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I went to a different cats to see if I could learn a little more about the smartboard and found this podcast above. It is a step by step interactive lesson on the smartboard that shows you various different things that can be done. The instructors give lesson ideas such as grouping kids together and having them come up to the board to solve the problem. I've never seen a smart-board and just wanted to know what the heck it was and does.
I could see how you could have the course content and lesson plan on hand and do a presentation for the smart- board would be really handy. It's like having an extra teacher in the class because the info is on the board and audio can be put in place to allow you to walk the class room checking and making sure no one is getting lost. Kids interacting with the board seems cool and can easily be changed back if need be. I still need hands on experience but this was Educational.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Smartboard podcast
Could you imagine going to Barcelona, Madrid, Athens, Amsterdam, Paris, London. Edinburgh, Rome, Egypt, Africa, Australia, Argentina, or anywhere else in the world. Now you can go while being in your own home. Sounds a little sad at first but then when you think that you could be learning Spanish and seeing a class in Spain going about their day it starts to make sense. You could pair the kids up so that they could chat and learn to communicate together. Pen pals never had it so good. Visual aids would and real life situations right on your doorstep.
Show your kids how to make a iDVD, digitalize their face, make a class year book on video or class trips. The possibilities are endless and easy to do. I have tried looking up the "Animateo.com" thing but can't find it. Anybody have any suggestions? I really want to try this and attempt to make a quick wee home movie for my daughters B-Day.
Show your kids how to make a iDVD, digitalize their face, make a class year book on video or class trips. The possibilities are endless and easy to do. I have tried looking up the "Animateo.com" thing but can't find it. Anybody have any suggestions? I really want to try this and attempt to make a quick wee home movie for my daughters B-Day.
Hello Kids
I thought this was very informative because it gave great examples. "Video is the media of today" Is exactly the point. It is difficult to capture peoples attention and by giving them visual aids, and something they enjoy, they will pay more attention. "The picture is worth a 1,000 words, so video must be worth a 1,000,000: comment really hits home what you could do if you became organized and had resources. I like the developmental stages for building confidence and hope to transition into a few little clips rather than the standard over head projector or presentation with power point. I Think it would help the student, the teacher, and the audience to practice with video and audio. I still get nervous standing in front of the class at University for some reason and this is a great lesson preparing anyone how to get comfortable.
I realize it is a lot to take on. Learning the uses and editing. Worrying about lights and stuff but really you learn as you go. Not attempting it is tragic. I want to learn how to make a wee animation and post it NOW.
I realize it is a lot to take on. Learning the uses and editing. Worrying about lights and stuff but really you learn as you go. Not attempting it is tragic. I want to learn how to make a wee animation and post it NOW.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
"Be prepared to be wrong, not frightened"
The first thing I noticed was that this video was available in 24 different languages! Unbelievable to think that people all over the world could enjoy the show and be inspired by Sir Ken. The entire clip was extremely funny while getting the message across. Refreshing really. "Be prepared to be wrong, not frightened" was a great quote that he uses that was a similar philosophy to the teacher in Georgia. As an educator you must realize that you know very little and other people have a great deal to offer or we would all be exactly the same. Think the same, do the same, want the same and lack individuality.
As individuals we must learn differently, have different skills, have different abilities, have varied contributions that should be encouraged.
The Picasso reference that "children are born artists, and grow out of it" shows the rigid mentality of every day life all over the world. We work to earn cash to allow us to live. We seek training or an education to allow us to be employed and earn cash. Reading, Writing, Math are the corner stones of a good education. People need the ability to read, write and do math to survive. The arts such as dance is something that in every culture is only done when they have leisure time and finances to pursue those activities. It is therefor understandable that science and math teachers are in such demand and dance instructors are not. No-one knows what the future will bring but most people are unwilling to send there kids to dance class, trade school class, art school class when they could be doing Chemistry or Physics. We all have bills to pay and unless you end up being the next producer of "CATS" or become the next "Picasso" then the safe bet, the logical bet is math, reading, and writing.
No child left behind means no "Phantom of the Opera."
As individuals we must learn differently, have different skills, have different abilities, have varied contributions that should be encouraged.
