1. My favorite tools would have to be Prezi and Animoto. I did not use Animoto, but I was able to watch Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Maddox make videos and I really enjoyed the end product! Both of these tools would be great activities for students to participate in. They could make Prezi's over the different dance genres and their history. The students seem to retain things better when they are the ones having to look up the information.
2. I would really like to start incorporating more technology in my classroom, but unfortunately we do not have individual iPads/ iPods for the students to work with. If we had these resources available to us, we could do things like learning how to cut music, videoing students and giving feedback, etc.
3. I didn't know what to expect, but after completing the 11 tools I have definitely learned ways to incorporate technology into my classroom. It has opened my eyes to new, innovative ideas that require the students to participate hands on.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tool #10
1. Three things I would want my students to understand about being
good dual citizens:
a. Understanding
that once you post information on the internet, it is hard to erase. Odds are
that someone already saw what you posted and it's too late to take it back. Be
careful what you post!
b. The internet is a scary place, because you
never know who is looking up information about you or where you live, what
you're doing, etc. Be smart and stay safe!
c. Plagiarism
is another important factor when it comes to the internet. Students need to
realize they cannot just copy and paste someone else's words. Now, we have
things like turnitin.com and students understand more about it.
2. I think the Texas School Safety Center link from Texas State is
very educational. It would be good information to use when talking about
internet safety. It provides different lesson plans, guides, and tips on all
kinds of things such as cyber bullying and video safety, etc.
3. I would "teach" the idea of digital citizenship by
having an open ended discussion of what the students considered to be
appropriate vs. inappropriate. I would also want to show
some YouTube videos that pertain to internet safety. Visuals are a
good stimulus for most students.
4. I plan to share the idea with the student's parents by sending
home a letter/contract that explains everything about digital citizenship
and how we plan to use the internet in class. There would be a page that
requires a parent signature, so I would know which students were allowed
to use the internet and vice versa.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tool #9
1. I think it's important to tie technology to the objective being taught, because it allows the students to be interactive. Technology is the basis of our future and we need to allow students to engage in these kinds of activities during school hours.
2. It is important to hold the students accountable, because it gives them good practice on learning how to properly use technology. All students need to contribute or help create products in order to fully understand the objective. A good way to test their knowledge is to create some kind of review where the students have to write down their experience.
3. I liked Thinkfinity, because most of the other sites did not have any information about dance or the history of dance. I could use this as a way for the students to learn about the arts and the different genres of dance all around the world. I could hold them accountable by making them write down new and interesting facts at each station.
4. On the iPads, the students could access iTunes and be able to download music for their choreography projects. Another app they could use is Garage Band. They could learn how to cut music and piece different songs together. For stations, the students could go around and cut a piece of music and then another student could add to that piece or change it up.
5. Another way you could use the iPads is to video each of the students and have them watch themselves, so they can make corrections. The teacher could give feedback and have the students write down what they need to work on. Being able to watch yourself and see what you are doing is always helpful, especially in dance!
2. It is important to hold the students accountable, because it gives them good practice on learning how to properly use technology. All students need to contribute or help create products in order to fully understand the objective. A good way to test their knowledge is to create some kind of review where the students have to write down their experience.
3. I liked Thinkfinity, because most of the other sites did not have any information about dance or the history of dance. I could use this as a way for the students to learn about the arts and the different genres of dance all around the world. I could hold them accountable by making them write down new and interesting facts at each station.
4. On the iPads, the students could access iTunes and be able to download music for their choreography projects. Another app they could use is Garage Band. They could learn how to cut music and piece different songs together. For stations, the students could go around and cut a piece of music and then another student could add to that piece or change it up.
5. Another way you could use the iPads is to video each of the students and have them watch themselves, so they can make corrections. The teacher could give feedback and have the students write down what they need to work on. Being able to watch yourself and see what you are doing is always helpful, especially in dance!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Tool #8
One thing I learned is that in order to move songs from my iTunes to the iPads, I have to sync the devices to my laptop. Or you can add the content to your Dropbox and have the students access it from there.
Another thing I learned was that you can have an iTunes account tied to your SBISD email. My iTunes, on my teacher laptop, is synced to my own personal iPod, because I did not know that you could use your teacher email.
Unfortunately, we do not have many of these devices in our classroom since we teach dance. It would be nice to have iPads where we could record/ video the students and have them watch themselves to give feedback and corrections. It would also be great if we had computers with music cutting software, so we could teach the students how to cut music.
Another thing I learned was that you can have an iTunes account tied to your SBISD email. My iTunes, on my teacher laptop, is synced to my own personal iPod, because I did not know that you could use your teacher email.
Unfortunately, we do not have many of these devices in our classroom since we teach dance. It would be nice to have iPads where we could record/ video the students and have them watch themselves to give feedback and corrections. It would also be great if we had computers with music cutting software, so we could teach the students how to cut music.
Tool #7
a. Objective: To create a performance that showcases all of the different subject areas and how they relate to one another.
b. This would take a while to get it all together, so I would hope to implement it sometime in the near future.
c. I plan to go to a teacher from each subject and collect information about a specific topic they cover during the year.
d. I think it would be neat to collaborate with all of the different subject areas in the school. We could use a key topic from each subject and create a dance incorporating that particular idea. For example, if we used biology we could take the idea of cells and create a dance with cell formations and the way they move. It would make a really interesting show and it would attract a different type of audience. The music would also add a very unique quality.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Tool #6
I chose to create a Wallwisher for my students to be able to view the guidelines for their final project in class. This way, they could all have easy access to refresh their memory if they forgot what the exact requirements were. This would be a great way to post important information and due dates for all students to see! I posted the link below.
http://wallwisher.com/wall/ir74u05em2
I also chose to create a document on Google Docs, so my students could see how I am going to grade them. Next to each of the eight counts, I will write down the different things I see. This way I can grade each group fairly, because I will know what they did and did not include from the guidelines. The link is below:
https://docs.google.com/a/springbranchisd.com/document/d/1qfl4mF0x4sd3nwAwEg3dAuvNbGlb8TWYgfc54vQFyP4/edit
These tools would be great for the classroom, because all of the students could access the sites on their own time. It would be an easy way to post deadlines and project information without having to print it out on paper and hand it out.
http://wallwisher.com/wall/ir74u05em2
I also chose to create a document on Google Docs, so my students could see how I am going to grade them. Next to each of the eight counts, I will write down the different things I see. This way I can grade each group fairly, because I will know what they did and did not include from the guidelines. The link is below:
https://docs.google.com/a/springbranchisd.com/document/d/1qfl4mF0x4sd3nwAwEg3dAuvNbGlb8TWYgfc54vQFyP4/edit
These tools would be great for the classroom, because all of the students could access the sites on their own time. It would be an easy way to post deadlines and project information without having to print it out on paper and hand it out.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tool #5
I really enjoyed this tool! It was exciting to learn new ways to present lessons especially for dance. I posted both of my products at the bottom left hand corner of my blog. I think when we start talking about the history of dance, I will make my classes make Prezi's over jazz, ballet, and modern. This way we can learn information in a different way and it will be fun for the students!
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