Peer Presentations

The two best ideas that I learned about integrating technology from my peers’ presentations:

1. I learned more about Smart boards. A girl in my group shared how she had a PowerPoint on her Smart board for her 6th grade class. She was able to click on pictures to enlarge them and kids were able to write on the board. I had no idea all the amazing things those boards could do.

2. I also learned of great sites that you can visit that can help students understand concepts in math, science, english, writing, etc. One of the sites that she showed us was: beaconlearningcenter.com - really cool site to help students understand key objective concepts in all grades!

Internet Safety Talk

I talked to my sister and her best friend Becca. They thought I was so weird for even talking to them about internet safety but they wanted to help me out. I told them the stories about the girl who met someone in the chat room and went to visit him. I asked them if they have ever been in chat rooms, they said they did when they were in middle school. I told them to be careful and never give out information about themselves. They told me about their experiences online and asked me what I thought of it. It was a really great discussion. They told me that they were glad that I told them these things. My sister said she will never talk to anyone that she doesn't know. I think I freaked her out a bit. Becca said that she will be careful, but she still might talk to people that she did not know. She said that she has met some great friends. I told her to be aware because you never know who you are talking to online, the people that they say they are might really be someone completely different. They had a good time talking to someone who was older and wiser :) and hearing about internet safety. I'm glad I was able to talk to both of them.

Internet Safety Questions

1. What article did you choose to read for your fourth article?
An Ensign to the World, A Light to the Nations - Gordon B. Hinckley

2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings?
That temptation is everywhere, in entertainment, on the Internet, in the movies, on television, in cheap literature, and in other ways. Peer pressure he said may be the most overpowering . My favorite quote that he said was, "you must take the long look ahead rather than succumbing to the present seductive temptation."

We need to be careful about the entertainers in our life, many youth of our think of them highly. These artists, grow rich from high admission prices, even when their songs are suggestive.

He also mention pornography and said that it can enslave and destroy you. Pretty much, the sanctity of sex is utterly destroyed in its salacious portrayal in the media. That which by its nature is inherently beautiful is corrupted in its popular presentation.

3. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth?
I am more weary of media. I hate how temptation is everywhere, but it is. It seems like no place is safe. I will make sure that my children and students are aware of the things that can happen. I will need to teach internet safety, media safety, and such.

4. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends?
I will encourage family and friends to not support bad media such as artists who have suggestive songs and not watch movies or tv shows that are suggestive.

Practicum Project Slideshare

The Water Cycle Presentation

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IPT 301 Teacher Observation Reflection

I had the opportunity to observe Brother Guy Doris teach a Marriage Prep class that I am in every Tuesday night. The week I observed was the night that we talked about marital intimacy. Though an akward subject for both unmarried young adults and even married couples, Brother Dorius told us that it is so important and though it may be weird to talk about, it is essential in a marriage and since this is a marriage prep class, we need to be informed about this subject.

When students walk into the classroom Brother Dorius greets students with a friendly hello and likes to shake hands of people as they walk in. He is a very friendly guy and you can tell he wants to have a relationship with his students. As students walk in they see that there are colored little half sheets of paper on the front table. These colored sheets means there is a quiz at the beginning of class. He tells all who walk in before the clock strikes 5:00 that they should take a look at Benson's talk (meaning the test will be taken from what Benson said in the readings). Before starting a lesson or a quiz, Brother Dorius ask a few students to volunteer to play the piano, lead music, and say a prayer. At 5:00 the class starts immediatley and the piano player starts playing and the other volunteers take their turn to complete their tasks. After the prayer is said, simple one question quizzes are handed out, and then turned in within the next 5 minutes. Once quizzes are turned in Brother Dorius quickly goes over the quiz question which was from the reading and smoothly transitions into the lesson.

Brother Dorius starts the lesson with a disclaimer that this lesson will be somewhat akward for many of us, married or not. I am glad that he said this, he said that he will only talk about what he can, but many things he is not allowed to go into great detail. It was good that he said this because it made it known to everyone that this is not a lesson to make anyone feel out of place but for everyone to have a better spiritual understanding of the topic.

The subject is introduced with his powerpoint presentation. The powerpoint presentation is full of inspirational and great words from the prophets and their take on the subject. Though many of the quotes are in the Marriage and Family manual, Brother Dorius expands on the quotes and gives a better understanding of what they mean and how they can apply to us. Brother Doruis allows for questions and shares stories of his own experience or past students who have asked questions that might be of interest for us to hear on this subject.

Brother Dorius loves to share stories of personal experience. Though he does not go into great detail he loves to share stories about his wife. It is quite obvious that he is still in love with his wife and loves sharing something about her any chance he gets. It is very inspiring for students to hear that he is not the spiritual giant but that his wife is. Especially since he is the religion teacher, it amazing that he still believes that he is not perfect in any way and he thinks his wife is really the one who is.

