Technology Ideas

I liked the idea of using the projector to use Google Earth. I think it's fun for students to get to see their own house or other areas. It is more interactive and a great way to teach geography.
I also thought it was great for teachers to use the projector to play games. I think this can be particularly effective in getting students excited for some subjects they may typically dread.

Practicum Project

El Ed Practicum Project

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Internet Safety "Doing"

I decided to share some of the information I learned with my mom. She is LDS and uses the internet quite frequently for different things. It was very easy to remember all of the things I had learned and I was able to easily share them with her. I shared with him mostly some of the tips I read in articles. I liked hearing things from an LDS perspective so it was good to share those talks. I also recapped some of the video clips I watched. As she raised us she always did many of the things that I shared with her but it was a good reminder. She agreed with all of the things that I shared about avoiding dangers on the internet. She thought that it was very important for children to learn how to stay safe because they are often victims online and the internet is such a big part of their lives now a days. I enjoyed the opportunity of getting to teach someone else the valuable things that I have learned. I think it is important to share internet safety to everyone so that we can keep as many people safe as possible.

Internet Safety "Reading"

1. What article did you choose to read for your fourth article?

I chose to read an article by Mario Hipol called "Fighting Internet Filth."

1. What were the most important things you learned from the readings?

One of the main messages I got was that the internet can be very good or bad. We need to make sure that we are only using the internet and media as a whole, for good purposes. We are seeking after things of "good report."

1. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?

I will try to make sure I educate my children. They will be aware of the dangers of the internet and taught how to avoid these pitfalls. I will be sure to take the precautions that the articles taught to avoid these potential dangers as much as possible.

1. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?

I can teach others how to use the internet properly. I can make them aware of how to put up a strong defense and offense when online. I can tell them of all of the dangers that there are and what they can do to avoid becoming a victim of these dangers.

Technology Lesson

I really enjoyed teaching my technology enhanced lesson. I feel like it was a very rewarding experience for both the students and myself. I was asked to teach the students' math time which was about the difference between pounds and ounces. We learned the material and then tested the students knowledge on a Jeopardy game. I used PowerPoint to create an interactive Jeopardy game about pounds and ounces. I plugged my laptop into a cable that connected it to the television in the classroom. I was able to click along as the students played.

It went very well. The students had a lot of fun and learned a lot from being quizzed in a different way like that. I also was able to increase my confidence level of using technology. It was fairly easy to set up and carry out and I thought it was a good experience.

Technology-Enhanced Lesson Idea

My teacher has asked me to teach multiple phonics lessons. Most of these lessons require me to have an interactive learning where the students will come up with examples and share them aloud to the class. I think that instead of just using the whiteboard that I will try to create a fun and exciting PowerPoint presentation that will show examples in a whole new way. I will use the laptop and projector that are shared throughout the school and display it for the students.

Classroom Technology Inventory

I have been trying to see how the teacher and students use technology in their daily routines. There is a not a great deal of sophisticated technology used. The teacher does make use of her television and DVD player which is in the room. However, this is about the extent of it that occurs in the classroom.
The students go to the Computer Lab two times a week. They are there for about a half hour and get the chance to play around with the computers. There are two reasonably sized labs in the school and all of the students get the opportunity to use them. Other than this, there is not a great deal of technology that I have observed over the week.

Indigenous People Virtual Tour

Link to American Indigenous People Virtual Tour: 

sites.google.com/site/sarahsstuffsite/my-files 

Virtual Tour TPAK

The technology in this project will deal with Google Earth.
The pedagogy will involve the teacher to use hands on activities with images from Google Earth to create a learning opportunity for students.
The knowledge students will be gaining is that of ancient, indigenous people. They will look about the history of the Americas and where to find some ancient ruins of different tribes.

Virtual Tour Plan

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Palenque, Mexico	Students will research a symbol of the Mayan culture and its meaning.	Panoramorio Palenque Mayan Temple
2. Aztec, New Mexico	Students make temples out of popsicle sticks.	Panoramorio Aztec National Museum
3. Tiwanaku, Bolivia	Students will create Sun masks	Gate of the Sun
4. Holbrook, Arizona	Students reflect on what it would be like to have millions of new people move onto their native land.	Wigwam Motel
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	Image overlay: Wigwam Village #6 over Holbrook, AZ

3rd Grade Social Studies: Standard 2: Objective 2: a.

Digital Storytelling

Freddy the Fish: A Counting Story

Day 5

The content I will be using in my Digital Storytelling lesson is Mathematics. It will be targeted toward the younger grades and help them to learn how to count and use numbers 1-10. The pedagogy I will be using is incorporating Language Arts into the Mathematics world. I will try to capture the students' attention by using technology, in this case a video, which will make the learning process more memorable. The students will be able to see and hear and interact with the video which will appeal to more senses.

