What?
Last week we learned about digital stories and the advantages it has in a classroom.
So What?
This is a great tool that I can use in my classroom that the students would really love. It is such a great tool to help students feel the emotion behind the story. The audio and visual components provide an extraordinary experience compared to simply reading a transcript. It is a great tool that I can use in college today. It is a fun way to present a subject to the class, making it much more interesting. I know digital stories are hard to do, but once I get it down it shouldn't be too hard. It is great to learn about this technology today so that we are prepared for when we get into our own classrooms.
Now What?
Digital stories can be such a fun assignment that I can assign to my students to do. I could have them research on a certain subject and then put a digital story together and present it to the class. Students will benefit with many skills just by learning to record their stories and view them afterward. Students will be able to remember this information a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun to learn when something like this is involved. Students will be able to learn information within a span of a few minutes more than the most observant reader could grasp in the course of a novel. Digital stories are such a fun tool that I will definitely be incorporating into my own classroom.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
17 February - Vidcast Reflection
The name of the vidcast that Annalyse and I prepared is "Order of Operations". The vidcast series addresses fourth grade Standard 2: Objective 2 which states to use algebraic expressions, symbols, and properties of the operations to represent, simplify, and solve mathematical equations and inequalities. An example they gave was to use the order of operations to evaluate, simplify, and compare mathematical expressions involving the four operations, parentheses, and the symbols. We were able to do this in our vidcast.
The rationale behind this vidcast is that it will help students learn the order of operations in a fun, interesting way. We are teaching a concept that is hard to remember but with our two catchy phrases will make it more simple. The reason I chose to do this topic is because it's one that I can use with the upper grades. I really think the students will love knowing that I made it and I think it will make it easier for them to remember. I remember learning this concept as a child and it took me a little bit to remember the order of operations. It is a tricky concept to remember but once you do you never forget it. I don't see any potential drawbacks to using this series in my classroom. This is a concept that we will always teach in our classrooms so this vidcast will never go out of date.
Some future plans that I have for this series is to do more vidcasts on math that would tie right in with order of operations. I would love to do a vidcast on fractions and decimals. I think it would be great to be able to do a vidcast on fractions and show them examples of things in the real world that they can compare fractions to. One thing that you could do with fractions is show a pizza and you cutting it in to halfs, thirds, etc. I think this is such a fun idea to incorporate these vidcasts in to our classrooms. I definitely will be using these in the future.
The rationale behind this vidcast is that it will help students learn the order of operations in a fun, interesting way. We are teaching a concept that is hard to remember but with our two catchy phrases will make it more simple. The reason I chose to do this topic is because it's one that I can use with the upper grades. I really think the students will love knowing that I made it and I think it will make it easier for them to remember. I remember learning this concept as a child and it took me a little bit to remember the order of operations. It is a tricky concept to remember but once you do you never forget it. I don't see any potential drawbacks to using this series in my classroom. This is a concept that we will always teach in our classrooms so this vidcast will never go out of date.
Some future plans that I have for this series is to do more vidcasts on math that would tie right in with order of operations. I would love to do a vidcast on fractions and decimals. I think it would be great to be able to do a vidcast on fractions and show them examples of things in the real world that they can compare fractions to. One thing that you could do with fractions is show a pizza and you cutting it in to halfs, thirds, etc. I think this is such a fun idea to incorporate these vidcasts in to our classrooms. I definitely will be using these in the future.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
10 February - Vidcasts
What?
This week we got to learn about Vidcasts and how to post them on youtube.
So What?
Vidcasts are such great tools that you can use in your classroom. I didn't know how to even make videos and post them online. It is a quick, free tool that I can use in my classroom. Its great that they have so many great tools for teachers to use that are free. Vidcasts are good tools to use in the classroom to break up the lecture. It makes it much more interesting and its seems easier to remember a video. I think it would be a great tool that would capture the students attention.
Now What?
I will definitely use this tool as a student. I think it will make presentations a lot funnier especially when it is a video that you made yourself. I will also use this tool when I am a teacher to make the lecture a lot more fun. I think students will also love this tool to make a video of themselves on a certain subject. The students would be able to remember the information they teach in the video a lot longer.
This week we got to learn about Vidcasts and how to post them on youtube.
So What?
Vidcasts are such great tools that you can use in your classroom. I didn't know how to even make videos and post them online. It is a quick, free tool that I can use in my classroom. Its great that they have so many great tools for teachers to use that are free. Vidcasts are good tools to use in the classroom to break up the lecture. It makes it much more interesting and its seems easier to remember a video. I think it would be a great tool that would capture the students attention.
Now What?
I will definitely use this tool as a student. I think it will make presentations a lot funnier especially when it is a video that you made yourself. I will also use this tool when I am a teacher to make the lecture a lot more fun. I think students will also love this tool to make a video of themselves on a certain subject. The students would be able to remember the information they teach in the video a lot longer.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
3 February - Podcasts
What?
Last week we had the opportunity to learn about how to create a podcast. As a group we made a podcast and uploaded it onto our Google Sites website.
So What?
As a student this means that there are many new technology tools that you can use when doing homework assignments. I think it's great that we are learning about these gadgets so when we are a teacher we will be able to use them. I think this technology is great because podcasts our cheap. As teachers we do not have control over budgetary funds and school resources are limited. In the case of podcasting, a microphone is the only piece of equipment that you may not have already that isn't free.
Now What?
I think this technology will mean a lot to my future students. Students will be able to get in groups and tell their own digital storytelling and be able to share it with their parents. I think it makes it exciting for the students to tell stories. It is a fun way to learn and it is much easier to remember. Also, podcasts can provide an opportunity for the parents to know what is going on within the classroom. Podcasts also involve few privacy concerns. I think this would be a great tool to use as a teacher for the students and also for myself. If I am feeling sick one day I can have the podcast play and let that teach the students. It also makes it a lot funnier to listen to other people on the podcast then just listening to lecture from me all day.
Last week we had the opportunity to learn about how to create a podcast. As a group we made a podcast and uploaded it onto our Google Sites website.
So What?
As a student this means that there are many new technology tools that you can use when doing homework assignments. I think it's great that we are learning about these gadgets so when we are a teacher we will be able to use them. I think this technology is great because podcasts our cheap. As teachers we do not have control over budgetary funds and school resources are limited. In the case of podcasting, a microphone is the only piece of equipment that you may not have already that isn't free.
Now What?
I think this technology will mean a lot to my future students. Students will be able to get in groups and tell their own digital storytelling and be able to share it with their parents. I think it makes it exciting for the students to tell stories. It is a fun way to learn and it is much easier to remember. Also, podcasts can provide an opportunity for the parents to know what is going on within the classroom. Podcasts also involve few privacy concerns. I think this would be a great tool to use as a teacher for the students and also for myself. If I am feeling sick one day I can have the podcast play and let that teach the students. It also makes it a lot funnier to listen to other people on the podcast then just listening to lecture from me all day.
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