Thursday, April 7, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
10-Final EME Post
Data Collection
tools, such as Survey Monkey
or Google Forms, can be used in many ways as a teacher. I really liked the
simplicity of both Survey Monkey and Google Forms in our classroom this
semester. Voting on things such as “Best in Show” made it fun and easy to
interact with other people in the classroom. I would like to implement this in
my future classroom. Whenever we do science or history fair in a fourth grade
class, we could use a Google Form to decide which project the students thought
was best. Involving the students in picking the best project gets them excited
and more motivated to do well on their project.
The blogs this semester were so interesting to read! It is hard to pick only
one favorite topic but I really loved reading about the ways in which each
person plans to use certain tools in their future career. Our class is full of
such a diverse population of creativity so I feel that these sections really
opened my mind to new ideas that I can use in my future career. Some of the
topics in this course were difficult to understand how they could be used in
the classroom. But reading my classmates’ blogs about their ideas was really helpful
in understanding the possible applications of each tool.
The next
technology-related skill I would like to learn is the smart board. I played
with the smart board a little in the FSU Tech Sandbox and some of my high
school teachers used it. There seems to be so many cool capabilities within the
smart board and I would love to learn how to use one and possibly have one in
my future classroom. Even using them for PowerPoint games seems to be better
than just using a projector and a clicker. With the smart board, I could touch
the screen like the actual Jeopardy game. I think this tool has tons of
capabilities that could really enhance any classroom interaction.
To achieve my
future technology-related goals I will likely take more Lynda courses while
at Florida State University. Reading about my classmates’ experiences with
Lynda really convinced me to take advantage of these courses and resources.
Another tool that I will use is google. More specifically, I can use the
internet to find different seminars or lectures for professional development on
technology-related topics. This course also taught me to take advantage of my
co-workers and my schools librarian for help or guidance with certain
technology-related tools. Asking for help and collaborating with others can
greatly increase my knowledge with certain technology-related topics and tools.
Monday, March 28, 2016
9-The Flipped Classroom, Professional Development, and PowerPoint Information
"The Flipped Classroom"
This classroom describes a scenario/routine where the student learns the material at home through an online video of a lecture. Then the student comes to the classroom to complete assignments or work on activities with others. This concept is basically "flipping" the traditional classroom. In the traditional classroom, students sit in a room and listen to a lecture. After a lesson, students are typically given at-home-assignments or homework to complete. "The Flipped Classroom" is simply reversing this concept. Here is an example of a website containing educational videos for kids. http://www.turtlediary.com/videos.html
Web-based Resource for Professional Development
http://www.learningandthebrain.com/teacher-professional-development-conferences
This link guides you to a website containing upcoming conferences for teachers to attend for professional development. After looking at this website for a few minutes, I quickly realized how informative it is. There are many conferences listed and they each include the date, place, featured speaker, and a short description of what will be discussed at the conference. One conference that stuck out to me was The Science of Imagination: Cultivating Curiosity and Creativity in Our Schools. This conference will take place April 7th-9th in Orlando, FL. When I clicked on the event title, it brought me to multiple links about research on this particular topic. This can be extremely helpful for teacher professional development. This resource provides information that can help prepare for the conference before attending.
PowerPoint Interaction Assignment
This PowerPoint assignment was so much fun! The template that Nova and I found for Family Feud was so easy to use. We were able to create our very own game for our 4th grade science class in about an hour. After doing the PowerPoint for Information Dissemination I learned a lot of new skills that I was able to use when creating this PowerPoint Interaction game. I think it is really cool how I can create the navigation kiosk to control what comes next in the show. This provides so much creativity for creating PowerPoint games! This was definitely my favorite skill learned during this assignment. There really wasn't anything I disliked about this assignment!
In my future career as a school speech therapist, I can use these skills a lot. For example, when practicing certain speech sounds with a group of students, I can create a game through PowerPoint. I think one of the most important parts about speech therapy is building confidence to speak out loud to others. An interactive game could help encourage this. Students can earn points for the team by saying challenging words out loud. I look forward to creating games similar to this one in my future career.
This classroom describes a scenario/routine where the student learns the material at home through an online video of a lecture. Then the student comes to the classroom to complete assignments or work on activities with others. This concept is basically "flipping" the traditional classroom. In the traditional classroom, students sit in a room and listen to a lecture. After a lesson, students are typically given at-home-assignments or homework to complete. "The Flipped Classroom" is simply reversing this concept. Here is an example of a website containing educational videos for kids. http://www.turtlediary.com/videos.html
Web-based Resource for Professional Development
http://www.learningandthebrain.com/teacher-professional-development-conferences
This link guides you to a website containing upcoming conferences for teachers to attend for professional development. After looking at this website for a few minutes, I quickly realized how informative it is. There are many conferences listed and they each include the date, place, featured speaker, and a short description of what will be discussed at the conference. One conference that stuck out to me was The Science of Imagination: Cultivating Curiosity and Creativity in Our Schools. This conference will take place April 7th-9th in Orlando, FL. When I clicked on the event title, it brought me to multiple links about research on this particular topic. This can be extremely helpful for teacher professional development. This resource provides information that can help prepare for the conference before attending.
