Sunday, May 1, 2011

Summary Post C4T Teacher

vpython orbit from occam98 on Vimeo.


This latest post by Quantum Progress is just a summary about Global Physics department update. It begins with how they are averaging 20 teachers meeting all because a tweet.They also focused on how they are going to get more involved with online technology such as blogger and many other social media possibility's. The video that I posted is by Danny to show an elliptical orbit and all possibility's that the software can do with this online technology.

Special Metaphor Assignment (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 believe I missed the metaphor because I focus to hard on what the point is.
2. What metaphors have you encountered since I asked you to create a log of them?I will say I have encounter metaphors the in EDM.
3. What other things can we do as educators to help our students to understand and to use metaphors? In my opinion teachers should understand metaphors so they can teach with them in the classroom.
4. Why do we use metaphors? I personally like Dr. Stranges answer "Because metaphors are very useful and add a lot to our lives and conversations."

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Progress Report on Final Project

For the final project I have partnered up with Abraheim Elalighe and we came up with many different ideas for final project. We are scheduled a meeting to come to the lab this Tuesday to figure out which subject that we are going with. So this Tuesday is the deciding day of which topic we are going with because we both been brain storming and researching for the best subject and also to bring both of our thoughts together.

C4T #4 Quantum Progress

How genius works: Paul Simon and Chuck Close

This blog is about Paul Simon and Chuck Close having thirty minute conversation between the two and includes many of their quotes and reflections. The topic the two gentlemen talked about was creativity. “Almost everything [creative] comes out of the work itself—every idea comes out of something you’re already doing.”-Chuck Close. “Like a sculptor you are removing to reveal what is already there.”-Paul Simon. These two quotes really stood out to me the most out this blog and basically breaking it down you need to be creative in everything you do in life.

Blog Post #12


If I had to create a Blog Post for an future assignment it would be "BLOG OF YOUR CHOICE". The instructions would be find and article or blog of your choice and explain what it is about and your opinion on that topic, and a link to the article you choose.

U.S. charges 3 big poker sites with fraud, illegal gambling
In an aggressive move against online gambling, federal prosecutors allege three Internet poker companies tricked banks into processing billions of dollars of illegal betting proceeds.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42613518/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/from/toolbar

For those who have not heard about this or do not even know much about online poker the U.S. Legislator arrested the owners of the three largest online poker sites and also seized 3 billions dollars through all of this. The sites where Full Tilt,Poker Stars, and Ultimate Bet. The kicker to all this is what the press is not telling you; yes they are focusing on the sites but the american players of these sites are basically have frozen online accounts now and coming from a poker player I personally know between a handful of people around about of $12,000 frozen. In my opinion the government there are so many huge fish to fry besides poker web sites. What happen to focusing on terrorist,The War on Iraq,illegal immigrants,drugs,and etc. I feel like this was a personal pay day for the legislator.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Blog Post #10



An Open Letter To Educators

Morgan Bayda in her post made many great points that I agree with and one that I did not like in Dan Brown's video. Some of the points that she made that stood out to me is that schools in North America are stuck in teaching styles which seem like they are from hundreds of years ago. Also she says she feels cheated from these long lectured class's and coming from my own personal experience I agree with her. When I attend these stone age teaching class's I catch myself zoning out because of boredom. I wish teacher's in all levels of teaching would take time and put some effort in to making there teaching plan creative. Students of all ages would benefit from better interactive teachers than just facts to be remembered. In Dan Brown video he made many great points that Morgan made on her post, but the thing that stuck with me the most is when he said he drop out of school because his reasoning was that his school was interfering with his education. Now I understand the point he is trying to make and before I say anything this is strictly my own opinion that he is now only hurting himself. Even though he feels he is being held down in his education and even if it he is its only for a short time period. What I am trying to say here is that if he suffered through a few years more of college he could show the world his own teaching style instead of bailing out with tail tuck between his legs and not proving anything. Brown seems like a very smart individual and if stuck through school he could have change lives of many through his way of teaching. I hope in the future Brown realizes his mistake of quiting school and finishes college.


Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take The Pencils Home!

This post was very inspiring and insightful to me. I took this post as do not be afraid to try new teaching styles and see what works and what doesn't. I feel like majority of teachers throws information at you just retain it to test time. I feel if teachers try to make teaching more interactive they would see a better result in more students.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Summary Post C4K 4-6

C4K #4 Room 18 Tyla

In this post C4K #4 I was supposed to comment on another student's blog but at the time the blog was blank. So I commented on Tyla's blog who is in room 18. The title of the post where I commented on is "Long Ago" which is a video of her and her friends singing to make a MTV video.


C4K #6 Is Room 8 at Melville school and I posted my comment on teams one and two of Digital Photography. This post by these students is a slide show where the students added music to it and they where very creative with it.C4K#5 I searched it and was unable to find it and I am not sure if it was deleted or what happen to it.



