bp2_200918_clark_chuck_anti-teaching

Its not about me. Yes the research has me in the center of the project. Through the research I can gain the knowledge to make the change. My question is do I have the motivation to live outside the box? Multiple Intelligence Theory suggests everyone has the ability to learn if the material is presented in a way that is obtainable. Brain Base Education poses the brain is connected and learning is chunked in many different areas of the brain. By designing a Personal Learning Environment (PLE) that engages those areas we can ensure a better, wider, and in depth learning experience. Creating the motivation for the learner to keep returning to learn. The ease of learning emerging Web2.0 applications will lower the frustration of the first time using the application. In some retro spec, the running of the application will become second nature to the leaner and seemingly the operation of the application disappears in respect to the object or skill the learner is engaging to acquire. I say its not about me but what engages the learner to keep coming back to learning. I cans see that technology frees the mind to explorer and even be an extension of the imagination. The imagination that can dream and create along with the skill and wisdom gained in the 21st century school. Technology is the catalysis to a future of higher retention rates, better understanding, and greater learning experience.

BP11_20091018_Week3-Researcing_and_Blogging_about_web2.0_SlideShare.net

I do a lot of presentations using Powerpoint and Keynote. It would be nice to retrieve them from a website. SlideShare.net is a site where people can upload their presentations. People that want a copy can go and download them. Also people share their presentations with others. According to the article by Travel Geographer, “This site is the Youtube of Powerpoint presentations.” (Geographer2007) A variety of presentations are available for anyone to look at if you are willing to dig for them. I would like my students to use this site in viewing my presentations for classes. They don’t have to download them they can be viewed from the website. I see this as a valuable tool when a presentation is made then it can be used over again with out losing it on your hard drive. The worry is that if one goes to use the presentation from the website you have to have Internet access and that access goes out before your presentation starts. Rests assure it will can be downloaded and saved on the hard drive.

BP9_20091014_Week 2 - Reflective Media Asset Snowbird

BP10_20091014_Week 2 - Flickr_lessonplan

Lesson Plan: Ekaterina Tolstova

Title: We can do everything

Level: elementary

Content Area: verbs

Time Frame: 2 lessons + 1 lesson

Learning Outcomes: learners study new verbs and use them in sentences.

Procedures (tasks):

The first two lessons

Steps of the lessons Time Activity Link

Learning new words

Run, jump, sing, dance,

play, swim, read, write

In groups

10

min

Learners look for pictures. They type the

words in the “search window” and try to

guess the meaning of these verbs.

http://www.flickr.co

m/

For example:

http://www.flickr.co

m/search/?q=run

The students learn new

words with the teacher

All class

10

min

The teacher shows slides, pronounces

the words adds some new verbs. The

learners repeat and try to remember

them.

http://www.pimpam

pum.net/phrasr/?id=

15518 (this is made

by me)

http://www.pimpamp

um.net/phrasr/?id=15

400 (I have found

this)

Playing vocabulary

games

Individually

10

min

In order to revise and learn the verbs the

students do some activities on the

internet.

The set of verbs: cook, clean, drink, eat,

cry, write, sing, dance, read.

Children can play 2-3 variants of games

with these verbs.

http://www.manythi

ngs.org/lulu/j3.html

#

Learning the structure

“I can…”

All class

10

min

The teacher shows slides. Learners guess

the meaning of the structure “I can”,

“We can”.

http://www.pimpam

pum.net/bubblr/?id=

14694

http://www.dvolver.c

om/live/movies-

238832

Doing slide shows

Individually / In groups

20

min

The learners do their own slide shows to

the verbs.

They are to type the verbs they want,

choose the picture they like.

The teacher helps while the children

working.

http://www.pimpam

pum.net/phrasr/

Using the verbs

Commenting slide

shows

15

min

The groups show their slides and tell the

class what they can do.

Assessment/Reflection 5 min The class chooses the most funny /

interesting slide show.

Home task

Individually / In groups

The students make photos of their own

which illustrate what the children can

do. Then they upload photos on Flickr.

tagging the photos “wecando” or by

their names. The children think of the

captions to the photos.

One week later

1. The students make slide shows with speech bubbles on

http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr// they can write sentences in the bubbles about

themselves. Working on this site is very simple, so the children will cope with the task.

2. Or the learners can make simple cartoons to the topic at

http://www.dvolver.com/live/moviemaker.html

BP_20091012_Week 1-4: Setting up your iGoogle Home Page

BP_20091012_Week 1-4: Setting up your iGoogle Home Page

BP20091012_Week 1-4: Setting up your iGoogle Home Page