Blog Post #2

Mr. Dancealot
The central message of this video is that you cannot teach a subject and have no experience actually performing the task and be successful. Mr. Dancealot stood behind a podium and read from a PowerPoint on how to dance the box trot. The class was not able fully engage in the class because there was no hands on activities. The author made the case by showing in the end that the students had no knowledge on what they should be doing. Having only paper and pencil should not be the only way to teach a class.

Teaching in the 21st Century
In this presentation Mr. Roberts presents how teaching has/will evolve. In the video it says that if teachers only provide: content
facts
dates
formulas
research
theories
stories
information
Then our role as teachers is obsolete. Teachers are not the main source of information. We are the filters. Students can find anything anytime anywhere. But we must be able and available to teach them how to do those tings properly. If we as educators are able to Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
and create.
we will build lifelong learners. "Students don't need to be entertained, but engaged" This engagement should be fun and exciting. With that being said. Let's engage our students with entertaining information and ideas that they will enjoy as well as learn.
The Networked Student
After watching the video it is very clear why EDM 310 is important. There are ways in which future educators can connect with each other and build a lifelong building process, by using tools on the internet. When asked Why does the Networked student need a teacher? My reaction to the question is that the teacher is needed for support when the student has any issues. The teacher does not give the answer but only suggestions so the student can continue to explore new ways of collaborating.
Harness Digital Smarts
In this video Mrs. Davis shows how she fosters the love of learning in her classroom. She is allowing them to create relationships with people around the world from her small town in Georgia. The students are even teaching her new things. The learning cyle continues throughout the school. Teachers introduce the concept and the students help each other by using all the electronic medis that they can.
Flipping the Classroom
Flipping the classroom is a very new concept for me. I love the idea that the teacher can do a prerecorded video that the student can view for homework and be prepared with questions on the subject before it is even taught. With this technique the student has the advantage. They will be able to practice the subject, then ask questions if needed. The teacher then will be able to focus on the things that te students have issues with. I will be doing more research of this technique for my future classroom.

Blog Post #1

There are a few things that I have heard about EDM310. One being that this will be the hardest class at the University of Alabama. I have also had previous students say that they really enjoyed the class because it is hands on and not class notes. I have some fears about this class. Them being mostly will I leave a great impression, or trail for people to follow? I must admit that I have taken this course before and it was difficult for me because I was not accustomed to the workload. Other classes that I have been enrolled in at both the university and in high school were not as challenging. This is both good and bad. The good part is that I will/have learned a lot of information that I can take with me in my future classroom. The bad being that I was deprived from information that could have better prepared me for this course. The most difficult thing for me in EDM310 will be trying to convince myself that I am leaving a positive persona that the world will be able to view. The only way that I can be sure that I am leaving a positive trail would be to act as a professional both in class and in the social media. The only question that I have is If/When I make a comment on a post, will I be "graded" harshly because I don't necessarily agree with the topic at hand? I know that no two people have to agree, but If I don't agree with per say...Dr.Strange will that affect his view on my way of thinking?

Practice post

My name is Roshawnda Thompson. I live in the Semmes area. I built my first home there in 2005. This is my senior year at the University of South Alabama. I plan o graduate in the spring of 2015. I love shrimp and any other seafoods. I love to go on vacations with my family. I most recently went to a New Orleans Saints game with my husband. Every year we take our kids on a week long vacation to Destin, Fl. I am thirty years old. I have two children. A 8 year old daughter and a 1 year old son. I have been married for a year to my children's father Frank. We have been together for what seems like forever. (high school)

I must admit that education was not my first choice of majors. I always had the passion to work in the medical field. My husband pointed out to me that one of us had to be home with the kids, he is a locomotive engineer for CSX and is not home enough to be there with the kids. I then realized that I have extreme patience with children.In my past experiences with going to my daughters school, the children seem to flock to me. I started looking into the education field and found that this best suited me. I love the look on little children's face when they have learned a new task or activity. I want to be the person that makes their faces lighten up.

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