School Iniative by Travis Allen
In watching the short video by Travis Allen. He presented solid information on how to address budget issues across the board. Travis Allen makes several argument about how the Ischool can benefit students as well as their educators. The first argument focuses on the forgoing budget cuts that plagues school systems from coast to coast. The second argument addresses the decrease in educators that are due to the budget cuts. And the final arguement is the class sizes are steadily increasing.
While watching this short video I couldn't help but think of several issues that might arise needing special attention. The security of the Itouch is in question. The affordability of the Itouch per student and the jobs that will be lost to the electronic platform of school. In watching the second video by Travis Allen it is evident that the Ischool has some success in certain areas, but several issues still need to be addressed.
In the first Ischool video. My first issue was in fact answered being that the school would have access to securing the availability of the internet for the students during calls sessions. The affordibility of the Itouch was the second issue that would need addressing. In some areas uniforms and class supply list are a must prior to stepping foot in the classroom, do we then ask parents to fork out 150.00 per student for an I touch. For the families that could not affored the Itouch where does that leave the student? When or at what age do we introduce this technology into the classroom.
Ischool working with I touch sounds like a great tool for a classroom, but should be utilized in moderation. In some school systems the smart board is being introduced in the classrooms and there are several kinks and glitches to be worked out. As long as the issues that arise are adrressed in a timely manner the Itouch and Ischool merger sounds like a wonderful platform to work with in classes today.
Virtual Choir
This was beautiful bring everyone together in such a manner. This shows how technology can be manipulated through channels such as the one used to create this Lux Aurumque. It does make you wonder whatelse can and has been manipulated though technology.
Teaching in the 21st Century
I agree to a certain extint with this video. Teachers would then become glorified babysitteres--NOT-- All of the media networks are currently available. They have yet been utilized in such a capacity. Facts without guidance and cultivation is just plain facts. Social skills can be inquired on the net but not aqurired.
Flipped Classroom
In the three short videos on flipping the classroom the college methods are being applied to the classrooms. This falls in line with the no child left behind. If your child can preview the lessons the night prior to doing the applications on line the process of understanding and retaining information is greater. This also can be of assitance to parents assisting their children at home. Flipping the classroom in assistance brings the teacher to the student. If the student has to go to the restroom the pause button is just a click away. Students can pause rewind, replay, and get in practice prior to going to class. This is a great way for students to learn and be creative.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Blog #4
Podcast
In the video's that I watched about podcast.I learned different strategies on how to do a podcast and how student's are using podcast to learn in the classroom.I think that it is important for children to use as much technology as they can to learn in the classroom.I learned that by recording yourself and hearing the information that is put out on the recording help's.I learned that student's seem to learn more in a classroom environment that is friendly and is more challenging to them.In the Joe Dale podcast about Podcast in the Classroom he showed how technology has affected those born after the 1980's and how important technology has become part of our everday lives.In his podcast the student's seemed to be interested and challenged more when techmology is in place in the classroom environment.In the video with Silvia Tolisano it intriguing how the chilredn learned from listening to the podcast first.It was like they had more of a edge to listen and comprehend the podcast then respond to it in there own words.
What I got out of these podcast is technology is important no matter what.I learned to incorporate different tactic's when doing podcast.I also took from these video's that learning can take place on all level's.I learned that listening and comprehending is a good way to learn and way's to incorporate hearing to expand my vocabulary.This was great information to help me do my podcast.
