1. My experiences at school have been quit interesting in the fact that I thought I would learn more in some of my other classes. One class I am taking is a hybrid class and I understand that I am suppose to do learning on my own, but when I do go to class half the stuff that is being said is nothing to do with the subject I am learning. When I read Mrs. Bayda's entree I really could relate to her. A student can do more learning outside the class most of the time because you the student concentrate on what you want to learn first. That is what I like about EDM 310 it is you and your computer, and the occasional assistance from the lab techs. But they are only their if you truly need help. In a way I feel like that is how some of my other classes are as well, and that is all fine, but when I do go to class and I do need help I would like answers to my questions. By using the internet and all it accessories if students are more eager to learn they can scan through sits and web connections like Mrs. Bayda did to learn all types of new and growing information without feeling cheated by the school and the teachers.
2. It is crazy to read about a school who does not allow their students to take home pencils. If they do not have a way of writing how else are students suppose to learn. Of course students could try to memorize all the information learned but it may not go so well. So I am glad he came up with his own solution to the problem that he had to endure for his students. If a teacher is willing to take that risk for his class you know he must be a great teacher because he cares if his students learn or not.
3. Watching that movie about those two questions really made think. What could my question be? I thought it was really interesting because a lot of people never really ask themselves that everyday. My question would be " What did I do yesterday that I could change today?" It basically means what do I do or say wrong that I could improve or change today to make better if possible. Could I apologize to someone, make somebody laugh to make their day better, what could I do? My sentence would be "Changing the lives of students by one classroom at time."
Friday, October 29, 2010
Additional Assignment 3
Were I do agree is very easy to see in my eyes. I believe that students do have trouble interacting in a classroom, mainly for the subject not being interactive and interesting for the students sitting there trying to learn. Students get a persona of what school is going to be like when they have siblings or even parents who are teachers who tell them on school is to them. So, if they do not enjoy were they are learning chance are neither will they. Were i disagree will be with the fact that all kids are drugged up not all of them are like that some students just go to class not interested to learn no matter were they may end up in the future. Because they may see a parent, sibling, or relative graduate from school and college and still can not find a job, and they get it in their heads why should I go to school if that is how I am going to end up as well. The most important thing I think is when he is talking about how children are separated into their own age group, along with the subjects they are learning. I think that is important topic and that is the one I also disagree with. Students should be separated by age and subjects they are learning, of course you may have some that are smarter than others with those few intelligent ones let them go up a grade especially if they understand all the information and seem to get board very easily. With the issues he raises teachers, parents and relatives can all join in and help by being a support system for the student who may be having a hard time or just be their just case of questions that may need to be explained more in depth. I thought the presentation was great and on point for those parents and teachers who may not think those children do not want to learn. If i had to create my own version I would have Alana Carpenter as the idea generator, Laney Verzone as the author, me as the narrator, Joseph Turlington as the designer and artist, Heather Blair as sound effects, and we would all work together on other things. It would be a great project to do if we had to the opportunity to at least try.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Blog Assignment 9
Mr. McClung had made several good points in his blog, especially about reading the crowd, which in terms is your classroom or your piers. Because when your teaching children no matter what age group they all will have trouble retaining information that is given to them, so when you have a lesson plan and want to stay on schedule that just may not happen. All student's learn at different pacing some more quickly than others and after a little time with your student's you will be able to read them and know how fast or slow to take a subject or objective that you are trying to teach
Two more good points that were made was being flexible and having good communication skill with your student's. After planning and arranging time for projects or acting out something in your lesson plans to make learning more fun, then you actually get to the exciting part when it all comes together and then it does not. Do not get aggravated or upset, they are just kids who are trying to learn, be flexible and understand they may have trouble doing something in that project. This is were good communication is key, ask the student or student's what they are having problems with, and maybe explain more in detail to them what you want them to do. Do not automatically assume after brief directions they understand what you as the teacher wants. From what I read I believe that is what Mr. McClung is saying.
