It doesn't even feel like 6 weeks of the semester has already gone by. The ending of this tech course.. I must say is bittersweet. I am currently sitting in my last tech class for the semester and so much is going through my head right now!
I cannot believe that it was just six weeks ago that I looked at the course outline and went "woah... I don't know if I'm going to be able to do all of this.. it seems so complicated." I wouldn't consider myself someone that is bad with technology. However, when I saw the outline of this course.. I was doubting whether I should consider myself tech-savvy or not because more than half of the requirements were done by apps/programs that I wasn't familiar with.
But, hey.. I MADE IT! I feel so much more comfortable working with these apps now, I actually can't wait to use them in my classroom. I think the thing that scared me the most about this course was the TedTalk. However, it ended up being so much fun to do that I didn't realize how hard it was because I actually enjoyed doing it. I am actually sad that this course has come to an end but I am so thankful for it. I have been introduced to so many new tools that will be useful for me a future educator, I cannot wait to integrate technology into my own classroom!
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
It's not tablet.. it's PADLET
While completing this weeks weekly badges, an excellent tool that I came across and thought would be beneficial to use in my classroom is “Padlet.”
This is an amazing website for online discussions. The teacher could pose a question that she wants all the students in the classroom to answer. Students can choose to answer anonymously or with their name.
I believe that this is a great tool to use to figure out answers to research questions, discussion questions, student thoughts/opinions, to take a survey, etc. I chose this tool for my research question because I thought it would be great for those students that do not want to attach their name to their response. It is also neat how other students get to see their peers responses since the tool updates with new responses right away.
This is an amazing website for online discussions. The teacher could pose a question that she wants all the students in the classroom to answer. Students can choose to answer anonymously or with their name.
I believe that this is a great tool to use to figure out answers to research questions, discussion questions, student thoughts/opinions, to take a survey, etc. I chose this tool for my research question because I thought it would be great for those students that do not want to attach their name to their response. It is also neat how other students get to see their peers responses since the tool updates with new responses right away.
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Progressions of the Genius Hour project
Today I got started on my trailer for my TedTalk. At first, I was nervous about how to put it together because I do not have much experience working with videos. When Mr. Potts showed us examples of past work, it made me even more nervous because those videos looked amazing and difficult to put together.
However, I just discovered a program called "Animato" and it honestly makes me feel so much better.
This program makes putting together pictures and videos so easy! I know that my end result is going to be something that I am proud of.
While doing research for my project, I came to a better understanding as to why procrastination happens. It is interesting to see other people's perspective on it and some of the different forms they do it. I was having trouble getting started on a script for my TedTalk. I do not know whether it would be a great idea to make a script or to just do the talk off the top of my head. Putting together a script however seems to be difficult and I do not want my TedTalk to sound like a reading. I will have to figure out what to do by the next Genius Hour.
Many of the questions that I had were easy to answer through a couple Google searches. I feel more like a Tech Whiz as each week passes because I am no longer uncomfortable with anything being learnt in class! I can't believe we are approaching the end of this course soon. :(
However, I just discovered a program called "Animato" and it honestly makes me feel so much better.
This program makes putting together pictures and videos so easy! I know that my end result is going to be something that I am proud of.
While doing research for my project, I came to a better understanding as to why procrastination happens. It is interesting to see other people's perspective on it and some of the different forms they do it. I was having trouble getting started on a script for my TedTalk. I do not know whether it would be a great idea to make a script or to just do the talk off the top of my head. Putting together a script however seems to be difficult and I do not want my TedTalk to sound like a reading. I will have to figure out what to do by the next Genius Hour.
Many of the questions that I had were easy to answer through a couple Google searches. I feel more like a Tech Whiz as each week passes because I am no longer uncomfortable with anything being learnt in class! I can't believe we are approaching the end of this course soon. :(
It's QUIZ TIME
Please click this link below to complete a quiz based on the story "Thank you, Mr. Falker." Anyone that wishes to complete this quiz should click the link in the description and follow along with the story in order to be able to answer the questions! :)
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Inspiring Tuesdays
Although Tuesdays are my longest days, I look forward to them because of tech class. I am always so shocked with the amount of information and useful tools I walk out with every class! Tech is just such an amazing class to attend and I do not want the end to ever come.
Today in class we learnt a number of different things. First, we started off with adding two more slides to Powtoon. I've gotten a tad bit better at using Powtoon but there are a lot of tools that I still need to get used to. However, I do feel much more comfortable using it now compared to how I felt the first time I used it.
We also watched a Ted Talk featuring Sugata Mitra. His research was very informative. He explained how children work well when they are together because this allows them to learn from each other. He also mentioned the importance that technology has on education and how it could benefit students in terms of their own research. Mr. Mitra's TedTalk makes it intimidating to do mine because his was just so amazing. I like how he incorporated videos of the students he was talking about.. this is something that I will probably be doing with mine!
Our professor also introduced us to Plickers, which is an app used to take up surveys or multiple choice questions. Each student can be assigned with their own card to answer the question being asked (each card is shaped differently and lettered from a-d). This ensures confidentiality and confidence to students because they know that only the teacher can see how they answered the question. I thought this was a pretty neat app that I will definitely be using it in my classroom! Overall, I enjoyed this class as it taught me something new.. just like every week!
Today in class we learnt a number of different things. First, we started off with adding two more slides to Powtoon. I've gotten a tad bit better at using Powtoon but there are a lot of tools that I still need to get used to. However, I do feel much more comfortable using it now compared to how I felt the first time I used it.
We also watched a Ted Talk featuring Sugata Mitra. His research was very informative. He explained how children work well when they are together because this allows them to learn from each other. He also mentioned the importance that technology has on education and how it could benefit students in terms of their own research. Mr. Mitra's TedTalk makes it intimidating to do mine because his was just so amazing. I like how he incorporated videos of the students he was talking about.. this is something that I will probably be doing with mine!
Our professor also introduced us to Plickers, which is an app used to take up surveys or multiple choice questions. Each student can be assigned with their own card to answer the question being asked (each card is shaped differently and lettered from a-d). This ensures confidentiality and confidence to students because they know that only the teacher can see how they answered the question. I thought this was a pretty neat app that I will definitely be using it in my classroom! Overall, I enjoyed this class as it taught me something new.. just like every week!
Monday, 26 September 2016
What I Have Learned About Copyright
Prior to reading the number of articles I was assigned to
read, I had no idea that copyright came with many rules and regulations. Copyright
exists to protect work that people have produced. It is to give people credit
for their work and to outline the importance of using their permission to use
their work. One thing I will definitely be aware of while teaching in the
classroom is the creative common license. Prior to showing videos in my
classrooms, I will make sure that the videos I want to show have this license.
To be completely honest, I had no idea that such a license existed. I will also
make my students aware of this license so they are using the appropriate
images/texts for their own work and to make sure they are able to cite things correctly. It would be a good idea to have a lesson about
copyright and then have an activity followed by the lesson to see if they know
the difference between what is appropriate to use in their work and what is
not.
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Katy Reed. (September 16, 2015). Children In Classroom
[Online Image]. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2dncE8g
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Syed Abdul Khalid. (July 7, 2008). Giraffe@Zirafah [Online
Image]. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/2dtLRaU
These two pictures are examples of proper citation! |
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