Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
C4T #2
I was assigned to comment on Royan Lee's post. The first comment was on a post titled "Excuse #421. This post is about preparing students for the future by requiring a little more than what they expect, even at a young age. Mr. Meaniebobeanie assigns students to do things that the next grade level may require to have them prepared for what they are going to get anyway. I said "Sometimes Mr. Meaniebobeanie is just doing his job or going by what the rule requires. Not all teachers want to give out a lot of homework its just what is required so it has to be done. Sometimes this can be stressful on kids but in a way it teaches time management which you have to apply to every aspect of life."
The second post that I commented on was titled "The Dos and Don'ts of Blog Design and that is pretty much what the blog was about. He just stated the dos and don'ts that he came up with and I agreed on everything about it.I thought that they were good rules to follow when designing a blog.My reasons for that is because you want it to look nice but you also want to be able to read it clearly and understand it so you don't want it to be too complex.
Project #10 PLN
I chose Symbaloo for my PLN and I really like it. I really look forward to using this tool alot. It really helps to stay organized and is really easy to use!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
C4K Summary Post
I read several kids blogs over the month of September that were very fun and interesting. These kids had so much to talk about and seemed very interested about what they were writing about. I have read about places they want to visit and the reasons why, poems about themselves and what they like and different things that they have done research on and what they found interesting about it. I have enjoyed reading these kids blogs and how they express what they have learned. I look forward to reading more.
Blog Post #6
The Networked Student
In this video I think it was interesting the way he presented. I believe that networking is a great tool for sharing ideas and seeing other people's point of view. It broadens your mind so that you won't think only one way on different subjects. Although I think it's a great tool I wouldn't agree on students learning from blogs. Yes, you can get good ideas and share your ideas but you have to remember that blogs are mostly opinions and you can't confuse opinions for facts. Students should learn the facts and express how they feel about those facts through blogs. The two are not the same.
This video asked the question, "Why does the network student need a teacher?”
Well I think that a teacher is very necessary for this type of learning. Since blogging is mostly opinions students aren't told whether they are right or wrong. If they don't have that question answered there mind won't be at ease because every class before this one tells us if we are right or wrong and gives us a grade so we have an idea on how well we are doing in the class. We know where we stand but if we are throwing out opinions and not seeing grades or any type of feedback we don't know how everything is going because everyone thinks different and just because we think we make sense doesn't mean that the teacher is thinking the way we are. They might see it in a different way and we need feedback .
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment or PLN
This was a very interesting video. I think that this is great organizer and might make learning and doing work a lot more easier. It also gives you a little more freedom to go at your own pace. From listening to this student it seems as though it makes students want to learn more and actually do there work. I think that this is a great tool although this shouldn't be the only tool. This student says that her class is paperless and for a 7th grade science class I don't think that's a good idea. At her age they should be doing more hands on things and building projects at home.
In this video I think it was interesting the way he presented. I believe that networking is a great tool for sharing ideas and seeing other people's point of view. It broadens your mind so that you won't think only one way on different subjects. Although I think it's a great tool I wouldn't agree on students learning from blogs. Yes, you can get good ideas and share your ideas but you have to remember that blogs are mostly opinions and you can't confuse opinions for facts. Students should learn the facts and express how they feel about those facts through blogs. The two are not the same.
This video asked the question, "Why does the network student need a teacher?”
Well I think that a teacher is very necessary for this type of learning. Since blogging is mostly opinions students aren't told whether they are right or wrong. If they don't have that question answered there mind won't be at ease because every class before this one tells us if we are right or wrong and gives us a grade so we have an idea on how well we are doing in the class. We know where we stand but if we are throwing out opinions and not seeing grades or any type of feedback we don't know how everything is going because everyone thinks different and just because we think we make sense doesn't mean that the teacher is thinking the way we are. They might see it in a different way and we need feedback .
A 7th Grader's Personal Learning Environment or PLN
This was a very interesting video. I think that this is great organizer and might make learning and doing work a lot more easier. It also gives you a little more freedom to go at your own pace. From listening to this student it seems as though it makes students want to learn more and actually do there work. I think that this is a great tool although this shouldn't be the only tool. This student says that her class is paperless and for a 7th grade science class I don't think that's a good idea. At her age they should be doing more hands on things and building projects at home.
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