This podcast involved Dr. Carol Dweck, a professor of psychology, who talked about how it is important for us to have a growth mind-set. She said that there was an eight session workshop where students were divided into half. One-half of the students learned about study skills and the other half learned about study skills and growth mind-set. The students were also taught how to apply what they learned to their schoolwork. She talked about how the students who attended the study skills and growth mind-set session did much better in school than the other students who only learned about study skills in the other session. She said that teachers noticed that some of the students were doing so much better in school than others.
The podcast also tells us that New York students who have a growth mind-set do better than the students who have a fixed mind-set. This I believe because the fixed mind-set students only do what they think they are capable of doing. The students with the growth mind-set believe they can accomplish further knowledge and do more beyond what they are capable of doing now. Dr. Dweck says that we should continue to learn new things to keep our neurons connecting.
As a teacher, I can use the useful information from the podcast to motivate my students to learn. I know that I will play a big part in helping students accomplish many goals that are set for them in school. I can do this by helping them create a growth mind-set within themselves through an interesting curriculum. I believe that students should have a growth mind-set in order to become successful. They have to believe that they can accomplish new goals that are set for them and that they set for themselves.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Grades K- 12 Podcasts
There are podcasts that are uploaded to iTunes which are useful for grades K-12. The podcasts that I found deal with geography in the subject of science. The podcasts are excellent to use in classrooms to show scientific demonstrations or short video clips. They educate with better explanations of an area of interest and can be very useful to teachers in their classrooms. I viewed and listened to various podcasts that were very interesting to me from grades K-12.
I viewed and listened to a podcast for grades K-5 that was of interest to me which was titled "Solar Eclipse". It would also be an excellent video to show my students. They can see how the moon casts a shadow on the Earth when it is between the sun and the Earth while revolution and rotation takes place. They can also observe what an umbra (full shadow of the moon) and a penumbra (partial shadow of the moon) looks like on Earth.
I also viewed and listened to a grades 6-8 podcast titled "Why Doesn't the Moon Fall Down?". This podcast is very informative and demonstrative of how the moon does constantly fall down around the Earth because of gravity. It shows how its steady balance of speed and gravity creates an orbit without it hitting or falling down to the Earth. The grades 9-12 podcast "What is a Planet?" will also be interesting to show to my students. This podcast tells about how there may be more planets in the universe than the ones we know of today.
I viewed and listened to a podcast for grades K-5 that was of interest to me which was titled "Solar Eclipse". It would also be an excellent video to show my students. They can see how the moon casts a shadow on the Earth when it is between the sun and the Earth while revolution and rotation takes place. They can also observe what an umbra (full shadow of the moon) and a penumbra (partial shadow of the moon) looks like on Earth.
I also viewed and listened to a grades 6-8 podcast titled "Why Doesn't the Moon Fall Down?". This podcast is very informative and demonstrative of how the moon does constantly fall down around the Earth because of gravity. It shows how its steady balance of speed and gravity creates an orbit without it hitting or falling down to the Earth. The grades 9-12 podcast "What is a Planet?" will also be interesting to show to my students. This podcast tells about how there may be more planets in the universe than the ones we know of today.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
"A Night in the Global Village" and "The Edible School Yard"
The podcasts about "A Night in the Global Village" and "The Edible School Yard" were interesting to watch. " A Night in the Global Village" was about living the lives of other people from different places around the world such as Guatemala, Thailand, Zambia, and Refugee camps. Students from a school in Denver participated in the Global Gateway Program which gave them a chance to live the lesson that they were being taught. This gives them a sense of how people live and why. The students actually lived the same way as the people that their teacher picked for them to be. They also followed the rules for their area and who they were. After they had their experiences, they told about them in skits to everyone else.
"The Edible School Yard" was about a garden that is planted by students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkley, California. This garden was started by Alice Waters in 1994. The students use the school yard to plant, harvest, and eat. The garden and adjacent kitchen are learning labs for social studies, math, science, and life. The garden is the center for most of the teaching and part of it is done in the classroom.
