DEJ#13

I chose my topic because it is a good basis on the future and what it hold. It can help one express your creativity using technology and being able to express how one sees what it important to a normal everyday society. Also it can help maybe other being to acknowledge what one person thinks is important compared to another. My topic of creating your own social network is a great opportunity to be able to show what is see through the eyes of our growing generation.

In Loving Memory of Shannon Lynn Stafford

DEJ #12

1. Which two of example WebQuests are the best ones? Why?
• the best ones were The hero & Ice cream because it was most creative and they were allowed to be open minded. Not only did i like them they also were the ones best for my character
2. Which two are the worst? Why?
• the worst was the Egypt one cause it was so unorganized and the next one that was the worst would have to be grow school greens cause it really didn't have a meaning to me. 
3. What do best and worst mean to you?
• best means that it can be seen in more than one aspect.
• worst means that it isn't seen in more than one way or it is able to show creativity. 

WebQuest Review

Your Role:

___Efficiency Expert

___Affiliator

X Altitudinist

___Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	It does have some higher level thinking	It really doesn’t have the full out put of what a garden in school is doing. They should look into what they are giving off and what is being taken in by the plants
Where is My Hero?	Within this quest you are going to be able to reach the highest level of thinking by, getting in full depth of the heroes life.	If they choose someone that didn’t do a lot of isn’t very interesting one will not be in the highest level of thinking because they didn’t go full detail.
Underground Railroad	This one is very higher level of thinking and very creative expression with personal thought.	There isn’t much except that is isn’t able to be in the role of Altitudinst if one try and give an analysis of ones thoughts.
Ice Cream	It allows for students to browse and look up ideas and thoughts. It also allows a true	It isn’t in a full aspect as I would choose for it to be
Ancient Egypt	This is a more educational in depth type of quest because you are able to look into a more outlook of the	It isn’t in totally full detail of how you need it to be to get to the fullest detail as possible

Activity #1 :DEJ#11

As i listen to this video, I didn't really understand what the purpose of it was the first time i listened to it. It spoke of many different things, but as i listened to it a 2nd time was when i understood the purpose and mean of it. His accent of one of the person made it hard for me to understand. I learned a few things, Wicked problems take creative solutions. Another thing is Teacher are the full designers. And finally is that pedagogy is another form for meaning of teaching. ( but i was really confused on the mean of this video)

Activity #2: web 2.0

1.   Choose a tool that could be used in the classroom.  

• Skype

1.   Describe the tool.

• skype, is a video chat program that makes it easy to talk to people without being in the same room and actually be able to see them. It also lets you send files, chat and create a list. You are also able to call numbers for a low cost.

1.   What content area would you use the tool?
• i would use this tool to let student meet a pen pal and be able to socialize to learn about maybe another culture in a safe and educational environment.
2.   Briefly describe a lesson in which you would implement the tool.
• I would use the tool within a social studies class to communicate to a classroom in another country or be able to communicate with a group of students in another region of the US.
3.   What do you need to consider before using the tool in a classroom?
• content, parental permission, rules, and how it will be used 

Activity #3 Questionnaire

Questionnaire: Hopes & Dreams

DEJ #10

"Today’s students are growing up in a world that is very different from the world of their parents and grandparents."

I agree with that completely. I grew up where technology is the basis of everyone's life. So many students use their computers for everything, writing, watching tv and movies, using it to keep a calendar, communicate with others and so much more. My grandma just learned how to respond to a text. She doesn't really know how to use a computer. I have learned to realize that they are going to end up changing the meaning of college and what you go for. I believe that when our children grow up the jobs that we are doing aren't going to be there anymore. I believe that people are going to lose the method of actually have a hard back book in front of them or not going to be able to write cursive and things that i learned when i was younger aren't going to be important.

Resnick, Mitchell. "Sow the Seeds for a more creative society." Sow the Seeds for a more creative society. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2012. <web.media.mit.edu/~mres/papers/Learning-Leading-final.pdf>

 

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DEJ #9

"The first thing we need to pay attention to is the difference between a games’ “surface”
messages, as presented in its in its graphics, audio and text (what is commonly called its
“content”) and a game’s underlying messages and required skills."

This article brings a good point to the word content. The only message that a game is given is by the content that is on the surface. One never really looks at the real meaning of the game. What the game actually does for a child. Yeah i agree some games can be really violent and cause a child to be around more violence when playing it but they never really know what the violence is stating, some children know it is bad and think that a game is just fun, while other children can take stuff serious. I believe that games like these should be based on your thoughts if your own child should be playing them. I agree that gaming surface content can be bad but the hidden message itself can help a child become social if its like Xbox live where you are able to chat with people all over the world. A lot of games can help a child with hand and eye coordination, and can be a very positive things for some children who need the help. Also my thoughts in the social content it helps a child be able to actuallly talk, for example if one is really shy being able to socialize on this game your not really seeing ones face just hearing their voice which helps a child's speech.