Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
IPads in the Classroom
While watching this video I thought of the autistic clients that I work with and how if they had an ipad they might have more independence and active rituals. I believe that the IPad an incredible addition to a classroom for these students who struggle with independent learning. It would be helpful for me as a teacher to have those students doing a similar activity on their IPad as I am working with the rest of the class. It allows that student to work independently giving myself more time to focus on other students rather than struggling with just one. If I could ask Leo's parents one question it would be how has the IPad helped with his learning and education?
My use of mobile technologies are my cell phone and iPod regularly. On my iPod I have puzzle apps and trivia apps that are brain games. I have not looked before to look for educational apps. However I know that my nephew, age 1, really enjoys the doodling app and has learned how to work the app. He has also learned how to go through the pics on the iPod.
I would recommend Scouts Shapes and Colors Farm (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scouts-shapes-colors-farm/id491189168?mt=8) from leapfrog and TeachMe Toddler (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-toddler/id316755410?mt=8 ) for parents who are about to send there children to school to give them a head start. I would recommend TeachMe Kindergarten (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-kindergarten/id336689375?mt=8) for those parents who have children starting school to help keep them learning at home. These apps all assist children with learning colors, shapes, letters and numbers. The children are then learning simple addition, subtraction and spelling.
My use of mobile technologies are my cell phone and iPod regularly. On my iPod I have puzzle apps and trivia apps that are brain games. I have not looked before to look for educational apps. However I know that my nephew, age 1, really enjoys the doodling app and has learned how to work the app. He has also learned how to go through the pics on the iPod.
I would recommend Scouts Shapes and Colors Farm (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scouts-shapes-colors-farm/id491189168?mt=8) from leapfrog and TeachMe Toddler (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-toddler/id316755410?mt=8 ) for parents who are about to send there children to school to give them a head start. I would recommend TeachMe Kindergarten (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachme-kindergarten/id336689375?mt=8) for those parents who have children starting school to help keep them learning at home. These apps all assist children with learning colors, shapes, letters and numbers. The children are then learning simple addition, subtraction and spelling.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Bullying Goes On
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298812/20120215/r-p-glenda-monster-lady-gaga-suicide.htm
It is unreal that bullying continues to worsen and worsen. So many people are part of bullying or being bullied themselves. As a teacher it is important to keep students from bullying because it effects so many lives to the extreme that people are taking their lives.
It is unreal that bullying continues to worsen and worsen. So many people are part of bullying or being bullied themselves. As a teacher it is important to keep students from bullying because it effects so many lives to the extreme that people are taking their lives.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Digital Tools
In class we have been talking about digital tools and how the apply to Bloom's and SAMR.
One of the tools that I discovered that I would actually use is a website called math.com. This site challenges students to take the basics of what they have learned and applying it in different forms.The games on this site challenge the students to get out of the worksheet comfort zone and creatively learn.
One of the tools that I would not use is the site Kids Learning Station. This site is only worksheets that are what the children do over and over again. These worksheets do not challenge the students to analyze, apply or create what they have learned in a new form. These worksheets are only asking the children to remember how to do the same topics over and over. There is no new knowledge being created.
One of the tools that I discovered that I would actually use is a website called math.com. This site challenges students to take the basics of what they have learned and applying it in different forms.The games on this site challenge the students to get out of the worksheet comfort zone and creatively learn.
One of the tools that I would not use is the site Kids Learning Station. This site is only worksheets that are what the children do over and over again. These worksheets do not challenge the students to analyze, apply or create what they have learned in a new form. These worksheets are only asking the children to remember how to do the same topics over and over. There is no new knowledge being created.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
A) Throughout my education we were encouraged to be creative but we were not expected to be creative. In many classes growing up in middle school and highschool we went by the book for our learning. It wasn't until my classes in college that I was encouraged to explore our creativitiy in learning. Exploring and expressing creativity can be done in many ways such as finding the importance of a subject and defining it, creating an artistic design or through writing. Bloom's Taxonomy requires you to apply, explain or display what you have learned in a way different then you learned it. Bloom's idea of explaining what you have learned allows for a deeper understanding. By reapplying what you have learned it goes into your long term memory. Technology has not taken a large part in my schooling because it was not readily available to our district.
B)
B)
- edutopia- I chose to follow edutopia because it has education information that may be useful.
- Scotty McCreery- I chose Scotty because I am a huge fan of his.
- Top Education Tweets- I chose to follow them because they also have useful education information occassionaly.
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