Comments for my class mates

Angelyna

Jessica

Heather

Teixeira

Jenny

reflection 5

Tonight we had a man from the smart board company come to talk to our class. He showed us a demonstration of how different aspects of the smart board work. I never knew you could do so much with a smart board. We have gone over several things in class, but a lot of this was new to me. I really liked how he was able to highlight different parts of text on the screen. I never knew this was so simple to to. He explained how he made the text to be a white color. He then made a colored box. He was able to then move the box over the white text to reveal what it said. Another thing I thought was really cool was how he "recycled objects" He simply created a white text box with a trash can locked onto it. He then dragged the "trash" to the recycle bin. The unwanted text or objects are simply hid behind the white text box. It however gives the illusion that they have been deleted. I found this fascinating.

reflection 4

The other day I was thinking about how much our world has changed in the past few years. I was thinking about how technology has improved so much. It's crazy if you think about it. I remember as a child listening to tapes on my Walkman. Now everyone has I-pods, tape players are a thing of the past. I also remember as a child having one family computer. This computer was quite large and took up almost the whole desk. Now everyone in my family has their own lap top. Most of my friends have their own computer as well. I remember in grade school helping the teacher wipe down the white board/chalk board after class. I then remember the phase of overhead projectors. At the end of high school I remember our school installed smart boards in the class rooms. We also were able to use document cameras. though overhead projectors and white boards are still sometimes used smart boards seem to be the preferred technology. I also remember as a child carrying around floppy discs. We used them all the time to save our work on. I remember one time my friend took his floppy disc apart and I was amazed that there was really not much inside the plastic covering. Now a days zip drives are the new thing. I have an external hard drive, which I back up my computer on. I also have a flash drive/or zip drive which I save my every day work onto. Flash drives are a lot more practical, because they are more reliable and do not break as easily. I remember how frustrating it was to save your work to a floppy disc soon to find out your disc was defective. I remember as a child having a home phone which I used for most my communication. Over the past few years cell phone's have become all the rage. I remember I was at the park with the kids i babysit. I recall this seven year old girl saying, "I'm so excited I get an I-phone for my birthday!" I was shocked I don't even have an I-phone and I'm 21! I am really surprised that a girl that young would be given a cell phone. This is the new thing though. I have noticed that more and more young children have cell phones. As I mentioned earlier in my blog, dial up Internet is a thing of the past. Most people use wireless Internet today. It is faster and more efficient. The list goes on....As I said earlier, I am amazed how much technology has changed over the years.

Reflection 3

We went to music class on Monday and I was introduced to yet another form of technology. Our teacher showed us the new microphone system that was installed in their classroom. This system allows the teacher to use a mini microphone when speaking to the class. The microphone system also included a microphone necklace. This way if the teacher wants to use a hands free microphone, they can do so. My teacher talked about how the microphone is helpful, especially during story reading time. With the older children, she allows them to pass the mic. around as they take turns reading. This makes it easier to hear the students. Some students at this age are still not great at projecting their voices.

Reflection 2

I was watching You've Got Mail with one of my friends. As Meg Ryan turned on her computer I recognized the dial up tone. I then heard the familiar "You've got mail" voice. I have not heard that in such a long time! I never realized how much things have changed in the past years. Wireless internet is the new thing. Very few people still use the old dial up method to get online. In our minds, faster is better. I thought this was funny to go back to the ninety's and hear the good old dial up tone again.

NETS Standard for Teachers

I am working on facilitating student learning and creativity. We are only limited by our own imagination, and therefore should try to be creative; and make learning fun for children. I have been able to apply this concept in a couple ways. I try to come up with different ways to teach a topic so that it caters to each learning style and is able to be learned by all students. I have tried to use different activities in my lesson plans so that I can accomplish this goal. The other way I have accomplished this NETS Standard is by incorporating technology into my lesson plans. I have been looking at a bunch of different activities that can be used for a smart board. I think it is amazing how much one can accomplish by using the smart board. I have not been able to apply these games to my lessons, but hopefully I can, once the smart boards are installed in our classrooms.

Reflection 1

A few weeks ago our music class had the opportunity to meet at Lake view Elementary for our class. While there I was introduced to many different forms of technology. I noticed that in the classroom there was an active board along with two computers and a document camera. I was shocked that a k-3 grade class would have access to this much technology. I don't think I even had computers in my classroom when I was this age. I had never used an active board before. I know how the smart board works, but this was a little different. I noticed how there is just one pen that is used. This pen acts as the writing utensil and can control the different settings of the board by clicking on the proper settings. Our teacher allowed us to come up to the board and solve different problems. It was sometimes difficult because the settings are different on the active board. I am catching on though.

Assignment 2

This activity would be great to use for fifth and sixth graders. This activity involves

measuring trees. With this application the students would be able to use the given ruler to measure the trees. They could also zoom in on the tree and measure the diameter and circumference. There is a work sheet at the bottom of the gizmo that could be used for class work. If the teacher wanted to they could correct the activity in class. By using the smart board pen they could go through and mark which answers they as a class got right and wrong.

NETS for students 1: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students through this activity will be able to apply their existing knowledge about science to answer the problems given to them. This activity would help them use their knowledge about how to measure objects. They would be able to apply this knowledge in this activity.

NETS for teachers 1: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers incorporate digital tools to help students to learn. This fun game allows students to learn while using the smart board. At the end of this gizmo there is a worksheet that can be used in assessing the students. Teachers could use this as a class activity or assign it for homework.

The smart board would improve learning in the classroom by helping the students to be more on-task. By using the smart board it encourages students to interact and play with the technology in front of them. When playing they are also learning. I think students would be more willing to participate if it were doing a fun game on the smart board. No one likes boring worksheets.

check out my activity at: http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=666&ClassID=0

experience with html

I did not like working with html. I found the process quite tedious, however interesting. I hope that I can learn more about how to do html formatting from practice. I did not like doing all the formatting by hand. I, however did find the web sites helpful. I think I will use these web sites in the future when I am a teacher. I created a basic web site. It is hard to know what to include, because I am not currently working in a classroom. Here is the link to my web site: http://missstuart.webs.com/ check it out!