PowerPoint Interaction Assignment
This PowerPoint assignment was so much fun! The template that Nova and I found for Family Feud was so easy to use. We were able to create our very own game for our 4th grade science class in about an hour. After doing the PowerPoint for Information Dissemination I learned a lot of new skills that I was able to use when creating this PowerPoint Interaction game. I think it is really cool how I can create the navigation kiosk to control what comes next in the show. This provides so much creativity for creating PowerPoint games! This was definitely my favorite skill learned during this assignment. There really wasn't anything I disliked about this assignment!
In my future career as a school speech therapist, I can use these skills a lot. For example, when practicing certain speech sounds with a group of students, I can create a game through PowerPoint. I think one of the most important parts about speech therapy is building confidence to speak out loud to others. An interactive game could help encourage this. Students can earn points for the team by saying challenging words out loud. I look forward to creating games similar to this one in my future career.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
8-Emerging Technologies, The Digital Divide, and PowerPoint
Emerging Technologies
After
reading chapter 12, I think that personal learning environments hold the
biggest promise for education. Giving students the opportunity to have their
own goals and different techniques to accomplish them allows for a lot of
growth. One of the biggest problems with today’s classrooms is the different
levels within a grade level. As a student, I felt that I was held back from
learning throughout elementary and middle school. Many students struggle with
this. Some may be way behind the majority of the class and this can really affect
their self-confidence and self-efficacy in school. This just leads to further
retention. Personal learning environments embrace the diversity of the
classroom and allow each student to work at their own pace. They create
personal learning spaces adapted for individual learners. The technologies
allow students to personalize their learning environment while still having the
support and sanction of educational institutions.
The Digital Divide
The Digital Divide describes the students who have computers and other technology at home and those who do not. This can be a great challenge in the classroom. Technology is always talked about as being so great and the future of the classroom but this can cause many problems for students who do not have access at home. Growing up, I always had a home computer and when I graduated high school I was given my own laptop. This made it easier for my parents to contact my teacher and check my grades multiple times throughout the week. I think this made a huge difference in my school experience. As a teacher, it is important to recognize that not every student or parent will have these opportunities. To make sure that these students do not fall behind in digital literacy, I will give them adequate time to use computers and technology throughout the school year. The Digital Divide makes it even more crucial for teachers to integrate technology in the classroom every chance they get.
The Digital Divide describes the students who have computers and other technology at home and those who do not. This can be a great challenge in the classroom. Technology is always talked about as being so great and the future of the classroom but this can cause many problems for students who do not have access at home. Growing up, I always had a home computer and when I graduated high school I was given my own laptop. This made it easier for my parents to contact my teacher and check my grades multiple times throughout the week. I think this made a huge difference in my school experience. As a teacher, it is important to recognize that not every student or parent will have these opportunities. To make sure that these students do not fall behind in digital literacy, I will give them adequate time to use computers and technology throughout the school year. The Digital Divide makes it even more crucial for teachers to integrate technology in the classroom every chance they get.
PowerPoint
The PowerPoint for Information Dissemination assignment was a lot of fun. Before working on this assignment, I thought I knew all there was to know about PowerPoint presentations. I quickly learned that I was wrong. PowerPoint has so many features to help make an amazing presentation. The new skill I learned was how to record a presentation show with audio. At first, I thought this would be really difficult but it ended up being super easy. I think this could be really helpful for presentations given at a distance. If the speaker is unable to attend, he/she can simply record the show with their voice and send it to the conference or meeting. In my future career, I know I will use PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint for Information Dissemination assignment was a lot of fun. Before working on this assignment, I thought I knew all there was to know about PowerPoint presentations. I quickly learned that I was wrong. PowerPoint has so many features to help make an amazing presentation. The new skill I learned was how to record a presentation show with audio. At first, I thought this would be really difficult but it ended up being super easy. I think this could be really helpful for presentations given at a distance. If the speaker is unable to attend, he/she can simply record the show with their voice and send it to the conference or meeting. In my future career, I know I will use PowerPoint.
The
only thing I did not like about this assignment was the master slide tool. It
was really hard for me to figure out. I still do not fully understand the point
of having a master slide. But hopefully I can continue to practice and talk to
my instructor about what the advantages of a master slide are. I really liked
using a template online, I had no idea there were that many free options! I
will definitely be using those in the future.
