Blog Post #3

After watching What is Peer Editing, Writing Peer Reviwe Top 10 Mistakes, and reading Peer Edit with Perfection Tutorial, I now have a better understanding of what it means to 'peer edit'. I learned that peer editing can be more fun than stressful. Sometimes its easier to point out what we don't like or what is wrong with the paper, rather than the positive side. It's ok to give feedback, as long as it's positive. Positive feedback is commonly known as constructive criticism. Just make sure when you correct someone, you aren't being a "Picky Patty", or a "Mean Margret".

I think this will not only benefit me as a teacher, but will also be an advantage to my future students as well. It will teach them to catch mistakes on their peer's papers, and their own. By having students edit and evaluate other student's work, they learn to train their eyes on what they don’t want to do in their own essays. As students see and evaluate essays that are missing essential elements or are full of errors, they can see the reasons behind avoiding these errors. The worse the essay is, the more students can “catch.” The more they do this, the more they realize that their own writing “isn’t so bad!” That does not mean that students should be exposed to another student’s “bad” essay. Instead, allow the students to use essays of past students (with no name of course), that way no one is embarrassed.

Blog Post #2

1. The central message of this video is that not everything can be learned or taught through technology. In order to dance, you have to learn the steps by doing and practicing them. He makes his conclusion by showing that even though the students attended class, and took notes, they still could not actually do the dance, because they did not learn hands on. I agree with his conclusion because it is true that not everything can be done on a computer. You have to practice something, such as dance, with hands on activity in order to learn it.

2. I think Robert thinks there will be more resources and ways to teach with in the future.
-More sources for information
-Develop research skills
-Challenging students to look beyond what they already know
-Keeps students engaged rather than entertained
-Teaches students problem solving
-Teaches Creativity
I feel that Robert is right. Teaching is going to keep developing and it is going completely change the way people learn in the future. I think it will effect me as an educator because not only will i have to teach in a new way but i will have to learn how to due it myself first.

3. Today i watched Networked Student by Wendy Drexler. Drexler is trying to move away from the ordinary ways of learning and teaching. In this video, Drexler is showing connections with content, synthesis of information, and knowledge management that arguably could combine multiple learning theories depending upon the individual learner. I think Drexler's idea is brilliant. I hope that our educational system can move away from 'traditional learning', and make better use of the social media tools out there to create a more engaging learning experience.

4. Davis's thesis is to teach in a technology enhanced learning environment. I think technology is an advantage to the students and it will allow them to explore options and actually become the teacher, not just the student.

5. I have heard of "Flipping the Classroom", and used it some in high school in my math classes. I do think it will be useful as a teacher because it allows the student to teach themselves and come in with questions and ideas about the assignment. It will also show the student and teacher what kind of way the student learns.

Blog Post #1

1. I have heard that EDM310 is very time consuming and difficult. I also heard that you can not procrastinate in this class.
2. My fear about EDM310 is that i will get lost and get behind on my work.
3. In my freshmen year of college, i took a CIS computer class. In the class I learned how to use all the Microsoft Office programs, and that is not what we are doing in EDM310. However, I did have to make a build a website and create a blog, so it is sort of the same concept, although still somehow different.
4. I think the most difficult thing for me will be moving at such a fast pace.
5. The best way to deal with the most difficult aspects is by asking for help.
6. If I get lost or confused, will there be anyone in the lab during the week to help me out? Ask Mr. Strange for a lab assistants number or email address so i may contact them if needed.

Practice Post

My name is Amber Harris, and i'm a junior at USA. I lived in Mobile for 17 years. My senior year of high school i moved to Atmore, AL. I attended Faulkner State Community College for my first 2 years, while living in Atmore. I moved back to Mobile in August to finish my degree. I chose to attend USA because i missed being in Mobile, with all my friends. My parents, oldest sister, and little brother still live in Atmore. My other sister is a junior at Auburn University, but she's still an Alabama fan, roll tide! My dad runs a construction company and my mom is a diamond importer. My oldest sister Brittney is 24 years old and recently moved back in with my parents after her 2 year old daughter, Brooklyn, passed away. My brother is 8 years younger than me, and is in the 6th grade at Atmore Christian School.

I am entering the education program because i love kids. I've been working with kids for the last 3 years by babysitting, life guarding, teaching swimming lessons, and working at a daycare. I want to work with 2nd and 3rd grade after i graduate. I'm not sure what i'm "best" at, but i am very organized and efficient. The thing i probably need to work the most on before i graduate is my patience. When it comes to children, i have plenty of patience, but not so much with my peers. Some of my favorite things to do include, work out, tan, and sleep.

My Test Post Title

This is my first post! I clicked the HTML button, like i was told to do in EDM310. I am now a Blogger, hooray!