I think that I am doing really well at the midway point of the semester. I have never had so many assignments where I was so pressed for time to get it done. Since I know there is assignments that have to be due at a certain time I have been working hard to get them done when they need to be. I am really proud of myself because I tend to put things off and do it when I feel like it but this class has helped me focus on getting it done and not playing around. I thought the self-assessment was a great way to reflect on everything I have done to this point in the class. To check out the self-assessment go to Midterm Self-Assessment. I like survey quizzes and think it would be cool to use in my class.
I feel the standard that applies to the self-assessment would be standard number 2 because it reflects digital age learning and assessments. To read more of standard number 2 and the other standards go to ISTE NETS T
The two links I have added are the ISTE NETS T and the Midterm Self-Assessments.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Pew Millennial Quiz
I think the standard for this assignment would be standard number five. I think this standard fits because as teachers we are supposed to continuously improve professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in our schools and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. This applies to pew millennial quiz because it is something we can show our students as well as parents how to take and it will give them results on how millennial they are compared to other generations. To read more of standard number five go to ISTE NETS T.
At the bottom I have added the Pew Millennial Quiz, and the ISTE NETS T Standards.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Personality Blog Post #2
I was impressed that I was pretty close to the personality type that I picked out before I took the actual personality test. In my first blog post I blogged that I was a ESFP and after taking the personality test it revealed from my score that I was actually a ESFJ. The main thing that I forgot about myself when I was coming up with my hypothetical personality is that I am a very judge mental person. To take the personality test go to Personality Test and see if your four letter code matches after the test.
I think that since I know my personality type that it would benefit me in different situations. When working with students I will be able to be aware of my warm and caring nature for my students when they are in a spot where they want my advice with something. I do this now with all of my students they are not afraid to come and talk to me if they need something or if they know that they are going to do something that might not be appropriate they ask me for help. To read up on my personality type go to Myers-Briggs.
I can tie in both a group of teachers and group of principals by reflecting on my judge mental side of my personality. I am very judge mental in that I like to judge people on how they present themselves in front of me and how they react to things that I say as well as how they treat others around me. I know it is not nice to judge others but that is just how I am and since I know this I am able for the most part not always judging especially when it comes to my colleagues and principals at the school I work at. I have judged teachers and for the most part I am pretty good judge of character. To check out my temperament go to Keirsey Temerament.
The standard I would use for this assignment would be standard number five. I believe this is the closest standard because for standard number five we are continuously trying to improve professional practice, modeling lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in school and in our community by promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources. I feel this best fits because as teachers we need to know who we are first before we can teach our students. If we know our personalities then we will be better equipped to teach our students and be able to change certain things we do as teachers that might bother our students. To find standard number five and the other standards go to NETS ISTE T.
I have also added the link for the personality test, the reading on personality, temperament, and the NETS ISTE T standards.
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I think that since I know my personality type that it would benefit me in different situations. When working with students I will be able to be aware of my warm and caring nature for my students when they are in a spot where they want my advice with something. I do this now with all of my students they are not afraid to come and talk to me if they need something or if they know that they are going to do something that might not be appropriate they ask me for help. To read up on my personality type go to Myers-Briggs.
I can tie in both a group of teachers and group of principals by reflecting on my judge mental side of my personality. I am very judge mental in that I like to judge people on how they present themselves in front of me and how they react to things that I say as well as how they treat others around me. I know it is not nice to judge others but that is just how I am and since I know this I am able for the most part not always judging especially when it comes to my colleagues and principals at the school I work at. I have judged teachers and for the most part I am pretty good judge of character. To check out my temperament go to Keirsey Temerament.
The standard I would use for this assignment would be standard number five. I believe this is the closest standard because for standard number five we are continuously trying to improve professional practice, modeling lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in school and in our community by promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources. I feel this best fits because as teachers we need to know who we are first before we can teach our students. If we know our personalities then we will be better equipped to teach our students and be able to change certain things we do as teachers that might bother our students. To find standard number five and the other standards go to NETS ISTE T.
I have also added the link for the personality test, the reading on personality, temperament, and the NETS ISTE T standards.
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Personality Blog Post #1
My four letter code that I came up with is ESFP. I agree that the code that I created reflects my personality as a person as well as a teacher. The main thing that I agree with is that I am outgoing, friendly and accepting of others. To find your personality go to Myers-Briggs to form a four code that closely relates to who you are as a person. It is best to read about how Myers-Briggs rates who you are a person before you come up with a four letter code because it might not actually represent who you are unless you read everything first.
My hypothetical temperament is that of an artisan, but I am at the performer level of artisan. As a performer I am able to delight people around me with my warmth, good humor, with often extraordinary skill in comedy and drama. I agree with that statement because I am very funny and I do try to keep the people around me entertained as well as in a good mood. I am very social and do try to keep my colleagues from worrying about work all the time and to try and relax and enjoy themselves as well as life. After you have found your four letter code go to Kiersey Temperaments to find out what kind of temperament you have.
The standard I would use for this assignment would be standard number five. I believe this is the closest standard because for standard number five we are continuously trying to improve professional practice, modeling lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in school and in our community by promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources. I feel this best fits because as teachers we need to know who we are first before we can teach our students. If we know our personalities then we will be better equipped to teach our students and be able to change certain things we do as teachers that might bother our students. To find standard number five and the other standards go to NETS ISTE T.
Overall I feel that my four letter code and hypothetical temperament describe me perfectly and this was a cool assignment to work on. At the bottom I have added the three links that are throughout my blog in this order Myers-Briggs, Kiersey Temperaments, and the NETS ISTE T standards.
