The Web 2.0 tool site that I chose to navigate and discover was called KIDO'Z. It is a downloadable program that can be used on a computer, cell phone, or tablet. KIDO'Z is an app that had lots of pre-loaded safe content for children to use but it also allows children to explore and navigate while filtering out inappropriate content and sites. The program automatically updates itself with new programs as they become available.
I think this would be a great tool to have in the classroom to make sure that the children have a safe fun way to navigate the web, watch videos, and play games while making sure they are not viewing inappropriate content.
It is easy to use all you have to do is download it and begin using. I like that it has advanced parental controls that allow you to monitor the programs that or on it and what the children are doing. You can even set a time limit for use so that children are not spending too much time on the computer. It also has an app blocker and ad blocker so that there are not unexpected ads popping up while the child is trying to navigate his/her way through the programs.
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Thing 5
For Thing 5 the first article I read was the discovery Education page that explained what Web 2.0 tools are. I had no idea I had never even heard that phrase until this class. Like I have said before I can work my way around a computer but I am still learning new techniques and tools everyday. After looking at the 5 different categories that the Discovery Education site shared I was kind of surprised to know that I have used some of these tools not even knowing they were Web 2.0 tools. I guess I am further along in the game than I thought! I use some presentation tools, I use mobile tools, and community tools almost everyday so those will not be hard to learn how to integrate into the classroom setting.
To me the phrase School 2.0 means an integration of the Web 2.0 tools into our daily school activities. Combining the traditional teaching methods with the new technological advances to create a hybrid teaching method of sorts. Using technology to the teachers advantage in school, using it in lessons, for communication, and streamlining the learning process.
I read the post Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education and thought that it was spot on there are so many changes taking place and all of these new tools being developed and used now will only help to make our classrooms a better more productive place. There were 10 different trends that were mentioned and I really like the one about social learning becoming more popular if you think about the way the internet has changed social learning has really come to the fore front. It was also discussed that the Web 2.0 tools will help to build a new playbook for the teacher I totally agree they will no longer have to just stand up at a whiteboard or overhead projector and lecture to their students by incorporating new technologies they can make their lessons more interesting, interactive, and accommodating to the different types of learners.
I look forward to seeing many more changes to come and who knows what we will be doing by the time I get my own classroom!
To me the phrase School 2.0 means an integration of the Web 2.0 tools into our daily school activities. Combining the traditional teaching methods with the new technological advances to create a hybrid teaching method of sorts. Using technology to the teachers advantage in school, using it in lessons, for communication, and streamlining the learning process.
I read the post Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education and thought that it was spot on there are so many changes taking place and all of these new tools being developed and used now will only help to make our classrooms a better more productive place. There were 10 different trends that were mentioned and I really like the one about social learning becoming more popular if you think about the way the internet has changed social learning has really come to the fore front. It was also discussed that the Web 2.0 tools will help to build a new playbook for the teacher I totally agree they will no longer have to just stand up at a whiteboard or overhead projector and lecture to their students by incorporating new technologies they can make their lessons more interesting, interactive, and accommodating to the different types of learners.
I look forward to seeing many more changes to come and who knows what we will be doing by the time I get my own classroom!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thing 4
I feel that blogging as well as commenting on someones blog helps create a sense of community because you are building a dialogue with people around a shared topic of interest. If someone posts a meaningful comment that is a more than just a few words you feel like that person really read what you were saying and got some meaning out of it. They took the time to not only read your blog but interact with you their thoughts and experiences as well. In the same respect posting negative or harmful comments can be disrespectful and close people off from meanigful conversations.
One big point that I came across and totally agreed with is that if you are going to comment on someones post don't just give them a "wow" or an "I agree" explain why you feel that way why you agree with them be a little more in depth with your response it just add that bit of a personal touch and makes people feel that you cared about what you read. The second thing I read that I found interesting was that it is important as a blogger to validate the comments that people are sharing with you. People may be looking for further feedback in their comments and you as a blogger, should follow up on them.
The first classmate blog that I commented on belonged to Clara Brainard. I enjoyed her Thing 3 post especially when it came to some of the ideas she listed in regards to using a blog in the classroom. I thought she had a great idea about using a blog for a daily writing prompt and having students comment on the blog with their response to the prompt.
The second blog I read was Houston Thiel's Thing one post. he had mentioned he was familiar with web2.0 tools but not necessarily how to use them in an education setting. I agree with his statement and told him it would be a great to learn how to use them that way so we can use them to our advantage in the future.
