Sunday, October 26, 2014

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C4T #3

My teacher this week was Vicki Davis. She did not post a blog for this week so I commented on an older blog. The title of this blog was "Daily Education and Technology News for Schools". In this blog she introduces an app and a tablet. The Belkin Tablet stage turns an ipad into a document camera/presented tool. Life Note App it merges camera, video, and note taking. My comment was I am student at the University of South Alabama and taking EDM 310. I learned from the information you posted in your blog on the Belkin Tablet and Life not app. I really enjoyed reading your blog.

Blog Post 10



What can we learn from Ms. Cassidy? In the video, “First Graders in Ms. Cassidy’s Class,” I was stunned at the quality of stuff that Ms. Cassidy students are doing in her class. I got to observe all of the details that she has her children do in her class. I liked how the kids told how the technology helped them. The students stated that they use their blogs to demonstrate their growth in writing. A child believed that their writing improve each time that they post. Students use wiki’s to ask questions, also individuals from around the world be able to provide their responds. Students place videos on their blogs, so that way it can show as a portfolio and students’ growth can visually be notice. The student’s uses Skype to chat with other group of students around the world. Another thing was the use of Nintendo DS’s. The kids said that the DS’s assist them with sharing as well as problem solving skills.

In the Skype videos of Ms. Cassidy, she talked about how technology by no means is ever going away. Many schools need to improve their technology. Many schools have Smart Boards, in the classrooms but not ipads. One way to help with this I may possibly apply for grants. Ms. Cassidy use technology in all of her classes. I would use blogs in my future classroom. I believed it would help my students with their writing. The students can receive comments on their blog.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Blog Post 9

Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning 1. A Need to know: Teachers can teach us that PBL Learning should be about an “entry event”. The “entry event” should be able to get students engaged and motivated to ask questions. As a teacher, I would use just about anything to create an entry event such as having a professional career person come and speak to the class, show the class an video, or by taking the students on a field trip. Students are not interested in traditional school work because it is boring. They believe it is meaningless. The students think that there is not a need to know the material that they are taught by their teachers. As a teacher, I would find a way to motivate the students in learning the material by not only telling students that they need to study or learn the material for a test, but by challenging the students to want to know the material to do their projects

. 2. A Driving Questions: Is a good way to get students to think about the project with a sense of purpose, to challenge students and to be more understanding of the project. By giving students an open ended driving question, they are able to understand the core of what they should be learning. If students are told to do a project without a driving question, students are confused, and may not understand what to do for their project.

3. Student voice and choice: By allowing students to make some decisions on their projects will encourage them to do better and the project becomes more meaningful to therm. When teachers decide what project they would have the students to do, it should be done by letting the students have a choice and their own style. One way to give students a voice is to give them permissions to pick a topic form a list of projects. Another way is to give students a limit of resources they can use to keep them from becoming overwhelmed.

4. 21st Century Skills: Collaboration is a very important part of a project skill that students should learn in the 21st century. What students get from 21st century skill is a real life learning that can be found in the workplaces and schools. It helps students to become better at communication, using technology and problem solving.

5. Inquiry and Innovation: Students find project not as exciting when they have to sit down and flip pages in a book, print, and paste off of a website. Students enjoy projects that are related to real life. This will motivates them to become better learners. A classroom experience such as this will have them to think of their own conclusion, new question, and solutions to problems.

6. Feedback and Revision: Many students do not like to give feedback on their classmate’s project- good or bad, because students are afraid of hurting their classmates’ feelings or saying the wrong thing. Feedback may seem harsh but at the same time it is helpful to their peer to do a more meaningful and better job on their work.

7. A Publicly Presented Product: Students need the opportunity to share their work with others in the community and school. I believe this will help students to build their confidence and become better students.

In the “Project Based Learning for Teachers” video, I learned that teachers should want their students to be able to take advantage of what technology has to offer. It can be of assistance in a teacher classrooms to be more student centered and to make learning more meaningful. Project Based Learning helps teachers to reach their students potential and look for ways of questioning. Project Based Learning has students working an unlimited amount of time and answering driving question. The question is profound and demands students to finalize an end product to reveal their learning with others.

The common core state standards are supported with college and work anticipation, is clear, understandable, an application of knowledge, and is evidence based. Teachers can use Project Based Learning to demonstrate the how to do inquiry based and ask open ended question, problem solving, and personalized projects. While Teachers must follow and meet the standards, it could be used in creating an authentic product. Students can learn collaboration skill, communication, critical thing skills, and career and life skills. Another way for teachers to think of Project Based Learning is as a way of questioning, investigating, sharing and reflecting. Educators can use technology to be a part of project based learning by using it in power point, globster, recordmp3, popplet, google docs and movie maker just to name a few.



In a Project Based Learning classroom, teachers are taught how to allow students to take charge of their learning. Project Based Learning has a purpose, such as addressing an audience, crafting a driving question, grouping students and creating a rubric, all while students have a voice and choice in their learning.

