Internet Saftey Assignment

For this portion of the assignment, I talked with my 16 year old sister. Through my discussion with her I learned that she knew not to talk with strangers and not to share any personal information on the internet. I shared some of the resources we looked at for this assignment with her. For example, I discussed the article by Elder Ballard and some of the videos I watched like the Frontline PBS documentary. It was a positive experience and easy to do because she feels comfortable talking with me. It would have been harder if she and I were not used to talking about things and if she had any problems with it. Overall, this was a valuable experience because it allowed me to get practice in talking about this topic in a safe environment.

Integration Ideas

The presentations I listened to provided some great ideas about integrating technology into the classroom. First of all, Shaundra's lesson and presentation showed me that the technology does not have to be super fancy like a SmartBoard or I-Clickers. The website that she used was highly effective for teaching students about the water cycle. The website was creative, interactive and can allow each student to participate actively (as long as there are enough computers for all of the students). Another idea I learned was how we can use our own personal technological resources to prepare our technology enhanced lessons. Heather used the internet to search for a Jeopardy template to use for her math review. This also showed me how important reflecting can be. Through all of our reflections, we were all able to notice ways to change our lessons in the future. This opportunity to share with others was a great chance to get lots of ideas. Hopefully in the future, I will be able to continue sharing ideas and apply what I learned.

Technology Enhanced Lesson

Plant Review Technology Lesson

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Internet Safety Articles

The article that I chose to read as my fourth article was found under the Internet section. It is called "I have a Question" by William C. Porter and can also be found in the March 2001 Ensign. Some of the most important things that I learned from these readings were various guidelines that need to be set in place when using the Internet and viewing other types of media. It was interesting to learn that one of the first things Satan will try to attack is the family. He tries to attack the family through the Internet and other media sources. I also learned how important it is to stay on top of things technologically. As I become a parent and/or teacher of children and youth, I will be able to use what I have learned through the readings (and videos) this week to help protect and guide them so that they remain safe. In the future, I will also be able to continue educating myself on the use of various types of technology so that I am aware of what my children are doing on the computer and Internet. By staying on top of things, I will also be aware of what types of media they are viewing and if it is appropriate. Likewise, the information gained will allow me to have a positive influence on my friends and family. Now that I know signs to watch out for, I can teach them and also keep an eye out on their activities. Through the information I have learned I can make sure that my friends and family are safe through their travels through Cyberspace.

Module 6-8 Questions

1. Self-___________ is influenced by what characteristics and capabilities the culture around you values.

2. How many stages are in Erikson's theory?

3. In adolescence, we begin constructing an ______________ by answering the question: Who am I?

Answers: 1-esteem; 2-8; 3-identity

Reflection 3: Observational Reflection

For this reflection, I observed my mentor teacher, Melynda Stewart, teach her first grade class a lesson on writing a nonfiction book. As a class, the students are writing a nonfiction book about animals. Each group of three students created a page on one type of animal. The objective of this particular lesson was brainstorming ideas and introducing the entire project. Throughout this lesson, Mrs. Stewart used many of the principles we have discussed in the class.

First of all, she used Vygotsky’s principle of scaffolding in the lesson. First, Melynda demonstrated what they were going to be doing. In order to do this, she chose two students, Bracken and Kenia, to be part of her “group.” With this group, Melynda modeled how to select an animal for the group. She guided the group, thereby showing the rest of the class how to choose an animal they all agreed on by working together. Once they chose an animal, Sharks, they started out by writing facts down that they knew about it. Melynda demonstrated how they would use other nonfiction books on chosen animals to research additional facts. She then showed them how they would select the 3 favorite facts. Throughout the entire lesson, she emphasized working together for the students. After she had finished her demonstration, Melynda removed her scaffolding and influence and allowed the students to work individually in their small groups.

During this lesson, Melynda also used different principles of Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory. In her lesson, she did not focus on one type of intelligence. Rather, she allowed groups to use linguistic intelligence through writing and research, visual-spatial intelligence through drawing and designing the page, and interpersonal through group work.

The different concepts and principles that Melynda used in her teaching of this lesson are ones that I try to incorporate in my own lessons. After having watched this specific lesson of Melynda’s and many others throughout the practicum, I have seen how well the use of these ideas helps in teaching young students, particularly first graders.

