C4K 4,5,6

The 4th student I was assigned was Rocky in Mr.Harris' class at Pt.England School in New Zealand.Rocky talked about their baseball game.I commented I was glad to read about their baseball game.The fifth student was off a class blog of 5 year olds at Pt England School.The student I was assigned had a picture of an elephant and commented that her elephant was brainy.I commented that I liked her post and picture.The sixth one I was assigned is a class blog.The post was about what makes a great post .I commented that I liked the post and the safety tips.

blog post #9

I enjoyed the essay by Mr.Mcclung.The best way to summarize what this essay was about focusing on students.I believe that we focus on ourselves instead of the students.The best thing about the essay was how he focused on teachers continuing learning.I believe when we are finished with our education and start teaching we will all have to adjust our way of thinking to properly educate our students.

skype interview Project #12

WWII- Project 13

Smartboard Presentation Project#13

C4T#2

The second teacher I was assigned is Scott Kemp.The first post I commented on was being prepared or not.The thought behind this post is focusing on learning not a lesson plan.I commented that this important because learning is the most important thing.The second post was about why the room is quiet.He made an assignment on how they learn .I commented that most students probably are not used t o being responsible for their own learning.

progress report #10 my PLN

I was considering what my PLN was before this class and it almost nonexistent .I had Gmail but did not realize everything you could do with Google such as making documents. I did not realize you could do questionaires and it would also put it in spreadsheets where you could analyze your results.I would say the biggest part of my PLN is student and teacher blogs.I also had no idea how to use imovie before this class.I am trying to use Twitter and YouTube now but did not try to before this class.

blog post #7

vRandy Pausch I was really dreading watching an hour long video like some other students,that changed as soon as I started watching it .I realized this was not the first time I have seen Randy Pausch speak.I saw his wife speak on the Oprah Winfree ,that episode they showed exerpts of him speaking at graduation.He embodies the word motivational. I agree with Randy that you cannot give up on your dreams.The thing I liked was he referred to the brick wall,that force that tries to stop us from achieving our dreams.We are or will be educators,so we have to believe in achieving anything.I think Randy's health situation proves that point. I could not imagine having a family and be given death sentence.He is truly inspirational,as far as his attitude.I don't know that I cold have that positive attitude if I were in the same position.I understand that he would rather focus on quality time.The problem is as we grow up we learn to forget about our dreams. I liked all the videos of his parents.I could tell they were probably wonderful people to raise such an amazing man.One thing I noticed was how many hits were on his video compared to other videos.I know his wife and kids are so proud of everything he accomplished and did with such dignity.The one good thing is that his legacy will live on through his children. video

project #11