Final Project Progress Report

To be honest, I haven't thought about it yet. I have been so busy with other things that it has not even went through my mind. I just started thinking about it today. Not for sure what to do yet. Not sure what group o be with to do it. But I will get something. I may make a movie or something,Or a TV show like my short movie I did. I find that very fun to do, especially when ylou put actual people in it. SO this is wha I may go with to do my Final Project on and it will most likely be an educational video.

Blog Assignment #12

Write what your life would be like if you lived in a different time period. For example, Say I was living in the 50's. How was technology different then than it is now? How important or not important was technology then? How much has it changed since? Isn't it crazy how much we depend on technology now? What do you think?
I am living in the 1950's. Many inventions in technology were created in this era. There was the cable TV that attracted much of the family to the television during newscast reports. The attraction of the family to the television made stronger family ties and better communication between the families.
Next there was the radio. One of the first transistor radios was invented in 1954, and was called the TR-I. The radio was small enough to fit in ones pocket to carry around. This let people keep in touch with what was going on around the world without having to stay home and see it.
There was also computers that came around. Computers took up about a whole entire room, and took hours to figure out the problems inputted into the system. One of the first computers was the UNIVAC, but came in handy for businesses and such.
In the 50's I think technology was very important to people considering it had just came out and was very new to them. It was much easier on them and saved time for certain things and such.
Technology has changed quite a bit since then. It has gotten, better, faster, stronger, and much easier to figure out.
I think it is crazy how much everyone depends on technology now. It is very useful, yes, but what if it suddenly all disappeared? What would be do then? Panic and become distraught. People were getting by with hardly any technology back in the day, it made life easier yes, but they still survived without it. Now days people depend on it 100%. What if we lost it all? What then? Just a thought.
This would be my example and instructions on a blog post. It makes you think and teaches you something about the past, our history.

Blog Assignment #11

First off, I loved the video. All the kids were so interested in the technology and had knowledge on how to use it and use it well. I love that. I one day want to do that with my kids. use blogs, Wikis, videos, Skype, and anything else that will help my kids learn many, many things.I like that when using technology, the internet and such, Mrs. Cassidy helps to keep the students safe from the bad stuff. Do not post a picture of yourself and do not use your last name. Things which I will remember to tell my students when I begin to use technology to help kids learn and be productive in life. I like that the kids were making their own videos to help them learn the alphabet and even using blogs to figure information out. I agree with Mrs. Cassidy when she says teachers should be technologically literate. They should because when using technology to educate others, especially young children, you do not need to just know the basics. You need to know all that you can about it so as to help your students in the classroom and so that they can go home and do it on their own also. I admit that I am not a very technologically literate person, but I want to learn how to be and learn more about it. That way when I educate my students I will be doing it the right way and if they have questions I can answer them. Though, if I do not, I will go find out the answer to tell them. No question will go unanswered and any question can be asked. It is great that kids start out young identifying technology and the ways to use it, so that later in life they have a vast knowledge on it and can use it very well to succeed in life situation that call for it. The video can be seen here.
First Graders and Technology

Blog Assignment #10

Do you teach or do you educate??

I became a education major because 1) I love kids and 2) I want to educate those kids to my fullest potential. I want them to strive to do their best and never give up no matter what life throws in their way. I want my kids to pick up the knowledge and carry it with them rather than memorize and throw it away or forget it. That is what has happened to me. I was taught things and then would forget it and when I needed it for later use it was not their and I had to get it taught to me again. I want my kids to learn and use the information I educate to them always and everyday. I do not want to teach and the kids learn nothing, I would feel like I did not accomplish my duty as being a teacher. I want to us everything I can to have them learn many things and remember them for later use in their life. Here is the link to the video if you care to watch.
Do You Teach or Do You Educate?

Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home!

I love this post. It should be viewed by all. I like that instead of ranting about the problem like some people do and never coming up with a solution, that the entire time he tries to tell how to fix this and gives a solution. I think that is a better way to solve something, especially when it involves children and their education. I say let them bring their pencils home, true they may doodle or play silly games like hang man, but look deeper than it is just the kids being distracted from real work or playing a silly game. When a child doodles, there is a line forming, a line is a part of art, a line makes images to see and think about, a line forms words that are to be studied. For children doodling is something special and beautiful, they learn how to use that line to form things. To some adults, it is ridiculous nonsense and the child isn't learning at all. When a child plays a silly game like hang man they are learning words, words turn into sentences, that turn into paragraphs, that turn into essays, that turn into books and so on. Bring home your pencil kids, and keep doing it. Even if you can do this on technology now days, a pencil will always be needed and children will keep learning. All because of a single line. Here is the link, if you care to take a peek at it.
Don't Let Them take Pencils Home

C4K Summary #2

I commented on 5 different post for kids. The first one was for Dykio, the second Keyona and Jerri, the third Jarrod, the fourth Deserae, and the fifth was a post on a 4th grade class blog post in Dubai. Each had really well developed blogs for kids at such a young age. I hope they keep up with what they are doing. Great job guys!