Rubistar

I created a rubric for making a poster in my classroom. I created the rubric using the rubistar website. Here is my rubric. I thought that this was an easy website to use to create a rubric for all sorts of different assignments. I could use this in my classroom for a number of different things. I learned how to create a rubric for how to grade a student's work in this assignment. The standards covered in this assignment are:
-2a Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-2c Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
-3a Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-3c Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
-3d Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning
-4c Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

Organizing Tools

I read the article "The Classroom Webpage, a must have for 2008" and found it very interesting. The article talks about the advantages of teachers creating webpages about their classroom. The author lists the advantages that a teacher will get by having their own page. One is efficiency because the teacher will have more time to teach because the students can access links from the teacher webpage. Another advantage is resources because the students have many more opportunities to access links using the teacher webpage. Relevance is another advantage because the students will see using the internet as being a regular part of school. Connection is another advantage of having your own webpage because the students will feel more connected to their teacher knowing they have internet skills. Another advantage is access because not only the students gain more access from the webpage, but also the students' parents. The last advantage the author talked about is the experience that students will be getting from using the classroom webpage. I agree that a teacher having their own webpage would benefit from doing so.

My | Prezi

Here is my prezi. I created this using the prezi website which is here. I really liked using this because it was new to me and I could really see myself using this in my classroom in the future. It was a little tricky at first, but after watching the videos on how to use it I figured it out. I like how different it is from any other program that helps you create a presentation. It is much different from powerpoint and I like it better because it is different. I think this could be used in a number of ways in the classroom for a number of different things. The uses of this new tool are endless if you have the knowledge to use it. The standards covered in this assignment are:
-1a Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-1c Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning and creative process
- 2a Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-2c Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
-3a Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-3c Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats

You Tube Video

In this assignment we were to find a you tube video and save it to our own computer so that we could find and use it at any time. I picked a funny video of a guy dancing like a robot. Here it is. I saved the video as a wmv. file and am now able to bring it up on my computer whenever I want to. I feel this is a good thing to learn because if you find a video that is really helpful then you can view it at any time without having to worry about the creator taking it off the internet. A teacher can use a video in the classroom to show the students how to do things or a number of other things. This assignment covered the following standards:
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
-Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
-Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use of information resources to support research and learning
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and activity

Woordle2

I have created another woordle using my current tags. Here it is. I learned how to create an image using my delicious bookmarks. I could use this in my classroom to show students how to use delicious as well as how to create a woordle which would be fun for younger students to use. The standards that this assignment covered are:
-Facilitate and Inspire Student learning.
-Promote, support, and model innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to proote student learning and creativity
-Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

Jeopardy Game

Here is my jeopardy game that I created. I created this game using questions related to the history of our country. I learned how to use labels in powerpoint and how to have them do certain actions when hit. I could use this type of assignment for anything where I could create a game or even use it other ways for anything you would use powerpoint for. I thought this was a fun assignment because it is something that I had never done before and could definately see myself using in the classroom.
The standards covered in this assignment are:
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face to face and virtual environments.
-Provide students with varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations

PowerPoint animation

I created a one slide powerpoint showing the parts of a guitar. I created labels for a picture of a guitar and adjusted it so that you can select on a text box that says "show labels" and it will bring the labels up for you to view. Here it is. By doing this assignment I learned how to use the labels in powerpoint making them either make things appear or disappear. I could use this knowledge I have learned to do anything where I might have a map quiz or an anatomy quiz where something needs labeled. It would make it much easier to study using the hide labels so I can see how much I know about it and then show the labels to see if I was right.
The standards that this assignment covered:
-Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
-Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

Ignite Presentation

I did this power point on musky fishing. It has 15 slides and they automatically advance after 15 seconds. All you have to do is hit the start presentation button in the top right corner. Here is my power point. I learned how to create an ignite presentation in this assignment which is handy if your giving a powerpoint presentation and have limited time to do so. This powerpoint goes fast and keeps the attention of the viewers and would be great to use for a meeting.
The standards that this assignment covers:
-Model digital-age work and learning
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative process
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats

Embedded Presentation

I did a presentation on historical events that took place in the United States seperated by decade in the last one hundred years. Here it is. I learned in this assignment how to create a powerpoint that could be used for class in many possible ways. I learned how to embed the presentation into a blog post. I can use this newly acquired information to embed other projects for either my college classes or when I have my own classroom. This assignment relates to the following standards:
-Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats

Power Point

Here is my power point. I have not been able to figure out how to embed it in blog using Slideshare yet, but I will soon enough.

