Sunday, July 22, 2012

Thing 6


I chose Hulu.com.because I did not have to download anything or pay for the site. It is a great site to watch movies, television shows, soap operas, or educational documentaries. The link is http://www.hulu.com/?src=topnav. You can search for one word or several and it gives you titles of all different shows or documentaries with that title. For example, I search for education and got the documentary on Brown v. Board of Education: 40 years later. I like that you do not have to sign in or make an account to watch a movie. I dislike that if you want to watch current shows you have pay for it which is through Hulu plus. Hulu.com could be used in the classroom or library as a research tool or as a tool to enhance subject content like the history of education.

Thing 5 web 2.0


I like the article Web 2.0 is not about version number or betas because it discuss how the new technology is not just about the second version of the Web. It is about all the new things people can create on the Web. I also like the article Teachers 2.0 because so many students are auditory learners and have a lot of after school activities that they would be able to listen to the teacher lesson on their mp3 players. I really enjoyed the Web 2.0 is the future of education perspective. The video of the students and teachers using a interactive project was amazing to watch. "School 2.0" means to me is that teachers will teach their lessons using the web and social networking sites. That homework will be more interesting to the students. School 2.0 will be more hands on than just reading books. What does it mean for schools of the future? School 2.0 will be more interesting. Students will be more knowledgeable. There will be more ways of communicating and interaction with teachers, students, and parents.

Thing 4 I will be back

I will finish writing about this post at the end.

Thing #3


I would use blogger in the classroom to teach the students how to blog. I would demonstrate how to work out homework assignments because when some students get home they forget how to solve the mathematics problems. I would post the classroom notes on the blog because I remember as a student I was not a fast note taker. I would use blogs for the students to express their ideas about the problems they are having with mathematics. The students would also express to me on the blog how they learn the best. For example, some students are more visual learners. I would also use blogs to communicate with the parents. The parents would be able to view the students' assignments and their child's opinions of the subject matter.

Thing #2


I decide on the name of my blog by thinking about how much I would learn this summer. I am getting educated not only by this summer class but also by my daughter who graduated from high school this past May. She is teaching me about how to be patience. The post names were given to me by the instructor. It was not hard for me because I have created blogs before. My avatar does reflect my personality because I always have a smile on my face and a good attitude about life. I created the avatar to look like me as best as I could.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Thing #1

I enjoyed the video on lifelong learners because I started college late in life. I was 32 years old when I started college. I understand why a person should have a contract or plan. Everyone should have habit 71/2 when learning new things because it gives the brain enough time to think.