http://www.education.mcgill.ca/edu-e3ftoption/alex/Planning.html
This teaching portfolio is a good example of electronic portofilio, because Mrs. Roche uses her teaching philosphy and much more. She has posted pictures and other artifacts. Mrs. Rouche also leaves a lesson plan on Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories and the story is linked to the other lesson plans. Mrs. Rouche provides steps to creating a lesson. She got input from other student teachers in Westmount Park. Mrs. Rouche has classroom mangagement established and explained out in her portfolio. Lastly, she provides an example of the assessment of her students in the third marking period.
http://sites.google.com/site/stephanieladner/
I thought that Stephanie Ladner's teaching portfolio was not a very good example of a portfolio. There was no assessment portion in her portfolio or collaboration with other teachers. Comparing Stephanie's portfolio to Mrs. Rouche's I like Mrs. Rouche's because it went into detail and went step by step. I thought this portfolio could have been better if she added maybe a lesson plan, comments from other teachers, and an assesssment or two.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Technology Notebook
The technology notebook project was interesting to see what is out there for teachers who know how to use the resources in the classrooms to help the students understand the information. There are new technologies out there each and every day. The children today have had the technology at their fingertips thier whole lives and it is amazing once you put that in their hand what they can come up with.
I was really surprised when I read Kevin's Power Point that the post secondary schools use the technology than the younger generations. I understanding waiting to use the technology in the post secondary classes so that the students can gather the information and bring it to their classroom when he or she becomes a teacher.
When we have this technology at our finger tips why do teachers not let students use the technology? This does not make sense of any kind, because why limit the children from growing? This is what comes to mind after Katie's video. I enjoyed the video and I believe that the children in schools are important to this generation and the technology could be used to expand learning across the Internet.
Adam's Crenshaw High School was interesting to me that they take at-risk students and help them develop video games. The multimedia projects have helped the students score on the proficient level or above in No Child Left Behind. The multimedia project has engaged the students and has helped the students at risk. This generation is good with technologies and that is how the students become engaged and motivated in schools.
I was really surprised when I read Kevin's Power Point that the post secondary schools use the technology than the younger generations. I understanding waiting to use the technology in the post secondary classes so that the students can gather the information and bring it to their classroom when he or she becomes a teacher.
When we have this technology at our finger tips why do teachers not let students use the technology? This does not make sense of any kind, because why limit the children from growing? This is what comes to mind after Katie's video. I enjoyed the video and I believe that the children in schools are important to this generation and the technology could be used to expand learning across the Internet.
Adam's Crenshaw High School was interesting to me that they take at-risk students and help them develop video games. The multimedia projects have helped the students score on the proficient level or above in No Child Left Behind. The multimedia project has engaged the students and has helped the students at risk. This generation is good with technologies and that is how the students become engaged and motivated in schools.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Interactive Whiteboards
My feelings toward the interactive whiteboards are that students in today's classrooms are more inclined to gain information from using the whiteboard, than through a teacher putting notes on the board and having the students copy it. I would use the interactive whiteboard in my classroom, it is a great tool to use to teach several subjects. As a history teacher I could use the interactive whiteboards for current events in the paper and to teach lessons about the fifty states and capitals.
The advantages to the use of the interactive whiteboards are the it not only gives the students a place to take notes, but be interactive with the lesson. Students could circle the important information on the slides in different colors to pick out what is important of the differences between similar stories. The interactive whiteboards will engage the students to think and put themselves in the lesson by using the whiteboard tools. Other advantages are that the teacher can give tests or quizzes of filling in the blanks and have the students fill the blanks in.
