Thursday, October 30, 2008
Video Podcast
There where all kinds of video podcasts in iTunes. From science to history and many other subjcts. Video podcasts could be a plus in the classroom if the equiptment is avaliable for the whole class. You could have assignments to do at home, or watch them in the room as a class and discuss or give a quiz on what the video was about. After everything is going good, you could even have the class make their own podcast or video podcast to post online so others can see what is going on in your school. I think this is a neat idea to use in the classroom for the students. While at home, students could explore and get in some extra studying or learning time when they know that resource is avaliable and know how it works.
Monday, October 20, 2008
October 19
The Edible Schoolyard was very interesting, I have never heard of anything like that before. I really enjoy hands on activities, and this school really puts that to use. There was a garden outside the school, planted by the students, and once everything had grown, they even got to prepare and eat the finished product. Not only does this creative way of teaching teach agriculture, but more importantly. it teaches math, and science. This was really cool and I could use ideas like this.
A Night in the Global Village, WOW that was awsome. Who ever thought of having different towns from different parts of the world set up in a large area and have the kids divided into families and for a night they had to go around and trade and communicate with others to get the things that they needed to "survive." While this adventure didn't last long, hopefully it left a lasting impression on those involves, and maybe their stories were shared with friends and family.
Those where some very interesting and creative ideas to help students to really see what work and the real world is all about. I hope that I can come up with ideas and lessons as good as those to help my students not only learn what they will be tested on, but to learn and remember, to learn and be thankful for what has been given to them.
A Night in the Global Village, WOW that was awsome. Who ever thought of having different towns from different parts of the world set up in a large area and have the kids divided into families and for a night they had to go around and trade and communicate with others to get the things that they needed to "survive." While this adventure didn't last long, hopefully it left a lasting impression on those involves, and maybe their stories were shared with friends and family.
Those where some very interesting and creative ideas to help students to really see what work and the real world is all about. I hope that I can come up with ideas and lessons as good as those to help my students not only learn what they will be tested on, but to learn and remember, to learn and be thankful for what has been given to them.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Podcast
The first podcast I listened to was the Smart Boards by Be and Joan. They do a great job, and explain stuff really well. I read some of the reviews, and everyone who replied, really seemed to like these episodes. and Ben and Joan. They reall know a lot about the Smart Boards and everything else they may discuss. They are fun, cover lots of stuff, and talk to the audiance and each other.
Number 56 on Kid cast, by Stan was pretty cool. He started by telling where he was, and what he was going to be discussing. In this podcast, teachers where learning stuff in science, and then doing what we where doing, creating podcasts about it.
Kidcast was fun to listen to also. Although there was only one caster, it was very informative and gave out a lot of useful tips that could be used in the class room.
EdTechtalk was very helpful with some good ideas and question and answer segments. You can post a question and they can answer it on air. They had a lot of fun during this podcast talking with one another back and forth.
The last two podcast's MacBreak Weekly and This Week in Photography where very informative podcasts. I learned somethings from both of these casts. If you like photography This Week in Photography could benefit you some, and even if you don't like it it could still help you out.
Podcast are a very interesting thing that I have become introduced to. They could be used in the classroom as a big help to students and teachers. A lecture class could be recorded, a song, an oral test, anything, and the students could go on iTunes and listen for notes, to review, or just have fun. I think this is a great tool, and the more teachers that find out about it the more they can enefit as well as their students.
Number 56 on Kid cast, by Stan was pretty cool. He started by telling where he was, and what he was going to be discussing. In this podcast, teachers where learning stuff in science, and then doing what we where doing, creating podcasts about it.
Kidcast was fun to listen to also. Although there was only one caster, it was very informative and gave out a lot of useful tips that could be used in the class room.
EdTechtalk was very helpful with some good ideas and question and answer segments. You can post a question and they can answer it on air. They had a lot of fun during this podcast talking with one another back and forth.
The last two podcast's MacBreak Weekly and This Week in Photography where very informative podcasts. I learned somethings from both of these casts. If you like photography This Week in Photography could benefit you some, and even if you don't like it it could still help you out.
Podcast are a very interesting thing that I have become introduced to. They could be used in the classroom as a big help to students and teachers. A lecture class could be recorded, a song, an oral test, anything, and the students could go on iTunes and listen for notes, to review, or just have fun. I think this is a great tool, and the more teachers that find out about it the more they can enefit as well as their students.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Randy Pausch "Last Lecture"
After I read the "Last Lecture" I was thrilled to see a man with such a horrible disease and about to die so ok with it. Mr. Pausch seemed to be an incredible person with lots of talent, and full of inspiration. He seemed very popular, and loved by so many people. During his lecture, I learned some things, things that maybe I could instill in my students when I become an educator. I lisened to a few related segments on Mr. Pausch and his death, and it was said that his lecture touched so many people, but was actually meant for his three children.
One thing I really liked about Mr. Pausch, was that he used props during his lecture. I am all about hands on oppurtunities, I feel that it helps students to remember what was being taught or to help them remember how a certain thing works. In his presentation, there where appropriate photos, and there was not any lengthy slides with many words, just straight and to the point. He tells us that anything is possable, and I believed he proved that. Almost everyone of his childhood dreams came true, and there where brick walls, but it didn't matter, because they are just there to show how bad you really want something. As a teacher, when a student encounters a brick wall, we should be there to tell them that it's there for a reason, and if you want it bad enough, it will show by the way you choose to go around it.
There where many things that I can say I learned about teaching in this lecture. One being, to enable the child hood dreams of my students. Help them, push them, if they want to give up, don't let them. When they do exceptionally well on a project or assignment, tell them it's great, but "I know you can do beter" don't be satisfied, seek for more make them think. Teach the children fundamentals of things, just like Mr. Pausch's childhood football coach did. Don't use the balls, first begin with the basics.
My favorite, the "head fake" the best way to teach is to have the kids think they are learning something else. The Alice program, describes this well, kids thought they were having fun and making video games, while in reality, they were learining something hard. That's what we could do in the classroom, think of ways to allow the kids to think they are having fun, but really learning something that they may have though would be to difficult to do. Mr. Pausch really believed in computers and technology, he kinda reminds me of Dr. Strange, wanting his students to suceed and helping them any way he can.
One thing I really liked about Mr. Pausch, was that he used props during his lecture. I am all about hands on oppurtunities, I feel that it helps students to remember what was being taught or to help them remember how a certain thing works. In his presentation, there where appropriate photos, and there was not any lengthy slides with many words, just straight and to the point. He tells us that anything is possable, and I believed he proved that. Almost everyone of his childhood dreams came true, and there where brick walls, but it didn't matter, because they are just there to show how bad you really want something. As a teacher, when a student encounters a brick wall, we should be there to tell them that it's there for a reason, and if you want it bad enough, it will show by the way you choose to go around it.
There where many things that I can say I learned about teaching in this lecture. One being, to enable the child hood dreams of my students. Help them, push them, if they want to give up, don't let them. When they do exceptionally well on a project or assignment, tell them it's great, but "I know you can do beter" don't be satisfied, seek for more make them think. Teach the children fundamentals of things, just like Mr. Pausch's childhood football coach did. Don't use the balls, first begin with the basics.
My favorite, the "head fake" the best way to teach is to have the kids think they are learning something else. The Alice program, describes this well, kids thought they were having fun and making video games, while in reality, they were learining something hard. That's what we could do in the classroom, think of ways to allow the kids to think they are having fun, but really learning something that they may have though would be to difficult to do. Mr. Pausch really believed in computers and technology, he kinda reminds me of Dr. Strange, wanting his students to suceed and helping them any way he can.
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