1) What is the message sent by Yong Zhao and what is his purpose?
His message was that the United States education system is not slacking or behind in comparison to other countries (India and China). His purpose was to show to people that the countries’ economies are diverse and so there is a different job market. He feels that the United States education system is good because it is supported by student choice. The United States might have lower test scores but they have a lot of different talents. He doesn’t believe the purpose of human life is to make the most money possible, but to find happiness.
2) What techniques are used by Yong Zhao to attract and hold attention?
Zhao used different techniques. He used humor with how he talked. He also used intensity. He discussed the affects of test taking to teen suicide. He also used association. He connected well with the audience by talking about his home life and his daughter’s experience in an American school.
3) What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in Yong's message?
He believes that the purpose of human life is to be happy and that making a lot of money doesn’t always make someone happy. He likes how the United States supports all the students and whatever talent he/she might have. Test taking is very stressful and can be psychologically damaging to some students. He believes choice is very important.
4) How might different people interpret Yong's message differently?
I believe that people who are competing for big paying jobs might view his message differently. They might agree with the other gentleman that we need to put more stress on American students to study more and play less. Some parents might feel the same way because they want their children to be successful and success might equal making a lot of money to them. I believe anyone who views money as happiness might see more benefit in raising the bar for harder classes for the American students.
5) What is omitted from Yong's message?
I’m not sure what is omitted in his message. After he spoke I didn’t have any real questions. I wondered if he believes that there should be no standard test taking. Some competition can generate more motivation.
6) Now you have heard two sides of the story. Which side would you vote for?
Both sides had really valid points. Overall I agree with Yong’s values. I don’t believe that making a lot of money is going to make someone happy. I know that money wouldn’t make me happy. I originally started college as a business management pursuit, but then realized that I didn’t want to sit at a desk all day for a job that didn’t make a significant different to anyone or anything. I then chose education not for the money but for the challenge and for the enjoyment I get from being around young children. If I was pushed to work a high paying job just to make a lot of money then I think I would be unhappy and I would not enjoy the little time I have here on Earth. As a parent I want my son to be able to choose what career he will do and at the same time have enough talent to work different careers. Since I know that jobs are changing rapidly, I will choose my son’s schooling carefully. I want to make sure that he attends a school with a lot of technology and science avenues.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
2 Million Minutes
1) Who is sending this message and what is the author’s purpose?
This video was created by Bob Compton. I believe the purpose of this video was to inform people of the differences of high school students in different countries. They followed two students from the U.S. and two students from India, and two students from China. The students discussed their academic ambitions and their studying.
2) What techniques are used to attract and hold attention?
The techniques I saw used were experts, fear, and plain people. The video showed many experts talking about the different countries studies. The video also used fear in a sense for parents and maybe students in the United States. The video definitely showed how much more dedicated the Indian and Chinese students were towards their schooling. This might spark some fear in parents to get their sons and daughters to study more. It might also spark fear in other high school students. The video also used the technique of plain people. These were everyday students that the camera was following around.
3) What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in this message?
There are three different lifestyles and points of view in this video. India and China were very similar in my option. Those students seemed more pressured to succeed and get ahead in their study. They put their studies and education before other things like sports. Though the Indian students didn’t seem to have a choice in their future career. The Chinese students enjoyed their studies and seemed to have more of a choice of a future career.
The United States students were very different. They valued other things more like sports and spending time with their friends. The boy said that he didn’t even really study for class. The parents also didn’t seem to put too much pressure on them.
4) How might different people interpret this message differently?
I think that different people will interpret this message differently. I think that American students would relate to the two students on the video and also not see a huge need to study more. I also think that high school parents will also view this and think that their children already do a lot. They might agree with the one mom on the video and just be happy that their sons and daughters aren’t getting into trouble.
I think that other people who have very young kids or don’t have kids at all might view this video and think that American students are lazy and need to study more in order to compete better with other countries.
5) What is omitted from this message?
