GUESS WHO'S BACK!!
That was really obnoxious, but hey, it got you to read my blog! Well, I got some great feedback on my last ILP so I decided to reuse the same information from my Animoto and make a Prezi.
As per your advice, I included some more graphic content to reflect the maturity of the audience. I also changed the format from an Animoto to a Prezi so that I could include more information. Additionally, I swapped out using still images for video clips which I think makes the presentation more powerful. Just as last time, this is directed to high school juniors and seniors*.
I also embedded video clips from three different films that perfectly show what I want to discuss.
As with all presentations, this would serve as a visual aid and an outline for a lecture. The information provided on the slides is not exhaustive, and would serve as more of an outline than an all encompassing version of the lecture.
*Based on the following standards:
1. SS.912.A.16 - Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic
relationships in history.
2. SS.912.A.13 - Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
3. SS.912.A.1.7 - Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including
art, artifacts, literature, education, and publications.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Diigo Activity 4
This week, I learned that while assistive technologies in a broad sense are helpful for ESOL learners, the specific tools that each student uses must be individualized.
What accelerates learning for one ESOL student may slow learning for another. Use tools, but use them wisely.
What accelerates learning for one ESOL student may slow learning for another. Use tools, but use them wisely.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
#7 So much respect for web designers.......
Alright, alright, alright we're talking about a laws which means "I'm the captain now"!!! (Two quotes in one sentence, I'm such a movie nerd #SorryNotSorry.) In the podcast, I learned a little about how the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to creating teaching materials.
The ADA makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone based on their handicap. I knew from friends and just being in school that some students were allotted extra time on tests or given special supplemental learning accommodations.
The podcast provided several other examples of specialized materials provided to disabled students such as brail texts, text-to-speech software, and specially colored papers. The textbook elaborated on these examples by discussing special concept mapping tools, high-interest low-level books, and specialized input/output devices like screen magnification devices.
While certain aspects of creating specialized materials for students protected by the ADA seems straightforward, it can be extremely complicated trying to accommodate students with disabilities. Nothing in the legal world is simple, and it appears that the same is true in the teaching world.
Okay so whoever said they "liked" this web assignment was either super tech savvy or simply delusional. Thus far, this was probably my least favorite project. Not only was the website complicated to create, but I struggled to figure out what content to put on my website.
I have made a website before using Wix and I felt that that software was so much more user friendly for beginners. However, I think that my site turned out okay, all things considered.
I like the simplicity of my design. I chose a theme of black and white colors which contrast nicely and make it, I think, aesthetically pleasing. #aesthetic.
I couldn't find a way to change the font and that's the one thing that I really don't like. I'm big on continuity so the fact that my fonts don't match from page to page really irritates me. If anyone knows how to change the font, help a sista out.
In my future career, I'm sure that whatever law firm/non-profit I work for will have a website. If I'm being totally honest, I hope that I never have to work on it or update it. I would much rather spend my time doing other things. But, if I had to, I think this assignment provided me with some design basics and a little information on how to format an easy to read website.
Heres the link to my site and a screenshot from the "Homework" tab is included below.
The ADA makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone based on their handicap. I knew from friends and just being in school that some students were allotted extra time on tests or given special supplemental learning accommodations.
The podcast provided several other examples of specialized materials provided to disabled students such as brail texts, text-to-speech software, and specially colored papers. The textbook elaborated on these examples by discussing special concept mapping tools, high-interest low-level books, and specialized input/output devices like screen magnification devices.
While certain aspects of creating specialized materials for students protected by the ADA seems straightforward, it can be extremely complicated trying to accommodate students with disabilities. Nothing in the legal world is simple, and it appears that the same is true in the teaching world.
Okay so whoever said they "liked" this web assignment was either super tech savvy or simply delusional. Thus far, this was probably my least favorite project. Not only was the website complicated to create, but I struggled to figure out what content to put on my website.
I have made a website before using Wix and I felt that that software was so much more user friendly for beginners. However, I think that my site turned out okay, all things considered.
I like the simplicity of my design. I chose a theme of black and white colors which contrast nicely and make it, I think, aesthetically pleasing. #aesthetic.
I couldn't find a way to change the font and that's the one thing that I really don't like. I'm big on continuity so the fact that my fonts don't match from page to page really irritates me. If anyone knows how to change the font, help a sista out.
In my future career, I'm sure that whatever law firm/non-profit I work for will have a website. If I'm being totally honest, I hope that I never have to work on it or update it. I would much rather spend my time doing other things. But, if I had to, I think this assignment provided me with some design basics and a little information on how to format an easy to read website.
