I chose to use two very useful google tools that will continue to be used throughout college and in my classroom later. The first thing that I played with was the Google Translate. I find this useful because I am looking to teach in a Title I school system. In most of these systems there are students that can not speak any, or very little English. This tool will help me to communiciate with these English Language Learner students until they can grasp the concept of our language. The other google tool I found useful was the Google Calender that I created. In my calender I have daily activities that I need to accomplish or everyday appointments that I may have. I'm the type of person that will forget their head if it isn't attached to their body. Up until I discovered this tool, I would write everything on post-it notes and hope that Iwould see them on time. I really like the fact that this calender sends you an email 30 minutes before the scheduled times. It will also send an alert to a smartphone which is a life saver. This calender will benefit me in my educational career simply by reminding me of meetings or appointments that I may have. These are two great tools!
Halfway done,
J. Morris :)
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thing #11
Google. Yes, google. I love google. I don't know what I'd do without google. If you don't prefer google, I don't prefer you. Just kidding y'all. But I really do love google. Get it? Good.
Okay, but really when doing this assignment I went to the other two sites suggested my Dr. Wall, and I had no idea what was going on. The topix.net website was pulling up random information from news stories in Florida and all types of irrelevant information. I could never really figure out how to navigate the website, so I gave up and moved on the the other suggested site. Technorati was actually not a bad site to use depending on what the search is about. I understood the website and it had a decent layout. I would definitely use this before the topix page. Of couse I enjoyed th google page most of all because I am so familiar with it to begin with. The only other site that I use is bing. Bing is pretty reliable, but I always fall back on google. There isn't much competition between the three in my opinion.
Peace, Love, and Google
Mr. Jared Morris
Okay, but really when doing this assignment I went to the other two sites suggested my Dr. Wall, and I had no idea what was going on. The topix.net website was pulling up random information from news stories in Florida and all types of irrelevant information. I could never really figure out how to navigate the website, so I gave up and moved on the the other suggested site. Technorati was actually not a bad site to use depending on what the search is about. I understood the website and it had a decent layout. I would definitely use this before the topix page. Of couse I enjoyed th google page most of all because I am so familiar with it to begin with. The only other site that I use is bing. Bing is pretty reliable, but I always fall back on google. There isn't much competition between the three in my opinion.
Peace, Love, and Google
Mr. Jared Morris
Thing #10
During this exercise, I found out quite a bit of information that I had no clue about. Yet again, this class continues to amaze me with things that can be used in everydsy life or in the classroom. RSS readers are very beneficial. I enjoy this feature because I now have a one stop shop for everything I want or need to look at every morning. I have connected my reader to my gmail account, so everything is right there. I can check my email, look at new technology ideas for the classroom, check the weather before I head to work or class, look at how my Predators and Braves teams are doing, as well as check the top headlines in sports at that particular point in time. No more surfing the web for an hour each morning to see what I've missed while I've been crashing.
This could be an advantage for teachers because they can get all of their popular, and frequently used sites on one page. This would make things much more simple and quick. I feel like the students (depending on age) could have a reader account with things that pertain to their classes as well.
Love,
Me
This could be an advantage for teachers because they can get all of their popular, and frequently used sites on one page. This would make things much more simple and quick. I feel like the students (depending on age) could have a reader account with things that pertain to their classes as well.
Love,
Me
Thing #9
http://www.fototrix.com/
http://www.happyfacegenerator.com/
While uncovering these generator tools, I had a blast. I actually started making funny pictures to send to my roommates of each other! I don't think they found it as amusing as I did, but whatever. I chose to use fototrix.com to create an image of my favorite baseball player who just recently retired from the Atlaanta Braves. I then used happyfacegenerator.com to make a sign in sequence with the firat picture I created. It was actually much easier to navigate through these pages than I had expected in the beginning.
I feel like these tools can be used in the classroom mostly just for entertainment and visuals for younger kids. The sign generator could be used for the classroom rules, and so on. I believe anything that a teacher can find to enhance their classroom environment is without a doubt a positive thing.
Go Braves,
JRM
Thing #8
I found that these web 2.0 tools were really neat, and fun to use. I ended up using the puzzle maker to create an Austin Peay puzzle picture. My favorite part about the different tools were the fact that they were so easy to use. They were all so simple to create, and upload to the blog.
As for my classroom, I feel like these tools can be used to create posters for the classroom, or other helpful things to hang up around the room. As for the students, these tools can be used to enhance the visuals of their projects or assignments throughout the school year.
