I am in a group with Hillary Polchow and Carlis Howze. Our idea came from Hillary who was inspired by Eric Whiticre's virtual choir as well as this project posted on Intrepid Flame's blog. We will be creating a song on Indaba Music without meeting face-to-face. Hillary is going to have two of her musically inclined friends record the instrumental for the song. Then, we will write lyrics and lay the vocals over the music. After we finish the song, we will shoot a video to go with it. We were considering asking for 15-30 second clip submissions (like Mr. Raisdana is), so that we could collaborate with more people, but we figured that students would be too busy working on their own projects. We've broken down the roles as follows:
Musicians: two friends (Talent Recruiter: Hillary)
Lyrics: Brittany
Vocals: Carlis
Sound Editing: Hillary
Videographer (shooting and editing): Hillary
Video Performer: Brittany
Video Performer: Carlis
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Additional Assignment #5
Tom Johnson's adventures in Pencil Integration:
Sketchy Portraits: 8th Grade Identity and Pencils;
He Just Likes the Class for the Pencils;
The Medium Shapes the Learning
The three posts that I read from Tom’s blog were better than the last that I read. I felt like they made much better sense and they touched on a subject that I can actually relate to. My favorite was the first that I read labeled” Sketchy Portraits: 8th grade Identity and Pencils.” This post is about the change going on with the students and how they feel erasable because their future is constantly changing. The metaphor that he uses between the relationship of pencils and the students is really funny in a way but it so true. His blog is good to read but I think it can be a little hard to catch onto because everything is a metaphor. All his points are set up to pencils but they make sense and they catch people’s attention.
Sketchy Portraits: 8th Grade Identity and Pencils;
He Just Likes the Class for the Pencils;
The Medium Shapes the Learning
The three posts that I read from Tom’s blog were better than the last that I read. I felt like they made much better sense and they touched on a subject that I can actually relate to. My favorite was the first that I read labeled” Sketchy Portraits: 8th grade Identity and Pencils.” This post is about the change going on with the students and how they feel erasable because their future is constantly changing. The metaphor that he uses between the relationship of pencils and the students is really funny in a way but it so true. His blog is good to read but I think it can be a little hard to catch onto because everything is a metaphor. All his points are set up to pencils but they make sense and they catch people’s attention.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
C4T #4
Royan Lee
Comment #1 The teacher that I was assigned to is Royan Lee and his page is labeled ‘The Spicy Learning Blog’. I commented on his post called ‘Something to Remember’ and I liked it because it was short and to the point. It is about how to deal with teachers who want to use social networking in the classroom but are afraid to do it because they fear the kids will use it for play and not school work. He points out that a part of education is social networking and you must have it in the classroom. I told him that I am in EDM 310 and this class is all about social networking and the importance of technology in the classroom. I told him that I loved his post and that I will continue to follow his blog.
Comment #2 The post that I left a comment for has to be my favorite. Royan (the teacher) gave his students a one line google survey at the start of the year asking them one question-“What should every teacher know about you?” The students had very interesting things to say on this survey. I told him that this was very creative and that I enjoyed reading it. He combined all the students’ answers into a wordle and he posted it under their comments. His page is very creative and I have enjoyed reading it. He has given me great ideas and projects from his page that I will use in the classroom.
Comment #1 The teacher that I was assigned to is Royan Lee and his page is labeled ‘The Spicy Learning Blog’. I commented on his post called ‘Something to Remember’ and I liked it because it was short and to the point. It is about how to deal with teachers who want to use social networking in the classroom but are afraid to do it because they fear the kids will use it for play and not school work. He points out that a part of education is social networking and you must have it in the classroom. I told him that I am in EDM 310 and this class is all about social networking and the importance of technology in the classroom. I told him that I loved his post and that I will continue to follow his blog.
Comment #2 The post that I left a comment for has to be my favorite. Royan (the teacher) gave his students a one line google survey at the start of the year asking them one question-“What should every teacher know about you?” The students had very interesting things to say on this survey. I told him that this was very creative and that I enjoyed reading it. He combined all the students’ answers into a wordle and he posted it under their comments. His page is very creative and I have enjoyed reading it. He has given me great ideas and projects from his page that I will use in the classroom.
Project #6 Google Form Results
Health and Physical Education Survey: Given to 19 college students
1. How would you best rate your physical activity level?
Sedentary 2
Moderate activity 14
Vigorous activity 3
2. On a scale of 1-5, how would you best rate your physical education experience?
1 - least 4
2 2
3 2
4 6
5 - best 5
3. Is Physical Education important in the school’s curriculum?
Yes 16
No 3
4. Should it be required that all school districts develop and implement a planned, sequential physical education curriculum k-12 that adheres to national and state standards for health and physical education?