The third blog I read and commented on was Thing 2 by Jared Morris. He stated that he was grateful for the instructors detailed instructions, which I could not agree more. I am capable with technology but am by no means a master of it.
Next I commented on Brittany Lowen's Thing 5 post about the future of education using the Web2.0 tools and how they have changed the way we teach and the way we communicate with other teachers, our students, and parents.
The final classmate blog that I commented on belonged to Chassity Haplin's thing 4 post. She brought up a point that she read in one of the blogging articles that stated you should be kind when criticizing someones blog you want to create a community in you blog between readers and commenter's and being negative or angry only shuts the door on further conversations.
One of the outside blogs that I read related to my car I have a GMC Yukon and it has been burning oil so I had researched to see if others were having the same problem and found a GM forum where many people were having the same issue. I commented on acarrera's post and told him I was glad for the information he passed on. I was unaware that having an E85 engine could cause the car to burn through oil differently than a standard gasoline engine.
The second outside blog read was titled Deafness in sports. I have a hearing impaired child and am always researching things that we can expect to encounter as she get older. I commented on the writer's blog that I loved his research and found it interesting that while he thought teams sports were positive deaf people are more comfortable competing in sports as an individual. I think it is important for my child to be apart of a team and asked for him to share a bit more of his experience participating in team sports.
One big point that I came across and totally agreed with is that if you are going to comment on someones post don't just give them a "wow" or an "I agree" explain why you feel that way why you agree with them be a little more in depth with your response it just add that bit of a personal touch and makes people feel that you cared about what you read. The second thing I read that I found interesting was that it is important as a blogger to validate the comments that people are sharing with you. People may be looking for further feedback in their comments and you as a blogger, should follow up on them.
The first classmate blog that I commented on belonged to Clara Brainard. I enjoyed her Thing 3 post especially when it came to some of the ideas she listed in regards to using a blog in the classroom. I thought she had a great idea about using a blog for a daily writing prompt and having students comment on the blog with their response to the prompt.
The second blog I read was Houston Thiel's Thing one post. he had mentioned he was familiar with web2.0 tools but not necessarily how to use them in an education setting. I agree with his statement and told him it would be a great to learn how to use them that way so we can use them to our advantage in the future.
The third blog I read and commented on was Thing 2 by Jared Morris. He stated that he was grateful for the instructors detailed instructions, which I could not agree more. I am capable with technology but am by no means a master of it.
Next I commented on Brittany Lowen's Thing 5 post about the future of education using the Web2.0 tools and how they have changed the way we teach and the way we communicate with other teachers, our students, and parents.
The final classmate blog that I commented on belonged to Chassity Haplin's thing 4 post. She brought up a point that she read in one of the blogging articles that stated you should be kind when criticizing someones blog you want to create a community in you blog between readers and commenter's and being negative or angry only shuts the door on further conversations.
One of the outside blogs that I read related to my car I have a GMC Yukon and it has been burning oil so I had researched to see if others were having the same problem and found a GM forum where many people were having the same issue. I commented on acarrera's post and told him I was glad for the information he passed on. I was unaware that having an E85 engine could cause the car to burn through oil differently than a standard gasoline engine.
The second outside blog read was titled Deafness in sports. I have a hearing impaired child and am always researching things that we can expect to encounter as she get older. I commented on the writer's blog that I loved his research and found it interesting that while he thought teams sports were positive deaf people are more comfortable competing in sports as an individual. I think it is important for my child to be apart of a team and asked for him to share a bit more of his experience participating in team sports.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thing 3
When I was a student I would have never imagined a teacher using a blog as a form of communication in the classroom, however the way communication options have changed in just the last ten years alone I really see it as a viable and easy tool to use.
As a soon to be teacher, I could see myself using a blog in a few different ways. The first way I can think to use it would be as an effective tool to communicate with parents that have the technology to do so. I would keep a weekly blog that would detail the activities that will be taking place the upcoming week, in order to give parents an idea of what is going on in the classroom that week and what types of things they can expect to help with on homework. I can use it to post the assignments that we will be doing, along with due dates so that parents and children can keep up with their work. Parents will also be able to comment on the blog and have an effective means of communication with the teacher.