This video is only showing two students as a representative as a whole country. It’s not fair to say that all or even most of the students in that country feel the same way that these students do.
This video was created by Bob Compton. I believe the purpose of this video was to inform people of the differences of high school students in different countries. They followed two students from the U.S. and two students from India, and two students from China. The students discussed their academic ambitions and their studying.
2) What techniques are used to attract and hold attention?
The techniques I saw used were experts, fear, and plain people. The video showed many experts talking about the different countries studies. The video also used fear in a sense for parents and maybe students in the United States. The video definitely showed how much more dedicated the Indian and Chinese students were towards their schooling. This might spark some fear in parents to get their sons and daughters to study more. It might also spark fear in other high school students. The video also used the technique of plain people. These were everyday students that the camera was following around.
3) What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in this message?
There are three different lifestyles and points of view in this video. India and China were very similar in my option. Those students seemed more pressured to succeed and get ahead in their study. They put their studies and education before other things like sports. Though the Indian students didn’t seem to have a choice in their future career. The Chinese students enjoyed their studies and seemed to have more of a choice of a future career.
The United States students were very different. They valued other things more like sports and spending time with their friends. The boy said that he didn’t even really study for class. The parents also didn’t seem to put too much pressure on them.
4) How might different people interpret this message differently?
I think that different people will interpret this message differently. I think that American students would relate to the two students on the video and also not see a huge need to study more. I also think that high school parents will also view this and think that their children already do a lot. They might agree with the one mom on the video and just be happy that their sons and daughters aren’t getting into trouble.
I think that other people who have very young kids or don’t have kids at all might view this video and think that American students are lazy and need to study more in order to compete better with other countries.
5) What is omitted from this message?
This video is only showing two students as a representative as a whole country. It’s not fair to say that all or even most of the students in that country feel the same way that these students do.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Evaluating Two Websites
Amphitheater Public Schools (2010). Applying technology Standards, Third Grade Lesson Plans. Retrieved from http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/standards/third.html
Harris, Angela (2010). Third Grade Lesson Plans 85. Retrieved from http://hubpages.com/hub/Third-Grade-Lesson-Plans
I used the UC Berkeley Internet Guide to evaluate two websites. I wasn’t looking for one thing in particular. I was just wanted to see some other third grade lesson plans to spark some ideas for my own classroom. I found two websites by using Google.
The first site I found was entitled Third Grade Lesson Plans 85. This is a personal webpage. This is also a company website because it has com in the address. The author must be a member of the HubPages. It is very clear who the author is because her name is on top. I have never heard of HubPages. It doesn’t sound like an educational server. It’s confusing to see when she posted these things. Not all the links are going through. There were two links that didn’t work. Author’s credentials on the subject is that she is a homeschool teacher though a few of the science and math links were from more creditable sources. There are comments at the bottom of the page but they are old comments. They are mostly from 2 years ago. I believe this page has two purposes. One is to sell teacher items and the other is to collect some 3rd grade lesson plans. This website gave me a good timed math game that I would like to use. Other than that I don’t see anything else that I will use.
The second webpage I searched was from the Amphitheater Public School site. This is not a personal webpage. This comes from a public school district in Arizona. The authors of the lesson plans are listed at the bottom. They are school teachers in the district. The links are very easy to read and navigate. The lesson plans that I’ve browsed even have links to rubrics and other materials to use in the class. The lessons (links) that I explored seem current. They are posting the date when submitted at the bottom of the lesson. There are no comments on this page. This is a very helpful website. It is easy to read and I plan on bookmarking this page.
When comparing these two websites I definitely find the Amphitheater School site to be more useful and more creditable of a source. It is easier to navigate and it has more teacher authors. The teachers collaborated together to create these lesson plans. The links are also more up to date. The first site is confusing and a lot of the links did not work. I also didn’t like how half of the website was devoted to selling teacher items. Though Angela Harris’ page did have room for comments the Amphitheater site was more professional.
