Blog Assignment #2

In the video Mr. Dancealot, I feel that the purpose of this video was to show us an example of a bad teacher and teach us how not to teach. Every demonstration he did he hid behind the front desk, so the students could not see his feet. I was really confused about the conclusion because he did not ever mention a final, and then he made the students repeat everything he taught them. The instructions on the final were not specific either. This was a great video to show us how not to teach.

Teaching in the 21st century will be a little different. It will be different because of the fact that technology has changed so much over the years. Roberts believes teachers will have to dig deeper to come up with assignments.
 He states:

• If teachers continue to (as Dr. Strange likes to call it) "burp" out information, there will not be too many teachers for long.
• Students can gather any type of information they want by searching the internet. 
• Teachers are not really the teachers anymore. 

If they use the assignments they use now, the students can just use the internet to find the answers and that is not digging for information. I agree with Roberts that teachers will have to use different assignments and become more knowledgeable. Roberts made an excellent statement in the video that stated, "Teachers are not the ones teaching anymore. It is the internet that is teaching." (Roberts, Teaching in the 21st Century) This argument will affect me as an educator because I will dig and become more knowledgeable, so I am the one still teaching my students.

In the video Networked Student, it shows how a student learns American Psychology through networking with other students. The author states that this students goes through a lot of networks and connects with different students to learn in his class. The author then asks the question "Why does this student even need a teacher?" His response was that she teaches him everything about networking. Networked Student  reminds me a lot of EDM310 because we do a lot of work on our own, but we would not be able to do the work without Dr. Strange teaching us how.

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts is about how a teacher named Vicki Davis wants to only use technology in her classroom for students learning purposes. Her thesis is that she believes that every student can learn by using technology unlike when students learn with paper and pencil not all students learn. I agree with Mrs. Davis's argument. I like the way she has her class set up with students teach some days instead of her. I also like the fact that she allows her students to teach her as much as she teaches them.

After watching Dr. Strange's video Who's Ahead in the Learning Race?, I learned that as an Undergraduate student I may not be more knowledgeable than an Elementary student. Dr. Strange asked the question "Who is Ahead in the Learning Race?" The answer to that question is Elementary children. I as an Undergraduate student do not know how to do most of the stuff Dr. Strange showed in the video. I do believe that kids are more eager to learn and catch onto technology learning easier than regular learning.

I had not heard of Flipping Your Classroom until I watch the video, so this concept is new to me. I think this concept is a great idea. I never had the opportunity to know what I was learning the next day in elementary school or high school. Now that I am in college, I have the opportunity to know ahead of time and learn more in depth on a topic. I do think this will benefit me as an educator because I will be able to help those who need review more than I would normally be able to help.

Blog Assignment #1

I have heard many different statements about EDM310. Most of those statements were that the class was very time consuming. I found this frightening because I live at home where my mother has custody of my three year old nephew, and when he is in the house nothing can get done. After the first class meet, I went home to try to do work and realized the assignments are not very difficult or take up time. I was quite relived. Having time to do the assignments was one of my biggest fears, but I overcame that. The other fear I have is doing something wrong. I am a perfectionist, and I would be upset if I did something wrong. I do not think I will be able to overcome this fear because I always struggle with this fear even outside of this class. EDM 310 is must different than any other coarse I have taken in previous college semesters or high school. It is different because it has many more assignments than normal, and the class requires much more technology. I think the most difficult assignment in EDM310 for me will be making movies. I absolutely hate being videoed because of self esteem problems. I also hate listening to my own voice. I know I will have to overcome this problem, and one way to overcome that is by getting over what people think of me. I am steady in the process of overcoming this, and I have came a long way since I was little. I have no further questions about EDM310, and I look forward to moving forward in this class.

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Outline: General Information 1. Madison House 2. Hurley, MS 3. Kids, Scrapbooking, and Cheer 4. Close to home 5. Large Family Why Education? 1. Ever since I was 6 2. Love for kids 3. Not only teaching schoolwork but also morals 4. Be able to used advanced technology 5. Best at Math 6. Improve in Reading My name is Madison House. I was born and raised and still reside in Hurley Mississippi. I enjoy scrapbooking, babysitting, and cheerleading. I have always wanted to teach little girls cheer and scrapbook what I teach along the way. When I first graduated high school, I attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as a starter college and received my Associate's Degree. I then decided on South Alabama because it is close to home for my Bachelor's Degree. I have a very big family. I am the baby of seven siblings. I also have three nieces and two nephews with one nephew on the way. I enjoy my family and will be becoming part of a new family in March 2016 when I marry my fiancé. Everyone always ask why did you choose to be a teacher? I have a very simple answer for that, and it is that I have always wanted to be a teacher since I was six years old and the love I have for kids. I can remember when I was little, I would sit back in my room and play school for hours. I believe teachers from the 21st century need to not only teach schoolwork to children but also morals. I am a devout christian and believe that the way the world is going morals need to be taught not only by the parents but also by the teachers. I also think that 21st century teachers need to be able to use advanced technology because one day we will no longer use paper and pencil. Everyone will use computers and the internet. My passions are loving on and teaching children, and the passion I want to improve is counseling children.

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This is my First Post. I clicked the HTML button which I should always do in EDM310. I am now a Blogger!