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Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.

1. He seems to be listening closely to the person that is speaking to him.

2. It also seems like he has thought about the problem with the map in the back.

3. He seems to look concerned with the issue.

What questions does this photo raise in your mind?

I wonder what the picture in the background is all about.

Which picture gives you more confidence in the president's leadership abilities? Why?

The first picture gives me more confidence in the president's leadership. I believe this because in the first picture he seems to be walking confident and has others following.

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Based on what you have observed list three things you might infer from the photograph.

1. That they feel accomplished on what they have done. Or even they have a good feeling about what they are going to do.

2. That more than one person is concerned about it.

3. The guys in the background are on a look out for something.

What questions does this photo raise in your mind?

I wonder what they have just done before this photo was takent that they all seem so happy about.

Discussion on Photostory

We had to create a photostory about a teaching quote. We had to add photos with text to the story. The goal to this project was to make an impact with the video. My quote was "If the student fails to learn, the teacher fails to teach." With my photos I tried to use photos that would help a teacher to teach in a way that makes the student better at learning. I had ended the photostory with the words, "You may impact a student's life", and some teachers may not realize that they got a student through school, because of their class.

This program works with the ISTE NETS number 2. It works with digital learning experiences. Teachers could create their own and teach students or even students creating their own photo stories and show the teacher their own knowledge of knowing how to use technology.

Digital story could promote learning in my classroom in the future because it’s a fun way to learn. Its information that a student may need to know in a different way than a textbook. It is in text form, but the students don't realize it because they are watching a video YOU created so it seems more fun for the students.

As a lesson using digital story I would have students make one at the beginning of the year with them putting what they believe their strengths and weaknesses are in school. Then I could go off of this for the rest of the year knowing what students believe they aren't good at to help them improve in that area. Then at the end of the year have the students make another one to see if the strengths and weaknesses had changed from the beginning of the year.

Photostory

Art Becoming the Next R

Quote:
"We need not linger any longer over whether art should have a permanent and central place in our school curriculum. It should, and we need to move quickly to prepare students to be literate in the world that they are inheriting and rapidly shaping. In the digital age, art skills are not just good for the soul, but they provide, in the words of Elliot Eisner (1988), "access to cultural capital," and ultimately, access to employment."

Response:
This question should have not been a question to discuss. Art is a very important part of the school curriculum. Art is a way for students to express themselves. With not having art in the school curriculum it could cause the students to never know if they would like to major in the arts. Some people don’t realize that drawing is not the only form of art. There are many different kinds like music, dancing, theater, and etc. Many jobs use art in the workplace. This could cause students not to be ready for certain employment because they never learned art in school. Art is important for everyone to know. Maybe it isn’t just drawing to be important, but the creativity part of art is really important.

Reference:

Ohler, Jason . "Art Becomes the Next R." Educational Leadership Magazine Sep. 2011: 16-19. Google Docs. Web. 21 Sept. 2011.

 

Related Source:

Students here are being creative and without art it may have not been as unique or put together well.

Reference:
" Students making the best billboard | NJ.com." Blogs - NJ.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2011. <http://blog.nj.com/reporter/2007

 

Storytelling

Quote:
"Oral storytelling is a powerful way for students to develop their own voices and discover what events and details are essential to their stories."

Response:

I believe that students should read a story out loud before they put a digital story together. They get an understanding of the material before they start producing it. If they start to just make the digital story they could miss important parts because they did not read it before hand and see what they thought was important and not important. Reading the story out loud you get a better insight of the story rather than reading to yourselves. If more than one person are reading it others can see what the other students believe to be the important part of that story.

Reference:

Ohler, Jason. "The World of Digital Storytelling." The World of Digital Storytelling. Version Article 1. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. www.jasonohler.com/pdfs/digitalStorytellingArticle1-2006.pdf.

Related Source:

Here is students working together reading a story.

Reference:

simple, with basic vocabulary words, and corresponding pictures (ISBN: 0694003611). "The Benefits of Reading Aloud: Children's Story Books | Suite101.com." Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. <http://www.suite101.com/content/the-benefits-of-reading-aloud-childrens-story-books-a227529>.

