ILP#2 Lynda Tutorial: Ipad Classroom

I attended and participated in the Lynda online class of ipad's in the classroom. This course was about apps for all levels of students and educators. Ranging all the way from Pre-school to grad school. It touched on classroom management tools like Edmodo and Class Dojo as well as student note management like Evernote and Notability.

I believe since ipad's prevalence is growing in classrooms it is now almost necessary that technology should be like a fluent language required of teachers. The website is extremely easy to navigate and it makes finding what you need to learn really easy. The instructor speaks on the video screen, shows the app and ipad on the screen, and has the dialect typed out below. It is extremely useful because you can take notes throughout the courses and write important side notes about a specific video to look back or reference to later. Each app and section of this course was useful.


For example, it displayed Class Dojo and taught me how to use the app to it's full potential including, mass email messages, grouping the class, customizing the awards and much more. Another app it included the Periodic table and how allow student to interact and physically see the element in it's true form, its symbol and electron cloud ect... Lynda allowed me to complete a full well put together list of materials for teaching as well as student learning. In my high school that I attended ipad were a required tool for all students to have.

Let me tell you every teacher needed help using them and setting up textbooks and classroom settings on them. It was a little scary to see. The tech guy was overwhelmed, the teachers lost and confused, while we (the students) proceeded to go on Twitter, Pinterst and Temple Run. The ipad really became a distraction rather than a tool. So as a teacher, I never want to put a tool into the child's hand without properly showing them how to use it. Lynda included quiz's throughout the video's as well as a Certificate of completion at the end.

#10 Excel: The final member of the Holy Trinity of Microsoft Office

I will use the data I collect from the survey to discover what the BEST restaurant is in Tallahassee is. I Believe this is a valuable tool to find out students opinions, interests, and ways of learning. For example, I could give a survey to my class and ask them what activity is their favorite when learning how to construct sentences. By gathering this information I could transform my teaching to fit their needs and preference. Hopefully if you were to get a snapshot of my life in 5 years I will be in a 3rd grade classroom playing a math and reading game and having the time of my life. I will be using all of these tools and more and I couldn't be more thankful to have the chance to discover more about Ed Tech.

Before this class I was not a particular fan of blogs and blogging and I never would know what to say or do, and after this class and discovering the world of blogging. I love being able to put my own voice in my writing and seeing peoples honest opinions about topics and tools. I understand about viewing and valuing other prospective teachers opinions and ways of thinking. It is a good tool I will definitely be using in my teaching career. The internet is our new way of sharing ideas and blogs are the perfect way to do so. I enjoyed using twitter, slide share and Edmodo the most. My favorite blog post was probably about our projects like PPT's and newsletters. Seeing classmates work and reading about their process and seeing screenshots.

EXCEL. Is an old enemy of mine. We had a rough start CHM 1045 ( Chemistry 1 for majors) and our first date consisted of me crying on my laptop while I dropped the class. NOW Excel is treating me a little better. I am now starting to understand all of it's capabilities and tools it has that can help me in the future. I have never taken CGS so I feel like I really needed this information. Along with PPT and Word Excel finishes off the holy Trinity of Microsoft Office. Now I love Excel and I think we are going to live a long happy life together.

Favorite Restaurant around FSU Survey

https://fsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3qprIrvYpRt93GB

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Technology is changing the way we all live learn and communicate and I would find it hard to believe if anyone would tell me otherwise. I am actually fascinated with the "flipped classroom", which is when students receive a lecture or lesson at home and complete activities and homework in class with the help of the instructor or teacher. So the actual class becomes homework and homework becomes what is completed during class time. I love this because I was that student that was always lost in class and when it came time to do homework I was stumped and no one could help me at home. It allows kids to retain apply knowledge and get a better understanding of the material. Some online learning tools can include khanacademy.org and my personal favorite https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse. However, if I as a teacher were to have a "flipped classroom I would make my own lectures.

Open resources can include anything open to both educator and students that can aid in teaching and learning. They can be found on education websites, youtube, and learning software. An example that we used in class is Slide share. Open content can be described using the 3 R's: Reuse, Remix,Revise and Redistribute. Which refer to the one the only COPYRIGHT, my favorite. A way that is used to share search and use tools and resources is the open source code. (which is a fancy way to say software) An example would be Focus writer allows you to hone in on the work at hand. SO if I am writing a paper focus writer lets me get rid of basically everything else on the screen.