Reasonable is also a great one, I believe it is around the third most important one out of all of them. It is easy for teacher's to make a lesson plan of what they want their student's to do, but it is hard for them to understand that they are still just children, who were sent to your school, assigned to your classroom, to be taught by you, to learn what they will need for future uses. And as a teacher you can raise the bar and expect great things out of them, but just remember if they fail at a project or an essay be reasonable with them because they are children who are still learning or they would not be in school or in your class.
For myself this is a hard one because I am afraid of technology. I know technology is ever changing and I need to change with it, but when it comes to certain aspects of a computer I am not the best. But like Mr. McClung said in his blog do not be afraid of technology you just have to take a leap and just go at it. Make mistakes after all that is why we are all required to take Dr. Strange's EDM class to learn new and improving things with technology.
Listen to your student's is a big one because if you do not listen to them who will. You as the teacher will see these student's for a year, you will begin to know their strengths and weaknesses, and know what they may have problems with. When they ask questions listen closely to what they say because you as the teacher is the key point of their learning careers. Because the younger you go into the elementary teaching the more pressure is put on you because if they leave that class without learning what is needed for the next grade it is going to look bad on you as a teacher. And what school would want a bad teacher, teaching and helping children learn? Not me that is for sure!
Lastly as Mr. McClung and many other teacher's will tell you never stop learning. There will always be changes in the world of learning and technology alike. And if we as future teacher's quit learning once we graduate we might as well had just stayed in school because education everywhere is evolving and improving it just depends on how determined a teacher you want to be to your future students.
Two more good points that were made was being flexible and having good communication skill with your student's. After planning and arranging time for projects or acting out something in your lesson plans to make learning more fun, then you actually get to the exciting part when it all comes together and then it does not. Do not get aggravated or upset, they are just kids who are trying to learn, be flexible and understand they may have trouble doing something in that project. This is were good communication is key, ask the student or student's what they are having problems with, and maybe explain more in detail to them what you want them to do. Do not automatically assume after brief directions they understand what you as the teacher wants. From what I read I believe that is what Mr. McClung is saying.
Reasonable is also a great one, I believe it is around the third most important one out of all of them. It is easy for teacher's to make a lesson plan of what they want their student's to do, but it is hard for them to understand that they are still just children, who were sent to your school, assigned to your classroom, to be taught by you, to learn what they will need for future uses. And as a teacher you can raise the bar and expect great things out of them, but just remember if they fail at a project or an essay be reasonable with them because they are children who are still learning or they would not be in school or in your class.
For myself this is a hard one because I am afraid of technology. I know technology is ever changing and I need to change with it, but when it comes to certain aspects of a computer I am not the best. But like Mr. McClung said in his blog do not be afraid of technology you just have to take a leap and just go at it. Make mistakes after all that is why we are all required to take Dr. Strange's EDM class to learn new and improving things with technology.
Listen to your student's is a big one because if you do not listen to them who will. You as the teacher will see these student's for a year, you will begin to know their strengths and weaknesses, and know what they may have problems with. When they ask questions listen closely to what they say because you as the teacher is the key point of their learning careers. Because the younger you go into the elementary teaching the more pressure is put on you because if they leave that class without learning what is needed for the next grade it is going to look bad on you as a teacher. And what school would want a bad teacher, teaching and helping children learn? Not me that is for sure!
Lastly as Mr. McClung and many other teacher's will tell you never stop learning. There will always be changes in the world of learning and technology alike. And if we as future teacher's quit learning once we graduate we might as well had just stayed in school because education everywhere is evolving and improving it just depends on how determined a teacher you want to be to your future students.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Blog Assignment #8
This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2
Having the multimedia would be a greatest change we have had in a long while. Using the multimedia would be a great asset to those in the reading and writing fields. By using multimedia it gives people, students, teachers and learners a like gain access to all books and knowledge available on the web. We can see all things on the web, communicate with video and texts as well. You can create a document made up of sound, music, and verbal collaboration that is found through the web. All the information a person can think of is on the web, which is all students and teachers need to create projects and other things as well.
