Did You Know 2.o video creates a conversation and makes you stop and think about your own daily routines. It gives you statistics on the technological advances we use today on a daily basis. I know that since I first got a computer I have always checked my email, IM's and since Facebook has come about I am usually on that at least 3 or 4 times a day depending on how bored I get.
It was very shocking to see the different numbers that were given. I would have thought that Great Britain would be the richest country, would have the biggest military and many other things. Or that Today's learners would have 10- 14 jobs before their 38Th birthday, I'm 25 and I have only had 6 and 2 of those were after I graduated from the Abbey, but I do know people like my sister who gets sick of one job 6 months after she starts it and moves on to another. I thought it was shocking to see that the average 21 yr old American has watched 20,000 hours of TV, played 10, 000 hours on video games, spent 10,000 hours on the phone and sent 250,000 IM's or emails and that text messsages sent exceed the population of the planet. But it was also incourageing to find out that 70% of U.S 4 yr olds know how to use the computers, I thought that this went great with the idea of ACCESS because that meant that they would at least know a few things about a computer. I can say from working at the Library that while it is good to have this knowledge, it is also somewhat dangerous for students to spend to many hours on the internet especially when it is not doing homework but trying to get around security blocks that are set up for their own safety.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
ACCESS
Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS) gives students an opportunity to take park in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and other courses that their school may not have the funding for. ACCESS was first implemented in 2007 by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, and State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Joseph B. Morton with the mission of "To provide an infrastructure that delivers quality learning opportunities for all citizens". ACCESS site consists of links for students, courses, parents, educators, and resourses. There is also a link for more information that takes you to a word document that tells the you all you need to know about how they plan to put ACCESS in to action.
The powerpoint on ACCESS was very interesting. I am very impressed that our legistalators are trying to provide a better education and bring Alabama's standards of education up with the rest of the nation. I also can say from experience that a distance learning classroom creates a totally different environment for both students and educators. ACCESS will also get students involved more in the world around them and will help with technological advances due to the fact that students and teachers will be useing various resources like video-conferencing, two way audio/two way video, intrenet based instruction etc.
The powerpoint on ACCESS was very interesting. I am very impressed that our legistalators are trying to provide a better education and bring Alabama's standards of education up with the rest of the nation. I also can say from experience that a distance learning classroom creates a totally different environment for both students and educators. ACCESS will also get students involved more in the world around them and will help with technological advances due to the fact that students and teachers will be useing various resources like video-conferencing, two way audio/two way video, intrenet based instruction etc.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Alabama Learning Exchange
ALEX stands for Alabama Learning Exchange, the site is broken down into eight parts that you can click on and lead to other parts of the site. These eight parts consist of the course of study, web links, lesson plans, search, personal workspace, professional learning, distance learning, and help. Alex is for educators and administrators, it has resources that would be useful for someone just graduating to the most seasoned instructor looking for new ideas to spice up their classroom. It can also be helpful to students who are looking for something to add to their learning experience.
Through the course of study you can choose from different subjects, and grades allowing you to view what students should know upon entering the different grades with in the school system. The web link button has Educational sites for teachers, administrators, and students which they can view for help with homework or ideas for projects.
Another resource that is very useful to a teacher are lesson plans, when you enter the lesson plan room you can create your own personal account and then make your own plans and save them to the site for future use. Other options include finding lesson plans by Author, Title, or School. If you are not sure what you want to look for you can search under the subject and grade level to find some ideas that way.
Educators also have an opportunity to log in to their own workspace, and upload or create their own personal lesson plans and submit them. Along with this there is a button to professional learning that links teachers to websites that will help them to maintain and build upon their own learning process, making them a better educator.
Other links include ACCESS distance learning and help. ACCESS stands for Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, Students, Statewide; giving students an opportunity to take part in courses not offered at there school. For those who are somewhat technologically challenged the help button answers a few questions on how to help with documents, lesson plans, trouble shooting, and a few other issues that one might have.
Alex is an amazing web site that I have found very useful and can see myself useing it in the near future. Not just when I become a teacher but even while taking classes here at South to give me some ideas to better my own work in the field of education.
