November comment for kids

The Benzing Girls Shows

Amber talks about both sides of her family. On her mother side there is a larger amount of people. When her mother side of the family has gatherings the children put on a show for everyone to see. The girls practice a lot for dance routines that they perform. The girls would perform their shows at relative’s houses. Although, they mostly did dance routines sometimes they would try different shows. Once they put on a play. They acted out a play about trolls that one of the cousins wrote. They were asked to make up a dance routines for one of their aunts wedding. The girls were excited because that was their first time dancing in front of other people besides family.

MY RESPONSE
I also have a really big family. Whenever my family had gathering all of the kids would play volleyball and the whole family would watch. I think that you have a close family and it seems like you had a fun childhood. I believe that all families should have a close bond like your family. Recording your dance routines has given you memories that can be view forever.

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Outstanding October!


Outstanding October is a class blog post written by a boy named Patrick T. Patrick attends the school of rock. The blog post tells people about the fun things that his class did in the month of October.
The class first big writing assignment was to write a terrifying story. Patrick story was about a little boy and his sister waking up in a mansion with an murderer lurking inside it! Not all of the stories were scary, a few stories we funny and twisted. His class also had the opportunity to communicate with a professional veterinarian through face-time. The program kind of reminds me of Skype because both programs allow you to talk and see other people from different locations. Patrick class celebrated Halloween by having a science festival called the Monster Bash. Students were allowed to invite their parents to come watch them play around with science experiments.
On Halloween his school had a big party and a parade. All of the students got to march around the school in their Halloween costumes. Patrick added a link to a video that he creates to highlight the month of October.

MY RESPONSE
Time really does fly by when you are having that much fun in school. I would have loved to attend a school that celebrated Halloween with parades and parties. I think that it is awesome that your school allows you to wear your Halloween costume to school. When I was in grade school I didn’t get to have as much fun as your class, I was lucky if I got a party. Face-time is new to me but, it reminds me of a program named Skype. Both of the programs allow you to communicate with other in different locations.


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Alienation

This blog post was written by a 10 grade student named Adrianna. The post is about Adrianna's friend who is very depressed. Her friend text her and tell her that she is thinking about killing herself because a boy will not take to her. Adrianna ends up talking her friend out of killing herself. This is a sad situation which happens to often with young girls around the world. I glad that Adrianna was able to talk her friend out of killing herself.

MY RESPONSE


You should feel proud of yourself for helping save your friend life. Most people that think about killing themselves usual reach out to others for help before they actually do it. You are a really good friend to her.

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Back to the future

This video was posted by a teacher named Brian Crosby. The video explains how he incorporated technology into his classroom. Most of the students in his class spoke English as a second language. Each student in his class was required to have a blog so that they could embed videos of themselves. Mr. Crosby had his students record a hot air balloon experiment involving their "high hopes". The balloon experiment created confidence in all of his students. The video also received comments for other people.



A Vision of Students Today

Chalkboards are becoming outdated as technology demand increases. Student don’t want to sit in an over packed classroom watching a teacher write a boring lesson on the chalkboard. Most students would rather play on their ipads or cell phone. Since most student already own these devises teachers should allow students to use them to learn. Many schools are not able to afford computers for each student. Allow students to bring their own computers and smart phones could help benefit classrooms. Teachers would be able to expand their lessons and make them more current with the internet. Computers and smart phones offer visual pictures and different resource. Most site on the internet are free and user friendly.

I believe the message that “A Vision of Students Today” is trying to teach educators the important of using technology in the classroom. Computers and cellphones call be used to help students learn at their own pace and have fun at the same time. Students are going to use smart phones and tablets in school whether they are ban or not. Teachers should just allow students to use them in a positive way. Students are communicating, sending pictures to each other, using social media and social networking, and consuming information on a daily bases anyway. Teachers should use social media and messaging as a way to communicate with their students and allow students to collaborate with each other using these devices. Different views on the same subject can be helpful for students.



The video screams for teachers to start covering relevant material and let students uses updated technology in the classroom. Smart phones and computers can instantly link students to current information. Teachers shouldn't be afraid to allow student to use their technology if they are using them for an educational purpose.

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Progress Report on Final Project

The name of my group is The June Girls, because we are all born in the month of June. For our final group project we decided to create a 10 minute video about EDM 310. The title of the video is " Advice for Future EDM 310 students." I think that this video will help all future students because it informs them about the different task that they must do in EDM 310. This video will help teach students why it is important to stay on top of each assignment.

Our group has meet several times to work of the video. Each member has done their fair share of the work. We hold group meeting on the days that EDM 310 don't have classes.

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CREATE MY OWN BLOG ASSIGNMENT

1.Watch this Video: Pinterest tutorial 1:32
After watching the video, explain what Pinterest is and discuss education ideas that you can post on Pinterest.

Pinterest is a virtual pin board that lets people organize and share ideals that they find on the web. Pinterest allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections. If you find something interesting online you can pin the picture up on your pin board. Members of Pinterest can browse other pin boards for inspiration. If they see something that they like they can re-pin the image to their own collections or like the photo. Most Pin boards are listed by themed so that pins can easily be organized, categorized and discovered by other users.

Pinterest is a powerful tool that can be used for many different purposes. Many teachers have already taken advantage of the many different tools that pinterest has to offer. Teachers can use Pinterest to find lesson plans and organize their ideals. A board can be created for each subject and unit to help the teachers keep ideals organized. Teachers can collaborate with other teachers that share the same interest. They can share lesson plans, projects and teaching ideals. The DIY and Crafts category on Pinterest can help teachers find great craft ideals for their classrooms. Last week I created a Pinterest account and spent hours playing around with different craft projects.