The use of the web and its information has progressively grown in the past years, information that people thought would never be available for the public is accessed with just a few strokes of a keypad or a mouse click away. That is what I think Dr. Miller is trying to express to us in his two part video of How We Dream. And I agree with Dr. Miller, I believe that soon all students are going to be using digital devices to make their work come to life, instead of just typing in word processing. Using the multimedia would allow better access for students for not just learning, but they could also grow from that technology to make something better as well. Technology is never going to quite growing, and with how fast it changes we have to make sure we are changing with it just as quickly.
I believe with a little time a effort I would be able to write with multimedia. I know I don't have the best computer skill, but I would surely try my hardest. And if there came a point to were I did not understand something I would try to find someone who could show me. For younger students, they would have a leg up in the situation, the main reason being that since they are so young they would catch on to the computer
skills that much quicker. And so when the technology continues to grow they will know what to do because they have used the technology so much.
The Chipper Series and EDM 310 for Dummies
Watching both of those videos made me really think. Not just about the point they were trying to get across or how great of an actress Jamie Lynn is, but all the excuses and blame students push on their teachers when they turn in their assignments late or not at all. While viewing these videos it gave me an idea of what I would like to make a video of one day to stick on YouTube for people to view. I would love to make a video of some of they key excuses that students make and post them on the web. Because I have noticed that most of the excuses that students come up with are quite funny and unbelievable. It would also be useful for beginning teachers who just graduated and are starting their first job.
Critiques of Smartboards
I have read several different reasons about why smartboards are useful and class setting and why they are unnecessary. The up side to have the smartboards from what someone wrote was how it keeps the students interested in the lesson and not on other things because they can interact better with the boards. And it is also a great way to save the work that was done in class so the teacher may be able to print it off for a student who may have been sick. The unnecessary standings are that they are a waste of money that could have been used on other things, and they believe it also takes away from the interaction of the student and teacher relationship in class. Both of these people have great points to what they are arguing about but I believe they are both correct. Mainly for the fact that everyone has a right to their opinion on specific subjects, and this is no different from any other feud. Except for how it involves the students! And when I interviewed students at Axis Middle school all the children seemed to enjoy them a lot more than just the normal boards we had growing up. They were more involved and more anxious to get class started just because they knew they may have a chance to play on the board.
Having the multimedia would be a greatest change we have had in a long while. Using the multimedia would be a great asset to those in the reading and writing fields. By using multimedia it gives people, students, teachers and learners a like gain access to all books and knowledge available on the web. We can see all things on the web, communicate with video and texts as well. You can create a document made up of sound, music, and verbal collaboration that is found through the web. All the information a person can think of is on the web, which is all students and teachers need to create projects and other things as well.
The use of the web and its information has progressively grown in the past years, information that people thought would never be available for the public is accessed with just a few strokes of a keypad or a mouse click away. That is what I think Dr. Miller is trying to express to us in his two part video of How We Dream. And I agree with Dr. Miller, I believe that soon all students are going to be using digital devices to make their work come to life, instead of just typing in word processing. Using the multimedia would allow better access for students for not just learning, but they could also grow from that technology to make something better as well. Technology is never going to quite growing, and with how fast it changes we have to make sure we are changing with it just as quickly.
I believe with a little time a effort I would be able to write with multimedia. I know I don't have the best computer skill, but I would surely try my hardest. And if there came a point to were I did not understand something I would try to find someone who could show me. For younger students, they would have a leg up in the situation, the main reason being that since they are so young they would catch on to the computer
skills that much quicker. And so when the technology continues to grow they will know what to do because they have used the technology so much.
The Chipper Series and EDM 310 for Dummies
Watching both of those videos made me really think. Not just about the point they were trying to get across or how great of an actress Jamie Lynn is, but all the excuses and blame students push on their teachers when they turn in their assignments late or not at all. While viewing these videos it gave me an idea of what I would like to make a video of one day to stick on YouTube for people to view. I would love to make a video of some of they key excuses that students make and post them on the web. Because I have noticed that most of the excuses that students come up with are quite funny and unbelievable. It would also be useful for beginning teachers who just graduated and are starting their first job.
