Timeline Project #9b

Summary Post C4K1,2,3

I was assigned to Mr. L 5th grade class but the site is not working so I commented twice on Lee’s page. Lee is a student at Pt. England School in Auckland, NZ. On the first comment, Lee was concerning about netbook. He said that its fun but you have to keep up with plugging in the battery.

The second comment I made was also on Lee’s post. This post he wrote a descriptive about Cinderella, Lee said that the prince was so charming and he met Cinderella whom is a beautiful girl. You can find his blog at, http://pesleea.blogspot.com/.

On the third comment, Dillon is student in Mr. Somerville class from Pt. England School in Auckland, NZ. In his post he informed people that there was an earthquake that kills many people and have many injured. Before reading his post, I didn’t realize there was an earthquake existed. I think this is a great post and very informing to me. Here is the url to his blog, http://pesdillonm.blogspot.com/.

Blog Assignment #5

Eagles' Nest Radio & Class Blog

To be honest, I’m not a big fan of a radio stations especially when it comes to children podcasting. However, I subscribe to some podcasts though and these kids on Eagles’ Nest Radio have proved me wrong.
When listening to a radio station it’s hard to understand what a person talk about especially when you have no knowledge of the topics. That is the reason I think the person who making the podcast should verify and explain in details so the listeners know what you talk about so they weren’t be bored listening to the podcast or in most cases, change to another radio stations. Another thing I learned in this podcast is that, these kids are completely into their topics and they trying to making it fun to listen to. Like I mentioned earlier, when podcasting you don’t want to make it not comprehensible and make sure you draw attentions to the listeners.

The Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom
Joe Dale

Recording lessons and lectures and post it online so the students can view is a wonderful idea. I think it’s great for the children to make their own podcasts and use it as a learning technique. Here is a list of how Dale uses to make the podcast effective:

• an effective way of interacting with students outside of the classroom
• a form of learning students of today are familiar with and therefore makes it relevant to them
• it allows for differentiation and project based learning
• students can access the higher order thinking skills in Bloom's taxonomy
• it promotes creativity and innovation
• it can offer distance learning opportunities for absent students
• the process of creating and uploading audio files is easy
• students can record role plays in character making their learning more memorable
• parents can see and hear what their children are doing at school

Education Podcasting Network
This is a website that has podcasts from many educators which provide ideas and offer for the students. I really think this is a wonderful website because it has many topics of podcasts about different subjects and not only that it was organized by the grade level so it’s easy for educators to navigate the website and search for what they need.

Timetoast Timeline of My Family

Here is a timeline of my family's birthdays and events.

Project 8: Podcast

This is a podcast including Hoan Nguyen,Whitney Greer, and Dustin Barsch.here is the podcast

Blog Assignment 4

Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please? By Scott McLeod

I really enjoyed reading this article. I thought it was well said and put together. This video was informing us that children are getting more involved with technology so quick now and it could lead to a bigger problem. For example, whenever I sit in front of the computer for so long doing my homework, I get headache and my vision is getting blurry when I look up. So, I think the main reason why I’m feeling that way is because I just sit still for so long and focus at one particular area and it causes me to feel dizzy afterward. Therefore, children need to do things outside of the house and stop sitting in front of the “computer” all the time! They need to be active and enjoy their childhood times while they can.
Dr Scott McLeod is one of the nation’s leading academic professional on K-12 school technology. He is also the director of the UCEA center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education. He points out some of the mistakes people tend to do when they are using technology. Many people think that children taking advantage of technology, for instance kids often use internet or technology for inappropriate purposes. I think it is portion true regarding to that issue but we cannot blame on technology itself. You can learn more information about Dr. McLeod is available at his blog. More information about CASTLE is available at schooltechleadership.org.



The iSchool Initiative
This is a video suggesting his student using Apple products. The reason Travis referring to this is because he wants to improve his school with technologies like apple products. I see his point that iTouch provides the faster and more efficient when they need to send a files or receiving emails with the assignments attached. Now with the click of a button, people can do most of their errands online. However, this video leaves me thinking, how can every student be able to afford an iTouch which costs at least $200? I must say that it’s quite convincing that Travis trying to make things a little easy for the students but as the result I don’t think all students can afford it. If the school system would have made this a requirement, this would make those of the students who don’t have this iTouch would fall behind and fail the course? Although, I am a little concern regarding to this technology uses, but Travis did point out a good point for those students who can afford an iTouch.
The Lost Generation

This YouTube video is very well put together. I really like the fact how the speaker reading the texts backwards of the statements regarding to our current society. Many people think that their job is more important than their family while other people think family is more important. If you see the video you will see what’s exactly what I’m trying to say. Here is the link to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA&feature=player_embedded.
Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
In this video, there’s a choir of 180 people from 12 different countries performing this song called “Lux Aurumque”. After listening to it, I thought it’s just amazing how they could do something like this. The video is unique because this choir does not perform at the same place. They all sing it at different places. Not only that, it was put together very organize. Thanks to the technology that bring this to me and you whoever is watching this video. This proves us that technology can make a big difference, especially for people who can’t travel and with the wonderful technology; people can join one another and be created. It can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs&feature=player_embedded#at=29.


