Completion of Assignment 8

I have completed the course feedback survey and the Route Y student rating university course evaluation.

watching portion write up

I looked at Netsmartz (video resources), ikeepsafe Faux Paws(video), Frontline PBS documentary(videos), and some of the isafe-webcast stuff.  This will help with my teaching to know how where to put the computers in the classroom-have them in site where I may view what the students are doing, and my view of cheating has changed.  I will definitely have to use computers in the classroom, and I want to have a safe environment for everyone in the room.  I know better what the dangers are, and I will have an internet safety lesson that is interactive before I let the students use the computers.  This information will be valuable, but I know there are points I don't see.  I will come across them when they come, and now, I will know better how to deal with what happens.  

I talked to my dad, and he is 55 years old.  I shared the information on predators, where to put your computers, and teens/people living their lives online.  I shared what Elder Ballard talked about as well.  Elder Ballard went over better with my dad because it wasn't something he taught or studied.  It was newer to him.  My dad taught internet safety to his school kids and to different religious groups of parents and youth.  He is pretty well versed in internet safety, and he has tried to teach us(his kids) what he knows.  This assignment was a good review.  Talking to my dad was positive, and he didn't mind me relating to him things he already was versed about.  

follow up questions on internet article

1. What article did you choose to read for your #5 article?    I chose to read Elder Ballard's talk called let our voices be heard.
2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings?  I learned the biggest challenge is to choose wisely.  It is up to us to partake in the good or the bad.  We have a choice.  I also learned some good strategies to minimize the effect of the negative media. 
3. 1. We need to hold family councils and decide what our media standards are going to be.

   2. We need to spend enough quality time with our children that we are consistently the main influence in their lives, not the media or any peer group.

   3. We need to make good media choices ourselves and set good examples for our children.

   4. We need to limit the amount of time our children watch TV or play video games or use the Internet each day. Virtual reality must not become their reality.

   5. We need to use Internet filters and TV programming locks to prevent our children from “chancing upon” things they should not see.

   6. We need to have TVs and computers in a much-used common room in the home, not in a bedroom or a private place.

   7. We need to take time to watch appropriate media with our children and discuss with them how to make choices that will uplift and build rather than degrade and destroy.

    
4. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?   I will follow the guidelines above, and I've thought about going through the movies I have and getting rid of a bunch of them.  I don't want to teach my children the lessons some of the movies teach.  
5. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?  I can influence my family and friends by making my voice heard.  I can speak up for things I don't like in the media, and try to get a poll from different families and friends to send to the media companies to protest what is being shown.

Info about final project

My final project deals with earth systems.  I picked the 1st and 2nd core standards to work with, and these standards deal with students understanding the motion and composition of the planets and stars.  I decided to learn how to use starry night and through Jing, make a video showing students how to use starry night.  I  will give my students different constellations to look at and show them how to view the rotation of the stars.  This would open my class for discussions about how the stars rotate and then lead into discussions on the planets.  I will turn in different videos that I would show my students on how to navigate starry night to see the different constellations.  The last video will be information on the quiz on the constellations the students will take.  

As kind of stated above, I will use the Jing videos to introduce the students to starry night to learn about the constellations and planets.  

My project fulfills TPACK because it is new technology going to be used in the classroom, it gives students something they can refer to when in or out of the classroom if they need help, it gives students a chance to work at their own pace, and it teaches them a new exciting content. Stars are objects that many people find fascinating, so if I can instill in my students a love of science through observing the stars, I will try my hardest.  

starry night project week 6 of IP&T

First part to exploring the stars

http://www.screencast.com/t/iLRAbGBQ

Second part to exploring the stars

http://www.screencast.com/t/s9on7xzT3B

Final part to exploring the stars

http://www.screencast.com/t/9Qi89TZp2Q

Star quiz information

http://screencast.com/t/eZuR5qps

Jing test

This is my Jing test.

http://www.screencast.com/t/4L8sl377L

TPAK vs TPK

TPACK stands for technological pedagogical and content knowledge, and there are three parts to it: PK,TK,and CK.  Pk is general knowledge and skills dealing with teaching.  Tk is being able to understand and use technology in the classroom.  CK is a knowledge of facts, skills, and concepts. There are different combinations of these three areas.

TPK stand for technological pedagogical knowledge, and it is knowledge dealing with how and using different technologies.  This is a part of the TPACK, so the difference between them is one is part of the whole idea.    

screen shot of talking with friend

The fist pic is of me trying to use the video on facebook, but an error message came up every time I tried to stop the video.  I kept trying till I got the video to work.  The second pic was Megan in the other section and I talking on googlechat with the video option.  It was fun to talk with Megan.  

I preferred to use the google chat with the camera because it was easier to get to work.  Facebook was iffy at times with their server.  I could see the importance of both options in class.  If a student was sick, then they could e-mail me to do a video chat with them about what we talked about in class or about questions with homework.  The video option in facebook would be nice to demonstrate extra examples for the class to look up if they want extra help, or to demonstrate what was done that day in class.