Field Experience

Field Experience

Description: Standard(s): Semester: Hours: Reflection:	I assisted in the making of Morning Show Math segment for my school called Math Moooo-ments. Math Moooo-ments is a short 5 to 10 minute video segment about random math problems. Each week 1 or 2 segments would be created, edited and produced for our morning news and broadcasted throughout the whole school. 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. Spring 2011 5+ hours I collaborated with other co-workers to create short math skits videos called Math Moooo-ments. We record audio and video and demonstrated work samples using both paper and ActivBoard. Information was recorded using a digital camera and we edited it using Movie Maker and also added music and additional sounds. Once the final product was completed, we aired it on our school news show.
Description: Standard(s): Semester: Hours: Reflection:	I attended a Science Conference in February where I learn about how to integrate Web 2.0 Tools into to Elementary Science. 2E1, 5C6 Spring 2011 2 hours I learned how to use Discovery Education for the purpose of educating my students in Science as well as other subjects such as English, Math, S.S., Foreign Languages and more. While in the training, I was taught how to use Discovery education for the purpose of creating, sharing and assigning assignments, presentations and quizzes for my students. I also received information about using Blogs, Wikis, and Voki.
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Reflection:	I assisted in a redeliver to teacher for how to use Discovery Education in the classroom. 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: a.design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. Spring 2011 1 hour I informed all teachers at my school that they have usernames and passwords to Discovery Education as well as the students. I informed teachers that they are able to locate different videos and interactive games for students. I also showed teachers that they are able to create, select and assign assignments and quizzes to certain students for differentiation purposes
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Refection:	I shared with other teacher some of the things I have been learning in class. Wikis, and Blogs, Flickr 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: a.design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. Spring 2011 2 hour I introduced a few teachers in my school about how wikis, and blogs can be used in the classroom to help teach their students. I told them about the teacher forums on Twitter as well
Description: Semester: Hours: Reflection:	Butterfly WebQuest Spring 2011 1-2 hours I shared with my first grade team, librarian, a fourth and a fifth grade teacher my Butterfly WebQuest that I created for my students. I showed them how I created it and I shared with them how to create a website using note pad and html codes or the easy pre-made designs through sites like Google/Gmail.
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Reflection:	Butterfly WebQuest 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results Spring 2011 1 hour I observe my students while using my WebQuest to see if they were able to understand and navigate it effectively. I selected a few students to try it out and they seem to be able to navigate if correctly for the most part. I found that the biggest thing I would change would be to have my links open as new windows and not in the same screen.
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Reflection:	Internet usage and how to surf and research sites for information. 3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. Spring 2011 3 hours. Using an ActivBoard, I shared with my students how to properly surf and use the internet. I shared with my students how to use Britannia Encyclopedia to research specific topics. We later did a project where my students had to research their own individual animals using Britannia Encyclopedia. Most of my students were able to navigate and use the site by themselves including reading and using the audio to get information they needed for their projects.
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Reflection:	PowerPoint (Animal Presentation) 1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. create original works as a means of personal or group expression. Spring 2011 2-4 hours () My students have completed animal pamphlets and they have begun to insert their information into PowerPoint in order to create a classroom Animal PowerPoint Presentation. So far I have assisted 6 of my students in creating their PowerPoint slide. This took just under an hour. I started with my higher level students, in hopes that they will be able to assist me in helping some of my lower students. The ultimate goal is to add each student’s voice to their slide. Maybe I can post it in Slideshare even-though it my not have their voices or the cool transitions, they would still be able to view it at anytime.
Description: Semester Hours: Reflection:	I shared with a co-worker who is an EIP teacher how to use Jing, Podcast, and Voicethread to assist in teaching their students. Spring 2011 30 minutes I was talking to a co-worker about how we are constantly repeating ourselves over and over again. That is when I brought up the idea of using Jing, Podcast and or Voicethread to help in teaching the students. It save the teachers voices and the students can listen over and over again with out you having to repeat yourself.
Description: Standards: Semester: Hours: Reflection:		ActivBoard and other Technological Support Model Digital-Age Work and Learning Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. Spring 2011 2 hours + We just recently received ActivBoards in our school and while I am no expert in using the ActivBoard many people seem to think that I know everything. None-the-less, I have provide support in using the ActivBoards, the computers, and other technologies in the school. Our IT support personnel has even come to me about things such as T.V. concerns, we have discussed and learned how to use and navigate new things on the ActivBoard and I have been named the” go-to” person along with the librarian when someone needs help. I have directed and instructed teachers to Promethean Planet for support, lessons and activities teachers can do with their students

