ILP Design: Prezi: Ecosystem

With a previous background in powerpoint, Prezi was an easy and simple way to create a fun presentation for the class. The theme or template that was already given was also compatible with the topic of my lesson. This Prezi is for an elementary level class that is learning about ecosystems and what makes up an ecosystem.

Here's what it looks like:

and here is where you can find it:

Ecosystems Prezi for Elementary Students

#10 - ITS THE FINAL BLOGGER

Data collection is useful in many different fields! In the educational field, I believe data collection is useful to both teachers and students. As a teacher, if I sent out a survey or other form of data collection to my students I could see what my students like and dont like. Knowing what they're interested in or find boring helps me as a teacher because I can adjust my lesson plans to something more appealing to the class while keeping them informed. If they are more attracted to a lesson plan, the more knowledge they will retain. For me, if I gave my students typically in a younger grade a survey on what type of assistive technology they like in the classroom, I would appreciate the results because my kids with exceptionalities require assistive technology daily.

My favorite part of the blogs is when the prompt asks for a classmates opinion on the latest project. I enjoy reading that part because it includes the educational technology part of the blog but it voices my classmates' thoughts and emotions more freely than the rest of the blog. I also enjoy putting my opinion because maybe it helps the professor adjust or understand a perspective of a student that is following an assignment.

There are many other techonology-related skills but choosing a specific one is hard. Maybe being more proficient in Publisher would be useful? My mother uses Publisher at her job as a Director of Sales for a hotel and she has always suggested I learn how to use it for any future career. It would also help in my teaching profession as it would keep everything organzied and looking fancy haha.

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#9 - bop it... twist it.. FLIP IT...

A flipped classroom uses traditional teaching methods in a different way by delivering instruction online outside of the classroom and moving homework into the classroom. Many teachers are experimenting with this method of teaching, and I believe that it is something that all teachers should look into. As explained in the book, it is the opportunity to learn at home through online prerecorded lectures. By watching the lectures at home, the students can then do the homework in the classroom. As a student, I would of loved a flipped classroom growing up. If I missed a day of class I would have to rely on the notes of my friends and some of them do not know how to note-take properly and I would be stuck with a lack of information. But if my teacher posted the lectures and video online, I would be caught up and evening have something to review before an exam of quiz. An example of a video lectures appears Bozeman Science's channel on Youtube, called "Examples of Natural Selection" and you can find many other of his lectures on his channel.

Open education is about making educational experiences available to a wide audience. According to UNESCO, "Open Educational Resources (OERs) are any type of educational materials that are in the public domain or introduced with an open license. The nature of these open materials means that anyone can legally and freely copy, use, adapt and re-share them. OERs range from textbooks to curricula, syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, tests, projects, audio, video and animation." This is also known as "open content" and the sharing of materials usually is beneficial to the teacher community in inspiring new lessons or providing a final touch to the curriculum. An open source is "software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance. "Source code" is the part of software that most computer users don't ever see; it's the code computer programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of software—a "program" or "application"—works." 

The powerpoint information dissemination assignment was like any other normal experience with powerpoint. I spent more time focusing on how it looked rather than the content, which I did not like. But I understand why CRAP isn't a whole load of crap. It makes or breaks a lesson or presentation anyone is trying to make and I think that was the point of the assignment. In the future, I see myself working with powerpoints, mostly prezis because they look cooler, but Microsoft Powerpoint is a basic software any teacher should familiarize with because of how easy and accessible it is.

Get Creative Sketchnoting Your Presentation

Get Creative Sketchnoting Your Presentation from Peter Zvirinsky

This slideshow is on sketchnoting and how to add these doodles on to a computer presentation. What I liked about this presentation was that all the images were sketches themselves. 

#8 - Sports Psych Lab

In the sports lab there were many different technologies that I have never heard of. Many of them were new and fun to watch as the host of the lab explained to us how they work. One piece of technology actually connected to one of the student's finger and body via wires and it let us read her heart rate and movements. We even gave her multiple questions to see if she told the truth or was lying because the host said that the technology connected to her is similar to the technology in a lie detector test. That piece of technology can be useful in the classrooms or schools because some kids who are disabled do not have the ability to speak or express themselves like others. With the wires attached and connected we can see what excites them, what triggers them, in they're interested, or if they are lying.

