tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40163064823186223432024-02-19T01:20:11.413-08:00Kelsie Markijohn's Instructional Apps of the Internet BlogKelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-85477859333731966462013-07-13T20:13:00.001-07:002013-07-13T20:13:11.629-07:00
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Well, I have finally completed all of the requirements for
my Instructional Applications of the Internet grad class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between this course and my other summer grad
course, I’ve learned about a lot of new pieces of technology and how to
incorporate them within my classroom!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am very excited about adding more technological components to my classroom this
coming school year (especially ones geared towards communication).</div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As for the Instructional Apps. of the Internet course, some
of the things that surprised me the most during the course was how my thoughts about
Twitter and blogging changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before
this course, I had pretty much sworn off Twitter and never actually acquired an
account because I saw it as a purely social tool that people used to share information
that’s usually irrelevant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, over
the course of this class, I really came to like using Twitter as a
communication tool with the rest of my classmates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most classmates made purely class-related tweets,
and it was a great communication tool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
now see how helpful Twitter can be if used effectively. </span></div>
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</span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just like Twitter, I
had also avoided blogging before this course because I saw it as a personal journal
that’s open to the world to read; I felt like “who wants to read my personal
thoughts and ideas about things in my life?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, I now see that blogs can be used as a means of sharing important
information (beyond just personal stuff).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For example, I made quite a few blogs about interesting technology
topics that sparked my interest over the past couple of months and received
comments from others who read my posts and were interested in the topics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I definitely think blogging would be a good
way to communicate with parents within my classroom; it’s a quick way to
provide parents with information and tips in a format that’s easy to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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school year!</span></div>
Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-36086232344950218492013-07-08T10:35:00.000-07:002013-07-08T10:41:28.330-07:00Discovering New Technologies<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTWbJEykTlTs2KDhfyB1abgVXF-uj4TUpjFV_5fd84iktlxh_BYlNwDTD2tEYhcet8bB3M3gumRvH8aDXTbn7h97k-sQm3SWLpGR9eGG_V0SvPaD5yZvsZD-krwNhMko1gt4VTSfkibo/s1600/girl+at+computer.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTWbJEykTlTs2KDhfyB1abgVXF-uj4TUpjFV_5fd84iktlxh_BYlNwDTD2tEYhcet8bB3M3gumRvH8aDXTbn7h97k-sQm3SWLpGR9eGG_V0SvPaD5yZvsZD-krwNhMko1gt4VTSfkibo/s1600/girl+at+computer.gif" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I have to admit that one of my favorite things to do now is to discover new technologies that I can use within my classroom. Even though this can be frustrating at times (we know how technology can be), it usually pays off in the long run. You just have to be prepared to accept that fact that things are not always going to go exactly the way that you planned. I have found quite a few pieces of technology through the text book for the Instructional Apps of the Internet grad class this summer and am excited to use them in my classroom next school year. I have also discovered some programs through exploring and researching for my summer grad courses. Two of my favorite programs that I've found this summer are </span><a href="http://www.padlet.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Padlet</span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.biteslide.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BiteSlide</span></a> <span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(as I've mentioned in previous blog entries). I have recently discovered that you can embed the BiteSlide slidebooks that are created (if you enable this feature). Here's a <a href="http://www.biteslide.com/embed/K/r/a/y/2/fI2CydmzRDt" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">sample slidebook</span></a> that I created about Dolphins. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'd also like to share a program that I found at the beginning of last school year and have been using since then. <a href="http://animoto.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Animoto</span></a> is a great program that makes it super easy to turn a collection of photographs and short video clips into a professional-looking video to share. It's a great way to share photographs and videos online! I used it last school year to help parents see what we were doing in class. I would simply take pictures of the activities with my camera, upload them to my computer, upload them to the Animoto website, <em>quickly</em> produce a video with music, captions, and effects, and then post the link to the video on our class website for the families to view. I received a lot of positive feedback from the students and families! The students were excited to show off what they were doing in school, and families were excited to actually see what their children were doing at school. I feel like it brought the two environments (home and school) closer together. