Final Blog

Summary Post for Project # 6

My Summary post for Project #6 was put out to check everyone's musical intelligence. Some of the questions were easy, some were a little difficult. They ranged in the music of the Oldies to some of the recent throwbacks. I made the answer choices a little easy to do, but it was all made in fun. I ranged the music in different genres because some might know different categories than others, but everyone probably got most correct by the answer choices.

One of the musicians of the choice below was Michael Jackson. Almost everyone in our generation know of Michael Jackson. But do they REALLY know about Michael Jackson was the question. If they didn't know about him before, they would after they finished my questionnaire. Many of the answer choices were simply wrong, but that's were the fun came. Check them out, see if you could guess any just by looking. I hope everyone enjoys it!


1) What is the minimum number of musicians a band must have to be considered a "big band"?
2) What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
3) Who was the top-selling album artist of the 1970's according to Billboard?
4) What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and a crown?
5) What jazz trumpeter was dubbed the "Prince of Darkness"?
6) What did Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen lose in a 1984 auto accident?
7)What California group waited 22 years to score their first chart-toping single since 1966?
8)Who scored his first platinum album since 1978 with " The Icon Is Love " in 1994?
9)What Michael Jackson album spawned five chart-topping singles?
10)What Shania Twain recording became the best-selling country music album ever by a female artist, in 1996?

PLN Report

I didn't really know how to start on my PLN on this site. What really helped me get motivated was the seventh graders explanation of theirs in the instructions. It began making sense to me after that, and I used that video as a guide for me to create mine. Symbaloo was very helpful, which is great because it makes this so much more functional and easy to use. Before, I didn't have any of the spots set up. As for now, I have Google, EDM 310 home page, and my class blog set up. But hopefully soon enough I will have my PLN filled with all kinds of resources! It was a great site, and very helpful.

C4T Summary

My summary was on Dan pinks Anatomy, Purpose, Mastery. He basically talked about implanting new things in the education setting. Many of the things he mentioned in this passage word be very important in the classroom especially for new teachers as myself. The book "Drive" applies to education also and the work he asks student to do. I would recommend everyone to read this book if you're a becoming teacher.

C4K Summary

My fist kid for this summary, he too us through a lesson of a field trip he was on. They measured things in Kilo-meters and not in miles. People in Puglis loves pasta and their favorite is Orecchiete. Orecchiete gets its name because it looks like an ear. Melville was my next kid and she implemented the traditional major instruments. I found it interesting that people were able to create music from these objects. I would've never tried these ideas. Drawer Brooklyn drew a girl on a sunny day. It was actually nice to see kids at such a young age drawing pictures with meaning. Chase was another kid that actually skyped with a person from Philadelphia. They explained their differences and enjoyed each other.

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Project 16

Blog #13

I think ALEX is basically a new teacher's best friend. It is designed to provide teachers with the most recent, best resources for teachers to use in their classroom. This can be from sample lesson plans, to interactive activities. It would be very helpful by showing you what other teacher's lesson plans look like and allows you to piggy back off of it rather than starting from the ground up. ALEX has received the 2007 Honorable Mention as well as the 2008 and 2009 Digital Education Achievement Award. You can choose from any subject you can think of. You can even create your own personal page of workspace. There are endless possibilities with it. If you think about it, ALEX has it and can do it.

I think that ALEX is extremely beneficial for new teachers because it gives them an example to work from. New teachers don't know the ropes when they first start out and ALEX allows them to have a good start and an example to refer to, rather than trying to figure everything out on your own. I think as a teacher I would definitely use the resources as templates or examples and create my own. I love that I have a reference to look at while trying to plan things. But, I don't think teachers should make the mistake of using every lesson plan as it is. I think teachers should only piggy back off of it but implant their own methods and plan.

Additional Ass. #5

I believe Mr. Spencer had many valid points with this post and found this blog very interesting. I love math and although we can use metaphors for many other aspects of teaching, I think starting with the subjects students tend to shy away from is a great place to start. I personally was taught in school that this was the way to do it because the teacher said so. I was never given a reason or explanation just a formula and a piece of paper. Although some things are hard or "dangerous" to explain, we as teachers should feel obligated to try and try our hardest. Simply not explaining and not making them think is more dangerous if you ask me. Thank you so much for all of you post.

Blog #12

1. Watch this video of Charles Vaught Poem and summarize your thoughts about it. Think about what he had to say, and tell if you agree or disagree with him.







