Day 29 5.4.10

Wikipedia- Yes I would allow my students to use wikipedia because of the sources that can be found within the Work Sited page.. Although this site can be misleading a lot of the work sited links can be used. I think teachers should allow wikipedia but should warn the students not to go completely of the wikipedia information.

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Day 28 4.29.10

Today we looked up websites that were not true and we had to find clues on why this site was false. So we took our own thoughts and thought out loud by showing the details using Jing.

The conclusions that I came up with was
*It was a commercial site
*The dogs would be shipped off in wooden crates with now comfort or holes to breath.
* The founders are from the City of Pexian (which is not a real city)
* and if you google dogs island it is off the coast of flordia and it a human island of 100 residents.

ISTE-2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Day 27 4.27.10

Today we learned about how we can use the certain websites to tell us whether or not they are reliable websites such as wikipedia...although teachers will not except this website as a reference you can find websites on wikipedias bibliography to help you out with finding other resources. Triangulate is another site you can use as a reliable source.

ISTE-2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Day 26 4.22.10

I learned that smarts boards are very benifical towards science and and history classes but I think the teachers who use these smart boards should be required to take a class because the smart baords are very touchy and sometimes hard to use if you have never used one before. School shouldn't automatically by them because they would be wasing their money if the teachers never used them due to the disadvantage of not knowing how they are used.

Day 25 4.20.10

I think in some classrooms a smart board is worth the investment but not all classrooms should have it. I think classes such as much shouldn't really have them because in music, I believe the students should have more hands on learning with instruments and other music type qualities. I mean there are some websites you can use to to play games and use teachnology such as; some music theory and notaions computers programs but what would happen if you don't have the money to buy those programs the smartboard would be useless and plus the music department is usually the most underfunded classroom and the money would go more insturmental repair and sheet music.

Day 24 4.15.10

Smartboards help teachers meet the standards because we have the ability to adapt lessons through the world of technogoly. Smartboards lets a student use creativity and allows students to interact with each other. They can make lessons more fun and and creative for the students. Our lesson that we will be exploring is how to disect a frog and learn about how the frog body works.


ISTE:Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
2a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

Day 23 4.13.10

Today in class we started learning about the wonders of smart board because they are becoming more common in schools. My school however did not have smart boards... I don't think they were around 'cause I graduate in 2004. In the article "Interactive Whiteboards and Learning: A Review of Classroom Case Studies
and Research Literature." The article Observations from the United States
"Does the use of an interactive whiteboard as an instructional tool affect student engagement? The unequivocal answer, based on the results of both the surveys and
questionnaires, is yes. The results of the survey indicate that interactive whiteboards can be used in the classroom to increase student engagement during the
learning process" (Beeland 2002). This quote explains why smart boards would be worth the investment. The smart board will encourage students to work together in groups or teams. This will help students learn things more creativity. Smarts boards will also keep the students more interested because technology is so commonly used today. The teacher can as well be more interactive with it instead of sitting behind a computer, they can make there lessons more interesting.

Day 22 4.8.10

My Webquest was not to hard to do because I am use to building websites, I chose the Wanted Composer because it will help students learn about music history is a fun way. Students will think with using more creativity. Students will learn to adapt change and flexibilty throughout this assignment with groups. They will gain what it's like to hold up the end of their bargain and learn how to be a team memeber.

21st-Flexibility & Adaptability
Adapt to Change
Adapt to varied roles, jobs responsibilities, schedules and contexts

Day 21 4.6.10

This ISTE standards helps me as a future educator because students are so use to using technology these days. So using the web quest assignments will make it more interesting for students. Instead of using boring reading material you should make it more fun for students in middle school to keep their interest up and make it fun for them to learn these typical boring subjects.

ISTE-
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

Day 20 4.1.10

Today we learned how to use web quest. We searched for a web quest page to use for reference and make it out in our own way. I found the Composers! Wanted web quest. I chose this web quest because it was a website to help students learn more about music history and famous composers. This web quest helps the students learn about past composers in a less boring way. They become detectives which gives them more interest to learn about music history.

MU.S.GM3-5.4Relating

Students will:
a. understand relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts
b. understand music in relation to history and culture.
MU.O.GM3-5.4.10
explore musical careers, e.g., conductor, composer, accompanist, etc.

Day 19 3.30.10

Today we worked on webquest. We were split up into groups of four and each of us had to choose the type of person we examined web quest. In the groups of four we picked a job. I was the Technophile... which I love practically love the internet. "If a WebQuest has attractive colors, animated gifs, and lots of links to interesting sites, you love it. If it makes minimal use of the Web, you'd rather use a worksheet." The underground railraod was group decision as well and my own decision, It was colerful and it had plenty of links to where you could make you project easier for you.

Iste-2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Day 18 3.25.10

Today we watch our little indians stories. They took the stories we helped write with them and made them into a photo story, after we watched the stories we gave all the little indians.This is good to use because you can view other students short stories and learn how to use there imagination and be creative.