In the “Ten Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration in Project Based Learning” article, I learn that these are sites that are helpful in a digital classroom to collaborate in PBL. The first one is Titan Pad. It allows students to collaborate and share documents. The Titan Pad is similar to a google doc. Wall Wisher can be used by collaborating with virtual post it notes on a virtual wall. Corkboardme is a program that supports group activities. The Google Doc is the most popular online collaboration tool, and it is free to schools. It can be used to aid in live and real time.

Microsoft Word is another online collaboration tool, and is used by schools. Today’s Meet is a back channel in the classroom. This tool can be used by teachers and students in a room where you can see only what is needed. Will You Type With Me this site allows you to import files from a word and other sites such as PDF and HTML. Linoit is a useful site to teachers and students. It is an online tool that can be displayed on any computer screen anywhere. Skype in Educations provides the ability to work together collaboratively by bringing in experts from around the world. Quick Screen is a screen capture tool that can be shared with anybody.

In the “What Motivates Students” video, students were asked what motivates them. Some of the students think that having a good job in the future motivates them. One student said getting rewards helps him stay motivated. Students were given rewards to motivate them for good behavior. Compliments from a teacher help students to be motivated to do well on a test and in class.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

C4T Summary October

C4T Summary for October My C4T for the month of October is Julie Reuter. The title of her blog page is Teach, Share, Inspire. The blog post that I read was “Just Keep Pedaling”. In this post she talked about her love of bike riding. She also mentions that cycling is a dangerous sport. She stated that motorist drive at a high rate of speed when passing a cyclist and that is scary. My comment was Hi Julie; I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I have learned a lot more about cycling from reading your post. I can tell that you are a very proud cyclist.



My second time visiting her page she had not post any recent post. So I comment on the next post. “A Tribute to My Last Loop” she talked about some of the things that she had done with her 5th and 6th graders, while teaching at the Merton Intermediate School. What her students learned was about the 4C’s communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. Another thing she taught her students was about creating PLN (Personal Learning Networks). My comment on this post was that I enjoyed reading your post. From the pictures, it looks like your students had a great time working on their projects.

C4K Project #6 October Summary

Hi my first blog for the month of October 12 was a student by the name of Braxton. Braxton a student in Mrs.Tharp’s math gaming class. Braxton’s blog was title “The Subject That Should Be Taught In All Schools”. Braxton mention that the Bible should be in all class. Braxton and his class often discuss the Bible in class. In his blog he talks about how strong faith his is in God. My comment was Hi Braxton, My name is Christina Chapman and I am a student at the University Of South Alabama. I enjoyed reading your blog. I have learned a lot about God. Keep the faith.



Another one of my C4K for October 12 was a student by the name of XavierR, a 5th grader in Miss Jacklin’s class at Smith Sem. School. In his blog post he wrote about his grandfather. He mentions that his grandfather was from Puerto Rico. He stated that his grandfather likes hanging out with family members and taking long walks. XavierR enjoys spending time with his grandfather on Puerto Rico day. My comment was that, My name is Christina Chapman. I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed your reading your post. Your grandfather must be a special man in your life. Great post.

My C4K for October 19 was a fourth grade student by the name of Madison T. New Orleans and teacher Paula Naugle. In Madison T blog he talked about babysitting. How to take care of a baby when sick, how to keep them entertained and protect them from harming themselves from wires. My comment was Hi Madison what a great blog on babysitting and how to take care of a baby. It is important to know the safety precautions when taking care of a baby.I believe you would make a good babysitter. Keep up the good work.>br/>
For the week of October 26. My c4k student was Cyrus. He is a year 6 student at Pt England School. His blog post was about skin cancer and how to protect yourself from getting it by applying sunscreen when in the sun for a long period of time. My comment was Hi Cyrus, I am a student at the University of South Alabama an EDM 310 student. I really enjoyed your post. I have learned a lot about the importance of sunscreen. Great Post! Keep up the good work.

Blog Post 8

Blog Post 8 What can we learn about teaching from Randy Pausch? What I learned from the video, Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams. I learned that “brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things”. I believe this is a good message for teachers and students. I think this is spot on, because as teachers you will have barriers. Brick walls are chances to recognize what you want to accomplish, and give you the possibility to show it.



I learned about “Head fake”. Head faking is when teachers, have their students to learn more than one thing at a time. For example, students that plays football not only does the students learn the game of football. They also learn the skill of sportsmanship, teamwork, or accountability while working on projects. Professor Randy Pausch has taught me a lot about teaching and learning, but these are the parts that I really liked.

Video Book Commentary


Sunday, October 5, 2014

Project13

“The Four Seasons” Calendar Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday -Introduce the four seasons (20 minutes). By lecture, powerpoint or video -Place students in groups of four, and assign each group a season (5 minutes). -Each group will start researching their assigned season (30 minutes). -Each group will finish up research for their season (20 minutes). -Each group will start working on poster board (30 minutes). -Finish working on poster boards (30 minutes). -Each group will present their poster board to the class (45 minutes).