I really agree with most of the ideas he had. He once said, "It's scary to know we once survived without technology". This is so true. But now it's like we totally depend on them for almost all of our enjoyment. I do believe the goal of technology was originally to free us some time. Being lazy, we took that idea and applied it to almost every aspect of life. By having so much technology, people are becoming less and less patient. People can't even stay in line at a red light for a long time without getting upset. When "back in the day" they didn't have lights. So it seem this impatience turns into being ungrateful. Although technology is yet advancing, who knows what it will implant into our blind minds?

How to Draw A Flag

How to teach on smart board

C4K

Meredith N. is in the 6th grade and likes her freedom of speech and expressing her thoughts. She reminds me so much of myself and in my way of thinking. Although all my thoughts aren;t mentioned on these blogs, I do feel this way myself. She talked about how excited she was about how she felt, and I think that is awesome for a kid her age.

JK McClung had a blog in "keeping the switch turned on." Teachers need to do all they can to keep the attention of out students ingaged in a lesson. We need to keep the atteention of our students to ensure that they get the best possible benefit from the lesson. To do that, we must keep the students involved in the lesson to help them stay interested in learning the material. Mr. McClung said, "We as teachers need to be aware of how challenging and relevent our lessons we present to our students are."


Mrs. Yollis 3rd grade class talked about good times in Italy. In Italy, they measure in kilometers and not in miles there. Kilometers is a little less than a mile (which is called the metric system). This means their towns are smaller than ours and living conditions ofcourse are different. Many things are done the "old fashioned" way. They make their shoes and repair them, they deink out of pumps, and pump water then have to take it upstairs to take baths.

C4T

C4T #3

Kim Cofino had a video on her post of Jane Goodall. She spode at YIS about he life story. The story centered around her supportive mother and the help she provided to her as a young child. She helped in a way that wasn't scornful, but of pure concern and comfort. This is actually the right way of parenting, but many parents don't have positive role models of parents growing up, therefore, their parenting skills would show sometimes.

An example she gave was: She had a handful of earthworms to bed as a toddler and her mother's reaction was not of disgust, but of laughter. Being honest and concerend. She taught her that the earth worms simply needed soil to survive. I think the way we talk to out children and also peers can have a big effect on the outcome of a situation.


C4T #4

Jeff Utecht wrote a post on his thoughts of technology. His guess was, every mobile device in 3 years will have the built-in ability to connect to a cellular network. Their already doing it, but it will just become part of the hardware of every mobile device. I believe this to a certain extent. I don't belive their will be connection to every device, but I do believe it will be to most of them (more than present time).

He also said we need to stop making excuses for all the time spent connected to the internet and realize that this is actually the world we live in now. This is so so true. We are in a technological world and technology is only advancing. People should get with it or get left without it. We live in a socially connected world. Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Skype, etc... 92% of employers now are or plan to use social-networks.

Blog #11

Ms. Cassidy's Class

Ms. Cassidy's approach to the classroom is a very needed addition to every classroom. Because technology is getting so advanced, technology should be implanted in every class for educations sake. If I was a skills teacher I would definitely put this technique in my class. For kids to be equipped with the proper skills they would need for learning in future tense, technology is a must. By having these skills and learning them so early, advancement will definitely take place.

There is no telling what jobs will be availible in the near future, but we know that technology will be apart of them. Theirs no reason a teacher should hold back a students education of technology. Most teachers are teaching "ol fashioned" but that should soon die out. Ms. Cassidy Is preparing her kids for the future, but will teachers to come help or hinder? We know how creativity seems to fade away with age because of education. By older teachers not being knowledgable of technology, will they help students loose focus of future?

Additional Assignment #3

I would have to say that this video kept me in tune the whole time. I thought everything he said in this video was atleast partly true. He asked, "Why seperate kids by age groups in schools when they don't all think the same?" This question is a great debatable question. I agree with the consumption though. Their are many kids that think on higher levels that others their age, but their just known as the "smart kids". Teachers and mostly everyone thinks everyone and every kid should all be on the same learning level. Which is not true. Instead they are classified as having a disability or extremely smart. I believe their can be absolutly nothing wrong with a student but they might just learn slower or faster.

What can I do to address this situation? It might sould strange but I feel we all should come into the knowledge of this idea and open a variety of minds up to come together with an idea that can unplug the "ol-fashioned" state of learning. I believe this idea of transformation in schools should be put into direct effect.

