Friday, August 13, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Reflection 11
1. My favorite part of this is learning how to create the blog, the voki, and posting photos. Even though I'm not old school...I am very old school. In case you haven't notice, I don't believe in exposing my family on the internet. Blogging my thoughts are mine. However, if it wasn't for this class, I would have never opened my eyes to this type of helpful tool for educators and students. I definately want to be pro-active in technology and, until now, I had not experienced anything to support being pro-tech. Thanks for this lesson.
2. Blogging important health fitness dates is great too. Classroom teachers can post assignment due dates, books to read, pages to read, examples they covered in classroom for those students who need to see it again.
3. I am shocked to find that creating this blog was fun in a struggle kind of way. The part I didn't like is the need to purchase some programs, new tools to supporting recording, downloading so much information, the need to upgrade my own personal computer (which i didn't do), the need to create and keep track of new pass words, login names, and much more. Now, if we can solve the issue with helping our Title One students with access to this type of technology from the privacy of their "own" home.
One last personal note, Im looking forward to learning and understand how I can use this type of technology in my content.
2. Blogging important health fitness dates is great too. Classroom teachers can post assignment due dates, books to read, pages to read, examples they covered in classroom for those students who need to see it again.
3. I am shocked to find that creating this blog was fun in a struggle kind of way. The part I didn't like is the need to purchase some programs, new tools to supporting recording, downloading so much information, the need to upgrade my own personal computer (which i didn't do), the need to create and keep track of new pass words, login names, and much more. Now, if we can solve the issue with helping our Title One students with access to this type of technology from the privacy of their "own" home.
One last personal note, Im looking forward to learning and understand how I can use this type of technology in my content.
Tool #11 Digital Citizenship
1. Safety - It's VERY important to not just teach kids about safety but teach teachers "how" to teach this to our students. We have to explain it effectively. Kids need to understand what the old term..."ripple affect" means. We can teach all day long the "dos" and "dont's" in security; and, they will be careful in practicing such, BUT they don't truly understand the "long term" consequence of what can happen when "personal information" is online. For example: They will post something as innocent as, "Guest what! My family and I are leaving to Spain next week, I can't wait to return and tell you all about it" Well, this is exciting news indeed, who wouldn't want to share it with family and friends. However, kids don't think long term, now the whole world knows when the house will be empty!!!! Good luck with that!!!
Brain Pop video is a good start but what teachers say and how they explain is key...not the video alone.
2. Bullying - Let me start with this first comment! This is why my daughter (13 1/2) and my son (12) don't have an email address (yet) nor facebook nor anything that keeps them consistently-directly on line to the big world yet. They are too young to understand fully the conseqence of this type of powerful technology.
Kids have not experience the outside world yet so someone please explain to me how they will understand it when we tell them, "your talking to strangers" "you can't hide behind your computer" "they can find you" .
My own son has told me, (remember, he is 12), "Mom, how can anyone find me" "I won't put my home address" My short answer for now is, they may not physically find you (at first), but through online long term communication, negative or positive, they will lure you in emotionally" (just in case you didn't catch my point...after a long on line relationship with someone they think they now know, kids think they are friends now...the bullying has began)
We need to not only teach this to our students but roll play a "long term" experience of how kids are friends one day and not friends the next.
3. Positive Information - Just to show that I'm NOT against technology, this is a great tool in show kids how they can find great community experiences, volunteer hours, activities, college information, safety tips, etc.
If anyone is reading this, please help me find a good health lesson on teaching all three of these key points during my health fitness time. How can I incorporate tool #11 into a health lesson (remember, I have to keep them moving at the same time) :)
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but, words will never hurt me" (who ever started this should be...)
Words on line do hurt, look at the suicide rate due to on line bullying these days!!!!
Brain Pop video is a good start but what teachers say and how they explain is key...not the video alone.
2. Bullying - Let me start with this first comment! This is why my daughter (13 1/2) and my son (12) don't have an email address (yet) nor facebook nor anything that keeps them consistently-directly on line to the big world yet. They are too young to understand fully the conseqence of this type of powerful technology.
Kids have not experience the outside world yet so someone please explain to me how they will understand it when we tell them, "your talking to strangers" "you can't hide behind your computer" "they can find you" .
My own son has told me, (remember, he is 12), "Mom, how can anyone find me" "I won't put my home address" My short answer for now is, they may not physically find you (at first), but through online long term communication, negative or positive, they will lure you in emotionally" (just in case you didn't catch my point...after a long on line relationship with someone they think they now know, kids think they are friends now...the bullying has began)
We need to not only teach this to our students but roll play a "long term" experience of how kids are friends one day and not friends the next.