Critiques of Smartboards
I have read several different reasons about why smartboards are useful and class setting and why they are unnecessary. The up side to have the smartboards from what someone wrote was how it keeps the students interested in the lesson and not on other things because they can interact better with the boards. And it is also a great way to save the work that was done in class so the teacher may be able to print it off for a student who may have been sick. The unnecessary standings are that they are a waste of money that could have been used on other things, and they believe it also takes away from the interaction of the student and teacher relationship in class. Both of these people have great points to what they are arguing about but I believe they are both correct. Mainly for the fact that everyone has a right to their opinion on specific subjects, and this is no different from any other feud. Except for how it involves the students! And when I interviewed students at Axis Middle school all the children seemed to enjoy them a lot more than just the normal boards we had growing up. They were more involved and more anxious to get class started just because they knew they may have a chance to play on the board.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Additional Assignment #2
1. I think that if the learners are motivated they can learn, but unless they get the correct teaching of a specific subject that they are trying to learn they may run into some problems. They may be able to figure it out, but how does someone truly know if they are doing it correctly unless shown. But i believe if someone can put their mind to it they can learn on their own but with a few bumps in the road to follow.
2. Their are some motivated kids out their who try really hard to learn, but some of the things they need or want to learn may be out of their league to learn for right now. If they were to get an understanding of how to teach themselves and learn how to learn on their own they may have better luck learning on their own.
3. For kids especially they need a good laid out study schedule and no distractions around them like a television, radio, or cell phone. Those rules can also apply for adults as well because if anyone has distractions around them they will pay more attention to it than to what they are trying to learn or study. So, those are the basic key things that should be used especially if you are trying to motivate yourself to learn something on one's own.
4. Computers and internet can play a big positive or negative role in the learning process. The positives are very useful in the sense that kids and adults alike can use them for writing papers, creating projects, and surfing the internet for useful information for research or things to that matter. In the negative slot though, kids can use it to play games, talk to friends, or check their facebook or twitter account, which will cause a distraction for them while they are trying to do work
5. I think it brings out the want to learn and figure out new and improving things. Because if you do not have the desire to even try out something or to try to learn something new you will never be motivated learn and will probably never go anywhere in life!
6. Well if you do not come across a problem or a question when you are trying to learn that means you probably do not understand something and are just to embarrassed or scared to ask for help. Then as time goes by with all those problems and unanswered questions more problems and questions occur and know you are overwhelmed and freaking out. So, now you learned that if you do not ask for help you will sink very quickly.
7. Motivation is done by making something that is boring and turning it into a fun learning game for kids. Because if it does not seem interesting to the kids they will not want to learn. Just think of how we go to some of our classes and we wish they were more fun and involved wouldn't that make you more eager to learn, that is how you have to be with kids.
8. I am motivated by the fact that I want to have success in life. I do not want my life full of regrets and I wishes. I want to make sure I do what I want to or at least try to do what I set my mind to.
9. No, for the main reason of if someone is not motivated to at least try to learn why would they want to learn. It takes more time to learn how to learn then it actually takes to learn. So, if someone has to ambition to try then they just do not want to.
10. I teach myself. Everyday I teach myself something new because their is a saying that a person learns something new everyday you may not know what that new thing is exactly, but you learn something. Like for instance, I just learned a few minutes ago how to use my disc drive on my laptop and I am very excited. I learned this from a friend of mine today because I just could not figure it out and my friend Alana looked at it and said this is how you do it. I was blown away, I was like that's all I feel so retarded, but it is okay because I learned something new.
11. Teacher's play a key role in how students learn because if the teacher is not very good at his or her job it makes the learning process for the student just that much harder. Then it looks bad on the teacher, and the teacher may or may not notice how bad a job he or she is doing until it is to late for the student in question.
12. I think it is great that kids try to learn on their own because I know when I was their age I was not the brightest in the bunch. So, I am glad they are trying new things on their own.
13. What other issues may affect a student's learning abilities and things of that matter.
2. Their are some motivated kids out their who try really hard to learn, but some of the things they need or want to learn may be out of their league to learn for right now. If they were to get an understanding of how to teach themselves and learn how to learn on their own they may have better luck learning on their own.