Heres the link to my site and a screenshot from the "Homework" tab is included below.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Diigo Activity 3
By looking at a bank of teacher productivity tools such as TeacherPlanet.com, I learned that there is a dramatic distinction between Web 2.0 tools and teacher productivity tools.
Web 2.0 focus on the social interactions between students and teachers. Examples include blogs, MOOC's, and even Diigo itself.
Teacher productivity tools on the other hand focus on the business of teaching. They are more concerned with helping teachers grade, create worksheets, and report on student progress than with social interactions.
Web 2.0 focus on the social interactions between students and teachers. Examples include blogs, MOOC's, and even Diigo itself.
Teacher productivity tools on the other hand focus on the business of teaching. They are more concerned with helping teachers grade, create worksheets, and report on student progress than with social interactions.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
#6 Ohhhhh nostalgia
TBT to high school! I visited the website of my alma mater, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, to look at the different class pages and see the different information available. Dreyfoos caters to students grades 9-12.
First off, there are different tabs for arts and academics which makes it easy to look for courses based on which category they fall under. Each tab offers a list of the teachers in the department and denotes which teacher is the Dean of the department. Each tab also provides a list of courses within that department and the suggested order in which to take them.
The site also provides audition and student life information. The audition information lists both the prepared and on-site requirements for auditions and the scoring rubric for each art area.
The website does not provide any contact information for the teachers. It also leaves out descriptions of specific courses, like what we see under the Student Central tab on Black Board. I know Palm Beach County uses Edline for students, parents, and teachers. Some more information is located there.
Future teacher Brianna would use word processing softwares to prepare documents, handouts, tests/quizzes and so much more. The book discusses how technological tools like Microsoft Word allow for more efficient work by using spell check, being easy to convert from one file form to another, and even allowing formatting to change. I love these features as a student and would love them even more as a professional.
Additionally, virtual tools are so much easier to share. The podcast discusses that there's nothing worse than being given a printed handout that needs one minor adjustment and having to retype the whole thing. Future teacher Brianna agrees with an, "UGH yes". Current student Brianna says, "yeah...sure, let's go with that".
The podcast mentions using virtual calendars to easily plan out things in advance. Don't get me wrong, I love planning ahead. But, I think that I prefer paper calendars to digital ones. I've used my phone calendar before but I have just never liked that as much as having a physical agenda or calendar. Anyone else feel the same?
The Tech Sandbox was eye opening....just don't get sand in your eye....ba dum tss!!! Sorry, I think I'm funny. Anyway, there were a few things that I can see being used in the classroom.
As a student, I can totally see myself and others using the Apple Pencil. It wrote literally just like a normal pencil on paper. I even rested my arm against the iPad like you would on paper to see if that messed up the calibration and it had no effect.
Josh told me that developers now sell software that will turn hand written notes from the Apple Pencil into typeface notes. How cool would it be to go to class and hand write your notes, which is better for memory anyway, and then come home and plug them into a software where they are turned into typeface?! I'm pretty stoked about the idea of that.
As a teacher, I think the Smart Board is the most obvious tool that I can see being used in an every day classroom. Assuming future teacher Brianna was some type of social studies teacher, I would probably use the board to have students draw political cartoons, make visual aids like Venn diagrams, or even play review games like Jeopardy.
The coolest thing about the Smart Board was that multiple people could write on it at once. So imagine playing a review game with students for a test on the American Revolution. Have the class split into two teams. Each team has a member go up to the board. Future teacher Brianna says, "on the count of three, I want each of you to draw a political cartoon about one of the major battles of the American Revolution". Not only does the student have to know what the major battles are, but they also have to know what happened in them, and how to transfer that information into a political cartoon!
Sorry....I'm getting a little too excited. I'll stop now. Enthusiasm = done.
First off, there are different tabs for arts and academics which makes it easy to look for courses based on which category they fall under. Each tab offers a list of the teachers in the department and denotes which teacher is the Dean of the department. Each tab also provides a list of courses within that department and the suggested order in which to take them.
The site also provides audition and student life information. The audition information lists both the prepared and on-site requirements for auditions and the scoring rubric for each art area.
The website does not provide any contact information for the teachers. It also leaves out descriptions of specific courses, like what we see under the Student Central tab on Black Board. I know Palm Beach County uses Edline for students, parents, and teachers. Some more information is located there.
Future teacher Brianna would use word processing softwares to prepare documents, handouts, tests/quizzes and so much more. The book discusses how technological tools like Microsoft Word allow for more efficient work by using spell check, being easy to convert from one file form to another, and even allowing formatting to change. I love these features as a student and would love them even more as a professional.
