EDLD 5363 --Web conferences

Most of the time I could not get into a conference.  The other part of time I couldn't keep up with when they were.  So I listened and read web conferences.  I feel these are soo, soo important as it keeps you connected with the class, assignments, as well as interaction with the professor.  If I had a question about anything, I can ask and these are the only times unless you email that you can ask someone.  I have made connections with other classmates outside of web conferences and that has helped immensely. 
The greatest importance is the communication.  Web conferences are vital to the success of students in any course.

EDLD 5363 Week Two

A busy week with learning podcasts, creating videos using Windows Live Movie Maker, and the Creative Commons.  Learned lots and have much more to learn.

EDLD 5363--Week One

My digital story of transforming a Texas math teacher. Utilizing 21st Century Skills and Project Based Learning a Texas math class is changed from instructor lead to student lead class. http://youtu.be/8179rCqcQmA Some reflections about this week's assignments: 1) Never start this class late--if you aren't enrolled by Friday before the class starts--drop it and start it next time around. 2) A LOT of material the first week. 3) If you think it is all going to work right the 10th time---rethink. 4) I am learning so much by trial and error, seeking other's advice, and loving it when it comes together. 5) I am looking forward to putting more videos together and possibly finding a better way for linking the audio with the video. Used Windows movie maker and I just remember my Apple days with I movie being much easier to construct.

District Technology

District Technology Plan by Tawnia_King

Week Five-Conference

Quite a bit of information!  The most important was the assignment is not due until midnight 4/1/2013!!!  The awesome Dr Borel had mercy on us with Easter Sunday and gave a grace day ---YEAH!

Week Five-

What a week! What a whirlwind of a course!  This week in the readings and the videos the point that really stuck in my brain is reforming the school environment.  Seriously, I have been thinking about this for the last year.  I am also involved in a collaborative through my Region Service Center called Transformational Teacher Cadre. Through that cadre, I have learned about project based learning activities, creating a universal design lesson plan, as well as 'thinking outside the box' teacher.  This weeks lesson is about the 'thinking outside the box' facilitator and teacher.

 From what I have learned, I feel that it is through the 'project' the moves the learners to the skills found in our textbooks.  Rather than the teacher teaching from the 'book', it is the teacher presenting the problem or situation for students to solve. As James Paul Gee stated in his video, Big Thinkers:  James Paul Gee on grading with games, '...scientists learn the language of science by doing science...'.  To put our students in the problem situation of a mathematician, will create an environment of learning mathematics.  I cannot wait to rework the entire curriculum for next year!!


Edutopia.org (nd). Big thinkers: James Paul Gee on grading with games. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-james-gee-video

Week Four-Web-Conference

This week's web conference was very informational about this week's lesson.  Seems like there was quite a bit of conversation about what was being asked in assignment.  Questions about the ebook were also being asked. Personally, I really think that we needed the week three web conference.  I had a ton of questions and just had the rubric to go on and did the best I could with the help of my two members of the group.