http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-content-creation-manor/id3342966857?=61123816
For week 9/10 in EDU 271 we had to find a podcast on integrating technology into the classroom. I started by clicking on the different links that were in where to find podcast. After some time of just clicking and not sure what I was looking for I asked my daughters if they knew what a podcast was. My oldest daughter showed me a podcast on her IPod; she said she downloaded them from ITunes. I went to ITunes and checked out their podcasts. I had to download ITunes to my new computer because I had not done that yet. I then started looking for a podcast. I typed in education, integrating technology, and technology in the classroom. I found my digital content creation podcast in technology in the classroom.
The podcast digital content creation was not a very long podcast, but it was interesting to watch. The speaker was Les Simpson and he is a project base instructor at Manor New Tech High School in Manor, TX. He talked about i-Life and i-Work. The podcast was only about 3 minutes long, but what I got from it was that i-life and i –work allows students to create projects using multiple media tools without having to go through multiple software’s that may or may not work together. With i-life I could take pictures or videos of the students observing and reporting the weather. I could then add special effects, sound, or movie trailer to make it look like real news cast. I could then add it to Facebook and You Tube for parents to view.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Database
Database allows teachers and students to
• Organize
• Analyze
• Arrange or sort
• Select
• Categorize
• Choose
Some advantages of using database are
• Reduced data redundancy
• Reduced updating errors and increased consistency
• Greater data integrity and independence from applications programs
• Improved data access to users through use of host and query languages
• Improved data security
• Reduced data entry, storage, and retrieval costs
• Facilitated development of new applications program
Some disadvantages of using database are
• Database can be complex, difficult, and time-consuming to design
• Hardware and software start-up can be expensive
• Damage to database affects virtually all applications programs
• Extensive conversion costs in moving form a file-based system to a database system
• Initial training required for all programmers and users
Through database teachers and students can
• Create reflection journals on cloud observation
• Keep track of student projects
• Organize
• Analyze
• Arrange or sort
• Select
• Categorize
• Choose
Some advantages of using database are
• Reduced data redundancy
• Reduced updating errors and increased consistency
• Greater data integrity and independence from applications programs
• Improved data access to users through use of host and query languages
• Improved data security
• Reduced data entry, storage, and retrieval costs
• Facilitated development of new applications program
Some disadvantages of using database are
• Database can be complex, difficult, and time-consuming to design
• Hardware and software start-up can be expensive
• Damage to database affects virtually all applications programs
• Extensive conversion costs in moving form a file-based system to a database system
• Initial training required for all programmers and users
Through database teachers and students can
• Create reflection journals on cloud observation
• Keep track of student projects
Word Processor
Word Processors allow teachers and students to
• Modify/Change
• Edit
• Differentiate
• Outline
• Paraphrase
• Create
• Punctuate
• Report/Write
Some disadvantages of using word processors are
• Compatibility
• Cost
• Internet Requirements
• Frequent Upgrades
• Learning Curve
Through a word processor teachers and students can
• Download a CNN editorial and replace the adjectives with ones that have similar meaning
• Download pictures of clouds and create a list of words that describe them
• Use weather data from the Internet to create the weather section of the classroom newsletter
• Locate clipart of the types of clouds and write a poem for each
• Modify/Change
• Edit
• Differentiate
• Outline
• Paraphrase
• Create
• Punctuate
• Report/Write
Some disadvantages of using word processors are
• Compatibility
• Cost
• Internet Requirements
• Frequent Upgrades
• Learning Curve
Through a word processor teachers and students can
• Download a CNN editorial and replace the adjectives with ones that have similar meaning
• Download pictures of clouds and create a list of words that describe them
• Use weather data from the Internet to create the weather section of the classroom newsletter
• Locate clipart of the types of clouds and write a poem for each
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheets allow teachers and students to
• Convey information
• Modify
• Analyze
• Calculate
• Compare/contrast
• Estimate
• Predict
Some disadvantages of using a spreadsheet are
• Need for specialized software and hardware
• Time for planning
• Frustration
Through spreadsheets teachers and students can
• Compare/contrast the types of clouds
• Plot the average yearly precipitation in the USA
• Graph the cost difference between using natural gas verses electricity for heating a home during the winter months.
• Convey information
• Modify
• Analyze
• Calculate
• Compare/contrast
• Estimate
• Predict
Some disadvantages of using a spreadsheet are
• Need for specialized software and hardware
• Time for planning
• Frustration
Through spreadsheets teachers and students can
• Compare/contrast the types of clouds
• Plot the average yearly precipitation in the USA
• Graph the cost difference between using natural gas verses electricity for heating a home during the winter months.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Kerpoof Web-based
I loved this site. I bought a membership so that my girls could play around with it; they love to draw as well as make stories up and act them out. I liked the make a picture section on Kerpoof. It made me think back to when I was little and I had those vinyl static pictures where you can change the dolls clothes and accessories. They looked like stickers, but they were a static.
