Sunday, April 27, 2014

C4K

Helen attends school at Pt England school she is eight years old. She posted on her blog s storyboard. I thought it was a very good storyboard that was about an empathy movie. I told her she had done a wonderful job on it. I thought it was a very creative blog.
Tevita is six years old and also attends school at Pt England school. Tevita posted a blog picture of a cabbage tree they were learning about. I had never heard of a cabbage tree. I asked Tevita what a cabbage tree was? I enjoyed seeing this picture though.
Ben is a student who attends Pt England school. He had a chrome book reflection on his blog that asked him several questions about what he liked and disliked about it. I liked reading this apparently it is some type of online tool they were using from what I gathered. I really enjoyed reading his post about it.

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C4T

I commented on TH P.E Geek's blog page. On the P.E Geek's blog you will find he has listed different apps and other tools you can use. These tools are to help the students with fitness and to stay healthy. He has different technology tools to help motivate the students to be more active. I wish I had some of these apps and tools when I was a child I would have worked out a lot more. I feel P.E is important for children to have in schools. The more active they are the healthier they will be.
Image says PE Geek I got this image here

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Blog post 13

This assignment was to give an idea for blog post one for future classes. My idea is to do an interview with a student that has been in EDM 310. It would be interesting to see what others would say about it. I heard a mixture of good as well as bad things along the way. I was a little terrified in the beginning to see all the work there was do. Now that we are almost done with classes this semester I am glad I never gave up. I learned so much in this class and I am glad I did. I know how to do things even some teachers do not know how to do. I am very thankful I got the opportunity to be in this class. I am very thankful that I had such an amazing group to work with as well. An interview with a former student would help new students know what to look forward to. I was even intimidated by the email I received from DR.Strange before classes even started. I think if the student was to interview a former student it would help them not be so afraid of this class. I would like to say I have really enjoyed this class. They might ask the former students questions. Do you really spend nine hours on this class? I would say no you spend more. Questions to get them ready for the term so they do not wait until last minute to do things. This might help them also be able to have fun in this class. It really is not that hard as loing as you just do it.
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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Blog post #12

Technology has come a long way from when I was a student. Some teachers find technology a difficult change. I find it to be a very fun way to teach. My children like going to school now. Teachers have tons of resources they can use to help them through this journey. Pinterest has all kinds of lesson plan ideas for teachers. There is also Alex which has the Alabama standards and lesson plans to go with the standards. Discovery Education allows you to search for educational videos safely. Icurio is like the Google of education. Icurio allows you to use filtered search engines. Teachers can use Imovie for lessons to make it fun for the students. Smart board can be used for lessons to assist teachers as well. There are so many tools that teachers can use on their journey.

 Image of a student with a computer a pencil a book infront of a desk
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Group Las Vegas Project 12B

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Blog Post 11

This is group Las Vegas blog post 11 video.

Teacher Interview with Mrs. Norwood

I did my interview with a teacher at Magnolia Springs. I hope you all enjoy watching. Mrs. Norwood is a wonderful teacher.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

C4K POST

Mata is in Mrs.She's first grade class. She attends school at PT. England school in New Zealand. Mata has a blog post that is a video. In her video she seems to really enjoy her swimming class. I think it is a wonderful idea for schools to having swimming classes. I wish our school systems offered swimming courses for young students.

Cartoon image of a guy and a computer,phone,and a tablet
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Kura is nine years old and is in Mrs. Lavakula's class. She had a video with her blog just like Mata. Kura's blog post also was about her swimming class. She writes about how much she enjoys her swimming class and the different things she can do. I can not express how good I think it is for children to have swimming lessons. I really enjoyed both of the girls blogs about their swimming lessons.

C4T Post

This is Kathleen Morris.Image of Kathleen Morris
Click Here to see her blog

Kathleen is a teacher at Leopold Primary School in Australia. One of her blogs referred to how she wanted to implement blogs in her classroom. Kathleen enjoyed blogging and wanted her students to start blogging. In her blog she says "It is no longer enough to teach students how to read books and write on paper." I agree with this statement there is no way that would be good enough anymore. Technology needs to be implemented in every classroom. I believe if school systems or teachers do not start using technology in every classroom that we are not letting these students reach their full potential. Technology is advancing everyday and our students need to be prepared for the future.

Kathleen Morris wrote a blog titled "The 2014 New School Year." This year she will not be returning to school. She has been on maternity leave and had a baby. While she has been on her leave she has been blogging. She gives new or future teachers tips to help them. I really enjoyed reading her blog it was very insightful. I think she is one of the few teachers that really enjoy technology.