3. For kids especially they need a good laid out study schedule and no distractions around them like a television, radio, or cell phone. Those rules can also apply for adults as well because if anyone has distractions around them they will pay more attention to it than to what they are trying to learn or study. So, those are the basic key things that should be used especially if you are trying to motivate yourself to learn something on one's own.
4. Computers and internet can play a big positive or negative role in the learning process. The positives are very useful in the sense that kids and adults alike can use them for writing papers, creating projects, and surfing the internet for useful information for research or things to that matter. In the negative slot though, kids can use it to play games, talk to friends, or check their facebook or twitter account, which will cause a distraction for them while they are trying to do work
5. I think it brings out the want to learn and figure out new and improving things. Because if you do not have the desire to even try out something or to try to learn something new you will never be motivated learn and will probably never go anywhere in life!
6. Well if you do not come across a problem or a question when you are trying to learn that means you probably do not understand something and are just to embarrassed or scared to ask for help. Then as time goes by with all those problems and unanswered questions more problems and questions occur and know you are overwhelmed and freaking out. So, now you learned that if you do not ask for help you will sink very quickly.
7. Motivation is done by making something that is boring and turning it into a fun learning game for kids. Because if it does not seem interesting to the kids they will not want to learn. Just think of how we go to some of our classes and we wish they were more fun and involved wouldn't that make you more eager to learn, that is how you have to be with kids.
8. I am motivated by the fact that I want to have success in life. I do not want my life full of regrets and I wishes. I want to make sure I do what I want to or at least try to do what I set my mind to.
9. No, for the main reason of if someone is not motivated to at least try to learn why would they want to learn. It takes more time to learn how to learn then it actually takes to learn. So, if someone has to ambition to try then they just do not want to.
10. I teach myself. Everyday I teach myself something new because their is a saying that a person learns something new everyday you may not know what that new thing is exactly, but you learn something. Like for instance, I just learned a few minutes ago how to use my disc drive on my laptop and I am very excited. I learned this from a friend of mine today because I just could not figure it out and my friend Alana looked at it and said this is how you do it. I was blown away, I was like that's all I feel so retarded, but it is okay because I learned something new.
11. Teacher's play a key role in how students learn because if the teacher is not very good at his or her job it makes the learning process for the student just that much harder. Then it looks bad on the teacher, and the teacher may or may not notice how bad a job he or she is doing until it is to late for the student in question.
12. I think it is great that kids try to learn on their own because I know when I was their age I was not the brightest in the bunch. So, I am glad they are trying new things on their own.
13. What other issues may affect a student's learning abilities and things of that matter.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
If this video was to suppose to contain teaching methods it seems to be far from that. As I sat watching the video I kept wondering how he had such an influential life, and all the knowledge he brings. So, for those who have seen the video I highly recommend that you at least watch it once because you will not regret taking an hour out of your day to watch what this man has to say. This video was truly heart warming, mainly for the fact that you at first think he is in it for the personal gain; but once you sit back, cry a few tears, and pay close attention you can see he did it for his family and students. For those who have not watched it set aside an hour, and watch the video.
Choosing and commenting on Dr. Pausch's video because it was so hard to concentrate, mainly due to the fact that his incite was so head on. But if i had to choose some to comment on here our those one's I believe to be important. Work hard because if you do not have a good work ethic or if your just lazy at what you do than what use are you their for. Having good work skills are going to looked upon at any job, home life, and school that you may attend. So, if a person does not contain the skills to work hard in a job setting what employer is going to want to hire you? Nobody, so work hard and do great in what every you do.
Thinking about others instead of yourself is another one that stood out for me in his video. Because if your only in it for your own reasons why would anyone want to help you or support somebody like that. If they do not receive any credit or notice they will not care what happens to you. So, that is why it is wise to support others even if you do not particularly care for those people. The third one that stood out was being honest. Say if someone took all the credit for a project or a piece of work that you did, and they got all the good grades and rave reviews someone is going to be a little mad. So, it wise to be honest to who ever or whatever the subject is because if your not it will come back to bite you.
