Final C4T Summary

C4T assignments are pretty interesting. I enjoyed seeing and reading professional teachers blogs. I know it was new to some of them like it was me but it was nice seeing them work on it. Some of the ones that have been doing this for a while were really impressive. It was something to shoot for one day when I become a professional teacher.

Final PLN Summary

PLN is another thing I doubted when I started this class but once again I have came around. I enjoy my PLN so much it is my home page. I am always adjusting it like Dr. Strange said we would. I currently have my PLN on Symbaloo set up as my class info in the upper left corner, my entertainment Items in the upper right, my daily needs stuff is in my lower right corner, and in my lower left corner is the stuff I use in for my job. I really do appreciate Dr. Strange for introducing this concept and I hope to continue to use it. 

FINAL C4K SUMMARY

The C4K assignments have been my favorite part of this class. It is always interesting seeing young children doing blogs at such a young age. In the beginning of the semester I was a little uneasy about it but then I learned how monitored they were by their teachers and parents. I can honestly say now I would not mind having my children one day take part in blogging at school.

The past few C4K assignments have been my favorite. The lasting was commenting on Alice and Wonderland. It was amazing seeing a young girl get the underlining meaning of the story. The other interesting one was the Flat Brianna assignment. It was a typical Flat Stanly project but hearing of how she wanted to send it to her Grandfather was the best part. The oldest C4K assignment involved Sharon and the video of the crocodile attaching the baby elephant. She knew it was part of life but she still wanted the older elephants to save the baby.

PROJECT #15

Blog Post #13

ALEX (Alabama Learning Exchange) is a very interesting website. ALEX is a website that should be used by every teacher in Alabama. It is set up as a one stop teaching tool for all teachers. It is designed for teachers to share ideas, lesson plans, techniques, and materials. It is an open form for teacher to better prepare themselves and to pick up new ideas.

I have never heard of it but I am glad I spent the time to explore. I probably did not do it justice in exploring it because I know there is so much more information on the website that I did not see. There was tons of information on the website for teachers to use but the sad part is I bet most teachers in Alabama do not know about this website. I believe if this website was used by all teachers they would greatly appreciate it. I know one day I hope to use this website. It is truly a priceless piece of material.

Blog Post #12

Where We Stand . Testing: No Child Left Behind
Watch the Video form a PBS Episode:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wherewestand/reports/testing-no-child-left-behind/video-report/27/

Report back on your blog how you feel and what should be done about this hot topic in education. Also tell how technology could be affected by these poor test grades and if modernized teaching techniques could be the cause for these low scores.




I firmly disagree with everything No Child Left Behind stands for. I feel it puts students at a disadvantage and it also punishes the teachers. The grading system the government uses is also unfair and needs to be modernized. The government does not take into account the students in special education or with special needs.  I know this class is based on technology in the classroom and that would be directly affected if funding was cut for poor scores. Therefore it is hard for me to go against the standard way of teaching at least until the standardized testing is changed.

Progress Report on Final Project

Our final project is coming along slowly but surely. We are playing with the idea of doing a podcast instruction manual/user guide. We would also include a written version. If we are on the right path please let us know.

Results and Summary on Project #6

https://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=0Aqwl77EXVqFedDdSZFc4R21ZUEo3VlpqVnItOGZDNHc&hl=en&gridId=0#chart

The results of my survey were interesting but what I expected from this University and its students. Being that we are at University form the South I knew everyone would know we have a football program here at South. The other part that did not shock me was that just a little over half the students in the survey have attended a game here at South. You can tell that is true by the amount of students that attend the football games. One thing that was encouraging about  the survey was that 83% of the people surveyed thought a stadium on campus would help with attendance. I have to agree with this response and think that a stadium should already be in the works. That is if we want to be considered a really football program and one that should be reckoned with.

BLOG POST #11

Ms. Cassidy is a very interesting lady. She does not seem scared to push the limit on what her students can do. I do like to see that her students are involved and interested in the technology she offers. I know the she is way a head of the game in regards to what her students can do. I it does help her students later on in life by having a good foundation in technology early since everywhere we turn now of days involves some form of technology. I hope Ms. Cassidy keeps up her ways of teaching her kids the uses and advantages of technology.

When I look at what Ms. Cassidy is doing with her students I really do not see to many connection with what I plan on doing in my classes. I plan to be a science or health teacher and both of those only really need technology for doing research. Skype, twitter, and etc. really will not play apart in my teaching style. I'm not say you should not use these wonderful things I just do not think I will be using them. I would also not want to deal with the administration of my school and have all those permission letter be sent out.

Summary Post C4T

This C4T summary was a little more interesting then the last one. I think this is due to the fact that this batch of teachers was more interesting. My most resent teacher was the best. He really stressed the the teacher and students relationship and how the world is lacking them. He Really seemed to be a really good teacher who was in touch with his students and his teaching abilities. I just hope that one day I can build relationships like that with my students.

C4K Summary Two

Now this were some easy assignments. They were both fun and interesting. Just wanting to be a teacher means you have a soft spot in your heart for kids. The majority of my assignment in this section was associated younger kids. Most of the time it show cased their art work and their storytelling abilities. As a whole my comments focused on how well they did and how they needed to keep up the hard work. I hope they enjoy my comments as much as I did writing them.