Archive for March, 2008
Why teach?
Teaching was not something I always knew I wanted to do. I worked in the school system for 11 years prior to making my decision to earn my teaching degree. The exposure to the school setting did confirm that I wanted to teach. I chose Spanish becuse it was my native language and because there was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Chapter 11
Solomon’s chapter 11 was interesting and easy to read. It reiterates what the prior chapters state concerning the obvious need for change in the educational system. I agree that we need to learn how to be 21st century teachers. We must learn to incorporate the new technology into daily activities that engage our students in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )21st Century skills needed….
I totally agree with Phaedrus and Will Richardson about educating the educators in 21st century skills.
http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/03/10/21st-century-skills-for-educators-first/
We not only need training for using tools that have been brought into our schools but also most teachers don’t even know about all the wonderful resources out there. We need more PD on the use of technology in the [...]
21st Century Learners and more…..
While catching up on the reading I see that I have missed out on some interesting postings. I found a reference to Phaedru’s video
http://durandus.com/phaedrus/2008/03/09/welcome-to-your-world/
and it really made me think. The video made me see just how connected we really are to anything we need to know. It seems to have quietly slipped in on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Children’s Machine
I have been out of touch for awhile but have been reading The Children’s Machine. I just finished it and I am very glad I read it. Each time I began reading it, I got very interested in it all over again. My problem was that I had so much going on that I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Interesting tools….
I received an email from Voicethread, the tool I used for my project tutorial last semester, announcing the fact that it was running for one of the top 100 tools and asked for my vote. I clicked on it and went into this site. http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/vote_video.html?compid=103571
This link allows you to see each one of the tools [...]
Structure and Culture
I made it back from KTLC on Friday after waking up to a bad snowstorm that caused the presentations I was most interested in to be canceled. I didn’t seem to get as much from this conference as in past years. I was very glad to be home before the storm arrived here in Floyd County on Friday night. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )KTLC in Louisville / MIND the GAP
This week I will be leaving for KTLC in Louisville on Wednesday. I hope to learn a lot from this conference. I am more excited to attend this year than ever before because this is my first year attending while studying for my masters in education technology.
If my postings are nonexistent I will try [...]
Chapter 5 Papert
As I read chapter 5 of Papert’s The Children’s Machine, I saw that the focus of education measured by what it’s called would be the instruction not the learning. According to Papert, there is no word for the art of learning. In both of the classes I have taken with Dr. Lowell I see that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Classroom 2.0
I received an invitation from mi amiga Remona to join Classroom 2.0 and I did. Just a few minutes ago I posted in the introduction I think I may like this site in a different way than my Facebook site. I hope to collaborate in this site with other teachers but I need to take more [...]
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