The power point assignment taught me how to be cool and still use power point because to be honest I feel like Prezi is slowly taking over. Just because I was unaware of the awesomeness PPT contained. My group used a Jeopardy PPT game that was amazing. It included sound effects and the main home screen to click on questions. They area great way to review in classes and have interactive lessons to keep kids engaged. I will definitely be utilizing this game in the future! Hopefully there will be mor be more up to date templates available because they all seemed to be a little outdated.

 

Principles Of Presentation Design- Designing In Power Point from John Fallon


Slide Share gives really great tips to create the perfect PPT. In this particular one CRAP is highlighted in slide 48, and the presentation also shows how to properly use contrast! It also hits on alignment and unity.

#8 Sike or Psych?

The Sports Psych Lab was breath taking! As a previous exercise science major it was extremely interesting to see all of the different tools that can be used to aid an athlete and further develop their mental awareness on the field. My favorite tool was probably this big board with buttons that lit up and the participant would have to press these buttons as they lit up while reading allowed number that appeared on a screen in the middle. (super hard to describe so here is a picture)




I actually got a chance to participate in this activity and it was so much fun. However, I saw no practical uses for this type technology in a class room. It could possibly be used at a sports predatory school that trains athletes for college and the pro's. (like IMG if you have every heard of it)


Bloom's taxonomy is a classification system that is used to distinguish higher forms of thinking while learning. I found this photo that helped me visualize the 6 forms in a creative way. (Click on photo for link)



Each component listed can be applied to a power point presentation by:

Evaluation: define and describe the content using slides (for example fractions) I would explain the concept of fractions

Synthesis: I would show or display fractions on the power point and show them different photos or situations then fractions are utilized (in a different form like a pie)

Analysis: Using call and response techniques with the class and begin to further analyze the relationships between complex fractions and simpler ones. Like showing how 1/2 is the same as 2/4, 4/8 ect...

Application: I would apply the idea of fractions to a real life scenario. So i could use interactive elements with the PPT and Smart board to have student drag and interact with a pizza.

Comprehension: I would have the students draw me fractions that I display in picture form on the PPT. I would be able to see if students are understanding concepts.

Knowledge: I would display a quiz to the class on the PPT and have them answer their responses to each question using a Kahoot or on a piece of paper. This way I can see that they are thoroughly  gaining knowledge.

The possibilities of education technology trends seems to be endless, because it feels like there is always something new around the corner. The website linked below describes what experts believe are the next trends in ed tech. Some of these include gamification, mobil learning, and virtual learning spaces. ( https://www.goconqr.com/en/blog/10-experts-predictions-for-education-and-technology-in-2016/)

#7 Ayo Check Out My Weebly

Adaptive technology is pure genius. It can be defined at technology that is used to assist people with disabilities use computers, ipads and much more! This technology can help a child who cannot physically type so they could talk into the device so it could do it for them. Kids with special needs thrive off of new technology and spend considerable amounts of time with a tablet. Devices assists children learn basics like how to read by allowing them to listen to books! At my high school kids who had processing disorders or ADHD could take their reading assignment or essay have restrictions put on the iPad and do their objective in private with their device.

I creating my classroom web page was so much fun. It allowed me to show my theoretical class what assignments and objectives were coming up, as well as show them more of my personality and about myself. However, I had a hard time putting a calendar on there so I just built my own in Tockify and screen shotted it and pasted on to my page. I spent a good amount of time reformatting the already present web design as well because it just wasn't functional. I have made websites in the past for previous classes using Wix ( http://www.wix.com/) and I think it would be a better option for myself i the future. Over all having a class page thats not controlled my the school is liberating and fun and I will definitely be making one when I become a teacher.



CHECK IT OUT
http://kgavlick.weebly.com/

Diigo is kinda a love have relationship in my opinion. I love the purpose of giving educators a platform to share their materials and gain more teaching tools. However, it is not the easiest to use. I think that it is just to hard to come up with the exact common tags to find what I am looking for. What if I spell something wrong, what if I tag fruit and not banana? Will my teacher friends be able to find it? Also every time I click onto another tab I have lost my Diigo information that I had just typed in. Maybe I am just picky but I think there must be an easier way to share my education tools, maybe pinterest? But in the end Diigo does it's job and is helpful in discovering tools and such.

#6 SMART BOARD YAY

Classroom pages are pretty cool. I never had anything quite like them in elementary school, however I did use Edline and Edmodo in my high school days. When I was searching for classroom pages I came across St. Mary's Elementary School and found their classroom links! They offered links for every grade and every teacher and was well organized.