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My hypothetical temperament is that of an artisan, but I am at the performer level of artisan. As a performer I am able to delight people around me with my warmth, good humor, with often extraordinary skill in comedy and drama. I agree with that statement because I am very funny and I do try to keep the people around me entertained as well as in a good mood. I am very social and do try to keep my colleagues from worrying about work all the time and to try and relax and enjoy themselves as well as life. After you have found your four letter code go to Kiersey Temperaments to find out what kind of temperament you have.
The standard I would use for this assignment would be standard number five. I believe this is the closest standard because for standard number five we are continuously trying to improve professional practice, modeling lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in school and in our community by promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources. I feel this best fits because as teachers we need to know who we are first before we can teach our students. If we know our personalities then we will be better equipped to teach our students and be able to change certain things we do as teachers that might bother our students. To find standard number five and the other standards go to NETS ISTE T.
Overall I feel that my four letter code and hypothetical temperament describe me perfectly and this was a cool assignment to work on. At the bottom I have added the three links that are throughout my blog in this order Myers-Briggs, Kiersey Temperaments, and the NETS ISTE T standards.
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Audacity Podcast 2
I did use another picture to show where I put in a fade out and an echo effect into music. I didn't label where I put in a fade in within my music for my podcast but it is there. To listen to it go to rburkhart podcast. I can honestly say that I am glad this assignment is over because it was so lengthy and I kept changing my mind with what to use within my podcast. I am however, glad that I got to use this cool tech tool and would like to use it with my students as well as my colleagues. To upload your podcast you should go to Pod Bean its free and it is really easy to use.
I recommend using audacity and pod bean to help publish your own podcast because it is really neat and useful.
I added links for audacity, my podcast, and pod bean at the bottom.
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Audacity Podcast 1
Audacity is a real cool tech tool that we could use in our classrooms as well as having our students do their own podcast. This assignment called for a lot of working hours and it took me a while to figure some things out the would later become easier. I put a picture of some of my podcast to by using jing to show which is a music audio and which wavelength is a voice audio. To upload my podcast I used pod bean which is really neat so if you haven't downloaded this tool you can by going to Pod Bean .
The ISTE NETS standards for this assignment would include standards 1, 3, and 5. Standard 1 because we are inspiring and facilitating student learning and creativity, standard number 3 because we are modelling digital age work and learning, and standard number 5 because in this assignment we are engaging in professional growth and leadership. An example of number 1for this assignment would be that we are promoting, supporting, and modeling creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. An example of number 3 in this assignment by demonstrating fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. An example of number 5 in this assignment by exhibiting leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion. To find the standards I used go to ISTE NETS T.
To view my podcast go to rburkhart podcast
The links below are to audacity, pod bean, and my podcast
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Voice Thread Assignment
After using the voice thread tool I found it to be really fun and interesting. I think it is a really cool technology tool that we as teachers can use with our students in the classroom. I enjoyed it because it is something I can use in my classroom with my LD students as well as my co-taught classes to help incorporate technology with the content I am teaching. You can find out more by going to Voice Threads. I suggest checking it out because it will be worth your while and it will help you be creative in your classroom.
The voice thread required for this class was really fun! It is really important to watch the two videos to complete the assignment. The first video can be found at Ken Robinson and the second video can be found at Ken Robinson Paradigms. The two videos I mentioned are very helpful and they make you think of how you are going to motivate your classes to be creative and engaged. Ken Robinson also talks about ADHD in his first video if I remember correctly. ADHD is such a big topic and I am glad that Ken Robinson discussed it because if you are not doing anything that is going to hook your class into what you are teaching then the most likely the student with the ADHD as well as the others will not be engaged and it will cause problems in your classroom. The comments I made to our class voice thread can be found at Class Voice Thread.
This assignment covers all areas of the ISTE NETS Standards and is really all about being creative so that we don't end up having those bored students in our classrooms falling a sleep and looking like they would rather be somewhere else. This assignment definitely reflects on standard number one because we are Facilitating and Inspiring Student Learning and Creativity, it also reflects standard number two as well because we are Designing and Developing Digital -Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. To read more of the standards go to ISTE NETS T.
I have included the voice thread video for what a voice thread is, our class voice thread, as well as the Ken Robinson videos in this order.
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The voice thread required for this class was really fun! It is really important to watch the two videos to complete the assignment. The first video can be found at Ken Robinson and the second video can be found at Ken Robinson Paradigms. The two videos I mentioned are very helpful and they make you think of how you are going to motivate your classes to be creative and engaged. Ken Robinson also talks about ADHD in his first video if I remember correctly. ADHD is such a big topic and I am glad that Ken Robinson discussed it because if you are not doing anything that is going to hook your class into what you are teaching then the most likely the student with the ADHD as well as the others will not be engaged and it will cause problems in your classroom. The comments I made to our class voice thread can be found at Class Voice Thread.
This assignment covers all areas of the ISTE NETS Standards and is really all about being creative so that we don't end up having those bored students in our classrooms falling a sleep and looking like they would rather be somewhere else. This assignment definitely reflects on standard number one because we are Facilitating and Inspiring Student Learning and Creativity, it also reflects standard number two as well because we are Designing and Developing Digital -Age Learning Experiences and Assessments. To read more of the standards go to ISTE NETS T.
I have included the voice thread video for what a voice thread is, our class voice thread, as well as the Ken Robinson videos in this order.
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