Harris, Angela (2010). Third Grade Lesson Plans 85. Retrieved from http://hubpages.com/hub/Third-Grade-Lesson-Plans
I used the UC Berkeley Internet Guide to evaluate two websites. I wasn’t looking for one thing in particular. I was just wanted to see some other third grade lesson plans to spark some ideas for my own classroom. I found two websites by using Google.
The first site I found was entitled Third Grade Lesson Plans 85. This is a personal webpage. This is also a company website because it has com in the address. The author must be a member of the HubPages. It is very clear who the author is because her name is on top. I have never heard of HubPages. It doesn’t sound like an educational server. It’s confusing to see when she posted these things. Not all the links are going through. There were two links that didn’t work. Author’s credentials on the subject is that she is a homeschool teacher though a few of the science and math links were from more creditable sources. There are comments at the bottom of the page but they are old comments. They are mostly from 2 years ago. I believe this page has two purposes. One is to sell teacher items and the other is to collect some 3rd grade lesson plans. This website gave me a good timed math game that I would like to use. Other than that I don’t see anything else that I will use.
The second webpage I searched was from the Amphitheater Public School site. This is not a personal webpage. This comes from a public school district in Arizona. The authors of the lesson plans are listed at the bottom. They are school teachers in the district. The links are very easy to read and navigate. The lesson plans that I’ve browsed even have links to rubrics and other materials to use in the class. The lessons (links) that I explored seem current. They are posting the date when submitted at the bottom of the lesson. There are no comments on this page. This is a very helpful website. It is easy to read and I plan on bookmarking this page.
When comparing these two websites I definitely find the Amphitheater School site to be more useful and more creditable of a source. It is easier to navigate and it has more teacher authors. The teachers collaborated together to create these lesson plans. The links are also more up to date. The first site is confusing and a lot of the links did not work. I also didn’t like how half of the website was devoted to selling teacher items. Though Angela Harris’ page did have room for comments the Amphitheater site was more professional.
Information Literacy Quiz
I received a 4. Though I did get most of number seven. I learned that I don't know very much about finding information on the web. I have never heard of some of those websites (altavista.com). I'm going to copy the quiz results and create a cheat sheet for next time I need to do research.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Annotated Bibliography #4
Jackson, Lorrie (2007). Podcasts for free on a PC. Education World. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech238.shtml
In this article the writer is discussing what is a podcast and how one can use it in a classroom. They describe that a podcast is a recording of sound, usually someone’s voice. She gives background/history of the podcast. The name comes for iPod and the work broadcast. Podcasts at first were put on mp3 players but now 80% are listened on the computer. She then explains some free software programs that teachers can use to upload some podcasts for their students. There is Odeo, Gabcast, and Audacity.
This website is very useful and encouraging for me because I was thinking about doing something like this. In my classroom I have five special education students who need things to be read to them. I have one boy in particular who is reading on a kindergarten level. I could prerecord some of our work or tests and let them listen to the podcast while I help out other students. This would be like creating two of me. My school already has the program audacity so I would just need a microphone. Another idea I have using podcasts would be for their writing. We are creating poetry anthologies. I would like to take a digital picture of everyone’s poem and record them reading their poem. I would then like to combine all of their poems into one link. This would be a great thing for all the parents to see on my teacher webpage. The students would also benefit from hearing themselves read. They would be able to tell me if they are fluent readers.
In this article the writer is discussing what is a podcast and how one can use it in a classroom. They describe that a podcast is a recording of sound, usually someone’s voice. She gives background/history of the podcast. The name comes for iPod and the work broadcast. Podcasts at first were put on mp3 players but now 80% are listened on the computer. She then explains some free software programs that teachers can use to upload some podcasts for their students. There is Odeo, Gabcast, and Audacity.
