EDM310 FINAL REFLECTIONS

AA # 5 Tom Johnson

I read the blog just teach them to solve for X, because it said for EDM310 students. Just like before, I had to read it more then once. In just solve for X, I figured out the metaphor faster, because I was looking for it. I think that the use of sarcasm and metaphors together helped me to see the metaphors more after being brought to my attention by Dr. Strange. The use of math in this reading shows students that just because you are taught one way to do something, its okay if you find a way that is better for You.

AA # 3 Sir Ken Robinson

After watching Sir Ken Robinson's video on Changing Educational Paragigms, I must say that he made some valid points, but the most important one is about children and ADHD. I have always thought that most of the children with this diagnosis are really just hoping for attention, but were put on medication to solve a problem thats really not there. I do believe that ADHD exists ,but must of the children are misdiagnosed. I really don't disagree with anything that he says. I strongly agree with his thoughts on today's school systems. It is time for the schools to change and the students should be more independent. Over all I think the presentation was great, and I think that I would like to be the narrator.

Summary Post C4K 8-11

My 8th C4K was Grace from Mrs. Yollis 3rd grade class. Grace has just earned her very own blog. I expressed to her that it was great that she had earned her own blog and  hope that she has a wonderful experience with blogging. The name of her blog was Grace on the Go which I thought was  creative and says a lot about her character . She also created a Voki. I  think that it is great that students her age get to experience blogging at such an early age. I have really enjoyed C4K this semester. I think that all students should experience blogging and  I wish I had experienced it earlier and I plan to introduce it to my daughter who will be in the fourth grade next year. I choose to reflect more on Grace, because she was the one student that I was assigned that actually had her own personal blog. She was given her own blog along with 2 other students in her class as a reward for being so creative with the class blog. Being able to have their own blog motivates the students to write more and be more creative in their own unique way. I enjoyed commenting on the different class blogs as well, but just think that a student with their own blog will get the full experience of blogging and will enjoy it more, especially when they are getting positive feedback on how good they are doing on their blog posts.

Final Project # 16

Final PLN Post

My PLN has been a great access. Since my first post, I have added several useful sites that are not helpful in the classroom, but also my everyday life. I was able to add my bank, shopping sites and learning sites for children. By just access my PLN, I can do lots of different activities just by clicking on my tiles. I can check my bank account, the news, shop, and log on to the University site all from my PLN. I think that the PLN is a great for tool for any type of profession and will suggest it to my family and friends who access the internet.

Summary Post C4T Teacher #4

I was assigned Lisa Thumann for C4T # 4, and I really enjoyed exploring her blog and found some very interesting and informative information that I think will help my with my studies. I had never heard of hashtags, which are a community-driven convention for adding context and metadata to your tweets. Metadata helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching. You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol, ex. #education.  So I actually learned about something that I had no clue of what it was. To learn more about hashtag go to Hashtags.org
That was the first post that I read and commented on, the second one was about Facebook and receiving friend request from people who you don't know. I have also been receiving an abundance of friend request from people that not only have I never seen before, but also they don’t speak English. I personally don’t accept any request from people that I don’t recognize and that don’t have a profile picture. I feel that if you don’t have a profile picture, that means you have something to hide. One man even said that he only requested me because we had mutual friends, but just because you are a friend of a mutual friend doesn’t mean that we should be friends on facebook.

Blog Post # 13 ALEX

The ALEX website is a very informative site. ALEX stands for Alabama Learning Exchange Program and it is created and maintained by the Alabama Department of Education. This website is not for educators along, but also very resourceful for parents and students. It offered different ideas for me as a future educator and provided different ways to help with classroom activities. It had numerous ideas for hands on activities for the classroom and the podcasts shows how much new technology and ideas are being incorparated into the classroom.
As I mentioned before, ALEX is a very informative website and as a student majoring in elementary education, I will visit this site n a regular. Exploring this site gave me the opportunity to see different ideas of present educators. I learned a lot of valuable information and think that it is very neat how the website is set up to allow me to explore different tabs that will be beneficial to me now as a student and when I finish school.

Project # 15

Progress on Final Project

I will be doing my project with Carrie Tucker. As of now we haven't came up with a concrete idea, but we are leaning toward a video discussing how education and technology coming together and changing how teachers and students are learning. We may also talk about how technology in the classroom gives teachers and students the opportunity to communicate with each other outside the classroom. I must say that this class has really required a lot of thinking to come up with originally ideas, so until next time back to brainstorming.

Blog Post # 12

Assignment:
Watch this video. Post your response about the benefits of social networking and education.


Response:
Social networking can have a positive impact on education. I think that it give teachers and students more opportunities to communicate outside the classroom. Students can interact with their classmates and share with each other things that they may have missed during class time. I think that social networking and blogging help student with their communication skills. It also gives them the opportunity to express themselves daily and get positive feedback from their teachers and fellow classmates.

Project 14 Teach Someone ( How To Make Baked Spaghetti Casserole)

Ingredients: 
1 package (16oz.) spaghetti noodles
2 pound of ground beef
1 package (8oz.) pepperoni
1 package (16oz.) Mexican four cheese blend
16 oz. of sour cream
1 container ( 26oz.) Ragu Traditional Spaghetti Sauce


Boil spaghetti in large pot (using enough water to cover noodles)
Drain noodles and stir in (13oz.) of spaghetti sauce.
Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Stir in (13oz.) spaghetti sauce

In a large casserole dish layer ingredients:
1.Spaghetti noodles (half)
2.Ground beef (half)
3.Pepperoni (4oz.)
4.Sour cream (8oz.)
5.Sprinkle with some cheese
Repeat steps 1-5 
Bake in (350 degree) preheated oven for 15-20 min.

Great with four cheese garlic bread