In class today we learned about vidcasts. We were taught what tools we can use to make the vidcast as well as how to upload it onto our computeres then on to our class website or onto youtube.
Right now it doesn't affect my life a whole lot, I am not one to really shoot videos and upload them onto youtube or anything like that, but I really enjoy doing things like this. This will not only help with this class, but there could be opportunities to use a vidcast in another class or if I do ever decide to post something on youtube.
When I have my own classroom I think that this will be a lot of fun to do with my students. If there is a certain subject that may not be very fun to ever learn about or teach this would be a great opportunity to have my students go out and learn about the subject on their own then do a vidcast on it. They can show it to their classmates so they can learn from each other and I think that this is a great formative assessment to see if they really know the subject.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Podcast/Vidcast-February 3rd
We did podcasts in class today, where we recorded our voice and put it onto our websites. We had to decide a topic to make our class aware of, it had to be age appropriate for our audience.
I had a great time doing this, even though it was information that we are giving it is fun to record your voice saying the facts instead of having to get up there and lecture them. This is a good idea to do for other classes, maybe for presentations that we have.
I think that this would be a fun activity/project to do when I have a class. I would love to have them take a lesson that we have and really learn it themselves and then have to teach it through a podcast to their classmates. I think that teaching something is the best way to really learn it for yourself, you have to do research and study on it if you are going to teach it to someone else so the students would really know the information they were presenting. It would be a presentation without having it seem like it was one because it is something fun to do.
I had a great time doing this, even though it was information that we are giving it is fun to record your voice saying the facts instead of having to get up there and lecture them. This is a good idea to do for other classes, maybe for presentations that we have.
I think that this would be a fun activity/project to do when I have a class. I would love to have them take a lesson that we have and really learn it themselves and then have to teach it through a podcast to their classmates. I think that teaching something is the best way to really learn it for yourself, you have to do research and study on it if you are going to teach it to someone else so the students would really know the information they were presenting. It would be a presentation without having it seem like it was one because it is something fun to do.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Google Part 2 Reflection-January 27th
This past week in class we learned more about google, it was our second half of the google lessons. We went over and discussed how to make and use a classroom website. We were shown how to create it, what to put on one as well as how to organize it.
As of today, it is getting me prepared to use it in my future classroom. I can use it now for classes in my life to keep me organized. I will use the one we made in class to keep as an example and to give me practice for when i become a teacher and will want to have one for my own class to have and to use.
When i start teaching this is something that I will incorporate into my class. This is the era of technology and children already know how to use the internet. I believe that this class website will not only be helpful to students so they can see what they missed or what is coming up, but it will be helpful to me as a teacher to refer them to the website to get caught up on things, as well as help the parents of the child see what they did in class today, what homework is due, what is coming up, etc. I am really excited to use this website and have class and parent involvement.
As of today, it is getting me prepared to use it in my future classroom. I can use it now for classes in my life to keep me organized. I will use the one we made in class to keep as an example and to give me practice for when i become a teacher and will want to have one for my own class to have and to use.
When i start teaching this is something that I will incorporate into my class. This is the era of technology and children already know how to use the internet. I believe that this class website will not only be helpful to students so they can see what they missed or what is coming up, but it will be helpful to me as a teacher to refer them to the website to get caught up on things, as well as help the parents of the child see what they did in class today, what homework is due, what is coming up, etc. I am really excited to use this website and have class and parent involvement.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Google Part 1-January 20th
We learned about some different things of Google and Gmail. We looked into google docs, the calender, forms and presentation.
These different parts of Google are something that I am going to use right now while I am in school. I can use docs for different assignments that I have and instead of having to be on my computer to work on an assignment it is saved to my gmail account. The calender will help me stay organized, not only in my classes, but for other things that I have going on in my life right now.
All of these things that we learned about are perfect tools for when I become a teacher. I will use the calender to be organized in my classroom and with day to day things. I will use the forms for different assignments or for parent involvement. I will use the presentation for different lessons that I use, and I will use google docs for assignments for my class. These different tools are extremely helpful, easy and they are fun to use.
These different parts of Google are something that I am going to use right now while I am in school. I can use docs for different assignments that I have and instead of having to be on my computer to work on an assignment it is saved to my gmail account. The calender will help me stay organized, not only in my classes, but for other things that I have going on in my life right now.
All of these things that we learned about are perfect tools for when I become a teacher. I will use the calender to be organized in my classroom and with day to day things. I will use the forms for different assignments or for parent involvement. I will use the presentation for different lessons that I use, and I will use google docs for assignments for my class. These different tools are extremely helpful, easy and they are fun to use.
Monday, January 10, 2011
January 13th-Introduction
One of my favorite things to do is play volleyball. I have played volleyball since I was 12 years old and just finished my last year playing for the University of Utah. Now that I am done playing there I still enjoy to play beach and grass volleyball as well as indoor. I also enjoy coaching, which I was lucky enough to do this past fall at my old high school
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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