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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-8340165126304982442015-04-24T22:42:00.001-05:002015-04-24T22:42:31.647-05:00Blog Post 5 Part 2<span style="color: magenta;"><b>Personal Learning Network</b></span><br />
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Since this was first assigned, I have branched out my personal learning network. Not only have I connected with more peers in the university, but I have also made new connections through blogs. I have found more students and teachers through our blog assignments and have kept up with their blogs if they held my attention. I have also been volunteering and expanding my PLN with the teachers in the school I have been at. Not only am I learning new ways to teach, but I am also learning new things myself to teach. Personal Learning Networks are so important for many reasons. Not only does it give you someone to go to when you have educational questions, but you can also keep up with them to see what is working for their classroom. I hope to keep expanding my PLN through Twitter, Blogger and other social medias.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-22085332427781533672015-04-24T22:33:00.002-05:002015-04-24T22:33:17.672-05:00C4K Summaries <div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
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<b><a href="http://quadeeauroa.blogspot.com/2015/04/harry-and-quade-hide-high-jump-bar.html" target="_blank">Quades</a> blog was about a slide show about how he and a friend hid a high bar in pictures. He used a program called <a href="http://www.kizoa.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjw0-epBRDOp7f7lOG0zl4SJABxJg9qIJ8DrBUUmTFu4i-umxWQqymM35f-WMp62snTDA5PcxoC9Pzw_wcB" target="_blank">Kizoa</a> and it was a very good slide show. I am excited to start using that program when I start teaching!</b></div>
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Hey Quade!<br /><br />My name is Hannah and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I really liked the idea of the hidden objects in the pictures! Also, the software you made the video with is awesome! I personally haven't seen a video made with it. I look forward to seeing more of your blog posts! Good job!<br /><br />Hannah</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-76926018801692889412015-04-24T22:29:00.000-05:002015-04-24T22:29:13.537-05:00Blog Post 14<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">We were asked this week to read the blog '</span><a href="http://www.edm310.com/edm310/fall2014/klein.pdf" style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Teaching Our Children Can Be a Profession</a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">', Joel Klein introduced some very interesting facts about our school systems. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Problem: Many teachers have been hired simply because they have a college degree.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Solution: Recruit teachers who graduated in the top third of their class</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I completely agree with this. Not only do some people take advantage of their degree and float through school, but some people didn't even go to school for education. I agree that college professors doesn't necessarily have to take educational based classes, but K-12 in my opinion should. I don't feel as if a science major should be able to walk into a high school classroom without taking educational psychology, or other classes that teach you how to teach. With college graduates that graduate in the top third of their class, it makes the possibility of the students to succeed. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 22px;">Problem: Teachers who have had more experience than new teachers will always be chosen first, simply because of seniority.</span><br style="line-height: 22px;" /><span style="line-height: 22px;">Solution: To make teaching a profession by treating all teachers as equals, and allowing teachers to earn their levels of achievement.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I fully agree that this is a problem. Not only is it not fair, but just because a teacher has experience doesn't mean that they don't have something to bring to the table. I do think that all teachers should be created as equal. I do not know how most people decide to hire between two candidates, but I think they should maybe present a lesson plan to figure out which would be the better fit. </span></span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Problem: Teaching has not been treated or respected as if it is a profession, even by educators themselves.</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This blog has put many things in perspective for me and really made me think about my career. I am so excited to go into this field and love my job. </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-21935168318275953732015-04-24T21:52:00.001-05:002015-04-24T21:52:54.887-05:00Project 16: Teaching and Technology: PhilosophyWhen I began this class, I always thought I would take the traditional approach of teaching. I didn't see any of the benefits of teaching with technology. After learning and being able to use technology in my volunteering with elementary schools, I will use it. Not only does technology keep the children engaged and more entertained, but it also contains more information that you can only teach with the internet. For instance, blogging helps your writing skills and also connects you with individuals all over the world. With smaller kids, they can do interactive multimedia on the SmartBoard and utilize their motor skills.<br />
