Good ideas and quotes for teaching, learning, and writing papers.

Learning between grownups and kids should be reciprical.

"If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." -African proverb

Don’t hope you will, know you will.

"Any teacher that can be replaced by technology--should be." --Arthur C. Clarke
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead

"You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow."-Adora Svitak

Kids need opportunities to lead and succeed.

Possibilities do not go backward, they go forward.

There are questions and problems with the people we used to believe were always right. Be skeptical, ask questions, demand proof, demand evidence, dont take anything for granted. BUT when you do get proof, take it for some truth, remember it. We need to link causation with correlation.

When you start down the road where belief and magic replace science and evidence you end up in a place you dont want to be.

Science is not a company, country, or idea. It is a process.

Block Microteaching Materials

Prezi

     http://prezi.com/gm3tiecyop-u/helium-hula-hoops/

Eye of the Tiger

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf45I1ZI__w 

Grown up version

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpTj_Z9v-c

Kid version

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CdJTfGiRCI&NR=1 

EXIT Slip and Discussion notes

EXIT
The secondary education system transformation is based on 3 Rs. Relevant, relationships, rigor (high rigor = high expectations and effort).

These are 3 great visions to shoot for to improve the Edu system.



CH 10 Presentation
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Jigsaw strategy- make sure to tell the students "we are going to use the jigsaw activity". This will help them to understand/ remember it for the next time we use it. so that way we dont have to re-explain it next time. give it a name.
        2 group switching strategy

Explicit directions BEFORE letting students free.

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Uhms
Verbal elaboration on each group's summary. Unnecessary because the written summaries already covered it!

Technology Issue Podcast

http://www.archive.org/details/ContemporaryTechIssuePodcast

The process of podcasting was really helpful to experience. Once it is established in my memory of how to do it, it will make for a very quick cool tool to use and have my students use.
The first idea that comes to mind for using this in my science classroom would be to have the students create an exciting PSA highlighting an environmental issue or informing citizens about specific legislation that would help or hurt goals to improve the environment.

Im glad that I was forced to do this project!

Screencast Symbaloo.com

http://screencast.com/t/vicO7bq1wt

Post a link screencast on your blog AND post a reflection for this course task:

* How much effort did you exert preparing for the screencast?
* How does creating and sharing a screencast with your peers impact your future teaching?

I prepared for this screencast by first using it for a while. I wanted to get comfortable with it before trying to explain it's SWOT. I prepared a rough outline for what i wanted to say. Also before making the cool tools screencast i explored Jing/Screencast.com on a bunch of other things. I prepared a few screen image captures to use in my screencast video to make things for faster for me.
The screencast requirement has helped me in a few ways. It introduced the topic to me, i had ever really known much about it before. I learned how easy it can be and how useful it can be to create reusable tutorials. These tutorials can be created by both students and teachers for the use by students and teachers. If not for the screencast project i would probably have never learned about Symbaloo either.
I want to use screencasting in the future for creating tutorials, adding spark to presentations, and allowing students to showcast their work in a unique way.

Exit Slip 11-11 and Class notes

EXIT SLIP 11-11-10
I thought it was interesting to ponder whether I will be a teacher that will fit the mold of the traditional school teacher or if I will be an earth shaker that challenges the system with new ideas. This class sets us up to be mild earth shakers,but there is research that argues for both sides.
I think taht it is important for there to be some challengers in the system. Just like our government, the republicans, democrates, judicial branch, legislative branch, an executive branch are all put in place to create a series of checks and balances. So too should the educational system.

NOTES
Discussion +,-
+POS
Using scribbling (online tool) was good. normally we would use this in a non-face to face way to communicate. in this class we are next to eachother, but there are goo ways to use the tool when face to face is an option. It allows quite people to enter the conversation, lessens the effect of conversation domination.

5 words or less summary. Great. it separates the nice to know and the need to know.

-NEG
They forgot a student in the group lists.
Their online tool didnt work, BUT they did have a quick backup plan.

Rethinking Chapter 9

Rethinking Technology Chapter 9 | What does it all mean?
The chapter begins with the quote, “The future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.” – William Gibson. I think this is a great way to think about technology because many feel uneasy about the big changes that we will face “converting” to technology. The conversion has already happened, just not everywhere. Tech enthusiasts need to step up and help others to update their systems. The technology herd is only as strong as its weakest link. When I thought about the quote I came up with a good way to relate. When a chocolate chip pancake has all of the chips condensed in one spot, the rest of the pancake is still a chocolate chip pancake.
For the first time children are becoming more knowledgeable than their parents involving a tool important to society as a whole. They are really smart with in navigating through society’s technological way of life.
There has been a lot of research done about whether or not video games have positive or adverse affects on children. Some feel that video games are a waste of time and actually spoil their educational skills. Other reports show that videogames have immensely helped them to develop their ability to process information and solve problems in an imaginary digital world. Could this help them later on in their lives due to the fact that the internet is an imaginary digital world? It is possible that tomorrow’s work world is being shaped by the gaming world of today. Students interests can often be linked to online communities and online communities are often used by businesses and employers. It is not imperative for students to play video games to receive experience in participating in digital communities, but it is one way to do it. Many of the video games are available with online interaction with other gamers.
The way students practice their reading skills has changed faces. I do not think they read many hard copy books as they did before but they do still read. It is amazing how much information is processed through reading when you consider text messages, emails, blogs, instant messaging, facebook, and other everyday digital tools.
Peer culture and population culture are changing, but are they changing for better or worse? Advertisers have been able to rake in on this group of teen age consumers. Many of the appealing products they offer can be very distracting to a teenager’s education. Some teachers and parents are trying to avoid this. Changing the current way that young students identify themselves, and with others, might be a good thing.
Traditional schools may resist the technological transformation but they will have to compete with the new types of technology driven schools. The government is very attracted to giving funding to the new type of schools. Enthusiasts may be sad to see a lack of giant changes and innovations. What they really should focus on, and be happy for, is how many opportunities that are available to improve existing structures in current school systems.