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“Little Kids… Big Potential”


The YouTube video “Little Kids… Big Potential” made me realize that small kids enjoy learning on their own. In the video children discuss many different resources that they have learned in their classroom. The children also shared what they liked about each resource. The children in this class learned how to blog, use a webpage, use wikis and add videos to their blog.

The students in this class love writing on their class blog. The students are excited that other people can see their blog and leave comments. The students believe that blogging helps them become better writers. Mrs. Cassidy’s class enjoys using the class webpage to learn new information. The class blog is setup for students to click on pictures to make information pop up. The webpage helps children work on different subject. Students can choose to work on whatever subject they need the most help in. Mrs. Cassidy introduced her student to a program named Wikis. Wikis allow students to post questions that they would like to have answered by other people. The teacher also taught her students how to make videos of what they have learned for their blog. Skype is another resource that the students are using in this classroom. Skype is used to communicate with others. The most amazing resource that the students use is Nintendo DS’s . The DS teach how to become better decision makers and how to share with others.

I would use blogging in my classroom for several reasons. Students could learn new information from others and work on their writing skills at the same time. Blogging would allow my students to receive instant feedback from others. One impediment that I would put into place would be to have all comments approved by me before they can be posted to my student’s blog. I would proofread them to check negative feedback. All of the negative comments get rejected.

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A world where grades will be left behind


MR. Thrun, started a free online artificial intelligence course named Udacity. The course was free and available to anyone who wanted to learn. Students were never late for class and they couldn’t fail. Udacity allowed people to choose between several free online course taught by professionals around the world. More than 160,000 people join this class. He liked the turnout and decided to open up his own education company. Offices at this company have video cameras that capture instructors as they write figures and diagrams on white boards. Udacity also have staff members that create computer based educational games.
Mr.Thrun believes that in the next 30 years more classrooms could be online. The online class could hold as few as ten and up to hundreds of thousands of students. He also states that grades won’t exist anymore. Students will be allowed to take as much time as they need to master a concept. According to Mr. Thrun instruction will be free to everyone. Services such as certification and exams may involve a fee. In the future online schools will be able to accommodate larger amounts of people at a free or low price.

MY RESPONSES

I can see all of Mr. Thrun’s ideals becoming true in the future. The reason that I agree with him is because I already see education courses being taught online. Currently, schools are already offering classes online. Many students would rather take an online class than be in a lecture classroom. Online classes allow you to work at your own pace. I also believe that fun videos and games could help students learn more. I would much rather be playing an educational than reading a boring book.

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Technology In The Classroom

"Technology in the classroom" is a blog written by students in a US history class.Everyday different students take turns updating the class blog. The class is named US History Research Seminar and is called ushrs for short. The teacher's name is Mark and he teaches his students the importance of technology and social media in the classroom. He allows his class to blog and use twitter to communicate with other students around the world by posting their work on the internet for everyone to see. Posting their work online gives the students the chance to receive instant feedback from other viewing their blog.
This class also helps students work on their writing skills through blogging. Especially, by using correct grammar and punctuation. Students and write freely in this class without being contained to paper and pens.The teacher in this class feels that blogging and social media can play an important role in helping students understand topics, improve writing skills, and learn great forms of communication.

MY RESPONSE

I am happy to learn that a class like this is offered in high school. When I attended high school, history was just another lecture class that required lots of note taking. I Didn’t learn anything about blogging until I reached college.Teaching kids that technology can be used for other purpose besides entertainment is wonderful. Technology can be used for many purposes and learning is one of them. I also think that the teacher is are correct when he say that blogging helps students improve their writing skills. I believe that the more that you do something the better you will become at doing it. Blogging can become fun once you get the hang of it. One great benefit of blogging is that you can get instead feedback for others around the world. Students can receive a lot of different opinions as well.


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This week I was assigned to a 4th grade class blog.The 4th graders who wrote the blog are from the UK. The blog is about a story that the teacher read to the class called "The Three Little Bears". The students in this class pretended to be goldilocks and wrote an apology letter to the bears. They explained to the bears why she ate their food and broke their chairs. The children even tried to correct her mistake by saying that her daddy would fix the chair. The letter was short and sweet. The lesson that this class is learning will help them be caring adults when they become older. It takes a big person to apologize when they have done something wrong.

My response

I love the message that your class is learning from reading this story. Apologizing when you do something wrong is a noble thing to do.People are more willing to forgive when they hear the sincerity in your words. Keep up the great work!

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The Outsiders Characterization: Ponyboy

This blog was written by a student named Thomas.In the blog post, Thomas describes characteristics of another little boy named Pony Boy. Pony Boy is a charter from the book called the "outsider" who is caring and brave. He cares about his family and other people. In the book the boy runs into a lot of trouble.

My response


You did a great job telling your readers about the character from the story. I think that it is sad that this little boy had to see someone get killed. This boy in this story had to be very brave to help save kids from a fire. The story helps people understand that a hero could be the person that you least expected.

On The Telly
On the Telly is a blog post that was posted by two America people living in Ireland. The post informed people about what was aired on Ireland's television stations. I was excited to learn that they are keeping up with the United States news. The blog post also informed us about the economic crisis in Ireland. Ireland's crisis reminded me a lot of the recession in United States. I am glad that they posted this information on their blog. I believe that it is important that we try to stay in tune with the world around us.



My response

I am happy to hear that you are being updated on the news here in the US.The Sky News channel seems to be reporting the same stories we hear in the US. The election and hurricane are all over the news. Reading your blog post makes me feel connected to an news channel in Ireland. Its sad to hear that they had to receive a bailout and are in debt because of it. Ireland seems to be following in the US footprints.The US is trying to come out of an recession and Ireland is going into a recession. I am disappointed to learn that Ireland reflects U.S. tv in a bad way. I wish that they would air positive U.S. tv shows instead of negative shows.

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