Wordle

I created a wordle graphic using the Wordle website. Here is my wordle. I learned how to use the wordle website in this assignment as well as how to create a cool graphic out of all my delicious bookmarks. I could use this in my classroom in the future if I were to have my students create delicious accounts and this is a great way to see how many bookmarks they have created. The following standards are addressed in this assignment:
-Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own education goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats

Jing Screencast

Here is my screencast that I created to show how to access electronic reserves on the fairmont homepage using Jing. I learned how to create a screencast using the Jing website during this assignment. I learned how to record what is on my computer screen and what I am doing so that I can show others how to do something. I could use this in a number of different ways for my classroom. I could use it to show the students how to access something on the internet or just to show them how send an email. This assignment relates to the following standards:
-Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

Jing Graphic

I created this graphic to show the anatomy of a fish. The fish picture is a musky and the diagram shows what the names of their fins are. I used jing to capture this image then I used different tools like the arrow tool and the text tool to create the diagram. I could use this acquired knowledge in my classroom to help the students in labeling maps, parts of an animal, or even use it for math questions. I could use this tool in a number of ways where I want the students to see a diagram. The standards covered in this assignment are:
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
-Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

Self Portrait

I created a self portrait in abstract style using the website Mr. Picassohead. I thought that this assignment was actually pretty fun. It was different than most of the things that we have done. I found the website to be very easy to use and was interesting to see how my picture came out. I used the color tool, the rotating tool, and the delete tool to create my self portrait. Here is the link to my portrait. I think this would be a fun activity for students to do that will help them to be more comfortable with computers. The standards covered in this assignment are:
-Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
-Engage students in exploring real world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
-Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
-Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
-Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations

More Graph Types

I used kids zone to create graphs that compare the scores of West Virginia to the national average in the areas of science and reading for grades 4 and 8. The website that I got my information from is the state NAEP site. Here are my graphs and explanations.

Crappy Graph I made

I actually had fun with this assignment because it was not too difficult and you do not have to download any programs to complete it. My graph shows the expenditures per pupil from an entire year for the states Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, and West Virginia. As you can see Pennsylvania is the highest with TX and FL having the least.

Draw Something

The program that I used was the paint program because it is the easiest for me to use. The type of file that I have created is a .bmp file. These are the tools that I use basically everyday to keep up with this class.

Desktop Graphic

I decided to use paint to create my desktop graphic of a football play. The red o's are the offensive players and the x's the defensive players. The black lines are representing what the player should do and who to block. Some of the tools that I used to create this masterpiece were the airbrush, line tool, text tool, eraser tool, and the rounded rectangle tool. I put my image directly into the blog instead of posting a link because of the other blogs I have seen none of their links have been working.

Snipping Tool

I found this particular exercise to be very difficult because I could not locate a snipping tool on any of the computers that I have access to. I instead downloaded a snipping tool and this is what I came up with. I feel that having these links from the FSU homepage would be handy.

Print Screen

I feel this would be beneficial in a classroom if your were teaching about human anatomy especially the facial structure.

Image

I found this cool picture on a musky fishing website. I right clicked on the picture to save it to my computer. When I went to publish a new post it had the option at the top to add a picture. I clicked on that and uploaded this pic straight from my computer. Pretty simple.

Delicious Assignment Questions

Describe the 3 steps recommended in the film to get started social bookmarking.
1. set up delicious account 2. add necessary items to your toolbar to make access easier 3. share

Describe Web 2.0 and how it differs from previous stages of the web.
Web 2.0 makes it possible for people to share their work with each other and work together instead of just being able to view someone elses work with this you can use it as well.

What is social bookmarking, and what advantages does social bookmarking offer that traditional storage and retrieval of web sites does not?
Social bookmarking allows people to have their bookmarks on a website instead of just being on their computer so they can access them from anywhere. Also, it allows other people to view your bookmarks and use them making it a social bookmarking site. Where before you could not view and use other people's bookmarks. now you can.

Brainstorming Ideas

I believe we are supposed to be coming up with ideas for something that we can present in a variety of medias that will last around 3-5 minutes. I want to do something different that most people would not think of that is out of the classroom. I would like to do something involving wildlife conservation pertaining mostly to musky fishing. Musky fishing is a passion of mine and it is something that West Virginia has that not alot of other states can claim. I want to explain the ins and outs of the fish as well as how there needs to be a combined effort from everyone to not litter and keep your yards clean in case of floods. Does anyone think this is a good idea?....bad idea?.....I could always change ideas throughout this class.

Still figuring things out

I am new to the blogging scene so this might not be as easy for me as other people. I am also one of the few people that I know that does not have facebook or myspace. I try to spend as little time as possible on the computer especially since I take classes on it and they require most of my time to be spent sitting at computer. I just set up my delicious account and put my resume up so check them out.

Resume

http://docs.google.com/View?id=df77p3dw_2d36qhm5j

Introduction

Hi my name is Ryan Jones and I am in the Master's program at Fairmont State University.