Review the widget you selected. Are you getting comfortable with embedding code? Do you belong to other online communities? Are relationships formed online as meaningful as face-to-face relationships? Why do you think Facebook and other social networking sites are so popular with kids today?
I just did a simple widget that countdowns the days left of my 8th graders middle school career. At this point embedding codes is very easy. Knowing the websites that provide the widgets to search is going to be the part that I will forget. I may have to put a link on my blog to link myself to them.
I do belong to Facebook and prior to that I belonged to MySpace. Obviously online relationships are not as meaningful as face-to-face relationships. I think that they are popular because they are easier and you can be involved in many at one time with the status feeds and what not. It is like talking to all of your friends at once. I also feel that for kids it has become a status thing...how many friends can I get...which I find a bit unhealthy. These social networks expand their students range of communication. People miles away can be involved with each other on a daily basis.
Monday, January 30, 2012
THING 11
What do you like / dislike about leaving comments? How did you feel when you received your first comment? Why do you think commenting is so important in online communities? What might this mean for students who share their writing online?
I love reading what other people are experiencing when completing this program. Leaving comments just adds to that opportunity. The dialogue that can come from commenting back and forth is endless and streamlined...without interruptions that occur with verbal communicating.
I haven't received a comment yet...so I don't know how I will feel.
Student's already use this format quite regularly so I feel it will be very familiar to them and an easy venue for them to feel comfortable. However, I do worry about the sensitivity the students have for each other and their ownership for their comments. I feel kids say meaner things when there is a computer in front of them rather than a real person. As I have stated in earlier blogs this will need to be dealt with and behavior taught before using it as a part of the classroom learning.
I love reading what other people are experiencing when completing this program. Leaving comments just adds to that opportunity. The dialogue that can come from commenting back and forth is endless and streamlined...without interruptions that occur with verbal communicating.
I haven't received a comment yet...so I don't know how I will feel.
Student's already use this format quite regularly so I feel it will be very familiar to them and an easy venue for them to feel comfortable. However, I do worry about the sensitivity the students have for each other and their ownership for their comments. I feel kids say meaner things when there is a computer in front of them rather than a real person. As I have stated in earlier blogs this will need to be dealt with and behavior taught before using it as a part of the classroom learning.
THING 10
Add comments to the video you embedded. Why did you select it? Were you also able to download a video?
I selected the video on graphing using slope and y-intercept because I am using it in my classroom this week so it was useful to me immediately. I was really surprised how quick it was to embed the video onto my blog. I can see using this option. Downloading a video is a bit more difficult but I can see the advantage of having the video permanently in case it was not longer available. However, I will be more likely just to use the embedding option.
I selected the video on graphing using slope and y-intercept because I am using it in my classroom this week so it was useful to me immediately. I was really surprised how quick it was to embed the video onto my blog. I can see using this option. Downloading a video is a bit more difficult but I can see the advantage of having the video permanently in case it was not longer available. However, I will be more likely just to use the embedding option.
THING 9
What do you like or dislike about YouTube? Did you find videos that would be useful for teaching and learning? Is YouTube restricted in your building?
YouTube is a great resource for teachers, students and parents. I use them regularly in a tutorial fashion. It is sometimes difficult to screen and I am at times nervous when using it with students, mostly due to the advertisements of videos you are not even watching. However, students handle it well and it is easy to work around. YouTube has recently been unrestricted in the building which makes it much better to implement and use in lesson planning.
YouTube is a great resource for teachers, students and parents. I use them regularly in a tutorial fashion. It is sometimes difficult to screen and I am at times nervous when using it with students, mostly due to the advertisements of videos you are not even watching. However, students handle it well and it is easy to work around. YouTube has recently been unrestricted in the building which makes it much better to implement and use in lesson planning.
THING 8
In the same post in which you placed your creation, briefly describe your experience completing Thing 8. Which of these tools intrigues you and why? Was it easy, frustrating, time-consuming, fun? Share some of your ideas for using the images you can create.
I use the spell with Flickr function to make the word 'mathematics' as a part of my heading on my blog. It was very easy to use and a lot of fun. The hardest part was formatting my blog to fit the mashed word onto one line of my blog. Once that was done all was pretty quick and painless. I think I could have tons of fun with this. I can definitely see myself using this feature to liven up my blog page!
I use the spell with Flickr function to make the word 'mathematics' as a part of my heading on my blog. It was very easy to use and a lot of fun. The hardest part was formatting my blog to fit the mashed word onto one line of my blog. Once that was done all was pretty quick and painless. I think I could have tons of fun with this. I can definitely see myself using this feature to liven up my blog page!
THING 7
Think of ways you may be able to use Flickr in the classroom or in your work and share your ideas. What issues might you face?
