5/4

I will allow and encourage my students, in my history course, to use Wikipedia to grasp a basic understanding about the event or person which we are studying, so that students will be better prepared for class. All Wikipedia research for papers will need to be backed up by other resource, which students should do anyway to become well roundedly educated.

4/29

I choose DHMO.org, Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division. The conclusion is that this site is silly! The process was using prior knowledge to determine what they are talking about, Water, and questioning their clams and intentions. The Site even says Factual information not implied on the site!

4/27 Validating Internet Info

Acquiring the knowledge to differentiate the validity of website promotes the standard of professional growth and leadership, c, evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning. This is a skill and understanding every teacher who wishes to be innovative, bringing technologies, recent research and new knowledge to the classroom and to their students need to acquire and know.

Something New About SmartBoard

A large thing that should be taken into consideration is the teacher’s enthusiasm dealing with SmartBoard. If the teachers are excited about the new technologies, then they will be more likely to want to use them and figure out how to use them. If the teacher wants to use the SmartBoard they will, if they do not or are overwhelmed by the procedures to use the SmartBoard then they won’t use it. There for, if the teachers aren’t excited about it, then neither will the students.

My view on SmartBoard

It worth the investment in classes that will uses this, such as math and science classes that have a use from them. I don't see a real use in a history class, which a projector can't do. I firmly believe that along with buying the Smartboards the state needs to give training and workshops for the Smartboards. If educators could be educated on the running, functions and possibilities of the SmartBoards then the investment will be more of a sound investment. But, I still do not believe it's a good idea or smart investment for the state to have one in every classroom. This will prove to be a waste of money and if there are no workshops, then it will be a waste of time and even more money. The state should have already started training and workshops if Smartboards have been installed in classrooms. I'm frustrated as a tax payer that they have not.
Another concern is having to buy programs to run for your classroom. A disection program will cost $300 a year, which is outragous.

Teachers and Smartboards

The Standard most exhibited for Teachers in the use of a Smartboard is Standard 3 a. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, in which 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. But once again, there needs to be workshops and training to use these technologies. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, otherwise the technology becomes useless.

4/13 Interactive whiteboard

The article we read in class today discussed how Interactive Smart Boards assist in the learning process. One aspect that I found intresting is the use for Special needs students. I think this will really help all kinds of special needs students in participating in the learning process.

My WebQuest!

My WebQuest, Creatures of Hispanic FolkLore!

Students and WebQuest

Students working on WebQuest learn more than just one standard by these assignments. I think the best 2 are Standard 1. Creativity and Innovation,create original works as a means of personal or group expression. and Standard 3. Research and Information Fluency locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

WebQuest and Teachers Standard

WebQuest help teachers 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. Which is standard 2 Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.

Day 20 WebQuest

I Chose the WebQuest Creatures of Hispanic Folklore. The WebQuest should have diffrent colors and needs pictures. Links need to be changed and there should really be more of a variety of creatures to pick from to research. I will try to add at least 3 more creatures.

Day 19, meeting NETS

Standard 2 Communication and Collaboration and standard 3 Research and Information Fluency are addressed in the activities of WebQuest for students. Standard 2 addressing working collectively and individually and 3 creating assignments by the use of research and individual higher level of thinking.

Day 19 Webquest

The best WebQuest we explored as a group was Unraveling the Underground Railroad. This WebQuest fit 3 of the 4 roles. This WebQuest promoted learning activities for all students to participate in, individually and as a group; everyone would have their share to do. This activity promoted higher levels of thinking, from research to empathizing and role-playing. Students would have to really apply themselves to complete this activity and would walk away with a higher understanding and greater knowledge of the subject and create feelings of empathy and sympathy. The tech of it was well done. The color was appropriate for the subject. Good use and amount of pictures. Sharing the roles by the use of pictures. Great amount of links for research, resources, and credits. Having the activity creating several points of view is a wonderful idea.

Day 18

Today we watched the digital stories that a 5th grade class created. These digital stories help students meet the ISTE NETs for students by promoting students to collaborate and communicate to a creative end. The students did a rather good job on their digital stories.

Day 17

Today we are creating minibiographies of ourselves to be introduced to 5th grades who will make comments to us about what kind of teachers we may become. Creating a minibiography promotes students to use technologies as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information about themselves in a creative and artistic way that may open them up to using technologies more.

Day 16

By deconstructing other Magazine covers it becomes easier to create one of your own. One needs to understand their audience and message. Today we will create our own magazine covers. Creating a magazine cover promotes understanding and utilizing the most appropriate media creation tools and characteristics, while using appropriate expressions and a variety of interpretations.

Day 15

Today we are analyzing media, deconstructing magazine covers. Consciously deconstructing media, such as advertisements and magazine covers, allow understanding of why and how the media is being created. Promotes understanding of the motives and techniques of subconscious persuasion and gives the opportunity of interpretation.

Mag Cover

Day 13, Mar 2

Using Person Bookmarks in our web surfing lives is incredibly useful. It can help us keep track and manage the sites that we frequently use and information on the site, with some ease. It helps us manage the wide variety of sources and abundance of information that we receive and are subjected to in our lives. I am a big fan of Bookmarks and will continue to use them.

Day 14, Mar 4

Today we created a Worddle for Web 2.0. Worddle can help educators in assessing their students understanding of subject matter. Worddle can initiate Creative Thinking in students, by apply brainstorming to elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate Students own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts.

