Hargodon, S (2009). Wikis Forum. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from Classroom 2.0 Web site: http://www.classroom20.com/
Wikis are interactive web pages that can be viewed or modified by anyone who visits the site. They are able to incorporate sound, movies, and pictures among other multimedia aspects. They are a means to develop content specific websites. Wikis are great for working on collaborative projects because it is an open ended technology in which individuals can enter and modify its content. Many feel they have a lot to add to the writing process because like writing Wikis are also driven by a revision process. The fact that the content of a wiki can be modified by anyone who visits the site definitely has its good sides but it has a down side as well. People have the opportunity to post misinformation on wiki sites. Due to this it is important to teach students to critically inspect sources for they take any information off the web as fact. It is also helpful to realize that if you do set up a Wiki you can do certain things to protect its content such as deciding who gets to edit the page. Even with the ability for multiple users to change a Wikis content most find that the majority of Wiki content to be remarkably accurate.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Journal 3
Zucker, A, A, (2009).Assessment Made Easy. Learning and Leading With Technology, 36(8), 18-21.
I find it very interesting to learn that the laptop system works in part because of an instant test result. As a psych major I have learned that immediate reinforcement is a key to establishing a target behavior. I think we need to be careful to assume that a students or schools success is based in most part on the use of laptops. It seems as though any system that provided quick scores would be successful. I think technology in the classroom is an important aspect, but not the most important. The most important aspects of a student’s educational success is really based on the quality of teachers, administrators, and parental involvement. It does appear though that technology, especially the use of certain computer applications can aid in assessment process of student work.
In what other ways can the use of technology be used by teachers to better help students that seem to be struggling? Teachers could research educational websites and offer them to students who could use the extra help on specific topics. This not only helps in catching up with the lesson plan but also familiarizes students with the internet.
As an educator at a school that does not offer a program as in the article how can you use technology to asses in the classroom? Teachers who work at sites that do not offer the benefits of computer based assessment can research such systems themselves. They can begin using such methods in their classroom and if successful make a recommendation that the school also utilizes the assessment method.
I find it very interesting to learn that the laptop system works in part because of an instant test result. As a psych major I have learned that immediate reinforcement is a key to establishing a target behavior. I think we need to be careful to assume that a students or schools success is based in most part on the use of laptops. It seems as though any system that provided quick scores would be successful. I think technology in the classroom is an important aspect, but not the most important. The most important aspects of a student’s educational success is really based on the quality of teachers, administrators, and parental involvement. It does appear though that technology, especially the use of certain computer applications can aid in assessment process of student work.
In what other ways can the use of technology be used by teachers to better help students that seem to be struggling? Teachers could research educational websites and offer them to students who could use the extra help on specific topics. This not only helps in catching up with the lesson plan but also familiarizes students with the internet.
As an educator at a school that does not offer a program as in the article how can you use technology to asses in the classroom? Teachers who work at sites that do not offer the benefits of computer based assessment can research such systems themselves. They can begin using such methods in their classroom and if successful make a recommendation that the school also utilizes the assessment method.
Journal 2
Robson, M (2009). How Teenagers Consume Media. gaurdian.co.uk,
In the article How Teenagers Consume Media it was quit shocking to discover that teenagers never bother to read the news paper. So the question arises where are teenagers receiving their information? Many of them are on the internet, especially public networking sites. Are teens receiving any information of relevance, or educational importance? I would also like to know of these teenagers how many are reading books and what are their levels of literacy. As a future educator some questions I would like to ask is:
If teenagers utilize the internet for so many daily functions how can we format education to engage the learner? I think to answer this question it is important to remember the internet is not just a fad it is here to stay. With that said computer based educational programs off the internet can be developed and utilized as teaching aids. For example I know of awesome math websites for students in which provide instruction and offers practice to help sharpen skills.
Since the internet is used extremely often by adolescents how can we utilize it in the classroom to compliment the learning process? In the same way the internet can be used to supplement the lesson plan in the classroom by not only providing information about topics but aiding the students in researching topics using the internet. By having students utilize the internet in this way will open the door for teens to view the internet as an informational tool instead of a tool to pirate songs and movies.