During this lesson, the students were highly focused and excited to begin the project. They paid close attention to the modeling and later worked well in their groups. As I observed each group working on their own projects, I was able to see how much they had learned about brainstorming and researching. The various groups were all engrossed in various nonfiction books to learn as much about their animal as they could. It was a really neat experience to watch Melynda work with this group of students to teach them how to brainstorm and research in order to create a class book about animals!

My Technology-Enhanced Lesson

For my technology-enhanced lesson, I reviewed the parts of plants with my first grade class using I-Clickers. Prior to the lesson, I designed a review in the CPS program for clickers that Deerfield elementary uses. Some of the questions I entered only had 3 choices. Others had 4. Three of the fifteen questions were left without pictures, but the majority of the questions had a picture illustrating the concept I was quizzing at that moment. The formatting and set-up of each question was slightly different too maintain interest from all of my students. In order to do this, I placed the picture in a different spot when compared to the question base and the answer choices. For the actual lesson, each student was given an I-clicker. I used an LCD projector to project the questions onto the screen so that all students could see it. I read each question to the class with the options. After the question was read, the students were able to select which answer they thought was correct, then set down their controller on their desk to show they were ready and remove the tempation to continue pushing buttons. After all students had answered, I ended the question, showed the class the correct answer and the number who answered it correctly. This allowed each student to monitor their own progress and knowledge/understanding. If there were a large number who got the answer wrong, I explained the correct answer and why that was the right answer. At the end of the lesson, students brought their clicker back up to the front of the room to be put away.
Prior to this activity with the class, I tested out the system to make sure it worked. This turned out to be a great idea since my mentor teacher's computer (which I was using for the activity) was not recognizing the response system. After several attempts to get this to work, I ended up emailing the file to the facilitator's computer to use during the lesson. During my first attempt of the lesson with the students, the pictures would not work from the faciliators computer. For this reason, I only did the questions without pictures that day and downloaded the files onto that computer as well and then completed the rest of the questions the following day with the class. All in all it was a great success and the students really enjoyed it!

Technology-Enhanced Lesson

I have a couple of ideas that I might use for my technology-enhanced lesson during my first practicum. One idea I am planning on using in the future (and have done already) is to use a PowerPoint. Since our school has projectors, it is easy to create a PowerPoint that the students will enjoy and learn from. Although this is a relatively simple idea, technology is used so rarely in the first grade classroom I am working in that the students would absolutely love it.

Another idea I am planning on using will come after I have finished teaching my class about the different parts of a plant. I am planning on creating an I-Clicker review for the students. This would be completely new for them and let them actually become involved in the technological activity as well.

Classroom Technology Inventory

I am completing my first practicum at Deerfield Elementary in a first grade classroom. I was surprised to notice that while this is a really nice school that places a lot of emphasis on the education of the students, there is not a lot of technology involved in the classroom. This is the case at least for the first grade.
In the classroom there is one computer. This is the teacher's personal computer which most students do not get to use. One student, an ELL student who is still learning the alphabet gets to use Starfall.com to practice and work with the alphabet. There is not any specialty software downloaded onto my mentor teacher's computer. The first grade at Deerfield got a projector this year to share between 5 classrooms. Since this is a new feature for the classrooms, most of the teachers do not use the projector very much. The students have scheduled opportunities in the computer lab with a 3 month cycle. The computers in this lab have Kidspiration and Google Earth downloaded onto them for students to use. At this point in the cycle, my class has P.E. and does not get to use computers very often. This means that very little technology is used in their education.
I was impressed that the teachers in the first grade classrooms have microphones to use in the classroom. (Talking with other cohort students at this school who are in other grades, I was able to learn that not all of the grades have this equipment.) The fifth grade got Smartboards for their classrooms this year. Over the next few years, all of the classrooms will be getting this equipment. All the classrooms also have access to I-Clickers.
It is interesting how little technology is used in the classroom with all of the different resources that are available. Hopefully, I will be able to pull a little bit more technology into use with my class.

Pre-Revolutionary War Events Tour

Here is the link to my Google Earth Tour of the Pre-Revolutionary War Events.