Teaching in the 21st Century
In this video, the author asking how the teaching technique is different now compare to the old days. Many teachers still uses the old styles, such as, chalkboards, pens, papers, and homework assignments. Also, the author said that with the old ways, it takes so much longer to find the answer to the question. Everything is book base. Like, looking up the books can take hours and hours to find the answer. Therefore, the author trying to point out some facts that we all need to use technology because it’s fast a convenience. Nowadays, with a click of a button you can receive up to thousands of things instantly! And with this type of technology we have now, we can find out facts and certain information very quick and simple. My reaction to this video is right…but no! Because we cannot teach children to just learn facts and information they need to know. We need to show them how and why. If we would have just let the children or even adults’ uses the technology to give us the facts then why would anyone care about going to school they can just stay at home and look up what they need to know. I think the 21st century teaching is wonderful with technology but we also need to connect the old ways and new ways together to provide a better helpful ways to educate our children.

My Sentence Movie

Blog Post #3

A vision of student's today: Michael Wesch
This video informs us informes us that most of the college students are not studying the way they should. For example, this video states that most students don't study like they should because they either work too many hours or they spent too much time on Facebook or Twitter. The creator wants to inform us that we should no longer use chalkboards because there are so many efficient ways to get information across. For example, teachers can use the PowerPoint or projectors and students can use their laptops to write down notes materials. This is a great way to cut the time on teaching the lessons when there’s not much time in each course. Also, technology is a great tool for students and teachers to communicate with one another. As a college student, I think it helps me learn more quickly since I am not the most patient person on earth. I can just click and save and open the file to read my lessons.
“It’s Not About the Technology”- In this post, Kelly Hines states that teachers need to use technology properly and stop misusing it. She said that, often many teachers don’t really know how to use technology. So, in this post Kelly Hines explains to us how teachers and educators can use it efficiently. The first thing she said in her post was that teachers must learn new techniques to improve their classroom. Second, teachers need to find a new approach to teach when their old ways are not working. Third, teachers need to learn how to use technology the right way. Fourth, teachers need to understand how to use technology and also teach the students creativity and studying skills. I really like her post because she has mentioned some good points. We don’t need just technology to teach children. Some kids prefer personal interactions rather than just staring at the computer the entire time. We are not robots! Therefore, teachers and students need to do activities outside of technology, as well.
“Is It Okay To Be A Technologically Illiterate Teacher?”- In this article, the author states that technology is a extremely important tool, therefore teachers need to learn how to use it. I don’t think it’s ok to be technologically illiterate teacher, but every teacher is different. Just like students, we don’t learn the same ways and we don’t progress the same as others. Some teachers might love to use technology while others don’t. I could understand why a teacher would be technologically illiterate because some teachers don’t know how to use everything regarding to technology. For example, if I became a teacher now, in thirty years later there will be plenty of new technology that comes out. How can I ever catch up with all the latest technology? Never! I can learn as much as I can, but I will probably not be able to learn all of it. So, it is impossible to learn every little tool that is included in the category of “technology”.
Gary Hayes' Social Media Counts:
This is very informative. It informed us that technology had made a huge impact on our society. The social networks are getting bigger and bigger due to many fans who love the advantages that these networks offer. Schools and workplaces now use it for information, advertising and communication. For example, school systems use it to communicate with other schools and also teachers are using the social networks to keep track with one another. That way if there is any problem they can just use twitter like in my EDM310 class. We use it to ask questions if we are not sure of something and all we got to do is “tweet”. This way, somebody will answer to your questions within minutes!

GOOGLE PRESENTATION

Project #3 C4T#1

Summary: In the teacher's blog, I have learned from author Miguel Guhlin that technology is so important and teachers need to informed and learn more about technologies. He said that quoted "yet many administrators continue to
place technology in teachers' classrooms without considering the
consequences of their actions. So what if parents walk by and see a
computer in the classroom--if their children aren't using it, and the dust
is an inch thick, the response is even more negative. And, in failing to
consider teachers' need for staff development, ongoing support,
administrators doom their campus to subsistence technology existence." Which I am completely agree with the author, why don't we use the resources that we have to have improve the students and educators? It's amazing how we as the school systems have the ability to use these kind of technology; like, computers which we can use it for power-point lectures which make things so much more easier for everybody to use. Also, the author mentioned that, teachers need to learn about technology so that they can help expand knowledge for their students. Not only the traditional way that teachers need to learn and teach their students but learning more about new technology is always good to have. This article is excellent! I love the ways the author pointed out some of the important facts that every educators need. With technology, we can do almost everything! =)

Teacher Bog #2:
Mr. MGuhlin was informing us that the management company just have a contract with Utah and they will provide "software platform available for free under an open-source license". Which I think it's great because we can use it and not having to buy the programs and costs us! Also, he informed us that there was a video of the ad showing us how Apple computer became famous.