If I was given the task to complete an opinionunated idea as this sort, I would base mine on schools. It would be sort of the same as this one but I would add more input on arts and how the schools don't focus as much on them. I like to draw and I would probably play the artist in the group along with input on the message.

Blog #10

An Open Letter To Educators

This video and post were just confirmation of what I already believed. Dan Brow said, "Information is not only free, it has been liberated". Meaning It has be unlocked to anyone that wants to take the time out to just read and understand it. All you would need is just access to an internet and BAM!! You can research almost anything you want.

Sometimes It feels pointless and counter-productive in school, but we've all been taught that if you don't have an education you won't make it too far. But in a sense, they're absolutely right. Many Jobs require a degree of some sort, in order to be hired. That's sort of where Dan Brown lost me when he said he dropped out of school.

Most classes are focused on memorized facts and repeating them on tests. Don't get me wrong, in some fields a lot of the things we memorize are to be remembered. But so much of the class work don't really have to. Morgan Bayda said in a comment that she's not afraid of change, and that inspired me because I'm a little nervous about all of the new things that are coming into education these days.


2 questions that can change your life

I like this post because it's very motivating and allows me to feel creative and able to think I can actually make a difference. And I CAN! I believe my sentence would be: I'm trying to change the world through attempts of spread the gospel through my lifestyle as a young christian man (no offense to any other religion). I was better today than yesterday.

My Interview With Tj Vigneulle

Capture your screen in seconds

The Cow That Clucked

Just Enough

That's Music

You Like Telephones?

Blog #9

Mr. McClung gave his thoughts about the things he encountered in his first year of teaching. He listed the things he did wrong, and what he learned in the process. One of the most important tips I received in this post was explained one of the roles as teachers. As teachers, we should always listen to our students. Many teachers think they know everything about everything, and that the students don't really understand whats going on. When in some cases the teacher might actually be wrong and all they would have to do is listen for a change.

We should do everything in out power to try and help them with their intellectual journey. If we don't, who will? When students feel that you care and that you're trying to understand them, they tend to get more involved and more motivated in class activities. Mr. McClung said it best when he said, "It's never too late to change your way of thinking, learning, or style." Determination is the key.

Blog #8

Richard Miller

Dr. Miller explained how the use of technology in the classroom is developing. He’s right about the need for developing a curriculum as how to teach the use of technology in the class. When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of the receiving of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast. The student is actively making choices about how to obtain or display information. Technology use allows many more students to be actively thinking about information, making choices, and executing skills than is typical in teacher-led lessons.

Also, when technology is used as a tool to support students in performing authentic tasks, the students are in the position of defining their goals, making design decisions, and evaluating their progress. With technology, academic information is amazing. Dr. Miller explained how people understanding that the ideas don’t belong to us as an individual but as a culture.

“We as educators must be in the business of sharing ideas freely” said Dr. Miller, and I agree 100%. By doing so, we not only help others, but we’re learning in the process as well. Educators should also be still in the “learning” mode also. We should never think we know too much, but be willing to learn more. My student will be able to do the Multimedia writing, because I’m preparing for it now.


Chiper

I would like to create a video that will show how two students interact on a regular day after school and also how they talk to and about the teacher. I like the creativity of the videos, because it shows how we really act as students sometimes in actual situations. I think Chiper actually had some pretty good points when talking to Dr. Strange. I go through a lot of difficulty in this class but I manage to pull most of it off. Many things would go that way of Chiper if we don’t get it right in class right now.


Smartboards

I love used the SmartBoard for two main reasons. 1) It allows you to save all your work and be able to print them off to your students who were absent. 2) It keeps the students engaged in the lesson. However the video did present some very good points. I've seen money spent on Smartboards to have them just act as very expensive screens. Even if they are used as "interactive" it's only one student at a time. This video was very helpful and influential and helped me a lot.

Additional Assignment #2

I believe if learners are motivated, they can teach themselves. That's a big reason why people lose focus on the things they desire. If people were more motivated to learn, more people would learn. I do believe if kids are motivated to learn they would not only teach other kids, they would probably teach parents also! For someone to teach themselves, they would just have to know what they're teaching. In order to be a good and effective teacher, they should not only know what they're teaching, but also be motivated and have that desire. Computers and internet would have a big effect on the teaching kids simply because of the entertainment of learning that way.

