Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Hi everyone, I posted a new episode to my podcast, kari maurers Podcast. Please click the link below to view it. http://karimaurer.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-07-19T11_35_53-07_00 See you there! - kari
Hi everyone, I posted a new episode to my podcast, kari maurers Podcast. Please click the link below to view it. http://karimaurer.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-07-19T12_26_25-07_00 See you there! - kari
Friday, July 17, 2009
Final Post
My Final Post
During the course of the past 4 and a half weeks I have learned many new multimedia and web 2.0 tools. All of these tools will be helpful in both my personal and professional life. Asking to speak on just one is very difficult. They are all exciting and will serve a special purpose.
Thinking in terms of both a classroom teacher and a teacher librarian, I would have to say that accessing our Grant Wood Area’s online resources page is my biggest takeaway. By accessing this page, I will be able to locate instructions on most everything we have learned during this course. Beyond that, I will be able to access information and resources for both a library and a classroom on most any curricular topic in our district. This is a resource that I am really going to try and sell to the teachers in my building. I am going to make a point to model different ways to use this site for both teacher and student. The benefits of teachers being able to access this site, navigate around it and then put the information found on the site to use, will assist with meeting many of our 21st century skill goals. In the process of meeting these goals, we are teaching our students in a manner that speaks to them and that is engaging. Getting teachers to use the information found on this site will also create 21st century learners which will ultimately better prepare them for the world they will be living and working in.
Below I have provided a few examples of different information and resources that a student or teacher can access using our local AEA 10 online resources site. Here are a few of different things you are able to do with this information.
Below I have provided a few examples of different information and resources that a student or teacher can access using our local AEA 10 online resources site. Here are a few of different things you are able to do with this information.
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U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There; Washington Post (Washington, DC), Marc Kaufman
July 9, 2008 pg.A.1 Lexile Score: 1420 Size: 13K SIRS Researcher
Summary: "Space, like Earth below, is globalizing. And as it does, America's long-held superiority in exploring, exploiting and commercializing 'the final frontier' is slipping away, many experts believe. Although the United States remains dominant in most space-related fields--and owns half the military satellites currently orbiting Earth--experts say the nation's superiority is diminishing, and many other nations are expanding their civilian and commercial space capabilities at a far faster pace." (Washington Post) The "explosion in international space capabilities" as countries like China, Russia and India close in on U.S. space dominance, is reported. Subjects: Astronautics, International cooperation, International Space Station, Space flight, International aspects, Space race, Space research, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adm., Outer space, Exploration, Global impact
Above is an academic article found on SIRS (also linked to aea online resources site)
Here is a link to Atomic Learning. Check it out! http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home
Additional information and resources found at this site include:
Additional information and resources found at this site include:
- Atomic Learning: webinars and tutorials for a variety of topics including web 2.0 tools.
- Accu Weather: A wonderful source for all of those 2nd and 3rd grade teachers teaching weather.
- Ebsco and 360 learning for academic resources
- Thousands of videos for grades k-12
- Databases for all grade levels and topics.
Our aea website is such an amazing tool. Not only is it free, but it is provided by educators who know our state curriculum. They put tools on this site that they know are relevant to what is going on in our classrooms and our statewide curriculum (Iowa Core). This site is a must see and use!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Podcasting in the Early Childhood Classrom by Ilene R. Berson
There are a few points that I would like to highlight in this article.
1. "...when students create a podcast for class, they not only learn the content in a creative way, they learn 21st-century communication skills at the same time."
Educators are aware that we need to be teaching 21st century skills to all students k-12 in our schools. We need to move beyond what we have always done to teach content and look to our 21st century skills to teach the same content but in a 21st way.
2. "Even young children who had not yet developed basic writing skills enjoyed telling a story."
People whom work in the field of early childhood education are aware that children are natural storytellers. Even if a child is not yet capable of writing a story, they are more than capable of telling one. Pod casting is a beautiful way for early childhood students to create and tell a story.
3. "Students shift from being passive consumers of technology to producers of content.
This is the end goal. We are trying to create students that are doing and producing authentic intellectual work. Using 21st century skills to teach content engages students (we are speaking their language and telling them that what they are interested in is important). This engagement is what makes them create and produce authentic work.
Overview:
This is a wonderful article for administrators and librarians to use to help explain why using web 2.0 skills are essential. We have to use resources (such as this article) as a "buy-in" for teachers. If we don't convince the teachers, these skills (21st century) will not be taught or used. Technology is appropriate for all ages. It is our responsibility as parents and teachers to educator our young children how to appropriately use technology and become information seekers as well as authentic, intellectual creators.
1. "...when students create a podcast for class, they not only learn the content in a creative way, they learn 21st-century communication skills at the same time."
Educators are aware that we need to be teaching 21st century skills to all students k-12 in our schools. We need to move beyond what we have always done to teach content and look to our 21st century skills to teach the same content but in a 21st way.
2. "Even young children who had not yet developed basic writing skills enjoyed telling a story."
People whom work in the field of early childhood education are aware that children are natural storytellers. Even if a child is not yet capable of writing a story, they are more than capable of telling one. Pod casting is a beautiful way for early childhood students to create and tell a story.
3. "Students shift from being passive consumers of technology to producers of content.
This is the end goal. We are trying to create students that are doing and producing authentic intellectual work. Using 21st century skills to teach content engages students (we are speaking their language and telling them that what they are interested in is important). This engagement is what makes them create and produce authentic work.
Overview:
This is a wonderful article for administrators and librarians to use to help explain why using web 2.0 skills are essential. We have to use resources (such as this article) as a "buy-in" for teachers. If we don't convince the teachers, these skills (21st century) will not be taught or used. Technology is appropriate for all ages. It is our responsibility as parents and teachers to educator our young children how to appropriately use technology and become information seekers as well as authentic, intellectual creators.
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