While he taught, Brother Dorius did his best to teach students through various ways. As a class, we read from the Marriage and Family manual and scriptures. The power point presentation was used the most, and would usually have students read the quotes from the prophets. Discussion was used as well as examples that students could relate to and understand. Learning in such a manner really helped students understand as they read an official statement from the book and then heard an example and wrote it down and then found an example in our own lives. This method really reinforced the students’ learning.

What is great about Brother Dorius is his spunk and his overall happy facade. He is very positive about any subject he teaches. He keeps subjects spiritual when they need to be and when he can have a good time, he does. Brother Dorius' experience as a Bishop and as a Marriage counselor have influenced the way he talks about subjects about marriage. He uses past experiences with couples and the church's beliefs and his beliefs. All his discussions are very interesting and you are always able to learn so much.

Brother Dorius is a great teacher. His experience in his own life, his field of study and church callings have influenced him and have made him a spiritual giant. You can tell that he loves talking about marriage and anything that has to do with it. I love being a student in a class with a teacher who is passionate about the subject he is talking about. It makes learning so much more interesting and much easier. Brother Dorius is a great teacher and I hope to have the same passion that he does in my teacher as a teacher in the years to come.

Technology Enhanced Lesson!

This week I taught a lesson on the Water Cycle. In order to help explain the water cycle, I used a projector to show a website that had the water cycle in motion. After explaining the water cycle via the website and doing a song all together we did an art project that showcased what we knew about the water cycle. While students were doing their art project, 2 students were called at a time to play on the website and click on objects to help them better understand what they had learned. The kids had so much fun! The students were stunned the second they saw the website up on the white board, their teacher never has used her projector this year. These usually wild students sat through and listen intently as I explained how the water cycle works. Using technology in this way was the best thing that has ever happened to this class. They not only had fun but they learned about the water cycle! I love learning and fun in the same sentence! :)

Technology Enhanced Lesson

In my classroom something that I think I will be doing at the end of this week is giving a lesson on the Water Cycle. During this lesson we will have a interactive water cycle website page up on the projector showing the class how the water cycle works in motion. We will let students in pairs come up and spend a minute looking up close on the computer to see how it works. We will be doing an art project about the water cycle and also a worksheet, I think the Water Cycle can best be taught with technology added into the mix! This will be a great technology enhanced lesson!

Classroom Technology Inventory

I was amazed at how many computers Cherry Hill Elementary in the Alpine School District owned. The school is very run down and looks very old on the outside and on the inside. What isn't new about the school is it's technology. Every teacher is provided with their own Mac laptops and there are 42 Mac computers available in the computer lab. All teachers have a TV, overhead projector, and cd player. They are able to check out video cameras, cameras, and computer projectors.

I am in a first grade classroom and there are two computers in the classroom. My teacher has students rotate on the computers during the literacy hour of the day. Students get so excited to be able to get to use the computers, it is their favorite part of the day. My teacher uses her lap top computer for taking attendance and she has created many PowerPoint slide shows to teach her students about certain topics in the curriculum. I hope I will be able to utilize the technology we have available at Cherry Hill so I can be a computer savvy teacher and be able to teach some cool things using technology!

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IP&T 301 True/False Modules 27-30

1. T/F: Self-efficacy and attributions effect each other

2. T/F: Mastery-oriented students are afraid to fail

3. T/F: When a student holds a Entity view of ability they believe it is a fixed characteristic that cannot be changed

4. T/F: Young children tend to hold an exclusively incremental view of ability

5. T/F: Failure-avoiding students feel only as smart as their last test grade

Answers:
1.True/2.False/3.True/4.True/5.True

IPT 301 Modules 24-25 & 31

1. When Kylie is doing a task for school she may go through a process called __________.
2. It takes ____________ for Madeline to pass her cleaning check for the second time.
3. Tyler must have ___________ to be able to deal with the midterm that he will be taking this week.
4. As she watches her roommate do her homework she feels like her roommate is demonstrating great ___________ and serves as a motivator for her to also start her homework.

A. Self-Regulated Learning
B. Modeling
C. Social Persuasion
D. Self-Efficacy

1. A /2. C /3. D /4. B

Virtual Tour Plan & TPACK Questions

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1. Discovery Elementary School	Describe what you see around the school	Image
2. Snoqualmie Falls	How tall is this waterfall?	Image
3. Lake Sammamish	This lake stretches from what 2 cities?	Image
4. Seattle Space Needle	How far is the space needle from your house?	Video
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	Path

* What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
1st grade Standard 3 Objective 3a. Students will develop an understanding of their environment by demonstrating how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. Students will learn more about their community by developing map skills at the same time.

* What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content? Students will learn about their environment and realize how their area looks from above and see where their house is in relation to the area's landmark. They will be able to see all the unbelievable landmarks in the area. Hopefully through this they will be able to get a sense of relation of where things are located.