ISTE- 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Day 17 3.23.10

Today we joined Briceton Five Ning and created a mini blog. We researched things about ourselves such as who was born on our birthday, what happened on the day we were born etc. This site is great for kids because it's a safe place for them to talk to other kids and or teachers and future teachers because you can't just google this site you can only join if someone invites you.

21st-Information Literacy
Access and Evaluate Information
a. Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources)

Day 16 3.11.10

Creating a magazine cover in powerpoint helps a student learn how to use powerepoint tools in the program. This program can be use for many different things other than powerpoints, it's kind of like a photoshop program as well by easy for kids to learn. Making a magazine can be a fun project for the kids to see where they want to be in the future. Not only for a teacher magazine but other professions as well.



21st-ICT
Apply Technology Effectively
b. Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information
Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy

Day 15 3.9.10

Today in class we look at two different magazine covers of Arnold S. The fisrt cover showed different emotions from the second mag. Both illustrated a very different personality. First one was a body buiilder guy that showed he was strong couldn't be messed with the other showed a serious business/family man. The colors used on the illustration went well with the different ideas. The first one was red represting flames and the second one was blue representing a cooler feeling. We started working on our own magazines today as well

21st-1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.

Day 14 3.4.10

Today we worked in groups to create Wordle

How does the Wordle activity help you meet Learning and Innovation



21st- Creativity and Innovation
1. Think Creatively
a.Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)

Day 13 3.2.10

Today we finish our stories with the Lil Indians How does using Personal Bookmarks in Blackboard or on your Blogger promot

21st-Information Literacy
2.Use and Manage Information
b.Manage the flow of information from a wide variety of sources

Day 12 2.25.10

Day 11

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Today I was Absent but we went over Powerpoint Presentations and how to make a little quiz in which the students can go back an try their answers again. Then we had to go to Slideshare and post our quiz on there. Although the slide share kept messing up our answers this can be used as a good tool for your classrooms to help children study and learn their material in a different way.

21st- Learning and Innovation Skills
2.) Work Creatively with Others
D.) View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes

Day 11 2.23.10

Today we went on Blogmeister and commented back on the students who made a short story. Our job was to help them create the next chapter to their story. This will help the student to be more creative and get more ideas to where they want to go with the story.

21st- Information, Media and Technology Skills
3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale.

Day 10 2.18.10

This is my Final Video


Today we worked on our Rough Drafts of our Photo Stories and gave peer evaluations on how to improve on our videos if any was needed.


ISTE- 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Day 9 2.16.10

Today we started working on a photo story 3 . We watched other video examples of how to make an impressive story. Our assignment is to describe why we want to be a teacher. Starting with a inspirational quote and adding on with that. This is good to use because you can view other students opinions on why they want to teach and good examples on why they're supporting their argument.

ISTE-2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

Day 8 2.11.10

Using Technogoly out of class, I have only really used facebook and e-mails to keep in touch with people, as well as the programs I listed for my in school activities such as; Finale to write my own music in my own taste and without having someone grade it and tell you the rules to writing music. I pretty much teach myself how to use technology and I never use a manual! I'd rather learn the ways of a computer by my own mistakes and findings.

ISTE- 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

Day 7 2.9.10

Today class was canceled but we were asked to talk about a Technology that we have used in School. Since entering Fairmont State I learned how to used many different technologies such as Finale; which is a program that helps you write music and arrange music into your own personal setting. I have also learned programs such as Cakewalk, where you electronically make your own music through a keyboard and different sounds as well as using programs to write marching band drill. This is helpful to future music teachers because it will help you out in the long run if you have to write out a missing part that you don't have or if you don't have the money to buy a marching band drill you can create you own.

ISTE- 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

Day Six 2.4.10

Today we went on skype to talk to 5th graders from California. Each student had asked a questions for us to answer to them through skype. This a good process because they are getting opions from people across the U.S that have had more years of expierence. My queston was:

How far back should a person go in their Autobiograpgy?
I answered as far back as you can remember starting with where and when you were born.

ISTE-3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.

Day Five 2.2.10

Today we worked with Google Docs and created a survey. After the surveys got results we used the answers and made a Graph out of the answers.


ISTE- 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Day Four 1.28.10

Today we Joined Web 2.0 and Schools on Facebook!! This will help us teachers or students with discussions on certain school topics etc.

ISTE- 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
d.provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Day Three

Today we joined Classroom 2.0 . This will be helpful for future teachers that may need help with lesson planning and get an idea on what is going on in other Music Classrooms around the globe.

ISTE- 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

Day Two 1.20.10

Today in class we learned how to type a Resume up using only the interent and our Gmail accounts. This is a useful tool because if a person does not have Windows Word or they could possibly need help typing up a Resume.. Gmail will help! Students could use this to their advantages by doing their homeowkr at home and saving it to their account then going to school and be able to start where they left off.

ISTE-3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

Day One 1.18.10

Hi, My Name is Jess Andrews... I am a Music Education Major... This is my Junior Year...I want to teach General Music in Middle Schools Somewhere Far away from West Virginia... I plan on getting my Masters in Special Education... I was Born in Cali and practically Raised all around the US.... I don't ever Blog so this is my first official Blog! I'm Fun, Goofy and extremely Caring... That's all you really need to know :)