Modules 27-30 Quiz Questions

Determine if the statement is true or false and circle the correct  answer (T or F). 

1. T or F   Billy demonstrates extrinsic motivation when he finds the activity to be rewarding.

2. T or F   Mrs Jones class is planning a party for their families. In math she gives them authentic tasks by assigning them problems to help determine the number of cookies they need to make. 

3. T or F   Fannie sets mastery goals in her math class because she wants to learn and understand long division.  

4. T or F   Mr. Steel's class is intrinsically motivated so he provides various rewards and incentives.

5. T or F   An incentive  is an attractive object or event given as a consequence for behavior.

Answers: 1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F, 5-F

Google Earth Tour Plan and TPACK Questions

Here are the plans for a Google Earth Tour of the Key Events in the Revolutionary War.

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1.Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: French and Indian War	Write down 3 facts about George Washington's involvement in the French and Indian War. How do you think this impacted the Revolutionary War? How do you think the American Revolution might have been different if the French and Indian War hadn't occurred?	Wikipedia Link, Picture of George Washington
2.Great Britain: Stamp Act	Imagine that you are part of the British Parliament. You are assigned to design the stamp that will be placed on all of the products in the New World. Draw what your design would look like. Feel free to add a little bit of color to your design!	Wikipedia Link
3.Boston Massachusetts: Boston Tea Party	The year is 1773 and the Boston Tea Party has just occured. You are a journalist for the Boston Tribune assigned to cover this exciting event. Write a newspaper article about the Boston Tea Party. Include accounts from witnesses, the sailors, Sons of Liberty, and government officials.	Wikipedia Link
4.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Common Sense and Declaration of Independence	The year is 1776. You are now a citizen in the colonial city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas Paine has recently published his pamphlet, Common Sense, and the Continental Congress is meeting. The fervor for independence from Britain is mounting. Thomas Jefferson is writing the Declaration of Independence. See how much you know about your new country and the events that have been occurring around you by completing the quiz at http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html.	Wikipedia Link, Link to PBS's Quiz: Road to Revolution
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	I will be using a picture overlay to help represent the events at that specific location. In this way, I will help bring those events to life for the students. I will also use a polygon overlay to map out pictures of Independence Hall so that students can see what it looks like today.

TPACK Questions:

The content I am using for this lesson comes from the Utah State Core Curriculum for 5th Grade Standard 2, Objective 1, Indicator a. This indicator states: "Explain the role of events that led to declaring independence (e.g., French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party)." During this lesson, students will be learning about the key factors that led to the American Revolution by examining the locations and history of four different events leading to the American Revolution. The pedagogy for this lesson will include various activities that will challenge students to gain a deep understanding of these specific events. These activities will be designed to help students placce themselves in the shoes of the early American Revolutionary citizens. The technology used in this lesson will be Google Earth. Through Google Earth, students will be able to see the location of the events and have access to the different activities corresponding to that event. Google Earth will also allow the students to read about the specific details of the event.

Digital Storytelling

Boa Constrictor: A Poetic Interpretation

Module 24-26, 31 Matching Quiz Questions

Match the examples with the Vocabulary Term from Modules 24-26, 31.

1. Mrs. Brown’s class is learning about the American Revolution. Each member of the groups learns about a different event and then teaches their group about that event.
2. Amber does really well on the AP American History test and basis her belief that she will succeed on the AP European History test from that experience.
3. Mr. Steele’s 6th grade class pairs up with Mr. Givler’s 3rd graders as reading buddies. Each 6th grader helps to guide their buddy in learning how to read fluently.
4. Jeremy and Rachel take turns summarizing what they read and adding points to the summary.
5. John and Kimberly take turns asking each other questions to review the material they just covered.

A. Cognitive Apprenticeship
B. Jigsaw
C. Mastery Experience
D. Problem-Based Learning
E. Reciprocal Questioning
F. Self Regulation
G. Scripted Cooperation
H. Social Learning Theory

Answers: 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-G, 5-E

Storyboard & TPACK Questions

Storyboard images for Shel Silverstein's "Boa Constrictor"

TPACK QUESTIONS

The content for this lesson comes from the Utah State Language Arts Core, Standard 1, Objective 1. This standard states that students will develop language for the purpose of effectively communicating through speaking, viewing, and presenting. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to speak clearly and audibly with expression in communicating ideas in their storyboard presentation. The students will base their storyboard on a Shel Silverstein poem of their choice.