I also believe if a person have a problem, they should be able to contact a teacher. If there's no teacher to be found in the mist of a problem, they might lose interest in the activity. Most of the time, it's hard to motivate someone to learn because it requires creativity and everyone doesn't learn the same. I'm motivated to learn if I'm interested in the activity and theirs an entertaining way of doing it. If you're not motivated to learn, or forced to learn, they would still learn but probably not as much.

We constantly teach our self things simply in life. If we apply these methods to school related activities, learning would excel. As a result of watching this video, I get "If children have interest, education happens". I believe teachers should use this video as a tool to help and guide them in the direction of motivation, in order to become better teachers.

My PLN

PLN is really helping me to learn a different type of learning. Before I got in this EDM class, I knew nothing about Blogs. I had a Twitter page but rarely went on it. I'm really learning more and more about technology as this class helps me. Sometimes I might get a little behind because of confusion, but I'm trying hard to pass. I'm realizing that PLN gives me more freedom in learning, allowing me to expand my thoughts and ideas. I plan to continue learning more about technology in this technical world.

Blog 7

Professor Randy Pausch Last Lecture

Proffessor Randy Pausch was a very determined man that seems to have lived his childhood dreams. Not only did he lived his dreams, he encouraged others to live theirs also. At the beginning, he listed a couple things that he wasn't going to talk about in the lecture. They included: Cancer, His wife and kids, and spirituality and religion. I could tell he was in a little pain about his time to live (who wouldn't be). But he did an amazing job of hiding his tears.

I do believe it is possible to achieve ones dreams. My way of achieving dreams are a little different from his way though. I believe God would guide me in the direction I should go in. I think i've been this way from a child. My childhood dream was to become a pro basketball player, and I still believe this day that I can. I'm just more focus on different things, and don't even have the desire for it anymore.

In one part of the lecture Professor Randy stated, "Most of what we learn, we learn indirectly." I deeply believe that. As I grew up as a child, many people told me that experience is the best teacher. Now that I'm older and wiser I thought about that phrase. I think experience can be the teacher of fools; Because a wise man will learn from another mans errors and apply that to determine what he should chose.

Another thing that stuck out to me was the example of the coach and player analysis. He said, "If your coach gets mad at you, It's a good thing. If you're messing up and no one says anything, that means they're giving up on you." I really like that. Because I went through that on both ends when I played basketball. Just as my coach was getting tired of me messing up he didn't try to correct me anymore. But that's when I began to shine!

As people grow old they feel that their dreams can no longer be possible, but I beg to differ. The only way a dream can not happen is when you give up in your head. That's why it's better to surround yourself with positive people that are behind you 100%.

It's sad to know that the speaker had passed, but we all will one day. The lesson he brought was amazing, and I would suggest anyone that's anyone to check it out. He has a lot of wisdom and experience in many things. Lessons Learned: How you can achieve your dreams or enable the dreams or others.

Comments 4 Teachers #2

Becky Goerend elaborated on the importance of reading to kids. I believe she's right on target when she said that it was important. I work with kids almost everyday, and most of them read a lot at home away from school. I think that is awesome because when I was in school, I only read to get by. Now I think reading is so beneficial to a kids mind.

In Kim Cofino's blog, Jane Goodall spoke at YIS on her whole life story. Most of her story centered around her supportive mother. Her mother helped her in a way that wasn't scornful, but of pure concern and comfort. The example was: She had a handful of earthworms to bed as a toddler, and her mother's reaction was not of disgust but laughter. Being honest and concerned, she taught her that the earth worms simply needed soil to survive. I think the way we talk to out children and also peers can have a huge effect on the outcome of a situation.

Comments 4 Kids

I always enjoy things kids do. They remind me of the younger days of no worries and all play. Even though we also had to get our work done from school, there was nothing like hearing your mother scream, "Come in, street lights on!" The creative minds of these kids are amazing. Their learning to draw and make movies also. I can't wait to see whats to come!

Blog 6

Network Student

The video Network Student shows an idea of not having a teacher and being able to control their learning. The blogs were talked about and was showed how they reflect on opinion's rather than facts. I do think this gives students more time to be creative and innovative.  Blogs are also a pretty good social network and enter-act with other students also. Depending on the age group, I think the idea is okay but not the best.

Why does the Network student even need a teacher? The video explained how the teacher builds the network, take advantage of learning opportunities, and also organize information. Teachers of a network student shows how to differentiate between good information and propaganda. They also help the students in-case they're struggling in a particular subject to get a resource.
 
