Project #12

Blog Post #9

Mr. McClung's Blogs

When reading Mr. McClung’s blog, it really made me think about who I want to be a teacher and who I don’t want to be. Mr. McClung says that one thing that he struggled with was trying to define himself as a teacher. Not by how the students see him but how his peers and fellow workers see him as a educator. When I read this part of the blog I said to myself “How do I want my peers to see me as an educator.” I started reading deeper into the blog and Mr. McClung decided to not worry about what his peers thought as long as the kids are taken care of and are having fun while learning. As for myself I do care to a certain degree about how my peers view me but a lot like Mr. McClung I will stick to what has gotten me this far . I will keep working hard and use skills and use concepts in class that will give my peers, students, and my superiors no reason to dislike me as a person or as an educator. I found this video on You Tube that has some great tips on the characteristics of a great teacher.

At The Teachers Desk

I also read Mr. McClung’s blog post form June 23, 2011 One of the things that really stuck out to me is when he said that we should not get wrapped up in pleasing individuals weather this is our superiors, peers, or our kid. Mr. McClung said” we should remember the reason we got into this profession and that our decision making process should be student centered and not centered on pleasing adults.” I find this to be very important because students are the main focus of our job not their parent or fellow teachers. I am not saying that you should just ignore everything that other teachers or administrators say to you but don’t stray from who you are. This brings me to probably one my favorite things I have read for this assignment and it is summed up in one short statement. Don’t be afraid to be a outsider. I know you are probably like why in the heck would I want to be an outsider? But Mr. McClung will change the way you feel about being an outsider. Along the same lines of staying true to yourself and not fallowing the crowd then you cannot be afraid to be an outsider. A lot like Mr. McClung I don’t care if I am an outsider and I have never really cared or tried to excel in social situations but have given most of my focus to school, sports, family, and most of all God. When I Become a teacher I Will be adding my students to this list because I want to stay connected to my students so that I am more than Just a teacher I want to be a person that they can count on for more than just homework problems. I really enjoyed this assignment it really made me think about what type of teacher I want to be.

Blog Post 8

The Schools of Tomorrow

Have you ever heard someone say I can't wait for school tomorrow? Well the question that I feel the videos by Richard Miller ask me as a future educator was are you ready for the school of tomorrow? As I watched the videos I realized there is know way that I am prepared right now. After that I felt as if I was behind in my skills with technology. Then I realized that that is why I am in EDM-310. After realizing this I felt a lot better but I knew that if I wanted to learn how to use tools such as Skype and other multimedia's that I would have to let everything I learn in this class to really sink in and take root.

I say this because in the first video Richard Miller talks about how he was raised in a house with books and that he wanted a career that involved lots and lots of books. Well that is not at all how I felt when I was young all I wanted to do was fish and play football. So reading and learning were the last things on my mind one reason is because I hated to read. But now that I have gotten older I have realized that no matter what you do you have to learn and read.What really caught my eye in the video when he talked about how we can go from a reading and writing society to a watching and listening society who still give something to what the watch and listen to. That means using new technologies and multimedia's. As I thought how this could apply to my future profession as a Football coach and Educator I will have to know how to use these tools to communicate with players and students, Break down film, draw up plays, give my students projects using their PLN and sending my players stuff such as last minute adjustments for a game. either by multimedia writing or by video.

I will know how to wright in Multimedia and use all the other tools but I will probably learn even more things from my students because they probably will start in the 3rd grade so they will know all the new stuff that comes out before I do. But I was given a major reality check after watching these two videos. They gave me a lot to work on and like the old saying goes you are either getting better or your getting worse you never stay the same. I want to get better and further my skills using Multimedia's.

My Blog About Blog post 12

After reading Carly Paugh"s blog I couldn't agree more I thing that as future educators we should think about or philosophies when we are teachers. I also think that as a teacher we should get our students philosophies so that we can understand them as who they are as people not only as our students. As a teacher I want to motivate and inspire my students to do their best. As a sports fanatic I am big on inspirational quotes and videos I mentioned this video in a blog post this semester but it think you should watch it.

This video could be applied to more then sports but It could be used to show our students how bad we want them to succeed. and How we want them to know our personal philosophy and how we want to engage our students in their work by making it interesting and fun for theme. A great quote I heard says" We are what we repeatedly do." by Aristotle. I think as teachers we should repeatedly show our students our passion for them to succeed and do their best. I really enjoyed reading Carly's blog and I think that she had an amazing Idea. My big question to myself and to other aspiring teachers is How bad do you want it? How bad do you want you want your students to succeed, how bad do you want them to reach their goals and dreams. We as future teachers are the ones responsible for helping them reach their dreams.

The Chipper Series and EDM 310 For Dummies

After watching the Chipper Series videos and the EDM 310 For Dummies video I thought about some ideas on videos I would like to do. One Of the ideas I have for a video would be to do a video on The C4K Projects were there will be video clips shown on what to do and what not to do. This video will also show good techniques for writing a good comment on someones blog. I think the main point of these two videos is that yes EDM is super time consuming and the teaching method is very out of the ordinary but we have to adapt to the new style of learning that Dr. Strange is using.

Learn to change,Change to Learn

In this video the argument about changing the way we educate students is the main idea. I think that we should change some of the ways we educate our students by using tools such as Skype, Twitter, And other personal networking systems. I also think that we should keep the students in a classroom setting were they can interact with the other students in there grade and class. Students I think learn more then just reading, writing, and math in school. I think they also learn good social skills and how to interact with people from background opposite of theirs. So I would Change Some aspects of the way we educate our students but I would also keep some of teaching styles.

