APA NCES NAEP Assignment

In this activity we were asked to run descriptive data on NAEP results from an excel spread sheet.  We first had to go to the NCES NAEP Site to be able to download the excel spread sheet that contained the data needed to complete this assignment.  It was all documented through (NAEP) National Assessment of Educational Progress and (NCES) National Center for Education Statistics.  To go and see all state  comparisons in any subject go NCES.  If you want to download the stats that we had to do for this assignment go here.

After I selected the criteria of 8th grade, Mathematics, the gender spread sheet showed up and I was able to work on what I needed to do for the assignment.. From there I uploaded it to excel so I could work with the data. I then had to highlight all the information that I needed to produce where WV was compared to all of the other states.  I was also able to scroll down the student's overall score to determine the average of 283.

The next step I had to do was conduct a t-test on who was smarter between the males and females.  From there I was able to see if there was a significant difference between the male and female scores on the 8th grade math test.  I feel more confident that I reported my findings more properly this time around compared to the last APA assignment. To help accomplish this I went to Paired Samples to help provide a reference on what I needed to do to report my findings.  Here is a picture of what I did to find my information.

This activity goes with standard #5: Participate in Professional Growth and Leadership. This standard is where we as educators can dive into data and statistics to help students improve their learning through technology. I feel it is this standard because we are exhibiting leadership by demonstrating technology infusion, by participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and and technology skill of others.  To see more examples of standard number 5 go to ISTE NETS T. 

Saving A YouTube Video To Your Computer

I didn't have to setup a you tube account because I already did that when we had the one assignment where we had to download a you tube video into a googl doc presentation.  I must have done it at that point because I tried to figure out where to sign up and kept putting me to my you tube account.

Saving a you tube video was kind of hard at first because I think I was overlooking what I had to do to upload a you tube video.  After posing a discussion question I was quickly answered and I figured it out right away with all the great advice that I was given.  I decided to save it into real player as well as a google doc so I could put it into my blog.  I really want to play guitar since I am a huge metal and rock fan so I chose to pick a video on learning how to play guitar to get me started.  Here is the original link to the you tube video that I chose How To Play Guitar.  To the side is the video that I downloaded from you tube on how to play guitar for beginners.

To see how I downloaded my video go to this link to see the picture that I captured of me choosing the video I wanted for this assignment it isYou Tube Video Picture.   After I uploaded my video I then went back to my you tube account and clicked on the link that it gave me since I downloaded it from somewhere else.  The link to my video is now right here My You Tube Video.

This assignment goes along with standard number one because it facilitates and inspires student learning and creativity.  This is a great tool for students to explore when doing an assignment that they can connect a you tube video that goes along with the content that I am teaching in Biology class.  They would be learning how to use technology appropriately and it would inspire them to be more creative as it has for me since I have been doing the assignments required for this class.  To read more on standard number one go to ISTE NETS T.

APA Action Research Report

I have used APA guidelines before to write a research report for another education class through FSU.  I was still a little frustrated because it has been a while since I have written in this format.  The biggest trouble I have had was with converting my APA Action Research  Project from a word document into a google doc.  I think the links we were given were really helpful since I haven't written on APA format in a while.  I went to Purdue EDU to brush up on writing in APA format. 

Why this was still a stressful assignment I am really glad that we got to use APA in this class because it is always good to know how to type up a proper research paper.  I am pretty sure that I typed the correct parts that were required for this assignment.  I'm not real sure if I did the tables correctly in APA format, I have never put in tables for and APA formatted assignment.  I understood my results and found that my hypothesis was correct as well as my null hypothesis.  To understand the tables in APA format I went to Purdue EDU Tables. 

The APA Action Research Project best matches up with standard #5. The assignment we did really goes hand-in-hand with professional growth. The APA Action Research Project incorporated technology tools, student data, self-reflection, and self-growth. By doing this activity it really opened my eyes and allowed me to think about how I could change my teaching style to help benefit all students regardless of their individual learning needs.  I also think that it is great that I got to use a different tech tool that I can share with my colleagues at work.  To read more about standard number 5 go to ISTE NETS T.

I have provided the three links that are within my blog at the bottom as well just in case they aren't working within the blog for some reason.  Link 1 is Purdue EDU, Link 2 is Purdue EDU Tables, and Link 3 is ISTE NETS T.



Link 1
Link 2
Link 3