I believe all students need a classroom, teacher, and students to enter-act with. By just having a classroom, students can get surrounded by positive themes and they won't be distracted as easy. By having a live teacher in front of you, you will be able to ask questions at the exact point of confusion leaving out time for forgetting. By having students in the classroom to enter-act with, you could get immediate social advice on thing and explore ideas and creativity.



7th Graders Personal Learning Environment

This 7th grade video was pretty good and helpful to me. It showed how to find information online and how to pull it together on a personal page. I believe that word be very useful to anyone with a personal web page or blog. This video shows how students could possibly have more freedom in learning, while enjoying what they're doing. It also shows how someone could get swayed away from school work because of the many applications that someone could add. Including to popular Facebook. I believe that's a good idea especially from 7th graders.



The Machine is Changing Us

This video made me think of many situations that occurred in my life and how I use to handle them compared to how I handle them in a mature state. We have the power to forgive anyone we want, but we are so blinded by situations that we put our pride in front of our happiness. I said pride in front of happiness because with pride, we block the way of forgiveness which leads to baggage and unhappiness. I didn't say we will forget it, but we can forgive.

Youtube is changing interaction for better and for worse. It's getting addictive which pulls people away from school work. But it also helps people get famous if they put up the right video. I just found out that Youtube have informative information on here also, and that's always a plus. Internet can be just the same as t.v. and technology will just continue advancing.

Blog 5

In the movie "Benefits of Podcasting in the Classroom," it displayed all of the ways in becoming an excellent teacher using podcast. By interacting with students outside of the classroom, podcast could be really beneficial. Students could use podcast and promote creativity and innovation in the process. I've learned by using podcast, your creativity can explode on the web and give others the courage they need to boost their ideas.

Wow, their are 100 ways to use your ipod to learn and study better! Who knew technology would be at the point that its at now? Just using an ipod, someone could do anything from taking notes on a notepad to learning Spanish. I never knew a hand help electronic device could be so beneficial. Ipods also have an application for learning SAT vocabulary words that could really help someone about to test. Not only has technology advanced, it seems there's no slowing down for it no time soon.

In Lanwitches Blog, it gave a side to me that would give a kid the edge he/she needed to get up and move in enthusiasm. The blog stated, "A teacher's heart smiles when students become creative, enthusiastic and take ownership of their work." I believe that should be true. But growing up in the schools that I grew up in, It seemed like they didn't give us the chance to. They always wanted everything one way. The only time it seemed we could be creative was in Art (lol). I believe by introducing podcast to students is very beneficial to the student body as a whole. Podcast gives students confidence and make them feel special in their own way.

Blog 4

Don't Teach Your Kids This Stuff. Please?

Scott Mcleod is a professor in the Educational Administration Program at Iowa State University wrote a post regarding children using technology. Dr. Mcleod states how much people focus on the negative, but leaves out most of the positive. Computers are enhancers that help us develop skills outside of pen and paper. He explained how people look at the thoughts of porn on the web rather than the educational needs. Eventually, we will have to further out education to technology because it isn't slowing down.

Although their are some aspects that are bad and negative about the web, their are many helpful aspects as well. If their were a study to prove education, I world think the people that are literate to technology world definitely have an advantage. Technology is such a huge part of education. Why should it be ignored?



The iSchool Initiative

The video "The iSchool Initiative" were persuading people that iSchool (made like an iphone) would be a better tool to learn from than a class room, pen, and paper. I would differ. Even though you will be saving money in the process, If iSchool took over schools, would literacy rates go down? I would prefer the regular way of teaching through books and pen.

I believe a balance of technology with pen and paper is all we really need. I think all we would have to do is cut back on pencils and paper instead of stopping it in general. Then we have to think about the money we would have to put in for additional applications. It sounds good to most people because it's different. But before we act on things, think about it first.


Lost Generation

This video was very motivating to me. I deeply believe every word of the second half of the video. And if my generation is lost, It will not be my fault. I'm willing to do my part in this generation to set it up and start the upbringing. In my life, true happiness really comes from God, and if he's with me, I really don't care who's against me. I do believe we can change the world. In order for change to start some where, change has to start somewhere. I'm tired of people saying, "money can't make them happy" because it can. It's just we would rather have more than just money.

The technique used for this video could not have been more creative. It was entertaining and pulled your attention right in. I would encourage any and everyone to view this message in the video. It is truly inspirational and would motivate any one who's willing to find our generation.



Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir

This video is awesome! I wouldn't even know where to start if I was to create anything of the sort. Their voices are amazing. The video itself sounds Live. For these people to never have met is over the edge. I play music at my church, so I really like music anyway. I was drawn in from the beginning to the end. I read in Jennifer Chambers post, this post was on WKRG 5 Early Morning News and it was posted on Youtube.

Additional Assignment 1

Google Squared provides a very simple way of learning new things about any subject you type. If given a two worded category, Google provides a more in depth meaning on what you type instead of simplifing both words. Wolfram Alpha provides a simular style of listings as google squared, but more informative to me. Wolfram Alpha provides a more literateral meaning of the search. I really didn't know anything about Google Squared or Wolfram Alpha. In the video "Did You Know," It said, "25%of India's population with the highest IQ's are greater than the total population of the US. Looking at the listion showed, the country is a whole lot larger than ours, so I could understand now.

Teachers Comment 1

JOE DALE was my teacher assigned and I found that his page was quite exciting! On a video he posted, called Interviewing Tips and Recording. I found tips helpful because im not very computer literate and i've never used podcasts before (and im a college student). He gave details on enhancing computer skills that were helpful to the least computer literate person. Some of the tips seems simple but when trying to do different types of interviews or audio recordings there are so many things going on around us. Their also many things going on in our head to block us from getting the job done, but we have to keep a level head and reach the finish line.

Another thing DALE had quite helpful on his blog page was an explanition of wordle to the slow learning wordle people (me lol). These tips were very informative and helped me out on what wordle was and explained the meaning of it, how wordle was used in the classroom too. Wordle is a tool to generate word clouds using text, websites, etc... The neat thing about it is, the often the word is used, the bigger it appeart on the wordle. I didn't know a lot of the things explained but the video explained things quite simple. I believe once students learn how to use wordle, they would enjoy it and probably add it to their facebook or myspace that they might have.

Blog 3

A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY

If walls could talk in the college classrooms, they would ask us, "Why?" Why do we spend more time watching t.v. or listening to music, than studying for exams that benefits us more? Why do we overlook the necessities in life that actually advances us in longterm situations? Many of these situations helps us grow as young adults, into maturs adults.

While in school, we pick a field to study and have a lifestyle in mind that we plan to achieve. Although many of us achieve that academic goal of graduation, sometimes we might get the unexpected. This film made me realize, when I graduate i'll probably have a job that don't even exist today. Many people dream what they want to become at an early age, but how do you really expect the unexpected?



KELLY HINES

Learning seems to be getting more involved with technology as the years go by. As teachers, how can we transition from paper and pen to paper, pen, and computer software if we lack understanding of basic technology? Teachers must continually be learners, willing to do research of trends and tools. Simply to understand where students come from in actions, and relate to their understanding of "cool".

Kelly Hines said, "For teachers to be successful, they must be self-motivated in the pursuit of understanding." That is as real as it gets. If a teacher is not self-motivated in the beginning, where will his/her motivation come from? In the process teaching skills of literacy and technology, I believe life skills are just important. By a student being able to be theirself in creativity and innovation, the possibilities in life really does have no limits.



TECHNOLOGICAL ILLITERATE TEACHER

I believe all educators should have a basic level of technological knowledge also. The writer said technology is apart of life, not just an add on. I agree with that statement 100%. Many things in life evolve around technology. By being illiterate to basic technology, could paralyze you in the future.

Many people in fact say, "I don't know how to run a computer and might be proud of it. But the sad part is they're not even willing to understand it. The writer said, "If a teacher today in not technologically literate-and unwilling to change, it's equivalent to a teacher 30 years ago who didn't know how to read and write." The thing is, we need to view life as the movement of a clock, instead of just listening to the ticks..



GARYS SOCIAL MEDIA COURT

I think statistics are very important numerical facts that help us understand things in an entertaining point of view. The statistics shows that 236 million people a week in US listen to the radio. I think that is amazing. But I always question how close are statistics? With certain things, I personally think they're more of an educated estimated guess than of facts.

66.4 billion dollars were made from all music sold this year. 11.4 billion of that is made from the music concerts world wide. I guess that's why so many people want to be "rappers" (lol). Even though these numbers might be close to truth, I still would encourage any person thats wanting to go into music or not, to still get a college degree. Money is like sand, while knowledge is concrete.