Project Evaluation Rubric

Below Average 1 point Average 2 points Above Average 3 points Excellent 4 points Posted On Time No project present Posted project late Posted project on time Posted project before the due date Following Instructions Did not follow instructions Partially followed project instructions Followed project instructions Thoroughly followed instructions Project Standards Met Did not meet any of the project standards Met 2 or more of the project standards Met over half of the projects standards Met all of the project standards Overall Project Content Project contained no content Project seemed thrown together, little to no effort Project looked put together; met the standards provided Project went above and beyond; expectations met of all the project standards

Project Lesson Plan Subject/Content Area Science: Earth and Space Science Standard Earth and Space Science K.9 Identify seasons of the year. Describe seasonal changes in the weather. Objectives Students will be learn to recognize each season and the weather changes each season has. Lesson Concepts Vocabulary Words: Season Weather Temperature Wind Questions: What is weather? How many seasons are in the year? What type of clothing is worn in each season? What is the weather like in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer? Materials Four ipads with internet access Poster Board Crayons/Markers Glue Color Printer Teaching/Learning Procedures 1. Introduce the four seasons. 2. These seasons include: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer. 3. Students will be placed into 4 groups and assigned one season. 4. Students will research their assigned season and find information about the weather, temperature, appropriate clothing, and when their season occurs. 5. Students must find pictures that represent their seasons. 6. Students will create a poster board that includes the title of their season and pictures. 7. Poster boards will be presented by each group, and students will share the information they found about their season. Assessment/Evaluation Teacher will observe the groups while working. Teacher will observe while groups are presenting. Link to Standard: http://alex.state.al.us/staticfiles/2005_AL_Science_Course_of_Study.pdf

Blog Post 7

Blog 7 How does We All become Learners In the “How to make an audio QR Code” video, I have learned that QR Code is similar to making a tape cassette recording. When making a QR Code it is done with a computer, using two websites, and a Microsoft word document. One of the websites uses www.recordmp3.com to record your voice. Teachers can read and record themselves when reading a story book. Afterward, the teachers can play their recorded story book for the students to listen to. Once the URL is saved to the computer, it will create a new URL can be copied into the second website called qrcodemonkey.com. Qrcode-monkey.com takes the URL and generates a QR code. The QR Code can be copied and pasted into a word document. It can be used by downloading the QR scanner. The scanner is free to download and can be used with iphones and other devices. This tool is easy for students, teachers, and parents to use. They can send messages or notes to one another.

In the “ipad center” video, I have learned that having a positive reading area for students to read individually will encourage them to be better readers. In Ginger Tuck’s GSES kindergarten class, she help students individually on their reading using an ipad. The teacher sits next to the student to provide assistance if needed. The student reads a book while being recorded by the ipad. The teacher plays the video back so that the student can see and hear themselves read. The teacher listens to see if any mistakes were made by the student. Teachers should always encourage their students to do their best.



In the “Pople as a Center” video, I have learned that this is an app that can be downloaded for free to an ipad. Students are able to take pictures and type text about the book they have read. It can be saved on an ipad to be used for the future.

In the “Alabama Virtual Library as a Kindergarten Center” video, students learn how to use the library in a different way. This is another app that students can use during their visit to the library. The students’ teacher gives them a list of words to choose from, such as transportation and animals. They are able to login in and use the search engine to find pictures. The students can listen to the audio of their subject. Once the students have found pictures on their topic, they must add one sentence about what they have watched.

In the “Mrs.Tassin 2nd Grade Class” video, I learned about how the students share their boards about whales. They explain in the video how they received their information. How they used this information to complete their whales projects.
In the” Using iMovie and the Alabama Virtual Library in Kindergarten “ video, it Michelle talks about the imovie and the book trailer done by ginger Tucker. They both used some of the same tools for their projects. The students enjoy editing their projects until they are happy with them. The students were taught how to use the computers at the AVL. The students are able to go to any public library and get an Alabama Virtual Library card. They are able to find resources about topics that their teacher assigns them for research.

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We all should be excited to learn new things. Students were taught how to use a free app called the padlet on the ipad. Once the students began to work with this app, they were able to teach their fellow classmates and teacher what they have learned.

September C4K Summary

My firstC4K was a student named Moses. a student at the Pt. England school. In Moses blog he wrote about the New Zealand Rowers" how this team had won many gold medals in Amsterdam at the 2014world championship Olympics. My comment was that I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I was glad to have the opportunity to read and comment on his post. I enjoyed reading his post and that he did a great job and to keep up the good work.

My second student was Matthew from Mrs. Horsts Class and his blog was about a book that he had read called "Stellaluna" . He mention that the book was about animals such as worms, crickets, and birds. My comment was that I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really enjoyed reading your post. I have learned a lot about animals. Keep up the good work.

Malcolm a student in Mr.Salsich's class. Malcolm had post about a family vacation to France. He talked about the some of the places they visited such as the dinosaur park. They ate at a pasta restaurant that had good food. My comment was that I am a student at the University of South Alabama. One day I hoped to visit France. It seemed like you and your family had a great time. I really learned a lot from your post and keep up the good work.

Book Trailer Martha Calling