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"> Here's an example of an Animoto video I made about a <a href="http://animoto.com/play/N1cKptUW04eLpHpYoZ86iA" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">family reunion</span></a> (I didn't want to post one of the videoes that I created of/with my students for privacy reasons). It's so quick and easy! If you are interested, there is a free account available but it is limited. However, if you are an educator, you can register for a free "Animoto for Education" account which is not as limited - that's what I use. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"></span>Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-88495518918345243482013-07-07T21:22:00.000-07:002013-07-07T21:25:21.788-07:00Instructional Tools: Podcasts and Screencasts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrisjJ8eqkMoUwsHev6K1RXeW838WwwXN0iUofzg4yUsBfk2j5nk6vPBHthm879w_f_0I9vIUjnvzqznvwM3mxO9-tLS6U_JyHfLHDQEFJU-8uQT7KNNhaozWOGYfJhYbDJBFI4sk9YM/s1600/camtasia%5B8%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrisjJ8eqkMoUwsHev6K1RXeW838WwwXN0iUofzg4yUsBfk2j5nk6vPBHthm879w_f_0I9vIUjnvzqznvwM3mxO9-tLS6U_JyHfLHDQEFJU-8uQT7KNNhaozWOGYfJhYbDJBFI4sk9YM/s200/camtasia%5B8%5D.jpg" width="171" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Well, I successfully finished both a podcast and a screencast in the past few days. The <a href="http://www.personal.kent.edu/~kray2/Homework%20Helper%20Podcast%20Water%20Cycle.mp3" target="_blank">podcast</a>, which I mentioned in my previous blog entry, was created to assist students with reviewing content and completing a homework assignment; I think this is a practical use of podcasts in education and can be very helpful for students. Just as our textbook suggest, I like to use Audacity to create my podcasts. For the <a href="http://www.personal.kent.edu/~kray2/BiteSlide%20Tutorial.mp4" target="_blank">screencast</a>, I created a tutorial for how to use BiteSlide to complete an assignment that I created for a graduate class. I hadn't made a screencast in quite some time, so I was a little rusty with Camtasia Studio. However, Camtasia Studio was just as great as I remembered it being! I was able to whip out the screencast tutorial (with editing) in a reasonable amount of time.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxQKdkpxpPAyIHqbQA2m0r6pvsBtn_24eNWpaMDovOYxT8nxHbrST8hKngr50ygc3U9n1Ta4bEHPuaxIDSO3kgMHPrXVkA2zDUumem0tO1PrRfTD11kTilLw_tM_8-oU46vyfLRhszP4/s1600/audacity_logo1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxQKdkpxpPAyIHqbQA2m0r6pvsBtn_24eNWpaMDovOYxT8nxHbrST8hKngr50ygc3U9n1Ta4bEHPuaxIDSO3kgMHPrXVkA2zDUumem0tO1PrRfTD11kTilLw_tM_8-oU46vyfLRhszP4/s200/audacity_logo1.png" width="200" /></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"> All in all, I think both podcasts and screencasts can be very helpful. I think screencasts are more helpful for creating computer tutorials because it is usually easier to explain and demonstrate how to use programs by actually showing people (as opposed to audio-only instructional podcasts). On the other hand, podcasts are more helpful for recording and sharing personal thoughts, informational reviews, interviews, and other material that only requires only audio transmission to be helpful. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-61022584351163840772013-07-06T18:14:00.001-07:002013-07-07T21:25:36.663-07:00Practice with Podcasting <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdrrRVz78HPnkxiZVgr7kWSfoxIkQaTZE7vde2bo4y0EKHNYa7O1UEjbRzz587Dda7oe85gHo7rTKpDLunvIKbe-JbUQ42OQ8asUvSDy0BNPmF9dpy6mom0ljVxqZg1dnkekmpq5qKF4/s1600/podcast%2520entry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrdrrRVz78HPnkxiZVgr7kWSfoxIkQaTZE7vde2bo4y0EKHNYa7O1UEjbRzz587Dda7oe85gHo7rTKpDLunvIKbe-JbUQ42OQ8asUvSDy0BNPmF9dpy6mom0ljVxqZg1dnkekmpq5qKF4/s200/podcast%2520entry.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So, I finally finished creating my second podcast with Audacity, and I have to admit that I think I like creating them. I've decided that podcasts could be a good way to provide extra help for students and reviews of the content that was explored in class. I can see myself creating such "Homework Helper" podcasts for use within my classroom and posting them on our class website for students to access from home. I created my<span style="color: purple;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.personal.kent.edu/~kray2/Homework%20Helper%20Podcast%20Water%20Cycle.mp3" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Homework Helper: Water Cycle"</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> podcast with the thought that it could be accessed by students at home for a quick review of </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">water cycle information and for further clarification of their homework (a water cycle experiment).</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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again, while watching a TED Talk video (which is a great way to stay informed
of emerging technologies and what’s going on in the world of education) I felt
compelled to blog my thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3B1jbucjbQzbr-TNGSTZifSJcN9oOEVoV1TOp3fVs_Pg_wq0yRuMMNGzUyxgDVPRE2i8WqJyAvGtE-LXtpJ3ulZuUijb_maNHcdltU8lAKOBLFskPJUvoP7xXGInZ4Y0FSM6kMcZZz8/s1600/smart3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3B1jbucjbQzbr-TNGSTZifSJcN9oOEVoV1TOp3fVs_Pg_wq0yRuMMNGzUyxgDVPRE2i8WqJyAvGtE-LXtpJ3ulZuUijb_maNHcdltU8lAKOBLFskPJUvoP7xXGInZ4Y0FSM6kMcZZz8/s200/smart3.gif" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> In grad. classes (such as Instructional Apps. of the Internet)
we are pushed to use technology to create instructional materials (such as
instructional websites, podcasts, webquests, and screencasts) that foster
