The Networked Student

In the video, the student will use networking as a source for information. The student will research topics and share the findings with others. The student will still need a teacher’s guidance but in a different way. The teacher will teach the kids how to make these networks. The student want be able to start there process without a starting point. The teacher will have to aid in the process by helping the students navigate through there sources and make sure they are reliable ones to use. This will allow the teacher to keep tabs on how the student is doing.  The teacher will know if the student is being proficient in his or her work and the teacher will be able to assist the student with any problem or question they may have. The teacher will not have to teach all the time but will still be needed throughout most of the course.

A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment

The concept behind student’s PLE or PLN is endless. The way the system works allows the student freedom to do assignments anytime. The way in which it works allows a student the freedom to take an assignment and venture in any direction the students desires. The traditional learning style limits the student’s accessibility to learn new material and information on the web that can’t be found in books. Students can research information from many different sources. Students can choose from a wide range search to a direct approach on the subject wanted and also can make sure the information obtained in the search is not out dated. The students can access all this at any time, from anywhere. The student will be able to keep all there information in one place and will be able to look back if needed at any time. The student will be able to work at his or her own pace and will be able to use their resources for a reference. The teacher will be able to keep up with the progress the student has made and see what the kid has done throughout the day. The student will also be able to obtain information if they have to miss school. The student can do the assignments in any order they choose, as well as take more time with the harder assignments to make sure they understand. This is a good way to keep organized and keep on the right track in the learning field.

On this website, It shows you tips about smartboard as well as challenges, games, lesson plans, adding animation, and other ideas. It also gives you a grade level that you can base your search an lessons on. It has so many ways in that smartboard can be used.

Why Smartboards are a Dumb Initiative and Why I hate Interactive Whiteboards
In this post by Michael Staton, he mainly focused on how expensive the smartboard is and how it is not worth the money spent. I have never personally experienced with using smartboard in a classroom but I do see where it can be useful in class. I took the time and looked at videos about smartboard and I believe it is well worth the money. I think that using it will not only help the kids in learning the program but it will also let the kids interact better with other students.
In the second post I think it is just opinioned based and his thought about Interactive Whiteboards are like many others but there are people whose opinion is different than his. This person seems smart and probably likes to use technology. He also makes the statement: Do you really want to spend thousands of dollars on a tool that makes stand-and-deliver instruction easier? It seems to me that both smartboard and whiteboards come back to the same things. They are both opinionated and the both cost a lot of money.

www.Teacherslovesmartboards.com

On this website, It shows you tips about smartboard as well as challenges, games, lesson plans, adding animation, and other ideas. It also gives you a grade level that you can base your search an lessons on. It has so many ways in that smartboard can be used.

My Second Timeline

C4K summary

The first student I had in C4K was Liam. I had to read a blog on eight random things about him and post a comment.  The first random thing was that he could wiggle his ears. I have always wanted to do that ever since I watch the movie “The Little Rascals.” The second thing was that he had a dog named Ozzy because his mom loves Ozzy Osborne’s music.  The third thing he said was his favorite actor witch is Eddie Murphy. The Fourth was that he lived in Canada B. C.  The Fifth thing was his favorite movie that I have never seen called Hot Rod. The Sixth was that he has never broken a bone in his body. Wish I could say the same about myself but I can’t. The Seventh was that he isn’t allergic to anything that he knows of and the last thing was that his favorite TV show is MTV live. That is definitely eight random things.

The Second student I had in C4K was Gloria. Gloria attends Pt England School in Auckland, NZ and her teacher is Miss King.  She is a 4/5 year student.  On her blog she talked about Tamaki Music School that she goes to every Saturday. She has played the recorder for two years and decided she wanted to try another instrument so she signed up for the clarinet class. She really enjoys her music and wants to keep doing more. She seems like a determined kid in the way she wants to do more and more the better she gets.  

The last student was hc2011. He or she wrote a story about Sherlock Holmes and one of the mysteries that he encounters. The student done a good job on writing the story by keeping everything secretive until the very end. It keeps you on your toes as well as guessing what could have happened. He or she done an excellent job on their writing.

C4T

C4T#1 I was assigned to read Mrs. Andrea Hernandez’s blog entitled, “Sharing our learning.”

Mrs. Hernandez devised a method in which teaches the kid by getting them interested on what their topics are. It makes the projects for the kids more joyful and they learn better by doing something they enjoy. Setting up visual aid and letting the kids read aloud and understand what they are posting makes their reading and writing skills better. This also allows the kids start early in the technology field.

C4T#2 I was assigned to read Mrs. Andrea Hernandez’s blog entitled, 10 thought after educon day 1.”

I enjoy the randomness of the post on how you spoke your mind. I believe if more people should just let out the feelings inside of them. This would clear the mind for new thoughts and ideas. This also lets you remember how you felt when you put it into words so when you come back to finish your post, you will know where you left off. Thank you for the post.

blog post #5

Eagle Nest Radio and Class Blog

The way in which the students outlined their Roman podcast is very appealing. The setup of the background music and the changing between topic deliveries charm the listener and introduce tolerable anecdotes that are memorable from was start to the finish. This podcast captured the attention of the listeners and is well designed.

