The SAMR model, or the Substitution Augmentation Modification Redefinition model, shows teachers how to use modeled practices of how to use different educational tools in technology. This helps teachers how to include technology into the common core, and gives them specific examples of how to use and teach these technology.
LMS, or Learning Management System, is a software application or Web-based technology used to plan, implement, and assess a specific learning process (information from here). Southern Miss uses BlackBoard as the LMS, which I love. I have used another LMS when I attended PRCC over the summer called Canvas. I did not like Canvas because it was not as user friendly. The "grades" were not easily accessible. I will use a LMS in my classroom for my students and parents to access. I will probably use something such as Edmodo, but it will depend on what LMS's are available then.
I will definitely apply for a grant for an interactive Whiteboard in my classroom. This will allow me to make my assignments more interesting for my students. This will also allow them to interact easily with lessons in all subjects. There are more and more interactive lesson plans that other teachers are uploading for teachers to use on SmartBoards, Promethian Boards, and all of the other interactive Whiteboards.
Depending on the grade level I teach will depend on if I let my students BYOD to school. I plan on teaching 5th grade, and I do not think it is appropriate for 5th graders to have cell phones or tablets, but they do, so I will allow them to bring them to class. I will have different research projects and app projects for them to research certain topics in the classroom or find out different informations about apps that they can use. I think BYOD is more beneficial for high school students, but I believe I can find a way to do this in my classroom.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Evolving Classroom Education: Where is K-12 Technology Headed?
This article talks about how technology has made its mark through time in the classroom. Before, students were told not to bring their mobile devices with them to school or to keep them away, and now, most students have their own devices and are now encouraged to bring them and use them in a classroom setting. BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. This is when teachers have the students bring their own tablet or smartphone into class so that they can use them in the lecture. This will allow students to change their mindset of technology and will allow them to see how it is actually used. Natural User Interface is basically bringing technology to life. This includes the Wii, Xbox Kinect, and Siri. This is where students that are blind, deaf, physically disabled or autistic can actually connect with technology in ways they never could before. PLE stands for Personal Learning Environments. This is what the teachers and school officials are trying to change. Most students have a smart phone. If they are taught how to use them effectively, the student knowledge is believed to grow drastically in the next decade.
I really enjoyed this article. If my students are going to bring their devices to school, they might as well know how to use them. I can show them apps, websites, and many other resources that their smartphone or tablet is available and show them how to use it to prove that it will help make them "smarter than their friends." (I remember that was always a method of encouragement when I was in school haha). I think that iPads, Computers, and Smartphones are in such a competitive environment that they are going to be rapidly increasing forever until we just wave our fingers in the air and we are virtual beings, and are the smartest humans that have ever lived.
Common Core in Action: How Two Science Teachers are Implementing Common Core
In this article, two high school teachers, Katie Abole and Christopher King, talk about their experiences on integrating and implementing science into the Common Core. These two teachers did this through reading and writing. In the article, Edutopia lists all of the Reading Standards from the CCSS covers with Abole and King's science activity. There were ten standards that were covered in the lesson in science without there being a CCSS for Science.
I think that this is beneficial for the students because they are going to be reading and writing and researching something different besides books and stories for language arts. The teachers both switched up the days from reading to lab to an activity so that the students did not get burnt out on reading and writing every day. Each teacher gave advice and said to start small when trying to do something like this. I think that is more than true, and in my classroom, I will have the students integrate technology into these lessons by researching articles in the library and creating graphs and such on the computer. This will allow them to integrate science, reading, writing, and technology all in one lesson!
I think that this is beneficial for the students because they are going to be reading and writing and researching something different besides books and stories for language arts. The teachers both switched up the days from reading to lab to an activity so that the students did not get burnt out on reading and writing every day. Each teacher gave advice and said to start small when trying to do something like this. I think that is more than true, and in my classroom, I will have the students integrate technology into these lessons by researching articles in the library and creating graphs and such on the computer. This will allow them to integrate science, reading, writing, and technology all in one lesson!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Web 2.0
Madison
Mindmaster- It is a way to make concept maps into PowerPoint. I like it because it is a different way to present a concept map to your students. The only problem with this website is that it is not free. The version she used is limited, but I feel like I would like this more than Inspiration. You can still post hyperlinks.
Spiderscribe- Free account. This is another concept map software. No slideshow aspect. You can do sub topics. You can insert images, word documents, locations, Calendars... ideal for businesses. Older audience, maybe for planning meetings or making lesson plans. The visual aspects are different.
Erika
bubbl.us- Concept map. Free. You can import pictures and simple to use. Would be beneficial for students to use because of its easy navigation.
***lino it- this is a big cork board for you to post notes and pictures and assignments. You can post a link to this on your website for your students to use. This is compatible with the iPhone and iPad and android. Useful to stay organized. Could be beneficial for students to do book work and stuff. I like this site.
