PLN

My Personal Learning Network(PLN) has grown over the course of this class. I have met new and inventive people. After sitting through several classroom skypes I feel like I can honestly say I know people around the world. I have learned that I have had a PLN for a while now. I have been on Facebook and Myspace for years now. The people that I have met on there are all apart of my PLN.

Project 10 videocast

John Woolf, Kris Killingsworth, and I did a videocast about the advancement in technology for athletes. We talked about how technology has helped because when an injury occurs on the field/court new technology can help fix that injury. Technology has also improved recruiting just because we are able to get video out there faster than ever before. We also talked about the new preventive equipment that is hitting the market as we speak.

Project 11 Presentation(Smart Board)

John, Kris, and I delivered a presentation to the class about Smart Board. We talked about how the Smart Board was used in the classroom. During the presentation we showed a video of an elementary student using the Smart Board as a learning tool. There are endless possibility when it comes to using a Smart Board.

Good Bye... For Now

I really enjoyed your class Dr. Strange. It was enlightening as it was informative. I hope that as a whole(class) we became technologically literate. It is imperative that new teachers become knowledgeable about technology. I can honestly say that this class has prepared me more for teaching than any other class I have taken. I hope that this course inspires other courses to become "green" as well.

Manditory Post

1. I can't begin to talk about all the things that I have learn over the course of this semester. I was absent more than present but I still learned A LOT of new and inventive ways to communicate with other people. The one thing that stands out in my mind is Skype. I am just amazed that we can talk to anyone with a computer and a camera. What amazed me the most about skype is that it is virtually free to use. A free video chat, who would have ever seen that coming? I feel like if I was to start teaching tomorrow I would be more equipped to handle a classroom in this day in age than someone else who hadn't taken this class.
2. There really isn't much more that I would have wanted to learn about in this class. It was a very well organized course. I feel like the personal blog took up most of the class. I wish we could have spent more time exploring Smart board and things of that nature.
3. If a teacher feels the need to teach a lesson to a class then it must be important. Everything I learned in EDM310 is vital to my understanding of how technology in the classroom works.
4. What excited me the most about this past semester has to be when we skyped a class from another country. That was just so cool to me. I really enjoyed seeing technology at its best.
5. My personal blog gave me the most trouble. I was just overwhelmed with the magnitude of this project. I feel like it would have been better if the personal blog was shortened.
6. Nothing about technology is boring to me. It is what runs this country that we live in. I did however find that the Google Spreadsheet kind of dull. All in all a very interesting class.
7. Shorten the personal blog! If you don't want to shorten it then at least work on some of the blog in class. Watch the videos with the class and ask if there are any questions about the video clip.
8. I feel like I am in good standing when it comes to the question "Am I technologically literate?". I have always been decent at figuring out how a system works. I just takes PRACTICE.
9. I will always use the information that I have learned. I used the information before this class so I won't have any trouble using it when this class is over.

Two important rules to know

Some of the best teachers are the dumbest teachers when it comes to the computer. Here are two rules that teachers need to remember when using a school computer.
Rule 1. NEVER use your computer at school to store your personal information. That means no doing your taxes while giving an exam to your students. When using a school computer keep it simple. You are there to teach, not go through receipts.
Rule 2. If you think that technology in schools is just a fad then you are wrong my friend. Technology is here to stay... FOR GOOD. Embrace it don't curse its name at the top of your lungs. Technology is a helpful tool that takes the tedious work out so that you can get right to the point. Not to mention that once you have installed technology in a classroom it can help prevent the waste of paper products. Think of technology as Al Gore... Some people might not like him but what he is trying do is only going to help us.
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At the Teacher's Desk

The fundred dollar bill. That is what caught my eye on a professional blog called At the teachers desk. This video clip spoke on the subject of New Orleans and the lack of federal funding they received to rebuild the city. The importance of this video clip is only intensified because the website at which it is at. It looks like a professional blog. It portrays a sense of importance just because of the quality of the blog site itself. If you want to bring in good business then portray yourself as a good business person. It all starts with a vision.