Web 2.0

Hypermedia Slide Show Quiz

Slide Quiz

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Day 12 Feb 25

Today we used hyper media to create a Slide Quiz. I couldn’t tell you when I could incorporate this usually in a High School World History class. But the use of this activity would support the skill of Leadership & Responsibility, Guiding and Lead Others. Which, is to use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal. Also, the goal of learning the subject matter, through creating these slide quizzes and taking the quizzes.

An Idea for the Future

I would like to use technology to create communication between my World History Class and foreign students, to ask students from the countries we are studying on input or something that is not commonly known about their country.

Day 11, Feb 23

Today, we are actually collaborating with the 8 little Indian blog. We also are exploring the 21st C. Skills that one needs to comprehend in order to succeed. The Skill utilized this activity is Be Flexible, Incorporate feedback effectively.

Getting Through, Digital Story

Oops, Day 8, Feb 11

One activity I have done which includes technology, is budgeting on Excel. I Love keeping my budget on an excel program, though I do need to figure the formulas much better. When I do that it will continue to prove useful. The ISTE Standard addressed is 3, a. model digital age work and demonstrate fluency in such technology.

Day 10, Feb 18th

We are working, in Multimedia Creations, on our Digital Story in photo story today. Photos that will illustrate the quote I have chosen. I think this is a great assignment to allow students to inteperet what they think certian quotes mean and allow them to reflect. Choosing photos to go along with the quotes allows creativity and interpretation. The ISTE Standard that I feel fits this project the best is 1.C. Promote students reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students conceptional understanding.

Day 9, Feb 16

I am now part of the you tube community. Today, we are using mutimedia creations, creating a Photo story and uploading it to You Tube. The ISTE Standard that is met is 1A: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity; promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

Day 7, Tuesday 9, 2010

I remember taking a computer class in elementary. I hardly remember a thing actually. I would assume that they didn't make the class interesting or fun, which is was elementary students need. There was a clear lack of Standard 2. C, customize and personalize learning. But the class was trying to Promote and model Digital Citizenship and Responsability, Standard 4, C.

2/4 Day 6,Video Confrenceing

We skyped with 5th graders today. I hope they enjoyed it. Video confrences, Skyping, will and is useful in classrooms today, making other students, classrooms, and acadimia relavent to other students. We can now collaborate with other students from different schools to learn or to inform. These learning experiances will,in my belief, inspire students to ask questions and want to learn. Standard 1, a and c, promoting innovative thinking and reflection. 3, c, alsocommunicates relevant information using variety of digital media. I’m not sure what real purpose to use this in my history class, but I’d like to use it to inspire students to get involved in their own learning process.

Day 5, More Google Docs

Today concentrated on Google forms, Docs, and creating Graphs. These forms are going to be incredibly handy for teachers, quiz and tests are going to be easily created. The further functions of Google Docs are going to be wonderful for students in group projects, communication will be easy and fluent, while not having to worry about losing information or work. Graphs are always useful teaching tool, so I'm pleased to have been introduced to a site to create them. The ISTE Standards that are addressed from today’s activities are Standard 3, A, B, C, and D. Also Standard 2, A, with the sharing of documents on Google Docs.

my graph

My Form

Day 4 1/28

Today we joined facebook for classroom 2.0 discussion, as a social networking site and a discussion site. Being able to comment on current development and discuss ideas, old and new are characteristic of ISTE Standard 1 A, B, C, and D. Use knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
I would hope I would use this to get feedback on questions or techniques I wish to use in the classroom. As a facilitator, I would want feedback from more and less experienced educators and advise from others as well.

1/26

Today we joined Classroom 2.0. This activity contributes to a few of the ISTE Standards, such as 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, A and D. Which are promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness and model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments. And Standard 2, B, learning experience and assignments. And 5, A and C, which are participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning and evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.
These are given by our access to classroom 2.0 and learning form other teachers learning experiences.
I will use this in inquiring on how to use technologies and what to use in the classroom

1/21

Today, we created a resume on google documents. Which help with 3rd standard, A, C, and D. Which are the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations, communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students using a variety of digital-age media and formats and model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools. Creating this resume is a really good idea. Now students have their resume accessable at any time they have acomputer. To be able to creat documents and save them to the internet with easy is going to make school and work much easier, since my computer crashed and I lose flash dives like ear rings. I am plese with the new discovery of internet documents that are easily accessable.

I'm not completly sure how I will use this as a history teacher, but i will recomend to students to type thier papers on these types of documents. Just to have them avalable and accessable when students have time to work on them, or when they need the document in a hurry. This could eliminate the problem of losing flash drives or papers.

First Day 1/19

The First day we created a blog and started setting the page up. I am under the belief that this activity works with the 3rd ISTE Standard, Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. The 3rd Standard exhibits teachers using knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.
I would say that D, would be the more exhibited quality of this standard, which is, model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

Creating a blog for the first time opens me, as a student, to being able to collect research pages and relevant site to one page that I may access in one place. The use of linking relevant sites and commenting on our evaluation and analyze of the readings and other research found exhibits the use wonderfully.

I may use a blog for my History class, to encourage students to explore research and comment on questions and their own views and conclusions on subject matter.

Hello, I am Madison Baumstimler. I am working on my degree for secondary education, for World History.