learning within classrooms (whether face-to-face or online).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As educators, we also encourage students to
explore and use technology to create projects and share ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, sometimes I think we get so wrapped
up with trying to keep up with emerging technologies that we fail to think much
about where they come from and how they come to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed </span></span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/catarina_mota_play_with_smart_materials.html"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Catarina
Mota’s “Play with Smart Materials”</span></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> talk that focused on describing and
demonstrating a variety of “smart materials,” such as plastics that change
shape, paints that conduct electricity, pigments that change color, fabrics
that light up, jelly that makes music, and a window that turns from clear to
opaque at the flip of a switch; she went on to stress how important it is that
we really begin to understand, explore, and tinker with smart materials because
“innovation has always been fueled by tinkerers.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As I watched Mota’s talk, I was compelled to think about the
way schools are typically structured today and how kids are expected to use
technology and learn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does our current
education system promote creative thinkers who are encouraged to tinker with
materials and ideas in order to create? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadly, the answer is usually “no.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our educational system is set up to fill
students with knowledge; however, we need to do a better job of encouraging
students to explore that knowledge and discover how to apply it in creative
ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not enough that students know
how to use different types of emerging technologies; they should be encouraged
more to invent new ways of using current materials/technologies and even to
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to help foster the creativity and innovation within students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to lead by example how a 21st century
classroom should be structured to promote learning through creative and
exploratory means.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students need to be
provided with opportunities to problem solve and use critical thinking skills
in a variety of meaningful learning experiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learning needs to be authentic, engaging, and
problem-based.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What good is having
critical thinking and problem solving skills if students do not know how to
effectively apply them to real-world situations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, instead of simply telling my
second grade students about magnetic poles and magnetic force, I have them
experiment with magnets in learning centers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I use problem-based learning activities (like how to move a metal toy
car around a track without touching it) to get students to experiment with
magnetic force, explore its properties, and find new ways to use it (not simply
to stick stuff to the refrigerator).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not
only is this approach to learning exciting, motivating, and engaging for
students, but they must use creative thinking, problem solving, and critical
thinking skills to build their knowledge and create.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They become more independent learners and
acquire a thirst for knowledge that is fueled by curiosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The students we help prepare today are the
innovators of tomorrow; they are the key to a bright future flooded with
emerging technologies. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> Exploring and keeping up-to-date with web 2.0 tools is an never-ending task. There's such an ever-growing abundance. During my recent search for a tool to include in the Instructional Apps. of the Internet's wiki assignment, I came across <a href="http://www.biteslide.com/" target="_blank">BiteSlide</a>. I immediately feel in love with it! This website allows students and teachers to create more engaging and creative digital school projects. It is very user-friendly and my second graders would love it! BiteSlide was even voted EdTech Digest's 2013 Award Winner for Best Presentation solution (K-12). This is the best program <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that I have found so far for students to use for making digital presentations.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Yes, presentation software has been around for quite awhile; however, I feel like BiteSlide is an emerging technology because of the way it is structured and its target audience. It's a great tool for project-based learning because it simplifies the integration of technology and keeps the focus where it should be-on the project and content. It allows even young students to collaborate on projects online - which is difficult to do because most collaborative online technologies are above the early elementary level. For example, I tried getting my kids to use a wiki that I thought was kid-friendly that they could collaborate on to make a site about penguins, but it was a failure because the students could not handle <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all of the steps and the way the wiki editing process and such was set up. They also were not able to incorporate much creativity because they struggled to get even the basic text onto the wiki and in an appropriate location (let along creative design elements and illustrations). </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K98F2xw9v_DMfUVp1AR3qySsfGRVK7JG1bOL8gQ955XGIw2UoIJb727_VL34ytqiz3TzimC6ICmVWiALV-JjbMDdJqTYFk7CeC1W2UJDjoXKf3nzm2GiSnqlH6UD3A-kfVS1BmL9lS0/s456/home-promo-hero.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3K98F2xw9v_DMfUVp1AR3qySsfGRVK7JG1bOL8gQ955XGIw2UoIJb727_VL34ytqiz3TzimC6ICmVWiALV-JjbMDdJqTYFk7CeC1W2UJDjoXKf3nzm2GiSnqlH6UD3A-kfVS1BmL9lS0/s320/home-promo-hero.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> BiteSlide, on the other hand, allows the teacher to essentially create a "Project <span style="color: blue;">Folder" in which the students can then create individual "books" within that folder. <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Their
