Project 6 C4K Summary

#1 post: Eric from New Zealand, shared how to make Spaghetti Bologense! This dish looks very tasty! Eric shared step by step instructions on how to make this spaghetti meal, as well as the indigents needed!

Comment: I commended Eric on his very tasty looking meal! I also asked him if this was his favorite meal! If not what exactly is his favorite dish to prepare! Eric has a very colorful and well organized blog page!

#2 post: Jamaya from Madame High School in  Virginia shared there is a research assignment that is due by the end of the school year. She did not have a good topic to research!

Comment: I asked Jamaya what are somethings that may interest her in school. Research papers does
n't  always have to be boring. As long as you find a good topic that really interests, you I will forget the research paper is actually a assignment!

#3 post: Chance from Iowa  High School wrote about somethings he would change about his school. For instance, he mentioned he would change the time he goes to lunch. Also, what choices that the students have to pick a lunch to  eat. Chance likes pizza  and ranch dipping sauce. He also mentions he would like to sit by his friends at lunch.

Comment: I agreed with the changes he waited to make. We both agreed pizza is one of our favorite foods. I also give him some advice about talking to the person he is assigned to sit next to at lunch time! Maybe they can become new friends!

Project 8 Book Trailer

Post #6

I really enjoyed watching all of Anthony Capps and Dr. Strange videos! This assignment has really given me a insight on the amount of hard work and dedication that goes behind being a "quality educator." I to am one of the students  who only wanted to teach because I love kids. The video I mostly enjoyed watching is The Anthony- Strange Tips for Teachers Part 1 . Dr. Strange mentioned that you have to be a learner and be interested in learning about yourself. What I gained just by that statement is that you must always be willing to learn! I will be the first to admit that I had the whole teaching notion wrong. In order to be a effective quality educator you must to willing to go beyond what the requirements are for your students. Sometimes you may have to put in extra hours after school, just to ensure that you are engaging your students in the educational process.
 The most important factor I took from viewing these videos is to love to put in the hard work. Allow yourself to have fun researching information for your students to learn in the classroom! After the previous blog post assignment about learning what in PBL. I feel after viewing both Project Based Learning Part 1 I feel I have a more definite understanding Project Based Learning is. Mr.Capps strongly exercises Project Based Learning with his students. I also loved the activities that he created with his students that involved PBL. For example, Mr.Capps instructed his students to write a letter to Congressmen Jo Bonner about women serving in military combat. Not only were the students engaged in the project but, the project covered reading standards, writing standards, and social studies content. Most importantly the students loved the project! I'm currently studying to be a middle school social studies teachers so, I found the video about iCurio to be very resourceful to me. Students will have the opportunity to operate a appropriate search engine to research information for papers and projects and, to create a folder to organize their work! I really gained a lot of insight on Project Based Learning from Mr.Capps and Dr. Strange!

Project #3 Presentation

Project #7 My Sentence My Passion

My sentence My passion

Post 5

                                                                       PLN'S
Much like my classmates I was completely clueless to what exactly PLN meant. After reading and viewing videos I have a pretty descendant insight on,"Personal Learning Networks." Personal Learning Networks consist of people or learning tools to assist you on your learning journey! Basically, the Personal Learning Network is a learning community! The coolest characteristic is that you may interact with individuals WORLDWIDE!!!!! After reading,Developing A Personal Learning Network I really gained a lot of helpful information on PLN. Dr. Strange tells what are the characteristics of PLN's and very helpful resources.
  I chose symbaloo as my PLN source. Symbaloo not only connects you too educational sources but, also entertainment resources as well! I have added EDM 310 blog to my account!!! I am also going to add my teacher from my C4T Mrs Hadley's blog! Now that I have a clearer more detailed explanation on what PLN really mean, I'm ready to connect with people WORLDWIDE to start my learning journey!

 

C4T

    I was assigned to Mrs. Hadley of Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. Mrs. Hadley is a middle school history teacher who actively participates with her middle school students. The name of Mrs. Hadley blog is called," Middle School Matrix". Every week Mrs. Hadley writes a blog post on what activities she and her students participated in and, she also provides the feedback from her students during their weekly activities. The first blog post I commented is called,Brains Working here. Basically, Mrs.Hadley instructed her students to find a quiet place in the classroom. Then she gave her students 4 minutes to think about other assignment. By isolating the students in their own thoughts; this give them time to reflect to themselves on their answers without being distracted. I believe this is a very effective exercise, because sometimes doing group discussions students can get distracted or influenced b their peers. This exercise gives the student s time to fully think about their assignment and responses.

  Mrs. Hadley blog post I commented on is called,Starting Students with Superpowers> The students were given post -it stickers to wrote down what they were afraid of this school year. Then, the students were to write down what superpowers they wanted this school year. Some students responses where being a good speller; completing homework in a sec; super stamina and understanding. I really liked this exercise as well. I believe in this activity the teacher learns a little more about her students. Mrs. Hadley loves to engage with her students. I have the pleasure reading her interactions with her students through her blog posts!!!!!!!!!! 





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