Weekend 3

WEEKEND 3
I have learned a great deal from this class. This last meeting, I was glad that Dr. Closen demonstrated how to compress files for emails. The variety and complexity of the multimedia projects, wikis and blogs amazed me. Technology is a very useful tool and the best way to learn how to use technology is by taking the time to apply it! Thanks you Dr. Closen for all of your help and patience.

Last Class

Great class. Picked up some great ideas. We have have very talented people in the class. I look forward to using the new skills we learned in my classroom. Already I have kids doing pod cast in my summer driver ed class. And we will post them to the schools web site in july. Great job everyone and have a great summer!

Last Day of Class

I thought that it was great getting to see everyone’s multi-media projects. We have many talented and creative people in our class. I also enjoyed seeing other wikis and blogs, it gave me some ideas of other ways that I can utilize these in my classroom.
I feel that one of the best parts of this class was that we were able to learn new skills that we can take with us throughout our educational careers. I learned about so many different aspects of technology and enjoyed it!

I really learned a lot from both the blog and the wiki. I was happy to find the revision of the wiki, much more user friendly!! I plan to use both in the future. I learned a lot from this class and really enjoyed it.

Multimedia Presentations

I was glad we got to see everyone's presentations.  It gave me more ideas how to use them at school.  I'm hoping the staff at the school where I work will be interested in doing some staff development with imovie this next school year and applying that information to make videos for students.  I'm sure the movies will be cutesy, but long term, I hope the staff will use these videos as part of our assessment portfolios.  We'll see during my internship if I can motivate and lead them to this end result.

Final Class

Today's multi-media presentations were very good. Congratulations to everyone on a job well done! This class helped me personally from a standpoint of introducing technology to me and different ways that I can apply it as an educator. I am now currently blogging my upcoming football season and using a wiki page as an information site for our team. I know that as I start my new position next year I will definitely be much more aware of different methods of presenting information. I look forward to applying this towards being a better educator. Also, I would be remiss if I did not thank Dr. Closen for his patience with those of us who are "technologically challenged". That patience has helped me tremendously on making progress towards leaving the level of "novice" that we talked about the first day of class. Good luck to everyone and enjoy the rest of your summer.

Wikis, Blogs, and Multi-Media

Fantastic work with the multi-media presentations today! I definitely gained valuable insight into additional components that I would like to include in the near future for presentations.

I intend to use my wiki page for my staff next fiscal year in order to provide a secure location for pertinent information to be stored and accessed. It will be very useful to post information onto the wiki and grant each person access to the page. The blog will also be a useful tool for my staff and other colleagues to communicate regarding best practices in early childhood education.

This class has been extremely valuable to me. I now have knowledge and familiarity with the tools that can allow me to share important information to a variety of individuals in the work place and the community.

Last Sunday for EDL 518

I enjoyed seeing everyone's presentation today. I was able to pick up some hints and tricks that I would like to show to some of the teachers I work with. It is my hope that once our teachers are exposed to this technology, they will allow their students to explore it as well. I think students would be more likely to invest time in a subject if they could collaborate and share their creativety while being exposed to the curriculum.

Multi-media presentations

I enjoyed all the presentations today. The media used was impressive. Great job to everyone.

I have always tried to use different technologies within my classroom to engage students. This class introduced podcasts, and blogs as useful tools in education. I look forward to using both my wiki and blog creations for weekly if not daily use. Thanks again to everyone, I learned a great deal. Good Luck and see everyone down the road.

Take care!

Third Weekend Video Presentations

I really liked the idea of adding a podcast intro to the school web-site. We are going to launch a new website for our high school this fall and also introduce a new superintendent. It would be nice to add an introduction podcast for the superintendent and the new website. Overall, this class has been very helpful for me and is something that I have already applied to my teaching and coaching. I am using the wiki this school year as a class syllabus/pacing calendar and as a place for students to display their work. I also created a blog for the basketball team to receive updates and also chat with the current team as well as alumni. Enjoyed the class very much and learned a lot.

2nd weekend

Well it was an interesting weekend. I will say that without a doubt. I guess all we can do is roll with the punches sometimes. I am excited about setting up my blog and wiki though, I still regret to say that we can’t really get at this stuff at school. Our IT guys have it locked so tight that often I can't even get on Western Online at school. This is some really stuff though. I am glad that I’m getting the chance to use it and learn it.

Technology and low SES

I very much enjoy all of the great aspects of technology we are learning in class, and I can't help but think that it can only help communicate with my students and their parents better, however, I teach at a school where very few families have a computer at home, and if they do have a computer, even few families have the internet. I could never count on my students or their family to utitlize blogs, posts their feelings on an online survey, check a website for homework assignments or even respone (or get) an email. It is so sad to me that the information superhighway is so limitless and useless to those who really can't afford to utilize it. It instantly puts SES students at a disadvantage.

I am very much enjoying setting up my blog. I am utilizing it as an ongoing way to increase communication with my football players. I am asking questions like what are your goals for the season, and will give newcomers to the program a chance to introduce themselves, as well as returning players to welcome them. I believe this to be a very non-threatening way for young kids to communicate. I am hoping that most discussion stays positive, and apprehensive about non-football players gaining access. That is why the invite only option is great, but not perfect. The options for this is endless. My players seem excited, but I just got it up and running. I think this is something that I could invite mature students to help design, or even run. My fellow coaching staff have already discussed many positive situations, as well as possible problems. I can't wait to see how this develops.

Sorry I missed it!

Sounds like everyone had a very eventful weekend at Horrabin Hall. I was in Indianapolis watching the running of the Indy 500. It was almost as exciting as the weekend in class. Regardless, I have been feverishly working to get a jump on my multi-media project and finished my audacity portion of our assignments. I feel that the capabilities that audacity presents to the classroom teacher opens endless doors. I am considering using it for substitutes or preparing it for students who may have missed lecture. Also, I hope to use it with my dual credit courses for supplemental information on out class website. I am very exited about the opportunities this class has presented me thus far. Hope everyone else is enjoying it. See you all next class meeting.