Yes 18
No 1
5. When schools face budget cuts, which of the following should NOT be cut?
band 3
art 7
PE 9
6. What would be the best choice for getting students involved with PE?
offering aerobic classes 5
having more time available for dressing in/out 1
offering physical challenges 6
giving awards to the highest participant 7
7. Do you think healthy eating habits should be taught in the physical education curriculum?
Yes 18
No 1
8. Should schools disallow substitutions for physical education with activities such as marching band or varsity sports
Yes 8
No 12
9. Obesity is at an all time high in the school systems. Do you think adding more time for physical activity into the curriculum can turn this problem around?
Yes 13
No 6
10. Do you think that by banning snack machines in the schools hall is a better way to fight obesity than adding more time for physical activities?
Yes 2
No 17
I am very pleased with the outcome of my form that I submitted in October to my classmates. My project was a questionnaire that I created asking the importance of Physical Education in the school system. I am majoring in Physical Education so this was a very important topic to me. I had a few students admit to not being active and not caring about their personal health but for the majority of students, they cared about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
This form shows evidence that P.E is important in the school systems and that it should not be eliminated due to budget cuts in the school systems. I had 19 students fill out this form and as you can tell from the results that I posted above, most of them feel that it’s important to have P.E in the school systems as well as teaching students the importance of healthy living. I also liked the fact that the students admitted that eliminating snack machines in the school halls is not the answer to the high rate of obesity in the school system. It is the lack of physical activities that keep the students over weight.
1. How would you best rate your physical activity level?
Sedentary 2
Moderate activity 14
Vigorous activity 3
2. On a scale of 1-5, how would you best rate your physical education experience?
1 - least 4
2 2
3 2
4 6
5 - best 5
3. Is Physical Education important in the school’s curriculum?
Yes 16
No 3
4. Should it be required that all school districts develop and implement a planned, sequential physical education curriculum k-12 that adheres to national and state standards for health and physical education?
Yes 18
No 1
5. When schools face budget cuts, which of the following should NOT be cut?
band 3
art 7
PE 9
6. What would be the best choice for getting students involved with PE?
offering aerobic classes 5
having more time available for dressing in/out 1
offering physical challenges 6
giving awards to the highest participant 7
7. Do you think healthy eating habits should be taught in the physical education curriculum?
Yes 18
No 1
8. Should schools disallow substitutions for physical education with activities such as marching band or varsity sports
Yes 8
No 12
9. Obesity is at an all time high in the school systems. Do you think adding more time for physical activity into the curriculum can turn this problem around?
Yes 13
No 6
10. Do you think that by banning snack machines in the schools hall is a better way to fight obesity than adding more time for physical activities?
Yes 2
No 17
I am very pleased with the outcome of my form that I submitted in October to my classmates. My project was a questionnaire that I created asking the importance of Physical Education in the school system. I am majoring in Physical Education so this was a very important topic to me. I had a few students admit to not being active and not caring about their personal health but for the majority of students, they cared about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
This form shows evidence that P.E is important in the school systems and that it should not be eliminated due to budget cuts in the school systems. I had 19 students fill out this form and as you can tell from the results that I posted above, most of them feel that it’s important to have P.E in the school systems as well as teaching students the importance of healthy living. I also liked the fact that the students admitted that eliminating snack machines in the school halls is not the answer to the high rate of obesity in the school system. It is the lack of physical activities that keep the students over weight.
Blog Post #13
ALEX stands for Alabama Learning Exchange and it is a website designed for teachers as well as future teachers. It is a wonderful resource center for teachers because it has lesson plans designed for every subject, grade, and level. The website follows the guidelines outlined by the Alabama Educators Code of Ethics so all lesson plans are evaluated and ready to use. Alex also has web links that teachers can follow to better help them put together their lesson plans and to further research anything that they may want in a reliable way. It also has a link that teachers can sign into so that they can make their own lesson plans with the information that is available from their website.
I love this website because it gives lesson plans that I know that I can trust. There are hundreds of websites available that gives teachers pre-designed lessons but none of them follow the Alabama Educators Code of Ethics like the Alex site does. I wouldn’t change a thing about this website because all the information on it is designed to help teachers. Alex is a trusted website that I will use when I become a teacher and I will recommend it to any if my colleagues.
I love this website because it gives lesson plans that I know that I can trust. There are hundreds of websites available that gives teachers pre-designed lessons but none of them follow the Alabama Educators Code of Ethics like the Alex site does. I wouldn’t change a thing about this website because all the information on it is designed to help teachers. Alex is a trusted website that I will use when I become a teacher and I will recommend it to any if my colleagues.
