My reflection of technolgy beginning to end

My year started being a novice with computers and all the tools online. As I progressed in my class, I knew about blogs, but never utilized all the tools that this site provides, now I'm more comfortable to try the items here. as for writing whats on my mind for public eye ussually I am the type to keep my thoughts to myself this class has opened not only my brain but my thoughts. Then there was the wiki, the survey site site to make slide shows movies these sites are out there to use and to utilize in the classroom.
My favorite and most stimulating I believe was producing a web page my own site it blows my mind I was able to do this a few years ago if someone asked if I thought I could design a web page I would have laughed and thought designing web pages were only for the computer genious, never would have know there are generators out there to help you all you have to do is open your mind and research. This was the most stimulating course I've taken now I feel I can call myself an advance novice on technology, there is so much out there so much to learn I want to take it all in.

Google Earth

As I've stated before technology scares me, but with everything I've seen this semester I have been enlightened by the new technology I've learned. Google Earth is no exception I searched the site and was amazed at all you can do. The classroom use is unlimited kids can do research, projects you can even create quizzes for areas you are studying. I was skeptical at first thinking science and history was the only classes that would benefit from this site, then I saw art history and other amazing sites global warming would be an amazing curriculum and there are certain times on the subject you can link amazing areas of global warming like the polar bears their habitat all in all this is a very resourceful site for teachers.

My philosophy of teaching

educational Philosophy
Foundations Of Education
Greg Wyman
　
I believe my philosophy style would be more geared toward the progressivism, this way of teaching is centered around the activities that children are interested in which will keep their minds focused on learning. The progressive teacher is a guide in learning, create learning centers based on the activities children choose then you also incorporate mathematics, science, history, and literacy, I believe both the student-center curriculum and the integrated curriculum put together will stimulate and keep kids focused on there studies. In doing both you keep the standards of teaching intact plus you make it fun for students.
Students learn best when placed in groups and they engage in conversation with their friends and are doing things that a related to their real life experiences, The school my girls go to have centers which consists of writing stories, art, fact triangles, one is taking care of feeding the plants, fish and documenting the temperature and weather outside at that moment, each day groups of four rotate around these centers different one each day they spend a half hour and their minds are creating thinking problem solving.
You do the centers in the morning the children are stimulated encouraged to learn then are ready for to teach the disciplined courses which in a sense they have done some of each in the centers.
I believe you also need to find out the abilities and learning needs of each child before you create your daily curriculum all students are at different levels of learning so as a teacher you need to base your daily planner on all levels of learning so no child is bored or lost in the exercise. There is nothing worse for a child to go through the day and not understand what you are teaching independent learning for a part of your daily plan could give time for students to get the help they need or other students to advance their learning.
The only problem I see with progressivism is that not all children’s activities can be integrated in the learning centers which will make them feel left out and then not willing to learn or participate in group activity thus creating a distraction to others abilities of learning. I think in most cases I know at my kids schools all the centers they do peeks the interest of all the students not all students like every activity but in order to do the ones they like they will participate in all.
I would also add the constructivism into the curriculum which can be added to the centers they create and learn from hands on they establish what they learn everyone loves to see the finish product of what they create.

Technology

This has been probably the class I've learned the most from, before this class my knowledge with technology was very limited. I think the reason I didn't try advancing my knowledge was a fear factor, afraid to try new things.
Now that the class is almost over I've experienced with slide shows, setting up a web page, and most of all set up a blog. My favorite assignment I believe which of gained so much from was my work with the Abenaki Indians not only did I learn how and where to search for information, but I also learned so much about my heritage and ancestors which means so much to me.

vlogs the new way

Ok I need to start by saying I tried numerous times to do my own video blog, but I truly have issues with pictures of me and its alot worst with video so I went online search vlogs of all sorts and it amazes me on what people actually vlogs about. There was one online dating vlog an instructional vlog, they go from a daily journal to well sex education so yes if you feel comfortable behind a video camera I believe video blogs are more useful, because people can see your emotions feel how you feel, and know your mood. As for myself I will settle for typing my thoughts my feeling and my opinions.

Updated version of presentation

My Teachers Script
As a town we are a community, as a state we are a community, as a country we are united, so why was it so hard for us to acknowledge the fact that the native people living in our state well before we were a tribe a family a community. The state of Vermont and New Hampshire did not acknowledge these great Indians until after the 21st century and these amazing people or their ancestors have lived here over 10,000 years before.
I’m wondering does the country feel that because the Abenaki are not none warriors does this mean they can’t be Indians, that would mean if we are not in the armed forces we are not Americans, I don’t think so. You are what you are brought up to be if you are born American then you are American same goes if you are born an Indian then you are Indian.
I hope you enjoyed this slide show showing these amazing farmers, fisherman, hunters family and tribe, the Abenaki, the wonderful well deserved recognition as Indians.

