Sweet Memories

Sweet Memories

SUMMERY OF AWESOME-NESS

In my own opinion, I think that this section of our education course furthered our knowledge with all the technological applications available. Yes, we all "hear and understand" what our teachers say but we never put them to use. Having had to do the APSU 23 Things made us complete and follow along everything that Dr. Wall assigned us. Apsu 23 Things helped us understand and comprehend everything that could help us as educators. I like this better, compared to livetext, because with this we can say and look at things that interested us in our on personal nature rather than in an educators view. For students to learn, educators need to make things more appealing to them and more interesting. The APSU 23 Things made it appealing to all of us that are learning to be educators but this project let us learn everything that would help educating others on a fun basis. Dr. Wall, this is the one class I have honestly looked forward to in a long time and I am so glad I chose this course. You have made it very interesting, fun, entertaining, appealing, and so many other adjectives! This class, as a whole, really helped me learn, yet understand, how I, as a future educator, can make History more fun and have my students look forward to coming to my class and actually learning. Thank you for everything you have done!!

Thing 23

During the midterm part of the Education course, we had to provide a slide shoe presentation about the creative commons website. Since I think this thing and the assigned project are the same, I have provided a link to the presentation I produced for the first part of this course.
https://c1.livetext.com/doc/5537713/27064652
hopefully this link will lead you to the powerpoint I provided for the midterm project for our education course. This link provides everything that this "thing" is wanting answered.

Thing 22

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elvis-presley/id261570160

Hopefully the link above leads you to the podcast I selected to listen to. I searched the apple podcasts and have been hooked since our class was having to create our own for livetext. I have downloaded a billion podcasts since Dr. Wall assigning the project. They are so neat and you can drive to Kentucky and learn a complete language on the way there from having podcasts on your ipod. How cool!! I think finding podcasts on the apple store are easier and more clear when compared to other search engines for podcasts. If people do not have ipods they can still download the apple store for their computer. Podcast are completely awesome and further the knowledge for anyone that wants to. Teachers can use these in their classrooms by producing a podcast at the beginning of each 9 weeks that explains the subject matter and the assignments that are to be graded upon. These podacsts should be available for the students as well as the parents. Podcasts will probably help children with their grades and homework assignments when more schools began to use such things that are so technologically advanced. I think every educator with CMCSS should enroll in education technologies so they can make learning more fun and easier for the students.

Thing 19

Visit TeacherPop

I added a picture of my nephew as my profile picture because he is the most adorable human ever! I joined the teacherpop. It took a little bit longer than what I expected to get my confirmation email but other than that this was a great social networking site for all the educators. I like how teachers can post comments on what they have taught to their students or what they plan on teaching them. This will give an example to other educators on what to teach or how to teach something. I like that everyone can post ideas like we can on Diigo and it is available for everyone that is a member or follower of that site. This is a way for teachers to continuously further their technological knowledge in their subject so they can make things more easier yet more appealing for their students.

Thing 17

This thing was pretty neat and when I first viewed it I could tell it would be a great tool for educators, friends, family and so on. People can bookmark things that would help in the educational field or a specific subject matter as well as bookmark sites that are funny or what not to let friends enjoy what you have found. Social bookmarking sites can be very helpful like other social sites but in my personal opinion facebook and other similar sites are easier and more fun when compared to social bookmarking. This could have a positive use for a classroom to allow students to go to certain bookmarked sites for certain homework or project assignments. I think it would come more in handy for individual classrooms than schools and such as a whole. The other thing I did not like about this thing was you had to have a yahoo ID to sign up. I don't have one and so I had to make my own yahoo account just for this thing.

Thing 15

Okay I am sorry for all of you out there that trust wikipedia and wiki. As a history major, most of the professor tell us we are not allowed to use these websites as sources of information because you can edit them and put in false information. I did what thing 15 has asked us to do but I still feel the way I do about these sites. You can no trust them. Other people may like them and may like the fact that you can change the information. I do not like it and I choose to use other websites that I know I can trust. I'm sorry but this required thing did not change my mind. On the other hand, Dr. Wall you have gotten me hooked on so many websites that are very helpful. :)