Pecha Watcha?

Here is my pecha kucha presentation.
I again chose softball as the topic, but not about umpiring but about the history of the game.

I hope you enjoy it. Here is the link to my post on Google, without the voice over.

Googling Dox err Docs

I created a google site for my T4T class.
My site is pretty simple, I plan on deleting my site before I start teaching. But for now I have one. I am ambivalent about creating a site, it isn't something that I will keep up with. I am just not that enamored with technology. I created a survey on Technology.
So far, everyone seems to think that the phone is the one most important thing, a camera is essential on a deserted island, and technology has helped rather than hurt society.

Screenr- I want my You Tube Video

I wanted to be able to keep the occasional You Tube video. I found a tool to help me do that.

Second LIfe

I cannot say that I see the value in this post for me. It holds nothing that I find compelling. I guess I am just too much of a realist. Virtual life doesn't make me want to be anything but out of doors. I cannot umpire a softball game if I am in second life and I cannot make a living playing second life. I understand that this program is being used instead of actually going to classrooms, but I don't have the inclination nor the desire to have anything to do with a virtual life.

I watched this video again, and can I say I would like my 18 minutes back.
1. What is your most significant "takeaway" or learning point from the video? Why? Elaborate in detail. That there are other ways to skin a cat so to speak.
“If a child cannot learn in the way we teach, we must teach in a way the
child can learn.”
Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas Of course I didn't learn that from the video, I learned that from one of my professors.

2. How does this video / the ideas of this video relate or connect with your own experiences from your life. Elaborate.I guess give a dog a piece of bacon and he will do what you want? I understand the whole concept of rewarding good behavior. In special ed however, the rewards are supposed to be intrinsic, not extrinsic. We have objective goals, not subjective.

3. What are some of the implications of this video / the ideas of this video for your own teaching practice and pedagogic creed as a educator? Again, I find no value in Second Life. I understand that while there are some instances where having a virtual classroom could be useful, I know the program is there, but I don't plan on using it. This is kind of like setting the table with 4 forks, 3 spoons, 2 knives, 3 plates and 2 bowls to eat pizza. Yeah, the tools are there, it doesn't mean I have to use them.

Sam

I have to say that one of my favorite parts about this particular video was when the student at NIU looked into the camera and said he knew what his parents felt like when they were having to rely on him for tech information. I find it ironic that even now, the youth are getting even younger at technological proficiency. I worry though that speaking and verbal communication could become a casualty of technology. Even now, kids in the same room, will speak by texting rather than talking, even when no one else is in the same room. I don't necessarily think that is a good thing. While there are certainly positives in being very tech literate, I don't think we should let our verbal skills fall to the wayside.
1. What is your most significant "takeaway" or learning point from the video? Why? Elaborate in detail. This young person is spending way too much time playing war of war craft and not enough time doing physical activities.
2. How does this video / the ideas of this video relate or connect with your own experiences from your life. Elaborate. Considering that one of my jobs as a special education major is to teach kids effective communication. I don't believe that texting is creating young people who have the skills needed to be problem solvers. Already students are using text speak in their papers rather than proper English. I have personally seen papers that students have turned in thinking that they have done a good job and they get upset because they are told that it isn't proper to use text shorthand. Technology has a wonderful place in society, but we have to be mindful that technology can create more opportunities to connect to people, but it cannot teach people the personal touch of communication.
3. What are some of the implications of this video / the ideas of this video for your own teaching practice and pedagogic creed as a educator? Allowing students to explore new technology is a good thing. I plan to utilize as much technology as possible. We use a lot of assistive technology in special ed.

Paula White -Parallel Play

Paula White




I think this video presentation hits the nail on the head. She has put into words the best teaching procedures. Sharing with others our passion can be a teaching tool. We have to be careful though not to think that what we are passionate about others will be passionate about as well. I know that this class is often like pulling teeth for me. Just like the post be
1. What is your most significant "takeaway" or learning point from the video? Why? Elaborate in detail. Having students find and then teach about something they are passionate about is a very effective way to teach.
2. How does this video / the ideas of this video relate or connect with your own experiences from your life. Elaborate. Sharing with others our passion can be a teaching tool. We have to be careful though not to think that what we are passionate about others will be passionate about as well.
3. What are some of the implications of this video / the ideas of this video for your own teaching practice and pedagogic creed as a educator? This is a clear example of a best practice teaching method. Progressive ideology includes activity based student centered curricula. This video discusses just that. Curricula that I have already developed implements project based education throughout.

Blogging From Afar

I found a school in the UK.



My second comment on the same blog.