C4T #1
The first post on Arvind Grover's twitter was a collection on his I.D badges from his work experiences.In my comment's I asked what did all if the badges mean and it looked as if he has a heap of experience in what he does for a living.In the second post on twitter for Arvind Grover was a video on Meeting's Not Being Work.I made the comment that most should watch this video before going to a meeting.I also made the comment of I should show this video to my peer's in the military before our briefing's.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Blog #3
Peer Editing
The video and slideshow on Peer Editing was informative. It gave a clear message on the procedures on editing your peers. The slideshow showed ways to to give suggestions with being a jerk to the person your editing,also how to stay positive while editing someone's work even though it may not be good. I learned that giving good feedback to the writer is effective because it will give the writer confidence to continue to write. The video gave good definitions on what peer editing is and what a peer means.Overall the video and slideshow on Peer Editing was helpful to me and should make me more effective when I edit my peers. The 10 Mistakes video was educational and entertaining. It showed me types of examples of the people I don't want to do my peer review.You have a wide variety of how not to be when reviewing a person's paper or blog. This video made me look at myself and question what type of person I am when it comes down to peer editing a person's paper. I would show this video to everyone so they could learn how to be more effective reviewers. In today's society people are to objective when it comes down to looking over someone's work. This video is one that I liked and will learn alot going forward with blogging.
Technology
I think that technology in the classroom for special need student's is long overdue. Technology gives the opportunity to expres themselves and to learn. Year's ago this kind of technology was not available to special need student's. I think through the using of Ipads, Ipods, and other technological equipment has come along way in helping special need student's get the education that they need. To me the student should have the choice of equipment he or she would like to learn on. I'm glad to see that special need student's are getting the help from technology that they need.
Apps for Learning
I would use the drawing app.I like this app for special need student's cause it gives them a chance to be creative with art. They have achance to express themselves and how they are feeling. In today's school art and being creative is slowly dying to me. This art app gives them a chance to do something more than just classwork.
Harness
The video showed a amazing teacher Vicki Davis.She gave the student's a sense of entitlement and ownership over there on learning. Vicki Davis showed that learing can take place from technology not only from book's and paper all the time. It seemed to me the student's were more lively and comfortable in that classroom environment. Vicki Davis gave the student's many ways to enhance there learning in the classroom.
The video and slideshow on Peer Editing was informative. It gave a clear message on the procedures on editing your peers. The slideshow showed ways to to give suggestions with being a jerk to the person your editing,also how to stay positive while editing someone's work even though it may not be good. I learned that giving good feedback to the writer is effective because it will give the writer confidence to continue to write. The video gave good definitions on what peer editing is and what a peer means.Overall the video and slideshow on Peer Editing was helpful to me and should make me more effective when I edit my peers. The 10 Mistakes video was educational and entertaining. It showed me types of examples of the people I don't want to do my peer review.You have a wide variety of how not to be when reviewing a person's paper or blog. This video made me look at myself and question what type of person I am when it comes down to peer editing a person's paper. I would show this video to everyone so they could learn how to be more effective reviewers. In today's society people are to objective when it comes down to looking over someone's work. This video is one that I liked and will learn alot going forward with blogging.
Technology
I think that technology in the classroom for special need student's is long overdue. Technology gives the opportunity to expres themselves and to learn. Year's ago this kind of technology was not available to special need student's. I think through the using of Ipads, Ipods, and other technological equipment has come along way in helping special need student's get the education that they need. To me the student should have the choice of equipment he or she would like to learn on. I'm glad to see that special need student's are getting the help from technology that they need.
Apps for Learning
I would use the drawing app.I like this app for special need student's cause it gives them a chance to be creative with art. They have achance to express themselves and how they are feeling. In today's school art and being creative is slowly dying to me. This art app gives them a chance to do something more than just classwork.
Harness
The video showed a amazing teacher Vicki Davis.She gave the student's a sense of entitlement and ownership over there on learning. Vicki Davis showed that learing can take place from technology not only from book's and paper all the time. It seemed to me the student's were more lively and comfortable in that classroom environment. Vicki Davis gave the student's many ways to enhance there learning in the classroom.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Blog #2
DId you know? by John Strange
This rendition of the Did you know by Fisch and Mcleod was more up-to-date tying in facebook generation into the informative stuff. I would like to comment about the way the information was presented in the Strange version. The information was presented in a powerpoint clutter. The original version has the information timed to where the information can be digested alot easier. Strange version of did you know modernized and upto date with the times. The Information that was presented in both old and new version of Did You Know was very informative. The numbers of the Chinese and Indian population are fitting for these statistics. The the indian and Chinese populations are in the billions. So for our population to be covered within the 25 percent would be precise.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This short video discusses how fast technology has advanced over 100 year span. The technology is moving and developing at an alarming rate but students are being brought up to date in class. Although technology is advancing at these rates there is a place for learning and keeping up in classes today.
