If I were a teacher for a 9th grade Geography class, I would use data collection such as surveys as feedback from my students on lessons that are taught throughout the week. In the survey I would ask questions such as "How did the activities we worked on in class relate to the topic of the lesson?", "Which part of the lesson helped you best understand the lesson?" and "What changes should be implemented in the next lesson?". I could also use tools such as Excel to report students attendance, grades, and class averages on assignments and exams.
The topic that I found most interesting when reviewing my classmate's blogs were the ILP projects. I could tell that my classmates put a lot of time and thought into their projects. Between the ILP projects and PowerPoint assignments 5 and 6, I learned so many different ways to use PowerPoint. For example, in one of my classmates ILP projects she used PowerPoint slides as a time-lapse for a art project she was working on. Another example is enhancing the quality of PowerPoint Slides by using less words on slides and downloading PowerPoint templates from the internet. Lastly, using PowerPoint to make interactive games for students to quiz students on content material.
A technology-related skill I would like to learn next is how to start a Vlog on YouTube. There are so many YouTube channels of interesting Vlogs with cool graphics and background music, where average individuals become internet sensations by video recording their daily lives. Vloggers on YouTube have thousands of subscribers, and I think it would be cool to learn about the do's and don'ts of Vlogging, and understanding what makes a Vlog popular and interesting to others.
Link to a Popular YouTube Vlog
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Post #9
The Flipped Classroom is an instructional design where teachers have changed the teaching style from lecturing in front of a classroom and having students work on the content material for homework, to providing video lectures for students to listen to as homework before class.
This "flipped" method originally was implemented to help absent students stay up-to-date with class material, but now allows teachers to redefine how they use their time in the classroom setting with all students.
According to chapter 10 in the class textbook, "During class time, students work with content in group or individual activities and with their teacher, clarifying and deepening content understanding. In this model, the teacher’s role changes from 'sage on the stage' to 'guide on the side'" (Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 2015, p.238).
Flipped Classroom Model
The skill I have acquired from working on both PowerPoint assignments was being able to use PowerPoint in a non-traditional way.
Before being assigned the first PowerPoint assignment, I have never made such a high quality PowerPoint before. I have always wondered where presenters would get cool layouts for PowerPoint presentations. But after completing the assignment I found a great deal of resources that helped me enhance my PowerPoint design.
Another skill I have acquired was converting the PowerPoint into a show. Before this assignment I have never used the speaker note section, and the majority of the points I needed to make were written word for word on the PowerPoint slide.
Recording my voice over the slides made understanding the PowerPoint more effective, and I will be using this feature from now on. I didn't like that I was having technical difficulties when attempting to record the slideshow from my Mac computer. I ended up having to complete the assignment on a different computer.
The skills I acquired in the second assignment was making an interactive game using PowerPoint. Before this assignment I didn't even know it was possible. It was a little difficult to put together but I enjoyed it a lot.
This "flipped" method originally was implemented to help absent students stay up-to-date with class material, but now allows teachers to redefine how they use their time in the classroom setting with all students.
According to chapter 10 in the class textbook, "During class time, students work with content in group or individual activities and with their teacher, clarifying and deepening content understanding. In this model, the teacher’s role changes from 'sage on the stage' to 'guide on the side'" (Lever-Duffy, McDonald, 2015, p.238).
Flipped Classroom Model
The skill I have acquired from working on both PowerPoint assignments was being able to use PowerPoint in a non-traditional way.
Before being assigned the first PowerPoint assignment, I have never made such a high quality PowerPoint before. I have always wondered where presenters would get cool layouts for PowerPoint presentations. But after completing the assignment I found a great deal of resources that helped me enhance my PowerPoint design.
Another skill I have acquired was converting the PowerPoint into a show. Before this assignment I have never used the speaker note section, and the majority of the points I needed to make were written word for word on the PowerPoint slide.
Recording my voice over the slides made understanding the PowerPoint more effective, and I will be using this feature from now on. I didn't like that I was having technical difficulties when attempting to record the slideshow from my Mac computer. I ended up having to complete the assignment on a different computer.
The skills I acquired in the second assignment was making an interactive game using PowerPoint. Before this assignment I didn't even know it was possible. It was a little difficult to put together but I enjoyed it a lot.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Diigo #5
What I liked about Diigo is that I am able to use this tool in more than one aspect of my life. Initially I used Diigo just to get a grade for in class assignments, but each week I learned to appreciate new features of Diigo such as annotating and bookmarking, that I now use in other classes, and the social networking component, where I can read bookmarked articles, blogs, and find new websites in relation to my Higher Ed professional interest. What I do not like about Diigo is the plain look of the website. I wish that there was a way to add a creative background or personalize group pages.