In the article How Teenagers Consume Media it was quit shocking to discover that teenagers never bother to read the news paper. So the question arises where are teenagers receiving their information? Many of them are on the internet, especially public networking sites. Are teens receiving any information of relevance, or educational importance? I would also like to know of these teenagers how many are reading books and what are their levels of literacy. As a future educator some questions I would like to ask is:
If teenagers utilize the internet for so many daily functions how can we format education to engage the learner? I think to answer this question it is important to remember the internet is not just a fad it is here to stay. With that said computer based educational programs off the internet can be developed and utilized as teaching aids. For example I know of awesome math websites for students in which provide instruction and offers practice to help sharpen skills.
Since the internet is used extremely often by adolescents how can we utilize it in the classroom to compliment the learning process? In the same way the internet can be used to supplement the lesson plan in the classroom by not only providing information about topics but aiding the students in researching topics using the internet. By having students utilize the internet in this way will open the door for teens to view the internet as an informational tool instead of a tool to pirate songs and movies.
Journal 1
Owens, A,M, (2009).Do Your Teachers Need a Personal Trainer?. Learning and Leading With Technology, 36(8), 14-17.
In the article Do Your Teachers need a Personal Trainer? By Aileen M. Owens, many topics are discussed that relate to integrating technology in the classroom. Owens explains that it is important that teachers receive the support and training they need in how better to incorporate technology. The biggest question however is about funding. As districts are short on resources how can teachers get the technological training they need? It is surprising that an instructional technology coordinator can spend hours a week holding sessions with teachers on how to best integrate technologies that are difficult for students to pick up on. It is so great that with the help of volunteers, public school students can get the help that they need in learning to use technologies and the teachers get assistance with their lesson plans. In reading the article I began to think about the budget crisis exists in many public schools today.
How can they afford to implement instruction on technology both for students and educators? An idea that was expressed in the article was the use of student interns to go into the classrooms and provide instruction to the students based on technology. It would also be beneficial to help to help teachers with implementation of their lesson plans consisting of technology.
If such an internship program is not available for my future classroom, how could I help myself and future students in utilizing technology for learning? I suppose I could take extra course work, or familiarize myself better with the latest in technology. This would help me implement the technological lesson plans to my future students in a more efficient way.
In the article Do Your Teachers need a Personal Trainer? By Aileen M. Owens, many topics are discussed that relate to integrating technology in the classroom. Owens explains that it is important that teachers receive the support and training they need in how better to incorporate technology. The biggest question however is about funding. As districts are short on resources how can teachers get the technological training they need? It is surprising that an instructional technology coordinator can spend hours a week holding sessions with teachers on how to best integrate technologies that are difficult for students to pick up on. It is so great that with the help of volunteers, public school students can get the help that they need in learning to use technologies and the teachers get assistance with their lesson plans. In reading the article I began to think about the budget crisis exists in many public schools today.
How can they afford to implement instruction on technology both for students and educators? An idea that was expressed in the article was the use of student interns to go into the classrooms and provide instruction to the students based on technology. It would also be beneficial to help to help teachers with implementation of their lesson plans consisting of technology.
If such an internship program is not available for my future classroom, how could I help myself and future students in utilizing technology for learning? I suppose I could take extra course work, or familiarize myself better with the latest in technology. This would help me implement the technological lesson plans to my future students in a more efficient way.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Social Bookmarking
1. National Archives
On the National Archives website I viewed a very interesting exhibit titled A New Deal for the Arts. It explained a point of history during the 1930's the same time as the Great Depression. The government had put federal monies to support the arts. It was the first time federal tax dollars had supported the arts of this magnitude. The website displayed the works of art that were made by utilizing these federal monies. The exhibit goes in broader depth of the different genres of art supported and the controversy over using federal monies in this way during that era. A benefit to using primary sources in the classroom is that children can get a better and more accurate historical point of view.
2. National Education Association
Those that are at risk for achievement gaps include: racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, students with disabilities, gender groups, and students from low income families.
Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator: http://www.nea.org/home/ns/10841.htm
As listed in Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator I think it is important to determine the diverse groups that your school serves. It is important to know the diversity present at your school to better serve the students, parents, and community. This is important to me because I would like to maintain an equitable classroom and want to identify the areas in which my students and their families need extra assistance. It is also helpful to network with other schools and learn from their culturally competent systems. When you learn what works for others you can apply it and develop your own successful system to better serve your culturally diverse students. It is also important to educate the school and classroom staff on issues of diversity. When staff members are educated on the topic of cultural diversity they can pass that knowledge to students.