Thing 21 Slideshare

Slideshare how a a great way to share your presentations with other teachers. Slideshare also serves a way for teachers to upload information for students to review classroom notes. The other cool thing about Slideshare is that you are able to pull other peoples presentations that may related to what you are teaching. I didm y powerpoint using Mac and i noticed that when I did upload my powerpoint into slide share the font and font size changed. I had to make several adjustments. I thought it was really cool doing the presentation. I will have to play around with it some more to learn what will cause the least amount of changes. None-the-less my slideshare is attached below.

Jing 3

View more presentations from clmcduffie.

Thing 20 Jing Screencasting

Screen casting is a great way to teach people how to do things. It reminds me of Illuminate Live which is a program my school system uses to hold county-wide staff meetings in the home of your school. Jing is a great program that can be used to help instruct staff on how to use new programs.

Jing could also be used in the classroom to teach students to how use a program and or create a project.

I found Jing very easy to use. However, I have to record my tutorial several times. I tried to write a script but I add libbed several times. Hey Everything can’t be perfect the first time. :) Jing can be used to instruct students on how to use a program on the internet. It can be used to instruct students how to do a specific skill in PowerPointa project One thing I did realize with Jing is that there is a time limit as to how long your recording can be. I wonder if the time can be extend some. None-the-less. I enjoyed using Jing. Here is my screencast.

THING 19 GOOGLE DOCS

GoogleDocs serves a great way for someone who does not have access to Microsoft Word. Being that you can save your documents on the online based system you are able to access your files anywhere a long as you have access to the Internet. I know someone is using GoogleDocs to keep notes on things that her boss is doing that she does not agree with. These actions could potentially get her fired but she was advised to keep notes on GoogleDocs so in case something happened she would have immediate access to her records and they would not be accessed or tied to her work computer.

GoogleDocs also makes it easier for teacher to save and share their presentations and files with others without have to attach them and again they can be accessed from anywhere.

When I uploaded my own file to GoogleDocs, it appears to be the same. It looks the same and I am able to adjust it and makes changes in the same way as the Word program.

I could not figure out how to share the url for the for the spreadsheet.

Thing 18

Exploring Ning/Classroom 2.0, It reminded me somewhat of Twitter with the exception that Classroom 2.0 seems to be strictly directed to teachers. I seems to be a great site for teachers to collaborate and share information about teaching. I did find some recommendations for sties to try with my kids like www.roythezebra.com and http://www.curriki.org, which reminds me some what of discovery education. The site serves as a blog for you to post not only ideas but also concerns and as a away to get suggestions like The Paperless Classroom, where the writer wanted more suggestions as to how he can use other technologies to keep their classroom paperless. I could use this site to find suggestions on how to implement technology in my classroom.

THING 17- videosharing

I find myself constantly looking up videos on YouTube. I have created playlist for listing to music and videos while at home. I have also used YouTube for comedy and humor as well. I have never heard of TeacherTube until this class. I got tired of looking at the advertisement on TeacherTube. It started to become a little aggravating. Maybe I was looking alot of bad videos but the volume on my of hte videos I saw were very low. I had a hard time hearing many of them. Users have to be aware of the sounds. My students are finishing up plant and animal life cycles. One of the videos I chose to upload shows a chicken hatching from an egg.

Another video I found was this big pig video

Thing 14 Delicious

Delicious is an awesome way to organize sites. I find myself opening up a number of windows on my browser for fear of losing them. I like that Delicious allows you to organize, tag and share sites that you have found with other teachers. There have been a number of time where teacher and myself have shared sties but we would give key words as to how we located the site. Delicious would allow them to have automatic access to sites that I have found I have found and can share with them.
Check out some of my bookmarks in delicious. My address is http://www.delicious.com/clmcduffie
I decided to bookmark some sites for butterflies. I also decided to bookmark some math sites and science sites that are interactive for my children. I found this really cool site called www.spellingcity.com. This would be great for many of my students to practice while in class or at the computer lab.

