C4K Summary for March

For the past month, I have enjoyed viewing and commenting on students' blogs from Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. I must say, technology has really done a 360 within the schools compare to when I was in elementary. However, students today are more technology illiterate than we were.

Post#1: Arthur M is a 2nd grader in Mrs. She's class. He made a video post and drawing of his weekend at the beach. He explained how he loved playing in the sand and swimming in the water. My comment: I must say, you did a great job on your video and your picture. I love swimming at the beach as well. It is very relaxing.

Post#2: Rebekah is a seventh grader in Mrs. Nua and Mr. Banks class. She made to presentation to demonstrate how to find the mean from a group of numbers. For instance, 70+40+90+50+100+70+90+50=560 560/8=70( the mean). My comment: I love how you explain step by step on what how to find the mean. Thank you for your many examples. There were very helpful.

Post#3 Calvin is a seventh grader in Miss Clark's class. In his post, he display how we could use the triangle addition in order to better master addition. My comment:The triangle addition is a great way to learn addition. I actually just learned this concept in my math class except we used fractions. Thanks for sharing this information with me.

C4T# 3

These past two weeks, I had the opportunity to view/comment Beck Goerend's blog. Mrs. Goerend is a wife, mother and a school teacher from Iowa.

Post#1: Always on the Clock Mrs. Goerend explains how when you become a teacher, your title as teacher remains with you outside of school. For instance, she states that on a normal Saturday, she meet students and their parents all day from the time she left from the pancake breakfast to the time she was on her way home. I totally agree with her, which I have experienced this with my mother. My mother was an elementary music teacher. Everytime we would go to Walmart or to a basketball game, we would run into some of her past or present students.

Post#2: More Homework MeMe In this post, Mrs. Goerend describes some things about herself and answers some questions asked from her brother, Matt. For instance. She states that when she was applying for college, she was tied between choosing Marketing and Elementary Education, which she chosed Elementary Education. I can definitely relate to Mrs. Goerend's decision between the two majors, which my two choices were Nursing and Elementary Education.

Blog Post #10

Everyone has their very own special talents, whether its teaching, writing or acting. For instance, I have a talent for communicating well with elementary students, which is one of the reasons why I want to become a teacher. On this week, I had the opportunity to view an inspiring video of Ken Robinson Mr. Robinson is an author and speaker from Liverpool, United Kingdom. In his speech, he explains how there are some people who goes to work everyday and do not enjoy what they do. This should not be the case. We must do something that we really have a passion for in order to enjoy life on a daily basis. So, Mr. Robinson states that we must begin learning revolution, which means that we must change our way of thinking and behaving in order to explore our true talents. What I learned from Mr. Robinsion is that we should not settle for less in life and that if we really have a passion for something that we must go after it. I know as a future teacher, my students will be looking up to me, which my passion of teaching will encourage them to go after their various dreams.

Project #12 Part A

In EDM 310 this week, I had the opportunity to use a smartboard. A smartboard is an upgrade of a Charkboard/projector, which teachers from all around the world utilize this program. Instead of using chalk, teachers may use electronic markers. Like a projector, a smartboard can display learning contents to students.

Project #15

For this week, I decided to do a project for Kindergarten students. Students at this age love " Storytime" and drawing. So why not incorporate a project around their liking. Listed below is a lesson plan I have prepared for the project.

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Blog Post #9

This week in EDM 310, we had the opportunity to explore Mrs. Kathy Cassidy's technology programs she uses within her own class. Mrs. Cassidy is a 1st grade teacher whose website displays different programs teachers can use within their own classes. Mrs. Cassidy explains in a video interview with Dr. Strange that "every teacher should be technology illiterate because technology is constantly changing" which students are becoming more advanced with it. Like Mrs. Cassidy, I have decided to make/use a webpage with my future class because this will allow my students' parents to receive feedback of their child's progress, and this will give my students the opportunity to review materials, such as sight words, from home. However, an impediment that I might encounter with using this program is that some of my students might not have access to a computer, which I would not assign mandatory assignments on the webpage for my students due that matter.

Project #14

Linked below is a lesson plan that I have prepared for a 6th grade English class. By the time a child gets to this age, he or she has a idea of what they would want to be/do when they "grow up". At this age, I wanted to be a police officer.

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Blog Post #8

Technology can be a great aspect to a teacher's classroom. Its purpose is to get students more engaged into learning. I plan to use many technology programs in my future classroom, such as FunBrain and Pinterest . However, Quizlet will be very beneficial to my students.

Quizlet is a program where either a student or teacher can make study flash cards. These flash cards can be viewed on any portable devices and can be shared to others. Also, teachers are able to make problem solving games out of the flashcards, which this will allow students to learn different learning strategies. I must say this program is quite easy to utilize. All you have to do is click create a new study set and add your content into the provided spaces. I love this program because students can find study flash cards in all subject areas from students and teachers from all over the world.

C4T#2

Every two weeks in EDM 310, we are assigned a teacher from around the world to view and comment on his or her blog. Well, I had the pleasure of viewing/commenting on Beth Still's blog She is a social studies teacher who likes to share great ideas for women or teachers.

Post#1: Budding Artist Project Since December, Ms. Still had finally received her art supplies from DonorChoose. Through painting, Ms. Still was able to see another side of her students. I think this project will be very beneficial in my future class because I love how through painting our students can express what they are really passionate about.

Post#2:Holiday Treats Ms. Still was inspired to create a post about holiday treats from a friend's Facebook post asking what were some favorite holiday cookie recipes. Surprisingly, she had received many responses to her question. So, Ms. Still had decided to share a compiled list of recipes and their significance to people from all over the world. I believe these recipes will be great to use for special occasions with family, friends, or even with my future elementary students.