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This semester I have gained a wealth of knowledge when it comes to using technology in the classroom. This class has impacted my life so much I had to share what I learned with others educators. The wiks and blogs is definitely something I will use as a future educator as well as in my personal leisure time. I actually have teamed up with my twin sister and have created a blog.
(www.helpingeducateothers.com).

My sister has a reading specialist certification and where going to use a blogs to share strategies that worked for her teaching 5th grade ELA and Social Studies. Also we will use the blog to promote our tutoring business. Since I have share this information with my sister she also plans to use wiks when planning her team lead meeting for the 5th grade team at her school. I have share the ideas of the wiks with others family members about using it to plan a family reunion or vacation. Professor Wickersham thanks for sharing great information with us this semester and providing awesome feedback.

Educational Technology Philosophy Revisited

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I decided to do a social studies lesson using an interactive smart board. The lesson was on the Civil War. I tried to incorporate other subjects into the lesson. The only other technology that was included was the internet. Students had to use the internet to find pictures from the Civil War. As, I watched the below videos, the younger children had a hungry or desire for technology. They wanted a fun and engaging learning environment in the classroom. Using technology in the classroom for the older college student’s maybe a distraction. Social Media is the new thing and consuming a lot of individual time. We can improve learning by making learning fun, visual, and engaging. Technology can enhance learning. .As a future educator, I just have to make sure there is need for the technology and the students know how to use it. Therefore, I have to continue to read, go to training, staff development and more to stay equip with the necessary tools to improve students’ learning.

Blog Reflection #6 Podcast

Blog Reflection #6

The purpose of my podcast was to share my story on my journey of become an entrepreneur I’m learning as an entrepreneur that your income seldom increases your personal development quote Jim Rohn. This state to means that you have to be a lifelong learner in what every field you are in. The podcast can be a powerful tool because it can involve visual learning. I was able to come up with the content of my podcast. I used the Cinch site to facilitate my podcast recording.  After watching the video, it was really simple to record the podcast.  I look forward to using podcast to enhance learning in my life as well as the classroom.

Reflective Week Five

The MAPping information activity was a great exercise. I learned how to filter through websites and use different search terms and quotation to minimize search results. I did a search on the California vector site. I notice when I used the different search engines the same warning sign came up. This site contains fictacus information.  When I use the www.easywhois.com, I notice the site was not registered. This was a red flag that this may be a personal website because it contained the forward slash.  In viewing the www.archive.org, I notice the website was linked to several sites within the last ten years. 

Now that I have some tools and resource I am now more comfortable when looking up information on the website.  As a future educator, I have to make sure students are equipped with these skills and tools to make sure they are retrieving valuable information or research from the web.  Teachers may have to get parents involved when having students use technology and research outside of the classroom to ensure they are obtaining the right information.

The social bookmarking is a tool and resource I will definitely use. This is a great way to organize bookmarks and categories them.  I am in the process of become an entrepreneur and starting my own business. I know personal development and networking are key parts of having your own business. I would use the bookmarking site to share video of some favorite speakers such as Jim Rohn and john Maxwell.   I would also bookmarks some there quotes and books.

http://delicious.com/sford1913/

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I’m not currently teaching in the classroom, so I can only relate to my own personal experiences when I was in school. After reading the article I can relate to assessment for learning should recognize the full range of achievement of all learns. Growing up, I can attest that when I was in school my assessment was of learning. My teacher asses us to make sure we had the basic skills to pass the state required test. This article made me realize as a future educator when assessing your students it should be a for learning experience. Allow students as young as Kindergarten have an active role in their learning and communicating in small group discussion at an early age. Teachers should have an active participant in your students learning connecting their interests and learning needs that are developmentally appropriate for their grade level.

I have a different outlook on this e portfolio. At first I was only doing it because it was a class requirement.  Now I can see the benefit of it. I can share my learning story digital or by writing a blog.  The creation of the E- portfolio for this class has really opened my eyes to create one on my journey of becoming an Entrepreneur. I will continue to research and read more about portfolios and assessments