I feel like sharing photos online is a personal topic for different people. I do not have a problem with it, and find it rather fun sometimes. Others feel like it could be an invasion of privacy. Those people should simply stay away from uploading his/her pictures.
Gettin' back to the race now,
JM
Thing #7
I have never really used any type of photo website prior to stumbling upon this site through the assignment. I actually did quite a bit of looking and searching before I decided to create my own account. I found that this site is quite beneficial, and can be used for a plethora of different things. Personal use is an obvious advantage of flickr, but I also found that it could be used in the classroom. As a K-6 major, I feel like my students will be easily entertained by small things. I think making a flickr account to use for my classroom would be a fun project for the kids. It could serve as a yearbook or a timeline for just the kids in my class. We could add photos of field trips, projects, class work, and many more things. It could also be used to grab ideas for activities and assignments as a teacher. I will definitely be using this tool in my educational experiences.
Disclaimer: I will get permission from the parents of my students before I post anything of their children on the internet.
With Much Love,
J.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Thing #6
There were a ton of web 2.0 tools that I looked at and thought could be very useful, but my favorite tool was probably the powtoon tool. PowToon is an online tool that can be used to create animated PowerPoints. It can also be used for any type of PowerPoints, but I found it helpful for the animation portion of a powerpoint.
The biggest reason I chose to blog about this web 2.0 tool is because my major is K-6. I really prefer to teach younger age students (1-3) and I know keeping their attention is crucial. I feel like using this tool provides enough features to convey a lesson as well as keep the students entertained. Using graphics and fun exchanges between educational information allows the students less time to become bored or distracted from their learning.
Just some thoughts,
Mr. Morris
The biggest reason I chose to blog about this web 2.0 tool is because my major is K-6. I really prefer to teach younger age students (1-3) and I know keeping their attention is crucial. I feel like using this tool provides enough features to convey a lesson as well as keep the students entertained. Using graphics and fun exchanges between educational information allows the students less time to become bored or distracted from their learning.
Just some thoughts,
Mr. Morris
Thing #5
Web 2.0 is considered to be the future of education and I would have to completely agree. After reviewing the articles provided, I agree with Steve Hargadon totally. Web 2.0 is very beneficial for students in the school system. Using technology is becoming more common throughout the education field. I feel like the students are more involved in the lessons, as well as with their peers when using technology. The advancement of technology has brought the advancement of education as a whole.
This process has been a long one, but I believe that it has enhanced the quality of education for all grade levels. Educators are able to use technology to interact with students as well as provide assignments for them to complete. This also allows for collaboration among students outside of the classroom using a blog or a created classroom website. This, in turn, stimulates learning at any time. Technology is continuing to become more and more advanced, and this is only going to up the standards of the education field.
I'm Out,
Jared R. Morris
This process has been a long one, but I believe that it has enhanced the quality of education for all grade levels. Educators are able to use technology to interact with students as well as provide assignments for them to complete. This also allows for collaboration among students outside of the classroom using a blog or a created classroom website. This, in turn, stimulates learning at any time. Technology is continuing to become more and more advanced, and this is only going to up the standards of the education field.
I'm Out,
Jared R. Morris
Monday, February 18, 2013
Thing #4
Commenting makes the blogosphere what it is today. Without commenting, there would be no real reason for people to post things. I mean people will get use out of someone else's post, but if the author doesn't realize it's helpful they may stop posting. I believe the author needs to be appreciated publicly for their work. As an author, make the post "comment friendly". If people find it easy to connect with your post, commenting should be easy.
As I was reading the provided posts on commenting I realized just how simple it can be. There are many ways to make your blog easy to comment on. This was pointed out in the problogger blog that I read over. It provided tips to make your blog user friendly. On the contrary, as the coolcat teacher blog stated, there is always going to be somebody that totally disagrees with your post. These people will try to tear you down and get you discouraged. She called these types of people the "Darth Commenter." I found all of the blogs very helpful and useful, but these are the main things that stuck out in my mind.
I decided to comment on five of the students enrolled in the 3040 class this semester. I chose these different people because I found something very useful in each of their blogs that either I thought was helpful or I plan to use something they blogged about in the future.
I commented on Houston Thiel's and allory Johnson's Thing #3. Each proposed great ways to incorporate the blogging experience into the classroom. Mallory talked about having her students share their findings with their classmates about different blogs each week. This provides more than one outlook on an assignment for each student.