Madeline
photobucket- upload photos and videos for people to like and comment on them. You can see what photos are trending. You can search for specific pictures. This would be good to find specific images for presentations. It is free for a certain amount. If you run out of storage then you have to pay for more.
quintura for kids- search engine for kids. Doesn't have enough information. Could be beneficial if you use certain facts and try to use this search engine before you give the kids this plan. It limits the kids from finding things they shouldn't.
Callie
duck duck go- Search engine. it shows that they do not track. it has a filter bubble so it filters out what is unreliable like Wikipedia. I don't really see how this is much different from Google besides having better privacy settings.
GoGooligans.com- academic and educational search engine for kids and teens. It does not work.
Rebecca
Padlet- A blank wall where you can type whatever you want. You can post questions and thoughts and post your name and topic. This could be used for your classroom for notes and questions during a lecture and stuff.
text2mindmap- concept map. Did not work.
Brittany-
Stormboard- share it with students. has different posts for different ideas. You can vote if you like the question. and you comment on it. You have to have the code to access it. The comments will show who posts what. There is not an option to see if there are new comments. I feel like this is too complicated for younger classes.
Ally-
***Instagrok- Mixture of a concept map and search engine. It makes a concept map out of the things that it finds. There is a spot to comment so you can say if it the kids could use. there is a difficulty level so it narrows or broadens the search. There is a spot for a journal entry tab and a quiz tab where a quiz is generated by the searches. I like this a lot. It's free.
Kidtopia- Search engine developed by a school library. You can search by category. such as presidents. the google search bar in this browser is a filtered and safer search tool for kids. There are too many ads that could be inappropriate.
Victoria-
Slime Kids- search engine. You can look at several other search engines for kids. She suggested KidsClick. She typed in George Washington and good information came up. There is a page about Authors and stuff. Its a directory of search engines.
***WikiSummarizer- Picks out the relevant information from the topic you search. You can edit the information. It all comes from Wikipedia so you can learn the relevant information from the subject.
Tommi-
PearlTrees- Pinterest/concept map. You can create a category or select a website. It is compatible with your phone. This could be a way to present a project. It could be a good way to brainstorm or could be a good way to present a project.
***Netvibes- Combination of google and pearl trees. It gives you a blog search video search social search and website search. Everything is organized by category. Good search engine. I like this because it saves your searches and it makes things easier to see.
Mary Kathryn-
***Glogster- Online poster boards. You can make a time line or experiment. Good for projects. I like this.
Audacity- Online recorder. Free. You can record and edit and share your recordings. You can eliminate background noise.
Lauren-
Vimeo- create and share videos. like youtube. use to upload class videos.
Wordpress- Blogs. Looks more like twitter. You can reblog. Good for a classroom. More of a social blog.
Evernote- login to use a note taking document.
Compflight- Images sizes. copy and paste html. shows where the link to use the image.
Diigo- I was being bad and didnt pay attention to this.
Blabber- way to introduce a section to your class by recording your voice as a picture and presenting it to the class. You can make it any different way. Doesn't work too well though. Really cheesy.
***easel.ly- graphic organizer way to share and watch videos, memes, and other documents. i like this better than inspiration.
animoto- create account. kinda like a slide show but more of a video.
book builder- Use to create a book for students. can upload pictures. You can share and read them in class. Digital only. Can you order your book? Digital copy? share it? ebook? They have the option to read it to you.
weebly- make your own websites and make your own blogs. Free. Audio, Video, Images, slideslow, etc.
***storyboard generator- documentary videos for your classroom. I don't understand how to create your own website/storyboard.
tagul- like wurdle. create your own word thing but you can change the shapes and colors and sizes more fitting for your topic.
***edmodo- Facebook for school teachers. LOVE THIS ONE!
***socrative- Online classroom for quizzes and tests and stuff. It seems fun and interactive with the students.
***podbean- Like iTunes Podcasts. good for posting lessons or lectures for students. audio and video.
pixton- Site to make comic strips.
iCloud- You can create pages and other things in iCloud.com for free and print them off and use it that way or you can buy the app on the phone to do it on both. I love apple products.
***infofr.am- Create graphs and stuff that are pretty to present. you can change all the stuff. all free templates. I like this for chart presentations. There is a pro
Mindmaster- It is a way to make concept maps into PowerPoint. I like it because it is a different way to present a concept map to your students. The only problem with this website is that it is not free. The version she used is limited, but I feel like I would like this more than Inspiration. You can still post hyperlinks.
Spiderscribe- Free account. This is another concept map software. No slideshow aspect. You can do sub topics. You can insert images, word documents, locations, Calendars... ideal for businesses. Older audience, maybe for planning meetings or making lesson plans. The visual aspects are different.
