PSA

I think that there could be a lot done with Movie Maker for the classroom and the kids could have a ton of fun using it and watching themselves. I am looking forward to using this with my future students and even with my kids. I think that kids would have a blast seeing themselves, in fact my partners son was thrilled to see himself and it was just the back of his head! Kids would really have a blast and just the endless possibilities make me excited to use this in the future.
I felt that the entire process went rather smoothly. I liked using Movie Maker and think that it was relatively easy to use. The hardest part of this process I think was just coming up with a concept and then making sure that we had a storyboard that we were happy with. After we had our concept I think that it went rather well and came out as we had expected.

Chapter 10 Rethinking Education

I like how the chapter was split up into sections and that each section was about rethinking different aspects of education such as education in the work place or government involvement in education. I did not agree with everything that was said in the chapter but that is to be expected, you can't always agree with everything that one person says, it is just one persons opinion after all. I am disappointed that the tone of this chapter leaves you feeling that if you do not incorporate technology into every aspect of your classroom that you will fail to be a successful and effective teacher and I do not feel that is true.

Chapter Discussion Guides

We met twice as a group and prepared well in advance for our group discussion. I felt that we were prepared and did a good job with our presentation. The one thing I think we could have done better with is time management so that all students could have had their ideas shared, I feel that that was a downfall in our presentation. I think that facilitating a discussing can be beneficial because we are then able to see our peers perspective on the subject at hand and therefore maybe get a fresh look at the same material.

Exit Slip 11-18-2010

We need to make sure that directions are clear and concise, make sure that everyone understand the directions.

We can find many resources in a minute online if we know what we are looking for.

Exit Slip 11-11-2010

Few ideas from todays discussion
1. Have class answer in certain amount of words.
2. Have a back up plan.
3. Don't forget students if you break them into groups before hand

Chapter 9 Rethinking Education

I like in the chapter that it suggests sitting with a child that plays video games and have them explain to you the purpose of the game while you ask questions in regards to the strategies used. I think this is a great way to gauge the way in which the children are focusing and using the games in their minds. I also like how it talks about getting kids involved in communities or groups of other kids that are interesting in the same thing they are where they can explore their curiosity, all while having a parent or adult mentor monitoring in the background of course. I was also happy that it talked about vocabulary development and the fact that many can acquire vocabulary at an accelerated rate when it is in a game form or in a meaningful context.

Contemporary Issues Podcast

How much effort did you exert preparing for the podcast?


I did a lot of research before finding a website that I felt was credible and had a lot of really usable information. I rewrote my script a few times and recorded a few times until I was able to go through the entire thing without stumbling over my words. The research, writing of the script and finding the music was the most time consuming part of the assignment, second would be the actual putting together of the podcast with the recording be the least time consuming.

How does creating and sharing a podcast with your peers impact your future teaching?

I am happy that I know how to make a podcast now. I think that this could really come in handy if I wanted to post something online for future students or even just have them listen to it in class.

References for podcast:

www.cyberbullying.us
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070907221530.htm

sound effect from: www.PartnersinRhyme.com

Lead in and out music from: www.incompetech.com