During this lesson, aspects of Bloom’s Taxonomy will be used. Students will be asked to create, analyze, and interpret a poem/storyboard.

In this part of my lesson, students will use the Internet to search for poems by Shel Silverstein. Specific websites will be provided for them. After picking their favorite poem, students will create a storyboard outline. In the second part of the lesson, students will use clay to build a representation of their poem’s interpretation. They will then take pictures of the representations and incorporate their pictures and chosen text into a video presentation using PhotoStory. This is a good fit with content and pedagogy because students will be able to interpret and express their interpretation of a poem using found or created pictures. In addition, students will make their poem creation “come to life” by creating a storyboard video, which will include incorporating music and narrating the poem text.

Quiz Questions

Match the examples and definitions with the Vocabulary Term from Modules 2-5..

1. Bobby moves items around to count them.
2. Ms. Powell’s class are asked to answer the question: What would happen if we never went to bed?
3. Addition is learned before multiplication, algebra, and calculus.
4. Computers, Rulers, Paper, Internet, Number Systems, Language, Etc.
5. Kathryn (5) loves cows and doesn’t understand that her older siblings do not enjoy stopping the car outside of the cow fields to let her look at them. She thinks they love cows too.

A. Classification

B. Co-Constructed Process

C. Concrete Operations

D. Cultural Tools

E. Development

F. Egocentric

G. Formal Operation

H. Private Speech

Answers: 1-C, 2-G, 3-E, 4-D, 5-F

In-Class Teaching Reflection

As a teacher, it is important to be able to look back at each day’s experience and reflect on how the lesson went. By doing this I will be able to improve and become a better teacher. During my in-class teaching experience, I was able to notice some strengths and weaknesses in my teaching style. As I notice these areas, I can focus on them to make those specific areas better.
One of my weaknesses in this lesson was confidence. Without confidence in a teacher, students are less willing to take everything the teacher says at face value or even respect them as a teacher. . Although I knew the material to be covered, I did not feel entirely confident throughout much of the lesson and I’m sure that carried over to the class. In the future, I will need to look over the material enough that I feel confident. If I cannot do that, then I need to at least convey the message of confidence to the class.
Another weakness was in the rote memorization portion of the lesson. Throughout this portion, we explained and gave examples of rote memorization. However, we never really gave a meaningful example or experience for the class. In future lessons covering Cognition and Memory, I would rework the rote memory portion so that it is more meaningful to students. Perhaps I would give them some real life experiences that they can build on and connect to themselves.
One of the strengths of the lesson was class participation. Throughout the lesson, Christina and I gave the class ample opportunities to participate in the lesson. For example, when teaching the class about Keyword Mnemonics, we gave them a chance to create a Keyword Mnemonic using the lesson’s vocabulary. This helped to involve the class, as well as using different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (remembering vocabulary, creating a mnemonic device, etc.).
Another strength in the lesson was the use of different intelligence types. Throughout the lesson, different types of Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence theory were used. We demonstrated musical intelligence through the song, “My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants” to teach the 11 planets. We also allowed students to use their linguistic intelligence to create keyword mnemonics. Finally we used logical intelligence with math problems to teach algorithms.

TPACK Questions

The content I was focusing on in my science lesson was the phases of the moon. This lesson teaches students how to identify the different phases of the moon.
The pedagogy I am using is discovery and hands-on learning. Through this lesson, students are able to discover what the moon’s phases are and when they will occur. They are then given the opportunity to use this knowledge and look at the moon in the night sky, seeing how Stellarium’s predicted view of the moon compares to the view the student actually sees. In addition, students are able to actively participate in the cookie activity portion of the lesson. Students are able to either eat or cut the cookies into the phases of the moon. The hands-on portion of the lesson helps students to develop concrete connections between the knowledge they gained using Stellarium and the first-hand experience they had with the cookies.
It is a good fit with the content because students need to be involved to discover and understand the fascinating world of science.
The technology that I’ll be using is Stellarium. This allows students to see a predicted picture of the moon, determine the date the moon will be in that phase, and verify that prediction by observing the night sky.
It is a good fit with the content and pedagogy because it enables students to see the actual phases of the moon by using technology. In addition, Stellarium requires student participation in order to complete the lesson activities.