Scavenger Hunt 2.0

I Found a new Video tool called Animoto this allows the students to do many different things with their videos one of the things students could do with this is change their regular video into animation. This will help with the students creativity and it could help them with different assignments in class.

I found a slide show tool called prezi. From what I have read about this tool it is said that it blows Power Point presentations out of the water because it takes it to a different level. After reading about it I created my own Prezi account. The best part about it is that its free. so you gotta check it out.

I found the tool Poll Every were this allows you to create polls on the go with the app for iPhone and also on the internet. I created my own poll and it was simple and fun. Students could use this to decide class elections or what the want to do for their free time that day. This is a very cool tool.

C4T#2

Celebrating Global Connections

After reading Ms. Elvira Deyamport's blog about global connections I realized just how important of a tool Skype could be in the classroom. On Ms. Deyamport's blog she has a video showing her students talking and interacting with other kids but these kids were not the kid down the hall or even in another school in their county. They were interacting with other students from around the world. As I watched the video I realized that the students are learning more then just how to interact with other students but they are also learning about other cultures and that the world is bigger then just the United States. This Us of Skype in the classroom Is by far one of may favorite things that I have been introduce to. I enjoyed reading the Global Connections blog very much.

Blog Post 7

The Networked Student

This video was very interesting. It makes the viewer stop and think about how much has changed in the way that students are getting educated in the 21st century. One of the first things that the video says is that the student does not have a book for his class. To us that may sound a little crazy but to students who are and will be in the public school system in a couple of years this is how they will be given their home work and school work. This is happening today in the Baldwin County schools. My little brother is a freshman at Foley High School and he literally does everything on the internet to complete his school work.

This raises the question why does the student in the 21st century need a teacher?

This is a question that was ask in the video. A student is going to need a teacher because the teacher is going to be there to help the student expand their PLN, how to know when they are reading good information or just a bunch of junk, and how to set up a Personal Learning Environment(PLE) were the students can use tools such as Google scholar. A (PLE) allows the student to organize all of their information they pull off of the internet onto one page. The Teacher of the 21st century is not only going to have to know the information in the class but they are going to have to know how to utilize the tools to teach the students, tools such as a smart board, how to set up a personal learning network(PLN), and showing the students how to use tools such as i pads, and other multimedia devices.

This video really opened my eyes to a lot of information that I haven't thought about because as a student who whats to become a teacher I will have to know how to use all of these tools of learning. It also opened my eyes to the fact that yes this class is very time consuming but it is worth it because it is preparing me with skills that I will need if I want to become a teacher in the 21st century. This video was very simple but it had a very strong message about what us future educators will be faced with. This was a very good assignment and I enjoyed it very much.

Podcast Project

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C4T#2

Language Journeys


Language Journeys: The 21st Century Gifted Educator is a great blog by Ms.Elvira G. Deyamport. This Blog and video contains information on how she utilizes social medias in her classroom such as Skype, Twitter, and Facebook. I think social medias are great tools to use in the classroom because the allow students to access their work not only in the classroom but outside the classroom as well. For example students who missed a day and an assignment due to whatever reason could use and of the social medias above to communicate with classmates and the teacher for information on their assignments.

These social medias in the classroom will also prepare the students for the technological workplace of the future. Things such as Skype Could be great ways for the students to express and share information on what they have learned with not only classmates but everyone on there social media site. I Really enjoyed reading this blog and watching the video. I didn't realize how useful Skype, Twitter, and Facebook can be in the classroom I would like to thank Ms. Elvira G. Deyamport for her amazing blog post. It was very Informative and contained a lot of great information.

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Blog Post 6

Randy Pausch Last Lecture

This video contained a lot of great information for current and students working on their degrees to become educators. One of The First things he mentioned was leadership. This is one of the most important skills that a teacher can have because in a classroom setting the teacher is the leader. They must know everything going on in their classroom. Not only school work but also If a student is being bullied or a student is falling behind the teacher must be there to nip the problem in the but and show the students that your are there for them.

In the video Mr. Pausch told a story about his football coach who kept drilling him and riding him all practice. At the end of the practice a assistant coach ask him if the coach was on his case non stop. Mr. Pausch said "yes he was." The assistant said good that shows that he hasn't given up on you. As teachers we must never for any reason give up on a student. Not only can this be detrimental to a student grades but it can destroy their self esteem. As a leader one thing you must do is be encouraging and motivating. At the same time you must also tell them what they are doing wrong and drill it into there head the right way to do things. Like the old saying goes practice makes perfect.

But what if a student hits a brick wall? In the video he say something that is very important he said" The brick walls are not there to keep us out they are there to give us a chance for us to show how bad we want something." This is so true as teachers when we are faced with a student who is having problems that can be considered a brick wall but as a teacher we must break down that wall with encouragement and good teaching techniques. When I Played football for Louisiana College our I was shown this video. In the video the narrator tells a story. In this story there is a man who wants to be successful and another man who is already very successful. The successful man and the other man go to the beach. they walk out into the ocean until the unsuccessful man cant hardly breath, He is fighting for air. Just before the man drowns the successful man pulls him up and says when you want to succeed and bad as you want to breath then you will be successful.

I think this goes hand in hand with what Randy pausch says about the brick walls. We can only go as far as we are willing to go. It all depends on one person and that is you. As a teacher you have to be that Leader who dose not lose hope in their student and encourages them to break down their brick wall, So that once they break down that wall they will know that they have overcome and succeeded in their educational goals. The Last Lecture video was an amazing video and I think all teachers and soon to be educators should watch it.