ILP "Design" - Prezi

http://prezi.com/8ulooobdlwjd/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

I just made a presentation setting class guidelines, brainstorming tools, writing strategies, as well as in-class & field assignments to help jog student's writing muscles. It was fun!

#6

http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us/?DivisionID=15678

There doesn't seem to be any specific class pages on the Taylor County High School website, which can become a problem if you want to keep parents notified. This seems to be a serious failing on the part of the school and the teachers - but this is a rural county. Teachers are able to keep in touch with parents fairly easily, and may even be friends or past teachers of the parents.

I envision myself using collective, and collaborative, writing applications to congregate my student's works. This will allow me to effectively read and comment on creative writing pieces and keep up to date on editing and grading their pieces. This will help me become a better teacher, and I feel that it helps integrate technology into the classroom in very interconnecting and efficient ways that the books talks about.

I did not go to the technology sandbox :(

#5

My favorite Web 2.0 tool that I've experienced so far (mind you I don't have much experience with them) are wikis. I like the community experience, as well as the teamwork that the format supports. I also think that the responsibility of admining, managing, and contributing content makes for a great lesson in the subject of internet citizenship. This could be a useful way to introduce students to the social constructs nesecary for the internet to function.

One Web 2.0 tool I might use is Prezi - it's just such a smoother alternative to Powerpoint and I think that it allows student to have more creative freedom with their collaborative peer-education content. More freedom in assignments is something I feel is always constructive and allows students to excercise their minds more.

I really like the notion of "gameification," and the energy that education games brings to the classroom. Like even when I heard about Oregon Trail in class I got so excited! I played it for a bit and saw how strangely educational it was - but I never got bored of it. And its a great way to get an idea to really invigorate a educational concept kids

Post #4 (THE REAL ONE)

I didn't like twitter in the beggining of the class because of previous experiences in my personal life in which Twitter just seemed like an echo chamber.  So far twitter has been a distraction for me, and not incredibly beneficial. I've interacted with Dick, Tori, and Christina mostly, but this is primarily through GIFS of Action Bronson and other silly things. I don't see Twitter being beneficial in future careers.

The digital divide affects student success by making some teachers incompetent with crucial pieces of tech, and if the teacher is not knowledgable then the student cannot learn. One cause of the digital divide is simply age, and the lack of technological immersion that comes with being a millineal (or equivalant), As a classroom teacher I may experience technology that is simply out of my field of knowledge, or comfort zone. I'm going to have to simply get used to that and research the technology I'm using, as well as look into future tech.

I expect to use math programs the least, and writing applications and programs the most. Why? Mostly because that's what I'm educated in, and what I'd be best at. Also, writing classes at a senior level will need technological supplements to keep the classroom connected as a whole. The actual writing, as well as comments, will need to be utilized so that my students can grow as writers (and even humans)

#4

I feel most comfortable teaching children standard L4, or “Proofread and edit writing using appropriate resources.” I have a pretty good grasp on the conventions of the language as well as editing, and I feel confident in my ability to convey the staples necessary to become a proficient editor to others. One I could work on is RI7 – I have no idea how to use Excel, and I think I might never truly learn.

I like community based electronic resources, so I would really like to incorporate a system of blogs like we have in our class here. Especially when it comes to writing, I think that a network of students giving in depth feedback on pieces could be really useful. Of course that comes with concerns of digital citizenship in your pieces and in your comments on other student’s content. That’s something that a release form, agreements, as well as just me simply enforcing community rules could solve. I think I’d do best with 11-12^th graders. At that point writing styles and skills have become at least decent, and they are able to work towards goals, and comment as a unit of a community more effectively. The content can be dark (as long as its not blatantly offensive), and a certain amount of maturity is needed for that.

I learned a lot about improving the aesthetics of Microsoft word when I worked on my Newsletter alignment. I had a really hard time with the columns, but I was genuinely happy when I figured out a color scheme that worked and was simplistic. Next time I could become more familiar with the inner workings of the layout tab! I can use this in a future career to design more palatable handouts for a more enjoyable method of distributing info.