Lesson 12 Reflection 3

One thing I feel that I want to do is to incorporate video clips wherever possible. If I organize them using del.icio.us will i be able to open it at school? I know that Lori mentioned that del.icio.us is not good for students because you never knowwhat might pop up at the login. I really need organization to keep track of all the online availability.

I would like to create podcasts, but do not feel comfortable enough in the procedure, so I am hoping there will be another opportunity for the Summer Tech Camp materials. Podcasts of lessons would really be great for absent students wo are out sick, leaving for a vacation during school, or for extending learning.

Lesson 11 School 2.0

What strikes me the most is that everyone is on the same page. Everyone is doing the technology. It is hopefully like fast forward to our current students as parents. There is not a part of the picture which is disconnected from technology, as it is in real life.It is often hard to move forward, when someone insists that they have rights and that the information must be presented the same way it always has because they "don't do computers". In the School 2.0, every classroom is moving forward and using technology, not several classrooms using an "old way of doing it" surrounding the one trying to use technology.

I would definitely keep the Technologists to be the translators and bring others to the conversation. I see them in School 2.0 in "I can help you set up your blog", "I'll set this up for your special ed students", "Thanks for the mentorship podcast", "Now I know how to use the parent portal". Unfortunately there are not enough technologists to be able to actually create our lessons and meet our every need. It would be nice to be able to say, "I need a blog, would you create it for me and then I will use it?" I hope colleges can make changes faster than what I see happening with technology, or we will be behind if teachers don't enter with technology skills. It takes me 10 times longer to learn it now, than if I had earlier. So, hooray for people like Lori, and I'll keep trying.

What I would change is the sitting perspective to the community. Except for the playground, it is all from a sitting perspective. Every computer is next to a chair; they listen to the speaker from a chair. The great benefits that technology can bring to the world, will "sit" next to a host of health problems (back problems, obesity, tendonitis, heart problems) if mobility is not common place in the use of technology.

Another thing I would change is the addition of a cafeteria that dishes up food tailored to your personal nutritional needs, activity level, and health status. We could also add virtual doctors, grocery stores, banks ets, but then I guess it would no longer be School 2.0 but Community 2.0.

Lesson 10

It would be impossible for me to not to agree with Dr. Zhao. The fact that I am attempting this course and listening here is my acknowledgement that I need to embrase the technology that students are learning and incorporate it into my lessons. I took a class back in college on games and simulations, but the games of today have a different challenge for use. It used to be I could create my own games ( paper craft style) to reinforce concepts, but with online games, I am at the mercy of search engines and others creativity.
I noted his idea of what can teachers do versus what can computers do. Hopefully we will reach the harmony of a relationship.
I loved the YouTube. Podcasting to reach students holds interest for me due to the mobility it allows. I want to teach not only info, but lifelong healthy habits, and that means incorporating physical movement. I don't text message, maybe I need to learn that too in order to see the possibilities.

Lesson 9 Collaboration Project

Entrepreneurship can be taught with this type of collaboration project. One group can come up with the idea of an item to invent or make. A second team chooses supplies to make it from within a select budget. A third group could be in charge of promotions, marketing and sales.

Another idea to teach foods and nutrition is to have one group develop some recipes for a large meal. A second group could take those meals and do the mathmatical calculations to double recipes. A third group could work on ingredient substitutions for nutritional enhancement. Each group could then create on recipe for the meal.

I feel that these examples need to have a componet that uites the problem solving to a greater extent. As they are, one group could really do all three componets. That was the same in the Model T example also. Something is missing that I can't identify at the moment.

Lesson 8 Reflection 2

I have the most interest in social bookmarking in del.icio.us. I have been searching for a way to organize web addresses and video clips. When I save to my P drive at school, I don't have access from home and vice versa. Now, I will be able to locate sites, or video clips quickly for instruction or reference. I have found powerpoints on line previously, that I copied and saved, but by placing them in deli.cio.us (if I can go back and find their origin with a link now) I won't forget that I have them. I wish there was a way to save just documents here too, without having to link to another site.

I am looking forward to using the site personally too, with family, to share recipes.

Lesson 6 Reflections of Wikis

Students would definitely thrive as social learners using wikis. It has the glamour of text messaging, with a larger audience. The challenge will be directing their thoughts to the topic at hand, and helping them learn to really know what is a reliable source. It has the potential to also help teach character education as students learn to responsibly respond to other students.