students become more interactive in the discussions and help improve their learning skills. Questions that you should avoid in the classroom are "leading questions". These type of questions suggest its own answer and discourages the students from thinking on their own. Also during class discussions, it is good to avoid asking more than one question at a time because the students will not know which question to answer. These strategies that I have reviwed are very helpful for when teachers want to create questions for exams, discussions, and paper assingments. It is also good to encourage your students to use these question strategies to help with their thinking skills as well.

Blog Post 3

While watching the videos and slideshows, I learned that there are many different ways that people use to peer edit an individuals work. Some are pushy, loud, mean, off-task, and many more. The best way that I learned to peer edit was be to be positive. When you are editing someone else's work, you have to think about how you would feel if someone was editing your work. It's important for you to be polite and have a very positive attitude when you are editing someone's work. Always start out by using compliments stating whether he or she did well on the assignment. Also, give them helpful suggestions on how to make their work even better. Be specific about what you are correcting on their paper. The main goal is to be very postive when you peer edit other people's work because nobody is perfect!

Project #4: C4T Assignment

I enjoyed reading the blog of Jerrid W. Kruse. On the 1st post, I learned about the different ways to use technology. It all depends on the way you use it and how creative you are with your ideas. The idea of the post was about how they are changing the old technology system to the new technology system. Not many people were fund of the new change because of all the work you will have to put into changing everything to a whole new system. My comment: Hello Mr. Jerrid, I also believe that teachers matter in the world because many of them are so skillful and filled with intelligent knowledge that can help others succeed in the world. I also agree that if we all work together as one to help change the system it can actually be a success.

On the 2nd post, I learned that modeling effective teaching skills have a huge impact on children's decisions for their future career. Children look up to their teachers and they monitor their every move. It is very important for teachers to set good examples for their students. My comment:Hello Mr. Jerrid, I am a student at the University of South Alabama and we are required to comment on your blog for a class that I am taking called EDM310. I think it is really important for teachers to set good examples for the classroom because many students are looking up to them and have high exspectations for their teachers. Teachers have to be very careful about what they do and say around their students because they are always watching.

Blog Post 2: What will Teaching in the 21st Century be Like?

1. After watching the " Mr. Dancealot" video, I learned that you should make sure your students know exactly what is going on in the classroom. Also, if you are demonstrating something in front of the class it is important to make sure everyone can see it. The teacher should have let the students practice together in class to make sure they knew how to do the dance steps. I agree with it because it is important to be well organized as a teacher while teaching a class lesson.

2. After watching the "Teaching in the 21st Century" video, I feel that Robert thinks that teaching in the 21st century is about making sure your students are very independent and knowledgable about the latest technology that is out. He believes that pushing technology more in the classroom is a great source for students to learn. The teacher is not their only source to learn new materials. I feel like Robert is making a good point about teaching because there are more sources out there to learn things rather than just one book. When I become an educator, I feel like the classroom will be more advanced with technology and it will be a must that I use it in my class.

3. After I watched "The Networked Student", I was really impressed on how he did everything on his own without a teacher. Even though he did it all on his own, he still needed the guidance from his teacher to help him succeed through. His teacher was able to give him helpful resources to complete his work. Also, when he was in need of help he could always ask his teacher to help him. This is a good way to help students develop independent learning skills for the classroom.

4. After I watched "Harness Your Students Digital Smarts", I feel that the thesis for this video is that the teacher is not the only source to learning. Technology is a big source for students to learn new materials in the classroom. I really think the video was very helpful because it showed how students can work together and empower each other while they are learning things in class. It also shows how children should be taught to think on their own and express their own ideas. Doing group activities with their classmates can really help develops many skills.

5. After watching "Flipping the Classroom" video, I was really impressed by the video. I really think this is a wonderful idea for students because it prepares them with helpful knowledge before class so they will know what is going on in class the next day. It helps them come prepared and gives them opportunities to ask questions about the lesson the next day. I feel like this approach will be very helpful to my classroom because it will help prepare my students for class and give them extra opportunities to go back and re-watch videos if needed.

Blog Post 1

1. I have heard many crazy things about EDM 310. I've heard that it is loaded with work every week and the assignments are very long. A lot of people say it is very time consuming and requires a lot of hours to complete. I have also heard that if you are taking this course to make sure you don't have a heavy load that semester while taking this class. Another thing I heard about was the different blogs that you will post each week and that you are required to make certain social network accounts such as twitter, facebook, etc.

2. The only fears I have for this class is procrastinating when it comes to turning in my assignments.

3. EDM 310 is very different from all the classes that I have taken in the past. As I viewed over the checklist, I could tell that we are going to be very busy this semester. I also like how it is very organized and easy to understand what to do for each day.

4. I think the most difficult thing for me will be keeping up with all the work that is due each week. Making sure everything is done correctly and on time.

5. I plan to stay very focused and be on top of my game every week. I plan to stay ahead and make sure everything is done correctly and on time.

6. The only question I have is do we have any test in this class.

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Hello my name is Sydney Potter. I am currently a junior here at the University of South Alabama.I am also an Elementary Education major. I was born and raised in Auburn, Alabama and I have lived there pretty much all my life. I am an only child. I attended Auburn High School where I played volleyball for three years. I really enjoy spending time with my family and friends, traveling the world, cook, playing volleyball, going fishing, and shopping.

My main goals in life are to graduate with a B.S and also go to graduate school to get my Masters and Ph.D as well. After a couple of years of teaching I would like to move up and become a principal or assistant principal.From the past few years that I have attended South Alabama I can say that it has really prepared me for things in the future. Education is a big thing in my family and I am very determined to push myself to accomplish my dreams. One of the main reasons why I entered this field is because I have a passion for working with children and helping people succeed in life. I love kids and they bring joy to my heart when I am around them.

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