The videos This Is How We Dream Part 1 This Is How We Dream Part 2 are very good. The technology made them a little hard to follow. Richard Miller is brilliant and exciting. Mr. Miller discusses changes we work with today on our laptops. We work in groups to produce Youtube products and that is another change in place today. The technological environment is ever changing and multimedia allows us to see these changes currently and the future changes also. We are kept abreast of what lies ahead through this type of technology. Technology that can tell which city is happiest in real time makes you think about how grand technology really is. I am more motivated than ever to learn even more technology because it is the way of the future and a major part of our lives. I will be prepared to use multimedia. I need to use it a lot more to become comfortable with it, but that will come in time. I really want to use the new tools in my classroom someday. Multimedia writing has so many benefits for teachers and our students. The students will learn as they grow up with new technology. We are able to do everything right away when using multimedia. There is no lag time and this is important. It allows for wise use of time in a society that moves really fast or does everything in a hurry. I enjoyed watching the video. Richard Miller has great ideas and after viewing this video , everyone should be aware of how our world is changing and how to prepare for it. The synthesizing of Science and Humanities is an idea I never thought about putting together and it is a good one. We need to do more thinking outside the box.
The Chipper Series
EDM 310 For Dummies
These videos were really fun to watch.The acting was good and the point made very clear. The over all message was EDM 310 is not meant to be big, bad, and scary. The class can be fun and there are many resources to help you. The Chipper Series is about reaching your goals no matter the obstacles before you. I would like to create a video about including art in science units in the classroom. Art inspires creativity and we need lots of creativity in our classrooms to engage students.
Learn to Change, Change to Learn
The video Learn to Change, Change to Learn made great arguments that I agree with. All of the educators argue the classrooms are completely outdated. Students hate school because of boredom. If learning was fun children would not mind coming to school. A great way to make learning fun is to encourage creativity. Technology is already a major part of a student's life with phones,texting,Twitter,Facebook, video games, and watching YouTube, so why not use it in the classroom. As students ,the tools they already use would become more than just a social media ,and teachers would be able to assist more with problem solving.
Scavenger Hunt 2.0
I used Polls.io to create this poll.
How many students use a form of technology at home?
0%
laptop computer
0%
iPad
0%
cell phone
0%
desktop computer
My Space
There are many uses for social platforms in the classroom. Teachers are able to post bulletins for students, announcements and group meeting dates and times as a way for students to stay in touch with one another. Social platforms such as My Space empower students. Empowerment happens when students create interactive media like podcasts. This helps to encourage development within students. Web based calendars are another part of the social platform that can be a great way to help students gain some of the planning skills that educators often see lacking. Social platforms help to build communities around topics of interest. This in turn builds more interest and learning around the topics created by students. Other benefits include student participation and innovation.
Wikis
The video WEB 2.0 Tools for the Classroom is very informative and filled with uses for using the Wiki tool. I have never used this tool and did not know it existed until now. A Wiki is a web page that can be viewed and modified by anybody with a web browser and internet access. Wiki can be used as a discussion medium, and mail system and a collaboration tool. Wikis are able to incorporate sounds, movies and pictures. They are a simple tool for creating multimedia presentations and simple digital stories.
Again, your summary of Dr. Miller's video is inadequate. Here is a summary of what you wrote about his video:
ReplyDelete1. "Mr. Miller discusses changes we work with today on our laptops." (Well, not directly.)
2. "We work in groups to produce Youtube products and that is another change in place today." (Even though you say this, I remember nothing of this sort in his video).
3. "The technological environment is ever changing." (Not unique to Miller.)
4. "Multimedia allows us to see these changes currently and the future changes also." (I don't see how multimedia allows us to see the present and the future. Maybe you meant something else.)
5. "We are kept abreast of what lies ahead through this type of technology." (This sentence adds nothing to our understanding.)
6. Technology that can tell which city is happiest in real time makes you think about how grand technology really is. (This is an example Miller uses).
You must work on this part of your assignment. Your summaries are generally inadequate.
Chipper Series
"...and the point made very clear." And what were those points? List them!
"The Chipper Series is about reaching your goals no matter the obstacles before you." REALLY?
Learn to Change, Change to Learn:
A little bit better summary but not nearly as complete as we want.
So do you use MySpace? Who does?
Here is what I want you to do: In Blog Post #9 (even though you have already done it), redo it and provide a complete detailed outline of what Mr. McClung wrote in 2012.
Patricia,
ReplyDeleteYour blog was overall well written. I just have a few suggestions about your grammar usage: This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2, "The videos This Is How We Dream Part 1 This Is How We Dream Part 2 are very good" change "are" to "were" since you are talking in past tense, "It's hard for me" change "It's" to "It is" because when writing you never abbreviate; In Wikis, "discussion medium, and mail system and a collaboration" take out the "and" and place a "," behind system. I did like your view points about each video, it was just those few tiny grammar errors that I felt like could have been corrected by proofreading before submitting.
Take care,
Alecia Baxter