This website is very useful and encouraging for me because I was thinking about doing something like this. In my classroom I have five special education students who need things to be read to them. I have one boy in particular who is reading on a kindergarten level. I could prerecord some of our work or tests and let them listen to the podcast while I help out other students. This would be like creating two of me. My school already has the program audacity so I would just need a microphone. Another idea I have using podcasts would be for their writing. We are creating poetry anthologies. I would like to take a digital picture of everyone’s poem and record them reading their poem. I would then like to combine all of their poems into one link. This would be a great thing for all the parents to see on my teacher webpage. The students would also benefit from hearing themselves read. They would be able to tell me if they are fluent readers.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Annotated Bibliography #3
Newingham, Beth(2010). Rockin’ Room 13. Retrieved September 18, 2010, from http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/
This is a teacher’s website full of useful downloads and ideas. She is a 3rd grade teacher in Troy School District in Michigan. She has many resources for reading and writing workshop. She is also a recognized Scholastic teacher. She has some great videos modeling how to do their reading framework. She also shows pictures and describes how a teacher should set up a classroom library.
This website has been very useful to me. I am planning on using some of her free downloads in my reading workshop. I am going to use her different genre posters to help my students during our reading workshop. She has wonderful ideas for giving assessments in reading. I really like her teacher conferencing sheet! This website really inspires me to also try new things, like making movies. This is a great website.
This is a teacher’s website full of useful downloads and ideas. She is a 3rd grade teacher in Troy School District in Michigan. She has many resources for reading and writing workshop. She is also a recognized Scholastic teacher. She has some great videos modeling how to do their reading framework. She also shows pictures and describes how a teacher should set up a classroom library.
This website has been very useful to me. I am planning on using some of her free downloads in my reading workshop. I am going to use her different genre posters to help my students during our reading workshop. She has wonderful ideas for giving assessments in reading. I really like her teacher conferencing sheet! This website really inspires me to also try new things, like making movies. This is a great website.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Annotated Bibliography #2
Becker, A., McLaughlin, T., Weber, K.,P., Gower, J. (2009) The Effects of Copy, Cover and Compare with and without Additional Error Drill on Multiplication Fact Fluency and Accuracy. Education & Psychology Retrieved:http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.uindy.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&hid=111&sid=dcdced47-eb18-40c8-a1a3-bd6630c099f6%40sessionmgr111
This is an article of research on math fluency. The subject was a fourth grade student with learning disabilities. The researcher wanted to see if Copy, Cover, and Compare method would help her with her math facts compared to the Taped Method. Both methods improved her math fluency. They also showed the same amount of improvement. In the end they said that the Taped Method was better because it took less time for the intervention than the Copy, Cover, and Compare by one minute.
I chose to read this article because I’m wondering how to improve my students’ math fluency. We have a district goal that by the end of third grade, students will pass 30 addition and 30 subtraction facts in one minute. Last year not all of my students passed this goal. I have never heard of these two approaches to teaching facts. I am very interested in trying the copy, cover, and compare method. I don’t see myself using the taped method because I don’t have a tape recorder and I feel like that would be a one-on-one intervention. Whereas I can teach the copy, cover, and compare to the whole class and have them all doing it at the same time. This could also be a great homework tool for parents.
This is an article of research on math fluency. The subject was a fourth grade student with learning disabilities. The researcher wanted to see if Copy, Cover, and Compare method would help her with her math facts compared to the Taped Method. Both methods improved her math fluency. They also showed the same amount of improvement. In the end they said that the Taped Method was better because it took less time for the intervention than the Copy, Cover, and Compare by one minute.
I chose to read this article because I’m wondering how to improve my students’ math fluency. We have a district goal that by the end of third grade, students will pass 30 addition and 30 subtraction facts in one minute. Last year not all of my students passed this goal. I have never heard of these two approaches to teaching facts. I am very interested in trying the copy, cover, and compare method. I don’t see myself using the taped method because I don’t have a tape recorder and I feel like that would be a one-on-one intervention. Whereas I can teach the copy, cover, and compare to the whole class and have them all doing it at the same time. This could also be a great homework tool for parents.
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