One thing that I will keep the traditional approach on is text books. A lot of teachers have started putting kids text books on their iPads. I think highlighting information helps the kids retain knowledge. Although you can do this on an iPad, I have personally found it an easier way to retain knowledge by reading a book.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />My name is Hannah Tolbert and I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I do not live in Alberta, but it did make me more interested in my local politics. Good post!<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><a href="http://www.joebower.org/2015/04/red-deer-is-ready-for-alberta-party.html" target="_blank">Joe</a>’s blog post was about Alberta politics. I personally do not know much about politics, much less somewhere that I have no idea where it is located. I learned that the taxes there cut the children’s education funds. </span><br />
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I feel as if there will forever be a debate between teachers with the older way of teaching vs the newer way of teaching. Some people say technology isn't a good teaching tool, and some people absolutely love it. Some of the benefits of technology is that you can have the best of both worlds. You can download textbooks on your iPad, Kindle, laptop or most other electronics. Not only does it engage the kids and hold their interest more, but the children can take virtual field trips. They can experience other cultures, other ways of learning from other children, and they can expand their personal learning network.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-55490916153303575232015-04-15T23:06:00.001-05:002015-04-15T23:06:30.367-05:002 Minute Video <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k4gtotY-euw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-16774871613881201882015-04-10T22:14:00.000-05:002015-04-10T22:14:28.519-05:00C4T Summaries<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">
<b><a href="http://kathycassidy.com/2015/03/23/ten-years-of-blogging-ten-years-of-connecting/#comments" target="_blank">Kathy’s blog</a> was about the transition from when she started using blogs ten years ago, until now. She mentioned how the technology has changed and has made it easier to become more kid friendly. It also has been easier to find other blogs of children outside of the United States for her classes to connect with. Kathy seems like an excellent teacher and was very brave ten years ago bringing in blogging to her classroom. </b></div>
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This blog post makes me really excited to start my teaching career. Not only is blogging a good way for kids to connect with others outside of their normal circle, but its also a good way for them to learn how to use a computer, and basic websites as well. I think blogging expands a childs' mind and makes them think with a different perspective. </div>
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<b><a href="http://kathycassidy.com/2015/01/21/get-your-game-on-do-the-snow-clothes-challenge/" target="_blank">Kathy’s blog</a> post was about a contest that was very unique. It challenged the students to get their winter clothes on as fast as they can, while also making more time for the teacher to get mandatory curriculum done. Not only does Mrs. Cassidy’s class do it, but it also went viral and now plenty of other classrooms challenge hers. </b></div>
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Hi! My name is Hannah Tolbert and I am also a student at the University of South Alabama studying Elementary Education. I absolutely loved the idea of the race! Not only is it very cute, but its also a fun way to get them outside faster! It's also very cool how other people got involved, making it more fun for the kids! I hope I come up with a good plan like this whenever I start teaching!<br />
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I have never really thought about how when you take maternity leave, how you aren't really in the loop. I am so thankful for technology for many reasons. Not only is it making it easier for me to learn how to be a good educator, but it is also giving me new insight on ways to learn tips and tricks. Great blog!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-39551096644362489992015-04-04T22:47:00.001-05:002015-04-04T22:52:13.763-05:00Blog Post 11<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">In Brian Crosby's video, </span><a href="http://learningismessy.com/blog/?p=854" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Back to the Future</a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px;">, it showed how awesome of a teacher he is. At the beginning of the semester, he took a survey to see where the children in the classroom stood. I found it very disturbing that the children didn't know common stuff like the country they lived in, their address, their phone number, etc. The project that this video was based around was very unique. The students first made a story about how they were a balloon taking a trip. The stories would start out by the students talking about how they are getting helium put in them. They then made a wiki and used photos from their classrooms Flickr. Then, they used a free online software to make a book cover and used the embedded code to put it into their blog. Finally, they did an actual experiment. They had professionals come in from outside of the school and built a camera for the balloon. They then set it off and were able to track the balloon as to how high it was, and they could also see view from the balloons perspective. Brian Crosby and his children in his classroom have an awesome personal learning network going on. They talk often via Skype with other students in other countries. He allows kids to learn on their own and it makes them feel more involved. He had a student that was diagnosed with leukemia and she had to study at home because her immune system was poor. She would Skype in so she could become a part of her class. That just shows how is goes above and beyond for his students. </span><br />