smaller projects can then be combined to create an overall class project; students
learn to collaborate by using technology and 21 century skills. During
the creative process, a project’s SlideBooks are open for teachers and other
students in the class to view. This means that teachers and classmates
(if the feature is enabled) can give feedback during the project
creation phase - which promotes digital communication and collaboration!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also an option to involve people
from the outside world (perhaps students' family members, friends, or even
guest "experts"). BiteSlide can be used to invite outside parties
into the project to also add comments and give feedback as the SlideBooks
progress. This is a great way for students to hone their final presentation
with authentic input from the outside world. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Overall, it seems like </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BiteSlide
is emerging as a great digital stepping-stone for young
kids as an introduction to online digital self-expression, collaboration, and
communication! </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.biteslide.com/" target="_blank">Check it out!</a> How do you think it can be used within a classroom?</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-92184827412635370562013-06-25T13:09:00.001-07:002013-06-25T13:09:25.880-07:00Coding for Kids?!<a href="http://www.dw.de/image/0,,1262734_4,00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://www.dw.de/image/0,,1262734_4,00.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After finishing my WebQuest project and beginning to focus
more on my instructional website assignment, I have been thinking about
students using technology in different ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The concepts of having students interact, communicate and learn through
WebQuests, wikis, blogs, and instructional websites are becoming more common in
schools now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, these usually
involve “teacher-prepared” technology activities that students just access or
interact with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most kids are not truly
fluent with technology because they usually just interact with new technologies
instead of also creating new technologies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What if kids were encouraged to create their own?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What if kids were taught how to code starting
at a young age?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> While exploring the </span><a href="http://www.code.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Code.org</span></a><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
website, I was shocked to hear that “1 million of the best jobs in America may
go unfilled because only 1 in 10 schools teach students how to code.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This fact really emphasizes the importance of
coding as an important life/career skill for students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, what really interested me was how
available and easily accessible programs are that teach individuals how to
code.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not previously realize that there
were programs like Scratch, Khan Academy, CodeHS, and Codecademy that teach
coding; there are even apps for iPads (like “Move the Turtle” and “Robo Logic”)
that help teach even young children the basics of coding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Opportunities to learn how to code are far
more plentiful and accessible than I had originally thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it would be beneficial for children to learn how to
code so they can read and write new technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also, coding helps students strengthen their critical thinking, problem
solving, creative learning, cooperative learning, and higher-level thinking
skills; exploring and practicing these concepts within the context of coding is
meaningful and motivating. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think
coding is becoming an increasingly important life skill. I can definitely see
the possibility of integrating it within my elementary classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I would begin by using it as an
enrichment challenge for students (especially the ones who finish assignments
quickly and need a challenge).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could
also use it as a learning center during center time because it would promote
critical thinking and problem solving skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once students know the basics, they could create products via coding
that display their content knowledge in other areas of the curriculum; for
example, they could create an animation that illustrates the water cycle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, I think it’s a great idea to
