Podcasts

From my understanding, podcasts are radio shows that people download to the internet. The first Smart Board Lessons podcast is done hundreds of miles apart. This shows how big a role technology plays in our everyday lives. The co host Joan is miles away, yet she can connect to people all around the world. This is a great podcast for soon to be teachers because Ben and Joan give lots of informative information about teaching, like end of the year ideas. Teachers whom have been teaeching for a while can give new teachers a better understanding of classroom management. Jaon and Ben talked about applications on your i phone that would be great for everyday life and life in the classroom.
In the EdTechTalk podcast teachers are giving advice about google docs. This particular podcast is done on my brithday, which goes to show you how big a role technology plays in everyday life. Google likes to move quickly to make google more accessible to students and teachers. Now on google docs you can create your own templates. Mac Break weekly talked about kids who just got back from Japan. 2 Kids sat and got interviewed and talked about how different their culture is from ours. Both kids would like to return to Japan if they could some day.
Taking a couple of minutes out of my day to listen to these podcasts gave me a better understanding of how they are done. I had no iead they were radio shows. Now that i know how to view podcasts, I will be on iTunes frequently. Some parts of these podcasts were very boring. But good thing you can skip through the boring parts to get to the parts you want to hear.

Vicki Davis

Because technology changes so quickly it is easy to get confused. I think voicethread is one of the best tools for students at the age level you teach, they can learn audio, to speak in a topic sentence, and also taking photos and uploading them. Technology also lets teachers get things accomplished at a fast pace.
Instead of handing out test papers and having them fill in the blank, a teacher could do it on the computer. This way all a student has to do is click a button. Students should be hands on everyday at school. Ms. Davis gave these kids a chance to integrate learning with technology. Many schools do not get these types of opporituninties. Learning while having fun is a big plus to school age children.

Sir Ken Robinson

Creativity is severely undermined in schools. Teachers prefer you to be academically talented so you can succeed in life. Although nothing is wrong with a teacher wanting the best for a student, Some students are creatively talented and do not get praised for it. Which is a shame because who knows where their creativity could take them. They are pushed by teachers to make A's and B's, when they try their best.
I also believe that creativity is as important as literacy in schools. But teachers attempt to do the right thing by making students keep their heads in their books. Teachers should pair lessons with creative activities. This way teachers can build upon students creative side.

Did you know 3.0 and Mr Winkle Wakes

Viewing this short clip has made me realize what an important part technology plays in our everyday lives. People who train for jobs dealing with computers will have to stay up to date on new technologies, because it changes in the blink of an eye. Who knows what type of technologies will be invented in the future.

Because computers transmit data so quickly, the Internet is the fastest way to send and receive important information. As soon as you hit a button, you are connected to various websites. Computers do have their way of industrializing things. Take the post office for example, in the years to come people will not want to pay to send mail, because they can send it through the Internet for free.

Mr. Winkle Wakes never thought that the world would be so different after 100 years, but many things can change in 100 years. I believe that in 100 years schools will be the same. Many people rely on the public school system for their education and doing away with public schools would put them at a grave disadvantage.

Education never seems to change; you constantly write, learn, and take exams on taught material. That is all you can do in a school setting. So that is why I believe schools will be the same in 100 years.

About Me

I am a 21 year old college student living at home with my family. I work at food world in the afternoon. I have a 9 month old daughter whom I love to talk about. I am at south because i want a good education from a prestigious school.

To all my classmates my name is Margaret and i am an elementary education major. I have a daughter named Destiny and I love to talk about her. I also work at food world. I am at South because I want to work with kids in the future, and I want a great education.

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