The last thing that really grabbed my attention was him saying, never let a brick wall keep you from your dreams. When Dr. Pausch said that a million and one things went running through my thoughts. Such as, wow I think that brick wall has been in my way before and what can I do to keep that brick wall from building up. These thoughts and more were traveling so fast I did know how I should feel. I took a deep breath and thought a step at time, and knowing what I want and I won't back down until I get it.
I was really taken back by all the technical graphs he used for his presentations. The way he did his presentation and the matter it was presented I think was to be very emotional for viewers, opening the mind for new things, touching others feelings, and shaping what is to come. By viewing his lecture it makes me glad I am taking Dr. Strange's class that way I can learn more independently and on my own. Because there will not always be someone watching over you telling what to do, how to do it, and when to have it done by. Some students even do better on their own instead of being in a class listening to a teacher ramble on about something we won't understand until we try it on our own anyways. So, use these methods because you never know when and if you will be able to!
Choosing and commenting on Dr. Pausch's video because it was so hard to concentrate, mainly due to the fact that his incite was so head on. But if i had to choose some to comment on here our those one's I believe to be important. Work hard because if you do not have a good work ethic or if your just lazy at what you do than what use are you their for. Having good work skills are going to looked upon at any job, home life, and school that you may attend. So, if a person does not contain the skills to work hard in a job setting what employer is going to want to hire you? Nobody, so work hard and do great in what every you do.
Thinking about others instead of yourself is another one that stood out for me in his video. Because if your only in it for your own reasons why would anyone want to help you or support somebody like that. If they do not receive any credit or notice they will not care what happens to you. So, that is why it is wise to support others even if you do not particularly care for those people. The third one that stood out was being honest. Say if someone took all the credit for a project or a piece of work that you did, and they got all the good grades and rave reviews someone is going to be a little mad. So, it wise to be honest to who ever or whatever the subject is because if your not it will come back to bite you.
The last thing that really grabbed my attention was him saying, never let a brick wall keep you from your dreams. When Dr. Pausch said that a million and one things went running through my thoughts. Such as, wow I think that brick wall has been in my way before and what can I do to keep that brick wall from building up. These thoughts and more were traveling so fast I did know how I should feel. I took a deep breath and thought a step at time, and knowing what I want and I won't back down until I get it.
I was really taken back by all the technical graphs he used for his presentations. The way he did his presentation and the matter it was presented I think was to be very emotional for viewers, opening the mind for new things, touching others feelings, and shaping what is to come. By viewing his lecture it makes me glad I am taking Dr. Strange's class that way I can learn more independently and on my own. Because there will not always be someone watching over you telling what to do, how to do it, and when to have it done by. Some students even do better on their own instead of being in a class listening to a teacher ramble on about something we won't understand until we try it on our own anyways. So, use these methods because you never know when and if you will be able to!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Project #10
Using the Symbaloo PLN has been fantastic for easier access to the internet. I have a lot of great link created on Symbaloo. I have my blogger site, facebook, Itunes, YouTube, gmail, and several other sites downloaded on my Symbaloo. When trying to understand Netvibes it was a little more difficult for me to understand, so using Symbaloo has been assume. Especially, trying to keep up with all my school assignments, friends on facebook, and other little thing like research and fun games. By having this PLN it has made my life easier and keeps me sane around school and work because I am not as stressed or worried about things. I hoping to keep adding more things to my Symbaloo, especially things that I know I will need for the near future.
Summary of Comments for Teachers #2
Michael Kaechele he used to be a concrete artist, but he changed his career to become a middle school teacher, which I believe both jobs are very important to the learning field. All his project in class use a sense of artistry to them, which is great when it comes to math and aligning sides of artwork to one another. Because some art you have to have exact measurements or the piece will not work. That's what Mr. Kaechele puts into his blog. Like this week he took his children to the art museum to let them have some hand on experience with some artwork, and to just let them enjoy themselves. So, to summarize his blogs they both were detailed to using art for kids to learn more easier in the class. Because many people do not think that art can be used for all subjects in the classroom, but if anyone has a chance to read Mr. Kaechele blog we can see how it is possible.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Blog Assignment #6
Wendy Drexler: The Networked Student
Watching that video about what a network student does is just so amazing. It is crazy to think that you are basically teaching yourself, but in another sense your not. I think it would be a great learning tool to put into school all around the world. Because then everyone will have a way to gather more knowledge about different outlooks of religion, learning techniques, and much more. We can all help one another achieve our goals in life.
