My Final EDM 310 Reflection

PLN final report

                                   


Like I said in my first report, I really enjoyed creating my PLN. I set my Symbaloo as my background on my laptop and it is so much easier to find all of my sites that I visit on a daily basis. I have added a few more tiles to my Symbaloo. I have noticed how much more organized I am now that I have Symbaloo. Symbaloo is definitely something I will introduce my future students to, so they can be organized. I think being organized is important, especially if you are a student. I am only taking 12 hours this semester and I do a lot of research for all my classes. It is hard to have all of the sites saved in my memory,but with Symbaloo I can have them all saved and ready to go. One tile that I recently added that I love is LiveBinders. It's a really helpful site.

C4T Last Summary

I had the pleasure of commenting on Kevin McLaughlin's Blog for last C4T. The first post I commented on was titled "BYOD-It Makes A Lot Of Sense." In the blog, Mr. McLaughlin talks about why bringing your own devices can be an advantage to schools. He states how at home students use their own devices at home and are use to those devices. Mr. McLauglin thinks that if a student is familiar with their own devices, then why not use them at school. I agree with Mr. McLaughlin to a certain extent. I think that it is a great idea for students to bring their own devices from home and use them at school. But, with doing that the school can be at fault if something happens to the students device or some students might not have their own laptop or iPad. All in all the post was excellent!

The second post I commented on was titled "Switching off Interactive White Board for good." The post was about how Interactive White Boards(IWB) have had their day. Mr. McLauglin writes about how IWB are not being used on the way they are meant to be used. He states how some teachers forget their how to use them a month after training on how to use them properly. When he asked his students they said how IWB's are a waste, because they as students don't even get much interaction with them. He thinks the money used on IWB's can be used on other technology that will be used more often. I think his post was great. I agree that if teachers aren't using IWB's to their advantage then why have them. Money is always an issue, so why not spend it on bigger and better things.

Final Project #16

World War II Video

High Speed History

TimeToast timeline

C4K November Post Summary

For Mrs. Yollis Class Blog, I commeted on her blog "Bloggers Submit Word Problems!" Mrs. Yollis class was working on on word problems, so Mrs. Yollis asked through twitter if other classes around the country would submit their own word problems for her class. She got a lot of feedback. Classes from California and South Carolina sent in word problems. I thought of the word problems submitted were great. It was neat that Mrs. Yollis got so many people involved in what her class was learning.

For Pt. England School, I comment on Tyla-Marie. Tyla-Marie made a video telling the story of Guy Fawkes. She also added a brief description of him. It has been a long time since I learned about Guy Fawkes and it was nice to get refreshed with his story. Tyla-Marie did a great job with her animations and telling his story.

Blog Post #14

I really enjoyed watching Joe Picardo's Top Ten Tips For Using Technology In The Classroom. I was familiar with all but two of the tips he gave. I liked his tips about using podcasts and interactive whiteboards in the classroom. I also liked how he had a tip about music. Music is one of the greatest arts out there and it is important to use it in the classroom. Picardo's last tip is another to consider in your classroom. I think incorporating personal devices, like cell phones or iPods, is really important. Joe Picardo's tips are tips that that everyone should should follow and use in their classroom.

There were two tips that Joe Picardo gave that I was not familiar with. The first one was Tip #4. I have never heard of the websites he stated when talking about Tip #4. I never thought about creating interactive exercises, but I can see how helpful they can be. The second tip I wasn't familiar with was Tip #9. I thought I was familiar with the Internet, but there is so much more when it comes to helpful educational sites. I will be using all of his tips he listed. They all can be very helpful in the classroom.