Thursday, January 29, 2015

Blog Post 3

Peer editing is reviewing your peers work and making correction, suggestions, and comments.There are many benefits to peer editing, but a student need to know what is wrong and the proper way to fix it. To me the best approach to peer editing would be to be specific. Be specific when making comments and suggestions. Its best to not generalize. When I peer edit my classmates blog I will be respectful and helpful. The importance of peer editing is to help your peers and make sure they don't have any mistakes. They also learn the right components to a paper and what to leave out. It teachers students how to scan their own paper aw well as someone else's for mistakes. Sometimes it is important for a student to receive feedback from a peer rather than a teacher. Peer editing helps because you don't always see what's wrong with your work.  The bad part of peer editing could be that the they don't offer any valuable constructive criticism, some people may only want the teacher to view it, and they don't want others to view their work when it is not finished.

What it peer editing
Peer edit with perfection with tutorial
Writing peer review top 10 mistakes






peer editing clipart



Sunday, January 25, 2015

Blog Post 2

1. The message of the video is to have activities and course material appropriate for your class. Lectures don't always get the point across. You need to have demonstrations and examples that the class can see. Don't hide behind the desk and be interactive with the class. The author puts emphasis on the students who are trying to figure out what the teacher is trying to get across. The students are not fully engaged in the class and at the end of the video they haven't learned anything. I agree with his conclusion because if the teacher is not properly prepared and doesn't have functional examples for the class to view and understand they are not going to retain anything the teacher has said. Especially if they just read straight from the power point. I had one professor read right off the notes and half the class nearly fell asleep.        

2.Roberts thinks it means that the material should be engaging and not so much entertaining . I feel that Roberts is right that teaching is changing . It is becoming more technology based. Teachers and students are using it more frequently than they used to. it will affect future educators by challenging them to use technology in their classrooms. For them to find ways to monitor the use of technology and apply restrictions to it in the class. Teachers will have to teach students how to understand what they read and how to find reliable resources. Teachers will have to find ways to keep the students engaged. 

Thesis: Teachers roles in students lives will become obsolete unless the methods of teaching evolve.
Main point 1: anyone can find any information at any time using the internet.
A. Finding out the validity of the information.
B.Applying information found in a responsible way.
Main point 2: Technology needs to be a larger part of any learning method.
A. Having students collaborate and do work online.
B. Using technology to engage students rather than entertaining them.

3. The networked student needs a teacher to help guide them and find reliable resources . I think using the web is a good way to find information and use it for research . but to me there are some thing's I would rather look up in book. I didn't know the extent of how much you could find on the internet. I haven't heard of iTunes U. I find that very interesting. Something like that could be useful.

4. The thesis of the video customizing her teaching methods for the individual student. Her methods seem to have a positive outcome. Some students will benefit from it and some wont. I would be one of those who wouldn't, I would rather have pen and paper to take notes with.

5. Elementary is leading the race. They have more resources like their new mac books. They have accomplished more than we have. It seems they have a better understanding of how to use their new technology. I wouldn't be leading the race because I rarely use my laptop for anything other than doing my homework. I don't care to spend all my time on a computer or tablet. I don't create movies, use photo shop or create audio for anything.

6.  I would provide more hands on experiences, and opportunities for students to get actively involved. I think group projects are always a good idea. it gives students the chance to interact with others, to be a team player and contribute to the project. Coaching the material instead of teaching it is looking at it from another view point. The students might better understand what they are learning. I would also try to provide positive and constructive feedback in my teaching to let the students know or let the class know how well another student is doing.                                                                                                                                                         

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Blog Post 1

I haven't heard anything about EDM 310 until I got to class. I heard other classmates talking about the amount of work this class requires. I fear that some of the projects we have to do might give me trouble and that I might not get everything done on time. When comparing this class with others or even high school, I don't think I have had another class so project based. I think this class might be like taking an online course because all the projects and blogs are done on the computer. The most difficult thing for me in this class might be trying to figure out how to work with the gmail tools and using them for the stuff we do in class. the best way for me to address this issue would be to ask questions and to practice with the tools. The only question I have for this class would be how am I going to incorporate this into physical education. I am interested to see what we learn and how I can use these new skills for in my teaching.

Practice Blog

Outline:
* About me
*Why I chose education
* Educators work
*Hobbies


My name is Kristen Perkins. My major is physical education. I come from a military family, I'm a Navy brat. My father was in the navy for twenty years. I have lived in about five different states and some more than once. I have lived in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. We never stayed longer than six months to a year. I moved from Georgia to attend USA because of a Scholarship. My major interests/ hobbies are sports, soccer, I love to draw, paint, read and write. I also draw my own tattoo designs and have done some for people that I know. I like listening to music and spending time at the gym.

I chose the education field because I wanted to be a physical education teacher. I think athletics is important. I love sports and I want to be able to teach children different sports and help them achieve any goals they have with physical fitness. Teachers have the chance to help their students succeed and I want to be a part of that. Teachers in the 21st century educate, discipline, and care for their students.
Soccer at sage park!


A painting that iv done.