I clicked on 3rd grade (BECAUSE 3RD GRADE IS DA BEST) because it is the grade I hope to some day teach and found Mrs. O'Neill's 3rd grade class page. It had super cute banners, the school's event schedule, and their lesson outline for each subject.



The class page also included a link to their calendar which showed all of their homework, tests and events for that month!I believe that having a class page is extremely beneficial to both students and parents to stay organized and on top of things!

Professional development, includes professions like teachers attending further educational seminars and classes that give opportunities for he/she to build their knowledge about technology.  Types of activities allow  peers and experts to come together and share ideas at a click of a button. These include including blogs, twitter and diigo! These are sites that help professionals share their lessons ideas, organization strategies and classrooms tools. They can help teachers get up to date on new teaching tools or even help new teachers gain knowledge from experienced teachers.  I plan on using all of the tools I have leaned in this class including tools Class Dojo, Kahoot, Edmodo and informational media sites that teachers use to share ideas like the sites mentioned above. I believe it allows classrooms to be more interactive and organized!

AND WHO DOESN'T LOVE BEING ORGANIZED?!


I loved the Tech Sandbox was visited last week, it was a like seeing a whole new world. (Aladdin Reference for sure) I genuinely enjoyed the 2 Smart Boards they showed our group. The instructors showed us how it could be used to teach anatomy with 3-D images and pull up Smart board specific lesson plans that I thought was amazing. I also thought that the Smart table would be great for 1st and 2nd graders when leaning about the environment and weather. I really hope I get a chance to use all of these tools in my future career because they honestly took my breath away, just how innovative people are to even think of these amazing educational tools!

ILP Design – Class Dojo

I created a Class Dojo page for my design ILP. I made classroom of my own and I added my own students. (using my friends names of course) At first I was a little overwhelmed, however, it gave me even more information on the website. I created class groups that allowed me to group student together by table and was able to award points or take deductions to the groups. I discovered there was an attendance tab,  a timer tab and an idea tab that are each useful for tracking student logging ideas and keeping time for activities.

I also found that I could award point to my class as a whole or for each individual student by simply clicking the whole class button or the student’s avatar monster!

 I invited parents to join my class page which provides an interactive platform for them to like share and comment on ideas on our class stories page. 

I will definitely be using this tool in my future real life classroom

This is the webpage link and my classroom link!

use a fake parent email address I made

user name: katiegav@yahoo.com password soccer12 

https://teach.classdojo.com/#/launchpad

https://teach.classdojo.com/#/classes/5805465cb1420f405909df9a/points

#5, 3 Words: Pumpkin. Spice. Latte.

Web 2.0 allows students another way to get students interested. Depending on the lesson and how the teacher wants to utilize the tools in the classroom. It has Wikis, Diigo, Twitter! I would compare it to something my fellow coffee lovers would enjoy. Web 2.0 is like the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice latte, fancy, with all the bells and whistles like whipped creme and the cinnamon dust stuff. However in a classroom you need to find when its appropriate to use tools like twitter, for example, in a 3rd grade classroom I would not ask my students to make a profile and tweet. But, I would ask a group of middle schoolers in a Language Arts class to show them the many ways to utilize the site and how to properly tweet.
A Web 2.0 tool that hasn't been used in our classroom yet is Quizlet. The website (https://quizlet.com/latest) allows any one to make and share flash cards. It provides a safe and easy platform for student to share their study tools with their class and beyond. I use it currently for my Roman Peoples class and my Spanish class. When creating cards it even has a translators and dictionaries linked up to the editing features to it to make it that much easier. I used it religiously in high school and wish it existed when I was in middle school for vocabulary. It offers several ways to review the cards as well like matching games and fill in the blank tests! Theres even this super cute gravity one thats spaced themed haha.


I would incorporate it in my classroom by having my student all make an account and make their own flash cards first and then as a class choose the best individual cards to make a "master class"set that everyone can utilize. Giving them a fun interactive class activity that also lets them study from the best definitions.

The future of teaching depends on technology. Now that the world relies so heavily on technology it is impossible to see future generations function without it. I have grown up not having to go to search high and low through the library to look for books for information. Kids are enjoying education more because of the gaming world. For example, when I was younger I remember being addicted to keyboard games that helped me memorize where the letters were. At a young age they are learning to find enjoyment and the feeling of success from their tablet and computer games. I believe I will be using technology for the rest of my life to teach, and I couldn't be more exited!