3. Positive Information - Just to show that I'm NOT against technology, this is a great tool in show kids how they can find great community experiences, volunteer hours, activities, college information, safety tips, etc.
If anyone is reading this, please help me find a good health lesson on teaching all three of these key points during my health fitness time. How can I incorporate tool #11 into a health lesson (remember, I have to keep them moving at the same time) :)
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but, words will never hurt me" (who ever started this should be...)
Words on line do hurt, look at the suicide rate due to on line bullying these days!!!!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tool #10 Exploring Mobile Tech
The Free applications are the bomb!!!!
These are the ones that caught my eye; spanish tutor, flash cards, phonics, and connecting with congress supporting a history/texas lesson. Kids have any book, and learning support at the tip of their fingers. My daughter has a itouch and she uses the map, calculator (sin, cos, tan, log, yx, sinh, log, etc) record her notes with her voice, has a calendar to keep up with due dates, and she can check weather conditions from all over the world. GREAT INFORMATION
Opportunity to use itouch or ipad is endless. Since I'm not creative, I would need help in showing students how to be creative with this type of equipment.
These are the ones that caught my eye; spanish tutor, flash cards, phonics, and connecting with congress supporting a history/texas lesson. Kids have any book, and learning support at the tip of their fingers. My daughter has a itouch and she uses the map, calculator (sin, cos, tan, log, yx, sinh, log, etc) record her notes with her voice, has a calendar to keep up with due dates, and she can check weather conditions from all over the world. GREAT INFORMATION
Opportunity to use itouch or ipad is endless. Since I'm not creative, I would need help in showing students how to be creative with this type of equipment.
Tool #7 Digial Story
I've spent too much time on this one. I have an old 2003 program that has not been updated since 2000.
After reading this tool, I can honestly say I do know how to create digital story using a family members computer. But, I call them photo storys or creating movie with movie maker. I have gathered over 100 photos, added music, slide movement, image directions, and added words to the movie. But don't have one on my lap top to share.
I have not given up on completeing Tool #7 but must move on to the next tool...I've invested too many hours with failed results in accomplishing my assignment.
BE BACK SOON!
After reading this tool, I can honestly say I do know how to create digital story using a family members computer. But, I call them photo storys or creating movie with movie maker. I have gathered over 100 photos, added music, slide movement, image directions, and added words to the movie. But don't have one on my lap top to share.
I have not given up on completeing Tool #7 but must move on to the next tool...I've invested too many hours with failed results in accomplishing my assignment.
BE BACK SOON!
Tool #9 Jing and Skype
I knew tools like these were available but never thought it could be used in the field of education. Mainly because I never thought like a standard classroom teacher, since I teach Health Fitness, so I'm going to keep my health fitness "hat" on to give you my view.
Jing is great, mainly because most students (people) learn at the "visual" level. Capture Images support our words when words are difficult to describe what we may be trying to talk about. Images explain better, gives feedback and allows teachers to share with their students images of movements, directions, health organs, etc...the list is endless.
Skype is great in keeping sick students (whom are home) connected with the classroom, that is one of the benefits I read. The tool is great but it becomes useless if students don't have technology at home due to financial stress...which is a big downfall. Our school feeds from several apt complexes, these parents can't affored computers much less the cost of keeping up with today's technology. So not to close on a negative note...these programs will be difficult to set up but not impossable.
It's great that SBISD is setting goals and looking into the future!
Jing is great, mainly because most students (people) learn at the "visual" level. Capture Images support our words when words are difficult to describe what we may be trying to talk about. Images explain better, gives feedback and allows teachers to share with their students images of movements, directions, health organs, etc...the list is endless.
Skype is great in keeping sick students (whom are home) connected with the classroom, that is one of the benefits I read. The tool is great but it becomes useless if students don't have technology at home due to financial stress...which is a big downfall. Our school feeds from several apt complexes, these parents can't affored computers much less the cost of keeping up with today's technology. So not to close on a negative note...these programs will be difficult to set up but not impossable.
It's great that SBISD is setting goals and looking into the future!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tool #8 Video
This one was kinda tricky, I grabbed some videos from Youtube, they were posted correctly...i think.
When I went to view my blog, they were not the same videos. So, when you open my blog, I sure hope you find Coach Tips for BAseball/Softball and 911 Tips to teach elementary kids.
I know I need to understand more, but I do like sharing videos that are important to me. Ok,
I'm about to log out but I will view my blog once more to make sure it ALL looks the way I set it up.
When I went to view my blog, they were not the same videos. So, when you open my blog, I sure hope you find Coach Tips for BAseball/Softball and 911 Tips to teach elementary kids.
I know I need to understand more, but I do like sharing videos that are important to me. Ok,
I'm about to log out but I will view my blog once more to make sure it ALL looks the way I set it up.
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