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Sam Pane, a 5th grade teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, had a very unique way of teaching. In the video <a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-digital-citizenship" target="_blank">Super Digital Citizen</a>, he had the children make a internet superhero. Some children designed their superhero to stop internet bullying. They built comic strips by taking pictures of themselves and using text bubbles. They also met all the English standards doing this. I have personally never seen anything like this before and it really shows how unique you can get with your teaching. </div>
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<a href="http://per4juan.edublogs.org/" target="_blank">Juan</a> just took a test that is required for his state. He seems very discouraged because he ran out of time on some portions, as well as didn't know how to work some of the problems. I think it is good that he picked up on how he could make improvements and hopefully its a test he can retake over again, like the ACT or SAT. </div>
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My name is Hannah. I am in school at the University of South Alabama studying Elementary Education. You seem like a very smart individual. It is very smart to understand how to process your time in order to get things done, especially in college. It should be a lot easier since you're already practicing how to do that. Also, college is very stressful as well. Keep up the good work!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-70485124576108983392015-03-21T22:45:00.001-05:002015-03-21T22:45:27.899-05:00Project 9- Video Book Commentary<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12feFLwWK0vTFPElpDxLsPhyBHF-Mi5d6vMxnTvlWqdU/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-43405398567131497332015-03-19T21:33:00.002-05:002015-03-19T21:33:52.012-05:00Blog Post 9<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-83101992757688631602015-03-13T22:19:00.002-05:002015-03-13T22:19:58.301-05:00Blog post 8<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Randy Pausch was a very inspirational man. Not only was he an amazing educator, he was also a fighter. Most people are pessimistic about death, but he was optimistic. He brought out his best lectures knowing that his time would come soon. He was constantly trying to pursue his childhood dreams, and he often reminds me of myself. We were assigned to watch his <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/randyslecture/" target="_blank">last lecture video</a>, and my only reaction is, "wow." He was very appreciative of the people thats helped him along the way and acknowledges them in this video. Often I see people get successful in their career and they forget about all the people that put in extra time to help them along the way. He also appreciated students imaginations, and allowed them to think outside of the box. I am thankful that Randy took on this different way of teaching and let us use his curriculum as a stepping stone. I will definitely be watching more of his videos as I get closer to my profession. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As I was searching about Randy, I came across this quote. It makes me think of school, and how often I'm just like, "This is too hard. I want to quit." This quote gives me hope and makes me continue to push myself just a little further. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://quonation.com/quote/6" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">"The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!"</span></a> (<a href="http://quonation.com/authors/Randy_Pausch" style="color: black;" target="_blank">reference</a>) </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-8983570889081755542015-03-01T17:37:00.002-06:002015-03-01T20:09:07.537-06:00Project 13<b>Group Project on the Solar System</b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hi <a href="http://kidblog.org/class/MrBoylens2014-157thGrLitClasses/posts/ej2nrwqvn0xdo8jcaidelxm82" target="_blank">Elizabeth</a>,
My name is Hannah. I am a student at the University of South Alabama in the College of Education. I really enjoyed your slideshow. The book ‘Deep Blue’ seems like another version of ‘The Hunger Games,’ and thats one of my favorite series. I also love getting caught up in a book like you did with this one. You made it seem very interesting! Keep up the good work!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elizabeth’s blog post was about a book called ‘Deep Blue’ by Jennifer Donnely. She created a slideshow and presented the book in a professional way. She stated the genre, theme, main characters in detail, plot, and much more. She also included a brief summary about the book. It seems as if its a ‘Hunger Games’ type of book for younger children.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hi <a href="http://kidblog.org/class/MrBoylens2014-158thGrLAClasses/posts/p438886:1934" target="_blank">Laney</a>, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> My name is Hannah Tolbert. I am a student at the University of South Alabama, studying elementary education. I really enjoyed the blog post! I didn't know that Annabelle was a prequel to The Conjuring! I personally don't like scary movies, I get too scared! You're very brave! You actually make me want to see it, because I wouldn't have thought it was scary but also sad! I look forward to reading more blog posts!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laney’s blog post was about the hit horror film, Annabelle. She made it seem very interesting and didn’t give it away too much. She seemed like she did research as well, because she mentioned that it was a prequel for The Conjuring. I’m not sure if that was in the movie, or if she found it out on her own. I noticed this blog was posted in October of 2014, so hopefully she gets on her blog still to check her comments. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Samuel's blog post was about his passion for basketball. He was very pessimistic and I hope he will change the way he thinks. He was a very good writer. I saw very few grammatical errors. He seemed to know a lot about basketball and I hope he succeeds. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a student at the University of South Alabama. I agree that Michael Jordan is a very inspirational basketball player. He overcame a lot to be where he's at now. I really liked this blog post, however, maybe go back over punctuation. Hope to read some more blog posts soon!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daelin's blog post was about his favorite basketball player, Michael Jordan. He is very inspired by him and basically states why he loves him and shares his success. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulb4jl3xqs8" target="_blank">Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers</a>, Sheryl Nussbuam-Beach said, "Teachers will not be replaced by technology, but teachers who don't use technology will be replaced by those who do." I think that is a very harsh, but true statement. It's the 21st century, this is what is expected of teachers in the United States and plenty more countries. There was also 10 reasons to use technology:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-10520952575503660402015-02-21T18:51:00.001-06:002015-02-21T18:51:48.432-06:00Project 8 Book Trailer<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/reT4mybfhYE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-49046945271588266072015-02-20T15:32:00.002-06:002015-02-20T15:32:57.474-06:00Blog Post 6The videos assigned to us this week really opened my eyes to my future career. Anthony Capps, a third grade teacher, seems like a wonderful teacher. He gave me a lot of insight on what I will be doing once I start teaching a class.<br />
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In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf3sYSukl7I">this</a> video, Anthony gave insight on what project based learning looks like to him. The goal of a good project has to have "student interest, involves the community, and is driven by content." I think it is very important to keep the teacher requirements and Alabama College and Career Ready Standards in mind while planning the project. He gave a really good example of one of the projects that he did in his classroom. The students were assigned to write letters to the Congressmen about women fighting in open combat. Not only was this fun for them, but it met reading, writing, and social studies standards. They did research on historical females to start off their research. Not only was this interesting for Anthony, it was fun for the kids. They would go home and talk to their parents or family friends that served and got their opinion on the idea. Some of the kids actually got replies as well! I think that was an awesome project, because it was more than just writing letters.<br />
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Another project Anthony <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTCjeN6Hzvs">talked about</a>, was that he let his students make a narration of them being kids in Afghanistan to study the country. The focal point of each story was different. Some kids focused on the food, some on fashion, warfare, etc. What made it stand out to me, was that the kids got to choose. This gives them more ownership and more pride. I think most students has had to write a paper that was assigned to everyone in the class. Papers need originality, and with kids' imagination, it makes it fun for the teacher too.<br />
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Two tools Anthony talked about was <a href="http://www.icurio.com/mktg/" target="_blank">iCurio</a> and <a href="http://www.discoveryeducation.com/" target="_blank">Discovery Education</a>. They both seemed very useful.
iCurio is an online tool that allows students to safely search websites that pull educational material only. It also gives children the opportunity to become organized with the option of putting stuff in certain folders, etc. Not only is the website kid friendly, students with disabilities can also use this website. If a child is blind, the website will read to you.<br />
Discovery Education brings extra information to the kids. If a teacher doesn't know too much information on certain aspects, the students can search for videos that shows them more in depth to it. Also, students seem to remember and learn better if its a visual thing.<br />
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Two things that Anthony said really stuck out to me. In the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqqmq_hEPms">UseTech Don'tTeachIt,</a> Anthony says, "You shouldn't teach it (technology). It shouldn't be a part of your curriculum." Instead, we should build off one another. You do one thing one week, and the next week they will use last weeks assignment and this weeks. In the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLne0iMZXJQ">Strange Tips for Teachers</a>, Capps stated, "Let your work become a fun experience for you." I think that is probably one of the most important things. If you aren't having fun teaching, the kids won't have fun learning. You learn along side of them, and it makes it fun for them.<br />
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Lesson:<br />
-How it fits into your <b>year</b>.<br />
-How are you going to unfold the <b>unit.</b><br />
-How are you planning your <b>week</b> to ensure you're getting everything done you need to.<br />
-How do you deliver to students <b>daily.</b><br />
[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3uKpOKQwA">Reference.</a>]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842565246349092655.post-83477274373376939672015-02-14T16:12:00.001-06:002015-02-14T16:12:38.718-06:00Project #3 Presentation<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oPdeXtN2nLfTHDV20N9EcpzvlZAzbDxRpesHmVEXvyM/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="480" height="299" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12127824691402731950noreply@blogger.com0