Webquest in the working.

The biggest thing about my webquest was trying to find how to put my thoughts in it. I thought about videos, pictures, and many different activities. As I search the web, I found a number of ideas and activities. I did want to overcrowd my webquest with too many things. For my first webquest, I decided to keep it somewhat simple. I originally was going to do my webquest using google but someone share with me www.questgarden.com. This site pretty much laid out everything that I needed to do for the webquest. At the moment, I am pretty much finished with my webquest with the exception of a few things that I have to add in as well as my teacher notes. I have shown some of my co-workers what I have done and they seem to be really interested in learning how to do their selves. Looking forward to completing it and introducing it to my students.

ITEC7445 What I've learned and enjoyed from ITEC7445

I have really enjoyed this semester. I have learned about a number of different things when it comes to technology. The one thing that I enjoyed most was learning about how to create a webpage. I enjoyed learning to create the webpages using the actual html codes and then the easier preset pages through google and other web design servers. I also enjoyed making the Webquest and I am looking forward to using it with my children . I still have to upload a few more things to it but I found that my children were able to navigate through the page for the most part. Other things that interested my were Voicethread, Slideshare, Jing,and wiki. I was not too fond of Twitter but i can see where benefits of using it are available. I have enjoyed learning the many things we have talked about in class and it is has sparked some interested with my co workers as well. Many of them have been asking me questions about what I have been learning. While I am by no means an expert on this Instructional Technology stuff it is interesting being able to share what I do know. Thanks for everything.

ITEC 7430- Thing 12 Exploring online tools

For my first grade students, I like www.blabberize.com. I think that this would be a great way for the students to express themselves. My class was outside playing one day and I decided to take pictures of them. We later were focusing narrative writings so I decided to show my students the picture and I asked them to write a quick narrative describing what they were doing. Blabberize would give them the opportunity to add their voice to their one individual image and talk about what they are doing. I think that this would engage the students very much and I think that they would get a kick out of hearing and seeing themselves speak on the picture.

ITEC 7430- Internet Safety

For me, when it comes to use the internet to teach, internet safety is a big concern.
Many schools and most inappropriate sites blocked however thing still slip by. Teachers have to teach their students proper and safe internet etiquette. You would think that that would be good enough however while using the internet especially in school, teachers need to continuously monitor their students will they are using the internet. Like the example in the book about typing “legs” instead of “legos” even accidentally students can pull up things they should not be looking at. So constant monitoring is important. I think that it is all important that parents are made aware of just how hazardous internet usage can be. Take for example Facebook and Myspace, if settings are not set in the privacy section correctly then everyone can view all of the users information.


Some sites that offer suggests and ways to hep teach and secure your students and yourself are listed below but are not limited to only these...
www.safeinyourspace.org
www.cyberbully.org
www.ncpc.org
www.isafe.org
www.netsmartz.org
www.wiredsafety.org
www.ikeepsafe.org

ITEC 7430- Internet Safety

For me, when it comes to use the internet to teach, internet safety is a big concern.
Many schools and most inappropriate sites blocked however thing still slip by. Teachers have to teach their students proper and safe internet etiquette. You would think that that would be good enough however while using the internet especially in school, teachers need to continuously monitor their students will they are using the internet. Like the example in the book about typing “legs” instead of “legos” even accidentally students can pull up things they should not be looking at. So constant monitoring is important. I think that it is all important that parents are made aware of just how hazardous internet usage can be. Take for example Facebook and Myspace, if settings are not set in the privacy section correctly then everyone can view all of the users information.