* What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy? Students will be using Google Earth and they will be taking a virtual tour of their community filled with images and videos of their area.

IP&T 301 Matching Modules 2-5

Match the following vocabulary words:

1. Changes in an individual's personality
2. Changes in an individual's thinking
3. Changes in the body
4. Changes in how one relates to others

a. Physical Development
b. Personal Development
c. Cognitive Development
d. Social Development

1. b/2. d/3. a/4. c

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling TPACK

o What is the content you’ll be using in your lesson?
This is a silly poem about a girl who mistakes skiing for water skiing and is all ready to go and ski in the mountains when she realizes when her friends come to pick her up that really it is to go water skiing. This silly poem will be captured through photos put into a movie presentation with music and voices.

o What is the pedagogy you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content?
The pedagogy that they will be learning from this activity is the fun you can have with poems. Poems can tell a story. They will hear words that rhyme and phrases that sound good together.

o What is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
To bring this story to life, students will act out each scene. The digital camera will capture the moments of these kids in action. Then the story will be brought to life with Photo Story as we will record our voices over and put music to our digital pictures.

IP&T 301 Modules 15-17

1. Reinforcement after a set period of time is the definition of:
a. continuous
b. fixed-interval
c. fixed ratio
d. variable-interval

2.What is NOT true about giving praise to students?
a. praise students for good behavior
b. praise and attention is one of the most powerful motivational and classroom management tools available to teachers
c. praise misbehavior
d. simply "handing out compliments" will not improve behavior

3. What is the LEAST likely way an individual will learn and perform modeled behaviors and skills?
a. punishment
b. by watching others
c. status of a model
d. motivate themselves to practice

1.b/2.c/3.a

TPACK questions

oWhat is the content you are focusing on in your science lesson?
In the lesson we focused on friction and the influence heat has on objects that are rubbed together.

oWhat is the pedagogy you are using and why is it a good fit with the content?
The pedagogy that we used was discovery learning and collaborative learning that are apart of Pedagogical knowledge. It is a good fit for this experiment because we worked in groups and we were able to discover how friction affected object rubbed together

oWhat is the technology you’ll be using and why is it a good fit with the content and pedagogy?
We used a probe to measure the temperature. We also used a program on the mac, that recorded a graph of the temperature. It was perfect for our experiment because it made it easier to see the temperature and to collaborate and discover the wonders of friction!

The Tech Savvy Teacher

Standard 5, Objective 3 for 3rd grade science is to demonstrate that heat may be produced when objects are rubbed together. There are differences in the amount of heat given off depending on different surfaces and conditions. To explore this concept, we use probes to measure temperature and record the data on the computer as a line graph!First, we measured the temperature of our hand. At a resting rate, our hand’s temperature was approximately 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Then we rubbed our hands together, creating friction to see if the temperature of our hands would increase.
Using the probe, we found that the temperature of our hand increased to 79.6 degrees!
We rubbed lotion on our hands and found that the temperature surprisingly went back down!
To experiment with different surfaces, we tested a sweatshirt and white board erasers.
The coat was about 77 degrees before we rubbed it together. After rubbing the coat together, the temperature rose to 80 degrees.
We also rubbed the two erasers together and this produced a temperature of 82 degrees!
Integrating technology into your curriculum enhances your lessons, and kids have fun! Using these probes gave students the opportunity to graph data and do tests to discover the unique facts about friction and heat production!

Modules 9, 11, 36 Multiple Choice Questions

1.What is a more correct term to call a Special Education Student?
A. At-Risk Student
B. Mentally Retarted
C. Students placed at risk
D. A learning disabled student

2.From Howard Gardner's 8 Intelligences, which one does not belong?
A. Bodily-kinesthetic
B. Creativity
C. Musical
D. Spatial

Gifted Children are usually called this because they
A. learn quickly with little effort
B. are bright, creative, and talented
C. like to make people feel dumb
D. wear glasses and sit in the front row



Answer Key: 1.C/2.B/3.B

TPACK & Science

TPACK means Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge. The TPACK framework has three kinds of knowledge at its core.

Pedagogical knowledge (PK) can be defined as general knowledge and skills related to teaching. This kind of knowledge has to do with children

Content knowledge (CK) is knowledge of the facts, concepts, and skills that exist in a particular domain. This would be a college professor.

Technological knowledge (TK) is the knowledge required to understand and use various technologies. This would be some kind of computer nerd, who designs computer programs and such.

It is important as teachers to have some knowledge in all these areas. If we are going to be teaching kids skills we need to teach them the basics and we need to be experienced in all these areas.

Today in class, I got to play with a thermometer that plugs into the computer. It was so cool! We put the thermometer into water and then would take it out of the water and put our hands on it. It was so fun to see how the temperature would rise and fall. I had no idea you could plug a thermometer into a computer! The things I learn into this class...Love it!!