March 14 Class

I learned a great deal today regarding media do's and don'ts. I found the quizes very helpful. The assignment we did in class about our technology plans was also very helpful. What we have in my district is not nearly as indepth as other districts. This could be something I could work on during my internship.

Creason Day 1

I learned that almost everything a teacher does in his or her classroom could be seen as a violation of a copyright law. In United States history I show lots of films that help provide visual representation of the material we have covered. I did not realize that this might be a violation of a copyright law. Our entire department has its own "video cabinet." It appears this cabinet is full of copyright violations.

Seeing the Gorilla!

I would really like to find the statistics about the gorilla video. I think teachers need be aware that today’s students take in information differently. I thought the video provided a good discussion about how students learn. I would be interested in a similar video or study that demonstrates the effectives of teachers using strategies that require students to do multiple tasks at once while measuring student retention of information. It would be especially fun if it included a Gorilla Suit again.

SandersT-first day comment

I did find out that copy right violation is confusing and also rampant. I've violated it as have most of my colleagues. In addition to the copyright stuff, I have used more new technology today in creating my gmail, blog, and wiki accounts than I have for the past year. It was a productive day---

Copyright/Trademark fun....

WOW - Who knew about what is OK to use, what is not OK to use...I just hope Disney does not get upset with me if I ever use their stuff, my kids love to go to their parks. I do not want to be banned.

Our class comfort zone was stretched a little with all the issues we have had trying to get us all signed up and running. Just think if we were all 13 - we would have been done 30 minutes ago.

Looking forward to getting into the report cards and EXCEL tomorrow.

MK:Technology Day 1

Interesting conversation on the copyright law and fair use policy. I'm guessing that many of us have violated these laws/policies during our teaching career. I understand now why principal's do not like "reward videos" - besides the waste of teaching time - we could be breaking the law.

3 1/2 Drive to Class!

After finally getting to class after driving to the Macomb campus…. I was excited to learn something new! I found it interesting to learn about Bill Dagget and his ideas on how children learn differently. I agree that children are rewired for a new millennium. I really enjoyed the video suggesting that teachers “rewire” their teaching styles for their students! Great idea! I also liked knowing where Tech Plans came from. I helped write ours and I kept thinking that nobody will be reading this and it was a waste of time….guess not.