Some sites that offer suggests and ways to hep teach and secure your students and yourself are listed below but are not limited to only these...
www.safeinyourspace.org
www.cyberbully.org
www.ncpc.org
www.isafe.org
www.netsmartz.org
www.wiredsafety.org
www.ikeepsafe.org

ITEC7430 Thing 15 Podcasting

The first time I ever used Podcast about 3 years ago before I went to Ecuador and I was learning spanish. I signed up for a Survival Guide for learning Spanish. I downloaded it on my Ipod and would listen to it during my free time. t was pretty cool and much handier (is that a word???- I don’t like the look of it. lol) than carry a book around. Other than that I used podcast to download “hoops and yoyo” which are the characters for hallmark cards. They are so hilarious. It is pure comedy. As far as using podcast in my classroom I may be about to use it for phonics with my first graders and even to read stories that my children have created. I thought about maybe recording my voice reading a story but I don’t think that is completely legal and “IT MAY VIOLATE SOME COPYRIGHT LAWS.” Other than that I could see the school possibly using it to record the school news show. I think that it would give students an extra incentive to here themselves on the internet.
I could definitely see Podcasting being used as to teach foreign languages. If students are absent from school and if possible lectures could be record and places on podcast for review. If students and parents are subscribed to the podcast feeds it could possibly be used to send messages about the school and/or class however I do not know how effective that would be if individuals do not check their mail and feeders frequently.

ITEC 7445 Multimedia Project Discussion

My project is going to be about the life cycle of butterflies. My students will be about to learn and have an understanding about the life cycle of butterflies. Students will be about to read and view picture about the different changes a caterpillar and a butterfly go through. The will be able to see video show the changes and be asked to recreate the life cycle on the web and even asked to draw/design it. I would eventually like to a life cycle page of the life cycle of different things such as plants and animals but I am going to start small for now. I plan to incorporate pictures and video links into it. I would like try and incorporate some Voicethread because I have such a large number of ESOL students. I will have read back up on that because I forgot how to use it. I am still learning about this project t and I sometimes worry that I may be turning it into a webpage vs a WebQuest. I think its partially because I feel somewhat over consumed with all the material we are learning about.

ITEC7430 Thing 11 slide show

Photos found at the following:

Pupa
By: Soo Ching
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55215508@N00/2878094017/

Butterfly
By: blmiers2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55215508@N00/2878094017/


Egg
By: Ga Music Maker ~ Claire
http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturenut46/2542158287/

Caterpillar
By: vladeb
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28122162@N04/3758395703/

ITEC7430 Thing 10

Photo provided by yokopakumayoko[]Francesco[]
At http://www.flickr.com/photos/39194929@N02/4693520222/


I hope I am doing this correct. I initially said that i liked the idea of using Flickr to help teach in my classroom but now I am not so sure. I definitely need to see about playing around with this a little more.

ITEC7430 Thing 9 Creative Commons

I have seen logos and websites with “C” however, I cannot recall seeing the “cc” on them. I was not aware that as soon as your pen left a piece of paper that is is automatically copyrighted. I was taught that you needed you have your work copyrighted through a process.

I knew that works that were copyrighted could be used on limits for educational purposes. I myself have used digital images for teaching purposes. I have shown video clips in my classroom before for teaching purposes as well. I guess if you consider me posting my pictures on Facebook, then yes I have shared content on the web. I have uploaded pictures on Kodak Photo Gallery as well but al this is for personal use.

I label my classroom and I use picture within the labels to help my students identify and associate the words with the pictures. The question asking “Who owns my teaching materials?” confuses me a little. I mean anything I make, I would assume is mine... correct? But would an example of “cc” be the file folder materials I can cut up and use to create file folder games. Would that be an example of Co-owned materials?

ITEC7445 HTML codes and Web making

I absolutely loved class on Thursday. I loved learning about html codes and building a website. The thought that I could designed my own web page sounds awesome. I enjoyed going into notepad and typing in the code myself and seeing my results after several times of saving then refreshing the site. It was a lot of fun, however after sampling Seamonkey and the whole WYSIWYG thing, I think that I would much rather use that for site building. I had no idea that my school webpage needed to be updated. I am wondering how the site is set up and I would be interested in getting involved and contributing to the webpage for my school especially after reading and learning and observing other classmates schools sites. Maybe if I get involved I can show you some changes and updates that I contribute.

ON A SIDE NOTE: Each grade level at my school is suppose to be getting another Activboard. I hope I will be getting one so that I can try out some of the things we are learning in class

ITEC7430 Thing 7

After viewing several different Wikis, I am beginning to see and understand how I could use Wikis in my classroom. Even if only for the simple fact of introducing my students to a different type of technology, it s a step in the right direction of 21st century technology. As I have said before viewing different Wikis has given my new ideas on how I could use Wikis in my classroom.

