C4T #3 Summary

Trails Optional: Jen Deyenberg's Journey Through Teaching with Technology
In most recent post, she created a  Prezi: Games Based on Learning. In my comment, I wrote that the fact of using games to expand learning in subjects, such as math.  I commented on the way the details were in the monopoly cards around the monopoly game board, which is a very creative way to point out the details. I also commented on the information on the monopoly cards. I never understood the concept of the game of monopoly, but I sure will like to learn how to play the game because the looks fun and interesting to play.I didn't get the experience of playing board games when I was a child.

In her second most recent post, I commented on how informational the post was. After 3 years at the University of Lethbridge, she talks about her final days of
studying leadership, education, and technology. The program was based on 3 pillars, which are 1. Leadership and Management, 2. Education and Pedagogy, and 3. Technological Expertise and Network Design. Master of Education  is a website that has courses that are needed to receive a Master's degree in Education. The class that is going to be taught over that Jen took is "Information Technology Leadership." On her final project, she focused on :Writing and the Web," which  is based on how technology and the internet are changing the ways we write.  The Changing Writing Process is a link of  Jen's, which  discusses how the writing process has changed through the internet. The Impact of Learning is another link of Jen's, which is based on how technology can impact on learning.

C4K #2 Summary Post For March

In Molly Smith Class Blog, I commented on the argument on changing the second amendment of the Bill of Rights. In today's society, people are using firearms to kill, threaten, or scare people, which is not the right way to use firearms. This amendment was made by the founding fathers to protect ourselves.

In Sarah Stones'Class Blog, I commented on Zara's Post. In her post, she talks about Amy's adventurous camping trip her dad planned for her and her mom because her dad to complete a task for his job. The next morning, Amy's mom was terrified by the spiders in the tent, run to her husband, and told him its time to go home. I would be terrified about the spiders too because I do not like bugs or anything in that nature. On the post, I commented on the creativity of the story line and the emotions towards the spiders in the tent.

Project #11- Short Movie

Blog Post #8

This Is How We Dream by Richard Miller
Richard Miller holds the position as an English professor at Rutgers Schools of Arts and Sciences.Miller has a passion for books. With his expression, he says that communication is not the same as it use to be. In a two-part video, he discusses how writing with computers will impact one's culture and the two changes, which are incremental and fundamental.
In the first incremental change of the video, Miller talks about where people are working as of now. He states that people no longer do work in libraries, or writing with paper and pencil, but our laptops. As I begin to think about the statement, I begin to think to myself when was the last time I went to a library to do an assignment before this week. The last time i went to a library was when I went to check on two books I wanted to check out. I have not been to a library recently to do an assignment. With the usage of my personal laptop, my chances of going to a library to do assignments have slimmed down. My work space is in the comfort of my room at parents' house. Having a personal laptop makes everything I need accessible.
In the second incremental change of the video, he points out that people are able to combine things when using networking technology. Using pictures and videos with text makes learning more engaging and hands-on. The example Miller used with this change was Martin Luther King, Jr.. With King's information, King was able to find information on the internet as well as information that was around the campus.
Miller's definition of fundamental change is something that makes it possible. He believes that the main focus should be "how we work" instead of  "where we work".I never understood the difference of the two until  I watched the video.

Carly Pugh Blog Post # 12
She is a former EDM310 student at the University of South Alabama. She has done an outstanding job on putting Dr.Miller's examples and advice to a great extent. She created a playlist project that requires students to make a playlist with a limit of 10 YouTube videos. This is a great assignment to become a better a multimedia writer and to become better with the usage of multimedia tools, which is how Miller defines as collaborative learning. She believes that videos is the best way to get to interested in the assignments. I believe  that if you can be visually creative, then more information can be learned rather than just doing a writing assignment. In the Six Questions For Everyday video, she shares some questions that were just amazing to me. Some of the questions were inspirational to remember as a future teacher and as an individual.

Chipper Series
The chipper series was interesting because I had laughed throughout the series. In the series, Chipper is a student that thinks that she can get by just to get by. Even though she's looking for a easy way out, she expects herself to be the best of everyone. You have to work very hard to become the best of everyone. The EDM310 For Dummies video was my favorite video for this assignment because I was overwhelmed after the first couple of weeks because I realized that I really needed to have a timed scheduled to make sure I don't fall to far behind, which I intend to do sometimes.

As I began to brainstorm on some ideas on how to create a video,  I began to think about how I felt when I walked into EDM310 on day one, and the impact that EDM310 put on me as an individual and as a future teacher after taking the course. EDM310 has empowered me to learn things I never knew about such as blogger. Blogger is the best way to make a blog, and i will use it us a reference when it time for me start teaching.  I love going to my blog to see what people across the world and classmates say about my work. I love to blog. When i came into EDM310, I l was thinking to myself  "what have i gotten myself into?" Rumors were told to me that  EDM310 is a nightmare class. I believe that at first, I was getting freaked out about the class because of  the rumor. But now, I can say that EDM310 has made me a better learner and individual. EDM310 gives me the knowledge to express my feelings on the assignments.I love to express how I feel.

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Learn To Change, Change To Learn
In this video, there a number of successful individuals in the field of education that discussed the need of change in classrooms, and there were valid points made that were amazing to me. One point that hooked me was "U.S. Department of Commerce, which ranked 55 industry sectors by their level of IT intensiveness. Education was ranked at 55, which is the lowest under coal mining." This statement tells us that it's time for major adjustments in classrooms.

Scavenger 2.0

When  I looked at the introductory video on Discoveryeducation.com, I was amazed.

