Randy's attitude towards life was wonderful. He had such a great outlook with the idea of enjoying everyday like it is your last. He was diagnosed with cancer. The way that he presented his lecture was strong and he seemed not at all scared about the grim fact that he was dying from those ten tumors.
As I was listening to him, I found myself wondering what it would be like to be in a room with a man like that. Those were lucky people who got to hear him lecture. I'm sure that his attitude towards life changed some of the minds in that room.
Randy had big dreams and big ideas. In talking about those dreams he was so descriptive and inspiring that it was like you were right there with him wanting those very same things.
The main point that I got from his lecture was that with all the things that life throws at you and takes away, you may not always get what you want, but everything happens for a reason.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
iTunes University
iTunes U is a portion of Apple's itunes store that makes educational content available to anyone at anytime. You use it on your i Pod just like you would with buying and playing music. The difference is price. I browsed the iTunes U store and everything is free. I thought for sure that they would charge you because everything dealing with school is expensive.
As a student who has never used this store before, I can say that knowing about it now, I will. It could be a resource for information needed in a paper. I could even use it to better understand a topic. The convenience of taking it with you in your little i Pod is so much greater than a carrying around a heavy book.
As a teacher, I would integrate it in with my classroom. Of course, not not many students will have an i Pod. I could use it for myself as a learning tool, or I could play a topic in class on my i Pod to better express the lesson being taught.
As a student who has never used this store before, I can say that knowing about it now, I will. It could be a resource for information needed in a paper. I could even use it to better understand a topic. The convenience of taking it with you in your little i Pod is so much greater than a carrying around a heavy book.
As a teacher, I would integrate it in with my classroom. Of course, not not many students will have an i Pod. I could use it for myself as a learning tool, or I could play a topic in class on my i Pod to better express the lesson being taught.
i Pods and classrooms
Not surprisingly i pods are now being used for instructional use at universities. One example is Duke. They use them in conjunction with the DDI (Duke Digital Initiative). In using i Pods, students can store notes, pictures, audio and participate in podcasts with other students. The i Pod program has been scaled back from every freshman receiving a personal i Pod in its first year to all students currently enrolled in DDI courses receiving an i Pod.
An example of an elementary school using i Pods is Louisa-Muscatine Elementary School. The special education students use i Pods to take tests. They listen to the test questions as they see them on their i Pod and on actual test paper. It not only allows the students to work at their own pace, but also enables the special education students to work on their own and acquire independence. There are many examples of i Pod usage on this website:
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/212/37/
An example of an elementary school using i Pods is Louisa-Muscatine Elementary School. The special education students use i Pods to take tests. They listen to the test questions as they see them on their i Pod and on actual test paper. It not only allows the students to work at their own pace, but also enables the special education students to work on their own and acquire independence. There are many examples of i Pod usage on this website:
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/212/37/
Dr. Alice Christie
I chose to write about the importance that web design will have in my classroom. The classrooms of the future are going to place a great emphasis on the Internet as technology becomes more affordable and accessible. She has a great resource on the dos and donts of web design. A good website for your classroom will catch the student's eye, and let them know that you care enough to take the time to create it for them.
The link to her website evaluation is very interesting. It shows the different levels that a site is "graded" on. There are two parts. In part one, they are scored on organization, information, presentation, technical aspects and mechanics. There are rated emerging (0 or 1), developing (2 or 3) or Exemplary (4 or 5). In part two, they are "graded" on philosophy/standards, school information, curriculum, audience, sensitivity and links. The points system is the same as in part one.
I feel that her site will help me to develop a website catering to my students' needs. It will give them an opportunity to get to know what is expected of them in class, and it will make learning fun. Adding a game onto my website will also encourage learning while having fun. A very important detail is that they will be able to get in contact with me when necessary.
The link to her website evaluation is very interesting. It shows the different levels that a site is "graded" on. There are two parts. In part one, they are scored on organization, information, presentation, technical aspects and mechanics. There are rated emerging (0 or 1), developing (2 or 3) or Exemplary (4 or 5). In part two, they are "graded" on philosophy/standards, school information, curriculum, audience, sensitivity and links. The points system is the same as in part one.
I feel that her site will help me to develop a website catering to my students' needs. It will give them an opportunity to get to know what is expected of them in class, and it will make learning fun. Adding a game onto my website will also encourage learning while having fun. A very important detail is that they will be able to get in contact with me when necessary.
Wikipedia
I was one of the last people around who had no idea about the reliability of Wikipedia. I feel that Wikipedia should never be trusted in research for papers. It seems to me to be purely entertainment.
The Wikipedia Scanner developed by Virgil Griffith is a valuable tool that enables users to view who has made changed on the different entries. Different companies and people are changing their own Wikipedia entries to a sound more favorable. They are taking out the bad stuff and adding a spin on words. The Wikipedia Scanner makes it so those people are held accountable for changing their entries. I know I wouldn't want to be connected to changing my own entry.
The Wikipedia Scanner developed by Virgil Griffith is a valuable tool that enables users to view who has made changed on the different entries. Different companies and people are changing their own Wikipedia entries to a sound more favorable. They are taking out the bad stuff and adding a spin on words. The Wikipedia Scanner makes it so those people are held accountable for changing their entries. I know I wouldn't want to be connected to changing my own entry.
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