Erika
bubbl.us- Concept map. Free. You can import pictures and simple to use. Would be beneficial for students to use because of its easy navigation.
***lino it- this is a big cork board for you to post notes and pictures and assignments. You can post a link to this on your website for your students to use. This is compatible with the iPhone and iPad and android. Useful to stay organized. Could be beneficial for students to do book work and stuff. I like this site.
Madeline
photobucket- upload photos and videos for people to like and comment on them. You can see what photos are trending. You can search for specific pictures. This would be good to find specific images for presentations. It is free for a certain amount. If you run out of storage then you have to pay for more.
quintura for kids- search engine for kids. Doesn't have enough information. Could be beneficial if you use certain facts and try to use this search engine before you give the kids this plan. It limits the kids from finding things they shouldn't.
Callie
duck duck go- Search engine. it shows that they do not track. it has a filter bubble so it filters out what is unreliable like Wikipedia. I don't really see how this is much different from Google besides having better privacy settings.
GoGooligans.com- academic and educational search engine for kids and teens. It does not work.
Rebecca
Padlet- A blank wall where you can type whatever you want. You can post questions and thoughts and post your name and topic. This could be used for your classroom for notes and questions during a lecture and stuff.
text2mindmap- concept map. Did not work.
Brittany-
Stormboard- share it with students. has different posts for different ideas. You can vote if you like the question. and you comment on it. You have to have the code to access it. The comments will show who posts what. There is not an option to see if there are new comments. I feel like this is too complicated for younger classes.
Ally-
***Instagrok- Mixture of a concept map and search engine. It makes a concept map out of the things that it finds. There is a spot to comment so you can say if it the kids could use. there is a difficulty level so it narrows or broadens the search. There is a spot for a journal entry tab and a quiz tab where a quiz is generated by the searches. I like this a lot. It's free.
Kidtopia- Search engine developed by a school library. You can search by category. such as presidents. the google search bar in this browser is a filtered and safer search tool for kids. There are too many ads that could be inappropriate.
Victoria-
Slime Kids- search engine. You can look at several other search engines for kids. She suggested KidsClick. She typed in George Washington and good information came up. There is a page about Authors and stuff. Its a directory of search engines.
***WikiSummarizer- Picks out the relevant information from the topic you search. You can edit the information. It all comes from Wikipedia so you can learn the relevant information from the subject.
Tommi-
PearlTrees- Pinterest/concept map. You can create a category or select a website. It is compatible with your phone. This could be a way to present a project. It could be a good way to brainstorm or could be a good way to present a project.
***Netvibes- Combination of google and pearl trees. It gives you a blog search video search social search and website search. Everything is organized by category. Good search engine. I like this because it saves your searches and it makes things easier to see.
Mary Kathryn-
***Glogster- Online poster boards. You can make a time line or experiment. Good for projects. I like this.
Audacity- Online recorder. Free. You can record and edit and share your recordings. You can eliminate background noise.
Lauren-
Vimeo- create and share videos. like youtube. use to upload class videos.
Wordpress- Blogs. Looks more like twitter. You can reblog. Good for a classroom. More of a social blog.
Evernote- login to use a note taking document.
Compflight- Images sizes. copy and paste html. shows where the link to use the image.
Diigo- I was being bad and didnt pay attention to this.
Blabber- way to introduce a section to your class by recording your voice as a picture and presenting it to the class. You can make it any different way. Doesn't work too well though. Really cheesy.
***easel.ly- graphic organizer way to share and watch videos, memes, and other documents. i like this better than inspiration.
animoto- create account. kinda like a slide show but more of a video.
book builder- Use to create a book for students. can upload pictures. You can share and read them in class. Digital only. Can you order your book? Digital copy? share it? ebook? They have the option to read it to you.
weebly- make your own websites and make your own blogs. Free. Audio, Video, Images, slideslow, etc.
***storyboard generator- documentary videos for your classroom. I don't understand how to create your own website/storyboard.
tagul- like wurdle. create your own word thing but you can change the shapes and colors and sizes more fitting for your topic.
***edmodo- Facebook for school teachers. LOVE THIS ONE!
***socrative- Online classroom for quizzes and tests and stuff. It seems fun and interactive with the students.
***podbean- Like iTunes Podcasts. good for posting lessons or lectures for students. audio and video.
pixton- Site to make comic strips.
iCloud- You can create pages and other things in iCloud.com for free and print them off and use it that way or you can buy the app on the phone to do it on both. I love apple products.
***infofr.am- Create graphs and stuff that are pretty to present. you can change all the stuff. all free templates. I like this for chart presentations. There is a pro
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Mind Meister
It is a way to make concept maps into powerpoints. I like it because it is a different way to present a concept map to your students. The only problem with this website is that it is not free. The version she used is limitied, but I feel like I would like this more than Inspiration. You can still post hyperlinks.
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