Tech Savvy Teacher Article

Mmmmm… Mmmmm… Moon!

Tech savvy teachers are always in need of some great activities and ideas to liven up their classrooms. Here is a great idea for teaching sixth graders about the phases of the moon. This activity and lesson helps to fulfill Utah’s Core Curriculum for 6th grade Science, Objective 1: Explain patterns of changes in the appearance of the moon as it orbits Earth. For this activity, students will need access to Stellarium and some fantastic cookies. Stellarium is a program that allows viewers to see what the sky looks like at any specific time and place. Stellarium helps to outline the constellations, view planets and moons close up, and explore other aspects of astronomy.
During this lesson, students will use Stellarium to capture screen shots of the different phases of the moon. Beginning at the current date, students will use the search function of Stellarium to find the moon and zoom into a close view. Fast-forwarding through time students will look first find the next full moon. They will then look for each of the other phases of the moon. As each phase is reached, students will return to real time to take a screen shot, as directed by the teacher. As each screen shot is taken, students will make note of the date that phase of the moon. These screen shots will then be arranged into a cycle of the moon with the use of Microsoft Word. Below, screen shots taken in February through March 2009 are shown with the appropriate date and phase of the moon.

February 10, 2009
Full Moon

February 12, 2009

Waning Gibbous

February 15, 2009

Last Quarter

February 19, 2009

Waning Crescent

February 23, 2009

New Moon

February 28, 2009

Waxing Crescent

March 4, 2009

First Quarter

March 8, 2009

Waxing Gibbous

March 11, 2009

Full Moon

Students will also be given the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have gained about the phases of the moon by creating the phases of the moon out of cookies. Each student will be given two cookies. They will then get to eat the cookies into the shapes of the various phases of the moon. Have the students copy the teacher’s demonstration of eating the cookies, stopping each time a new phase of the moon is created. If students did not want to eat the cookies into the various phases, they could follow along with the teacher by cutting the cookies into the phases of the moon. This could also be done using cheese or fruit. The following pictures represent what the cookie eating process will look like at each phase of the moon. (NOTE: Starting at the full moon, students will get the second cookie after the new moon has been created. The new moon is reached when the first cookie is completely devoured.)

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Last Quarter

Waning Crescent

New Moon

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

Waxing Gibbous

The technology was used to enhance the learning experriene by allowing students to observe all the phases of the moon in a short period of time. This also allowed them to stop and examine each individual phase of the moon as it occurred. Through the use of Stellarium, students are capable of determining what the next phase of the moon will look like and the date it will occur. This will allow students to further extend their knowledge by observing the moon on the predicted date and seeing how it actually looks compared to what they predicted with Stellarium.

Behaviorism Quiz Questions

1. Learning comes from
a. Experience
b. School
c. Maturation
d. Temporary Change

2. Bouncing imaginary balls until students are tired of it is an example of
a. Reprimands
b. Response Cost
c. Satiation
d. Negative Reinforcement

3. Learning by observing others is called
a. Enactive Learning
b. Observational Learning
c. Social Learning
d. Vicarious Learning