C4T#3

Speaking of History by Eric Langhorst

Professor Longhorst begins his post by explaining that he will be presenting how history teachers can use social media to collaborate and better their curriculum to the 2011 Missouri Council. Longhorst uses a slide show to demonstrate that there is many forms of media that can be used to benefit students and teachers such as Twitter, Fickr, Skype,and etc. Then he shows examples and ways on how they can be used. For example he explains that YouTube is a great source of media that can be used for students or teachers disposal because YouTube has 24 hours of content that is uploaded to their site every minute. I will say I was impressed with Longhorst demonstration and I will also say that this post shows me how lucky I am to be introduced to these different media sites that I would never known about if it was not for EDM 310.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Blog Post #9

"What I've Learned This Year" by Mr.McClung

In McClung's post I learned a lot from his advice and it got me thinking on how I would handle the different situations that he made points on. McClung makes many great points in his post such as read the crowd,be flexible,communicate and listening to the students,be reasonable,do not be afraid of technology,and never stop learning.When he says "read the crowd" and "communicate and listen to the students" I took this information as you need to figure how your students are responding to your teaching and let them express and show how they reacting to the lessons. Flexibility and being reasonable is very important in teaching and this means to me is to be open to many different variety of teaching skills. There is many great forms of technology that can be used in everyday teaching skills. So do not be scared to try different possibility of technology in the classroom. In this post the greatest advice that I received from McClung is to never stop learning. I took this as teachers are learners from their students and this is what makes a great teacher.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Blogpost #8 Richard Miller:This is how we dream part 1 and 2

Richard Miller:This is how we dream part 1 and 2

In the beginning of Richard Miller's video, he states that he was raised around books, studied books, and later wrote a book; which can now be bought on Amazon, for $0.59. This introduction was an entertaining way to break the ice for someone watching one of his videos for the first time. He speaks of the changes made recently in the field of writing and sharing information. Miller mentions that the ever changing technology has allowed us to advance from writing simple letters, to sharing ideas, images, and data across the world.
This is similar to what we are learning with EDM 310, because we are learning how to accurately use the technology available to us to the best of our and our future students' advantage. Miller encourages us (as future teachers) to be creative, inspiring, and maintain our curiosity so that we can provide a good example for our students.
I feel that I've been introduced to many different inspiring ways of using different formats of multimedia to display information in a creative and interesting way. I feel that keeping the information presented to students exciting and interactive, they will remain more involved. I think that most students of the future will be somewhat equipped to use most types of multimedia. And for those who are not they can be taught, just as I was.

The Chipper Series and EDM310 for Dummies
The primary message of these two videos is basically being a responsible student, meeting deadlines on schoolwork, and not blaming others for your procrastination. This also applies to every other aspect of life. I would like a be involved in making a motivational video, that is support for student taking EDM 310.

Learn to Change, Change to Learn

I agree that time has change with technology. Kids are more involved in technology in their everyday lives with their phones,texts,emails,computers,and web. In my opinion our school systems are stuck in the stone age of teaching.

The Secret Powers of Time by Philip Zambard

Zambard looks at America from the outside in. Being from another country, he has a different perspective on ways of life than those of us who were born and raised in America. His perspective is very inspiring and educates us on some true problems that America as a whole is facing today, problems that will only continue to get worse if left unsolved.

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by David Pink
Pink in this video displays to us why giving a financial bonus to people for work involving cognitive independence may be less productive than giving no bonus at all. He states the importance of autonomy, to be self motivated. He also brings in the importance of mastery and purpose. He states that these last two are what give people the desire to perfect things they are working on, as well as to work on something that has a purpose in the long run.

Monday, March 7, 2011

C4T #2

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org shows how "The Joy of Discovery #moodle @markcockrell @shawntx" uses a series of podcast explaining the Moodle server system. The whole point of using this system is to save the school districts money. With a huge following already and the good reports that I read on the system it should have no problem making a difference in the school systems. But also saying this I need to learn alot more about this particular system.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

C4T Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org

The Association of Texas Professional Educators(ATPE) talks about Reductions in Force(RIF). They go through many different policies and procedures on common practices and legal stand points. One of the subjects that shocked me was that they where if you can let go of an employee even if they have done nothing wrong and by the ATPE they are allow to terminate any employee both contract and non contract if there is a financial crisis. Then they talk about the RIF process and that explains how they determined who should be let go. It also gos in to the rights of the employee of who's job has been terminated and if that person can appeal the the decision. To sum this topic up is that I hope it never comes down to this in my future career in Education or anybody else.

C4K #2

http://kpetv.blogspot.com/2010/12/kpe-episode-334-witches.html

Monday, February 14, 2011

Project#8

Teaching in the 21st Century, Blog Post #4

I agree with what the creator of the video was trying to get across, that there is a difference in knowing how to do something vs how to do it correctly. The creator also states the difference between entertainment and engagement, something that I believe is lost in today's society. The term "to teach" in the 21st century involves educating children on how to find the correct answers themselves so that, as they advance, they can continue to be self-reliant and find the answers they need using the proper resources.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Blog Post #4


http://edm310.blogspot.com/2010/02/dont-teach-your-kids-this-stuff.html by Dr. Scott McLeod
I agree but also disagree with McLeod on his posting. I believe that yes, if unmonitored the internet can be and is a dangerous place for many young students. However, I feel that if children are taught a proper and safe way to use technology, it can be an invaluable resource for the rest of their lives. Dr. Scott McLeod is a professor at Iowa State University, and is an Associate Professor in the Educational Administration program.



