Blog Post #15: Final Reflection Project

This is my final reflection project video for EDM-310. I have learned so much from EDM 310. I appreciate all the helps from the staff members from EDM-310. I will take this valuable lesson and use it to continue my learning about technology and I will definitely use what I have learned from EDM-310 to better my future classroom and benefit my students in my teaching career.

Blog Post #14

1. Why did you miss the metaphor in Tom Johnson's post, or, if you "hit the nail on the head", why do you think you understood the metaphor and why do you think that others in the class missed the metaphor?
-I feel I missed this metaphor because I was thinking about what the words are instead of thinking further to what it is.
2. What metaphors have you encountered since I asked you to create a log of them? There are several metaphors which I use with my nephew and niece is “You light up my life with your presence.” Another one I normally use when I told my clients about certain news is “She could not digest the news when she heard it.” This refers to the fact that they could not imagine or believe that it actually happening. The last one I am going to mention is “Life is a rollercoaster which everyone has to go through.” This is the metaphor I use with my friends all the time due to their relationships.
3. What other things can we do as educators to help our students to understand and to use metaphors?
I remember that during my school years or daily life people use metaphors all the time, but it’s the fact that I don’t recognized it until I think about it. So, I would say let the students practice it over and over and use it during class. For example, talk to the students and sometimes merge the metaphors into the conversations or questions so the students would get used to it and recognize it quicker.
4. Why do we use metaphors?
I fee metaphors are great language. It enhances the beauty of the language and gives more meaning to the sayings rather than just some simple words. Especially, when the students are taking literature class and they also have to learn metaphors to create a better smooth poem or writing activities. Metaphors produce more meaning and enhance the language in many great ways.

C4T- #4

This month I have been reading Tom Johnson’s adventures in PENCIL INTERGRATION. This is a blog written by John T. Spencer. In his blog post called acceptable committee, which he created some rules and have some restrictions for this students to prevent them from using unnecessary things while in school. He said that this is the reason why the students get distracted and could not focus in class due to the usage of Facebook, MySpace, or cell phones. I left a comment on his blog post:
Hello Mr. Spencer,
My name is Hoan Nguyen and I am a student in Dr. Strange's EDM 310 class. I just read your post regarding to the rules you have in your classroom, I think it's a great idea to set out some rules and restrictions. There are so many things out there that students need to stay away from such as internet and cell phones. Students are more likely to get distracted if they use Facebook or MySpace during school hours which will interfere with their learning time. However, it seems like your class is going very smooth and neat!

Mr. Spencer have a lot of wonderful tips and ideas which he think would be best for his students and avoid any distractions which students may occur while in classes or school. If you would like to view his blog, here is the link to his website. in PENCIL INTERGRATION.

Final Project 16

As my final project, Rebecca Warnberg and I decided that we would create a blog to educate other teachers and future teachers on becoming technologically literate. We have learned so much from taking EDM 310 that we wanted to share what we learned with others. Not everyone can benefit from taking a course to guide them through the wide world of technology. We are using this blog to show teachers the need for technology and the benefits that it can have. We have also included several instructional videos for how to get started using technology. We hope that through this blog, many teachers will learn to improve their classrooms through the use of technology. This way, many students will have a brighter educational future. Our blog is called Technology Tools For Teachers.