Both of these podcasts helped me actually see the fun ways in which students can learn. As a teacher, I would love to use the same methods or similar methods to teach my students. Much of what is done in these methods of teaching is giving the "head fake" approach.
The podcasts about "A Night in the Global Village" and "The Edible School Yard" caters to many of the students learning styles. What was very interestingly used was visual and kinesthetic. These activities helped students to see and do what they were learning. This is the approach that I want to offer to my students. This gives some of them a better understanding of the lesson they are being taught.
"The Edible School Yard" was about a garden that is planted by students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkley, California. This garden was started by Alice Waters in 1994. The students use the school yard to plant, harvest, and eat. The garden and adjacent kitchen are learning labs for social studies, math, science, and life. The garden is the center for most of the teaching and part of it is done in the classroom.
Both of these podcasts helped me actually see the fun ways in which students can learn. As a teacher, I would love to use the same methods or similar methods to teach my students. Much of what is done in these methods of teaching is giving the "head fake" approach.
The podcasts about "A Night in the Global Village" and "The Edible School Yard" caters to many of the students learning styles. What was very interestingly used was visual and kinesthetic. These activities helped students to see and do what they were learning. This is the approach that I want to offer to my students. This gives some of them a better understanding of the lesson they are being taught.
The Alabama Virtual Library
The Alabama Virtual Library is an online website that has many resources. This website has many resources for teachers as well as students. It is just like a library but actually entered by going to its website. Teachers can access resources that are very useful to their classroom such as information on various topics in KidsInfoBits and TeacherToolBox.
The Alabama Virtual Library uses KidsInfoBits to separate different areas of study. Those areas are links that branch off to others that are related to them. For example, you can click on People, click on one of the related topics that popped up such as Political Leaders, then click on Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her biography is shown.
This website will be very useful to me as an elementary school teacher. I viewed parts of the Alabama Virtual Library website such as the TeacherToolBox that gives teachers access to various materials. Some of the materials that were of interest to me were the web templates. These can be created and used so students can remember information. This helps very well when writing reports that deal with comprehension.
The Alabama Virtual Library uses KidsInfoBits to separate different areas of study. Those areas are links that branch off to others that are related to them. For example, you can click on People, click on one of the related topics that popped up such as Political Leaders, then click on Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and her biography is shown.
This website will be very useful to me as an elementary school teacher. I viewed parts of the Alabama Virtual Library website such as the TeacherToolBox that gives teachers access to various materials. Some of the materials that were of interest to me were the web templates. These can be created and used so students can remember information. This helps very well when writing reports that deal with comprehension.
"Accessibility for All" Presentation
The "Accessibility for All" presentation that Mr. Steve Sullivan gave was interesting. He talked about how it is the law to make internet material on websites accessible to people with disabilities who can't view them as we do. He talked about the various software and devices that helps the disabled hear, read, and type text on a computer monitor. The software that was shown and demonstrated in the presentation was Screen Reader, Text Enlarger, Voice Recognition Software, and a braille device. This presentation has brought to my attention about the various ways that I can help my special needs students. This presentation has also educated me on the computer software that I can use to make their educational process go much more smoothly.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Podcasts on iTunes
There are various podcasts on iTunes that are educational and interesting. These podcasts are done in different unique ways. Some of the podcasts that I viewed and listened to have audio, video and audio, or pictures and audio which is almost like a powerpoint presentation. The numerous podcasts that are done by a group or a single person are called episodes. This is similar to what we see on our televisions. These episodes are numbered and also titled.
The SmartBoard Lessons (episode 146) podcast that I listened to and viewed is in audio only. The only picture that is shown is of two cartoon graphics of a woman and a man talking. There is also music played in different parts of the podcast. Connect Learning (episode 96) podcast is in audio as well. The only picture that is shown is of David Warlick on what looks like a book cover.