The iSchool Initiative http://www.ischoolinitiative.com/
I think this is a great idea for the classrooms of tomorrow. There of course are certain specifications and legalities that would have to be met before something like this could be formed. But, overall I feel that it is a great new concept.

In the long run, it would definitely help our environment and the school system's bottom line. This could also be incorporated into college level courses allowing students to spend less on books and have less to tote around between classes. I think that a system like this would improve our public school system greatly, and hopefully have some positive effects on college life as well.

The Lost Generation
In the beginning the speaker tells of our current society which is one that people are used to quick fixes to their problems, and it is acceptable for our society to destroy our planet without a care for those in the future. The technique she used was very interesting and memorable.

Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir
In Whitacre's Virtual Choir it is truly outstanding that 185 people who have never met, were able to get together via the internet to conduct a wonderful artistic expression in song. This helps to show that the internet is not only here to use for resources, but also can be used to inspire our minds.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Blog Post #2

Did You Know 3.0 by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod:
Just in the beginning of this video I was amazed. I was shocked to find out that one day China will be the predominate English speaking country. I was astounded to learn that 25% has the highest IQ in the world, and that is greater than the total population of the United States. Technology and population of the United States is being surpassed by many other countries. In the five minutes it took to watch the presentation, the United States welcomed in 67 babies to our country, however China welcomed 247 new births, and India exceeded their numbers with 395 children born.

This video is one the best I've viewed on YouTube so far. This video has opened my eyes to the competition that America faces in the future years in the technology race. I feel that all American's would benefit from watching this brief video, and hopefully it would inspire some people to better themselves.



Mr. Winkle Wakes by Mathew Needlema:
This video is a quick and inexpensive video, but gets the message through. The whole point of this video to me was that although our technology improves exponentially everyday, our teaching styles have not changed for the past 100 years. Rather than have the same old books and teaching styles, we need to have our lectures more exciting and interactive.

By improving our teaching styles and making the classrooms more interesting, I believe we would have more children staying in school and later graduating. By having more kids in school, we would hopefully reduce the overall amount of crime in our country, both by having less children on the streets and having a better educated population.

Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Ken Robinson gives a great lecture and keeps the crowd interested by being humorous. He believes all children are artistic and creative, but the problem is that we lose it growing up or it is educated out of us. There is a universal hierarchy in education; where math and languages dominate, followed by humanities, and lastly the arts. He mentions that many professors, while highly educated, only use their intelligence within their own minds. They tend to forget that intellect can exist outside of the brain. He believes that people need to be more dynamic in their learning and have original thoughts. Robinson defines creativity as being original.

I am impartial Robinson's lecture, I agree with the thought that we should revise the hierarchy of our teaching structure and execution. However, I I do not agree with the idea that education as a whole is pointless and that the majority of our degree holders are going home to play video games. I understand the point that Robinson is trying to make, but I believe that everyone has the ability to choose their own paths in life; some of those may or may not include video games.


Cecelia Gault (Young Student in Finland) Interviews Sir Ken Robinson:
My initial reaction to this short clip was that Cecilia Gault, however young, seemed very well spoken, prepared, and educated. You can tell by the way she handled herself, that she has had a very good teacher. I feel that social interaction under pressure and stress is an important factor in a full education. You can have a highly intelligent person, who, if they cannot speak to others will appear quite ignorant.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts:
Vicki Davis is a great example of what one person can do to inspire and educate our youth about the changing technology of today. Although her students are from rural Georgia, they are connected to the world by techniques that she has introduced them to. In addition to teaching them about the ever changing advances today, she also encourages them to work collectively together and teach one another.

Davis' students are more prepared for modern technology than many college students of America. I personally have had no real education in technology other than typing classes, and have found quite a learning curve since starting at South Alabama. I feel that if high schools offered classes like Davis', college students would be much more prepared and even excel in attaining their goals.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Authentic Learning

Authentic Learning by Bill Genereux: This article by Bill Genereux reminds me so much of EDM 310. Genereux writes about a technology class, Digital Ethnography, that he took under Dr. Michael Wesch. Genereux has been involved in computer technology for over 25 years, however this graduate class required more time and dedication than any other class he taken. But the effort he has put in has payed off with teaching skills and techniques that he uses daily with his students. The reason this article reminds me of EDM 310 is due to the fact that although it has required a minimum of 9 hours a week and significantly more work than many other classes, I am throughly enjoying the information I am learning, and I am looking forward to being able to use it in the future.

Inventor of the Personal Computer

Inventor of the Personal Computer by Bill Genereux I learned a lot from this article and it is very interesting to me to find out that Steve Wozniak, AKA “The Woz" was the creator of the first personal computer, the Apple One. Today we take technology for granted every day, where as Bill Genereux speaks of growing up when schools didn't even have computers yet. In his post Genereux definitely seemed excited to meet Wozniak, and was even more thrilled when he was inspired to make computer technology fun for his students.