#4 Chick-Fil-A vs. McDonalds

My use of Twitter in the past compared to my twitter use in this class is like comparing McDonalds to Chick-Fil-A. Both fast food restaurants, both serve chicken, but are completely and utterly different. Exploring Twitter in these past few weeks has taught me more than it has in the past 4 years. Before I would just scroll through my timeline for a really cute puppy video and now I am searching for tools that I can use in my future career. Crazy right? Before this class I was completely unaware of the teaching network and connections that Twitter housed, and I am so honored to now be apart of the community. One thing I found that was interesting was a teacher with a sign on her classroom door welcoming her peers to stop by and leave feed back as to how much her students were engaged and how she was presenting the content. I thought this was such a cool idea because a lot of the time teachers struggle to find feedback in order to improve. I will hopefully use Twitter to share content with my kids, give homework reminders, and find new ideas for lessons!


The digital divide is the divide between students that have access to technology and the students that do not. I cannot even fathom what my academic journey would be like without technology. Like students in the podcast I have always had technology at my fingertips. From as early as I can remember always had access to a computer. When kids have to rely on out of date computers at their library it can really put them behind.  Especially when preparing for college. How to we expect kids to feel ready for higher education if they have never worked with Microsoft Word, Power Point or Excel? We use these tools everyday and I have never stopped once to even think about how much they impact my academic career.

When looking at a website there are many things that one might need to consider. Like author, bias, content, design, and Technical elements. (ABCDT) This is what translates to my mind.

Translation: who wrote this? Are they trying to persuade me? What am I reading?  Does it look pretty? and Are there cool links and social media buttons?

Most of the time websites do have all the bells and whistles to make it functional as well as ascetically pleasing. However, when they do not I always have a baby panic attack. I become frantic and confused. I then proceed to complain to my roommates. I then give up trying to find whatever I was looking for on the website and find myself standing in front of my refrigerator to stress eat. Or just eat because I am always hungry.

I personally think the most important part of a website is to be able to easily navigate through it and find what your looking for.

#3 Tech, Apps and Tragedy

• When looking at the Technology Standards, I felt a little over whelmed because this is such a new era of teaching. I feel like my parents' minds would be blown after looking at them. I would feel comfortable teaching a class the "in and outs" of Microsoft Word. Showing people how to edit a document properly, including editing text, images and other various document elements. I have been working with Word for so long could confidently teach students the basics. However, I would not feel prepared to teach typing clinics or proper hand "movements", I struggled as a student in this area therefore I think I would need more practice with key strokes, shortcuts and "blind typing". 
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• I swear the key board cover will come back to haunt me again one day. So, if your are key board challenged like me, I highly recommend getting a cup of coffee, turning on some Chance the Rapper to jam to and just practice. 

Peep this link... 

https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapper/all-we-got-feat-kanye-west-chicago-childrens-choir

Some sources I would use in the classroom include I would use programs like Turnitin.com to help students double and triple check they are citing their sources correctly. This would instill the fear that was instilled in me when I was first introduced to this program. It made me make sure I was using the correct citing format as well as never steal someone else's words. Some apps I would use with an English class would be Membean. It is a program that helps broaden students vocabulary and uses both visual, verbal, and real life examples for each word. 

Again 10/10 would recommend: http://www.membean.com/wrotds/auto-self

Alright, I am going to share with you all the tragedy that has occurred to me this week. The scene: 9am Dirac Library. I sit down and start my News Letter for my imaginary 1st grade class. It's looking fantastic. Fast forward to 10am, I am at the half way point, feeling pretty good about it so I decide to treat myself to an iced coffee downstairs from Starbucks. I spent the last $5 in my bank account but decide that it's worth it because of how fire this Word Document was looking. Eventually at 10:45, I am putting the final touches on it. Then suddenly the color wheel of death appears... its this thing. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_pinwheel (This is the link incase I need to cite it)

I don't know about you guys, but whenever I see it I know I done goofed up. Then the climax of this sad story hits and Microsoft Word crashes. Everything is gone and the past Hour and a half of my life is wasted. Even the coffee, useless, just like my time. I become frantic. I go to the library front desk and they say there is nothing I can do. I call the FSU IT help desk and all they did was apologize for my loss. The tears start because I am a cryer and my friend felt bad for me and got me a pumpkin muffin. (score) Eventually I got dehydrated, so pulled myself together and started over. 

I have learned from this assignment computers are not perfect. They are not reliable and you always should have automatic save turned ON when working on anything. I learned how to work efficiently when upset, because no matter what mood you might be in you must get your work done.  As a future teacher I know for a fact I will not want to write up a Newsletter for my class all the time. However, you do what you gotta do, and thats what I did.  

