Week 4 PLE

For the digital story projects, I looked at the storyboards for Amber Smith, Sheila Reynolds, DeeAnn Loveland, Karly Allen, and Becca Blair. They all look like their going to be really fun. I liked to see how different the storyboards where even though we each had the same assignment given. It's cool how we all come up with very different ideas and different uses of technology within the same parameters.

Storyboard

Our Storyboard

So this is just the basic idea of what we are planning. We are working on a more in depth overview of what we're thinking.

Standard 2
Concepts of Print-Students develop an understanding of how printed language works.
Objective 1
Demonstrate an understanding that print carries "the" message.
Recognize that print carries different messages.
Identify messages in common environmental print (e.g., signs, boxes, wrappers).

God's Love

Week 3 PLE: What I understand about copyright laws and why it is necessary for teachers to have this knowledge

FAIR USE
In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work

In other words, will it harm the copywritee (if theres such a word--if not, I just made it up).

What it means for me as a teacher
It is important to know what I can use as a teacher without violating the copywrite laws. I also need to know how much or long I can use something in school/education. These laws also tell us how to give credit to those who deserve it.

Thoughts

I was just looking some of my teacher's blogs and he said something that got me thinking. What is technology? He defined it as tools used to enhance teaching and learning experiences. So, does that mean that everyday objects are technology? Who defines what is considered technology and what isn't? Does it matter where we are, will that change what is considered technology?

Class Today—January 19, 2010

Focus Question: What is the most important thing about the boot on the table?

• starts discussion
  
• where has it been?
  
• what's the point?--tie things in--what is the teacher trying to convey?
  
• "To me..."
  
  • Lots of important things to teach, but we most find the most important thing to the students.
    

How do we learn? By asking questions. "The only dumb question is the question that isn't asked."

Wiki setup: http://sites.google.com/site/catherinenorrisipt287w10/

Copyright information

• http://open.byu.edu/ipt287/copyright-fair-use/
  
• http://copyrighteducation.org/
  
• In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
  

1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
   
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
   
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
   
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Walter Lewin MIT--dynamic teaching

How will I be a dynamic teacher? How will you?

Online Educational Tools

If you ever need an idea or want some ideas of things that you can use in your classroom, heres a list of free online tools for teachers and students.

http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show_public/21160777

Week 2 PLE Post: TokBox

- What activities might I use tokbox.com for as a teacher?
- What was the most interesting thing I learned in class tonight?

I might use tokbox.com to find out what other teachers are doing. This program allows us to talk and see each other, enabling us to do a kind of show and tell. Tokbox.com would also allow me to help students after school. If the student and I both have an account, we can video chat to work on homework or if a student is sick we could set up a virtual classroom.

The most important/interesting thing that we talked about in class was being a dynamic teacher. I need to show my students that learning can be fun and give them the love for lifetime learning.

Week 1 PLE Post: My technology background and experience

My technology background and experience is pretty much the same as anyone my age. I am very familliar with many types of technology such as computers, word processing programs, cells phones, digital cameras, and internet programs--facebook, blogs, multiple email providers, and school accounts. In fith grade, I was part of the Web Wingers, a program that taught students how the effectively use the internet and as a class we set up and manged a website. Because of this, I have learned how to use search engines effectivley and find the information that I look for. If I don't know how to do something, I am able to figure out what needs to be done.

Funny Poem...watch out for your students

My Book Report is Due Today

My book report is due today.
I haven't finished yet.
In fact, I haven't started,
which I'm coming to regret.

I haven't even read the book.
I put it off so long.
I thought I'd have a lot of time.
It looks like I was wrong.

I'd ask my older brother
what this book is all about,
but he's already left for school
and cannot help me out.

I'd hustle to the movie store
and rent the DVD,
but I don't even have the time
to watch it on TV.

I guess I'll have to fake it
and pretend I read the book.
Then write a bunch of nonsense
and assorted gobbledygook.

It's either that, or do the thing
my conscience knows is right:
I'll claim I'm sick and stay at home
and finish it tonight.

--Kenn Nesbitt