Podcast Project 8

Timeline

blog #5

Scott McLeod J.D., PhD is the creator of the “Did You Know,” videos. He is also the Associated Professor of Education Leadership at the University of Kentucky. After I read his blog post I cannot say I agree with all of his points but I understand his points regarding safety issues. Children can potentially get into a lot of trouble on the Internet and teaching them safety precautions should limit problems. I do think children should be encouraged to use technology from an early age to further their knowledge but it should be monitored to assure safety.

Both the “The iSchool Initiative (Mobile Learningo)” and “Travis Allen’s ZeitgeistYoungMinds entry,” video’s were interesting to me. The video was about a regular teenager, Travis, that wondered why so many teachers were being fired and classroom sizes were growing. As a result of large class sizes and a harder environment to learn in he created a program called iSchool. iSchool is based on an iPod that allows students, teachers, and even family to access work easily with little confusion. Travis said he thought that if  more schools used iSchool then schools would save money rather then using paper and pen.

I use to think electronic devices in the classroom where not very beneficial due to the fact they can easily side track students with games and other programs but my view has changed since I have enrolled in edm310. I would now say that if electronic devices such as an iPad are used correctly then they could be turned into a valuable learning tool as well.

I thought Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir was pretty impressive.  He allowed over 100 people that have never met to perform together in a virtual choir. Technology has noticeably improved in my lifetime and I am almost nervous on what its capabilities of it will be in the near future.

After watching the “Teaching in the 21^st Century” video I think Kevin Roberts explains pretty well how teaching in the 21^st century should be. He thinks children should be creative and be able to express themselves while learning. Without this none of the creative thinkers that influenced history would exist. Robert’s explained that children should engage on hands on learning. I believe that students should be encouraged to expressive themselves to push themselves to their potential.

Blog 4

Langwitches:

Langwitches is a website that deals with podcasting in a 1^st grade classroom. It seemed as though all the students really enjoyed podcasting as they could watch their own videos and become more technological literate while having fun. By having fun I believe you keep the students interest which better enables them to learn. An activity like podcasting I could see myself using in the classroom.

Benefits of Podcasting: 

There are a lot of benefits associated with using podcasts in the classroom. Like me, I believe most people learn best from a visual teaching method rather than auditory or other methods. Podcasting can also allow students to keep up with assignments when they are not in school by using the computer which can be beneficial.  I never really had any teacher that attempted to teach with podcasts very much but I will try them out to see how they relate to learning.

100 ways to use an iPod:

I never even knew that an iPod could be used for anything other that listening to music with. You can download more than just music to your iPod such as podcasts and notes. Along with being a fun device it can also be beneficial. I never thought that I would learn so much about technology in this class.

C4K post

In my C4K post I noticed that my student was really into the sport rugby. He showed that he was an Australian rugby fan. I commented on how rugby is not a big sport here although sports are big here and I thought that another contact sport would catch on. I followed up my comment by asking him what he thought about spreading the popularity of rugby.

Blog "My Sentence Is"

C4T post

For the past couple weeks I have been following a teacher from Nabraska named Beth Still. She did not reply to my frist comment but then I read another one of her post where she is puching teachers to use twitter just like Mr. Strange does to us. She even said many of the same things about it so I commented telling her about my class and new twitter account and even asked if there are any more tips or tricks about using twitter she could inform me about. I hope to hear back soon.

C4K post

My first C4K post was actually pretty cool. I read about a teacher getting her students permission to use an 800,000 thousand dollar bugscope to study inscets from the University of Illinois. Just for her to be able to pull those strings was impressive but the fact that she has all of her students somewhat literate when it comes to technology already too I found it hard to believe. She seems to be an amazing teacher.

Blog #3

First I watched a peer editing video. It showed me to always be positive and make compliments and suggestions rather than bash someone’s work. It is important to revise someone’s work correctly without being rude or a “mean Margret” for example. No one’s work is perfect including your own and that is important to remember.

Kelly Hines wrote about technology in the 21^st century and how it may not be the most important part of becoming a good teacher. Rather good teachers are also constant learners who should keep up with current teaching trends that work best. Teachers do not need modern technology to be a good teacher but can hopefully use it to enhance their performance in the classroom.

Karl Fisch strongly imposes his will that everyone should be technology literate comparing it to be as wrong as not being able to read. I agree it is important to strive to be literate in technology it can only benefit you not just as a teacher but also in everyday life. Being able to perform tasks on computer programs correctly will enhance the way people think, learn, and the worlds view on technology.

On Gary Haye’s cite shows you how many people use different forms of technology such as google and social media networks. It is truly astonishing how much information is simple posted through the internet everyday. Social media networks don’t have to just be about talking with friends but learning as well.

Michael Wesch’s video shows how the classroom has changes since the 20^th century. Black boards have turned into smart boards and technology has taken over the students lives. Now days people revolve around technology and the internet. Times have truly changed in the past few years!

C4C post

I commented on Autumn Bowling's "about me" post for this assignment. I learned she is 26 and juggles school along with work. This seems impressive to me since I find school to be hard enough as it is! But I hope all the students in edm310 the best of luck so we can all become successful.

C4T post

I commented on a post of a teacher that wanted to keep her time from work minimal and have more family time. She said how she had been working on this and I told her about how I think this is important as well. I then asked for any tips she might have to continue being a well rounded teacher and have plenty of family time as well.

Post #2

In the video I watched it talked about the mass serge of technology that has captured the world in the past years. I found it amazing how fast technology has been expanding just in my life time. The amount of downloads and internet use has increased so much it seems to double almost every day!

I found it impressive that even 1/8 couples meet on the internet now as well. It is almost a scary thought. And now apparently most of what Im learning in school will become obsolete by the time I even graduate! Technology is a big part of our lives that we must adapt to to improve our understanding of the world around us.