Microsoft Powerpoint can satisfy each level of Bloom's Taxonomy chart for any grade level. The teacher, or I would be making an original powerpoint to present to my class on a certain subject. The subject or theme of the powerpoint would be analytic and encourage discussion in the class, allowing them to evaluate the powerpoint's content. Helping the students make connections with ideas discussed in the classroom and the powerpoint is essential and easy because power points can be a fun way to share information. After analyzing the information, they should take the nee knowledge they have obtained and apply it to different or new situations. Hopefully at this point, they understand what they have been taught and can remember it for the future.

There are many ways to stay informed on the latest trends! If you're looking for Kylie Jenner's cute Christina costume you could of just hopped on Twitter. If you're looking for the Chicago Cubs and how they are going to wind the World Series, you could ESPN. But if you're looking for a place to keep up with technological trends Huffington Post - Tech is the place to be. Their homepage is covered with trending tech topics, new Apple updates, and even how to code.

You can check it out here! Huffington Post - Tech

#7 - Assistive Touch-ed My Heart

Adaptive technology is defined as technologies that help people with disabilities more effectively use computing equipment. A problem they could be facing is not being able to see the board or a demonstration to not even being able to move a computer mouse. I have not seen the use of assistive technology in a classroom of mine. But when I was younger and I volunteered with the kids in my school that were disabled I noticed that they spent a lot of time on their tablets. Perhaps they were listening to audio books because reading was a bit difficult for them. If an adaptive technology was needed in my classroom, a challenge I would see is learning a different way of maneuvering that technology and teaching it to the student. I would have to give myself a quick little lesson on how to work the tool.

Creating a Web Page Design was actually quite fun. I liked how I could make a whole website on my own and that I can control what my viewers see and how they get informed. I did not like how I was not that technologically advanced to know how to add the calendar feature on my own. That means I am lacking with my computer skills SMH. Next time I would probably add more features and pictures to make the page look more appealing. I would also add a new page for actual assignments that students could print out at home if they lost or forgot their papers.

Working with Diigo is fun but sort of complicated in my opinion. Maybe because in class we use the older version rather than the updated version? I do think that it is useful and helps keep track of different websites and important info on them. It taught me an easier way to annotate and bookmark a page. This could be useful in the classroom by checking the resources students use in their assignments and by easily tracking information online that I could possibly use in a presentation or lesson, as well as creating an educational forum for my students to use.

Ms. Garcia's Science Class

ILP Design - Prezi: Solar System

Learning About the Solar System
My ILP is in the medium of a Prezi and it covers the topic of the solar system and it is suitable for an elementary science class. Prezi is a fun tool to use in the classroom that makes a presentation a little more exciting and grabs the attention of the classroom better. The tool made it easy for me to display information properly and accordingly and it just overall looks super cool! I did enjoy using this tool and plan to use it in the classroom.

#6 - COOLEST SANDBOX EVER

As I traveled through the world of teacher's class pages I noticed a lot of different things. First off, a website shows how much a teacher cares about the way they present themselves to their class or the public even. It is noticeable when a teacher took time from their day to put effort into their website and if they just needed to satisfy a requirement. On the page you can see the teacher's expectations, classroom rules, the grading rubric, attendance policies, and even a picture of the teacher. On this page, the information is for high school students and their science classes.

As a teacher I would use technology to plan and document lessons, grade student work, and communicate with students, teachers, and parents according to the podcast. Technology would help me with record keeping or storing and sharing information that will be used multiple times with productivity tools. Being an organized teacher is apart of being an effective and efficient teacher. If everything is stored and processed, the following years will be easier and more fluent. For example, previous works can be introduced again in the classroom, exchanging work with a fellow teacher, and visiting previous works for correction or example is all made simpler with technology.

The technology sandbox was one of the coolest places I have ever stepped into while I have been a student here at Florida State. There were so many cool tools I couldn't wait to use in the future and with students. One tool that stood out to me was this application and camera set that I can't remember the name of. It was a competitive game that was also educational and interactive. The sensor that was attached to the tablet or iPad picked up on little tiles that had the entire alphabet and were separated by colors. The objective of the game is to try and solve the word and spell it out correctly before the other person solves the word. The game's purpose is to extend vocabulary and it could even be used to teach and learn new languages. How cool!

#5 - Got Any Games?

