Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
C4K#3
For the month of April I was assigned to comment on kids' blogs from across the world. The first week I was assigned to comment on Lorenzo's blog from Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. He is in Mr. Somerville class. Lorenzo has been blogging since year four, but is now in year six. For his blog post, his reading group was assigned to read a book about kokutu and do an activity on it. The group said the kokutu was a generous and smart bird and is interesting to look at. I commented on how interesting the bird was to look at and I loved reading his post.
The next week I was assigned to comment on Manuwal's blog who was also from Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. She was in Miss Nalder year four class. The blog post was a term 1 2012 Chromebook reflection. She answered the following questions:
1.) What did I enjoy? I like doing math on my Chromebook.
2.) Things I didn't enjoy? I do not like coloring in on my Chromebook.
3.) What did I learn? I learned how to do reading on my Chromebook.
4.) What did I find most interesting? Reading.
5.) How I feel about my term overall? I first felt happy when I got my Chromebook.
6.) What could I have done better to help my learning? I will be proud and ask a teacher.
I commented on how I enjoyed reading the reflection and how she did a great job on using complete sentences.
The next week I was assigned to comment on Manuwal's blog who was also from Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. She was in Miss Nalder year four class. The blog post was a term 1 2012 Chromebook reflection. She answered the following questions:
1.) What did I enjoy? I like doing math on my Chromebook.
2.) Things I didn't enjoy? I do not like coloring in on my Chromebook.
3.) What did I learn? I learned how to do reading on my Chromebook.
4.) What did I find most interesting? Reading.
5.) How I feel about my term overall? I first felt happy when I got my Chromebook.
6.) What could I have done better to help my learning? I will be proud and ask a teacher.
I commented on how I enjoyed reading the reflection and how she did a great job on using complete sentences.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Blog Post #13
What did you do over the summer? Did you travel anywhere? Did you go to the beach?
Write a minimum of three paragraphs explaining what all you did over the summer break. Use as many details as possible when describing the events that took place. I will be checking for grammar and spelling. Make sure to describe where you went and who all went with you. Try to even describe the relationships between you and everyone who went.
Write a minimum of three paragraphs explaining what all you did over the summer break. Use as many details as possible when describing the events that took place. I will be checking for grammar and spelling. Make sure to describe where you went and who all went with you. Try to even describe the relationships between you and everyone who went.
Blog Post #12
For this blog post assignment I researched assistive technologies for hearing impaired students. I found that there are actually quite a few assistive technologies for students that have trouble hearing. One thing I found that I would actually use in my future classroom is called audio loops. Audio loops are adaptations of Frequency-Modulated (FM) Amplification Systems. The loops amplify the sound directly through wire connection radio waves to the hearing aid. This decreases any background noise the student may be hearing. It also enables the teacher to be able to move through out the classroom and the student is still able to hear them speaking. I think this would be very useful in a classroom and I would definitely use it.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
C4T#3
I was assigned to comment on Bill Genereux's blog titled "Tech Intersect." He is an associate professor of computer systems technology at Kansas State University at Salina. One of Genereux's blog posts was titled "Pineapples don't have sleeves." This post was about his daughter being confused about a question in her reading assignment. The question had an excerpt from the children's tale Pinocchio and then asked what the sentence showed. The question could be very confusing if you read different interpretations of the tale. I commented saying that especially on standardized tests, there should be absolutely no confusion for these kids. It can be stressful for the child and should not be that way.
Another one of Bill Genereux's post was titled "25 Thing Every Young Professional Should Know by Age 25." This was a list written by Danny Rubin. Genereux's talks about number 20 was his favorite on the list. "The days of a college syllabus are long gone. If you're waiting for someone to give you direction, have a seat. You'll be there a while." He says it is frustrating that his students was him to explain every little detail that he wants from them when he is just trying to get them a little room to figure it out on their own. I commented saying I did agree with # 20 from the list, but my favorite was #21. "Everyone likes to receive praise, but the smartest young adults actively seek constructive criticism." I do like receiving constructive criticism and I try to apply it when I get it.
Another one of Bill Genereux's post was titled "25 Thing Every Young Professional Should Know by Age 25." This was a list written by Danny Rubin. Genereux's talks about number 20 was his favorite on the list. "The days of a college syllabus are long gone. If you're waiting for someone to give you direction, have a seat. You'll be there a while." He says it is frustrating that his students was him to explain every little detail that he wants from them when he is just trying to get them a little room to figure it out on their own. I commented saying I did agree with # 20 from the list, but my favorite was #21. "Everyone likes to receive praise, but the smartest young adults actively seek constructive criticism." I do like receiving constructive criticism and I try to apply it when I get it.
C4K#2
During the month of March I was assigned to comment on multiple kids' blogs. The first week of March was spring break so I was not assigned anything that week. The following week we had a bonus week for C4K and also was not assigned anything for that week.
The next week I was assigned to comment on Alamoni's blog post. Alamoni was in Mrs. She's second grade class at Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. His blog post was a story about his toy, Harold the giraffe. There was a video of Alamoni describing what the toy looked like. There was also a picture of the toy and a drawing Alamoni had drew of Harold the giraffe. I commented that he did a great job on the video and on his drawing. I also included that giraffes are actually my favorite animal.
The last week I was assigned to comment on Daniella's blog post. Daniella was in Miss Lavakula's fifth grade class at Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. Daniella was nine years old. In her blog post, she wrote about her class walking to the Glen Innes Aquatic center pool. She told about how she got in the water and the instuctor gave her a board. She learned how to float on her back and other swimming techniques. I told her about when I was her age I also took swimming lessons and loved it. It was really fun and they taught me some of the same things.
The next week I was assigned to comment on Alamoni's blog post. Alamoni was in Mrs. She's second grade class at Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. His blog post was a story about his toy, Harold the giraffe. There was a video of Alamoni describing what the toy looked like. There was also a picture of the toy and a drawing Alamoni had drew of Harold the giraffe. I commented that he did a great job on the video and on his drawing. I also included that giraffes are actually my favorite animal.
The last week I was assigned to comment on Daniella's blog post. Daniella was in Miss Lavakula's fifth grade class at Pt England School in Auckland, New Zealand. Daniella was nine years old. In her blog post, she wrote about her class walking to the Glen Innes Aquatic center pool. She told about how she got in the water and the instuctor gave her a board. She learned how to float on her back and other swimming techniques. I told her about when I was her age I also took swimming lessons and loved it. It was really fun and they taught me some of the same things.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Blog Post #11
For this post, our group decided to have a conversation about one of the videos suggested by Dr. Strange by using a shared Google Drive Document. You can see what we all had to say by clicking on the link below.
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