The other idea I have to incorporate a blog into the classroom would be to have it set up for students to access (this would be middle school or high school age) in order to keep up with what is going on in class. I would again do it on a weekly basis and have the upcoming weeks agenda listed in the blog so that students will know what we will be doing in class, they will be able to keep track of what assignments we are working on and when they are due. Students will also be able to comment and ask questions if they need extra help. It could also be a good place for them to interact not only with the teacher but fellow classmates to make sure that everyone is a successful as possible in class.
As a soon to be teacher, I could see myself using a blog in a few different ways. The first way I can think to use it would be as an effective tool to communicate with parents that have the technology to do so. I would keep a weekly blog that would detail the activities that will be taking place the upcoming week, in order to give parents an idea of what is going on in the classroom that week and what types of things they can expect to help with on homework. I can use it to post the assignments that we will be doing, along with due dates so that parents and children can keep up with their work. Parents will also be able to comment on the blog and have an effective means of communication with the teacher.
The other idea I have to incorporate a blog into the classroom would be to have it set up for students to access (this would be middle school or high school age) in order to keep up with what is going on in class. I would again do it on a weekly basis and have the upcoming weeks agenda listed in the blog so that students will know what we will be doing in class, they will be able to keep track of what assignments we are working on and when they are due. Students will also be able to comment and ask questions if they need extra help. It could also be a good place for them to interact not only with the teacher but fellow classmates to make sure that everyone is a successful as possible in class.
Thing 2
This is going to be an interesting experience!! I have read blogs before when researching different topics, but I have never written one. I just never really got into the whole bloggo-sphere I would just rather tell someone my experience than type it out for the world to see. I am interested to see how this experience goes and will use it to decide if blogging is something I would like to continue.
I named my blog 23 Things simply because that was the name of the project. No mystery there and I am not a very creative thinker so my imagination didn't take it any farther than that! I am capable when it comes to computers bu I am by no means a tech savvy person. I thought it was easy enough to create the actual blog and the avatar but I ran into trouble when it came to adding the avatar to my blog. I followed the directions to the letter but hit a certain point where my blog page did not match the directions and was stuck. I had to ask for help, we finally figured out how to fix the problem. My blog was set on dynamic view and not simple view so it was not showing all of the available tool bars, once that was fixed I was back on track!
Again not a creative person so I stayed inside the box when it came to creating my avatar I tried to make it look like myself as much as possible but there are only so many choices! I think it adequately depicts me and it will do the job.
I named my blog 23 Things simply because that was the name of the project. No mystery there and I am not a very creative thinker so my imagination didn't take it any farther than that! I am capable when it comes to computers bu I am by no means a tech savvy person. I thought it was easy enough to create the actual blog and the avatar but I ran into trouble when it came to adding the avatar to my blog. I followed the directions to the letter but hit a certain point where my blog page did not match the directions and was stuck. I had to ask for help, we finally figured out how to fix the problem. My blog was set on dynamic view and not simple view so it was not showing all of the available tool bars, once that was fixed I was back on track!
Again not a creative person so I stayed inside the box when it came to creating my avatar I tried to make it look like myself as much as possible but there are only so many choices! I think it adequately depicts me and it will do the job.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Thing 1
I found the 7 1/2 habits presentation very interesting and agree that all of the habits mentioned are goods ones to have to be successful in learning. I would have to say the hardest habit for me to follow was habit 4, having confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner. I see the way other people learn and study and motivate themselves and I am so different when it comes to studying, I often find myself questioning the way I do things, and doubting myself, but in the end my way is what works for me.
The habit the I enjoy the most was habit 2 accepting responsibility for my own learning. I am a firm believer that you get what you earn when it comes to grades. This is one reason that I don't really like group work when it is not graded on an individual basis, I do not like to have to rely on someone else for my grade. I like to know that the grade I got is the one that I worked hard for and earned.
This is my first blog and I have to say it was much easier to set up than I would have imagined. I am looking forward to posting throughout the semester hopefully I will have something substantial to say each time!
The habit the I enjoy the most was habit 2 accepting responsibility for my own learning. I am a firm believer that you get what you earn when it comes to grades. This is one reason that I don't really like group work when it is not graded on an individual basis, I do not like to have to rely on someone else for my grade. I like to know that the grade I got is the one that I worked hard for and earned.
This is my first blog and I have to say it was much easier to set up than I would have imagined. I am looking forward to posting throughout the semester hopefully I will have something substantial to say each time!
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