Blog Post 16 Final Reflection

Blog Post 14 and 15

         Strengths                                              Weaknesses
      Always willing to learn                      Lack of experience of teaching
      Time management                              Getting to attached with the student's
      Very organized and prepared             

I love the idea of project based learning! I will defiantly learn different ways I could incorporate project based learning in my future classroom.  PBL is a great way to keep my future students engaged, let them be creative, and work with others.



"How to make an audio QR Code"

        This is a great video to show you how to make an audio QR Code. I have never used the QR code before, but this is a great video for those who use QR Codes or who has never used QR Codes.

"iPad in the Reading Center"

       This video Mrs. Ginger Tuck teaches her students to record themselves reading their story. After recording their story they will replay it and re-reads the story. I love how she is incorporating the iPad in her classroom. Now just about every classroom uses an iPad and this video shows you a way to use an iPad in your classroom.

"nPopplet as a Center"

        Here is another video of Mrs. Ginger Tuck. In this video she is demonstrating how to use Popplet. Popplet is a tool, that allows you to create graphic organizers, timelines, and helps students learn visually. This is great for students to relationships between them.

"How to  make an iMovie Trailer"

          In this video Mrs. Ginger Tuck shows how to use iMovie. This is a great video for teachers who do not believe children do not understand technology. This video is for Kindergartens and it shows you what they made! Children are quick learners, and this video proves they can learn to use technology.

"Mrs. Shirley’s 1st Grade Class: How to use and build a Board in DE for a Project Based Lesson"

       Mrs. Shirley's shares how she uses Discovery Education for a Project Based Learning Lesson. The student explains what Mrs. Shirley has done and what she is doing. The child explains how she built the board and reads the story that was written out loud. 

"Twitters for Educators"

     This video is an interview by Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Bennett, and Dr. Strange. They are discussing how Twitter is changing the way teachers and learning. They mention Tom Whitby, who talks about how we educators have to learn the 21st century. I agree, with this syaing because verything has just about became about technology.

"We all Become Learners"

      Dr. Strange is interviewing Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Bennett talks about how a student showed her how to take a picture with an iPad. They discussed Padlet, where a student can create a board and have others comment it on it.

C4Tp #4

    Mrs. Tolisano, "The Possibilities of Student Blogging" is talking about the possibility of blogging with your students. This video is a great way for students to improve on their writing skills and learn how to take criticism. Quad-blogging is definitely new to me, but I see how it can help students. Having other students who are not in their classroom comment on their blog is a great idea. Lets them get comments form all over the world and gives them more confidence with a world wide viewing.

      Mrs. Tolisano, "Building Good C.U.L.T.U.R.E." is talking about collaborating and sharing. This conversation is a way to understand sketching someone else's work. This post is really short and does not give a lot of details. Basically the blogger has been using this in school leadership and was getting Mrs. Tolisano's opinion.

C4Ta #4

     In Mr. John Spencer, most recent post, he posted about "Fifteen Ways to Engage Reluctant Writers". Mr. Spencer discusses 15 ways to engage reluctant writers. He is trying to get people to want to write and he explains different techniques to use. My favorite technique out of the 15 is adding a visual prompt. I am a visual learner so this definitely would help me come up with more to write. By being able to have a visual prompt, I could look at the object anyway I see fit.

In Mr. John Spencer, most recent post, he posted about "Media Criticism Questions".  Mr. Spencer discusses a group of questions to think about technology and our world. These questions really get your mind going and makes you wonder about some of these answers. These questions would be great to add to a lesson depending on the age group of your students.

Part 2 Blog Post 5

              I have added two more to my Personal Learning Network. I have added Mary Berelson, she blogs about several different things to help teachers. Nicki Newton, she post several different math websites, and has great math lesson plans she shares with us. I have looked for other PLN but so far I have not been satisfied with the ones I have looked at. I try to find one that is combined with all the subjects and has great lesson plans, but I have not succeeded yet.

Project 12b

Blog Post 12

Project 10

Blog Post 13

I have to create an assignment in my area of specialty. Since, I am majoring in Elementary Education I will be covering all topics. My favorite subject to teach would be Math.

Topic: How does iPad help with teaching Math?

I feel it is important for all schools to start using technology from kindergarten and up. Demo of Complete Grade 4 (Math, English, Science) on iPad, this is a great video to show how Kindergarten students can learn by using technology.

The assignment: Choose three different iPad apps that would be a great learning tool for Math.

The first app I chose was Splash Math. Splash Math has any Elementary grade level for your child. It is fun and engaging, and it sends you a weekly progress report on how the child is doing. It automatically is linked to the Common Core Standard. So now you know your child is doing their level of Math.

The second app I chose was Einstein Math Academy.This is where a monkey that looks like Einstein who leads with other monkeys. If you get the answer correct you will be rewarded with gold or silver pieces. They will be added to your overall score. This has four different modes, and if you do not know how to add or subtract they can just learn what they look like.

The third app I chose was Marble Math Junior. This math app you have to navigate through a maze, with three difficult levels. This app lets you customize the games, on what the child needs the most help with.

C4Ta #3

        In Mrs. Diane Dahle most recent blog, she posted about "Engaging Brains: How to Enhance Learning by Teaching Kids About Neuroplasticity". Mrs. Dahle is talking about how the brain changes during learning and how this has positive effects once the students learn about neuroplasticity. Lesson learning changes structure and function of the brain can engage students and teach them to take charge of their learning.  So remember when a student is having difficulty it is not because they can't learn, but because they need more practice.

          In Mrs. Diane Dahle second most recent blog, she posted about "What does neuroplasticity research suggest about the potential of all students to master the 4Cs?". Mrs. Dahle is talking about how every student has the brain power and potential to learn. I agree with this, every child can learn just some need more motivation than others. By reading, listening, and watching we observe and learn different things everyday. Everything we learn is helpful in some point of our life, it just depend on how we use it.

C4Tp #3

         Mrs. Tolisano, "Blogging as Pedagogy: Facilitate Learning" is talking about how blogging should not be isolated project. Blogging can be used for any kind of learning no matter the grade level or subject. Blogging helps give and receive feedback without having to be there in person. Blogging is great to teach writing and reading.

           Mrs. Tolisano, "Documenting FOR Learning" is talking about how she has always documented everything. Mrs. Tolisano explains it is in her blood, she explains it serves a bigger picture in education. I agree with Mrs. Tolisano, without documenting we would not know half the things we know now! For educators you have to document so many things, such as; lesson plans, grades, and so many other things. This post is great for teachers and students!