The advantages to the use of the interactive whiteboards are the it not only gives the students a place to take notes, but be interactive with the lesson. Students could circle the important information on the slides in different colors to pick out what is important of the differences between similar stories. The interactive whiteboards will engage the students to think and put themselves in the lesson by using the whiteboard tools. Other advantages are that the teacher can give tests or quizzes of filling in the blanks and have the students fill the blanks in.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Reflection on Video
The idea of the use of videos in the classroom is another idea that I like and will use in the classroom when I start teaching. The value of this tool can help children understand the civil war, by having students pick a section of the war and have each group play out the whole war. This teaches students how to put the information they know into a video and reenact the war. Then the video also allows other students to learn more about something.
The idea I would have is a video about a specific war. I would split the class up into groups and each group gets a section of the Battle of Gettysburg. Each group gets a day of the battle and comes back with a video of their day and each student gets to learn about the different days and from there the students learn about the Battle of Gettysburg. Challenges are that the students would have to find video cameras and need class time to do the project as well as time outside of class to work on it.
The idea I would have is a video about a specific war. I would split the class up into groups and each group gets a section of the Battle of Gettysburg. Each group gets a day of the battle and comes back with a video of their day and each student gets to learn about the different days and from there the students learn about the Battle of Gettysburg. Challenges are that the students would have to find video cameras and need class time to do the project as well as time outside of class to work on it.
PSA
The group video project was fun and enjoyable. My group had a little trouble on what to do our video on, that was the toughest part of the project. Last week when we got to class we had a plan on what we wanted to do for the project. We have pictures and were able to use the video camera to capture some of the history around the college's athletics.
There are always those who say athletes are "Just dumb jocks" especially football players. The video our group does begs to differ. We tried to show that people like that, that athletes are some of the smartest people and graduate with a degree.
It is true athletes to live for the big bowl games and the national championships, they meet people and make friendships for a life time as teammates.
We had no problems with anything, the part that took the longest was the cutting the video to what we wanted to show and match up with what we had to say. I would maybe add more video of the sports to show the athletes in action, but thats about it. What surprised me was the finalized video and how it looked. I never did anything like that, i will try and use these video maker in the future.
There are always those who say athletes are "Just dumb jocks" especially football players. The video our group does begs to differ. We tried to show that people like that, that athletes are some of the smartest people and graduate with a degree.
It is true athletes to live for the big bowl games and the national championships, they meet people and make friendships for a life time as teammates.
We had no problems with anything, the part that took the longest was the cutting the video to what we wanted to show and match up with what we had to say. I would maybe add more video of the sports to show the athletes in action, but thats about it. What surprised me was the finalized video and how it looked. I never did anything like that, i will try and use these video maker in the future.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Educase
After focusing on the surveys and expectations of the students use of technology, I felt that the data fell right along side my expectations. I grew up using technology, because my mom works with computers and I just pick up things from her. As far as my expectations I would say it was fairly close to what I expected. What does surpirse me is that teachers have the use of the internet in the classrooms and use of smart boards in most schools but do not use them. I know the teachers are not what we can Net Geners, but as teacher we are suppose to educate the children in our class and make sure they get the information we are teaching. If they are just lecturing about a topic and not engaging anyone in the class whats the purpose.
I jsut went through a guest teaching orientation and they show me how to use the internest and the smart board for many different subjects that would get the students engaged in thinking and interested in what I am teaching. This is a way a teacher can use the internet in the classroom, because right now teachers are not in the Net Gen. mode like the teachers that are up and coming. Most older teachers are not tech savey.
A question I would ask to all teachers working now, would they be willing to learn from student teachers on how the teachers could use the technology in the classroom? From there develop the use of technology in their every day classroom.
I jsut went through a guest teaching orientation and they show me how to use the internest and the smart board for many different subjects that would get the students engaged in thinking and interested in what I am teaching. This is a way a teacher can use the internet in the classroom, because right now teachers are not in the Net Gen. mode like the teachers that are up and coming. Most older teachers are not tech savey.
A question I would ask to all teachers working now, would they be willing to learn from student teachers on how the teachers could use the technology in the classroom? From there develop the use of technology in their every day classroom.
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