Sunday, August 30, 2009

My Itunes Podcast

I really found all my things by just going to the search enginge in itunes and just searching with the names we were giving I found that to be more easier. It seems to me for the SmartBoard Lessons Podcast, thats these two teachers Ben and Joan are trying to portray to us how simple it is to used podcast for teaching or communicate with one another who are not even by each other. They are also displaying, that it can be done in seconds. By them just putting together this show on their lunch. If I was to used the audio podcast i would use it rather to give directions on to explain to do something like an walk through setup. SmartBoard Learning Lesson can be in the same category with Connect Learning episode 91 because of the debates with information of podcast for students only difference is that Connect Learning is more about librarians, but to me it was more interesting. Joan idea was also mentoined in the Connect Learning video about the Ipod shuffles for the students.
KidsCast was very cute, because its basically saying kids are never to young to learn different things or technology and thats good. The sound of this little kid who was sounding like he's about 5 and 6 can barely talk, but he did good. That shows again that audio podcast can't be to hard to do; but sometimes in this lazy society we live in today make the simplest thing hard if it's not pointed out to us.
In the Edtalk chat is something needed for all teachers to participate in, because not all teachers are good teachers and some teachers probably are unconfidence with their teaching skills. Many teachers are willing to learn different ideas to reach out to children or just wanted hear what other teachers are going through at their school. It' more like a facebook for teachers that you can hear on a live radio station on the computer.
With Macbreak and This Week in Photography giving you all the updates is like giving you a free magazine and you get a leak of everything that's new in technology that is coming soon. It reminds me of sportcenter radio listening to all the rumors around the sports world of different trades. These shows also tells you the garbage mechandise and the stuff that's needed to get for customers who don't read from these guys opinion that actually use it and are educated in it.
So, I see podcast as very productive and can be used all over the world to do all types of things to speak to the world and share ideas. Before this class I had know clue what podcast was, because this whole time i been using itunes for music only. I wish I would of known the knowledge of podcast, because its a easier way to connect with the world and to do research.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Vicki Davis Digital Smarts

I like the teaching method Mrs. Davis uses whith the children its like a replay of everything Dr. Strange said to us in class the first day. She uses the computers to get the kids excited and eager to learn something different, but basically its the same. It gets kids to read by blogging kids who dont even like to read . By her introdcuing thes new programs to these students and by them just getting in these groups brainstorming together and figuring out that's lesson learned right their for life in the real world; being able to work with others to slve problems.
Mrs. Davis does not only help the children with this method, but she also help her self. By helping her self these kids come in and give her ideas about something and putit in a different way how she never would of thought about it. Kids seems to grow in bigger detail with something they have a passion for. By being a college student this a good training class to be in if you plnned on goin to college, because don't know nothing about in computer you are pretty much screwed.

Ken Robinson

I agree with Mr. Robinson creativity is the key in every child to learn, because every child is different in their on way. That same creavity that these children have can help U.S. technology or any field not neccesary technology. Who knows what the world would be like 5 years from now, because I beleive what Mr. Robinson is saying we shouldn't teach our kids for now we should teach them what to expect tommorow, because we don't even know what tommorow would be like talking about 5 years.
So, things students learn in schools now want even be use when they get out of college or in the real world on the job they have been in training for. That's why having children do something they love to pursue rather than forcing them to do something, because its very hard learn something you have no intrest. The kids are our future and with all these opportunities in technology you have be creative and have good imagination.

Did you konw 3.0

Technology grows and grows, i never would of thought inetrnet would of made it this far from the first time using my dial up. Things are getting so simpler now of days to probably in a couple of years all you gon have to do is snap a finger. I always dream of living like the cartoon the Jetson it may be coming soon as we think , but slower.
This video gives you alot of knowledge of stuff you don't know and things you already know because it seems to be so small and simple. As for example when it stated about 1 of 2 work for their employer for about year that's true because people want the easy money just want to do nothing 15$ an hour. By me being a teacher and have intrest in technology to learn more I want to be able to teach my kids how far we have came with the internet and computers and installing in them their is much more to be done but its not goin hit you in the face.

Mr. Winkle Wakes

I like this, short film because its funny how life can go so fast. Because I laugh at my parents teasing at how computer illeterate they are because they don't know how to use simple things on a computer, but as years past by if i don't keep up with technology i can be laught at also. Because I can barely keep up with an iphone.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

A bit about me

Im a physical education major, this is now my junior year here at South Alabama. I have aassociate degree from Bishop State Community College in Computer Information Systems. I'm a full-time employee at Wal-mart of the beltline better known as the ghetto wal-mart.