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Keypad Solutions

Quote:
"I contacted several of the spelling-reform organizations in operation today to ask them about their feelings on adopting text-messaging shorthands as a kind of spelling reform."

Reaction:

I believe that text-messaging shorthand should not be a kind of spelling reform. People using shorthand all the time just are simply too lazy to write out the word. Sometimes the shorthand is just as long as the actual word, so what is the point to shorthand it. You might as well just spell the actual word out.  Society, believes that everything just be easy and thrown at them with all answers and that’s not how it works.  It is going to look not very professional with a whole bunch of shorthand writing. Words were spelt like they are for a reason.  

Reference:

SHEA, AMMON. "On Language - The Keypad Solution - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., 22 Jan. 2010. Web. 11 Sept. 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html.

 

Related Source:

Some times its hard to even understand what a person is trying to say in short hand.

Reference:
"shorthand texts - Bing Images." Bing. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2011. <http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=shorthand+texts&view=detail

 

Learning Styles

I found out on the learning test that I am an aural learning. I learn best with hearing things aloud to me. To take information in I need to attend classes and or discussions. I need to hear the information to understand it better. For studying I need to write them better, because I prefer listening it and my notes lack information, because I like listening to the information better. When taking a test I need to act as if I'm talking to the examiner in my head. I need to read the questions aloud softly or in my head. I take tests better in quiet. Some stratergies I need to employ is taking better notes while listening to lectures. I do believe that this test is accurate, because I do learn better listening.

Wordle & Poll Everywhere

For Poll Everywhere we had created a question that we wanted to know more about our peers. Then we had our peers answer these questtions. After the question was answered we created a wordle with the answers to the question. The wordle creates an image of all the answers in a fun way.


As wanting to be a Kindergarden teacher I  would love to use wordle to make it a more fun way to learn. I could use wordle as a vocabulary words. Or where I'm from they call them "sight words" for Kindergarden students. Here, I could post their vocabulary words into a wordle and then have them look at the words and write the words down into catergories such as colors, numbers and such. This way I can see they completely understand the word.

The use of wordle has a connection with ISTE NETS-T  Standard 1 because it is taking the material you have taught into a collaborative tool to see that the students have a conceptual understanding and creative process of the material taught.

Using Poll Everywhere in your classroom has a connection with ISTE NETS-T Standard 2 beacause this way you can have every child participate without being embarrassed because of not knowing the answer. It can also help others learn in a different way by seeing other students responses and understand the question more. It also helps students understand how to answer questions through technology, or even find different resources other than the book.

Both of these tools can promote learning in the classroom because its a different way to come about your material and more interactive for students. Its not the boring book or sheet of paper you passed out. They will be more engaged because its hands on.

Language Changing (Double Journal Entry 2

Quote
"In each instance, technology enhances our ability to manipulate our communication with others. As the arsenal of control devices continues to grow, we increasingly come to see language not as an opportunity for interpersonal dialogue but as a system we can maneuver for individual gain."

Reaction
With technology evolving more and more as a form of communication for people, actual public speaking comes to a downfall. It makes some socially declined. From former experience people have no problem talking to someone over text message or instant messaging, but when they see them in person they try to avoid them. This could make getting jobs or keeping a job an issue later in life. If people can't talk to someone face to face how are they supposed to make a living off of this. You especially see this in middle school aged children. They can text guys they go to school with, but once they see them in person they are too nervous to talk to them.

Reference
Baron, Naomi. "Are Digital Media Changing Language? ." Educational Leadership Mar. 2009: 42-46. Educational Leadership. Web. 4 Sept. 2011.

Related Source
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/546223/Face-to-face-communication-not-always-comfortable-for-teens.html?nav=742

Here in this article it is stating how students use technology to communicate rather than face to face and the downfalls on it.

Reference
Muska, Scott. "Face-to-face communication not always comfortable for teens." Altoona Mirror 16 Jan. 2011, sec. Local News: n. pag. Altoona Mirror.com. Web. 4 Sept. 2011.

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