Friday, October 21, 2011
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Project # 3: C4T # 2
For this project I was assigned to read and comment on Ms. Aviva Dunsiger's blog, A Primary Blog for the 21st Century.
The first post that I read and commented on was "The Need for Recording." In this post she explained how she uses recording to help her students help improve themselves and others. In my comment I told her that I really enjoyed her post and that it had truly given me some great ideas for my future classroom.
The second post that I read and commented on was "Equity is not Equality... And It Doesn't Have To Be!" In this post Ms. Dunsiger talks about how each child is their own person and they are all on different levels of learning. She also explains that it is important that we teach our students the important of equity. In my comment I wrote about a school that I recently observed at, Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education. I explained how their main goal was equity. They see each child as an individual and accept the fact that all of the children learn at a different rate and are at different levels of growth and development.
Ms. Aviva Dunsiger's blog is very informative and I have really enjoyed reading her posts! They have given me some great ideas about how to use different types of technology in my future classroom.
The first post that I read and commented on was "The Need for Recording." In this post she explained how she uses recording to help her students help improve themselves and others. In my comment I told her that I really enjoyed her post and that it had truly given me some great ideas for my future classroom.
The second post that I read and commented on was "Equity is not Equality... And It Doesn't Have To Be!" In this post Ms. Dunsiger talks about how each child is their own person and they are all on different levels of learning. She also explains that it is important that we teach our students the important of equity. In my comment I wrote about a school that I recently observed at, Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education. I explained how their main goal was equity. They see each child as an individual and accept the fact that all of the children learn at a different rate and are at different levels of growth and development.
Ms. Aviva Dunsiger's blog is very informative and I have really enjoyed reading her posts! They have given me some great ideas about how to use different types of technology in my future classroom.
Project # 10
Blog Assignment # 7
After watching Dr. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture, I came to think of him as a man of great determination. I was in shock when he showed to scans of his ten tumors that he had in his liver! He seemed to be a perfectly healthy man and to show that he was in better shape than most of the people in the room he did a few push-ups. He never gave up on his dreams even though he had many hardships in his life and as he said “Don’t bail, the best gold is at the bottom of barrels of crap.”
He began his lecture by telling the audience about his childhood dreams, which included being in zero gravity, playing in the NFL, authoring an article in the World Book Encyclopedia, being Captain Kirk, winning stuffed animals, and being a Disney Imagineer. The amazing thing is, he achieved all of them! Except for playing in the NFL, but he says that what he did get to do when he was younger was much more important in his life than playing in the NFL. His childhood football coach taught him that when you screw up and no one critiques you, that means that they have given up on you and that is not a good thing, fortunately for him his coach made sure to tell him when he did something wrong so that he would be able to correct it.
Another one of his childhood dreams was being in zero gravity. This was a difficult dream to accomplish, but that did not stop Dr. Pausch. There was a competition being held where a group of students could win a ride in the “Vomit Comet”, which is a type of plane that is used to train astronauts and allows them to experience 25 seconds of weightlessness. When telling his story on how he achieved this dream he uses this quote “Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.” There were several difficulties in achieving this certain dream, for one, when his team won the competition he was extremely excited until he was told that faculty was not allowed to participate in riding the “Vomit Comet”, but like always he showed his perseverance. He learned that faculty wasn’t allowed, but that the press was. So he found a way to get a press badge and in the end he was able to participate.
In conclusion, this video has shown me that even in tough times we must never give up! Dr. Randy Pausch never did and he accomplished all of his childhood dreams. To use my favorite quote by him again “Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want something” that quote, in my opinion, sums up Dr. Randy Pausch. He was a very unwavering man and even though he ran into many “brick walls” they never stopped him from achieving what he wanted most out of life!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
C4K Summary Post
The C4K assignments are something that I have thoroughly enjoyed doing! I loved reading the different blogs and learning about each student.
The first blog that I had the pleasure of reading was created by Emily. It was called "Emily's Glogster", it was about a book called "Maniac Magee." The post contained different sections that explained the different characters, plot, summary, and setting. In my comment that I left I told her that she did a very good job in organizing her post and summarizing the book. Also I told her that after reading her post that I would be recommending the book to my two younger brothers because they would love to read this type of story!
The second blog that I was assigned to comment on was created by a child named Adam in Mrs. Kilgo's class. He wrote about how he would like to visit Disney World because he has never been before and has heard about how the rides are both scary and fun. In my comment I told him about my four favorite rides in the Magic Kingdom, including Space Mountain, It's a Small World, Peter Pan, and Splash Mountain. I also told him that I hope he gets to go soon!
The third blog that I commented on was the St. Elmo Explorers. This blog is about a school that received iPads because of a generous donation from Lucy Buffett. This post contained a slideshow with pictures of the students using their new gadgets. In my comment I said how lucky they were to receive such a wonderful gift and how wonderful it was for them to be learning about the different technology that we have in the world today.
The last blog that I commented on was called "Izzy's Blog." In her post titled "Weekly Challenge" she wrote about one place in the world that she would like to visit, Hawaii. She said that ever since her parents told her about their trip there she has wanted to go also. The beautiful beaches, the ability to surf, and visiting Pearl Harbor were some of the reasons that she gave for wanting to go there. In my comment I told her that I would also like to visit Hawaii for many of the same reasons. For one, learning to surf is one thing that I would love to do before I die!
I look forward to commenting on more blogs in the future. It has been one thing, among many others, that I have enjoyed doing in EDM 310.
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