5364 week 3 teaching with technology

This week the Web 2.0 book gave me some insight into where other schools are going with implementing technology. There were examples of actual tools ( blogs, wikis, podcasting, and flickr) that could be used to integrate technology into the classroom. I also found a powerpoint collection website that seems to be very helpful in my math classroom."Administrators prepare teachers for new models of learning by offering more than 120 hours of curriculum-based professional development to implement technology in their classroom; they work with 20% of the teachers each year on a five-year rotation cycle."Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 80.Administrators guide professional development and are required to implement more technology, however there has to be training in best practices for implementation. It doesn't make since to give out laptops and projectors and not receive the proper training for making these tools effective in the classroom. I would love extra training that allows me to both learn something new while integrating technology. Collaboration between administrators and teachers in planning how technology is being developed in the classroom could help both parties see what works best. The bookbuilder website was interesting because it was creative and free. It is a resource that I could use as a math teacher or technology teacher.

Week 5 Reflection Blog

First of all I am first a math teacher. Ok, now I can proceed. This entire program has been a learning experience for me and starting with week's one assignment creating a video seemed like leaping through ginormous hurdles but I made it. I created a video using Microsoft Movie Maker using clips referenced from the assignment in this course. It turned out to be fairly easy. The complicated part is your computer itself. My computer doen't seem to want to play my Microsoft Movie Maker video on my wiki page, however YouTube or any other site plays just fine. This seems to be a problem with my computer. On to editing week 2 involved using editing software to edit the video. I chose a educational topic China and focused on authoritarian learning style. I put together video clips and then posted them to both my wiki and Youtube. I think that this asignment would be a great class project for students in a technology class.

China-Video-Week 2

Editing video clips is quite difficult, the important part is stopping ad starting for consistency. This is a cool application, but I'm not sure how I can incorporate this into a math lesson. We never have time. I guess the best way is to document work. Making a movie is not as easy as you would think. I used Windows Movie Maker because it was free and seemed easy to use. I downloaded it from microsoft website which was really easy to do, but it takes a while. I had to find video clips that I could download all video clips can not be downloaded. You would problaly think a one minute video would be easy but it must flow and tell a story.

Web Conference-6/15/09 @ 10:00 a.m.

Today I participated in the web conference with my class. It was great! I had a chance to talk to Dr. Abernathy whom I had meet in person a few weeks ago at the Houston Children's Mususem. I also meet Jackie, but I'm not sure if she is in my class block. There was also a guy Micheal and Daphane. Everyone had an opportunity to ask questions and make sure they had group member. Blogging helps me reflect on my technological experiences.

Photostory-Bryon's Snow Day

I cannot believe that I have just posted a video on YouTube. At first I had some difficulty getting the video to load, but eventualy it worked. My video is available for the world to see and comment on. I still feel cautious about what I put online.

Education World website

The Education World website was great. There was so much information for me to explore I found myself on the computer for hours trying to see what I could use. I like the quick link access to data. It had alot of technology references for teachers of all grade levels. There was nothing that wasn't useful. I would like to see more lessons on incorporating specific state standards in technology in the classroom. I didn't find any negatives everything was useful in one way or another. This wesite is a true testament of sharing and learning for the information-aged education. I recommend this website to all educators, students, and parents there is something for everyone including music. The site gives you links to everything it has to offer. I particularly like the articles by educators across the country and loads of ideas to incorporate.