Online Presentations

Maria- I loved your glog!! First off, the music made me want to relax, do yoga or drink a refreshing cup of tea. I would agree with you when it comes to the benefits that you have listed for Podcasts. I personally think the biggest benefit is the ability to use Podcasts as a way to reinforce material that is taught during class time in a interesting way. It’s such a wonderful idea to use Podcasts as a means to help with stress management…the benefits are truly endless!!!!!!

Suzanne- I liked your glog, and I enjoyed that it targeted visual learners. I myself am a visual learner and I would have to agree that using animation can greatly help visual learners when it comes to understanding concepts better. I have never heard of Stop-Motion or Celluloid as a animation technique,  I liked that you included examples of each which helped me understand them better. Animation allows learners to be engaged in what they are looking at. Hang drawn, model and computer generated are great ways to incorporate animation into the classroom.

Lisa- I really enjoyed learning about video modeling as well as the research study that you presented. I found the whole study to be intriguing.  Having the boy watch the video over and over until he achieved the desired behavior seems like a wonderful strategy. I liked how they used his classmate’s behavior in order to portray proper behavior in which the boy should be displaying. I thought it was such a good idea to capture footage of him on and off task. Once he mastered he would watch desired behavior and see if his current behavior is the same as what was mastered. Loved this research study J

Portfolio

I have chosen two portfolios in which I like something and dislike something from each! I think they are both good (in their own ways) but need a few tweaks! First: http://durak.org/kathy/portfolio/index.html I like Kathy's page, she gets very personal with her previous educational experiences. I think if she had more about lesson plans it would do her good. Her portfolio looks like she is telling a story or writing a journal its very personable! Second: http://kids-learn.org/ I like Mrs. Silvermans page, I think her lesson plans are fabulous and BEYOND detailed. What I don't like about the page is I wasn't able to learn anything about the teacher... that would have been a nice touch! As you can see both of the pages were good yet had things that weren't so good!!!

Copyright

The law of copyright can seem confusing and overwhelming for many people including teachers. There is so much information available to the general public, at times it seems "easy" to get away with illegal copying/downloading, etc. What surprised me with copyright was the amount of rules/ restrictions and the legal facts when it came to Fair Use. I personally would want to do the right thing and set a good example for my students but I think I would need a chart of what I can and can't do. Its too overwhelming to understand exactly what a teacher can copy. I myself have seen in work and at school numerous illegal copying of files. (Mostly they have printed over the copy max) I think it is our job to teach copyright respect to our students. I would do this my comparing students copying on a test to a teacher breaking copyright laws.

Video In The Classroom

I think video in the classroom has extraordinary value. It allows teachers to reinforce lessons as well as use video as a way of instruction. I think videos teach many things to students depending on the subject matter that is presented. It gives lesson plans a creative edge and takes teachers and students away from the typical day to day classroom activities. I think if you are teaching a business class and want to show students the wrong and right way of interviewing for a job, a video demonstrating would be a ideal way! I think you could also have the students create a video showing what they believe is the wrong and right way of interviewing for a job. The outcome would demonstrate great interviewing tips and tricks! The challenge would be making sure students know what not to do as well as what to do when being interviewed before making the video!!!!

Group Video Project

I really enjoyed making our video on crossing streets. Its a easy and simple subject, that not many people follow properly. With our video we were able to explain, demonstrate, as well as entertain our audience. We first started by creating a storyboard then discussed where we should film, once we started filming it was simple! When it was time to edit, I had fun! I love being creative and trying to think outside of the box!! What worked?! I think our topic was perfect it is something that everyone can relate to. What would I do differently?! Other then using the right camera next time, I wouldn't do anything different... our video worked for us! What surprised me?! Mine and Jenn's fabulous acting ability :)