Storyboard

Scene	Script
Picture of a fish with an empty bucket	Freddy the Fish loves to go on treasure hunts! Today he is going to see how many gold coins he can find.
Picture of a fish with bucket with one coin	1 gold coin
Picture of a fish with bucket with two coins	2 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with three coins	3 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with four coins	4 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with five coins	5 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with six coins	6 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with seven coins	7 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with eight coins	8 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with nine coins	9 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket with ten coins	10 gold coins
Picture of a fish with bucket and a big smile	Freddy is so excited about all of the treasure he found today! He can’t wait to go hunting again tomorrow.

Day 4

As we worked on creating a Science lesson using technology, we tried to focus our content on Astronomy, particularly the Moon's phases. We did so by using the technology of the computer program Stellarium. This technology provides some kids with an opportunity to look at the moon in a whole new way. From a pedagogical standpoint, the teacher will be playing the role of a supervisor. The students are in charge of their learning experience because they will be working independently on the assignment and researching on their own. The teacher is there to help with any questions and to encourage the class as a whole.

Tech Savvy Teacher

Dear fellow administrators and teachers, welcome to Tech Savy teacher! Recently in my classroom, I planned an activity for my 6th grade class that was convenient and easy for both the students and myself. My class explored the phases of the moon using a program called Stellarium. The learning objective for this activity can be found on the Utah Core Curriculum website under the category of Science. It is found in standard 1, objective 2.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Stellarium, I will explain what this program is and how to utilize it in your classroom. Stellarium is a scientific program used to explore the various parts of the solar system. For this particular assignment, the students observed the phases of the moon, which take place over the course of a month. However, depending on your particular solar system course objective, you could use this program to explore the planets, constellations and their corresponding zodiac signs.

The posted pictures provide clear illustrations as to the steps I will explain. To locate an object, in this case the moon, you click on the small bottom box entitled, "Search for Object." A display box will pop up as shown. Once the object is located, by pressing "Shift" and "Page up" on the keyboard the program will zoom in on the object. At this point you must click on the "Configuration" display box. After clicking the Date & Time tab the date can be adjusted to a desired time. This allows for students to easily see the moon over the course of the month. (Examples are displayed) If students desire they can change the location in the "Configuration" display box and study the moon from other views.

This program is beneficial to teachers and students alike. One advantage of this program is that it is time efficient. Rather than assigning your students to go out every night, draw the moon and record their observations, this program enables them to perform the same task in a fraction of the time. The students are able to scroll through each day of the month and have the ability to see all of the phases of the moon in a matter of minutes. Not only is this program time efficient, but it also helps students to get more excited about the content they learn. Observing the moon every single night could prove to be a mundane task for the students, thus, this program keeps their attention, helps them to focus. It also provides an opportunity to for all to see the moon regardless of weather or community. An additional benefit that this program provides is helping students to view the phases of the moon in different locations around the world. A final advantage is that it makes the process of moon exploration more personal to the student.

Day 3

Today we learned about the concept of TPACK. I had never heard of it before, but essentially it is a culmination of different types of knowledge we gain in different areas. TPACK is the all encompassing group which stands for Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge. This means that a person is well rounded in knowledge in all of these fields. Technological Knowledge is understanding how to use various types of technologies. Pedagogical Knowledge is general knowledge and skills as they relate to teaching. Content Knowledge is an understanding in a particular set of skills or concepts. As a future teacher I am glad I understand this concept. Knowing this will help me become a more well-rounded teacher because I will try to incorporate all of these different groups into my teaching.

We also had the opportunity to explore different science/math technologies that can be used in the classroom. I thought the cooolest one was the thermometers that plugged right into the computer. It can be a great tool to use in the classroom when a project requires readings for different temperatures. It was even fun for us adults to use, so I'm sure that kids would have a blast.

Day 2

This last class was great because I was able to learn all sorts of new technological things! I had never heard of Web 1.0 let alone Web 2.0 before this class but now I actually know what it is. But I have found that all of the tools we talked about will be great resources when we begin teaching. Another techno term I learned was RSS. I had heard it before but now I actually know how it works. It is great to have a couple of RSS feeds in my own blog and I have even gotten some information from them. We will have to see what Week 3 has in store.

Day 1

Today we made a blog. This is my first blog ever. I am going to try to keep the number of people who know about this blog to a minimum. But maybe after I get really good at blogging I will make it public. Today in class we learned a lot of crazy statistics. I learned how much technology changes over time and how many Chinese people there are. It will be great to learn how to do all of these technological things. I am not too great at technology but I can do pretty basic tasks. Hopefully by the end of the class I will know how to do all kinds of technology.