Education's Social
Network

The first tool I was assigned to look for was a tool similar to Facebook and Twitter. I found the tool Edmodo,which can be very accessible for parents and teachers, and is easy to sign-up for. This site is similar to Facebook, but isn't as busy as Facebook, which will the give the students time to be more focused. Teachers can make a wide variety of assignments, such as quizzes. They can also keep up with grades of their students on the assignments completed through Edmodo. This tool will be added to my PLN because this tool can be used in many of ways in my future.

Next, I had to chose a video tool. I chose Animoto. This video tool is free to sign-up for, which is always a plus. The disadvanteage of this video tool is that you can only make a 30 second video for free. If you want the full version, you have to pay about  from $5.00 to $39.00.

The last thing I had to hunt for was a tool where I could come up with a poll that can used anytime and anywhere. I chose Polls Everywhere. I found that this tool is amazing. Its easy to use, too. You can access these polls from any electronic device that has internet connection. This tool can be used for educators and for your personal use.







My Poll

Build television sms voting polls at Poll Everywhere

Project # 12- Book Trailer

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Project #9b

My Prezi

Project #10- PLN 1st and Final Report

In my first report for my Personal Learning Network (PLN), I decided to use Symbaloo. At first, it was challenging. I categorized my interests by color. I have my social media accounts on there as well. I put  my mail accounts on there. I really love using symbaloo.I have my EDM310 class blog on my PLN as well.

In my final report for my PLN, I changed some of the colors of the tiles. I found easier to use Symabaloo because you can put all of your interests and hobbies on there.

C4T #2 Summary

On David Wees Blog, I left a comment on his most recent blog, which talks about letting your students a fix a problem by theirselves, even though the teacher (you) saw the problem beforehand.  I believe that letting students fix problems is a great idea and a great way for students to learn how to problem solve an issue.In this post he mention a phrase, "Be Less Helpful", which I liked because it gives the students the opportunity to become problem-solvers with various cases, whether in class, having fun with family and friends, or at home. In the update, Even though the student's solution to keeping the poster to stay  had failed, the problem gave the student some feedback directly whether to as the solution to the problem  worked or not.

On David Wees Blog, I commented on a post titled, "What is the purpose of Social Media?"I believe that people should make their social media pages visual only to people they know. In my comment, I mentioned that people put too much information on social media pages. The social media world can either make you or break you when you comment on a picture, a link, or a status update of someone.People need to be careful on what they write on social pages because what you write will stay  on the internet forever.

Blog Post#7

To me,the Networked Student Video explains how easy it is  to find new learning tools.It is a great example of how we can virtually connect with other people. This video is similar to   EDM 310, which is taught by Dr.Strange at the University of South Alabama because they both both explain the purpose of technology and how students and teachers can learn.  I loved the use of the pictures in the video because the pictures grabs the viewer's attention and gives out the information in the video. Throughout the video, the information given was thoughtful and meaningful.  As a future educator, I need to stay current on  available technology and maintain my relevance as we go further in the quest to integrate technology into classrooms. The information that was provided in this video points out that there still should be teachers in the classrooms, no matter how much  technology there is in the world. I think as long as teachers continue to learn, they can challenge their students. 

The PLE Video helped me categorized my favorite items by color. At first, it was difficult to find them. But now, I figured out that there is search engine to find your interest.

Blog Post #6

In Randy Pausch's Last Lecture,  the discussions he talks about are: 1. My Childhood Dreams and how he accomplished them, 2. Enabling The Dreams Of Others, and  3. How You Can Achieve Your Dreams Or  Enable The Dreams Of Others. I believe that making others' dreams come true is fun to do because you can accomplish your dreams as well, which is amazing.

In his first discussion, he talks about how he fulfilled his childhood dreams.He talks about not finding  pictures of him smiling.  The only childhood memories I have are my baby pictures and a trophy for playing tee-ball. When you set your mind  to do something, you should do it your best because anything is possible. To achieve a dream, you have to be willing to do the work, whether the work is hard, simple, big, or small. Childhood dreams are something a child can cherish forever. Also, childhood dreams are memories that children should remember forever to tell their children.During the discussion, he mentioned "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." This quote stuck in my mind because most of my teen-aged life,  my  experiences have given me things I didn't want to have in my life. Brick walls are in our lives to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Also, the brick walls are there to stop the people who do not want something as badly as you do. I have had many brick walls in my life, and there are more coming. Brick walls are like trials and tribulations to me. Is this true? In a quote from Jon Snoddy, "Wait long enough,and people will surprise and impress you," which is true because there are some people in my life that I couldn't trust at all, but I took the time to get the trust I needed from those people because I gave the people time to surprise me. I loved the "Hello World" animated video because of how all the images were created with the guy just moving his hands around in a certain way, which is very creative. The ending was the best part because the girl was done with the video,but the characters didn't want it to be over. So, the lady hits Alt, Ctrl, and delete to end the video. The characters got upset  with her, and the whole video goes into a vortex, which is another great ending part of the video. The gift of making other people feel happy and excited about something you have created for them to see is an amazing gift to have.

The second discussion was about enabling others' dreams. When you achieve your dreams, you  know how to enable the dreams of others because you have achieved your dreams.

The third discussion was about what lessons are learned when you enable the dreams of others. There are aspects of how to achieve your dreams. Focusing on other people when you need help is a great way to make new friends.A great example is when Randy brought out a cake for his wife's late birthday, and he and the audience sang happy birthday to her. You can find the best inside of people if you wait long enough.The "head fake" of this video  is "if you live your life the right way, the karma will take care of it, and the dreams will come to you".

Throughout the video, Randy gives advice on how students can achieve their dreams and personal goals.

Project #8- Podcast