teach kids to code because it can better prepare them to live and work in an
increasingly technologically-saturated world .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<a data-ved="0CAUQjRw" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=BdLEXqkbeLQRIM&tbnid=dgfyMiah0_xwaM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcodingforkids&ei=8ffJUZHOLoTWqgH314CwDA&bvm=bv.48293060,d.aWc&psig=AFQjCNHjHR_NmCVpLIhgF44mKrrZz55g7A&ust=1372277037194679" id="irc_mil" style="border: 0px currentColor; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/1550572341/coding-for-kids-v3.png" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></span></a><span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I guess I better learn how to code soon…. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Want More Food For Thought? </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Watch </span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mitch
Resnick’s “Let’s Teach Kids to Code” TED Talk</span></a></div>
Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-75704693572504793962013-06-21T13:47:00.001-07:002013-06-21T14:02:42.611-07:00Tools for Differentiated Learning<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lately, I have
been delving into the science behind creating and using WebQuests and
Instructional Websites within the classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like these tools because they lend themselves to differentiated
learning goals and outcomes for students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am always on the lookout for new ways to help differentiate learning
within my elementary classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
cool tool that I came across while checking my EdSurge RSS feed this week is
called <a href="https://www.edsurge.com/teachermate#/default" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">TeacherMate</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a cloud-based
learning management system created by <a href="http://www.innovationsforlearning.org/teachermate.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Innovations for Learning</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
a differentiated instruction system for elementary-leveled reading and math; it
allows educators to target (differentiate) instruction for individual students
in the class via the use of laptops and hand-help devises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TeacherMate gives continuous support, reinforcement,
and feedback for students as they progress through content and difficulty
levels at their own pace (as decided upon by their teacher and the TeacherMate
program); at the same time, the teacher is in control of what content and
difficulty level each student is working on and is given immediate feedback on
student performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The overall goal
of TeacherMate is to help teachers differentiate learning more easily by using
laptops and handheld devices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TeacherMate
seems like a great idea/product because it appears to be user-friendly and
enables teachers to easily better individualize instruction (as mentioned by a
first grade teacher in an interview about using the product in the
classroom).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teachers are able to
maintain control of the curriculum by managing what content and levels of
difficulty individual students are working on and receive real-time result data;
student scores and voice recordings are wirelessly synced to and from the
online management system in order to create summaries and detailed performance
reports that can guide future instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Students are eager to use this piece of gadget technology because it
delivers the content through a mix of videos, animation, and games (all things
that kids love); the program is also enticing to students because they can earn
points while completing assignments/games that can be redeemed at a virtual
store. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think TeacherMate would be a great tool
to have in the classroom and would be a great addition to my guided
reading/center time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Continuously
differentiating instruction is not an easy task, but TeacherMate seems like it
could definitely help that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also think
students would be more likely to use it independently (without the need for
constant redirection from the teacher in order to stay on task) because it
makes learning fun with videos, animations, games, and options to record and
listen to themselves read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TeacherMate
has the potential to majorly change the concept of individualized instruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d love to try it out!</span></span></div>
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Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-23576928031574968772013-06-16T10:59:00.002-07:002013-06-16T10:59:53.844-07:00Where There's A Will, There's A Way
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I just got done watching a TED
Talk presented by Vinay Venkatraman titled “</span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/vinay_venkatraman_technology_crafts_for_the_digitally_underserved.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Technology Crafts for the DigitallyUnderserved</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This video intrigued me
enough that I felt it would be a good topic for a blog entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this video, Venkatraman shared his
alternate vision for a digitally inclusive world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This talk is centered on the two-thirds of