For my unit plan I would let the students make a drawing and then add it to their weather book. They could also get on and chat with others to collaborate about the types of clouds. Kerpoof works for all learning styles and most of the NETS-S can be used. I think this website is appropriate for young kids because they have a strict etiquette and they place a heavy emphasis on safe online communication.
For my unit plan I would let the students make a drawing and then add it to their weather book. They could also get on and chat with others to collaborate about the types of clouds. Kerpoof works for all learning styles and most of the NETS-S can be used. I think this website is appropriate for young kids because they have a strict etiquette and they place a heavy emphasis on safe online communication.
Discovery Education~ JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/parents/reviewconer/software/jumpstartadvkindergartn
This week I reviewed software that I would like my school to adopt. JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten was one of the software’s that I reviewed and liked. I remember having this for my own girls when they were starting kindergarten, it has changed some since then, but I found it to still be a good and reliable educational tool for young children. When the student first logs on they are given a test to see what level they are at. Each student gets to choose a tutorial buddy to help them along in an area they may be struggling in. Another thing that I liked about this software is that it allows each child to work at his or her own level and learning style. As the children play and develop their skills they are awarded carrots and they can trade them in to power up. I would incorporate this title during the first week of school. I would have a computer center in my classroom along with other centers and while the students are at the computer center they could use JumpStart Advance Kindergarten. I think this software would help students who are having a hard time grasping concepts; this gives them a visual learning tool as well as audio. This software could help a child that is not fluent in English by allowing them to work at their own pace in learning English and build self-esteem.
This week I reviewed software that I would like my school to adopt. JumpStart Advanced Kindergarten was one of the software’s that I reviewed and liked. I remember having this for my own girls when they were starting kindergarten, it has changed some since then, but I found it to still be a good and reliable educational tool for young children. When the student first logs on they are given a test to see what level they are at. Each student gets to choose a tutorial buddy to help them along in an area they may be struggling in. Another thing that I liked about this software is that it allows each child to work at his or her own level and learning style. As the children play and develop their skills they are awarded carrots and they can trade them in to power up. I would incorporate this title during the first week of school. I would have a computer center in my classroom along with other centers and while the students are at the computer center they could use JumpStart Advance Kindergarten. I think this software would help students who are having a hard time grasping concepts; this gives them a visual learning tool as well as audio. This software could help a child that is not fluent in English by allowing them to work at their own pace in learning English and build self-esteem.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Reflection: Mobile Computing Devices
Before taking this class I had no idea what a whiteboard (SMART board) was. After watching the video clips I asked my youngest daughter if she used a SMART board in her class, I thought she would say no, but to my surprise she was like yeah we use one all the time. I asked her if she liked using it and she said yes. I think kids today are so into all the hand held technology stuff that they love using the SMART board. I think some of the advantages of using iPods in the classrooms would be that it would help keep the students interested in the lesson; it would help with the multiple learning styles that are in the classrooms today due to the diversity of America and the increase of schools going towards inclusion classrooms. Students can use their iPod to translate a word, to record their reading, or watch a video if they are not grasping a concept. Students can take their learning anywhere. A disadvantage to the iPod could be some students may not be able to afford one. Although comparing iPod prices to a high school student’s calculator for pre-calculus, the iPod is not that expensive for the features it provides. Students could become distracted, and then there is theft, that would be my issue, as my daughter has had an iPod stolen from her purse during school time with no help from the school in getting it back. Looking at the pros and cons of iPods in the classroom I would have to say the pros outweigh the cons.
I would use iPods to enhance student learning by using the iPods to translate the different languages in my classroom, thus helping a student that is not fluent in English feel part of the class and more likely participate in class activities. I would also use it for students to hear books that we are reading as a class, not all students have the same learning style. I would use it to show a video to a student that may be struggling with a lesson. I would also use the iPod to help keep the students up to date on when assignments are due and other important school dates.
I would use iPods to enhance student learning by using the iPods to translate the different languages in my classroom, thus helping a student that is not fluent in English feel part of the class and more likely participate in class activities. I would also use it for students to hear books that we are reading as a class, not all students have the same learning style. I would use it to show a video to a student that may be struggling with a lesson. I would also use the iPod to help keep the students up to date on when assignments are due and other important school dates.
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