Week 11

Learning this week

In class this week we learned about podcasts and vidcasts. We talked about how we can use them in the classroom.

Means to me as a student

This is a really good tool for us to have at our disposal. If we need to find a quick and fun to teach a concept why not use a prerecorded tool. It will be really nice to have this information for my future classes in the education program. It opens up a lot of other options when it comes to teaching.
Right now in my life I don't see myself using these tools, but that is only because I don't have any reasons to. However I would like to use this when the opportunity arises. I can use it to teach or describe an activity while I am able to work on another task.

Future teaching

I don't know how often I will make my own podcast or vidcast, but I am sure that I will use the ones available to me online. I really like the school house rock and I know that I will want to use it in my class and this tool helps me to find them easily. With these many sites at my disposal I can find a lot of information.
For other uses I would probably use this for my kids. Put on something that they can listen to while doing homework or reading. That way they can learn while at home in a fun easy way. It is kind of like that thing people do when they listen to classical music while sleeping. I think the same idea applies. They aren't just focusing on the video or sound, but it is there in the back of their minds.

Video

It was a really basic video, but I think it got the point across. Having students blog in a safe environment it a good idea. They are able to express their feelings and for ideas. It can also give confidence if people like what they are saying. They can see that what they think is important, and that is very important to a child. Adults aren't the only ones that need support and encouragement.

Week 10

We Learned This Week..

In class this week we talked about how to use Power Point. We learned how we can post pictures on a slide and then put on a word document.

Means to Me as a Teacher/Student Right Now..

I have actually been working with power point for many years now. When I was in the ninth grade I took a class that taught you everything about power point. I did need the review though and I also needed the boost to get my creative juices moving. I could definitely use this program right now in my classes, especially for presentations.
I can see my self using it to create practice lesson plans and activities for my future classes. It is also a great program that I can use to share my ideas in a fun creative way. I really like to use it when I am in groups, because you can put all the information your group collects into a formal and organized format.

What About my Future Students?

I would think I would want to teach my students how to use this program so that they can use it to be creative with their projects. Also, I would want them to find new ways to do fun activities with power point. This would be useful to them as they move on to upper grades. It's something that they can take with them as they advance. They can also have a nice base for when newer versions come out.
Along with teaching my students how to use power point I would use it to teach them new subjects. Not only with lecture slides I would want to use it to make games and quiz activities. It would just be a fun tool to have at my disposal to make learning fun for my students.

Video

I am What I Learn. I love this video, not only she super sweet, but I loved how she connected everything she has learned about chickens to different subjects in her class. She also gave a small list of the many options she has for careers when she gets older because she has a fun hobby. This is an idea that I would use in my class. I would support my students in finding future jobs in subjects that they love. A job in only great when you love what you are doing!

Week 9

What did we talk about this week

This week we learned how to us Picassa. With the program we manipulated pictures so that we can make slides and other projects.

What about now

I really liked this program. I never knew how to change pictures up before and now that I know there is a simple way to do it, I could see myself using picassa in the future. I don't know if I would use it right now as a student. I'm not sure what I would use it for.

I would this program on a more personal level. It would be fun to share with my friends when we take pictures. It would be a good way to represent our fun times.

The Future

As a future teacher I would use this program to teach my class. I could use it to make my information more fun and creative. Also, is would be a great tool for my students to use when they are doing a project. They can use it to make pictures different and fun.

This would be really fun to use in my class. I love to be creative and I could spend hours messing around with it. It would be fun for me and for my students, it wouldn't be the same boring pictures every time. This would me a chance to represent my creativity and show my students that they can be as creative as they want.

Video

I loved this video! It was really creative and taught a good lesson. He played up what most people would do wrong on a slide show. I like that he did that, because it tells people that they need to be careful when they make a slide. If it has too much data, crazy fonts and back rounds, they will just lose the people they are presenting to.

He also presented this information in a fun way. He was making fun of all the thing people do, but it came across as just funny and light.

Week 8

So this week class was cancelled and we were given time to work on our Power Point presentation with the use of digital pictures. My partner and I were able to collaborate and create a fun slide show that teaches the us of math through pictures. It was really nice to have that time to work on our assignment. That extra time worked to our advantage.

Video

I loved this video! It was really creative and taught a good lesson. He played up what most people would do wrong on a slide show. I like that he did that, because it tells people that they need to be careful when they make a slide. If it has too much data, crazy fonts and back rounds, they will just lose the people they are presenting to.

He also presented this information in a fun way. He was making fun of all the thing people do, but it came across as just funny and light.