Bad portfolio
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/math/it/samplePort/ANN%20K/index.htm
I believe this is a bad portfolio because the pictures she used are distorted and the colors she uses just don't catch my eye. She also never updated her professional artifacts like she stated she would. The whole page just doesn't seem very "professional" to me
Good portfolio
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/teares/math/it/samplePort/LAURIE/Laurie's%20index.htm
Although very plain when the url first opens, I like this portfolio a lot. She uses a lot of color and enhances it with clipart and pictures related to teaching. She provides a lot of information in an organized matter.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Blog Post April 27th
Discuss copyright for teachers. What surprised you? What ways have you observed copyright laws being violated in schools (no names, please. Just examples)? How about violations outside of the school environment? Is it your job to teach copyright respect to your students? How can you do this?
Answer:
I don't really understand the copyright laws and how they pertain to teachers. Yes, I know that copyright means you cannot use someone else's work without permission but I don't understand the fair use policy and how teachers use it.
What surprised me the most about copyright was the video example you gave us. That a teacher must have permission to show a video to her class, even if the video is just for fun. So I can't show my kids a video on the last Friday before summer vacation just for fun without someone's permission?
I probably observe copyright laws being violated everyday and just don't realize it. Teachers are constantly using things off the internet and never actually giving proper recognition to the person who created it. I violate copyright laws myself. Last semester I printed off worksheets for something I was doing. I didn't create those worksheets and I didn't give proper recognition to the person who did. To be honest, I don't even know who created them. Second, myself and thousands of other people violate copyright laws when we download illegal music off line or make copies of movies. We are never given permission to download that music or make those copies. The only way to get music legally is to buy, from expensive places like Itunes, and lets be honest here, who actually does that?
Is it my job to teach copyright laws to my students? Yes, I believe it is. If I didn't, my students would be plagiarizing every day and never having a clue why or how they did it. Then parents would come to me or the school board and complain about their students getting bad grades all the time. If I don't teach my students about copyright, it's pretty much my fault that they are receiving those bad grades.
How can I teach my students about copyright ?? The same way most people teach their students about copyright. I would have them read articles, Id give them examples of things that should be copyrighted and things that shouldn't and see if they can distinguish a difference.
Answer:
I don't really understand the copyright laws and how they pertain to teachers. Yes, I know that copyright means you cannot use someone else's work without permission but I don't understand the fair use policy and how teachers use it.
What surprised me the most about copyright was the video example you gave us. That a teacher must have permission to show a video to her class, even if the video is just for fun. So I can't show my kids a video on the last Friday before summer vacation just for fun without someone's permission?
I probably observe copyright laws being violated everyday and just don't realize it. Teachers are constantly using things off the internet and never actually giving proper recognition to the person who created it. I violate copyright laws myself. Last semester I printed off worksheets for something I was doing. I didn't create those worksheets and I didn't give proper recognition to the person who did. To be honest, I don't even know who created them. Second, myself and thousands of other people violate copyright laws when we download illegal music off line or make copies of movies. We are never given permission to download that music or make those copies. The only way to get music legally is to buy, from expensive places like Itunes, and lets be honest here, who actually does that?
Is it my job to teach copyright laws to my students? Yes, I believe it is. If I didn't, my students would be plagiarizing every day and never having a clue why or how they did it. Then parents would come to me or the school board and complain about their students getting bad grades all the time. If I don't teach my students about copyright, it's pretty much my fault that they are receiving those bad grades.
How can I teach my students about copyright ?? The same way most people teach their students about copyright. I would have them read articles, Id give them examples of things that should be copyrighted and things that shouldn't and see if they can distinguish a difference.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
4/13 blog continued
Scenario: You decide to incorporate a digital video project in your classroom. What is the
content area/project/age level? What are the preparations you will have to do prior to
beginning this project? What are some of the challenges? Be specific – think like a teacher in
the public school system and make a checklist and timeline of beginning to end, starting
with prep work and ending with the final project. Write this up as an informal lesson plan and
post to your blog.
content: CPR
project: students will teach their classmates CPR
age level: 7th grade
preparations prior to beginning project:
1. make sure all students know how to do CPR and what steps to follow so that they can
teach to other students
2. make sure they have access to cameras
3. teach them how to use the software
4. rules
5. give them a rubric and a deadline
challenges:
1. Students may not know CPR
2. Students may not know how to work the camera
3. Some students may be absent on the days of filming
timeline : project would take a week
all prep work that needs to be done by the teacher will be down the week prior to the start
of the assignment
Monday : students will learn CPR and also learn about the camera and its software
Tuesday: filming
Wednesday: filming, making any last minute changes
Thursday: editing
Friday: films will be submitted and shown to the class.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Blog Post 4/13
Reflect on your group video project. What worked well? Where could you have improved? How would you approach this differently next time? What skills will you take away with you from completing this project?
I think that the video group project went well for what it was. If we were given more time, I think the story line would have been better developed and the quality would have improved.
Scott and I worked well together, although we realized we fight like a married couple. We were both able to discuss different ideas with one another and decide what worked and what didn't. The video project was a fun experience for us both and we wanted it to be educational and fun for those watching. We also never really had any trouble with the camera. I know some people in the class experienced difficulty and I was thankful that Scott and I did not.
When improvement is questioned, we could have spent more time on the project. We spent about an hour a day on the project for a week and the end result seemed like it needed more work. We both had busy schedules the week of the project though so time was definitely a factor when it came to deciding when to do different scenes.
If asked to do this again, I would have had a better plan. We kind of just laid out a topic and went with it. We thought of each scene as we came to it. I like to plan ahead so I feel I would plan out a better story line, know what scene is going to happen when, and know when is going to happen in each scene long before we actually get to it.
The skills I took away from this project include; working well with another student, learning how to operate the camera and its different functions, learning how to edit properly, and learning what stuff you need and dont need before it becomes just "Fluff".
I think that the video group project went well for what it was. If we were given more time, I think the story line would have been better developed and the quality would have improved.
Scott and I worked well together, although we realized we fight like a married couple. We were both able to discuss different ideas with one another and decide what worked and what didn't. The video project was a fun experience for us both and we wanted it to be educational and fun for those watching. We also never really had any trouble with the camera. I know some people in the class experienced difficulty and I was thankful that Scott and I did not.
When improvement is questioned, we could have spent more time on the project. We spent about an hour a day on the project for a week and the end result seemed like it needed more work. We both had busy schedules the week of the project though so time was definitely a factor when it came to deciding when to do different scenes.
If asked to do this again, I would have had a better plan. We kind of just laid out a topic and went with it. We thought of each scene as we came to it. I like to plan ahead so I feel I would plan out a better story line, know what scene is going to happen when, and know when is going to happen in each scene long before we actually get to it.
The skills I took away from this project include; working well with another student, learning how to operate the camera and its different functions, learning how to edit properly, and learning what stuff you need and dont need before it becomes just "Fluff".
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