I like the idea of uploading a photo and giving a prompt for students to respond to. However, I am not sure I would use this often for any other reason. I am also very nervous about this process with copyright laws. I am familiar with several photo sites, but this is my first time on Flickr.
I like the idea of uploading a photo and giving a prompt for students to respond to. However, I am not sure I would use this often for any other reason. I am also very nervous about this process with copyright laws. I am familiar with several photo sites, but this is my first time on Flickr.
THING 6
Create a post on your blog about one of the photos you downloaded. Why did you choose a particular photo? What is it about the photo that you found interesting? Be sure to include the image in your post. Use Blogger's photo upload feature to do this.
I choose this picture because kids always doubt the need for math and they idolize musicians. By posting the picture and asking them why they might think that a musician may need math skills requires them to think about their own question.
I choose this picture because kids always doubt the need for math and they idolize musicians. By posting the picture and asking them why they might think that a musician may need math skills requires them to think about their own question.
THING 5
RSS can be a difficult concept for some to grasp right away - what questions do you have? It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of blogs out there - how do you handle information overload and how do you think RSS might help with that? Find anything in your searching that you'd recommend to others?
I am still questioning the whole feed thing with RSS but hope that with more practice I will become more confident. I appreciate the idea that I can subscribe to several blogs and get info from them in a streamline fashion. A little click and I am there :) My favorite blog so far I found was on homework and the every changing beliefs of giving and checking it.
I am still questioning the whole feed thing with RSS but hope that with more practice I will become more confident. I appreciate the idea that I can subscribe to several blogs and get info from them in a streamline fashion. A little click and I am there :) My favorite blog so far I found was on homework and the every changing beliefs of giving and checking it.
THING 4
How might you use RSS in your personal or professional life? Which method of subscribing do you prefer? What didn't work or doesn't make sense?
RSS is still a bit confusing to me, but I am working on it. I find it a bit time consuming to view blogs and decide which ones you want to follow. I am curious to see how the feed it once I am getting the updates from the three blogs I selected. My favorite method to subscribe was copying the url and pasting into the subscribe button on my Google reader page. I did get everything to work, but time will tell if it is a smooth process for me to continue using.
RSS is still a bit confusing to me, but I am working on it. I find it a bit time consuming to view blogs and decide which ones you want to follow. I am curious to see how the feed it once I am getting the updates from the three blogs I selected. My favorite method to subscribe was copying the url and pasting into the subscribe button on my Google reader page. I did get everything to work, but time will tell if it is a smooth process for me to continue using.
How might a blog support the work you do? How might you use a blog
with students? How might they respond to a blog assignment? What
concerns do you have about educational blogging?
I think I would use a blog most for reteaching by posting instructional videos. I can also see using it for general news and homework posts. That would keep parents and students updated regularly and take out the guess work. When it comes to students responding, I would probably use more logical reasoning and/or problem solving type scenarios. I am concerned about the monitoring of student responses, but through awareness and teaching the behavior I would hope it would eliminate most of those concerns.
I think I would use a blog most for reteaching by posting instructional videos. I can also see using it for general news and homework posts. That would keep parents and students updated regularly and take out the guess work. When it comes to students responding, I would probably use more logical reasoning and/or problem solving type scenarios. I am concerned about the monitoring of student responses, but through awareness and teaching the behavior I would hope it would eliminate most of those concerns.
Why are you participating in 23 Things? What do you hope to learn?
What new insights did you have during Thing 1? How does writing on the
Internet, knowing anyone could read it, change how you write or feel
about writing?
I have begun working through the technology training offered by 23 things. Creating this blog is part of the 2nd task I am given.
Our students lives are saturated with technology. Although it is challenging the reward of centering our curriculum around technology is intriguing. Students would love it! The first two things of the program do a good job explaining and introducing the relevance of taking the time to create more lessons that are just as saturated with technology as the learners everyday lives.
One of the most difficult things to deal with when opening up our learners to the technology available to them is the public availability of the things they read and write. A broader audience and less privacy can lead to challenges that we have to be aware of and attempt to be proactive rather than reactive. It adds a dynamic to our lesson planning that MUST be tackled prior to lesson implementation. I look forward to working toward this.
I have begun working through the technology training offered by 23 things. Creating this blog is part of the 2nd task I am given.
Our students lives are saturated with technology. Although it is challenging the reward of centering our curriculum around technology is intriguing. Students would love it! The first two things of the program do a good job explaining and introducing the relevance of taking the time to create more lessons that are just as saturated with technology as the learners everyday lives.
One of the most difficult things to deal with when opening up our learners to the technology available to them is the public availability of the things they read and write. A broader audience and less privacy can lead to challenges that we have to be aware of and attempt to be proactive rather than reactive. It adds a dynamic to our lesson planning that MUST be tackled prior to lesson implementation. I look forward to working toward this.
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