Through the course of study you can choose from different subjects, and grades allowing you to view what students should know upon entering the different grades with in the school system. The web link button has Educational sites for teachers, administrators, and students which they can view for help with homework or ideas for projects.
Another resource that is very useful to a teacher are lesson plans, when you enter the lesson plan room you can create your own personal account and then make your own plans and save them to the site for future use. Other options include finding lesson plans by Author, Title, or School. If you are not sure what you want to look for you can search under the subject and grade level to find some ideas that way.
Educators also have an opportunity to log in to their own workspace, and upload or create their own personal lesson plans and submit them. Along with this there is a button to professional learning that links teachers to websites that will help them to maintain and build upon their own learning process, making them a better educator.
Other links include ACCESS distance learning and help. ACCESS stands for Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, Students, Statewide; giving students an opportunity to take part in courses not offered at there school. For those who are somewhat technologically challenged the help button answers a few questions on how to help with documents, lesson plans, trouble shooting, and a few other issues that one might have.
Alex is an amazing web site that I have found very useful and can see myself useing it in the near future. Not just when I become a teacher but even while taking classes here at South to give me some ideas to better my own work in the field of education.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
First Post
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My Name is Erin O'Rourke, I am a senior at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. I have a BA in Educational Studies from Belmont Abbey College, which is a very small liberal arts college 15 minutes south of Charlotte, North Carolina.
I am a native Mobilian. My favorite holiday is Mardi Gras, it is more then just drunk people throwing moon pies and beads off a float. While I was in high school, I worked as a float leafer. I glued the gold and silver leaf to the floats, I loved it however because leafing is the last thing to be done before the parade hits the streets, your fingers are numb from the cold. I also love Mardi Gras because I was raised with my uncles and father in a mystic organization, so we always went to the parades and the tabluos.
Currently I am not married, no children, I do however have a bunny rabbit named Chocolate Chips he is about 5 yrs old. I also have a black kitten named Murphy because I went to Murphy High School and the mascot was a Panther. She is very smart and sometimes thinks she is human, she has to have fresh water from the tap and it has to be in a glass or she will sit in the sink and wait.
I like stars, the shape not the people!
I have an amazing boyfriend Bradley, who deserves all the credit for me going back to college. When I moved back home after graduating, I found it hard to get a job, I wasn't picky I would have taken anything. However, due to the fact that I had a degree I was over qualified for alot of the positions to which I applied. So when my boyfriend and I started dating about a year ago I was working at Hallmark, toying with the idea of returning to school and getting my teaching license. He supported the idea completely, and here I am!
My Name is Erin O'Rourke, I am a senior at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. I have a BA in Educational Studies from Belmont Abbey College, which is a very small liberal arts college 15 minutes south of Charlotte, North Carolina.
I am a native Mobilian. My favorite holiday is Mardi Gras, it is more then just drunk people throwing moon pies and beads off a float. While I was in high school, I worked as a float leafer. I glued the gold and silver leaf to the floats, I loved it however because leafing is the last thing to be done before the parade hits the streets, your fingers are numb from the cold. I also love Mardi Gras because I was raised with my uncles and father in a mystic organization, so we always went to the parades and the tabluos.
Currently I am not married, no children, I do however have a bunny rabbit named Chocolate Chips he is about 5 yrs old. I also have a black kitten named Murphy because I went to Murphy High School and the mascot was a Panther. She is very smart and sometimes thinks she is human, she has to have fresh water from the tap and it has to be in a glass or she will sit in the sink and wait.
I like stars, the shape not the people!
I have an amazing boyfriend Bradley, who deserves all the credit for me going back to college. When I moved back home after graduating, I found it hard to get a job, I wasn't picky I would have taken anything. However, due to the fact that I had a degree I was over qualified for alot of the positions to which I applied. So when my boyfriend and I started dating about a year ago I was working at Hallmark, toying with the idea of returning to school and getting my teaching license. He supported the idea completely, and here I am!
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