The benefits of podcasting in the classroom

This clip shows how much podcast can help students out. When people are sick or can’t make it to school, they still can get the lecture right at home with podcast or vodcast. The video tells you the difference between podcast and vodcast. Vodcast is the same as podcast with the exception of having a video with the chat. Teachers can record lectures for students who miss school or need to review for a test or any other information needed. Students can send a podcast or vodcast back to the teachers as needed to obtain valuable information.

100 ways to use your ipod to learn and study better

This list contains many new ideas on how the ipod could serve as an educational device. The list has lectures and guides that help you to be able to add materials to your ipod. This would allow the user to have access to these additions anytime and anywhere. It shows you not only the material to add, it also gives you the information to create podcast and add them to your ipod. The list makes for so many possibilities with using the ipod.

My Tmeline

My Sentence

Podcast

Our podcast

Blog post #4

Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?

McLeod is pretty humorous but has a good point in his message. He wants the kids to be up to par in the technology field and he tries to convince the parents to not let their kids learn these things. It is important that we make our children understand that technology is a part of life now and will be used all the time. He does make some good points that there are bad things that children can see on the internet, but they are very easily avoided if the parents take the right precautions and set up barriers to where their kids want be able to come in contact with it.

Scott McLeod is the co-creator of the Did You Know? Video. He also helped in creating the country's "first graduate program designed to prepare technology-savvy school leaders."

The iSchool initiative

This clip is basically shows us how technology can change how we learn, communicate, and progress. Technology has brought new ways of learning as well as made students use these ways in their advancing lifestyles. It brings about so many different ways of learning in only one object. This is a great video!

The most interesting thing to me in the video is that the indication that iSchool save students up to six hundred dollars and not only that, It would be saving the school money too. It would be so much simpler having only one mechanism to keep up with to instead of having three or four books to lug around.

Lost Generation

This clip has a good point by showing us that things we do or where told to do can be reversed. We have our own choices to make in life. We can reverse these choices by asking ourselves if this is really what I want to do or is this really who I want to be. Our generation should be the one to start the turning point. Different generations where raised in different times and lifestyles in which they can be reversed to.

Eric Whitaker’s Virtual Choir

I was amazed by this musical peace. It is amazing how good they can be without ever practicing together as a group. This clip shows use ways that our technology can be used in different fields such as performing arts. It is just another great way technology can be used in our lives.

Teaching in the 21st Century

Teaching will be simplified in time by having the right technology. Yes, we will still need teachers to aid use around in learning this steps, but with the right technology, every question you want to know can be found it. To teach means the same to me. It is just an upgrade on how simply we can make it.

Presentation project #5

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C4T post#1

For my assignment, I had to look at http//:EdTechWorkshop.blogspot.com/

Posted: January 25th 2011
Title: Sharing Our Learning

In the blog post, Andrea Hernandez basically shared her ideas on learning. She had devised better methods in which would help the kids in there learning process. She made the projects more joyful to the kids. She came up with ways to where there kids had projects to what they were interested in. She set up visual aid and let the kids read aloud and understand what they are posting makes their reading and writing skills better. This also let’s the kids start early in the technology field.

Posted: February 1st 2011
Title: 10 Thoughts After EduCon Day 1

Mrs. Hernandez just came up with random thoughts instead of taking her time and making sure her blog was perfect. She basically wrote what was on the top of her head. This helps to remember the feelings you had when you write something down and once you write it down you can refer back to it in time to finish out what you have started. This would clear the mind for new thoughts and ideas.

Blog Post 3

Michael Wesch: A Vision Of Students Today

This clip basically shows the way in which I feel when I go to my classes today. We pay all this money for tuition and books and other fees and get nothing. I want to learn something that is going to helpful in the field of education I am majoring in. Some of the classes I have to take make me feel like I’m in the fourth grade again. I need something that is going to keep me interested and challenge me to do my best and learn new techniques on the way.

The lack of technology and advance is dragging us down and making us less interested in our field of study. This video shows use clearly how our classes are and the facts on the way we feel about them. I think it’s time to step the teaching process up and challenge us more like the way my edm310 class is. For people like me who do not use technology much, it is what most jobs in the future is going to be based on. I have learned more in the first two weeks in Dr. Strange’s class than any other I have probably taken that will be useful to me in the future.

It's Not About the Technology
By: Kelly Hines

Mrs. Hines was right in every perspective she made. This article shared some valuable points and great information on the reason for why we are not being better prepared for the future in learning. The way times our now makes learning a challenge. Most of our teachers were taught the same way as they teach us and that is why they have to be students in the technological learning field.

The teachers have to be willing to change their approach to teaching before us kids in the classrooms will be more focused in learning. It is the same old way of learning every day and that’s why we have to change with the times. The teachers and the students need to upgrade the ways of teaching and learning.

Karl Fisch: Is It Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher?

I believe it is okay to be technologically illiterate as long as you’re making the effort to change that. Teachers should be on the top of everything when it comes to education but there are something’s they didn’t get taught in school and this why i believe its ok for them to be technologically illiterate. Why would you want to be a teacher if your students are more advanced in the learning field than you are? Really doesn’t make any since if they don’t want to become better instructors.

We are in the advanced times of learning and so should our teachers. Everyone should be willing to learn more in life especially teachers. This will make the learning experience not only for the teachers better in time but also for the students.

Gary Hayes Social Media Count

This clip basically shows how the world is constantly growing in the technological field and us as educators need to be able to contribute and make the changes for a better tomorrow.