Sunday, October 21, 2012

Blog Assignment #8


Richard Miller
This is How We Dream Part 1 and 2
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Richard Miller is a very exciting and smart man.  He talks about how technology is our future and shows us that there are many benefits to using multimedia.In these videos he shows us that writing has changed.  We now have a worldwide way of communicating as we write.  The old way was using pen and paper and now we have word processors, ipads, iphones, laptops, ect...  We now use laptops with internet service instead of going to the library.  We can now add pictures, videos, and sound in our writing.  He encourages us as educators to stay on top of technology to help educate our students.  It is a day to day learning process because technology is changing so fast.

Blog Post #2 by Carly Pugh
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Carly suggested an assignment for EDM310 in her post.  She suggested that students of EDM310 make a YouTube playlist with their favorite videos.  She showed how YouTube can be a great resource for teaching.  She also said that "good teachers teach by example." I think that there are many great videos to watch on YouTube that can help in the classrooms.  I think that some of these videos can be very helpful in planning lessons and demonstrating experiments to the students.

EDM310 for Dummies
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This is a funny video for EDM310 students to watch.  It strongly suggest that you need to do your work on time and not procrastinate on assignments.  EDM310 has a lot to offer that can help you in the future with projects.  I have learned a lot from EDM310 that will help me in the classroom from making power point presentations to adding pictures, videos, and links to either a blog, website, or email. I think with technology changing so fast as educators we need to be able to stay with the times.



Learn to Change, Change to Learn
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Learn to change, change to learn is all about how classrooms are outdated and need to change.  This video stresses that students are bored in the classroom and they could be more fun for students to learn if we used more current technology. Students are already using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,phones, and texting.  We need to use more of these features in the classroom and encourage creativity.

Scavenger Hunt 2.0
This was an assignment that was suggested by Justin Cometti, who was an EDM310 student at South Alabama in the Fall of 2011.  The assignment is to look for 5 things, but only choose 3 to do for our post. 
Edmondo is a very useful resource.  It is very similar to Facebook and Twitter.  You can create and post assignments and their due dates.  You can send and receive messages from students and parents.  You can also use Google docs.  Prezi is also a very useful tool to use and it is FREE!  You can use it to turn normal boring slides into colorful and entertaining presentations. I created a poll at Polleverywhere.com.





2 comments:

  1. Amber,

    It is evident that you read and watched the materials assigned. However you might want to read the directions a little more thoroughly.

    In Richard Miller This is How We Dream Part 1 and 2 you were supposed to explain your reactions to the video not just summarize what he said.

    After watching the two student produced videos,The Chipper series, and EDM310 for dummies. You were to discuss ideas in your post that you can think of for videos that you would like to create, or participate in creating.

    My last suggestion would be to add a little of your own opinion about the videos and things we are assigned.

    Overall your writing is fine.

    Lyndsie

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  2. "She suggested that students of EDM310 make a YouTube playlist with their favorite videos." Much more than that. She used the videos to demonstrate her teaching philosophy.

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