Blog 2

DID YOY KNOW?

Its amazing how much information many people over look in the world, and the changes we have to come. The video "Did you know" Informed me the in China, if you're 1 in-a million, there are 1300 people just like you. Many people of the new generation would never agree with these statistics, but if the study is true than the facts are shown. By the people of China being so alike, I wonder if that could interfere with creativity in things staying the same and not elevating.

Did you know, 1 out-of 8 couples maried last year, met online? I think that is amazing! By me being single, I'm wondering if I should start looking online for a girlfriend (lol). I could understand how many people met online because of the information that is given of the sites. You tell them your age, weight, height, theings you like, things you dislike, and also what you want in a mate. So if theirs a picture of a person online and they met your personal standards, hey, why not?



MR. WINKLE WAKES

Imagine waking up from a deep sloop of 100 years and viewing things of new technology. But first, imagine being sleep for 100 years (lol)! I would be so lazy, I wouldn't even care about the changes. I would think I was really in a coma, and first look for my family and stay away from a mirror (lol). Not knowing whats going on, I probably would just try to fall back to sleep and hope it was all a dream.

If I was to wald the streets from a 100 year sleep, ofcourse their would be changes. The video "Mr. Wrinkle Wakes" shows how a person would react to present day conditions, being sleep from 100 years ago. He would notice many technological and electrical changes. He noticed hospitals and how people just treated people instead of them just on their on. Also how we have schools and teachings of literacy using eletronic devices.



SIR KEN ROBINSON

Sir Ken Robinson is a very positive and powerful speaker. He helped me open my eyes to many things that we, as a people, were programed to see as "normal". I definatly agree with Robinson when he said, "Creativity is just as important as literacy in schools." We over look Arts in schools because we think many of us don't need it after hgh school. Robinson then explained how he met a lady that stayed in Arts, made it a profession, and became a millionaire.

The message in Robinson's speech, encourages us while we're young to not give up on our creativity. He said If we don't grow in creativity, we will grow out of it with time. Many times we lose intrest in things because we try to please everyone in the process. Sometimes we have to expand our boarders of excellence. A quote from Robinson's speech that I really enjoyed was, "If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."



HARNESS YOUR STUDENT'S DIGITAL SMARTS

This video is very impowering to not only students, but teachers as well. It helps us to understand that as teachers, we might not know it all. When students come up with, and see new things they feel more impowered and enthusiastic about learning. In this process, teachers learn new things also. Nothing makes us more impowered than a student not only learning, but enjoying theirself in the process.

The speaker of this video said, "Every child can learn, the problem comes when you only have paper and pencil. Then only certain types of children will succeed." As I went through high school and some college, I noticed some teachers were very smart in their field. I also learned being smart doesn't make someone a good teacher. I think teaching requires creativity and a will to impower students.

All About Me

Blog Assigment 1

Hello, my name is Carlis.
I live here in mobile, al and these past 22 years of my life have been the greatest experience ever! I'm blessed to even be alive right now and I can only give thanks to the almighty G-d. I'm currently attending University of South Alabama and majoring in physical education. I recently graduated from Bishop State Community College were I played Basketball and was also Mr Sophomore of the school class. I have a huge heart for kids, and helping people of any age. Im entering the field of education to help kids and young adults physically and mentally. I currently work as a substitute, help coach for a high school, and I'm the Asstiant Director for a YMCA program. My mother and father are religious and applied many of those religious teachings to me, and shaped me in the direction that im headed now.

There's many things people judge people by, and with me, you really can't judge me by how I dress all the time. I think it's safe to say I'm sort of religious guy. I don't certainly don't hound people to be the way that I am. I'm a college student and there's lots of things I avoid and stay away from. I don't curse, drink alcohol, have sex (until im married), but I do hang around many people that do those things and worse. I'm more of a laid back guy that don't stress about much because I feel that life is too short for that.

In my spare time I love to listen to all types of music, read, help people, play sports, draw, work out, and I also love to laugh. So if you see the word "lol" that means "Laughing out loud". I play the drums, piano, sing (don't we all lol), and i also play the saxophone. I might not be the best at the all, but I always try my best at everything I do. I'm sometimes on the web looking at sports and facebooking, heres a couple links to my favorite websites: espn, my facebook.

P.s.  This is my first time taking this class, and I hear this class will challenge us. I'm not very computer literate so I hope my teacher will bear with me lol.