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Blog Journal #10 prompts
16 years ago
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
I can't begin to tell you how much I have learned about computers this semester! I wasn't very good with word on a Mac Book before this class and the knowledge I gained through this course helped make it a lot easier to navigate on Word. I also was completely igrnorant to the use of the Excel program. Now I can do so much on it! I even created a budget chart to use at home! Believe it or not I never had to use a Power Point until this class.
I feel like my group and I put together a sufficient and fun presentation for Mrs. Kirkendoll's class. She told us what she wanted and I believe we put it together accordingly. I also believe everyone did their part in contributing to the project. we divided, conversed, and completed the project to the best of our abilities. We worked together to create a great learning tool and asset to Mrs. K's curriculum!
I don't think I really have much in common because I came in so completely unknowledgable and all of them seem to have had some type of experience with all of this before. however, I can say that our groups did their jobs and I found that every group thinks they worked together wonderfully and completed their projects.
I feel like my group and I put together a sufficient and fun presentation for Mrs. Kirkendoll's class. She told us what she wanted and I believe we put it together accordingly. I also believe everyone did their part in contributing to the project. we divided, conversed, and completed the project to the best of our abilities. We worked together to create a great learning tool and asset to Mrs. K's curriculum!
I don't think I really have much in common because I came in so completely unknowledgable and all of them seem to have had some type of experience with all of this before. however, I can say that our groups did their jobs and I found that every group thinks they worked together wonderfully and completed their projects.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Post #9
The project is great idea. It allows us as students to see what it is going to be like to create a lesson plan for students. I think our project will be an easy way for Mrs. Kirkendoll's students to learn the parts of speech. They can have fun participating in our activities while they learn. They will want to learn because it will help them win the Jeopardy game a the end of our lesson.
I contributed to our project by driving Ariel and myself to meet Mrs. Kirkendoll at Fairview Middle School to discuss our project. I showed her some research I had done on the internet that she might be able to use as a class participation activity on the parts of speech. We found out what she wanted us to do and I am going to create a paragraph for each section of our power point.
I learned what Mrs. Kirkendoll wants us to do for her and her students. We figured out what we are going to do to present all of the information about the parts of speech to her 6th grade honors class.
I contributed to our project by driving Ariel and myself to meet Mrs. Kirkendoll at Fairview Middle School to discuss our project. I showed her some research I had done on the internet that she might be able to use as a class participation activity on the parts of speech. We found out what she wanted us to do and I am going to create a paragraph for each section of our power point.
I learned what Mrs. Kirkendoll wants us to do for her and her students. We figured out what we are going to do to present all of the information about the parts of speech to her 6th grade honors class.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Post# 7
http://easybib.com/
This website is a great academic source. I use it a lot in my English class and also with many other classes in which one would use MLA writing format. This site creates correct citations such as bibliographies. Find the type of source you use, click it, type in all the information that is available to you about that source and it makes you a correct citation in MLA format.
As a high school P.E. teacher I know I will be using the Excel program a lot. They are great for creating charts. I would be able to type up a nutrition chart so that students can monitor what they eat, how much they eat, and what they should be eating. They can use their charts to create a graph of their weight, height, and BMI and turn it in as a project. I will also be using Excel spread sheets as a teacher to calculate grades and keep attendance for my students.
I am currently using Excel in a school situation that is a great example. In my Biology Lab we have been recording the growth and flowering of plants. I have to use excel to record all of my data and I'm also using it to create a line graph of my data that I have collected. I am doing the entire project using Excel.
This website is a great academic source. I use it a lot in my English class and also with many other classes in which one would use MLA writing format. This site creates correct citations such as bibliographies. Find the type of source you use, click it, type in all the information that is available to you about that source and it makes you a correct citation in MLA format.
As a high school P.E. teacher I know I will be using the Excel program a lot. They are great for creating charts. I would be able to type up a nutrition chart so that students can monitor what they eat, how much they eat, and what they should be eating. They can use their charts to create a graph of their weight, height, and BMI and turn it in as a project. I will also be using Excel spread sheets as a teacher to calculate grades and keep attendance for my students.
I am currently using Excel in a school situation that is a great example. In my Biology Lab we have been recording the growth and flowering of plants. I have to use excel to record all of my data and I'm also using it to create a line graph of my data that I have collected. I am doing the entire project using Excel.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Post #5
The site is visually pleasing to the eye and seems easy to manage. There are tons of pictures and markers pointing you to a topic of it's interest. There are consistent color schemes for each subject on the site. It does however use more than three type styles on the same screen. There is nothing meaningless on the screen. If the writing is not an article, there is spacing between paragraphs. There is definitely more than one topic on the screen at a time. Many of the rules and criteria in chapter 6 is supported, but much is also shattered. ESPN 
I believe that using visual aids and presentation software would both help and hurt some teaching aspects in the k-12 classroom. I think it has more advantages than disadvantages though. Some plus's are that the students who rely heavily on what they see to learn are able to catch on quickly and apease their visual learning style. I also think it is smart to show someone how to do something rather than just explaining it. The combination of the two is a great way to teach. For example the use of a story line to explain what is happening in a book that the class is reading. It would help students connect what they have read to a visual movie on their minds. This can also make it more fun to learn.
An example of a power point presentation on George Washington:
1) REMEMBER: I could put up a picture of George with a famous quote listed.
2) UNDERSTAND: Make a time line using more pictures and graphics related to his history and his life.
I believe that using visual aids and presentation software would both help and hurt some teaching aspects in the k-12 classroom. I think it has more advantages than disadvantages though. Some plus's are that the students who rely heavily on what they see to learn are able to catch on quickly and apease their visual learning style. I also think it is smart to show someone how to do something rather than just explaining it. The combination of the two is a great way to teach. For example the use of a story line to explain what is happening in a book that the class is reading. It would help students connect what they have read to a visual movie on their minds. This can also make it more fun to learn.
An example of a power point presentation on George Washington:
1) REMEMBER: I could put up a picture of George with a famous quote listed.
2) UNDERSTAND: Make a time line using more pictures and graphics related to his history and his life.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Post #4
I think that utilizing all of these techniques for teaching would be very smart. Especially the use of an outline. Outlines are great for lectures and also for class discussions. As a teacher a bullet point will lead my lesson so that I make sure I touch on everything I wanted to teach that day. It also gives students something to follow along to and/or take notes on. I could print out individual outlines for each student or I could use a power point presentation to present the information and give the students a chance to copy it down if the choose before I lecture.
I would definitely enforce the teaching and use of outlines, storyboarding, and idea maps. I believe all can be useful to the students. They will be retaining information because they are reading it and also writing it down. This gives them an optional way to study and then re-study what they have written later on in an easy to follow method.
I think that the creation of a newsletter to parents will be very helpful. We learned how to personalize the letters too which I find fascinating and also more on a personal level with your students and their families. I would like to be able to let each family know that I am not just there to teach a class but to teach their child specifically too. I loved learning how to be creative by adding pictures and word bubble in different shapes and colors because I am a vibrant person and would like to express myself as such.
I would definitely enforce the teaching and use of outlines, storyboarding, and idea maps. I believe all can be useful to the students. They will be retaining information because they are reading it and also writing it down. This gives them an optional way to study and then re-study what they have written later on in an easy to follow method.
I think that the creation of a newsletter to parents will be very helpful. We learned how to personalize the letters too which I find fascinating and also more on a personal level with your students and their families. I would like to be able to let each family know that I am not just there to teach a class but to teach their child specifically too. I loved learning how to be creative by adding pictures and word bubble in different shapes and colors because I am a vibrant person and would like to express myself as such.
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