The biggest challenge I found was trying to get ideas for lower grade being that I teach 1st grade. I like the idea of simply posing a question and having a goal each month for school year (http://monsonclassroom.wikispaces.com/)

I like posing the question on how school now is different from school of the past. I like that within the discussion they students had subtopics for individuals to post on different places. That was a great idea. (http://schoolsthen.wikispaces.com/)

I did not care for the site Go West on the Oregon Trial. Granted it was for the 3rd grade it just seemed like to much for me as an adult. (lol) Ok seriously.... After reading the teacher reflection, it seemed as though the teacher really enjoyed the project as well as the students from what she said. It sounded like every group had a some part scanning and posting information. One thing that caught me was when she said that the students had such a desire to have everything so perfect that the project required a lot of one-on-one tutoring. The site does seem to be set up effectively. In the reflection, the teacher said that she would do it all over again but at the end of the reflection there were two names at the end. I wondering how much time was put into making the project as I am the only teacher of 20 first graders. How long would it really take me to do something like that? (http://gowest.wikispaces.com/)

I like that Vicki Davis grouped her students and assigned each group a word. I like that she gave them guidelines and criteria on what they could and could not do under certain circumstances.

I can see myself using Wikis in my classroom, but I would definitely like to become more familiar with them. One idea that came to my mind. I heard that the fifth graders at my school were writing persuasive papers about uniforms at the school and whether they should have to wear them or not. “The word” is most of the students do not want uniforms. I think that rather than just having their thoughts on papers how would to students feel about doing a Wiki on the topic. If given criteria and guidelines..... I wonder where would it go.

ITEC7430 Wikis

I think that the video titled Wikis in Plain English by gave the perfect explanation of what a wikis is and how it can be used. I liked that the video gave an example of how email is not sufficient in getting information across and the fact that it overloads your inbox with a plethora emails. I like that the video used a list for gear needed for a camping trip as an example of how a wiki could be used. I thought of a wiki being used only for news and research information. I did not even take into consideration creating a list. Wikis allow for individuals to communicate their thoughts in an organized fashion. I am looking forward to learning more about them

ITEC 7430 wikipedia

I have used Wikipedia before but I never went beyond what I saw on the screen. I never noticed that there were tabs on the top of the scene where you could go into discussion and history of the page and information. I always went straight in to reading. I remember being told by my teachers that we could not use wikipedia as a legitimate resource. I chose to look up the Egyptian Riots. I was talking to a friend who told me that he was having to do research on current events in Egypt right before all of this happened. I think that Wikipedia serves as a great place to get information on a subject but I think that it is a good idea to go back information as well as other sources because of the fact that so many people can go edit and add information and thoughts.

There is a lot of information on this page but I feel that the wiki on the riots in Egypt gives the opportunity for others to put out information that the news (T.V.) is not showing. I am not saying that all of the information on the wiki is accurate but it allows for the individuals reading it to see other sides, points and views.

This site was established January 25, 2011. I was unable to locate how many times the page was edited but I did see that is was last modified about an hour ago.

ITEC7430 THING 5 TASK 2 FEED & PODCAST 2/6

THING 5 TASK 2 FEED & PODCAST 2/6

BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND

YELLOW... GO STEELERS!!!!! I just had to throw that in there. OK For real now.

Well as you can see I obviously like football. I choose to follow the RSS feed on football because unlike many women, I actually played women’s football and I enjoy watching football period. There is a lot going on with the NFL and I want to stay up with what is going on.

NYT ProfFootball

feed://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/ProFootball

I chose to follow this podcast on Afropop because I have taken a liking to music of many cultures and genres. I am of Brazilian decent, I have recently taken interested in learning about my South American heritage and culture. I am involved in Afro-Cuban Style Salsa dancing and I find myself listening to Afro, Latin, and Reggae music. As I read information on this Podcast it talks about the music, history and other things in the Afropop culture. In seems to be aligned with my interest and the things I have been doing and wanting to do.

