C4T #4 Summary

 C4T #4 Blog Post Summary

This week I was assigned to the blog of Ms. Cathy Jo Nelson. In her blog post she expressed her confusion whether to be happy or confused about a common craft video on libraries. She is a librarian and I assume she is upset that technology has become such a big deal that a video is now needed to educate people on libraries.

C4T #4 Comment

Hello Mrs. Nelson,
I think that the Common Craft video was great. There has been a neglect in the use of useful library resources . A lot of people would rather just do their research on the internet. I think the issue is that many people do not know that these resources are available in the library. Hopefully this video will encourage more people to use the library.

C4K Summary for April

C4K #8 Blog Post Summary

I was assigned to Conner K's Blog this week in Mrs Lombard's class. On his blog post he talked about how school baseball has been fun for him this year. His team is undefeated with a record of 5-0 right now. His game the night before his blog post his team won against a school called Mount Saint Mary's with a score of 21-0. Conner K plays all positions in the outfield and he looks forward to the next season.

C4K#8 Comment

Good Job! How long have you been playing baseball? It sounds like you really enjoy playing the game of baseball. Best of luck on your next game, I know you will do well.

C4K #9 Blog Post Summary

This week I was assigned a student named Brody. In his blog post he talks about his school which is a farming school. Most of the students at this school have parents who are farmers and they also learn about farming. Brody also talks about the different cities in New Zealand. He lives in Taranaki, New Zealand which has a population of 109,700. There are lots of cultures in New Zealand such as Maori, Chinese, and Indian.

C4K #9 Comment

Hi Brody, My name is Alexis I am a junior at the University of South Alabama. I find it quite interesting that your school only has 9 classrooms. Since your school is a farming school do they teach you a lot about farming? I have never heard of your city Taranaki. I plan to do some research on your city to learn more about where you are from.

C4K #10 Blog Post Summary

 This week I was assigned Marvina. Her blog post was about how did April fools day begin. Her answer was through the adoption of a new calender in 1582.

C4K #10 Comment

 Great Post Marvina. You are absolutely right that the adoption of the new calendar is how April fools first started. Apparently Pope Gregory XIII started the calender for the Christians of Europe. This changed the beginning of the year from April 1st to January 1st. There were some people who still celebrated the beginning of the year on April 1st, and they were called the April Fools.

Blog Post #13

This project will help you to create a reading lesson for beginning readers.  First you must understand what the five components of reading are. Take a look at the links below, Then you will briefly summarize each component in a blog post. Also, in the blog post you will give two examples of how each component can be taught by using technology.

The Five Essential Components of Reading
Teachnology and Teaching Children How to Read
5 Anchors for Teaching Children to Read

Blog Post #12

C4T#3 Summary

Post 1
What he said........
I was assigned Doug off the Record blog for comment for teachers 3. This week he gave his review on a new app call ZooKazam. This app gives you the experience of a virtual zoo right on your apple or android device. To view the zoo animals you can print out one of the many targets provided by the website. Then you point your camera at the target and it shows you a 3D image of the animal. The animal makes noises you are even allowed to change the climate of the animal is in.

Comment 1
What I said.......
Hi Doug, My name is Alexis I am a Student at the University of South Alabama. I found the ZooKazam app to be very interesting. This app would also be very useful in the classroom for educational and fun purposes. However, like previously stated by Ms. Noble I am concerned about how would you use this app if color ink is not available. Can this app still be used only using black and white ink?
Post 2
What he said....
This week on Doug off the Record he talked about a new app made by Google called Chrome App Builder. With this app you are able to create your own app without the trouble of coding. You simply copy the web address and paste it in the app and it creates your very own app. If you wish you can publish your finished app to the Chrome Web Store.

Comment 2

What I said......

Mr. Doug I totally agree with you that it’s nice to just do something because you can. As a future educator I think that you should introduce new technologies to your students even if they do not plan to do anything with them. I wonder what other ways this app can be used in the school besides the one you suggested.

Project 14- Project Based Learning Plans

Project 14 Lesson Plan

Blog Post #11

We can learn a lot about teaching and learning from the teachers in the videos, and if you were not sure whether to use project based learning in your classroom these videos will help reassure you. The first video I watched with Mr. Brian Crosby Back to the Future I found very interesting. He took a class in which a majority of the students did not even know what country they lived in ,and got them to interact with people all over the world.  The students were so engaged in their projects and did such a good job that other kids from all over the world wanted their teacher to let them do the activity also. The students also learned to change lives and be sensitive to others. Mr. Crosby made it possible for a student who was sick with leukemia to come to class on Skype. The whole class participated in making her feel welcome when she was already going through so much. In the video with Mr.Mark Church,Making Thinking Visible  he asked the students to write down what they think human origins is all about. He also allowed them to discuss it with some of their classmates. Once finish they had to present to the class then he displayed their work on the board. In this one assignment he was able to get them to use their critical thinking skills, collaborate with other classmates, and present their work. This style of teaching is much more engaging than the teacher just standing up in front of the class lecturing. In the Sam Pane 4th Grade video he taught the students the importance of internet safety. I think when you teach lessons based off of project based learning it is important to teach the students about internet safety. Mr. Pane's approach to teach this was very engaging and it got the students attention. I think what we can learn from this is that you can get important information through to children when you make it meaningful to them.All the videos pretty much stressed the same idea of giving the students a challenge and giving them the responsibility to solve it. Then they had the opportunity to share their work with others all over the world and receive positive feedback. Not only are they able to share their work with others but they also learn to solve real world problems on their own.