Friday, February 27, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Blog Post #6
I found it very interesting watching these videos about Project Based Learning. Before watching these videos with Anthony and Dr. Strange I had little to no understanding of Project Based Learning (PBL) or even what PBL actually is. Also, I was really fascinated with the fact that not only was Anthony a 3rd grade, which showed us students an example of a teacher using PBL, but also that he was a former student of EDM 310. The fact that he was a former student of this course show us current students of the course that this method is being put into practice. After watching Project Based Learning Part I and Project Based Learning Part II I am more intrigued to learn more about PBL. Not only is this method excellent for showing us as future educators that our students are actually understanding the material, but from these videos it seems to be the direction in which we are moving in. The other Video that stood out to me was The Anthony Strange Tips for Teaching Part I. What really stood out to me in this video was the first two tips that they introduced to us. The first being that as educators we need to love to learn. This is true because if we as educators do not love to learn ourselves then how are going to be able to help the next generation. The second was learning and teaching outside of school. At first I found this tip to be complete nonsense, but after thinking about it I believe that this is very important. We as educators need to constantly be teaching. If a student or parent has a question we can't just answer them during school hours. We need to constantly be teaching in order to truly help our students.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
C4T #2 Post #1
Post: The Least Talked About Problem in EdTech
In this post by Dean Shareski, he talks about the issue of bandwidth (or lack thereof) in schools. Dean feels that the major problem with EdTech in todays school is that they lack the proper bandwidth. He even states in his post. "Imagine teaching English using books with half the pages ripped out. That’s essentially what it’s like for teachers trying to use devices with no bandwidth." Dean feels that in order for tech teachers, or any teachers for that matter, to properly educate their students to their optimum that schools need to add more bandwidth.
My Comment:
Hi Dean, I am Patrick Roane and I am currently enrolled at the University of South Alabama where I study secondary education in hopes of becoming a teacher myself. I am currently enrolled in a course called EDM 310 where we learn how to educate through technology, Like you yourself stated in your post I too am no expert on bandwidth. However I did enjoy reading your post mostly because I had no idea that this was a problem for most schools. It is nice to see that current educators, such as yourself, share this kind of information so we as future educators can understand and be prepared for this in the future.
In this post by Dean Shareski, he talks about the issue of bandwidth (or lack thereof) in schools. Dean feels that the major problem with EdTech in todays school is that they lack the proper bandwidth. He even states in his post. "Imagine teaching English using books with half the pages ripped out. That’s essentially what it’s like for teachers trying to use devices with no bandwidth." Dean feels that in order for tech teachers, or any teachers for that matter, to properly educate their students to their optimum that schools need to add more bandwidth.
My Comment:
Hi Dean, I am Patrick Roane and I am currently enrolled at the University of South Alabama where I study secondary education in hopes of becoming a teacher myself. I am currently enrolled in a course called EDM 310 where we learn how to educate through technology, Like you yourself stated in your post I too am no expert on bandwidth. However I did enjoy reading your post mostly because I had no idea that this was a problem for most schools. It is nice to see that current educators, such as yourself, share this kind of information so we as future educators can understand and be prepared for this in the future.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Blog Post #5
What are Personal Learning Networks?
Personal Learning Networks (PLN) are way for students, a people in general, to learn. A PLN is way of learning on the web or internet with other people from around the work. With a PLN you can share knowledge, thoughts, and topics with anyone associated with that PLN. I myself am still new to understanding PLN's but with the little experience I have with them I have found them to be extremely useful.
How can PLN's help us as Teachers?
PLN's can be very helpful to teachers. They can help teachers interact with other teachers not only in their school or area, but with others all most anywhere. with these teachers can discuss how they are approaching a certain topic in class, or maybe even helping other teachers by giving them new ideas to help their students excel in the classroom.
How are PLN's formed and created?
PLN's are usually formed by people with similar interests, topics, or even questions. The reason being that you do want to be a part of one that will not help you with any questions or topics that you need. Many PLN's are often created with people realizing it. I have recently discovered that have created one or two myself with out knowing it. Social Networking Sites such as Twitter and Facebook can actually be labeled as PLN's. You can create private or open groups in these sites and interact with teachers, students, etc. and discuss specific questions and topics.
Who are my first additions to my PLN?
Mine were when I started following my EDM 310 instructors on Twitter. However when I start my very own PLN I would to have one that focuses on the subject of American History. I want to able to interact with others you are more knowledgeable in this subject so I can learn new facts and opinions about America.
Personal Learning Networks (PLN) are way for students, a people in general, to learn. A PLN is way of learning on the web or internet with other people from around the work. With a PLN you can share knowledge, thoughts, and topics with anyone associated with that PLN. I myself am still new to understanding PLN's but with the little experience I have with them I have found them to be extremely useful.
PLN's can be very helpful to teachers. They can help teachers interact with other teachers not only in their school or area, but with others all most anywhere. with these teachers can discuss how they are approaching a certain topic in class, or maybe even helping other teachers by giving them new ideas to help their students excel in the classroom.
How are PLN's formed and created?
PLN's are usually formed by people with similar interests, topics, or even questions. The reason being that you do want to be a part of one that will not help you with any questions or topics that you need. Many PLN's are often created with people realizing it. I have recently discovered that have created one or two myself with out knowing it. Social Networking Sites such as Twitter and Facebook can actually be labeled as PLN's. You can create private or open groups in these sites and interact with teachers, students, etc. and discuss specific questions and topics.