ANSWERS: 1-a, 2-c, 3-d

TPACK and Science/Math Technologies

During class this week, I learned about the 3 different types of knowledge: content knowledge (CK), pedagogical knowledge (PK), and technological knowledge (TK). TPACK is a combination of these three types of knowledge that all teachers should strive for. When TPACK is reached, teachers have the right amount of pedagogical, content, and technological knowledge. Thus the know their content, how to teach it, and how to use technology to enhance what that specific subject. The idea of reaching TPACK and its blending of CK, PK, and TK is best seen with a Venn Diagram containing 3 circles. In this diagram, TPACK is the center portion where all three circles are connected and overlapping.
It is necessary for teachers to have this knowledge so that the amount of knowledge and information they are able to give to their students is as large as it could be. Through the use of TPACK, students are best able to learn. Technology will help keep students interested and the teacher and students on the same page, while pedagogical knowledge will give the teacher the skills and "know how" to teach the students, and content knowledge will allow the teacher to know what needs to be taught.
Also in class this week, we looked at various science and math technologies. My favorite of these various technologies was the Stellarium program. This is a great device that allows viewers to see what the sky looks like at any specific time and place. Through Stellarium you can even go back in time and see what the night sky looked like on the night you were born. Stellarium helps to outline the constellations, view planets and moons close up, and explore other aspects of astronomy. Stellarium is a great tool to use to teach an astronomy lesson or even a lesson about rotation and revolution.

Intelligence and Knowledge Quiz Questions

1. A child who delays instant gratification indicates a high level of
a. Fluid Intelligence.
b. Emotional Intelligence.
c. IQ.
d. General Intelligence.
Answer: b

2. In a constructivist approach for lesson planning
a. the teacher does the planning individually.
b. prewritten, published lessons are used.
c. the teacher and students work together to create the lesson.
d. teachers collaborate to write and rewrite the lesson.
Answer: c

3. What type of objective gives the learning outcome?
a. Cognitive Objective
b. Behavioral Objective
c. General Objective
d. Instructional Objective
Answer: d

RSS and Web 2.0

During class this week I learned what an RSS is. Prior to this point, I had absolutely no idea what that was. An RSS is a tool that allows you to get updates on all of your favorite websites without actually visiting those sites at that moment. Through this tool, updates are sent directly to your email, blog, etc. so that all the information you like to look at is available in one spot. I also learned about some various Web 2.0 tools. These tools can be useful for me as an educator. As I begin my career as an elementary teacher, I will be able to Goodreads.com as an easy access tool. As I have parents and students request information on books, or books that are appropriate to read, I can direct them to this site where they will easily be able to access a list of some great books. At the same time, this will be a great resource for me to share and access books with other teachers. Delicious will also be a nice tool to have access to so that I can bookmark great online resources for easy access from one site.

Self Teaching Reflection

For this assignment I decided to hone my cooking skills and learn how to make a new recipe. When I first came out to college, my mom made me a cookbook with some of our family’s favorite recipes. I am always pleasantly surprised when I find a recipe in there that I have never made before, but really enjoy. This was the case with my mom’s banana bread. Banana bread is one of my favorite things to eat, yet I had never ventured into its world enough to actually make it. For that reason, I chose to make banana bread as part of this project.
For the most part, I taught myself how to make banana bread through the use of a recipe. However, as I began making the bread, I did come upon a few problems that my family and roommates were able to teach me how to solve. First, the recipe called for shortening but I had no shortening. After talking with my mom about what I could do about that problem, she taught me that butter can make a great substitute for the shortening. So I was able to solve that problem. Later, I was very impatient for the bread to be done as its aroma drifted around my apartment. When I looked at it 4 minutes before it was supposed to be done, it looked perfect. Although it appeared done to me, I wasn’t completely sure and the recipe didn’t really say how I would know. Thus I turned to my roommate, who teaches Home Economics in Spanish Fork High School. She said it would be done when the inside was no longer doughy and I could check that by sliding a knife into its center. Thus my education on baking banana bread was enhanced with guidance and explanations.
The success of this experience was completely exciting. However the moments where I thought it wasn’t going to work out due to not having shortening was a little upsetting, but it all worked out in the end. Through this experience, I was able to learn more about my preferred style of learning. This experience shows me that I prefer to work independently in a hands-on type of setting. At the same time, I like to have somebody who knows more about it available that I can approach with questions when I am having trouble. Following this experiment, I am excited to find more recipes that I haven’t made before and learn how to make them as well as expand my horizons in other areas as well.

My Technology Experience

I have had a little bit of experience. Like many people in today's society, I am familiar with email and use of the internet. While working at my parent's business, where we ship, do basic graphic design, and copy/print services, I have gained very basic graphic and computer skills. I am comfortable using a computer and can figure out the program given some time to work with it. However, there is a lot about technology and computers that I do not know and thus I have a lot to learn in the future.