Summary Kids Post 3-7

I was assigned to post on kids blogs that were all ages.  One child talked about a dream that she had had.  I commented that I often have funny dreams and don't always know what they mean.  Another student blogged about a book report that he did.  I commented that not only would he be writing book reports for a long time, but that he'd probably be blogging for a long time, too.

Another student blogged all about her family, and how close they were.  She had a large family!  I commented about how I wished sometimes that my family was bigger, but how I've learned that everything happens for a reason!  Another child blogged about an assignment she had.  The assignment was about finding family members to add to her family tree; it was quite interesting.  I also noticed that she had a really nicely-decorated profile.

I don't remember each and everything that each child said, but I remember the ones that stuck out the most in my mind.  I also remember the more important things that I said to the students. 

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Once again, I am almost embarrassed to say that I've never heard of ALEX before until now!  I keep telling myself that this is what education is about and why I pay the big bucks to go to school!  


ALEX stands for "Alabama Learning Exchange".  It is a site made for teachers, parents, and students listing state testing requirements, lesson plans, resources, etc.  Not only does it list all of these helpful items, but it lists them in such a way that it's easy to find.  ALEX is a one-stop resource site.  It doesn't give one a thousand different links to click on; one gets all the information on one page.


ALEX is a product of the Alabama Department of Education in hopes to make it easier for students, parents, and teachers to view material and to help them along in their everyday endeavors.  Lesson plans made my other teachers are available so that one can see what materials any given teacher is using in his or her classroom.  There are also interactive activities that students and/or parents can do to help them better their knowledge of a given topic.  


The Alabama Learning Exchange website is wonderfully informative.  I definitely can see myself using this as a teacher, and hopefully someday as a parent.  As the writer of the homepage said him or herself, ALEX is a work in progress, and I can't wait to see how far it comes in the future!
http://alex.state.al.us/showpage.php?lnk=welcome

Project 15

Additional info. to Form Project

https://spreadsheets.google.com/gform?key=0Au_Gc5troAcfdG9HM0hKbURPbW1MdlhOZUZqSHJmb1E&hl=en&gridId=0#chart

Above is the link to a visual summary of the data I collected in my Form Project 

Form Project

I did a survey on driving laws; I was curious to see how many people actually followed driving laws.  The results really did surprise me a little. 

My analysis is that most people my age agree that 5 over the speed limit is still speeding!  Most people in my generation text while driving.  Only half of the people I surveyed say that they always wear their seatbelt.  100% of the people surveyed admit to talking on the phone while driving.  3 out of 4 have had some kind of ticket before; this means only 1 person has never received a ticket!  My conclusion is that we need to do more to educate people on following all driving laws, myself included.  I believe that more laws should be made, and the driving laws should be enforced! 

Progress Report on Final Project

My partner and I not only have class together, but we also work together.  This is to our advantage because we have plenty of time to talk about our final project and other things about class.  So far we have discussed in detail what we plan to do.  We know we want to make a movie summarizing all of the things we've learned in EDM 310.  We plan to spend the same amount of time on each thing instead of picking the ones we like only.  Everything is important! 


We also have started planning on when we are going to put this whole video together.  We know that the more prepared we are, the easier the video will be to make.  We're right on schedule!

Blog Post 12

http://www.jabizraisdana.com/blog/  
Blog Post Assignment 12:  Click on the link above.  Look around Mr. Raisdana's blog.  Comment on 2 of his recent blog posts.  Explain to him who you are, where your from, and your thoughts about his blog post.  Follow him on twitter. 

My reasoning:  I, as a suggestion from Mr. Anthony Capps, started following Mr. Raisdana on twitter.  He is my favorite person to read from on Twitter because he is interesting, real, and he has the most interesting blog posts ever.  I really look up to him and hope that I can be even the slightest bit like him one day.  I realize that Dr. Strange assigns us to comment on certain educators blog posts quite often, but this is different in the way that I asked you all to follow him on twitter, also. 

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This video is a great way to show others (particularly older generations) just exactly how and why technology is important.  It shows me what to expect within the next couple of years (with a few changes, of course).  I like that
a child narrated the video; it made it more interesting believable.  The children had laptops in the classrooms.  They are blogging and creating webpages.  It's amazing!  It is almost embarrassing that I just got a blog! 

STRANGE/KASSIDY SKYPE VIDEO

This conversation is so interesting!!  I enjoyed learning about how long Mrs. Kassidy has been blogging and posting videos on the internet; it really amazes me that she's been blogging for a length of time, and I just learned about blogs!  I also found it interesting that the parents of her students are supportive of the students doing so much on the internet.  

What I really enjoyed hearing was her opinion of the thought that "We will not use technology as an Elementary Educator".  I loved her response and thought she answered the question well!!

Mrs. Kassidy said this : "Why would a student want to write on paper where only I could see it when they could write on the internet and tons of people could read it?"  I love this!!  She explains that to a 6 year old, it is so neat for someone to comment on what they say.  

Dr. Strange: "Should every teacher be technology literate"?
Mrs. Kassidy : "Absolutely."  

The quotes above really mean something to us, as future educators.  She explains that technology isn't going away, it's only growing.  This is so true, and we students need to prepare ourselves.  We cannot enter the education world with only being able to write in word and maybe work a spreadsheet.  I'm glad that this class is a requirement.  I think that we should all keep our blogging going, our twitter accounts going, our podcasts going, etc. 

I enjoyed this skype conversation so much; it really is a useful sight into the world of a teacher who knows the importance of education.  

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Krysten Malone PDF

Smartboard Presentation

Summary Post Teacher #3

The blog I posted on was titled " I'll Gladly Pay You Tuesday For Some Copy Paper Today" Mrs. Lee is talking about how teachers, more than any other profession, spend their own money on their classrooms. She is concerned; she also wonders why. Mrs. Lee has been in the education field for 26 years, and she has been spending her own money for that length of time.

She talks throughout the post about whether or not this is right and why it is acceptable. She also shares towards the end that her husband encourages her NOT to pay out of her own pocket for items that should be provided already for her classroom. He says that "nobody buys the cow when they can get the milk for free". Mrs. Lee struggles with this.

I thought this post was interesting because it is what I will probably will be doing in my future. I shared with her that I, too, have been spending money in my preschool classroom for years. I shared that I would rather have my children have the items they need to help understand the concepts than learning nothing because I couldn't fork out a few bucks for the good of education.