PRI: Afropop Worldwide Podcast

http://www.afropop.org/podcast/afropop.xml

ITEC7430 RSS Discussion

As I was reading about RSS, I found myself thinking about twitter. Then “BAM” there it it on page 81. There are more than a number of ways to use RSS. As stated in the book, RSS serves as a “perfect tool” when it comes to learning how to “manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information.” Based on that, I think that students having knowledge of how to use RSS would be a definite plus in the learning process.

Trying to think off the top of my head about how I could use RSS in my classroom with a bunch of first graders, is really hard. I can’t imagine registering them for email accounts and having a bunch of angry parents. So maybe I could create an account and use RSS as a group/classroom activity and use the Activboard to display and talk about it. But I can’t think of a topic off the top of my head for lower elementary.

ITEC 7430 Thing 4

I just wanted to let you know that my "Thing 4" posted is listed below. I had to add my other blogs to the page and it through everything off.

ITEC 7430 Thing 1 Web 2.0

1. Quote from the Textbook: (Richardson, 2010)
"There is no debate any longer that 'educators' who aren't taking advantage of the connective tissue of the Read/Write Web are putting themselves and the current 'educational system' at risk of irrelevance." (Richardson, Modified quote from p. 4)

1. Do you agree with the statement above? Why or Why not? Include specific examples from Chapter 1 or other resources to support your answer.

I do not completely agree with this statement. I think that It mostly depends of how the children are raised but then again we are living in a world where children are coming straight out the womb talking and using computer based cell phones and playing video games. I feel that because of this, children are using their brains differently and as a result…. Their way of learning is different. The way their brains are stimulate are much different from the way children thought 20 years ago.

I do not think that the current way of teaching is a risk of irrelevance. Read/Write Web can be used a resource to help assist in the learning process of these children. Because many children are already using computers and other social networks, I think that using Read/Write Web in an educational teaching setting will help to enhance the learning process and keep the students interest.

Quote from the Textbook: (Richardson, 2010)
"In order for us to prepare our students for what is without a question a future filled with networked learning spaces, we must first experience those environments for ourselves. We must become connected and engaged in learning in these new ways if we are to fully understand the pedagogies of using these tools with students. We cannot honestly discuss twenty-first century learning skills for our students until we can make sense of them for ourselves. (Richardson, p.x)

2. Do you agree with the statements above? Why or why not? Which Internet tool(s) are you looking forward to learning the most this semester and why? (See pp. 10-11 of your textbook or explore the Moodle course to see what tools you will be learning!)

I do agree with the statement. In order teaching effectively using these Read/Write Web networks, we need to become familiar with them ourselves. While some individuals do not wish to learn about this stuff, others are and we are learning as we go and teach our students. We just have to be willing to take some tie to learn about new learning skills so that we can teach the students. Sometimes we may even find the students teaching us. We just have to be willing to learn in all aspects and from everyone. I am interested in learning more about wikis and audio/video castings.

ITEC 7430 Thing 4

Blogging for the first time with elementary students, I think would begin with many trials and errors. I originally said that I would start my students blogging in a group assignment but I think that I might start with a survey question for my students and I would have them give their input on it. Then I would allow them to get with a partner after reading a story and have them give the main idea of the story as well as their input on if they liked or disliked the story. I think that I would even ask them to say if they would recommend the story to others or not.

The following sites are sites that I looked at to get information in regards to how to evaluate blogs but int he end I decided to use Rubistar where I located and edited a rubric for student blogs.

Teachers Assessment and Rubric Information

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

TeacherStream K12 Online Teacher Network

http://teacherstream.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/evaluating-blogs-for-teachers-and-students/

Blog Rubric

Criteria	4 - Excellent	3- Good	2- Fair	1- Needs Improvement
Focus on Topic	There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information.	Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general.	Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information.	The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information.
Capitalization & Punctuation	Writer makes no errors in capitalization or punctuation, so the paper is exceptionally easy to read.	Writer makes 1 or 2 errors in capitalization or punctuation, but the paper is still easy to read.	Writer makes a few errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and interrupt the flow.	Writer makes several errors in capitalization and/or punctuation that catch the reader's attention and greatly interrupt the flow.