the world that does not have easy access to the plethora of latest technology
that most of us are accustomed to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within
this talk, however, he shares interesting stories of how local electronic shops
in these small towns and villages around the world are becoming adept at fixing
pieces of technology using low-cost parts (which are sometimes even salvaged
parts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also explains his work in
“technology crafts” which helps enable people to turn simple devises (such as a
mobile phone, lunch box, and flashlight) into more advanced technological tools
(such as a digital projector for a small village school).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The creation of these “technology crafts” has
the potential to help a lot of people (especially in the fields of education
and healthcare) who would not have access to such valuable tools
otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I live in a part of the world that takes
technology for granted and basically centers our lives around it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I know there are still people in
many parts of the world that do not have access to even the most basic pieces
of technology that I (as many people) take for granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very interesting to hear how people
are finding ways to create more advanced technological tools from very basic
items in order to help everyone gain access to helpful technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are thinking about technology in a
different, non-traditional way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do
not simply see an alarm clock as a means of waking people; they see it as a building
block of a health screening tool that can help save lives in small villages
that do not have easy access to medical care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These ingenious people are using and combining whatever tools and
materials that they have easy access to in order to build more advanced,
life-changing pieces of technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
continuously tinker, test, and readjust their creations until they get an end
product that they are pleased with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
would have thought that parts from an alarm clock, TV remote, and computer
mouse could be combined to create a valuable health screening device for triage
in small villages? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, it is amazing what people
can do when they see a problem and put their minds to finding a solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People’s ingenuity never ceases to amaze me;
where there’s a will, there’s a way!</span></span></div>
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Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-12446004768233454112013-06-12T22:36:00.000-07:002013-06-12T22:39:34.606-07:00Late Night Thoughts<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"> So, it’s 1:15 AM and I can’t sleep due to my crazy dogs
freaking out over a small thunderstorm storm; I have decided to be productive
and write on this blog to help fulfill the class requirement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be honest, I’m still not really sure how I
feel about blogging and using Twitter (two things that I have to do for the Instructional
Apps. of the Internet course).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not
someone who likes to announce everything I am thinking and doing on the internet
for everyone and anyone to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
as I explore the topics in more depth, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am beginning to see some possible benefits for these programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For educators, I think social communication
apps. (like Twitter and blogs) could be used to create even more open lines of
communication with students, parents, and other educators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teachers could use these internet apps. to
post updates about what is going on in class; students and parents could then
follow the feeds and be better informed of what is going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students could also share their thoughts on
topics (such as current academic content exploration or books they are reading)
any time of the day or night with the teacher and other students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students could also use them to find help on homework
or studying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, privacy and
protection would still be a concern for me if I were to begin having my second
graders participate in blogging; I’d have to look into finding a blogging
program that is kid-friendly and safe for them to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, my thoughts on computer apps. such
as Twitter and blogging are beginning to change; I just need to remember that it’s
all in how each user chooses to utilize the tools.</span><br />
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Kelsie Markijohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16083180543442070249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016306482318622343.post-19456132813481583592013-06-08T17:46:00.000-07:002013-06-08T17:46:08.428-07:00Getting StartedI've decided that it's time to start working on stuff for Instructional Apps. of the Internet.<br />
Step 1. Create Twitter account....<span style="color: red;">CHECK</span><br />
Step 2. Create a Blog account....<span style="color: red;">CHECK</span><br />
Step 3. Try not to get overwhelmed while reading the course syllabus and activities outline....<br />
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