Why Is It Important For Students To Post Their Work To Blogs?

The more students post their work to blogs and other sites, the more other people can view their work. Students work is no longer just seen by the teacher and thrown in the trash after the year is over. It is saved in the clouds as Dr. Strange says. In my edm 310 class I was assign to watch a video call Mr. Winkle Wakes and I had to leave a comment about what I thought. When the author read my post he left a comment and a few days later my teacher sit up a time for him to skype in to our class, to talk to use. Another example of students posting their work to blogs is the assignment I had about Dear Kaia where a group of students did a voicethread for her. There are a lot of reasons for students to post their work to blogs.Click Here To check out a website I found about why students should go public with their work. The teacher talks about the pros and cons of this topic.

Believing Inventing , and Implementing Technological Pedagogies: Anthony Capps

Anthony had a very detail post about Dr. Miller's video. I loved when he said, "I believe it is an educator's responsibility to help their students discover what they love." I agreed with him 100%, I never felt that way growing up about my teachers. But I hope when I become one that I can help my students find who they are and what they truly like to do.Click Here To check out Anthony's great blog

Comments4Kids

This week on comments 4kids we commented on students in middle school at Bluford Elementary School. They are located in Philadelphia and their school is named after its famous attendee, Guion Bluford, the first African American astronaut to travel in space. I didn't know this and thought that was pretty cool. The students went on a field trip to a art museum name Arthur Ross Gallery. They viewed an exhibit of paintings of West Philadelphia in the 1860’s, by an artist name David Kennedy. My student's name was Jeromaine and he reflected on his visit to the museum. He picked a painting that was 3D because he said it makes him feel as if he is right there in the painting.Click HereTo take a look at their blog

ACCESS: Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators & Students Statewide

ACCESS was started by Governor Bob Riley's Task Force on Distance Learning. The purpose of ACCESS is too, "provide equal access to high quality instruction to improve student achievement through distance learning opportunities." I think this is a great idea, I wish this was around when I was in high school. They are doing a great job exposing students to the growing expand of media and preparing them with the social skills they will need to function in this society.Click Here To browse ACCESS's site

ALEX: Alabama Learning Exchange

ALEX is a state program in Alabama that the Alabama Department of Education designed to allow teachers, students and parents access to educational materials. The website is full of resources that are useful for teachers to find lesson plans, students to use interactive activities and parents to find web links to help their children with school work. When I become a teacher I will use this website because I found some useful information that would help me with my students. The lesson plans for physical education where good and they have something for every subject in school.Click Here To browse ALEX's site

Dear Kaia

Great Story!! Kaia is a cute girl who lives in Qatar. At the time this story took place Kaia was three years old. This story began when a group of 8th graders commented on Kaia's blog because her and her father posted a photo essay they made when they went on a outdoor adventure with their camera. The 8th grade students commented on her blog, but Kaia's father ask if they could make a video because she was learning too read. So the students decided to make a voicethread and they talked about what they liked about Kaia's photos. I think what the students did was cool. I am sure they will remember that experience for the rest of their life. Getting to know people and learning something in the process is a great way to let students be creative.Click Here To see Kaia's blog

About: New Media Literacies Project

When searching the web I found out a little about the group NML. They are based with in MIT's comparative media studies program, as a research group. The purpose of the group is to look at how they might best prepare young individuals with the social skills and cultural competencies necessary to turn in to full participants in a growing media landscape. Also, to raise public understanding about what it means to be literate in a internationally interconnected, multicultural globe.Click Here To learn more about this group

New Media Skills: NML Staff

In today's world people will need all of these skills to fully engage with today's participatory culture. The new media literacies are something that people have to learn in order to function in our society. I think they are skills you need to be a effective worker, but I don't know about artist or citizen. Maybe I need to look at these two a little different. Over the years I have learned how to multitask and pretty good at judgement. These two skills have helped when I work for other people. Most jobs require you to multitask at work, it makes you more productive. Skills that I wish to acquire as I get older are negotiation and play. When watching the video play seemed to be a weakness of mind, hopefully as I get to learn more and experiment with new media I can become comfortable with it. Therefore, as teachers of the future we need to continue learning and educating ourselves more on these skills.Click Here To check out the video

The Networked Student: Wendy Drexler

This video really broke down what a networked student is. If I compare my collegiate career with this video I don't think I would have been one of those students. Most of my classes taught out of a textbook. Edm 310 is the only class I have ever taken that has challenged me to think about the future. Learning how to be a good tech literate teacher is preparing me to teach networked students. To be able to teach a network student I must show my students tools of technology that they can use, how to build a personal learning network and most important is how to communicate properly. All of these things and more I have learn from edm 310, which I will use in the future with my own students.Click Here To check out the video

This Is How We Dream Parts 1&2: Richard Miller

This was a very interesting video that made you think about the future of learning. The way teachers teach and the way students will learn is going to change in the next few years. The dream that Mr. Miller has is possible, but like he said we will need inspiring teachers of new media composing, spaces that foster collaborative learning and creativity. I have learned alot over the years about media and since I have started edm 310 I have learned far more than any textbook I have read in school. When it is my turn to be a teacher I hope I am ready to write with multimedia. If I take what I have learned from edm 310 and apply it on a regular bases to my everyday life then teaching multimedia to my students will be easier. Since most students in elementary and high school use the web for school already. I think that they will be able to write with multimedia. All of the students that blog, is a good example of students using multimedia. Which makes the future look promising.Click Here To check out the video

iPods In Instruction

It seems that Duke University in Durham, NC. was the first school to give students iPod's to use in the classroom. Since then more schools have followed in their foot steps. The students who use them rave about the potential the iPod has and the different ways they use them in the classroom. Some people don't like the use of iPod's in school because they think it is a distraction and students use it for recreation purposes rather than for school work. I feel it a device is make to make life a little easier for students, why not utilize its positive capabilities. The iPod has changed the way students learn in the classroom, they are know able to take the classroom where ever they go. Therefore, when is my University going to jump on the band wagon:)This is a website I found about iPods in instruction Click HereTo see when iPod goes collegiate.

iTunes University

Learning about iTunes University makes me want to buy a Mac, but I need to save my money because it is pricey. iTunes U is free educational media available to people all around the world. As a student I have grown to like listening to lectures in the business category. I get to learn about building a business, how to become a entrepreneur and making a business plan. As a future teacher I think I will use iTunes U as a resource for my classes. It is useful for so many topics that any teacher could use it in their classroom. Since my major is physical education, I saw alot of topics on health exercise science, anatomy and physiology. I wish my teachers would use iTunes as a resource in the classroom!Click Here If you want to download iTunes.

Dr. Christie's Site

The best thing I saw on Dr. Christie's site, that would be helpful to me as a teacher is her helpful tips and resources on web design. She broke down the parts you needed to have a really good web page. She also gave good examples of some really great web pages and really bad ones. I think as a teacher I could use and design my own web page, so that my students could have access to their teacher outside of school. What I would like to do with my web page is have healthy tips and exercise ideas for my students to do at home by themselves or with their family. Also, I could use the information she gave on web design at my current job. It will give me some ideas on how to make our web page better. I know I will be coming back to this site in the future.Click HereTo check out Dr. Christie's Site