C4T #3
We Still Use Slates
The teacher that I have been reading about is John Spencer. His blog that I first read was titled “We Still Use Slates”. It is about taking technology out of the classroom for a minute and using good old slate. The students in his class were confused because they didn’t understand his reasoning for this. I, on the other hand, understand his reason for this completely. Technology is great and in a lot of ways students can’t go without using it, but sometimes students and even teachers need to learn from the standard way. Technology is wonderful but when it’s taken away, can the student still learn without?
Taking technology away every now and then is a good idea. I believe this is very important because students need to learn to not rely on it the way they do. Once taken away, can the students learn properly? Can the teacher teach properly? Technology is a blessing and it is used to help us, not hinder our learning ability. Taking it away helps everyone to think for themselves and to dig deep for the answers without finding them with the touch of a button.
How Will People See Us?
This blog left me puzzled even days after I read it. A student asked his teacher what our descendants would think of us if all they seen were our picture. This question can leave you with a million answers because it would all depend on the picture. The question here is “what would our descendants think of us if all they seen were a picture of us at school?” The picture that was taken of this class seemed like the students were very serious and not smiling much. This made them wonder if their descendants would think that they didn’t have fun in school and didn’t laugh much. I guess the answer would be left up to the person who was viewing the picture in the future.
This blog had me questioning myself when it can to my personal experience. If someone walked into my college class and snapped a picture of everyone, the picture would expose a sad truth. Our future descendants would think that were being tortured in class because there probably wouldn’t be smile on anyone’s face. Blank stares would fill the picture and there would be a power-point presentation on the board. This is caused when technology has gone bad. Students are memorizing the slides, spitting the answers out for the test, and then erasing them from their memory completely. It’s like an etch-a-sketch effect but with people. Technology has become a crutch for teachers and we need to remember what it is like to really teach. Human interactions and hands on experiences should be first taught because that is what makes education interesting. If some things would change, more pictures might have smiles on them instead of blank or serious stares.
The teacher that I have been reading about is John Spencer. His blog that I first read was titled “We Still Use Slates”. It is about taking technology out of the classroom for a minute and using good old slate. The students in his class were confused because they didn’t understand his reasoning for this. I, on the other hand, understand his reason for this completely. Technology is great and in a lot of ways students can’t go without using it, but sometimes students and even teachers need to learn from the standard way. Technology is wonderful but when it’s taken away, can the student still learn without?
Taking technology away every now and then is a good idea. I believe this is very important because students need to learn to not rely on it the way they do. Once taken away, can the students learn properly? Can the teacher teach properly? Technology is a blessing and it is used to help us, not hinder our learning ability. Taking it away helps everyone to think for themselves and to dig deep for the answers without finding them with the touch of a button.
How Will People See Us?
This blog left me puzzled even days after I read it. A student asked his teacher what our descendants would think of us if all they seen were our picture. This question can leave you with a million answers because it would all depend on the picture. The question here is “what would our descendants think of us if all they seen were a picture of us at school?” The picture that was taken of this class seemed like the students were very serious and not smiling much. This made them wonder if their descendants would think that they didn’t have fun in school and didn’t laugh much. I guess the answer would be left up to the person who was viewing the picture in the future.
This blog had me questioning myself when it can to my personal experience. If someone walked into my college class and snapped a picture of everyone, the picture would expose a sad truth. Our future descendants would think that were being tortured in class because there probably wouldn’t be smile on anyone’s face. Blank stares would fill the picture and there would be a power-point presentation on the board. This is caused when technology has gone bad. Students are memorizing the slides, spitting the answers out for the test, and then erasing them from their memory completely. It’s like an etch-a-sketch effect but with people. Technology has become a crutch for teachers and we need to remember what it is like to really teach. Human interactions and hands on experiences should be first taught because that is what makes education interesting. If some things would change, more pictures might have smiles on them instead of blank or serious stares.
Blog Post #12
EDM 310 is a class that is made for future teachers to learn more about technology in the classroom. The problem is, some teachers and future teachers are computer illiterate so this makes teaching new technology to the students impossible. If the teacher doesn’t understand it, the students certainly will not so there has to be a computer 101 class to better acquaint the teachers with their systems. For this blog assignment, we will do a basic overview of a computer so the rest of the class will flow more easily.
•Start by using Microsoft word, type a simple sentence (anything you want) and save it as“blog assignment 1”.
•Upload a picture (of anything you want) and save it as “Blog pic #1”
•Send an email from your gmail account with an attachment labeled “practice email”
•Start by using Microsoft word, type a simple sentence (anything you want) and save it as“blog assignment 1”.
•Upload a picture (of anything you want) and save it as “Blog pic #1”
•Send an email from your gmail account with an attachment labeled “practice email”
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