Web 2.0 is a more sophisticated version of a website that allows us to interact and share with each other. In the classroom, different types of web 2.0. websites that could be used would be social media, like Twitter to have quick exchanges between classmates or YouTube to share informational videos to students with their lessons. These uses are passive according to the podcast and there are better ways to involve students in using Web 2.0 tools. Personally, although they seem passive it depends on your lesson plan and how each teacher wants to customize their lesson and the Web 2.0 tools for their students. I believe something simple like Twitter still does help in the classroom even if it is a simple tool.
A Web 2.0 tool that is mentioned in the podcast that hasn't been used in our classroom is a blog platform called 21 classes and can be found here: https://www.21classes.com/ . This platform provides teacher controls to protect students safety and restricting access to student blogs while students are allowed to display their work to classmates and the professor. I would use this tool in my classroom to allow the students the opportunity to speak freely, delve deeper, and exchange thoughts about a topic with their classmates while maintaining a safe and secure environment even behind a computer screen. It would be incorporated into my lesson by introducing a topic in class and later having the students do a reflection piece on the topic.
I believe that the future of education relies heavily on technology. Right now, capturing the attention of students with interactive Smart boards and tablets is effective and insightful at the same time. An advancement that would benefit education overall would be "gamification". It is thrilling for the students and keeps them engaged while learning or practicing a topic and exciting their creativity. For example, as I was growing up I had one website that my teacher would let us go on if we had any free time or for recess, and that website was just a series of educational games. Now, a teacher can specify what he or she wants the students to be "playing" and learning in a game. That game could be a practice in or outside of the classroom for the current topic of the class. Creating a lesson and a curriculum that is fun yet educational is important, and in the future there would be many more games and tools to teach and involve students while doing so.

#4 - Love me, Love me, Please Retweet

Being on Twitter is nothing new to me. I have been apart of that social community ever since 2014. For this class, I think it is really cool that the course included an application that most students are use to and can familiarize themselves with. Throughout the course I have usually been retweeting the different educational twitter accounts, specifically ones that relate to educational technology. I retweet tweets that talk about new technologies in the classrooms or laws and policies being made in benefit to a better future for next generations of students. Eventually, working with Twitter is beneficial to me in the end because I might connect with someone through a tweet or it would make reaching someone easier, as well as leave me more disposable to anyone. It also gives me a look at what is popular in pop culture because everything and anything is posted onto Twitter.
A digital divide is the gap that divides the people who do and do not have access to technology. Access to technology increases a students potential for success in education. Without any access to technology, something as simple as a lack of a computer or even a smart phone hinders a child from advancing their knowledge. Even something as basic as educational games and simulations are useful applications that are involved in different curriculums, and if those are not available
When I am visiting a website for the first time I look at a lot of things. Specifically, how easy it is to go through the website and the pictures on their pages. I tend to like more websites that have more interactive features. For example, polls are fun and interactive and they give the website an idea of what their audience looks likes. I also like attractive and aesthetic pictures. They are appealing to the eye and capture my attention quickly. I also think that if a website is easier to maneuver through, the audience will be more open and less intimidated to search through it and find what they are looking for, as well as return!

#3 - ELA n' Chill

The ELA standards are important and useful when sharing information properly. Specifically, the standards under "Consuming" Tech standards RI.7 "Multimedia" Informational Text are what I am most comfortable with. As a teacher I would use charts, graphs, audio, digital, and other forms of media to answer questions, analyzing information, and even posing questions. A part of the ELA standards that I feel would need more preparation is RST.7 “Multimedia:” Science/Technical Subjects. Providing and displaying quantitative data in an appealing way would be difficult for me and would require dedicated time before any topics.

In my classroom I would probably use media technologies that students are familiar with. Youtube is a medium that I would use to show videos on certain topics, explain difficult concepts, and keep students entertained, as well as make learning a lesson refreshing. I feel like hearing my voice ramble over and over would be annoying and boring. Another program I would use would be online educational programs like Blackboard or Reading Odyssey. These programs are for educational purposes, and provide students extra practice while at home.

While working on the newsletter I actually learned a lot of features I was not familiar with before the assignment. I found a way to make writing a letter way easier which I know will be very helpful in the future. I also learned how to create page boarders and customize effects to my liking. I love how I was able to learn such tools on Microsoft Word because it can be useful in future assignments and in the classroom.

What I did not like about it was the fact that it is a little bit tedious, and if you make one small mistake your whole letter is ruined.