The Picasso reference that "children are born artists, and grow out of it" shows the rigid mentality of every day life all over the world. We work to earn cash to allow us to live. We seek training or an education to allow us to be employed and earn cash. Reading, Writing, Math are the corner stones of a good education. People need the ability to read, write and do math to survive. The arts such as dance is something that in every culture is only done when they have leisure time and finances to pursue those activities. It is therefor understandable that science and math teachers are in such demand and dance instructors are not. No-one knows what the future will bring but most people are unwilling to send there kids to dance class, trade school class, art school class when they could be doing Chemistry or Physics. We all have bills to pay and unless you end up being the next producer of "CATS" or become the next "Picasso" then the safe bet, the logical bet is math, reading, and writing.
No child left behind means no "Phantom of the Opera."
Harness your children
Excellent classroom for people to grow and enjoy creating something new and exciting. Catching people's attention allows them to follow and be interested. In turn this makes people try harder and more often accomplishing goals and practices that they may never have been able to find or know. Allowing students to interact and show off there abilities can only improve their confidence and outlook in school. I never saw one bored kid in the classroom and that says a great deal. I think it is great that a teacher is willing to put the time and effort as well as putting aside her ego for the good of the kids.
I also saw very little in the way of minorities, special needs students, or lack of equipment. Each kid seemed to have full access to their own computer, devices such as iphones and never realized that this was a normal public funded school. My high school never had a computer in the building that I was aware of. Obviously, Georgia has funds in abundance compared to Alabama if it is able to pay off each teachers student loans and outfit the classroom with enough technology for all students to have this kind of opportunity. My wife has one computer and a smart board. The smart board was installed over the summer and is facing the side view of the class instead of the front of the class. The cable is too short to go from her desk to the smart board and moving the desk to the side is not a option because of lack of room. Yet, the school can't give her a new cable that is long enough rendering the "new" technology useless. Baldwin County is bankrupt and trying to lay off teachers who are tenured, so I don't think there technology is going to improve over the next few years.
I also saw very little in the way of minorities, special needs students, or lack of equipment. Each kid seemed to have full access to their own computer, devices such as iphones and never realized that this was a normal public funded school. My high school never had a computer in the building that I was aware of. Obviously, Georgia has funds in abundance compared to Alabama if it is able to pay off each teachers student loans and outfit the classroom with enough technology for all students to have this kind of opportunity. My wife has one computer and a smart board. The smart board was installed over the summer and is facing the side view of the class instead of the front of the class. The cable is too short to go from her desk to the smart board and moving the desk to the side is not a option because of lack of room. Yet, the school can't give her a new cable that is long enough rendering the "new" technology useless. Baldwin County is bankrupt and trying to lay off teachers who are tenured, so I don't think there technology is going to improve over the next few years.
Wake Up
We tend to take a great deal of things for granted in life. Mr. Winkle forces us to wake up and look at what we have. In a very funny way, it shows how we have evolved our daily practices over the past hundred years in art, culture, architecture, medicine, music, while failing to change the public school system to the world we now live in. Mr. Winkle is not used to technology and is afraid , much the same as the majority of people today, like myself. However, technology allows us to improve how we can deliver vast amounts of useful information. Being able to project and gather information is a powerful tool.
As an educator it will be my responsibility to constantly learn and teach to the best of my ability. Regardless of funding and capabilities in the public school system there are various systems available to the educator. A lap top, smart board, projector, screens, field trips are main components but cameras and cell phones are used by most kids on a daily basis. Allowing kids the chance to use and often explain various things that can be done should only benefit the class a whole. Information is knowledge, and anyway that you can get knowledge in a kids head is great. By the time I graduate and become a teacher I hope to gain as much knowledge as I can, but I know that I will continually strive to grow and this is the greatest tool...so far.
As an educator it will be my responsibility to constantly learn and teach to the best of my ability. Regardless of funding and capabilities in the public school system there are various systems available to the educator. A lap top, smart board, projector, screens, field trips are main components but cameras and cell phones are used by most kids on a daily basis. Allowing kids the chance to use and often explain various things that can be done should only benefit the class a whole. Information is knowledge, and anyway that you can get knowledge in a kids head is great. By the time I graduate and become a teacher I hope to gain as much knowledge as I can, but I know that I will continually strive to grow and this is the greatest tool...so far.
