Project #13

The collaboration tools which our group (That One Group) used was Skype,email, and Google +. During the Skype meeting with Chris and I, we discussed what subject and standard we was going to use for project #15. After the 30 minutes meeting, Chris and I collaborated with Kenesha by email giving her details on the subject and standard. The subject our group choose was math standard #5 on the Alabama Course of Study for kindergarten. The following day, Kenesha and I collaborated by using Google + and Skype. When came up with a template using Smartboard exchange, which involved counting objects. Once the template was discuss Kenesha completed the lay out for the meeting to record the project.

Blog Post #15 Final Reflection

Project #16

Blog Post #13

In the video Embed of My TEDx Talk by Brian Crosby he starts off by discussing fourth graders which rollover with him until the sixth grade. He also states that “90% of his students are second language leaners and they are at risk because they have free lunch.” He went on to talk about a survey he gave to students at the beginning of the year. Each student in his class has a blog and they also are involved in many projects with him. All his students’ embed video clips of their projects in their blog. He discusses how the students use many different sources in his class involving technology.

In my opinion Brain Crosby’s students are more advanced in using the internet than most adults and the big thing about that is they are second language learners. The students were not only blogging but they were also creating a wiki page. The students were embedding great projects in their blog. The project which really stood out was the high altitude balloon. I think it was great the students were able to explore beyond the classroom.

A Vision of Students Today

In the video it discusses how the everyday way of learning for students is changing. The video went on to talk about how much time and money students spend on books and in class. In many of the classes the teachers don’t even know the students names because an average college class size could be as high as “115 students.” Researchers suggest that “technology can save us” but many times students are not using their laptops in class doing classwork.

In my opinion the video is right about technology. I believe that college students spend a lot of money on unnecessary books and we waste a lot of time in the classroom. Many times I have purchased books that I never even use and I have been in classes that are a waste of time. I believe that they are a waste of times because the teacher is never prepared for the class. I love having online class because I am able to sit down in my own environment and do my work. I also believe that if a computer is used in class the student should in some way to restriction what sites they are allowed to use. When in class using a computer the student should complete class work and if they get caught doing something else a deduction of their grade should be the punishment.

Final Report on PLN

My PLN

I have really enjoyed my PLN.  My PLN has kept me updated with the latest on education news all over the world. It has been very helpful for me with school and work.

C4K November Summary

Vitulli & Santoli: Eyes on Ireland The “Time-Traveling History Detective”

Vitulli & Santoli: Eyes on Ireland was about two students’ excitement for visiting Ireland.  They were excited that they were able to go on such a great trip and that they were able to share the trip with one another. I commented on the post giving them my best wishes. I also stated that I hope that they are able to learn all that they intended to learn and then some. I hope in between their learning process they are able to have all little fun!


Ibreesej13

Ibreesej13 blog post was about two students traveling back in time to the French Revolution with a MAC computer. Their MAC computer battery began to die so they walked around to find power. The post went on to discuss all the things that happened to them in French. They had to learn how to adjust to places in which they had never been. They had to deal with many different taxes and a corrupt voting system. I truly loved reading the post! It was a very exciting post to read. I learned so much from reading the post. It was great how Ibreesej13 incorporated the old and new times together.

C4T Summary November

David Warlick’s blog post Since Twitter was Unavailable was a great source of information. The post discussed details of a conference in which he attended Kuala Lumpur (EARCOS: Education Leadership Conference). In the conference David Warlick attended, Greg Whitby was the keynote speaker. David Warlick “tweeted” keynotes in between the spotty internet service. In one of his tweets he discussed “We shouldn’t be talking about schools of the future.” He believes that we have no way of knowing what the future may hold for our students, so we should be handling the right now. He also tweeted how we should “make learning compulsory and attendance optional.”

David Warlick’s post opened my eyes up even more about technology. No matter what we do technology may one day rule. I believe Mr. Warlick was trying to say that students should be able to sit at home to complete assignments. I also believe that he was trying to tell us that there is a good and bad side of technology. I agree with Mr. Warlick when he stated “The more personalized the education experience, the more we know about the learner and the quality of the learning.” In my opinion, that is the fine line between the good and bad. If a student completes work at home and never attends class then the teacher never gets to know the student personally. I agree that we do not know what the future holds for our student’s education. I believe that we should focus on the right now because many of our students are barely making to the next grade.

A Few Tweets from Leaders

David Warlick’s blog post A Few Tweets from Leaders discussed the month of October. In October he possibly attended several conferences on leadership. While writing the post he was in Tokyo’s Narita airport. In the airport, he tweeted several tweets about the Vermont conference. In the tweets, he discussed graduates, learning disabilities, and teachers not asking enough questions.

David Warlick believes that “The Graduates of today’s education need to be uniquely valuable, not identically valuable.” In my opinion he was trying to say that all should be labeled different, but held to the same standard. He also went on to say “often, a learning disability is not so much a difficulty in learning, as it is a difficulty in being taught.” I believe that he was trying to say that the students with the learning disabilities are not the ones having problems most of the time; it’s the teacher having problems learning how to help the students.