#1 - Digital Native or Nah

Computers have quite a strong influence on everyone, anywhere. There are constant updates and new technologies that continue to be released that improve everyday life a little bit more. In particular, the classroom environment is constantly changing and influenced by new computers and technologies. These tools are important in a school environment, specifically in a student's educational experience. Computers are a major part of a student's education because they make it easier for a student to learn, find information, and communicate to the teachers and colleagues. For example, a computer helps connect a student from any county or state, or even country to any teacher, anywhere with simple computer programs or applications. They are also a tool that's important for teachers as well by using programs that help explain a topic, make a topic more interesting and easier to comprehend, as well as provide an easy and accessible communication system.
The ITSE standards are an important part of becoming a teacher because the better you are at engaging the students and improving their learning experience the more successful of a student they will be and the more you provide a positive model and an enriched professional practice. It really just encourages you to be the best you can be in technology for the sake of your students, which is important. Inspiring student creativity is something I strive to do and it gladdens my heart it is on there regardless. On the other hand, modeling digital age work might be harder once I am in the field. I only expect technology to keep updating and keeping up with the new tools might be outside my current skill set.
I believe "digital-native"is a reasonably coined-term for people growing up knowing technology; who in fact do not remember a time before computers, internet, and cell phones. It is quite easy to tell the different between a "digital-native" and a "digital-immigrant". Many teachers of mine unintentionally expose their "immigrant" status and us "natives" are they ones to go and fix it. It could either be because they don't know how to work a projector, or a Smartboard, or even the computer itself. Sometimes because they are unfamiliar or foreign with the technology, it takes up class time to fix a  problem which is problematic for both the teacher and the student. Hopefully I become a teacher that can keep up with digital age work and not waste time I could use to educate my students.

#2 - Microsoft, WORD!

As a student growing up in the 21st century, learning about computer programs was a walk in the park. We used it for everything in school, and continue to use them as students or in the professional field or even just for fun. As a student, I've used Microsoft Word for reports, current events, science fair projects, etc. Without Microsoft Word I wouldn't of had a simple way of presenting my school work or assignments. Teachers use Word as well, for rubrics, syllabi, pop-up quizzes, or tests that they have made themselves, etc. The program is easy for everyone to use and could be used on both ends in the classroom.
Copyright is a form of protecting your work and gives the owner the right to determine who uses it while fair use is a part of an act that allows under the circumstances of using information for non-profit educational purposes to use the original work of others and also dictates the flexibility the work has, who could use it and what for. Amongst news reporters and researchers, teachers are also allowed to use this "power", for the purpose of educating students proper information. In the classroom, the proper thing to do would be to inform the students about Copyright, fair use, and plagiarism and explain to them the proper way to use another resource's information. As a teacher, I would bring awareness and educate them on citing their courses, and promote respect for property and work of others.
Along with being surrounded by new computer programs in the 21st century, we are also accompanied by new social media or personal learning networks. I suppose it has taught me to type faster, find information quicker, become more adaptable to updated sources, etc. Personal learning networks could also help me in the future by allowing myself to be more approachable and accessible to fellow colleagues or other associates that could be potential coworkers or help you move further along in your career.

#0 - Get to Know Me and My Learning Style (-;

I have always been surrounded by technology. I was raised around televisions, and computers, and remotes. In primary school I did a computer course and was familiar with projectors and Smartboards. In college, I took a computer literacy course as well to delve deeper into Word, Excel, and other computer programs. The only case of the unknown with technology would be my Iphone. I still do not even know how to use my phone's full potential aside from some applications that I use daily. I am familiar with new forms of social media, and some old: Facebook, MySpace, AOL Messenger, Snapchat, Periscope, Twitter, Instagram are amoungst the few I have a healthy background in.

In this class I hope to learn more on how technology could help make the process of teaching easier and more attractive to the students. I hope to gain skill and a background on how to properly and efficiently handle technology. Hopefully I could become more systematic with applications I am already familiar with and perhaps learn more about more programs that could assist in instruction in the classroom. 

According to the learning styles questionnaire, I am fairly balanced between all learning styles. The one result that stands out is in the "Active Learners" section. I agree with the conclusion of the questionnaire because I am more of a hands on learner.  I do like to discuss and actually apply a concept in order to full attain the information needed. I like to be more involved with a lesson rather than just sitting down and taking notes for three hours.