Project 9

Project 12: Smart Board Part A

Blog Post 10

Sir Ken Robinson began his TEDtalk by humorously comparing school reform to a climate crisis because of its urgency. He says that humans make very little use of their talents and even fewer recognize their ability. One of his points was how some of the teaching methods that teachers are using today in the classroom have been outdated. I actually agree with this because everyday something is being created to help better future teaching and learning for the upcoming students. Ken discusses how we as a society have been obsessed with getting to college, yet human communities depend on diversity. In closing, he states that society as a whole needs passion.

Blog post 9

While watching Ms. Cassidy's video, I was extremely impressed by these first graders and how they were very knowledgable with technology. Back when I was a first grader we wasn't doing half of what they are doing today. I remember writing on chalkboards, and using dry erase makers. These students are very bright and they are ready to learn new things. They learned how to create a blog, write out an acutal blog, use skype with other students, and explore the internet for things they may need. After watcing the video the little first graders really made me think how much technology has grown a lot and has made a big impact on kids lifes.

Blog Post 7

While watching this video, Randy Pausch shares many things about his life and the goals he has set for the future. The first thing Randy starting talking about was he told the audience that he has cancer, and has about 5 months to live. What he was saying in the speech was never give up on anyhting in life. Everything you do in life you learn from it. All throughout your life, you will continue to learn new things everyday. Take new things and grow from them, take mistakes and make them better. When we are teaching, it is important that we learn from our students. It may seem weird to think we can learn from children but it is very possible. Listening to Randy Pausch was motivational to me and will definitely help me in the long run.

C4K Summary

C4K#1: My student's name was Matthew and he is in the 4th grade. In his blog post, he talked about some of the history facts about baseball such as who invented it, what year it was first established, and have I ever played it before. My comment: Yes, I have played baseball before. I played baseball all throughout junior high and high school. I really miss playing because baseball was my first interest in sports.

C4K#2: My student's name was Sara and she is in the 4th grade. In her blog post, she talked about facts about herself such as her age, grade, what school she attends, hobbies, family, favorite number, color, and food. My comment: I really enjoyed reading your blog. I have a really big family as well. One of my favorite things to eat when I'm sick is chicken noodle soup as well.

C4K#3: My student's name was La'Shay and she is in the 4th grade. In her blog post, she talked about different ways how it is not right to treat people wrong and go back and do the same thing to them. My comment: Your blog post has some really good points. When someone has done something to hurt you it is not good to go back for revenge. The best thing to do is be the bigger person and walk away from the situation.

C4K#4: My student's name was Jacob and he is in the 7th grade. In his blog post, he talked about a book he had read that was about vampires. My comment: I enjoy reading things about vampires myself. I have never heard of this book but it sounds really interesting. What was your favorite part in the story?