3. Stop Cyber Bullying
According to the online quiz for cyberbullying I am an online saint. This is probably because of my age, if the internet and sites like MySpace and Facebook had been big while I was in high school I would have probably done worse. I have learned from the site that cyberbullying is very much like schoolyard bullying. It needs to be stopped and is just as harmful to the child being bullied. A good tip to someone being bullied online is to ignore it because online bullies are looking for an online reaction.
4. Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators
On Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators I found the Subject Access in mathematics helpful. It gave many sites that I can develop a lesson plan and questions that can aid students in learning math skills. Under Teacher Helpers I found the Critical Evaluation Surveys section helpful to authenticate information from websites. In this new age of technology it is important to be able to rely on the facts we find on the web as correct. I can see myself using this tool often as an educator.
5. Multiple Intelligences
My top three intelligences are according to the test: Interpersonal (94), Intrapersonal (89), and verbal-linguistic (75). In Multiple Intelligence Leave No Child Behind the children who learn their strengths early are more successful later on and go into careers that highlight their strengths. The No Child Left Behind testing is really inhibiting the schools mission, program, and creativeness.
6. Teaching Tolerance
I chose creative art for the early grades. The topic is racial and ethnic diversity. The lesson is titled Pan de Muerto and more the link: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=83&pa=2
The lesson is intended to familiarize students with other cultures. After making a Pan de Muerto we would discuss customs and cultures of Mexico and how they relate to our own.
7. Multicultural Education
I found it fascinating and unfortunate that 84% of Physicians were caught by colleagues giving gay, lesbian or bisexual patients subpar care or no care at all. It is so unfair and dangerous that medical professionals can demonstrate such racist behavior. It was also very disturbing to learn that 40% of schools have no teachers of color on staff. Students of such schools do not have a good example of diversity. It is a shame because the children from diverse backgrounds may not be able to realize that they could become teachers if they wanted to because they do not identify themselves with the teachers of no color.
8. Netiquette Guidelines
I scored an embarrassing 60% on the Netiquette quiz:(. I think it is so important to teach students about Netiquette. We are living in an age where we us internet technologies almost on a daily basis to communicate. Each and student should demonstrate the same level of common courtesy on the web as they do in their daily lives. We want to present ourselves in a good light and we can do this on the web using proper Netiquette:).
On the National Archives website I viewed a very interesting exhibit titled A New Deal for the Arts. It explained a point of history during the 1930's the same time as the Great Depression. The government had put federal monies to support the arts. It was the first time federal tax dollars had supported the arts of this magnitude. The website displayed the works of art that were made by utilizing these federal monies. The exhibit goes in broader depth of the different genres of art supported and the controversy over using federal monies in this way during that era. A benefit to using primary sources in the classroom is that children can get a better and more accurate historical point of view.
2. National Education Association
Those that are at risk for achievement gaps include: racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, students with disabilities, gender groups, and students from low income families.
Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator: http://www.nea.org/home/ns/10841.htm
As listed in Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator I think it is important to determine the diverse groups that your school serves. It is important to know the diversity present at your school to better serve the students, parents, and community. This is important to me because I would like to maintain an equitable classroom and want to identify the areas in which my students and their families need extra assistance. It is also helpful to network with other schools and learn from their culturally competent systems. When you learn what works for others you can apply it and develop your own successful system to better serve your culturally diverse students. It is also important to educate the school and classroom staff on issues of diversity. When staff members are educated on the topic of cultural diversity they can pass that knowledge to students.
3. Stop Cyber Bullying
According to the online quiz for cyberbullying I am an online saint. This is probably because of my age, if the internet and sites like MySpace and Facebook had been big while I was in high school I would have probably done worse. I have learned from the site that cyberbullying is very much like schoolyard bullying. It needs to be stopped and is just as harmful to the child being bullied. A good tip to someone being bullied online is to ignore it because online bullies are looking for an online reaction.
4. Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators
On Kathy Shrock’s Guide for Educators I found the Subject Access in mathematics helpful. It gave many sites that I can develop a lesson plan and questions that can aid students in learning math skills. Under Teacher Helpers I found the Critical Evaluation Surveys section helpful to authenticate information from websites. In this new age of technology it is important to be able to rely on the facts we find on the web as correct. I can see myself using this tool often as an educator.
5. Multiple Intelligences
My top three intelligences are according to the test: Interpersonal (94), Intrapersonal (89), and verbal-linguistic (75). In Multiple Intelligence Leave No Child Behind the children who learn their strengths early are more successful later on and go into careers that highlight their strengths. The No Child Left Behind testing is really inhibiting the schools mission, program, and creativeness.
6. Teaching Tolerance
I chose creative art for the early grades. The topic is racial and ethnic diversity. The lesson is titled Pan de Muerto and more the link: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=83&pa=2
The lesson is intended to familiarize students with other cultures. After making a Pan de Muerto we would discuss customs and cultures of Mexico and how they relate to our own.
7. Multicultural Education
I found it fascinating and unfortunate that 84% of Physicians were caught by colleagues giving gay, lesbian or bisexual patients subpar care or no care at all. It is so unfair and dangerous that medical professionals can demonstrate such racist behavior. It was also very disturbing to learn that 40% of schools have no teachers of color on staff. Students of such schools do not have a good example of diversity. It is a shame because the children from diverse backgrounds may not be able to realize that they could become teachers if they wanted to because they do not identify themselves with the teachers of no color.
8. Netiquette Guidelines
I scored an embarrassing 60% on the Netiquette quiz:(. I think it is so important to teach students about Netiquette. We are living in an age where we us internet technologies almost on a daily basis to communicate. Each and student should demonstrate the same level of common courtesy on the web as they do in their daily lives. We want to present ourselves in a good light and we can do this on the web using proper Netiquette:).
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Introducing Alisa
My name is Alisa Dean. I was born and raised in San Diego. I have two kids one seven year old and one eight month old, they are both handfuls but so much fun as well. I went to Oak Park Elementary in San Diego it is a music conservatory magnet school. There I took up the violin I still can play some just not very well. After elementary school I attended San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts for grades 6th through 12th grades. There I focused on dance and took ballet and modern dance every day until I graduated. After graduated I attended San Diego State for a couple of semesters until I left to get married and start a family. A short while later I earned an A.A. from Southwestern College. I then attended UCSD and graduated with a B.A. in psychology. I became interested in education during my final semester at UCSD in which I took a class on the development of social cognition. There I learned about achievement gaps and thus began my passion for educational equality.
I hate to admit that I am not the most talented person when it comes to technology. I took a computer programming course before and spent most of the semester trying to catch up. I have to say I am defiantly a PC person. I depend on technology quite a bit on a daily basis for school especially. I use Office 2007 and it did take getting used to. I also kind of took a liking to the Mac since I started using one in class and am considering purchasing one.
I appreciate the mission of the CSUSM College of Education. I believe it is really important to be committed to diversity, educational equity, and social justice especially speaking from an educational standpoint. I have a desire help in the reduction of achievement gaps based on race and gender and I believe I chose the right school to help me learn how to do that in my future classroom. With that being said it was not a deciding factor in choosing CSUSM. I originally sought out to attend SDSU because it was closer to my home, but discovered the program was extremely impacted, and I would have to wait to attend the following year. I am now so glad because CSUSM was the right choice for me and I could not have found a better program.
I hate to admit that I am not the most talented person when it comes to technology. I took a computer programming course before and spent most of the semester trying to catch up. I have to say I am defiantly a PC person. I depend on technology quite a bit on a daily basis for school especially. I use Office 2007 and it did take getting used to. I also kind of took a liking to the Mac since I started using one in class and am considering purchasing one.
I appreciate the mission of the CSUSM College of Education. I believe it is really important to be committed to diversity, educational equity, and social justice especially speaking from an educational standpoint. I have a desire help in the reduction of achievement gaps based on race and gender and I believe I chose the right school to help me learn how to do that in my future classroom. With that being said it was not a deciding factor in choosing CSUSM. I originally sought out to attend SDSU because it was closer to my home, but discovered the program was extremely impacted, and I would have to wait to attend the following year. I am now so glad because CSUSM was the right choice for me and I could not have found a better program.
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