Class Blog #3

Stephanie Tyler's Video

I found this to be a very interesting video.The special kids seem like they are really enjoying Ms. Tyler class and the way she helps them learn. You can clearly see this an outlet for kids with special needs to be able to complete their assignments like the rest of kids and have fun as well. The computer serves us all great purpose and can assist in all aspects of life.
We can use those methods Ms.Tyler has used in edm310 as well because some of us aren't as computer literate as others. I must say it takes me a while to understand alot of the assignments we have but I'm learning different ways to understand and somehow I manage. I believe I should look into that website that helps you zoom in on your words because I have trouble reading small print also. But overall its a very informative video and I'm glad to see that the kids are able to learn at the same pace as everyone else.

Apple Apps for kids


I would use the math board app in the classroom because its probably the hardest subject for kids to learn and for adults also. It breaks down the math problems and give you ways to have each child involved and also making it very fun. This app is very interesting and can help in numerous ways in the classroom.

Kids will be able to work on these assignments at home and in the classroom and learn alot from them using their ipads. The math board app gives you different quizzes and learning objectives to learn all kinds of math.Wonderful learning tool when using the ipad in the classroom and at home. The students can be creative as well as have fun while doing the work.
Social Media Changes
Wow this site is an eye opener for everyone. I think about when I was a kid or even in high school that technology didn't mean that much to me or my peers. In today's society we have come a long way and nowadays we cant even walk out the door without our phones, ipod, ipad or laptops.

I believe its a great think because we can always communicate with each other and also with school. We can do everything from social sites and our phones. I love the way technology has grown, and I'm looking forward to what may take place in the future world of all this technology. Facebook, twitter and a million other sites have grown to be our life and we have gotten to attach to all of new age ways of the world.

A Vision of Students Today


Very informative video i watched. I totally agree with this. As a future educator I don't like the way our kids are being taught especially on a college level.We have all spent lots of money on class and those books we never even open. It seems like every year its more and more of a rip off. I have maybe two instructors this semester who actually knows my name.
Its really like we teaching ourselves, there's no hands on anymore. Students need the time and attention so we can all be able to teach and do our jobs when we become future educators. Technology has taken control and we have no use for books in a classroom. Classes are too large to be just sitting in there going over power point videos. We spend more time trying to find answers to our study guide then actually learning the information we obtained in class. Lets get back to basics where each student is involved. It seems money is more the objective then learning.

Google Presentations

Class Blog #5

Don't teach your kids this stuff

I really enjoyed this blog, Mr.Mcleod just exposed technology as a whole and what our kids are learning on a day to day basis. Computers,cell phones, Internet, tv all contribute to our kids being brainwashed and exposed. We have consumed ourselves so much with technology we fail to see what's actually going on.
I can only imagine what high tech things my kids will have going on in the future. I have a 10yr old son he already been sneaking and watching porn on his PS3. I had to turn up the parental controls so he won't be able to see it. Kids have too much access to porn sites and other mature things kids shouldn't be able to see.

About Dr.Mcleod

Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., is known for as one of the nation’s leading academic experts on kindergarden thru twelve graders school technology leadership issues. Dr. McLeod is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Kentucky. He also is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the US only academic center that is directly for technology needs of school administrators, and he was a co-creator of the very popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens). Wonderful educator, teaching students everything about technology.

In 2003 Dr. McLeod and his castle partner, Dr. Joan Hughes, started the country’s first graduate program designed to prepare technology based school leaders. Since then he has worked with a several of corporate and organizational partners to move schools into the 21st century. Partners and supporters of CASTLE’s work have included Microsoft, IBM, the National School Boards Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the International Society for Technology in Education, the Consortium for School Networking, and the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Also his technology leadership work, Dr. McLeod has helped several school organizations survive and prosper in today’s technology world.

I SCHOOL

I'm totally against kids being taught virtual not by interaction or hands on. Students that's in college such as myself have a hard enough time doing computer based or online classes. Because it seems like your teaching yourself and you really can't get the feel for the work or classroom this way. There should be a stopping point when it comes to all this technology and this isn't it.
Kids have a right to be taught by an teacher not by a computer,this makes our jobs as educators unnecessary because it shrinks the teaching field even more then it already is. We have to give our full attention to our future students and educators. I love a lot of things you can do with computers from home but not the whole class. We still need pens,pencils and paper in my opinion. Hands on is the best teaching tool we have let's not lose that in today's schools.


Teaching in the 21st Century

I don't even believe there will be a place for us future educators in our world that we are heading towards. All the jobs willbe computer operated and there will be less need for teachers. I hope the I world doesn't take over until I'm done teaching. It's a very scary concept and idea.
Kids can now sit home in front of there pc's and iPads, cell phones and etc. to do all their class assignments without pen and paper there will be no need for so many teachers. It's hard enough for us to even get classes as well as jobs.

Class Blog #6

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.” The quote says it all. You get experience in every thing you do. If your doing something you want you still get experience, it just doesn’t feel like it. If it something you didn’t want, you still learn from it. Nothing is a waste of your time if you look at it from an educational perspective.

Dr.Pausch is a very strong and inspirational man, his strength and will after watching the video inspires me to keep pushing even more. His quote "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand". I feel that is a line that will stick with me forever. For a man to be dying from cancer you would never tell because his determination and drive gives me hope that no matter what we are going through in our lives there's always somebody who has it a lot worse. We all have a purpose in life and it's a must that we figure out our place and make the best of any situation.

Life comes at you fast. Dr.Pausch quote "I probably got more from that dream and not accomplishing it than I got from any of the ones that I did accomplish". He's basically was telling us as individuals to live your life and fulfill your dreams at all cost. He's accomplish so much and since he was a kid he set out a plan and even tho the plan different go as planned he found a way to conquer everything he wanted to do. It's a blessing to be here and to have good health and to be able to do things we wanna do.

So I will push harder and never let anyone discourage me about what I can and can't do in this world. Thanks Dr.Pausch your gone but not forgotten and has made a great impression on me and life. As he said "experience is what u get when you didn't get what you wanted". And I love this one also "When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody’s bothering to tell you anymore, that’s a very bad place to be. Your critics are your ones telling you they still love you and care".

Podcasts #8

Timetoast Project 9A

<object width="550" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.timetoast.com/flash/TimelineViewer.swf?passedTimelines=298295" /><param name="passedTimelines" value="298295" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.timetoast.com/flash/TimelineViewer.swf?passedTimelines=298295" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" passedTimelines="298295" width="550" height="400" allowScriptAccess="always" /></object>

Class Blog #4

Reading this Blog, I have learned that in order to internalize a new vocabulary word, you have to hear it at least 70 or more times. I know understand that when learning language, it is important attach feeling to a word in order to make meaning of how it will be used. It is also important to give language learners the ability to practice using the words, and get comfortable hearing the words come out of their mouth.

I now understand that recording a podcast is a great tool for language learners. I enjoy watching podcast videos because it gives you a sense of teaching you what you need to do based off the video. Students learn easier when they can see a visual as to what's going on.
Students all over the world are using these tools to be successful in class and in other areas by using the podcasts technology. As a future educator I'm glad we have these videos to help us learn how to do a skill or even just learning something different.