As
a speech therapist, I might not use it every day to teach my students like a
teacher would, but I will use it in other ways. I can use it to present my
techniques to my colleagues or parents. One really cool application would be to
record the child’s voice and speech pronunciations. Throughout the PowerPoint,
the listener (parent or colleague) could listen to the different speech sounds
the child has improved on. Speech therapy takes a lot of work and sometimes the
accomplishments are too small to notice. But making a PowerPoint show could
help accent the accomplishments and show what the child has worked on
throughout the therapy sessions.
<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QZv57tzBGjbUvfaIhDU0VdurGHMuNpCyoCd2zfwEmKI/embed?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="272" height="182" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Monday, March 14, 2016
7- PowerPoint, Adaptive Technologies, Web Page Design
PowerPoint can be a very useful tool to support
student learning in a particular lesson. At the first level of Bloom’s
Taxonomy, knowledge, I would present my student’s with a slide on terms and key
information they need to recall before the new lesson. The second level,
comprehension, has to do with translating information. In the PowerPoint I
could include a short video clip that demonstrates the definitions and key
terms being used in context. Application is the third level and it can be
applied in the PowerPoint through multiple slides containing specific examples
of the subject. The analysis level is used to differentiate things. As the
teacher, I would include a PowerPoint slide asking the students to explain the
difference between two similar, yet different, components. The PowerPoint can
also contain multiple articles from various sources that allows the students to
synthesize and relate all of the information together. At the end of the
PowerPoint I would have a section for evaluation. This would give my students
the opportunity to gather all of their thoughts on the subject and then reflect
on it. Higher-order questioning would be important to evaluate how well the students
comprehend the material.
Adaptive
technologies are used to support diverse learners. Students who have physical disabilities
and cannot use a mouse, type, or read can use different output or input devices
to allow them to operate a computer. An input device they can use voice
recognition software instead of typing. An output device that can be used is a
braille printer. Students with dyslexia or other learning disabilities can use
spell check programs to help them write papers. The textbook mentions
text-to-speech programs which provides auditory feedback to what they have
written. This can be extremely useful for students with a visual impairment. I
have not used any of these technologies and I do not know anyone personally who
has used them. I hope that sometime in the near future I can see, in person,
how these adaptive technologies are used and how they enhance every students
learning. There are some challenges that could come with using adaptive
technologies, but the positive effects they have on learning are worth the
challenges. Some challenges I perceive happening include lack of time,
financial support to provide the expensive technologies, and making the student
user feel comfortable using them.
While working on the Web Page Design assignment, I
learned how to change font size, font color, and header pictures. But the
overall best skill I learned was how to add a questionnaire. I loved being able
to add this to connect with parents and get feedback about chaperones for the
field trip. Sending papers home can usually be complicated, especially with
students who may misplace or lose their papers before their parents see them. This
weebly feature seems to be so useful in communicating with parents and I think
I would definitely use it in my future career. A web page seems to be extremely
simple to operate and update and is the perfect way to connect the physical
classroom with the home classroom. I really liked the format of weebly and all
of the different customization tools that it contains. There really wasn’t anything
I didn’t like about this assignment. It’s my favorite one so far! Check it out!
http://savanaheme2040.weebly.com/
(2) ILP "Design" - Edmodo
https://www.edmodo.com/home#
Edmodo Group Code: kyiw8e
1st grade science
SC.1.E.5.1 Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky.
Before this class, I had never heard of Edmodo. It took a bit of playing around with the website to fully understand how it works. But soon after creating my classroom, I was quickly able to post quizzes, notes, and pictures to my students and parents. Being able to communicate with both students and parents is probably my favorite feature of Edmodo. I think it can help connect with parents who live busy lives and do not have time to observe the physical classroom or go through a ton of paperwork.
Edmodo Group Code: kyiw8e
1st grade science
SC.1.E.5.1 Observe and discuss that there are more stars in the sky than anyone can easily count and that they are not scattered evenly in the sky.
Before this class, I had never heard of Edmodo. It took a bit of playing around with the website to fully understand how it works. But soon after creating my classroom, I was quickly able to post quizzes, notes, and pictures to my students and parents. Being able to communicate with both students and parents is probably my favorite feature of Edmodo. I think it can help connect with parents who live busy lives and do not have time to observe the physical classroom or go through a ton of paperwork.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Slide Share - Watch this!
Slides 16-23 give a good tip on how to avoid bullet points. The difference it makes is crazy. I am definitely one who always says "That many slides will take too long!" But actually, it's pretty clear that it won't take any longer to do a single point on each slide than several bullet points on one slide.
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