Kidcast (episode 33) podcast is a real video of a podcasting conference in Texas. It uses technology that shows names of the people who are talking to the audience in the video. They do this just like it is done on television. MacBreak Weekly (episode 164) podcast is also a video of live people. In this podcast they are demonstrating True 3D Motion on a computer. They show a view of how to form 3D shapes on a computer and it looks as if your doing it yourself on yours.
EdTech Talk (episode 31) podcast is a video podcast with photos which shows and talks about how to back up data on your computer by building your own hard drive. They do this by giving step by step instructions. This Week in Photography (episode 24) podcast is also in visual and audio. This podcast shows a video about how to convert your photos to black and white on a computer in photoshop.
The SmartBoard Lessons (episode 146) podcast that I listened to and viewed is in audio only. The only picture that is shown is of two cartoon graphics of a woman and a man talking. There is also music played in different parts of the podcast. Connect Learning (episode 96) podcast is in audio as well. The only picture that is shown is of David Warlick on what looks like a book cover.
Kidcast (episode 33) podcast is a real video of a podcasting conference in Texas. It uses technology that shows names of the people who are talking to the audience in the video. They do this just like it is done on television. MacBreak Weekly (episode 164) podcast is also a video of live people. In this podcast they are demonstrating True 3D Motion on a computer. They show a view of how to form 3D shapes on a computer and it looks as if your doing it yourself on yours.
EdTech Talk (episode 31) podcast is a video podcast with photos which shows and talks about how to back up data on your computer by building your own hard drive. They do this by giving step by step instructions. This Week in Photography (episode 24) podcast is also in visual and audio. This podcast shows a video about how to convert your photos to black and white on a computer in photoshop.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
Randy Pausch's last lecture was very inspiring. Although this lecture was addressed to his children, we all can learn from it. He talked about life lessons we all should adhere to that pertain to how to achieve your dreams and how to live your life. He talked about his experiences as a child and as an adult. He shared with us some of the things he learned from many people and how he applied those lessons in his life.
Randy Pausch also talked about teaching methods that I found very interesting to use in the classroom as a teacher. He emphasized that most of what we learn, we learn indirectly. This is known as "head fake". He said that this is the best way to teach someone something hard because they actually think they are learning or doing something else that is fun. This is a helpful strategy for many children who have trouble with various subjects.
He talked about a lesson that he assigned to his students. When he saw that the students were done and their work was perfect, he was told to have them to do more. He did this by telling them that they can do better. When the work was done it turned out as a big project that everyone wanted to see. This is what he must have meant when he says to work harder. Many students need this every once in a while because it's rewarding to them in the end.
Randy Pausch talked about students working in groups as well. This is a teaching strategy that is helpful to many students because it helps them socially and educationally. Students are given the chance to collaborate with some of their classmates while pulling together their ideas and knowledge. They later bring everything in as a whole to complete a project by using teamwork. This is also a very important technique used in classrooms today.
Randy Pausch also talked about teaching methods that I found very interesting to use in the classroom as a teacher. He emphasized that most of what we learn, we learn indirectly. This is known as "head fake". He said that this is the best way to teach someone something hard because they actually think they are learning or doing something else that is fun. This is a helpful strategy for many children who have trouble with various subjects.
He talked about a lesson that he assigned to his students. When he saw that the students were done and their work was perfect, he was told to have them to do more. He did this by telling them that they can do better. When the work was done it turned out as a big project that everyone wanted to see. This is what he must have meant when he says to work harder. Many students need this every once in a while because it's rewarding to them in the end.
Randy Pausch talked about students working in groups as well. This is a teaching strategy that is helpful to many students because it helps them socially and educationally. Students are given the chance to collaborate with some of their classmates while pulling together their ideas and knowledge. They later bring everything in as a whole to complete a project by using teamwork. This is also a very important technique used in classrooms today.
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