Week 6: Dr. Christie, iTunes University, Duke iTunes
Dr. Christie
I chose to explore two different sections of Dr. Christie's site. The first section I browsed was titled "Google Earth." Dr. Christie had a very extensive description and layout for Google Earth and its functions. I am a Secondary Science major and this is probably why I was influenced to check out this section first. I have used Google Earth maybe two or three times in the past year- mainly for latitude and longitude assignments in Geography courses at USA. When I first discovered the contents and availability within the download, I was very excited to incorporate it into my classroom and teaching approaches.
Dr. Christie highlights the gadgets and gismos from the geographic web to points of interest. I personally enjoyed the videos she complied to illustrate the varieties of readily available information Google Earth has to offer. I personally would be happy teaching any subject of General Science, but have a bigger desire to teach Earth/Physical Science and/or Physical Geography and this is one tool I imagine to be quite resourceful in my classroom.
iTunes University
I really like the concept of iTunesU, in that I enjoy an audio recording of information because of two reasons. I don't seem to get much reading done if the source is only available online. My head aches and my vision seems to get progressively worse as the reading pile grows. Secondly, I can burn an audio podcast or in this case, track to a compact disc and pop it in the CD player on the way to and from school. This is convenient because I have a very verbal 3 year old at home.
I also like the Videocasts of class sessions at different Universities offered on iTunesU. My friend attends a community college and I think it would be neat to show him what taking a class at a major University would feel like compared to one at a CC. I know I will be using iTU as an alternative to Google, etc. I like the fresh ideas and new resources I will soon discover using iTU.
Duke on iTunes
I can only imagine how many dreams of attending Duke University are not attainable in today's economy. The University's site on iTunesU is ready to fulfill the hungry appetite for learning many young adults carry with them today. I noticed the personal and professional level the site achieves with its vast variety of educational tools from basketball players to graduate students. I am personally excited to expand my educational growth as I continue on down this "Intellectual Journey."
Comments for Kids: 5
This week I watched a video called 'Mac vs. PC" that was published on YouTube on "Cinema Owl's" channel. I think it's a little comical that so many people have made videos in response to this commercial and in a sense, most of them are just mocking it. Competition has been around since Darwin days and why people feel the need to waste time arguing about what kind of computer they use, is unclear to me. It was a funny video nonetheless.
Week 5: NPR, WIRED Story, What I've Learned This Year
The NPR News Blog
The first paragraph on the homepage of this site reminds the reader that what you read on Wikipedia cannot be trusted. I agree! I rarely use Wikipedia as a source of information and in most cases my professors have advised me to use anything but. It is entirely collaborative and anyone can edit any topic any forum. I enjoy reading different perspectives from around the world but there are many online social sites that provide the same opportunity without publishing misconceptions about historical facts.
What I've learned this Year
I loved this! He emphasized the importance of many things in his post but the first one I noticed was 'Communication.' Last semester, I learned that communication has to have a sender and a receiver (Thanks Ms. Danneker). I also liked the point he made about teachers being more focused on perfecting their lesson plans that it fails to teach a lesson at all. Part of the reason I want to become a teacher is for the students who don't have anyone at all that listens to him/her. Some children (guaranteed every teacher will have them in her class at one point in time) come from broken homes and estranged families and may need me to be more than a lady who writes on a chalkboard. Being a teacher is so much more than teaching 2+2=4. I really believe your heart has to be in it to be a teacher... I look forward to writing about what I learned each year as an educator.
The NPR News Blog
The first paragraph on the homepage of this site reminds the reader that what you read on Wikipedia cannot be trusted. I agree! I rarely use Wikipedia as a source of information and in most cases my professors have advised me to use anything but. It is entirely collaborative and anyone can edit any topic any forum. I enjoy reading different perspectives from around the world but there are many online social sites that provide the same opportunity without publishing misconceptions about historical facts.
What I've learned this Year
I loved this! He emphasized the importance of many things in his post but the first one I noticed was 'Communication.' Last semester, I learned that communication has to have a sender and a receiver (Thanks Ms. Danneker). I also liked the point he made about teachers being more focused on perfecting their lesson plans that it fails to teach a lesson at all. Part of the reason I want to become a teacher is for the students who don't have anyone at all that listens to him/her. Some children (guaranteed every teacher will have them in her class at one point in time) come from broken homes and estranged families and may need me to be more than a lady who writes on a chalkboard. Being a teacher is so much more than teaching 2+2=4. I really believe your heart has to be in it to be a teacher... I look forward to writing about what I learned each year as an educator.
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