Blog Post # 13

For this blog post assignment I chose to do option 1: The Standard Blog Assignment. In this assignment we were to learn how to use a powerful search tool called "Wolfram Alpha". Using "Wolfram Alpha" we were to look up the population of China, India, and the United States and answer some questions.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/
No I did not know anything about wolfram alpha and Google square. I still don't know anything about it Google square, I've tried to look it up and use it but I could not find it. I used the link that was given in the instruction manual and it doesn't work and I tried to type it in my search engine on Google and I still couldn't find it.China's population is 1.35 billion people and is ranked number 1 in the world; and united states' population is 309 billion people and is ranked number 3 in the world.India's population is 1.21 billion people and is ranked number 2 in the world; united states is 309 billion people.Yes, i think this wolfram alpha useful tool for me to use when I need to look up something. The thing I like about wolfram alpha is it takes you right to what you are looking for instead of giving you several links and you have to decide which one to use.
Yes, I definitely think that my students should use wolfram alpha as a search engine tool. Wolfram alpha can be a useful tool for students to use to get a lot of information. 

Additional Post # 1

I was one of the students who missed the metaphor in Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take Pencils Home. I now understand why I missed the metaphor. Metaphors are like "reading between the lines", the messages in them are hidden and you as reader have to figure out what is the real message that the writer is trying to tell you. If you don't know or understand metaphors it is easy to miss it when you come encounter with one.
During this fall semester Dr. Strange did not ask us to keep a log of the metaphors that we came encounter with. To help students to better understand metaphors, we should explain it better and have students to regularly work with them so they will be able to know and recognize them when they see them. We use metaphors to add intrest to our conversations and to get people to think differently about a subject.

Final Group Project

Smart Board Instructional Part 2

Part 1 of C4K #10 Assignment

I really enjoyed reading Mrs. Yollis' Class Blog. At the top, she has many different tabs for you to go on that has a direct link to different areas of her blog.  I saw she had a lot of information for parents, students and future teachers. On Mrs. Yollis' Web Site page, she tell little about her class blog and she tells the student where they could find what they were looking for, as far as their homework and and activities to do with their parent. She encourages the parents to monitor their child and help them with the activities. Mrs. Yollis has a link called Learning about California. This is a video on California, in the video is shows where they are, who is the major, where he works, and so much more. This is an instructional video on the state California. I liked that link because it was good to see how she communicates with other teachers and state across the United States. Another link I enjoyed was Educational Blogging. This is a link to show teachers how to start their own classroom blogs.

Skype Interview

Blog Post # 12

For this blog post assignment, I want you to think about different networking strategies you would use in your classroom. Using those networks, describe what they would be and how would you use them. Write a short summary. Follow the requirements in Writing a Quality Blog.

I chose a web page/blog and Skype. A web page/blog would be my classroom blog to show my students and parent what we are doing in the classroom. It could be a way for students to keep track of their homework and show their parents what they are doing in the classroom. Also, I would have activities and worksheets for parents to help their child with. I would ask the parents to get involved with the web page/blog by asking for comments or suggestions on making the webpage interesting and informal for them as well as the student. Skype would be used to communicate with other teachers and students around the world or in the United States. I feel the students will enjoy talking to other students about what they are doing in my classroom and vise verse.

Post Progression Report

Post Progression Report 
My group members are Faun Lyles, Kimberly Lefferson, and Ashley Howard. In our group we are doing a survival kit for EDM 310. We have met several times last week talking about what we are going to do for our final project. This week we are planning on bring the items to put into the container/box survival kit. We plan to record at the end of the week or the beginning of next week.

Blog Post # 11

Ms. Cassidy First Grade Class

In Ms. Cassidy's first grade class, she uses many different kinds of technology in her classroom. She uses blogs, web pages, wikis, video, Skype, and Nintendo DS to teach in her classroom. Ms. Cassidy's first graders use blogs to teach them how to write better and it is a way for others to see what they are doing in her classroom and they receive feedback from other people on their work; they also use their class web page to help them find different activities to do and it helps parents to know what the students are doing in the classroom; using wikis helped them to organize large quantities of information. They used Skype video to talk to different experts and people around the world; using Nintendo DS helped them to learn how to share. 

I will use different forms of technology is my classroom. I will use a class web page/blog in my classroom to let parents see what their child is learning and have different activities for my students to do with their parents. I will also use the Skype video to help my students to learn more information about the topic we are discussing. Using different types of technology will help my students find other ways of learning in my classroom and it will keep learning fun for them. 

Skype interview with Ms. Cassidy

This interview was between Dr. Strange in the EDM 310 lab and Ms. Cassidy. Ms. Cassidy talks about the different types of technology she uses in her classroom. She gets support from parents and other teachers. Ms. Cassidy's students loved using technology in her classroom , because they know how to use it and its fun and learning at the same time. Ms. Cassidy talks about her students has blogging buddies who comment on her students blog posts. Students get excited to know other people are reading their work and leaving them comments.

Listening and watching this interview makes me want to use all kinds of technology in my classroom. It good to know that the students love it and you can get support from others who may want to adopt what you are doing in the classroom.