Post on Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide

ACCESS, or Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide, is also a related educational site. ACCESS is for the state of Alabama and is directed more towards online learning. On this site, it shows exam dates, deadlines, courses, and resources. One great resource from the site is the Alabama Virtual Library. The main purpose of the site is to provide classroom courses by the internet. The only drawback is that some students who live in more of the country setting will not get the best connection, if any at all.
I feel this could be very helpful for many students. The more advanced we get, the better. Slowly, I am learning more technology myself. I am realizing the importance of technology inside and outside the classroom.Click here

Post on Alabama Learning Exchange

The Alabama Learning Exchange, or ALEX, is an online site created to help others in the field of education. ALEX was created by teachers. In this site, there are lesson plans from other teachers that could be very beneficial to others in the teaching field. Weblinks, professional learning, podcasts, and courses of study are all listed on this site. As a teacher, you may have a hard time trying to think of plans related to what your class is studying. By using ALEX, you may find the perfect class plans from another teacher right here in our state.
Being in education, I am really glad there are such sites as ALEX. Especially being a first year teacher, I am sure I will need all the help I can get. I hope to learn about more of the sites like ALEX. I even found out that you can keep up with ALEX on Facebook!Click here

Post on "Dear Kaia"

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In my watching and reading "Dear Kaia", I was greatly impressed with the step that this father took. I am a parent and treasure these moments with my little boys. It still amazes me that you can Skype from Qatar to Missouri, like you are close by one another. The technology is so over my head, but it is amazing! I liked the fact that this father let Kaia take her own photos in the story. This lets her be a part of the blog. As a future teacher, I feel that it is a good idea for parents to get involved in their children's computer activities. If a child has a class blog, then the parent could get on the blog and keep up with what is going on in the classroom.

More Information on The New Media Literacies

In looking up more information on the New Media Literacies, I found that this staff is a research from MIT. It is part of a studies program that is trying to help younger children become associated with the growing world of social connecting.
It is to also teach a better understanding of how to become literate in this world that is so multicultural and fast-paced. I read over a syllabus from a course in this research by Henry Jenkins. He stated, "This knowledge will help us see into the media research and help journalists better understand shifts in how young people access and deply information."click here for the link to the website.

The New Media Literacies Video Comments

I feel the staff on the video was right on. These new media literacies are adequate for the 21st century. Every word on the list is needed in some form to be able to keep up with the world globally.
Times are changing so fast! In order to keep up, one must be technology advanced. I am not there yet, but give me some time. I do possess some of these literacies. I know for sure that you must have judgement. You never know what you might get into without good judgement. You need to know what information is appropriate. I love to play and see what all I can teach myself by exploring. Multitasking should be an important skill for the tech user, also.
I am trying to put myself out there. I am on Facebook and since this class, I have my own blog. Who would have ever thought? I surprise myself every day. As far as what I do not know, I am taking things step by step. When I get one thing accomplished, I will move on to the next.click here for the link to the website.

Reaction to The Networked Student

I felt this video was very informative. I enjoyed watching the objects being placed on the board and then tossed away when the subject was over. Again, this is how we are suppose to be coming up with an idea for our next project. Am I prepared to teach a network student? At this moment, I would have to say "no." Hopefully by the end of the semester I will be much closer.
Being a student, I am all for virtual textbooks. Students are ripped off when having to purchase books that are not even opened during the semester. What a waste! It is amazing how one person can gain all sorts of information by networking for particular topics. When networking, a student has so much more access to information other than the textbook and school library.
Why does the networking student need a teacher? He needs the guidance, show opportunities, help organize information, and to keep the student motivated. I would like to have a job one day so I hope the students still need teachers.click here to view the website of "The Networked Student"

My Reaction to Mr. Miller's Video

I feel so unintelligent after watching Mr. Miller's video. He amazed me by all of the things he was saying. How he is able to dream these ideas is fascinating to me. I am sure I could learn many things from Mr. Miller.
Mr. Miller made a comment about,"We are no longer carrying around school supplies,but we are carrying laptops." We are already seeing this here on our campus. Many students are taking class notes on the computer instead of using pen and notebooks. Who would have ever thought this? This is showing progress to what Mr. Miller is illustrating.
When watching the videos, I started thinking about our next project due in EDM 310. The Martin Luther King clip was a visual document with music added. Having these and more techniques added together, makes it all real for those who were not present at that particular time.
I am just getting comfortable with the computer. I am not sure about writing with multimedia. On the other hand, with students being so much more advanced, they will probably be able to write multimedia. Who knows? They may have to teach me some things.click here to view the website.

My Search on iPod Instruction

Once again, I am sitting here reading things that leave me in awe. Just when I think things cannot get more advanced in technology, they do. I searched for iPod instruction at Duke University and was surprised at what I found. The university handed out over 1600 iPods to incoming freshmen. The purpose for this was to promote the use of technology for their students.
All in all, the use of the iPod was important in recording. Whether it be the professor that the student was recording, or another student presentation, the largest use was for recordings. I am sure the iPods were used for entertainment, too. Students can download music and games to the iPods. When you think or needing to record in a classroom, you automatically think of having to memorize something. What better class do you need to memorize than a language. The article talked about the students at Yale listening to Spanish on their iPods. Just as with any other language, they had vocabulary and definitions to learn. These were all on the student's iPods. How convenient! They even had exercises to do over the ipod. Also, instead of daily journal writings, they had to enter daily Spanish recordings on their iPods. Course profile: http://cit.duke.edu/ideas/newprofiles/merschel.do

Comments About iTune U

I feel so lost in this world of technology. Each week, we learn a little more about how technology can be used in the classroom and I am floored. I did find out that the downloads from iTunes U are free. Every student and teacher will appreciate that. Several of the Ivy League schools use iTunes, so there must be something there that is useful.
No matter where you are, you can get access to iTunes whether by mobile phone or computer. There are many interesting categories that can be beneficial to any teacher or student. From podcasts to educational seminars, you can take your pick as to what information you are needing.

Blog About Dr. Alice Christie

I was very impressed by the knowledge Dr. Christie showed in the website. I guess with forty years of being an educator, you should have much to teach and help others. I liked the Webquest technology tool. The Library Thing is probably a great tool as well.
As a teacher using Webquest, I understand that I would have to create certain boundaries for my students. Providing my students with certain resources to participate in the Webquest, would be my biggest challenge. I feel this would help students get more familiar with using the computer for assignments. I would have assignments for the students to keep up with relating to the certain topic at that time. With this being on the computer, I think this would let the students have a little more freedom about what they have to say. I somewhat feel like this is how we are with being assigned our blog posts each week.