Blog Assigment #2

What Will Teaching in the 21st Century be Like?

Mr. Dancealot

The central message of this video is that if a teacher does not have lectures and activities that are right for the class and for what the teacher is wanting to get across to the students, the students will not be able to learn anything. In this video, the professor expects the students to take notes when the class is a dance class and the students should actually be learning how to dance and not just watching the teacher dance. The reason why this is an issue is because when it is time for the students to be tested on what they have learned they end up not knowing a single thing. I do agree with the author's conclusion because if the teacher does not correlate all materials, lectures, and activities for what the teacher is trying to teach how do they expect their students to learn anything?

Teaching in the 21st Century Outline

I. If teachers only provide students with formulas, research, dates, and other information then teacher's roles are obsolete.
A. Students can find this information anywhere including Google,Twitter, Wikipedia, etc.
II. Students should be creative
A. blogging
B. pod casting
C. animating
III. When using tools to create any lesson, what should the lesson be?
A. relevant
B. challenging
C. engaging
IV. Students need to be engaged and not entertained.
V. It starts with the teacher
A. discover what is out there
1. discover sites for students to use
2. do your own research
B. Think small
1. What is one thing from the 21st Century that can be used to better engage students?
C. Collaborate with others
1. work with others and see what has been successful in their classrooms
D. Risk it
1. try something and see how it works
VI. Big picture
A. No matter what the question to ask is what does it mean to teach in the 21st century?


Roberts sees teaching develop with technology and believes that students should be able to be taught by using the technology in the classrooms. I feel that Roberts' views of technology are what will help students stay engaged and help them be able to learn. This view of teaching will affect me as an educator by having to learn how to use this technology before trying to teach students how to use it. Technology will help teaching in the 21st century and will also help in the learning process of the students and the teachers.

Why Does the Networked Student Even Need a Teacher?

The networked student needs a teacher because the teacher helps direct him/her on where to get information from, answers when he/she gets stuck, and how to communicate properly on blogs and other social networks. The teacher also teaches the student how to differentiate the information the student is getting and useful sources. The student also needs the teacher to show him/her how to not only search for information but how to find new information from the sources that the student is using. The teacher helps the student navigate through information and allows the student to learn how to apply the information obtained. This is what every teacher is should strive to do in the 21st century because the student should not just learn information but should be able to apply the information for the rest of their lives.

"Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts"

The thesis of Davis' video is by using technology in the classroom allows students to learn more and also allows the teacher to learn from the students. My reaction to this video is that I do agree with Davis about how students should be able to use technology and learn to work with people around the world. One major detail that I do not agree with is giving students information and projects to do that the teacher does not even have an understanding on themselves.

"Who's Ahead in the Learning Race?"

I am currently an undergraduate student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama and I am comparing elementary, undergraduate, and graduate students to see who is ahead in learning the use of technology. The elementary students seem to be ahead with the use of technology. The elementary students have already created rubrics and imovies and my undergraduate class and the graduate class at the University of South Alabama have not even began learning these concepts.

"Flipping the Classroom"
Flipping a classroom is a new concept for me. I do believe this new approach will be useful to me as a teacher and to many other teachers because it allows students to watch the lecture and learn how to do many different things or at least attempt the homework so that during class the teacher can answer any questions that the students might have and allow students to show how they figured out and solved the problem and may be able to help other students how to understand the problem without the teacher having to do so.

Source: De Valle Elementary School

Blog Post One: What about EDM 310?

What I have heard about EDM 310 is that it is very time consuming and you must stay on top of your work and not wait until the last minute to try and complete because more than likely you will not be able to get it all done by the deadline. The fears that I have about this class is that I will not be able to adjust to the workload that this class entails and end up getting behind in this class and having it affect my grade. I also fear about having to grade myself and Dr.Strange not believing in grades but in honest self-reflection when I have never had to determine what I think I should have in a course. EDM 310 is a lot different from any class that I have taken in high school or in my two years that I have been in college because of how technology based this class is and how everything is on the computer. It is also a lot different from any other classes that I have ever taken because we are not tested on what we learn and have to memorize for tests but in this class we are actually hands on and apply what we learn in EDM 310 in our posts.EDM 310 is similar to classes that I have taken before with how this class requires that you must spend at least nine hours a week on a class but I feel like this class is actually going to require a lot more than nine hours a week.

I believe that the most difficult thing for me about EDM 310 is how everything that I do in this class is on my blog for the whole world to see. This is a very scary concept for me to get used to. I believe that the best way for me to address this "most difficult" aspect for this class is just to practice and give myself plenty of time to complete my projects. I know that with time everything gets easier it just takes a while to get adjusted to new concepts taught in this class. Also, I must practice blogging a lot more to become better at it and allow myself to be patient and not get frustrated and give up on myself and on this class. I do not have anymore questions about EDM 310 because Dr.Strange has been very clear on what he expects out of us in this class and the projects are detailed very well.

Practice Blog post

OUTLINE

I. Who am I?

A. my name

B. where I am from

II.What are my favorite things to do?

A. spending time with family and my boyfriend

B. scary movies

C. listening to music

D. beach

III. Why am I attending the University of South Alabama?

A. I did not want to go away

B. I am still allowed to live at home

IV. Why do I want to be a teacher?

A. help teach children

B. allow myself to learn from the children

C. to be able to allow the children to forget about everything else going on and just focus on school

V. What does an educator do in the twenty-first century?

A. find different ways to teach concepts

B. must have patience

C. allow students to have the opportunity to be hands on especially with technology in classroom

VI. What are my passions?

A. picture

1. What I do best?

a. baking

2. What do I like doing the most?

a. beach and boating

3. What is one thing that I want to get better at?

a. singing

VII. Important things about me

A. hobbies

B. have three younger brothers


I am Lauren Lee and I live in Theodore, Alabama. My major interests are spending time with my family and boyfriend, watching scary movies, listening to music and going to the beach. I became a student at the University of South Alabama because I have lived in Theodore, Alabama my whole life and I could not fathom having to leave my family and go away to college. While attending the University of South Alabama, I am able to still live at home and drive forty-five minutes to school.

I am wanting to become an elementary teacher because I want to help teach children and allow myself to learn from the children. I also want to allow the students to have a place where they can get away from whatever may be going on in their life and just focus on learning and having fun. In the twenty-first century, an educator's job entails not only teaching but finding different ways to get their students to understand what is being taught. An educator in today's society must have patience especially dealing with children and technology. The students must also be taught using hands on teaching especially with how much technology has had an influence in school.

Source:Stephanie Rector

One of my major passions and something that I am the best at is baking. I love to bake desserts for occasions and just because. Some of my other passions include going to the beach and going out on the boat even if it is just to go riding for a little while. I am a horrible singer and that is something that I have always wanted to get better at. Some important things about me are that I enjoy hiking and exploring caves, and hunting. I have three younger brothers and I have been raised with them always trying to beat up on me and act like I am one of the boys so this has made me become an extremely strong person.

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source: April Yancey

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