Matt Little had an amazing post for thing #4. He posed a plethora of neat things when it comes to commenting on blogs. He talked about how the darth commenter was a big problem, and that it is important not to let that person get to you.
William Graves had a great post for thing #6. He had a great website to use for creating tests and quizzes for teachers to save time. I found it interesting that the website was able to make many different types of questions for one test. It made me wonder how many more websites that I will find useful throughout this class.
The fifth classmates' blog I chose to comment on was Clara Brainard's thing #9. She talked about using the image generator to make posters and things for the classroom. I never would have thought about using such things to benefit my students in the class. It was an all around very helpful post.
On the two blogs that weren't associated with the 23 Things assignment, I chose "The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks" and "Dumb Little Man." The first blog is basically sheer humor. It shows picture of signs, sentences, etc. that have terrible grammar. I'm not superb with my grammar, but I still find this blog hilarious to read. the second blog is more serious. It has helpful hints on how to save time and money, or just general "pick me ups" to get me through the day. I highly suggest checking out these blogs.
I believe that's more than enought about commenting. Sheesh!
Be easy,
J.R. Morris
As I was reading the provided posts on commenting I realized just how simple it can be. There are many ways to make your blog easy to comment on. This was pointed out in the problogger blog that I read over. It provided tips to make your blog user friendly. On the contrary, as the coolcat teacher blog stated, there is always going to be somebody that totally disagrees with your post. These people will try to tear you down and get you discouraged. She called these types of people the "Darth Commenter." I found all of the blogs very helpful and useful, but these are the main things that stuck out in my mind.
I decided to comment on five of the students enrolled in the 3040 class this semester. I chose these different people because I found something very useful in each of their blogs that either I thought was helpful or I plan to use something they blogged about in the future.
I commented on Houston Thiel's and allory Johnson's Thing #3. Each proposed great ways to incorporate the blogging experience into the classroom. Mallory talked about having her students share their findings with their classmates about different blogs each week. This provides more than one outlook on an assignment for each student.
Matt Little had an amazing post for thing #4. He posed a plethora of neat things when it comes to commenting on blogs. He talked about how the darth commenter was a big problem, and that it is important not to let that person get to you.
William Graves had a great post for thing #6. He had a great website to use for creating tests and quizzes for teachers to save time. I found it interesting that the website was able to make many different types of questions for one test. It made me wonder how many more websites that I will find useful throughout this class.
The fifth classmates' blog I chose to comment on was Clara Brainard's thing #9. She talked about using the image generator to make posters and things for the classroom. I never would have thought about using such things to benefit my students in the class. It was an all around very helpful post.
On the two blogs that weren't associated with the 23 Things assignment, I chose "The Blog of Unnecessary Quotation Marks" and "Dumb Little Man." The first blog is basically sheer humor. It shows picture of signs, sentences, etc. that have terrible grammar. I'm not superb with my grammar, but I still find this blog hilarious to read. the second blog is more serious. It has helpful hints on how to save time and money, or just general "pick me ups" to get me through the day. I highly suggest checking out these blogs.
I believe that's more than enought about commenting. Sheesh!
Be easy,
J.R. Morris
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Thing #3
The use of blogs in any aspect of education can be beneficial for all who are involved, and to those who are not as well. There are many creative, useful things that can be done in a classroom using a blog. One thing that I would use a blog for in my field would be to keep the parents updated on what is happening in the classroom. They could view projects and assignments that students are working on as well as contact me with questions or concerns. The parents would never have to wonder what their children are learning about or working on. The blog will lay everything out in an easy-to-use format for everyone.
As for my students, I would like to create a classroom blog where they can post their work and discuss assignments with other students. I think kids would enjoy creating a classroom blog together and designing it how they want to.
Personally, I feel like blogs would be the most beneficial for us teachers. We can search ideas that we may have and see if they have already been attempted. We can get feedback on things we have tried or want to try. Sharing ideas amongst our colleagues would help us all!
As for my students, I would like to create a classroom blog where they can post their work and discuss assignments with other students. I think kids would enjoy creating a classroom blog together and designing it how they want to.
Personally, I feel like blogs would be the most beneficial for us teachers. We can search ideas that we may have and see if they have already been attempted. We can get feedback on things we have tried or want to try. Sharing ideas amongst our colleagues would help us all!
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