I feel like I used my space wisely in the document below. I went a little color coordination crazy but why not. If I am going to ask parents to read this, I need to make it look good. Word has so many cool edits and word art settings it made it so easy. 

Thank you for your time, I will be shocked if anyone reads this whole thing. 

Happy Blogging bloggers. 

#2 Word

As a student I have used Microsoft word quite frequently, to write research papers, create pamphlets, and make posters for advertising in high school. I have seen teachers use Microsoft word for their class notes and handouts. Copy Right, which is a form of protection for one intellectual work is important because educators frequently make use of different tools for presentations, examples, and lectures. The fair use guidelines let teachers use and copy materials with in reason, and it depends how the material is being used as well as how much of it is being used.

For example, a couple pages of a book might be alright to post as a resource for students as PDF online. However, posting a pdf of the whole book would be highly illegal. I have experienced a scare when submitting a paper without proper citations of a book that I quoted and it would have been considered plagiarism. But luckily my instructed called it to my attention as soon as it was submitted onto Turnitin.com. As I grow into my career and develop my own instructional materials I will most likely put Copy Rights on my materials. Just so my work is not abused or misused.


I am a frequent user of Twitter with my personal account, I always check in on my friends and favorite celebrities (and often look at food accounts and have fantasies about NYC milkshakes and what not). However, I had no idea the network of education professionals that were present on the site. I have found a couple of very unique accounts that share their new creative ways to teach students math and new vocabulary. For example, the twitter account Flocabulary (Flow-vocabulary) is about how teachers are having students making their own rap songs to teach them vocab. Along with proper pronunciation and definition. Try searching the Twitter handle!

( https://twitter.com/Flocabulary )


I plan on using a lot of social media to enhance my teaching and use fresh ideas in the classroom for interactive games and tools. For example, in my intro to Education class, my classmate used a website called Kahoot where everyone could use their phone as a way to lock in answers for an interactive review! I hope that when I become a professional I can utilize new games as such!

#1 Tech Native

Technology has become such a huge part of our society today, both in our personal and professional lives. We use it to store important documents, manage money, connect with family, and make online purchases. Therefor it is vital that we expose kids to technology usage and give them the skills in order to grow with our tech saturated society. However, there will always be concerns about weather the student are using technology for the right reasons or not. There is also the expense of suppling schools with proper tools, which in some communities is not a practical to provide with their budget.  Overall I do agree that technology in the classroom is a vital part of teaching children to be tech- literate.


I think that one aspect of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) that is wonderful is that it is educating both teachers and students to use and apply the tech skills they need to further succeed in life. I do not agree that the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are testing and evaluating the skills they "should" have because we have no idea where these individuals where brought up and it is somewhat unfair that it is expected.


I agree with the label that calls our the youth of today "digital natives". This is because A paragraph on whether or not you agree with the label “digital native” for today’s youth.  Which means that kids today have grown up with smart phones, tablets and computers. They are use to having information accessed at a fingertip all the time and are familiar with how they work. Unlike our grandparents and some parents of today. I have seen differences between the generations when it comes to how fast it takes kids and adults to pull up an email or video. I have seen the impact in communication in classroom. When teachers couldn't make the power point correctly or just did not know how to use smart boards.  Some times I find it frustrating but personally I learn better from teachers writting out notes on the board so it does not effect me dramatically.  In the future I foresee my classroom being packed with technology with presentations for almost every lecture with interactive games and learning activities they can use on their tablets or computers.

#0- So this is a blog

Some of my prior use with technology includes a struggling 10 year old with a key board cover. Attempting to memorize what letters belong to what keys. I never really used technology to it's full potential growing up, however, I have used it more in the past five years. During high school I did use an iPad to hold some of my textbooks and write papers for my English class.


I hope to learn more about what technology K-12 classrooms are using currently to educate kids in this class. As a camp counselor I did get a small taste of how much kids are use to phones and computers and how they are such a big part of their personal lives, but I have not been exposed to kids and technology in a classroom setting. I am exited about meeting my classmates and instructor because I just want to absorb all the knowledge she throws our way.


I learned that I am a visual learner today from the questionnaire that I filled out. Which was no surprise, because I have always known that I am in love with charts, colors and the clarity that comes with them. I also discovered that I am an active learner, and that I would prefer to be with a group of kids and problem solve. I love asking for other peoples ideas and getting a fresh take on things. Another aspect I learned about my learning style is that I like applying what I learn in the classroom to the real world. I love knowing how what I am doing in the present will matter in the future.