Progress Report on Final Project

My group will be meeting this week to discuss our final efforts for our project. We will also be completing it early this week.

Blog Post #12b

                                                               

                                                                     Physical Education
     Physical Education ts a very important part of our everyday lives. Being fit helps to live a longer and healthier life. A child that is in shape tends to be more focused and has lots more energy during the run of a day. Also, health problems like Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease comes from being overweight. Children that have at least 60 minutes of developmentally appropriate activities a day seem to have a better management of their weight control.

     Physical Education is a required course in all schools across the nation. Adults as well as children, need some sort of  physical activities to live a healthy life. Even though it is required, everyone does not take exercise very seriously. By overlooking the required physical activities that should be done American's are becoming over weight. The number of obese children has doubled since 1980. Getting the correct exercise does not have to come from just running. There are many ways to enjoy putting the correct physical time in daily. You can ride a bike or play a sport like basketball to get your required physical active time in your routine.

Blog Post #12a (instructions)

Blog Post #12 Due 11/18/12

1.) Watch this video Physical Education2:08


 2.) Write a post in which you discuss the importance of Physical Education. Comment on what you have seen in the video. Discuss the benefits of Physical Education. Follow the requirements in Writing a Quality Blog Post

Summary Post C4T Teacher #3

C4T #3

The author of this post is about to begin a  six year study focusing on different areas of learning. In the first year they will focus on how our learning environment helps us to learn. The second year they will investigate the qualities of effective learners and how these can help us learn, individually and collaboratively. Year 3 will explore the information process… how we decide what we want to learn, formulate questions, locate, organise and evaluate information. Year 4 will inquire into what it means to be organised and how this can empower us, not just in our learning, but in life. Year 6 will explore individual and group decision-making and its impact, personally, in the classroom community and working outwards towards their study of government.

I commented:I find this to be very interesting. I'm so anxious to see how this actually turns out. I think it’s going to be a great process. I agree with anything that helps the learning process.

C4K Summary for October

C4K #3

I commented on Kiana. The title of her blog was PWA, Quality of Life. She discussed the how hard it was to be a PWA student, and how she was trying to get into the swing of things. She also touched on how important it was to have school sprit and cheer for you school teams.

I commented: You are right about having someone cheering for you, even if you are not the best player on your team. People cheering can make a person very happy. Keep up the good work.

C4K #4

The post was on corruption in the government. Also talked about how globalization can lead to poverty.  

I commented: You made some interesting statements. With all of this corruption going I think back to the old saying “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” I think your post was great and I really enjoyed reading it. Maybe it can be read by some people that care enough, and are in a high enough power to make a change for the better.

C4K #5

I commented on Nancy Drew. She’s in 6th grade soccer player. She is from Canada, and she discussed loving her friends. She enjoys spending time with family and friends. She thinks that her learning experience with blogs is wild.

I commented: Those were some amazing pictures. Keep up the good work. You have a bright future ahead of you.

C4K #6

I commented on Jared’s English 7 Blog. He discussed reading books and not leaving them on a shelf. He suggested we check out a book, read it, and then post to his blog.

I commented: I think that is a great idea to suggest you blog reader’s check out a book. The idea of someone so young being so enthusiastic about reading is great. You did a great job Jared! 

Blog Post #11

                                       
                                                                 Little Kids Big Potential

     Ms. Cassidy has some great  ideas when it comes to teaching our young kids technology. Computers have  become mandatory to learn how to use in today's world. Ms. Cassidy is teaching her students how to write great blog posts on their page very early in their learning career. Other skill have to be taken into consideration when commenting on blog posts. When making comments, you have to know how to comment on  posts without saying hurtful things. Web pages are also very useful to use in classrooms. These pages can be used to research any information you are looking for background information on.

     Wiki is another great computer site that can be used in research. This site allows you to ask any other people around the world their input

 on a certain subject. Skype gives you the ability to have group discussions and meetings without actually meeting face to face. Ms. Cassidy was rite on time when she said kids should not push technology aside, but take it very seriously. Technology should be one of the main focuses in every teacher's classroom.

     Looking at all theses skills Ms. Cassidy talked about in her videos makes me really think long and hard. In my future class room I can't see myself not using any of these great tools. I would strongly encourage everyone to adopt all of these skills into their classrooms. They will help the teacher communicate with the students and also would cut back on the actual in class time. By using tools like Skype, I could make sure all my students got there instructions for work even if they were not present in the classroom. These tools would  surely be something I would surely use in my future classroom.

Special blog assignment

                                        
                                             
         A world where grades will be left behind

     Sebastion Thrun, a professor at Stanford University in PALO ALTO, California has some great ideas to share with us. He starts off by saying education should be free and available to anyone. In his close to perfect world, no one would ever be late for class. On another note, he said that learning should be as fun as a video game. Thrun taught a free online artificial-intelligence course to more than 160,000 students. This method is also called flipping your classroom and introducing the students to more computer assignments. This also helps educators to update there teaching skills to meet the needs of today's computer driven world.

     In my opinion, Sebastion Thrun presents some great ideas to really consider using. I could surely see this method working wonders for classrooms all across the United States. Just think of the endless possibilities if everyone could earn a free education. There are lots of people that want to father their education, but they just can't afford to do so at this time. If schools would adopt Thrun's ideas students would love to come to school because it would be fun to them. When learning is fun, you can encourage more students to attend because it becomes exciting to them. I hope that one day Thrun's idea are introduced to schools all across the nation.

Blog Post #10

                                               I'm a Papermate. I'm a Ticonderoga.
     The cartoon by John T. Spencer, is really a great comparison between the PC and the Mac computers. Yes, the PC is a lot cheaper but it is no way in the same class as the Mac. The Mac can do things that a PC can only dream of doing. For one the Mac makes movies so much easier than struggling to do so on a PC. If you ever use a Mac u will never want to go back to a PC ever again.

                                                 Why Were Your Kids Playing Games

     Going straight by the book in classrooms my not give the students the best way to learn. The problem is that some people in the school system are so afraid of trying new methods. They have been stuck in the past for so long, till it is nearly impossible to help them move forward. Putting lesson plans in to games will help the students remember and understand what  the lesson plan was about.

     I believe using games in a classroom would be a great teaching method to use. By grabbing the attention of the students, this will allow the classroom to flow in a positive direction. Being able to keep the students focused, has become one of the biggest problems we encounter in classrooms today. Sometimes, if you are trying to move in the right direction there are going to be people that want to to hold you back. Some of our educators get in trouble trying to force material into the students heads. With games in the classrooms, the students will have fun learning

                                               Mr. McLeod's post

     I agree with Mr. McLeod's post on technology. Letting the kids learn on the internet is a great way for students to see just how the real world is. Why would we want to hide the truth form our students and future adults. Computers are taking over the world at such a alarming rate, till every student will have to have some kind of understanding of technology. The world is moving in a technical direction, and so should our educators.

Smartboard project # 14

Project # 11