ILP Design Glogster

I am using Glogster to give an assignment to my 9th grade history class. I gave them a brief example of who my role model is and I want them to use glogster to expand their creativity . I designed a biography portion, video, pictures and quotes. I want the role models work to really shine through and to be conveyed well to the audience.

http://edu.glogster.com/glog/role-model-assignment/2qk50l5pp3x

Blog Post 10

Greetings,


Welcome back, lets get straight into it this week. Excel is a powerful education tool that most teachers tend to rely on. It helps keep organization within a classroom and for a teacher within lesson planning. Between data collection surveys and excel I believe I will use the surveys more within my classroom because having anonymous surveys aids teachers in finding out the students perspective and how they feel about the material. Continuously collecting data is a great help in revamping teaching styles and material. I want each of my students to have a better experience from the last. I plan to give anonymous surveys to high school students mainly students in 9th and 10th the gauge their feelings about entering a new environment and learning new material. This survey is so I can better ease that transition as a educator.

As I reviewed my peers blogs I learned so much from their different experiences and goals as teachers. Some of my favorite was the weebly assignment and the class newsletter. It opened my eyes to a lot of platforms I can implement within in my own classroom. I also liked learning about adaptive technologies and how the classroom shared similar feelings about going on the tour of the technological lab.

My next skill that I would like to learn would have to be editing photos and revamping old photos. I would like to explore the photography field as a an educational tool for extracurricular activities within my classroom. Also learning how to make movies, I have seen so many memories saved and exhibited as art through movies and I know it would be a cool tool to have.

Thanks for reading !

Blog Post 9

Greetings and Welcome Back,


It has been a while but here we are again. One of today's topic will be the flipped classroom. The flipped classroom is exactly what it says, instead of lectures and teaching in the classroom students do that part of learning at home. The actual assignments like projects, discussion boards and things of that nature are done in the classroom when everyone meets up. This unconventional style of teaching is rare but I do believe it has a lot of merit. A lot of students need extra time intake a new learning objective, 50 minutes during class is not always enough. When at home students have that extra time  to find examples and really understand the objective. While also still recieving that aid of clarification from the instructor when working on assignments in the classroom. Here is an educational resource for parents who are curious about this new way of learning.

https://youtu.be/iQWvc6qhTds

Our next topic will be discussing the open terms. Open content is what you can and cannot use in what you find online.  Teacher's mostly go online to find inspiration or resources to help motivate and educate the children in their classroom. It is only right that limits be discussed and guidelines be placed much like copyright terms. Here is an example of open links that can be used.

https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836860/What%20are%20Open%20Educational%20Resources

Finally during the past two weeks I have learned a lot about my powerpoint skills and how to use it properly within a presentation. I have learned how to make each slide flow and also how I would like to use it within my own classrooms. I feel like powerpoint presentations are very effective and it helps students follow along within the class room. Two new things I learned during these assignments is how to disable linear navigation and also how useful action buttons can be. Action buttons help navigate the presentation  and also brings life to the powerpoint for student with some of the sound effects. I hope you too can take the time to explore Microsoft Powerpoint and learn how it can be useful to you within the class room.









Thanks Again for Tuning in ,

BarbarianPoodle

Blog Post 8

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         Power point can be used in so many different ways; in this blog we can tackle each level.  There is a way to create through power point presentations like Prezi, it explores more possible options of design and going outside the box from the normal power point presentations. In a debate, power point can also use to dissuade the other side by showing sides of the argument through a picture or video on the PowerPoint. We can also use this to analyze and explain to students we partake in this situations everyday through PowerPoint, we analyze pictures, by applying concepts we know and going back and forth trying to understand each other’s sides. Power point has the necessary tools to help with that by showing slides one by one and directing someone’s mind process. I do believe power point leaves a memorable  because we use them to study for test and it helps us look back on the new things we learned.

Staying up to trends is hard, however besides twitter and different social medias, here is another way to stay up to date with new things that may be getting invented everyday. Here is a screenshot of different technologies . 

Best, 

BarbarianPoodle 

Blog Post 7

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          Today we will address the topic of adaptive learning technologies that are used around the education system. You may think you have never seen them but it is more that you never noticed that you are using them. These technologies are really helping people with disabilities around the world everyday to be prosperous in their education. Something that is used often is audio recorders, these help individuals have the opportunity to re listen and adapt to the information if it takes them a little extra time than others. Another technology I find useful is timers, these help students who have trouble focusing keep time and show them how much time they have left in an activity. I know individuals with ADHD who use these technologies and find it very helpful for their learning experience. Speech Recognition is often used for dyslexic students when writing papers or assignments for school. These technologies serve a great purpose for students that need it and also for students who struggle everyday in class.
        This week we also worked on a webpage design. This assignment really broadened my skills, I never knew how creative I could be with a classroom page. I also know what vital information I need to include on my future parents and how I can make it easier to navigate. I can improve by expanding it with a students corner and not focusing so much on the parents and the graphics of the web page. 


http://amhcorner.weebly.com/parents-corner.html


Finally, Diigo is being used more during class activities. I find Diigo to be very useful as student because I am an avid note taker, being able to annotate and highlight really helps cement things in my mind. I also love seeing other people's opinions and thought processes through out assignments, it helps me think about things from a different angle and learn certain aspects easier from the different examples presented within the group page. Just like I am learning I hope my students can learn in the same aspect, from their peers in the classroom through examples and interactions about the subjects they are learning.

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ILP Design Prezi

My First Independent Learning Project is a Black History Month presentation bringing to light a pivotal history that have been monumental for the Black Lives Movement. Prezi is a form of powerpoint presentation that provide a more creative way to present information. I like this form of design because it catches the attention of readers and students. As a future educator I use this system a lot because it is a fun way to add little designs. I centered my topic on the Black Lives Matter Movement because this is a new addition to Black History that will soon be in the history books. We always discuss the same leaders who are very important to the progression of history but I would like others to be aware of new individuals that are helping to pave the way. 

http://prezi.com/srcdddl3f6ea/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Blog Post 6

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I visited North Miami School, it is a public school in Miami Florida. This school has been around since 2011 and has been progressing ever since. While looking at the school page I noticed a couple of things like the honor roll, current events that are happening within the school related to parents and students. I also noticed the student council and clubs that are sponsored by specific teachers. Among that teachers explain current things that are going within their classroom that is vital for parents and their kids. Below you will see a screenshot of the mathematics curriculum for their elementary program .

      In the classroom I hope to be a productive educator, in order to do that I would like to utilize my organizational skills within my lesson planning. In order to do this I would like to utilize the Microsoft Suite to use aspects like the presentation tools and the note taking documents along with many other tools so I can make myself as accessible to my students as I possibly can. Also blogging so much everyday has inspired me to create a class blog for students to express their feelings about what is truly going in the classroom without penalties .

       Last week we visited the Sandbox, and there were a couple of things that caught my attention. One of them being the magnetic word game , I believe that is a great way to keep students engaged and learning. Also having the competitive aspect of the game can really encourage students to get involved and win prizes. Another aspect of technology that can be used is the smart board, I feel like so much time can be saved and other things can be accessed with that time . Students can try their creative sides more often and connect with internet while being monitored by the teachers. Thanks again for reading my blog !