NETS For Students PowerPoint

This PowerPoint displays lesson plans that follow NETS for Students. PowerPoint as an assignment follows NETS 3D:
model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
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Copyright Assignment

The copyright assignment follows the NETS 4A: advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.

The following document describes the copyright guidelines found on http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/cid/copyrightbay/fairuse.htm.

Copyright Assignment

Newsletter

Newsletter

This newsletter was created to sample an assignment that can be used in the classroom with students. The newsletter falls under the NETS 1A that can promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

iMovie

This video was created for prospecting students of California State University of San Marcos. It follows NETS 2A, it can design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

Journal #6- Don't Feed the Trolls

Richardson, Karen W. (May 2008). Don’t feed the trolls: using blogs to teach civil discourse. Learning and Leading with Technology, Retrieved August 7, 2009, from http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/LLIssues/Volume_35_2007_2008_/MayNo7/L_L_May_2008.htm

Karen Richardson discusses guidelines of civil discourse and the what 'trolls' are. Civil discourse guidelines "vary to some extent, they all share an essential message: personal attacks are never acceptable as part of public discourse in which the goal is to discuss ideas rather than people." (Richardson 13). Richardson goes on to define trolls, who are people that are rude and make offensive comments on the Internet. Trolls are usually found in online discussion forums, their main goal is to disrupt the peace by upsetting people. Timothy Campbell recommends that the best way to deal with trolls is to ignore them. The article also introduces MOOse Crossing, which “is an online interactive learning environment for kids ages 9 to 13, designed to help them learn creative writing and programming skills.” (14). Educators have to incorporate learning tools such the MOOse Crossing, in order to avoid misuse of the internet and the tools it has to offer. As educators, we must be an example to our students with all that we do whether it is online or offline. According to Richardson, using blogs is effective when teachers are teaching about civil discourse. The reason they are more effective is because everything that is written down is available for “review and reflection” which makes the student think more about what they will post onto their blogs.

What lesson plans can be done to help implement guidelines for civil discourse?

Educators can create lesson plans based around the guideline so that students fully understand civil discourse. One of the lesson plans can be grouping students together and having them work on one particular guideline. With each guideline students can provide an example of what is acceptable and what is not, and present it to their peers. Make sure that students follow the guidelines, and have them posted somewhere in the classroom.

How is MOOse Crossing effective in the classroom?

This interactive system gives students the confidence and knowledge on how to be an effective and proper writer. All the guidelines and information students need to know are placed in a fun interactive program that students are more interested in. The MOOse crossing code of conduct encourages students to end all their reflections by saying "If you think maybe you shouldn't do something, you probably shouldn't."

Journal #4- Google Earth

I chose to read about Google Earth, because I had always heard about it but never really gone on the site to see what it can do or what it was about. Once I read the post titled Cross-Cultural uses of Google Earth by Thomas Petra, it gave me a better understanding of the uses and benefits on education. Google Earth is a interactive online tool that allows anyone to "visualize, explore, and understand information on a fully interactive 3D globe or 2D browser based maps."(Google Website). Once on Google Earth you can go anywhere in the world or the universe! It is a great tool to use with younger grades, because it give them the opportunity to act as if they were actually there. You are able to explore anywhere in the world, which is a great learning tool for research projects on Geography.

This tool allows students to learn and enjoy a lesson plan. As Petra mentioned in his post there are many ways of using Google Earth. He chose to use it for his math class and developed several lesson plans around it. While working on one of his math lesson plans, his students asked, "What does this have to do with math?". He loved that comment, as do I, because students are enjoying what they are doing without knowing that they are doing math. I personally was never good at math, just because I didn't understand it. But with a tool like this it makes it fun and interesting for a student. The benefit from doing math on an interactive online tool is that the student is learning math and also learning to navigate online while using online resources.

Thomas Petra ended his post by asking if anybody had any ideas that he could use in the classroom with math or any subject. A guy replied that students could run numbers on a population and generate an example using Goggle Earth of what that population would look like 10 or 20 years from now. Thomas liked the ideas and decided that he could have students do something similar, but instead of population use contagious outbreaks. Somebody else said they didn't use math but they did use science. Thomas suggested that something could be done with his lesson plan about tracking typhoons, the science department can add a new perspective to it!

Journal #3- Assessment Made Easy

Zucker, Andrew A. (Jun/Jul 2009). Assessment made easy. Learning and Leading with Technology, Retrieved July 22, 2009, from

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Publications/LL/Current_Issue/L_L_June_July.htm

The article talks about the Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST). "It was the first public charter high school in Denver to become a one-to-one laptop school, thanks to a $1 million gift from Hewlett-Packard." They have a lottery system to accepts students into their school, they also accept forty percent of students from low income families. Their tests scores are the highest the state and most of their senior students are accepted to a college or university. I feel that the main purpose of this article is to inform on the importance of computers in school and the effects they have on students' learning. Part of the mission statement for DSST states that it "aims to create a community of learners and a school culture that fosters both academic and personal success for its students." I liked their mission statement and their goals for the students.

When it comes time for assessment, it becomes much easier for teachers and beneficial for the students. Teachers aren't spending to much time assessing assignments and have more time to tutor their students. Students get better and faster results, which gives them and idea of how they are doing in class. I think this is a plus for the one-to-one laptop program. This also allows a more efficient way of learning and teaching. Students and teachers also benefit from sending copies of essays, which save paper. As well as teachers not having to figure out illegible writing. I really liked the Moddle website that allowed students to post and hold discussions. The article mentions that it is especially beneficial to students who are usually shy in the classroom. One thing that was pointed out was that a weak school will not become a strong one just by adopting the one-to-one laptop program. But having a high quality staff, like the teachers and administrators, as well as an effective curriculum.

Question #1

Would I use Moddle in the classroom?

I love the idea of Moddle, because it mentions that you get more participation and feedback from students who are shy. I personally have always been quiet in the classroom, but I found that I am able to participate and discuss my ideas through writing or an online class.

Question #2

Are there any cons to the one-to-one laptop program?