Who are my first additions to my PLN?
Mine were when I started following my EDM 310 instructors on Twitter. However when I start my very own PLN I would to have one that focuses on the subject of American History. I want to able to interact with others you are more knowledgeable in this subject so I can learn new facts and opinions about America.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Projec t#15: Search Engines
There are countless number of search engines that can be found on the internet. Here are a list of 8 that explored with this past week.
1: Wolfram Alpha, I have just recently discovered this site. I found this to be more beneficial for students who need help with math or science.
/http://www.wolframalpha.com/
2: Sweet Search, this site is a site for students looking to validate their resources. This site is composed of expert researchers to help you validate your resources.
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
3: Blinkx, since videos and movies are becoming more integrated in the education system and are used more and more often as research sources then this site will be extremely useful for all students
http://www.blinkx.com/
4: Pipl, this is a search site that helps you find information a specific person.
https://pipl.com/
5: Kidrex, for those who are studying to become elementary teachers then I recommend this search engine for your class. This site is designed for kids so all sites that are considered inappropriate are blocked.
http://www.kidrex.org/
6: Dogpile, This search engine "fetches" the results of Google, Yahoo!, etc. as well as search engines that provide vidoes.
http://www.dogpile.com/
7: Duck Duck Go, this search engine is similar to that of Google, but it doesn't give the user personalized results so the results of what ever it is you search is the same for everybody.
https://duckduckgo.com/
8: Ask, this search engine focuses more on answering questions rather than just being a out right search engine.
http://www.ask.com/
1: Wolfram Alpha, I have just recently discovered this site. I found this to be more beneficial for students who need help with math or science.
/http://www.wolframalpha.com/
2: Sweet Search, this site is a site for students looking to validate their resources. This site is composed of expert researchers to help you validate your resources.
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
3: Blinkx, since videos and movies are becoming more integrated in the education system and are used more and more often as research sources then this site will be extremely useful for all students
http://www.blinkx.com/
4: Pipl, this is a search site that helps you find information a specific person.
https://pipl.com/
5: Kidrex, for those who are studying to become elementary teachers then I recommend this search engine for your class. This site is designed for kids so all sites that are considered inappropriate are blocked.
http://www.kidrex.org/
6: Dogpile, This search engine "fetches" the results of Google, Yahoo!, etc. as well as search engines that provide vidoes.
http://www.dogpile.com/
7: Duck Duck Go, this search engine is similar to that of Google, but it doesn't give the user personalized results so the results of what ever it is you search is the same for everybody.
https://duckduckgo.com/
8: Ask, this search engine focuses more on answering questions rather than just being a out right search engine.
http://www.ask.com/
Blog Post #4
Whether they come from a student or the teacher questions are an important part of helping the students understand the materials better, and help open class discussion for new thoughts and ideas. As educators, and future ones, we need to understand the two different types of questions we ask our students. There is the closed-ended question that allows the student to give a simple answer such as "true or false", and does not open the option of further discussion. The other type of question, the open-ended question, is the one that all educators need to learn and understand. This type of question forces the students to think and give reason as to why they chose to answer the question the way they did. This in turn can cause the class to disagree and for debates and help the other students understand how their class came up the answer they gave as well.
C4T #1 Post #1&2
Post #1: In my first comment for teacher I was assigned David Wees and was titled "Could you build a nuclear power plant given the right reward?" . The post that I read was not a post written by him however, it was a post that a mother (Adriene Kimiko Pauley) of one of the students that attended his school had posted. In this post Adriene tells about how her and her daughter had to talk to the schools administrators about her daughter learning disabilities. Adriene then ask the administrators if they could build a nuclear power plant if they knowing that there would consequences if they couldn't or a reward of they could. They all replied no. She then goes and says in order for her daughter, and others, to succeed then they need to be surrounded by people with the skills to help her.
My Comment: I agree with analogy that Adriene is using. Not all students can complete and fully understand their work with their instructors either punishing for not finishing it, or trying to reward them so they can. Some students, and i speak from first hand experience, need their teachers to sit with them and help them understand the work. Not give them the work and let them work it out on their own.
Post #2: In this post on David Wees' "The Relfective Educator" he talks about that we as educators, and future educators, need to "Study our teaching". He feels we can't just teach a class the same way we do every single day and every single year. He feels that we need to develop new methods in order for us to get the full potential out of our students.
My Comment:
My Comment: I agree with analogy that Adriene is using. Not all students can complete and fully understand their work with their instructors either punishing for not finishing it, or trying to reward them so they can. Some students, and i speak from first hand experience, need their teachers to sit with them and help them understand the work. Not give them the work and let them work it out on their own.
Post #2: In this post on David Wees' "The Relfective Educator" he talks about that we as educators, and future educators, need to "Study our teaching". He feels we can't just teach a class the same way we do every single day and every single year. He feels that we need to develop new methods in order for us to get the full potential out of our students.
My Comment:
Hi David,
As someone who is trying to become a future educator I find
this to be extremely helpful advice for the future. Teachers need to study and
discover new ways to teach so they can try and get the best out of all of their
students.
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