ILP "Design" iMovie
For my second independent learning project I decided to make an iMove about the Center for Academic Retention & Enhancement (CARE) Department on campus, which is a department dedicated to increasing the enrollment and retention rate of first-generation, low-income students at Florida State University. This informative iMove is dedicated to potential CARE 18' students, who will be 2018 class seniors in high school. This iMove will help expose the CARE summer bridge program to students, as well as introduce them to CARE staff, and provide students with helpful tips.
I learned a great deal using iMove such as adding audio to video clips, making PowerPoint like slides using title templates, adjusting audio sound and pitch to promote clear communication, and adding music in the background of the movie.
iMove Link
I learned a great deal using iMove such as adding audio to video clips, making PowerPoint like slides using title templates, adjusting audio sound and pitch to promote clear communication, and adding music in the background of the movie.
iMove Link
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Post #8
Last week, our class toured the Student Disabilities Resource Center (SDRC) in the Student Services Building (SSB). This tour was very informative and I learned a great deal about the resources that are provided for students with a wide range of disabilities.
One resource that I thought was very beneficial to students who are blind are the brail textbooks. In particular I really liked the brail anatomy textbook. The technology used to produce these textbooks are brail printers, which are useful in schools to make copies of textbooks in brail for students who need to be accommodated due to their impaired vision.
Another technology resource that I liked was the Pen Recorder Pro and notepad, which could be beneficial to students in school for effective note taking. The pen records the lecture once the students start to write, and upon reviewing notes, students can tap on a specific word written in the notebook and it will playback the lecture at that particular starting point.
Using Bloom's Taxonomy students can analyze information by drawing connections among ideas. For example, using PowerPoint I will have an outline of the United States and test students by pointing to different states, and ask students to name the state and its capital. Also, I will have students make connections to selected states by asking them to think of a famous person that is from a particular state. For example, Beyoncé is from Texas, and the capital of Texas is Austin.
To help evaluate the progress of the students understanding of the material, on the PowerPoint I will create a Jeopardy game to judge how well the students are grasping the information.
Lastly, I will have post an assignment of the PowerPoint slide stating that the students must get into group a create a visual board on an assigned state.
One resource that I thought was very beneficial to students who are blind are the brail textbooks. In particular I really liked the brail anatomy textbook. The technology used to produce these textbooks are brail printers, which are useful in schools to make copies of textbooks in brail for students who need to be accommodated due to their impaired vision.
Another technology resource that I liked was the Pen Recorder Pro and notepad, which could be beneficial to students in school for effective note taking. The pen records the lecture once the students start to write, and upon reviewing notes, students can tap on a specific word written in the notebook and it will playback the lecture at that particular starting point.
In a particular lesson such as Geography of the United States of America, each level of Bloom's Taxonomy can be used to promote student learning using Power Point. Starting from the bottom up, students can remember information by recalling facts and basic concepts such as the number of states that make up the USA, and memorizing each state. On the PowerPoint Slide I will add a YouTube video clip of a song of all 50 States that the students can memorize 50 States Song.
Using PowerPoint I can help students understand by explaining ideas or concepts to students by helping them identify state capitals, and add researched text to the PowerPoint explaining the history as to why a particular city was deemed the capital.
I will help students apply information by using information they have learned in new situations. I will have riddles on a PowerPoint that describes a particular state, and students will apply what they have learned to interpret what state the riddle is describing.Using Bloom's Taxonomy students can analyze information by drawing connections among ideas. For example, using PowerPoint I will have an outline of the United States and test students by pointing to different states, and ask students to name the state and its capital. Also, I will have students make connections to selected states by asking them to think of a famous person that is from a particular state. For example, Beyoncé is from Texas, and the capital of Texas is Austin.
To help evaluate the progress of the students understanding of the material, on the PowerPoint I will create a Jeopardy game to judge how well the students are grasping the information.
Lastly, I will have post an assignment of the PowerPoint slide stating that the students must get into group a create a visual board on an assigned state.
Refdesk is a website that is useful for teachers who wish to stay abreast with technology for the classroom. Everyday the website is updated with a site of the day which teachers can check out and implement in the classroom. The website also has archives of past featured websites if teachers are unable to visit the site daily. There are also newspaper articles listed by state and country that can be a great resource for current events for ELL students.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Diigo #4
What I learned about adaptive technology during this week's activities is that though adaptive technology assist students with disabilities in navigating computing devices, adaptive technology is not exclusively for students with disabilities. Some adaptive technology is used by millions of people who own smart phones such as word prediction, spellcheck, and touchscreen.
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