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Do schools kill creativity

Well I must say I did enjoy sir Ken's presentation he is very amusing makes his speeches enjoyable keeps his audience interested. Now do I believe schools kill creativity, I believe it has killed the traditional creative thoughts and activities. Kids are not allowed to express their artistic sides as much as they should. I know my daughter is a great singer, but the school doesn't have music class as much as they should now its an elective you may only take it one trimester a year. The creativity that the children are taught is in technology only, computer creativity if its on a computer my child can design anything she wants not all is truly coming from her mind it starts from a program on the computer. So my answer is yes schools are not getting the child to use their brain or imagination to its fullest.

my slideshow

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Powerpoint presentations

I need to be honest I am not familiar to powerpoint presentations this is the only knowledge I have of powerpoint.
I will discuss my experience I have had so far in doing my presentation, I really had no clue what I was doing I went to sites that were provided to me, but still did not understand what i was reading so I downloaded this program called Camtasia studio which I started by finding all my pictures of the Abenaki Indians then I added my narration which at first did not line up with my slides so then I had to start over on the narration to coincide with my slides so I had enough slides to go the distance of my narrations I still have work to do but I feel I am on my way.

Hans Rosling's video

I was most impressed with Han's presentation he created a lecture that will keep his audiance very interested in his speach of data by making his statistics fun to watch by motion animation and yes humor in his voice. What amazed me most was his research of how when countries reduced the number of children in families that the life exspectantcy increased.
I was intrigued a bit by what he talked about in money doesn't create health you need health to create money if you don't have good health it doesn't matter how much money you have when you are gone so is the money in a sense, but if you are healthy you run out of money you can go back and make more.

Bloom Taxonomy

When I went to the web sites of bloom I was confused actually very overwhelmed by all the information that he was giving, when I saw the pyramid of higher learning if all you do is concentrate on this it breaks it down to an easier understanding, which i believe this method could be used in any and all ways of teaching and learning.
I guess all in all is this theory only way of getting higher learning or is it his way of achieving higher learning.

Response to Dr. Bernie Dodge

The pitfalls of making a webquest wow my quest has most everything that he said not to do, the one thing I had was a a great topic. To me its like Dr. Bernie looked over my webquest picked it a part and gave critism and said this is what i see in your quest now fix it. In order to correct my webquest I need to spunk up my intro to draw my kids in, then instead of using all factuals i need to maybe ask questions with questions make the audiance wonder want to see for themselves want them to research and do the project without it feeling like they are working but being explorers.

Begining of my WebQuest

Designing a WebQuest, people say the hardest part of doing most research papers or web pages is coming up with the topic, but I had no problem coming up with my topic, I wanted to do something close to my heart I chose a topic about my ancestors.
My problem with doing the WebQuest is figuring out how to set it up and where I set it up. I'm confused on where to start on my design. Do I go to a web page where I set up my WebQuest or do I go into my microsoft word and create my own, and if I do this how do I have it accessible to my students so they can start their research on the subject.

Creative Commons

I went to Magnatunes to see the variety of music. I might have been mistaken by the podcast with the interview with John Buckman, but I was sure he said the music on there was free downloads as long as you weren't going to make money with it. Like I said I went on Magnatunes and there were only 48 songs free, all others were buy downloads or cd.
I do think Creative Commons has a great concept in the fact they allow people to share and still have copy writes. What they create is still protected but is allowed to be seen as long as no one makes money.
The internet is a great place to get your work out allows you to get known with out the huge exspense of advertising. I do believe this concept can and will work as long as everyone dont take advantage of it and all other businesses suffer because we all strive on money flow in all industry and if we use the internet for everything this can and will impact the economy.

Web Design

I must say initially I had a big fear of web designing, but once I went to my first web editor I had a blast looking through what you can do with it. There is so many ways you can create your page, so many use of a web page.
I'm still having some issues on a couple of the web designs, but having fun trying to figure them out hoping to learn all i can once I truly understand web design I feel as a future teacher I would be capable of utilizing my page for many things as a portfolio, a blog page and maybe even as a teaching tool.

5000 days of the internet

Kevin Kelley seems to be a visionary with connections to people of the internet, but I always think about the future as well I felt that the computer world would someday take over humanity. I believe from now on movies and comic books should not be titled science fiction, but instead should be called the future because alot that has happened or has become came from these types of movies or comic books or there really are similarities.
As far as us becoming co-dependant on internet I believe we as a nation as the power to limit what the internet becomes. I don't like the idea of the concept that Kevin was talking about with the web being personalized and us needing to be transparent I feel this will create much more predators from the internet than ever before and these people will have access to whom ever they may want.

Intoduction

Hi everyone my name is Greg I am a single dad I have two beautiful daughters, I am excited to start my new classes at ccv a bit nervous though there is so much to do seems a bit overwhelming but once I get into it it will be great