Vidcast

Podcast Series:
Renaissance (vidcast)

Core Curriculum:
Renaissance:
Social Studies 6th grade
Standard 2
Students will understand the transformation of cultures during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the impact of this transformation on modern times.

We thought that this vidcast would be a good introduction to a unit on the Renaissance. It would introduce children to the important people who shaped the world and made landmark changes that we still feel today. We just wanted to give students a good idea of what we would be learning in our unit.

INTASC standards that connect to our vidcast:
Standard 2
C. Design and articulate instruction aligned with Utah Core Curriculum standards.

NETS standards:
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats

Drawbacks to this assignment:
I would like to work on this vidcast a lot more to make it work better, but that would take more than the time allotted to make happen. I would also like to ask students about what figures might interesting to them so I could tailor it more to their interests instead of what I think is interesting to me.

Future plans for this series:
As stated before, I would like to perfect this vidcast a lot more. I would also tailor a lot more of my video to my students interests rather than just what I found interesting for me.

Vid Casting

This week we started throwing around ideas for a vid cast that is due in a couple of weeks. We kinda decided to do one on the Renaissance, but hadn't gotten any farther than that. We talked a lot in class about how to use vid casts possibly in a classroom. I really look forward to using and learning more about vid casts as I work on it further.

Podcasting

Today we experimented with Podcasting. We did it with a public service announcement. Me and Lori chose to do it on cyberbulling. I had a ton of fun with it. We were laughing and had tons of fun writing the script and recording it. I mean we seriously had to try it at least 15 times to get it right.
I would like to use this now to help me possibly with homework for teachers. If they are willing to allow me to record them, then possibly on the days that I'm gone, I can listen to their lectures on my iPod. That would be so totally awesome!
When I become a teacher, for certain subjects (This really wouldn't work well with math), I could record and podcast my lectures so that my students would know what I talked about during class and be able to listen and keep on top of their homework.

EDEL 3250 Google part 2

This week we worked on building a Google site. I have to say that it was a lot of work! Most of it was a review from 2200, but it was nice that we went over it step by step in class. I really think if I worked at it, I could probably get comfortable working with a class website.
I really don't see myself running a website at this current point in time considering my schedule, but it's good practice for when I am ready to start working on my very own real class website. It really works well for me to learn now when I have Doc Waters to help me if I get stuck rather than being frustrated on my own with no one to help me.
Once I become a teacher, I could really see myself using a class website in one form or another. It would be helpful to my students and parents. Students and parents can check announcements related to the class, get missed assignments, etc.

EDEL 3250 Google Part 1

This week we started learning about google, specifically gmail and google docs. I was already somewhat familiar with gmail since I already have an account. I really like it a lot better than the rest of the email accounts because it has a lot more features. But what I really loved learning about this week was google docs! Our entire cohort is using them all the time now.
We're using them on most of our assignments already and we just barely learned about them! Our entire cohort made a contact list and a calendar for our classes in google docs that we share with the whole cohort. Google docs is completely amazing.
I plan on definitely using this a lot in the future. Google docs really promotes collaboration with colleagues and other students. It's a perfect medium for papers that need that. I really look forward to using this in my professional life.

EDEL 3250 Week 1 Educational Hero

I have had many heroes in my long journey through the American Education System lol. But since Doc Waters would like me not to write a dissertation I will focus on one or maybe two.
My big hero that I can think of is my high school English teacher Mrs. Lee. She was complete opposite from me in nearly every way, but I loved her confidence and her ability to question EVERYTHING and I mean everything. She taught me that it was really okay to question. She even let me question her, which was a big no-no for me underneath (you wouldn't know it if you know me, but it's true). She became one of my best friends and I really want to allow my students to question me (in a good way of course). I want them to trust me and I want to have enough trust in myself to allow my students to ask me questions about what I believe.

Resources

www.uvu.edu/csse
UVU’s job board and student employment services.
www.bridges.com
Site ID: 1020676
Password: uvsc123
Explore careers, education and money outlook to help with career decisions
www.linkedin.com
A networking site that you can use to network with others in companies or similar interests
http://www.uvu.edu/csse/students/resources/resumes.html
CSSE’s page for helping with resumes
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/careerfair/students.html
Useful information about attending career fairs and elevator speeches