The way it was being explained in the video was as if it were like a tree diagram, everything seems to be connected to something so it can continue to grow. For instance, the teacher is the starting point, and it is up to the student to figure out how to gain information to contribute to the tree so others can gain information. By doing this the tree is continually growing, and more information and connections are being added for others to gain information.
Why do we still need a teacher? That was the question I was thinking the whole time through the entire video clip, until that question was answered. The teacher is the main component to the process. He or she is what makes this possible. Because we the students will go to the teacher in a matter of us being blocked for ideas or information. They make sure we ask for others advice in the correct manner, and with all the work that this takes, they help us put it together. So being able to have a program like this is a great learning tool, especially to gain knowledge and other points of views from other great minds of the world.
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
Learning about the the personal learning environment that is being shown on the video is very interesting. I think they are very useful in the fact that you can hold more information, and it can also make your homework and personal sites easier to access with just a few clicks. Although both sites are equally useful I find the PLN more easier for me, mainly for the fact that I am just used to it. But I would love the learn the personal learning environment. That way I have two ways of doing things!
Michael Wesch: The Machine is Changing Us
Listening and watching the video of Mr. Wesch of the Machine is Changing Us is very shocking to watch and see. Mainly, due to the fact that we as a technological world are ever changing through the ages. We are always upgrading to better cars, televisions, and cell phones. People are not really allowing themselves to intereact with one another like they used to because people are so interested in bigger things like American Idol and other things that keep them entertained that the smaller things that used to be important are not as important know. Which knowing this is quite sad because some families may be closer if things like Mr. Wesch brought up had not came about.
Watching that video about what a network student does is just so amazing. It is crazy to think that you are basically teaching yourself, but in another sense your not. I think it would be a great learning tool to put into school all around the world. Because then everyone will have a way to gather more knowledge about different outlooks of religion, learning techniques, and much more. We can all help one another achieve our goals in life.
The way it was being explained in the video was as if it were like a tree diagram, everything seems to be connected to something so it can continue to grow. For instance, the teacher is the starting point, and it is up to the student to figure out how to gain information to contribute to the tree so others can gain information. By doing this the tree is continually growing, and more information and connections are being added for others to gain information.
Why do we still need a teacher? That was the question I was thinking the whole time through the entire video clip, until that question was answered. The teacher is the main component to the process. He or she is what makes this possible. Because we the students will go to the teacher in a matter of us being blocked for ideas or information. They make sure we ask for others advice in the correct manner, and with all the work that this takes, they help us put it together. So being able to have a program like this is a great learning tool, especially to gain knowledge and other points of views from other great minds of the world.
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment (or PLN)
Learning about the the personal learning environment that is being shown on the video is very interesting. I think they are very useful in the fact that you can hold more information, and it can also make your homework and personal sites easier to access with just a few clicks. Although both sites are equally useful I find the PLN more easier for me, mainly for the fact that I am just used to it. But I would love the learn the personal learning environment. That way I have two ways of doing things!
Michael Wesch: The Machine is Changing Us
Listening and watching the video of Mr. Wesch of the Machine is Changing Us is very shocking to watch and see. Mainly, due to the fact that we as a technological world are ever changing through the ages. We are always upgrading to better cars, televisions, and cell phones. People are not really allowing themselves to intereact with one another like they used to because people are so interested in bigger things like American Idol and other things that keep them entertained that the smaller things that used to be important are not as important know. Which knowing this is quite sad because some families may be closer if things like Mr. Wesch brought up had not came about.
Comment for Kids Summary
Naomig was my blogging buddy. She is very intelligent and funny for her age. She loves to spend time with her family and friends, which I think is great. Although she loves school and trying to do her best, math is making her work a little harder. She loves the outdoors and playing soccer. Naomig plans to do the best she can this year in school, and never let all the hard stuff get to her.
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