What does it all mean?
While watching the "Did You Know?" post on YouTube, I quickly realized that I knew very little of the rapid change in technology and where I stand. The deliberately fast paced, fly-by, try to keep up images and information left you disorientated and perplexed. Highlighting the evolution of devices and information being sent to an ever increasing population, leaving me behind. Notions that I had of Japan and the United States leading the way in the world, are thrown out the window by places like Bermuda. Making me question and doubt makes me at least able to attempt to jump on the ride instead of watching it go by as I have.
My family was the first to have a color television in the neighborhood, my first phone number was 247, Long distance calling was unheard of, and I am only thirty seven. Sadly, I thought my family was cutting edge because we have a Mac not a PC. While new information on technology doubles every two years, while 210 million phone calls can go through a single fiber optic cable, our education system and fellow Americans use very little. I realize that I know very little. I am also aware that others are more capable and have a greater knowledge that I. If I am to educate I must be wiling to learn continuously myself because two years from now it will be irrelevant what little I now know.
My family was the first to have a color television in the neighborhood, my first phone number was 247, Long distance calling was unheard of, and I am only thirty seven. Sadly, I thought my family was cutting edge because we have a Mac not a PC. While new information on technology doubles every two years, while 210 million phone calls can go through a single fiber optic cable, our education system and fellow Americans use very little. I realize that I know very little. I am also aware that others are more capable and have a greater knowledge that I. If I am to educate I must be wiling to learn continuously myself because two years from now it will be irrelevant what little I now know.
Me, Myself, and I
Hello readers,
I am originally from Scotland (Glasgow) and moved to the United States when I was twenty years young. Most people looked at me like I was crazy when I told them that I was moving to Alabama because they are unfamiliar with the great state. First, the people are as friendly and laid back as anywhere I have ever been. The state is one of the least developed areas in the US and outdoor lovers can hike, climb, cycle, canoe, swim, fish, hunt, ski, inner tube, golf, and do many more activities every day of the year. Surrounded with wildlife, sea-life, and nightlife makes Alabama a great place to live. Where else can you walk on a cruise ship or an airplane today and for $300 travel across the country or to another one? Yet hardly use them because the state offers almost everything you want. Thank you for making me welcome in the state with the best beaches, cheapest seafood, and friendlies people.
My parent moved across the pond this year to reside in Rockcreek (making it a little easier to play golf) after traveling all over the world and love it. I love to play golf and live in Fairhope. I am begging to play as much as I can but have a beautiful two year old daughter and thirty five year old wife to consider. I shoot around the 80 mark on a regular bases and have had a best round of one over par. Never shot a hole in one but I plan on doing so every time I play. I am attending school to become a special education teacher at the high school level. My wife of twelve years is currently a high school forensics and zoology teacher. I worked with special needs people when I originally came to live in Alabama and now have the opportunity to gain a degree and do what I want. Life is good.
I am originally from Scotland (Glasgow) and moved to the United States when I was twenty years young. Most people looked at me like I was crazy when I told them that I was moving to Alabama because they are unfamiliar with the great state. First, the people are as friendly and laid back as anywhere I have ever been. The state is one of the least developed areas in the US and outdoor lovers can hike, climb, cycle, canoe, swim, fish, hunt, ski, inner tube, golf, and do many more activities every day of the year. Surrounded with wildlife, sea-life, and nightlife makes Alabama a great place to live. Where else can you walk on a cruise ship or an airplane today and for $300 travel across the country or to another one? Yet hardly use them because the state offers almost everything you want. Thank you for making me welcome in the state with the best beaches, cheapest seafood, and friendlies people.
My parent moved across the pond this year to reside in Rockcreek (making it a little easier to play golf) after traveling all over the world and love it. I love to play golf and live in Fairhope. I am begging to play as much as I can but have a beautiful two year old daughter and thirty five year old wife to consider. I shoot around the 80 mark on a regular bases and have had a best round of one over par. Never shot a hole in one but I plan on doing so every time I play. I am attending school to become a special education teacher at the high school level. My wife of twelve years is currently a high school forensics and zoology teacher. I worked with special needs people when I originally came to live in Alabama and now have the opportunity to gain a degree and do what I want. Life is good.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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