My EDM 310 assignments are now complete
I wish you all the best in your future educational endeavors and teaching careers!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
What I learned in this class
I learned many things in this class the biggest being experience is the most valuable learning tool.I had no idea how to create a blog or why anyone would want to.I learned how create a blog and how to post to it.I learned the many uses for blogging especially in a classroom.For example creating a class blog and the many uses of it like calender,homework,and parent letters.I also learned teachers could blog to each other around the world to share experiences.I learned about pod casting before this class I had never heard one let alone made one.Now i know how to go to i-tunes and u-tube and listen to them.I had never been to these places before.This will be a valuable tool to me as a teacher to be able to go and find educational pod casts and videos for my class.I also learned that many of this sites are free.I learned about the access lab and all the things it has to offer students like online classes so students can take subjects not offered at their schools.I learned about goggle documents and how it saves your information.I also learned about how google earth works and explored some places new york.I learned what foliotek is and how to use it since this is my first semester at south this was extremely useful to me.I must say I learned a lot of thing in this class.I would have liked to learn more about smart boards and geocashing.But I did learn where to go find informative videos on those subjects.
Experience blogging assignment
This assignment was to read someone's blog and talk about your experience and the good and bad about class blogging.I chose to read Dealana Beamis's blogs.She has a good background for her blog.It is a lot more exciting looking then mine.More colors then mine.She is more personal with her blog then I am.I think blogging is mostly good for a classroom but i guess it comes down to the teacher and what the teacher feels comfortable with.I must say I am not the most comfortable person with technology but i think blogging is very easy and useful tool.In a classroom the cons would have to be safety concerns and time restraints.Another con might be not enough equipment to use the technology well.I think these cons can be fixed with rules and parent student contracts.good scheduling,and funding.The pros are unlimited it opens many educational opportunities and gives a home to school connection.The best part is that blogging gives children a chance to share their class with their parents and other family.It provides a window into a big part of the students lives which is spend in their classroom.Letting the students blog gives them a chance to express themselves and be creative without pressure.The pros definitely out weigh the cons.
This assignment was to read someone's blog and talk about your experience and the good and bad about class blogging.I chose to read Dealana Beamis's blogs.She has a good background for her blog.It is a lot more exciting looking then mine.More colors then mine.She is more personal with her blog then I am.I think blogging is mostly good for a classroom but i guess it comes down to the teacher and what the teacher feels comfortable with.I must say I am not the most comfortable person with technology but i think blogging is very easy and useful tool.In a classroom the cons would have to be safety concerns and time restraints.Another con might be not enough equipment to use the technology well.I think these cons can be fixed with rules and parent student contracts.good scheduling,and funding.The pros are unlimited it opens many educational opportunities and gives a home to school connection.The best part is that blogging gives children a chance to share their class with their parents and other family.It provides a window into a big part of the students lives which is spend in their classroom.Letting the students blog gives them a chance to express themselves and be creative without pressure.The pros definitely out weigh the cons.
About class podcasts
The assignment was to listen to the class podcast and critique them.The first podcast I listened to was of course the one I was involved in.Our podcast was about blogging in the classroom.The first thing I noticed was paper rattling this is something I found distracting.It also made us seem like we were not prepared.I will suggest note cards next time.There were also some weird pauses.Music in the background would have helped here.Their was also some talking over each other.But all in all I would have to say for our first experience with pod casting and having to go first we did okay.
The second podcast I listened to was the one about Randy Pausch last lecture also from students in our class.The podcast started off well with directed questioning from the leader Brian.I could tell they really researched their information and sounded like they knew their information well.There were a lot of um's though.
The third pod cast from our class listened to was about access lab this was the one I wanted.It sounded like they were reading a script.They used good clear voices but read most of the podcast needed more conversation.It was very informative.
The last podcast I listened to was about U tube and use as an educational tool. I chose to listen to the group from our class.This was a good subject with a lot of controversy.They had some weird pause in between statements.The conversation was slow in parts w with a lot of um's and some slang.It was good they talked about the pros and cons of U-tube in the classroom.I think for everyone's first time doing a podcast they were good.
The second podcast I listened to was the one about Randy Pausch last lecture also from students in our class.The podcast started off well with directed questioning from the leader Brian.I could tell they really researched their information and sounded like they knew their information well.There were a lot of um's though.
The third pod cast from our class listened to was about access lab this was the one I wanted.It sounded like they were reading a script.They used good clear voices but read most of the podcast needed more conversation.It was very informative.
The last podcast I listened to was about U tube and use as an educational tool. I chose to listen to the group from our class.This was a good subject with a lot of controversy.They had some weird pause in between statements.The conversation was slow in parts w with a lot of um's and some slang.It was good they talked about the pros and cons of U-tube in the classroom.I think for everyone's first time doing a podcast they were good.
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