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.

Activity #3/ Scratch Tutorial

My Scratch tutorial

Activity #2/Scratch video

Pi Day 2012

Activity #1/ garden of time

Within the games of Garden of Time, 5 of the 10 things i think that it has based on the article "10 Things schools can learn from video games" is interaction, customization, exploring, context, and production. Explaining interaction, the game is able to do this because you have neighbors, you talk to people, you interact with friends and other who enjoy the same game. It also uses the concept of customization because you are able to make your garden look the way you want it to, also put things where you think they should be place. Last but not least it is also able to be customization because you are able to add friends that only you want to see and visit your garden. Another point that video games have is the exploring feature because you are able to go to other gardens and help them. You are able to see explore different areas and aspects of the game. Within the context aspect, it has pop up information that helps you level up and learn the point of what to do and where to go to achieve a positive outcome. My final aspect of the game that is within the article is production, because you are able to produce a place a way you want it and earn different things in different ways than someone else.

DEJ#8

"They encourage players to sit back, explore and not move on too quickly, think laterally not linearly, and to re-evaluate one’s goals on occasion." By exploring, it ia the basis for all the pointa of gaming because to me by exploring you learn the points in the game of how it works, what you have to do, and so much more. With exploring it starts to help a student learn of remember how to excceed to achieve a positive aspect of the game and by doing this helps you achieve a goal and high points or whatever method you do to win and conquer the game.

"10 Things Schools can Learn from Video Games | Learning in Gaming." Learning in Gaming. N.p., 20 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.

DEJ#7

"I realized that if I was ever going to learn to read I would have to teach myself."- Philip Schultz

i believe that if one wants to over come something that you have to be determined too not feel so down that as long as i know i can do it i can over come it. Things in life are hard and life isn't known to be easy it is about setting goals and achieving them and by doing so it helps your self esteem. Also having good self esteem and also help a student learn to the best advantage. I never thought that school would have been so important until, getting into college. Looking back at school, i wish i would have taken it more seriously. I hope if i become a teacher that i can help students to want to achieve in a positive way.

SCHULTZ, PHILIP. "With Dyslexia, Words Failed Me and Then Saved Me - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/with-dyslexia-words-failed-me-and-then-saved-me.html>

 

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Website Evaluation # 2

website I chose: wileyplus.com
WHO?
Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
-yes
Can you confirm that the company or author is a credible, authoritative source of information?
-yes
Can you verify the authority of any of the site's content that is attributed to other sources?
-not sure


WHAT?
What's the copyright status of material found on the site?
-2000-2012 John Wiley & Sons
Does it follow through on the information it has promised?
- yes
Is the information well written and easy to understand?
-yes


WHEN?
Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
-yes
Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?\
-yes
Do the links work?
-yes


WHY?
Can I get the information faster offline?
-yes from the book
Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
-yes
Am I able to verify this information?
-yes, from the book 

Website Evaluation #1

site I chose: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
WHO?
Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
-no
Can you confirm that the company or author is a credible, authoritative source of information?
-no
Are there any links to in-depth information about the author or organization?
-not able to tell


What?
What's the copyright status of material found on the site?
-not clearly found
Does the Web site offer a list of further in-depth resources or links to such resources?
-yes
Does it follow through on the information it has promised?
-yes


WHEN?
Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
-yes
Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
-no
Do the links work?
-yes


WHY?
Can I get the information faster offline?
-no
Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
-yes
Am I able to verify this information?
-no

DEJ #6

"To do my best revelation-hunting, I locate the eye of a hurricane, park, and look around with an open mind. When I do that, revelations come frequently." -Jason Ohler

The way he thinks really lets me have an open mind to becoming a teacher. By that being said, I realize that becoming a teacher you have to have an open mind because students all are different and learn different ways. Being open and knowledgeable to different ways of teaching for students of all ways of learning to learn shows that one is able to teach the best way they can.

Ohler, Jason. "Art Becomes the Next R." Educational Leadership Magazine Oct. 2000: 16-19. Google Docs. Web. 28 Feb. 2012

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