bye guys!

I had a great semester with you guys!! have a good break and I'll see ya around!

Class Summary Post

1. I did learn from this class...however not what I thought I would learn. I enjoyed learning about blogs and blog posts and how to upload pictures and links to my blogs. I like the requirement of making a professional blog. I found the google docs, presentation, forms and spreadsheets to be very easy to use and useful. I had worked with Picasa before I love it because I love taking pictures and being able to edit them. I think the podcasts were cool, but don't know how much I would use it. I used to only use YouTube to look up funny videos and music videos, now I know I can use it as a source for teaching. I enjoyed the connections we made with students and families outside our country through blogs, vidoes, and comments for kids. Some of the other stuff we blogged about I think I need to go back and research a little more to really be able to use it but I'm glad I got the chance to find out about it.

2. When I signed up for this class I figured I would be learning about microsoft office: word, excel, publisher, and powerpoint. I was looking forward to that, and I really wish we would have done those things as well.

3. Yes I probably won't use podcasts right a way.

4. I can't honestly say I was excited about this class. I am proud to have learned what I did, but not really excited.

5. Technology in general is intellectually challenging to me. I think maybe you should put less in your syllabus, so you'll be able to cover everything, and give each important subject enough time so everyone catches on and understands.

6. Yes I was bored sometimes, only when I had already done my blogposts and you would still go over what we were supposed to do, I would just sit there bored, and most likely on facebook.

7. What I would change in this course is all of the changing. I really recommend getting your syllabus ready at the beginning of the semester and not changing it. it was frustrating to me to have all the changing of the syllabus.

8. I would rate my tech. literacy at medium

9. I will keep looking for stuff to use in the classroom that will make learning fun for my students and staying updated in the technology world.

Developing a PLN

Developing a Personal Learning Network, and keeping up with it, is important. There are so many resources out there to get lesson plans and projects and endless ideas for creative things to do in the classroom.

For project 11 my group and I signed up for Classroom2.0. This is a website that is kind of like facebook or myspace, but it's for current and future educators to get and share information with one another, mostly about technology in the classroom. This website provides tutorials on using the website. They hold conferences online,about technology in the classroom some live some not. They also advertise they're conferences that you can go to, not virtually. It also has a place where people post videos, some educational to be used in the classroom, and others just for fun. There is a discussion board used for posting questions of inquiring minds or posting dilemas, and getting input back from other users of Classroom2.0. I will continue to follow this and learn more about it so that I can benefit from the rescources it provides

Twitter is another good resource for a PLN. I haven't really gotten into it, but from reading other's blogs I see that it can be very beneficial to a teacher, if you know who to follow.

Also "At the Teacher's Desk" is an excellent source! It is a blog for teachers to share ideas, post work, give advice, inquire for answers. It has a lot of well renowned contributors!

Project 11

For project 11 my group and I signed up for Classroom2.0. This is a website that is kind of like facebook or myspace, but it's for current and future educators to get and share information with one another, mostly about technology in the classroom. This website provides tutorials on using the website. They hold conferences online,about technology in the classroom some live some not. They also advertise they're conferences that you can go to, not virtually. It also has a place where people post videos, some educational to be used in the classroom, and others just for fun. There is a discussion board used for posting questions of inquiring minds or posting dilemas, and getting input back from other users of Classroom2.0. I will continue to follow this and learn more about it so that I can benefit from the rescources it provides

Comments4Kids

I'm not sure if I posted on here for each of the comments4kids assignments, so I wanted to make sure that it was on here for you to see. I really enjoyed the comments4kids assignments. I was really neat to see the work of kids around the nation and world. I liked being able to see what I can do with my classes in the future!

New Classroom Rules by Education Innovation

Ok I had to choose this one because some I agree with, others, I don't. I guess I have old-fashion ideas about the classroom. I do realize that some of these will have to change but I can't say that I agree with texting during class. If the students are allowed to text in class, I'm almost certain it won't always be about the educational topic they are supposed to be texting about. I think this may be the only one I disagree with completely. The others are good ideas for rules. Some I would use as they are but there are a few I would probably tweek just a bit. I don't necessarily like the getting up and moving around whenever they want to. I understand that the students should be able to get up and interact with each other, but I think if we allowed this to go on throughout the day it would be a big distraction. I do understand the technology of the rules, I didn't miss that. This is just my opinion of the rules.
Education Innovation

7 Brilliant things Teachers do with Technology

I decided not to focus on the 7 stupid things because I figure there are probably more than 7 stupid things a teacher ( or anyone ) could do, and no matter how much we talk about it people will still be stupid.

The reason I picked the 7 Brilliant things is because I very much agree with the post. I know I have a lot to learn about technology but I do believe that it can be used to empower students and give them motivation to do what they love to do, to learn! Technology can be used to bring more creativity into the classroom. We can use it to communicate with parents by posting assignments, announcements, and updating them on their child's progress in the classroom. We can use technology to reach people all around the world. I need to embrace technology and encourage (which probably won't take much) my students to embrace it as well.

Please read about the 7 brilliant things teachers do with Technology yourself. And get more information from Educationworld.com