Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Thing 21- Podcasts and Videocasts
Thing 20- YouTube, TeacherTube and Zamzar
Since I am the ISS teacher at my campus I chose to embed a video on Classroom Discipline.
Thing 19- Web 2.0 Awards List
Thing 18- Online Productivity Tools
Thing 17- Rollyo
Thing 16- Wikis
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thing 15-Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the Future of Libraries
Thing 14-Technorati and How Tags Work
Thing 13-Tagging and Discover Delicious
Thing 12-Creating Community Through Commenting
I commented on blogs from my list on Google Reader.
The first topic that drew my attention was on “What to know about Bullying.” This drew my attention because this is a topic I deal with a bunch with my students in my ISS class. Here is my comment on this issue: I don't think bullying will ever stop. I feel as an educator we have to act proactively in order to prevent several future occurrences. We must educate the kids about bullying and let them know those actions will not be tolerated and will be dealt with accordingly. Mainly we need to let them know we are always there to listen to their situations. Sometimes we get caught up in doing what we are doing and are not actually listening to them. For the kids I work with, the school is a lot of my student's safe haven and they need to know we are there for them, at all time.
The second topic that drew my interest was on “Classroom Management for Substitutes.” I really liked this because I subbed for a semester before I got into teaching, to see if teaching was the right fit for me. Here is my comment on this topic. I was a substitute teacher for a little over a half of a year before I got into teaching. One thing I learned after being a sub and a regular education teacher is that if the regular ed teacher has set a firm set of guidelines in their classroom and the students understand that you mean business, then they will follow those same rules for the sub, for the most part. As a teacher, now I let my kids know that disrespecting my subs is like disrespecting me. I also let them know that no matter who is in the room, when I am not there, they better treat them with the same respect as they would to me or consequences will follow. I haven't had a serious problem yet. I have learned that telling a kid that they have disappointed you has more affect on the kid than just telling them you are mad at them.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Thing 11-Library Thing
Thing 10-Online Image Creator
So far this has been the activity that I enjoyed the most. I had a lot of fun playing around with the different image creators. The two that I liked the best and feel that I would love to use in my class and on the field, are the Trading Card Maker and the Comic Strip Generator. These are very easy to use and very easy to spend a great deal of time on. I also feel that the students would really take an interest and get involved in an activity that used either of these two programs, whether it be an introduction activity or part of a project.
Links:
Trading Card Maker- http://bighugelabs.com/deck.php
Comic Strip Generator- http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/
Thing 9-Useful Library-Related Blogs and News Feeds
Thing 8-RSS Feeds And Reads
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Thing 7-Google
Thing 6-Mashups
Thing 5-Flickr
Thing 3- Avatar
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Thing 2-The 7 & 1/2
In regards to the 7 & ½:
The things that I found easy for me were:
Begin with the end in mind- I am a person with high expectations and the only way that I feel I can reach those goals is to set very high standards for myself in order to have something to strive for.
Accept responsibility for your own learning- This idea is self-explanatory
View problems as challenges- I feel that there is no such thing as a mistake or a problem. I only see these events as learning experiences in life and in education. The only way it becomes a mistake or problem is if you don’t learn from it.
Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner- Confidence is key in every aspect of life in order to maximize your potential, whether it be in education or leadership.
Use technology to your advantage-I am the type of person that loves reading and learning or even acquiring new technology, whether it be in the classroom or in my home.
Teach/mentor others-I feel that it is the duty of every teacher to pass along some type of knowledge to every student or faculty member that needs help in a certain situation that you are familiar with.
Play-If you’re not having fun at what you are doing, you are WORKING. Something you enjoy should not always feel like work.
The one thing that I felt was hard for me:
Create your own learning toolbox-This is something that I feel is not hard but an area that I could improve in.