Additionally, virtual tools are so much easier to share. The podcast discusses that there's nothing worse than being given a printed handout that needs one minor adjustment and having to retype the whole thing. Future teacher Brianna agrees with an, "UGH yes". Current student Brianna says, "yeah...sure, let's go with that".
The podcast mentions using virtual calendars to easily plan out things in advance. Don't get me wrong, I love planning ahead. But, I think that I prefer paper calendars to digital ones. I've used my phone calendar before but I have just never liked that as much as having a physical agenda or calendar. Anyone else feel the same?
The Tech Sandbox was eye opening....just don't get sand in your eye....ba dum tss!!! Sorry, I think I'm funny. Anyway, there were a few things that I can see being used in the classroom.
As a student, I can totally see myself and others using the Apple Pencil. It wrote literally just like a normal pencil on paper. I even rested my arm against the iPad like you would on paper to see if that messed up the calibration and it had no effect.
Josh told me that developers now sell software that will turn hand written notes from the Apple Pencil into typeface notes. How cool would it be to go to class and hand write your notes, which is better for memory anyway, and then come home and plug them into a software where they are turned into typeface?! I'm pretty stoked about the idea of that.
As a teacher, I think the Smart Board is the most obvious tool that I can see being used in an every day classroom. Assuming future teacher Brianna was some type of social studies teacher, I would probably use the board to have students draw political cartoons, make visual aids like Venn diagrams, or even play review games like Jeopardy.
The coolest thing about the Smart Board was that multiple people could write on it at once. So imagine playing a review game with students for a test on the American Revolution. Have the class split into two teams. Each team has a member go up to the board. Future teacher Brianna says, "on the count of three, I want each of you to draw a political cartoon about one of the major battles of the American Revolution". Not only does the student have to know what the major battles are, but they also have to know what happened in them, and how to transfer that information into a political cartoon!
Sorry....I'm getting a little too excited. I'll stop now. Enthusiasm = done.
ILP Design - Animoto
GUYS!!! I made a thing!!!!!!
For my first independent learning project, I was inspired by one of the Web 2.0 tools that some of my classmates shared on Diigo. The tool is called Animoto and it allows you to make video projects with still images and videos.
I actually had fun pretending to be a teacher and made a video that I might show at the beginning of a lesson as a brief overview of the material that will be covered.
I made this for a high school American history or AP U.S. history class. I felt that the material that I wanted to discuss would be too heavy for middle schoolers so I think it's important that I let you know that before you watch it.
Fun fact: I'm actually pursuing a minor in African American Studies. So, the video offers a brief introduction to the Atlantic Slave Trade*. All of the information presented has been taken from my personal notes from courses here at Florida State.
As noted above, this is geared toward a high school audience so some images may be disturbing. Also note that the films that I say I plan to show clips of in class would require parental consent as they are rated "R".
Anyway, I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed making it!
*Based on the following standards:
1. SS.912.A.16 - Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic
relationships in history.
2. SS.912.A.13 - Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
3. SS.912.A.1.7 - Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including
art, artifacts, literature, education, and publications.
For my first independent learning project, I was inspired by one of the Web 2.0 tools that some of my classmates shared on Diigo. The tool is called Animoto and it allows you to make video projects with still images and videos.
I actually had fun pretending to be a teacher and made a video that I might show at the beginning of a lesson as a brief overview of the material that will be covered.
I made this for a high school American history or AP U.S. history class. I felt that the material that I wanted to discuss would be too heavy for middle schoolers so I think it's important that I let you know that before you watch it.
Fun fact: I'm actually pursuing a minor in African American Studies. So, the video offers a brief introduction to the Atlantic Slave Trade*. All of the information presented has been taken from my personal notes from courses here at Florida State.
As noted above, this is geared toward a high school audience so some images may be disturbing. Also note that the films that I say I plan to show clips of in class would require parental consent as they are rated "R".
Anyway, I hope you enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed making it!
*Based on the following standards:
1. SS.912.A.16 - Use case studies to explore social, political, legal, and economic
relationships in history.
2. SS.912.A.13 - Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data.
3. SS.912.A.1.7 - Describe various socio-cultural aspects of American life including
art, artifacts, literature, education, and publications.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Diigo Activity 2
I learned that Web 2.0 can be both useful and frightening. With an increased emphasis on social learning displayed in the Edutopia article, Web 2.0 may raise concerns that learning is becoming too social and extending too far beyond the traditional classroom and in to both students and teacher's personal lives.
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