Thursday, September 9, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Blog Post #2
1. Did you know?
New technical information is doubling every two years. There are so many things that are out there right now that I am unaware of, and technical things that I don't know how to operate. I can only imagine what new things are going to occur when my son starts school - he is only one right now. There are several programs that we had to download for this class that I had no idea existed. I have not had the chance to explore all of them yet, but I am very excited about the technical knowledge that I will gain by completing this course.
In today's world, people are meeting their lifelong partners on the internet. The amount of text messages that people are sending in one day exceeds the population. I thought that these facts were very interesting. Technology plays a major role in our lives today.
2. Mr. Winkle Wakes
It is sad that the only place comforting to Mr. Winkle when he awoke was school. After 100 years, schools have remained the same? Schools should change when new technology arises. After all, the children in our schools today are our future and their future jobs will require them to be up to date with technology.
I am going to be sure to include technology when teaching my students. I believe that technology can really help students want to learn. I love this class because I am learning new things with each assignment, and it is stuff that I will use for the rest of my life as an educator.
3. Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Sir Robinson is definitely right. Each child is born as an artist and needs to have the right to express that. We are forced to express what we learn in mathematics on a sheet of paper with multiple choice questions, so why can't children express themselves at school through music, dance, theater, or any of the other arts. Just because one child does not focus as easily as another does not mean that the child is "different." My fiance's little sister changed schools this year due to her not making good grades and not being able to stay focused. She LOVES her new school because her teacher has patience. She comes home with A's every week. Our job, as the educator, is to make school fun and interesting for the children.
As educators, we need to incorporate the arts in subjects. We need to have math and reading games that could involve the arts. An example of this would be while reading, make the students act as a character of the story. While doing math problems, make songs to help students solve the problems. A child that is easily distracted will learn to focus more when they are able to express themselves while acting, singing, or dancing.
4.Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
This was by far my favorite video. It is amazing to see her students so involved in learning. You could really tell that all of the students were so involved in the class because they were able to actually teach each other new things. I could tell that she was so passionate about what she is doing and it is truly an amazing thing.
We can do everything online in today's world. Just in the last year or so, South has offered more online classes and hybrid classes which is great for working students like myself. I am learning so much more in my online classes because of the hands on experience that I am getting. Before this class, I had read blogs, but not created my own. I have created my own blog, networked with another teacher, learned some html codes.. I can't wait to see what else is in store. I will definitely use everything that I learn in my classroom and believe it will be very beneficial to my students.
New technical information is doubling every two years. There are so many things that are out there right now that I am unaware of, and technical things that I don't know how to operate. I can only imagine what new things are going to occur when my son starts school - he is only one right now. There are several programs that we had to download for this class that I had no idea existed. I have not had the chance to explore all of them yet, but I am very excited about the technical knowledge that I will gain by completing this course.
In today's world, people are meeting their lifelong partners on the internet. The amount of text messages that people are sending in one day exceeds the population. I thought that these facts were very interesting. Technology plays a major role in our lives today.
2. Mr. Winkle Wakes
It is sad that the only place comforting to Mr. Winkle when he awoke was school. After 100 years, schools have remained the same? Schools should change when new technology arises. After all, the children in our schools today are our future and their future jobs will require them to be up to date with technology.
I am going to be sure to include technology when teaching my students. I believe that technology can really help students want to learn. I love this class because I am learning new things with each assignment, and it is stuff that I will use for the rest of my life as an educator.
3. Sir Ken Robinson: The Importance of Creativity
Sir Robinson is definitely right. Each child is born as an artist and needs to have the right to express that. We are forced to express what we learn in mathematics on a sheet of paper with multiple choice questions, so why can't children express themselves at school through music, dance, theater, or any of the other arts. Just because one child does not focus as easily as another does not mean that the child is "different." My fiance's little sister changed schools this year due to her not making good grades and not being able to stay focused. She LOVES her new school because her teacher has patience. She comes home with A's every week. Our job, as the educator, is to make school fun and interesting for the children.
As educators, we need to incorporate the arts in subjects. We need to have math and reading games that could involve the arts. An example of this would be while reading, make the students act as a character of the story. While doing math problems, make songs to help students solve the problems. A child that is easily distracted will learn to focus more when they are able to express themselves while acting, singing, or dancing.
4.Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts
This was by far my favorite video. It is amazing to see her students so involved in learning. You could really tell that all of the students were so involved in the class because they were able to actually teach each other new things. I could tell that she was so passionate about what she is doing and it is truly an amazing thing.
We can do everything online in today's world. Just in the last year or so, South has offered more online classes and hybrid classes which is great for working students like myself. I am learning so much more in my online classes because of the hands on experience that I am getting. Before this class, I had read blogs, but not created my own. I have created my own blog, networked with another teacher, learned some html codes.. I can't wait to see what else is in store. I will definitely use everything that I learn in my classroom and believe it will be very beneficial to my students.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
About Me
I would tell you my name, but it is obviously stated in my blog title. :) I am a junior at USA and an elementary education major. Children truly are such a blessing. I have a strong desire to help shape our future by molding young minds! Helping children learn new things is so rewarding in so many different ways. I have a 12 year old brother and I love to help him out with school projects and his homework. It is such a wonderful feeling when he tells me his test grades and I know that I helped contribute to his success. I am from Saraland, AL, and I have lived here all of my life. I never really had the desire to go away for college. I love my family too much!
My fiance and I just built our first home and are planning a wedding for March 26, 2011. We have one son, Brayden Lance, who will be a year old on Friday, August 27. It really is bitter sweet! I cannot believe how fast time flies. It seems like just yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital. He is definitely all boy! His birthday party is going to be Handy Manny (for those of you who don't know, he is a Disney character that "fixes" things). Dustin, my fiance, is an engineer and Brayden loves to wear his "da da's" hard hat, so I got him construction party hats for his party. I love the little guy a whole lot, can't you tell? :)
Working out is one of my many passions. Before I became pregnant with my son, I was in the gym at least twice a day. My fiance is a body builder and has competed in a few shows. I have not competed in any shows YET, but I would like to do the Heart of Dixie show next year in August. I have a long way to go, but I have some new found motivation after seeing some of the women at a competition that we went to recently. And no, I am not talking about having big arms and legs, just petite and fit.
I am very excited about EDM 310. Technology is so important in the schools today because everything that we do in today's world involves some sort of technology. I do have a full work load this semester, but time management is the key to success. I am looking forward to working with everyone and believe we will have a great semester. Good luck everyone!
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