Importance of creativity
This short film goes through and discusses the importance and lack of creativity in the school environment. Kids are subjected to conformity, the focus over the last couple of decades have been place on Mathematics and Language. These are some of the key elements need to navigate through the career fields as adults. By placing more of enforence on these so called key subjects, we are stiffuling the creative ability of kids today. with tht being said the kids today are less likely to put their ideas in action for fear of failure, while fearing failure they are stagnenet in their mental limitations that have been educated into them. Education goes in small does and creativity finds itself on the back burner.
A Day made with glass
In watching the two videos on a day made of glass the key thing that stood out to me is that he family through their home, school and work routines have capitalized on the uses of the glass screen being presnet. The family was able to use them at home in the capacity of getting prepared for the day ahead. The use was also extended out of the home whe the tablet like glass being utilzed into the car on the way to school and work. once at schol the glass was used in the daily lesons as smart boards are being introduced and used in todays public and private schools alike. The video further goes on to show how it is being used in the office at work. All in all the glass merged the tasks and made things run smoother in its many applications. In using the glass in eeryday aspect of life there seemed to be a cut back on several other materials which would be utilized during a regular day. For example in the school application there was a coloring or graphing exercise that was done on the glass. These types of activities expose student to differnt materials textures and allow them to create certain parts of a class or group assignment. While the technlogy is shown to be very useful in certain types of applications it should be utiliezed in moderation. A day using the glass tablet is a day into the future but is that taking away from the creativity and innovations of our past?
This rendition of the Did you know by Fisch and Mcleod was more up-to-date tying in facebook generation into the informative stuff. I would like to comment about the way the information was presented in the Strange version. The information was presented in a powerpoint clutter. The original version has the information timed to where the information can be digested alot easier. Strange version of did you know modernized and upto date with the times. The Information that was presented in both old and new version of Did You Know was very informative. The numbers of the Chinese and Indian population are fitting for these statistics. The the indian and Chinese populations are in the billions. So for our population to be covered within the 25 percent would be precise.
Mr. Winkle Wakes
This short video discusses how fast technology has advanced over 100 year span. The technology is moving and developing at an alarming rate but students are being brought up to date in class. Although technology is advancing at these rates there is a place for learning and keeping up in classes today.
Importance of creativity
This short film goes through and discusses the importance and lack of creativity in the school environment. Kids are subjected to conformity, the focus over the last couple of decades have been place on Mathematics and Language. These are some of the key elements need to navigate through the career fields as adults. By placing more of enforence on these so called key subjects, we are stiffuling the creative ability of kids today. with tht being said the kids today are less likely to put their ideas in action for fear of failure, while fearing failure they are stagnenet in their mental limitations that have been educated into them. Education goes in small does and creativity finds itself on the back burner.
A Day made with glass
In watching the two videos on a day made of glass the key thing that stood out to me is that he family through their home, school and work routines have capitalized on the uses of the glass screen being presnet. The family was able to use them at home in the capacity of getting prepared for the day ahead. The use was also extended out of the home whe the tablet like glass being utilzed into the car on the way to school and work. once at schol the glass was used in the daily lesons as smart boards are being introduced and used in todays public and private schools alike. The video further goes on to show how it is being used in the office at work. All in all the glass merged the tasks and made things run smoother in its many applications. In using the glass in eeryday aspect of life there seemed to be a cut back on several other materials which would be utilized during a regular day. For example in the school application there was a coloring or graphing exercise that was done on the glass. These types of activities expose student to differnt materials textures and allow them to create certain parts of a class or group assignment. While the technlogy is shown to be very useful in certain types of applications it should be utiliezed in moderation. A day using the glass tablet is a day into the future but is that taking away from the creativity and innovations of our past?
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