Blog Post 3

Peer Editing

After reading the blog and analyzing the other material required for this blog post I learned a lot about the rules for peer editing. The basic definition of peer editing is "working with someone your own age usually someone in your class to help improving, revise, and edit his or her work". All of the resources provided gave the same three steps to peer editing compliment, give suggestions and corrections. The main idea is to stay positive while giving completing those three steps to peer editing.

There were also more detailed instructions given in order to effectively peer edit. When giving suggestions the resources provided explained some examples of suggestions would be; word choice, details, organization, sentence structure and topic. When giving this suggestion the peer should always remember to stay positive and be specific. The last step to a peer editing is correction some examples of correction that could be made are; punctuation, grammar, sentences and spelling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yXerR7O-Lc&feature=player_detailpage

http://www.slideshare.net/aszardini/tutorial-peer-editing-113187

http://www.slideshare.net/aszardini/tutorial-peer-editing-113187

Blog Post 2

Mr. Dancealot

In, Mr. Dancealot video, I think that central message is that, a student can’t learn from listening to a lecture. Students need to have hands on experience and more project based learning, to better understand the concepts that are being taught. The author of this video really makes his point with the video, because it is obvious that dancing is a very “hands on skill”. I do agree with the author of the video, students need to learn most subjects and skills by actually attempting and working through the material or skill first hand.

Teaching in the 21st Century

In the video he describes teaching, as something more now than it was before. The video states that as educator we are no longer the main source of information we are now more of a filter. The video suggest our role is to provide; content, facts, dates, formula, research, theories, stories, information. The conflict with that is that students now have access to that information at their fingertips all the time. So the role as a teacher has shifted. We no longer provide all the information. Now it is our job to teach students how to use the information overload they have access too. Teachers have to embrace the information students already have and teach them to use their resources correctly. The video also gives examples of other subjects that have to be taught to students for example; plagiarism, slander, copyright, crowdsourcing etc. I believe Roberts is correct in his way of thinking that the ways of teaching in the 21st century are different. I hope to use the new technology in my future classroom. I think it will be my responsibility to help students understand their tech resources, but also to teach them to filter through and find the accurate information. Even in the elementary level I would love to use some of the resources shown in this video such as podcast, google docs, you tube etc.

Networked Student

I found the video very interesting, all the different ways this student connected and gathered information independently but with the support of his teacher in a nontraditional way. The answer the question” why did the networked student need a teacher?” did not surprise me very much. I believe that as educators that is always or role to allow our students to work through information and guide them however needed. Educators are not doing their students any justice by handing them the needed answers or information easily.

Harness your Students Digital Smarts

I believe the thesis of the video is like the teacher said at the end of the video that she believes in “turning school upside down and empowering students to share with other students”. Meaning that she doesn’t believe in the concept that a teacher has to master a topic or skill before she teaches that concept or skill to the students, she likes the idea of allowing the students to learn and teach as well. I really found the information in the video inspiring and knowledgeable. I have never even heard of “digital citizenship” which they were working on in the video. I really think that it is beneficial for students to learn from one another, and it doesn’t always have to be the teacher in the driver seat.

Flipping the classroom

I think the idea of “flipping the classroom” is very useful and it is more like what we do in college, which would prepare students for a college experience. I also think that it can only be effective if students and parents are active participants in the idea. I can see a lot of parents being not on board with this type of idea. I personally am a parent and a future teacher and love the idea, I think there is a lot of valuable time wasted in the classroom explaining and teaching the basic ideas of a topic when those could be taught via videos. Making the students watch the videos and complete the practice problems and come to school prepared for the lesson, teaches them accountability and responsibility.

Bringing the Locker Room Into the Classroom

This is my favorite of all the resources for this weeks blog assignments. I love the idea of engaging our students in the same way the coaches are in the locker room. If every student was just as active in the classroom learning as they were in the locker room or at practice of the sport that they choose to participate in, the possibilities of learning levels are bound to be increased. The idea of "teaching the system" which sounds so simple. But as students we can think about when we start a new class and how much time we actually spend trying to figure out how the class works. I can recall spending more time trying to figure out "the system of the class" than the actual material for the class. 

Blog Post 1

 I have taken EDM 310 previously, so I have a good idea of what to expect from the class. With that being said I am still fearful about the class because I obviously wasn't successful the first time. The class requires a lot of time and "tech" knowledge that I am not familiar with, and really doesn't compare to any other class that I have taken before. I think time management and learning how to do things I haven't done before are going to be the most difficult aspect of EDM 310. I think the best way for me to tackle the most difficult aspects of EDM 310, is to stay organized, keep up with current assignments and give myself enough time to get help with projects that require to learn a new skill. I don't have any specific questions right now, but I am sure once assignments start rolling in I will have plenty of questions.  

Practice Blog

I am 29 years old, I have lived in several different places including Pensacola, Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Montgomery, AL. I recently moved back to Mobile from Denison, Texas I had lived in Texas for the last 5 years. I moved to Texas 5 years ago from Montgomery because I had my second daughter who was born with major health issues, and had to transferred to "Children's Medical Center" in Dallas, TX. She is healthy now and so we moved back to Mobile, Al over the summer. This is my second semester at South, and I am attending USA because it is convenient, and offers the education major that I am desiring.

I am a single mother of three children I have a 10 year old daughter, 7 year old daughter and a 4
year old son. Raising my children is my primary focus in life at this point, along with obtaining my teaching degree. I also enjoy riding 4 wheelers with my friends in family. I enjoy cooking, I love having friends and family over and cooking for them.


When I started college I was a nursing major, but found myself being a single mom of three small children and started seeking other alternatives. While coaching my daughters church league of basketball one season, I felt so passionate about helping young children. I had a good feeling being a inspiration to the kids on the team. One little boy in particular, whom had a terrible home life, but I really connected with helped me to decided that education major is where I needed to go with my life. The fact that I will have the same schedule as my children also encouraged me to enter the field of education.