Sunday, February 23, 2014
Blog Post 6
PLNs What are they? How can they be used? Built?
PLN stands for Personal Learning Network. PLNs provide a source for teachers to connect and link together in amazing ways. PLNS allow teachers from all over to link useful information together and share with one another in the education community. I had never even heard of PLNs before this blog assignment. I think this resource is so interesting and very efficient in organizing a lot of resources and apps in one centralized location.
When you create your own PLN using a website like Symbaloo you can add different apps or "tiles" to create your own personalized PLN. I created mine and uploaded some of my favorite websites such as twitter, facebook, Pinterest, You Tube etc. Then I also added some new resources that I found through the search engine on the site.
PLN stands for Personal Learning Network. PLNs provide a source for teachers to connect and link together in amazing ways. PLNS allow teachers from all over to link useful information together and share with one another in the education community. I had never even heard of PLNs before this blog assignment. I think this resource is so interesting and very efficient in organizing a lot of resources and apps in one centralized location.
When you create your own PLN using a website like Symbaloo you can add different apps or "tiles" to create your own personalized PLN. I created mine and uploaded some of my favorite websites such as twitter, facebook, Pinterest, You Tube etc. Then I also added some new resources that I found through the search engine on the site.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Blog Post 5
The video interviews on Project Based Learning with Dr. Strange and Anthony Capps gave a lot of information on how Mr. Capps a real and current 3rd grade teacher used PBL in his classroom. Anthony teaches third grade in Gulf Shores, AL just a short drive away from here in Mobile. Mr. Capps explained how as teachers through PBL we must allow the students to learn the content through the project, rather than reflect on content through the project. He also explained that the students need to feel the reward and satisfaction of their own success in learning new material in the project. Mr. Capps gave many examples of different projects he had used in his classroom, and suggested that not all projects are going to go exactly as planned. But he also encouraged the listeners that "student choice" is key to making the Project Based Learning experience successful.
In the video "Tips for Teachers Part 1" Dr. Strange and Mr. Capps both gave some very good insight and tips for teachers who are just starting out in the education world. - always be a learner - teachers hobby is continuously learning and studying how to be a better teacher -teaching is hard but rewarding - flexibility is key - starting with the end in mind - get kids engaged 100% engagement is the goal - Reflection and revise when needed
In the video "Don't teach tech use it" Dr. Strange and Mr. Capps talked about how as teachers we should not incorporate how to use technology in our curriculum. That instead we should just use the technology in our lessons and allow the students to work through how to use it. Mr. Capps referred to this as a scaffolding start with a simpler form of technology and gradually build up to something more complex.
Until this class I had never heard of "icurio" and listening the way that Mr. Capps used this resource in his classroom I am simply amazed. Mr. Capps explained that his students use the icurio as a search engine to search text, audio and video. But he also explained that a good feature was that students and teachers could store content with out fear of losing the work.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Blog 4
What do we need to know about asking questions to be an effective teacher?
After looking over all the resources for blog assignment 4 I realize that asking questions effectively is vital to being a effective teacher. I have set in countless classrooms where the teacher waits till the last 5 minutes of class and ask the class if they have any questions. I know see how ineffective that strategy is. As a future teacher I hope to use more effective questions asking to enhance my students though process. I like the suggestions used in one of the resources given to always ask a variety of different questions.
Some things to remember while planning questions to ask who will you call on, what type of questions will you ask. If the teacher calls on one student does the other students thought process stop because the pressure is off of them? The resources say yes so this is a less effective way to ask questions. I really like the idea of asking a question then pausing for a few moments so that the entire class was the time to process the questions before the teacher calls on the chosen student.
I hope to use all this information to teach my student and ask question effectively. Ask questions often using different types of questions and calling randomly so that everyone gets a chance to answer at some point.
After looking over all the resources for blog assignment 4 I realize that asking questions effectively is vital to being a effective teacher. I have set in countless classrooms where the teacher waits till the last 5 minutes of class and ask the class if they have any questions. I know see how ineffective that strategy is. As a future teacher I hope to use more effective questions asking to enhance my students though process. I like the suggestions used in one of the resources given to always ask a variety of different questions.
Some things to remember while planning questions to ask who will you call on, what type of questions will you ask. If the teacher calls on one student does the other students thought process stop because the pressure is off of them? The resources say yes so this is a less effective way to ask questions. I really like the idea of asking a question then pausing for a few moments so that the entire class was the time to process the questions before the teacher calls on the chosen student.
I hope to use all this information to teach my student and ask question effectively. Ask questions often using different types of questions and calling randomly so that everyone gets a chance to answer at some point.
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