Final Reflection

Skype Interview Project

Well, it's very late but it's here! I had a lot of issues with this project for some reason. I interviewed my cousin, Ginger Boyd, the first time. She is an elementary teacher in Slocomb. She has a class blog and tries to use as much technology with her kids as she can. It was a great interview, but you could not hear her for some reason. We also couldn't use Skype due to computer issues with my laptop as well as her laptop. We finagled a way, but fate was against me. So, I interviewed my brother Bill who  is a sixth grader at College Street Elementary. Even we had issues with Skype. I finally had a good recording so I went to the lab to upload it...once again fate would not have it. But, many thanks to Elizabeth, we got it to upload and thus I have completed all but one EDM assignment. Enjoy!

Blog Assignment 14

Technology and Education: Box of Tricks is SO KOOL. :) Jose Picardo has created a fabulous tool that educators should have. It has fascinating articles; I particularly enjoyed the ipad article. THAT is a long list of teacher technological resources. I noticed many programs that we downloaded for EDM 310 were on that list. I added the site to my symbaloo cube. I am also going to show my cousin who is an elementary teacher this site. She really enjoys using technology with her class, and this site would be a great tool for her.

Jose Picardo's Top ten tips... was a great video about what kind of technology educators should use in their classroom. His list made me think about what I have been exposed to in my classes. My French teachers have used music and youtube in many classes. It helps to listen to a native speaker because it helps learners like me articulate different sounds  that are common to that language. We also listened to music in one of my math classes when we took a test because it was calming and helped us concentrate more on the test and less on our nerves. For EDM, I have used everything mentioned on that list (Even if it didn't work entirely correctly). I think using a variety of the things on the list in class is a great idea. With that being said, I find it very odd that I used only one of the things listed in TWO technology classes in high school. Only one for two classes....Hopefully that has changed.

Final Project

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Final Report on PLN

Well I have been playing around with symbaloo. It is not my favorite, but there are many things that I like about it. The search box in the center is great because I can click on one of my cubes like facebook or the weather and the status pops up in the box. I created my own webmix and I am going to make another with links to teacher blogs and fun activities for the classroom. I am still using my ipad as well as my bookmark bar. I have even saved a few pages on delicious. However, I realize that it doesn't really matter what you use to create your PLN as long as you are collecting valuable and useful information to it frequently.
Speaking of which, here are some of the things I have saved to one or more of my PLN's. One of my favorite activities is Draw a Stickman that I found on a teacher's class blog. He had a lot of games that are great exercises for students (plus they are a lot of fun for anybody).Another spectacular site that we are supposed to blog about this week is Box of Tricks. This is a great place for teachers, students, and well, anybody interested in ways technology is impacting education. I have also saved Mrs. Yollis's class blog. Her blog contains fabulous tips for all about blogging. It is also the perfect example that blogging is great for kids, parents, and teachers. And of course I have added EDM 310 Class Blog.
PLN's are both new and old to me. I have made many in the past, but I never knew what they were called. It is like "head faking" :). I have created LOTS of PLN's this semester in several of my classes. Not all of them are just sites on the internet. My teachers, friends, and classmates are parts of several PLN's.