Short Movie Project

Final Reflection on EDM 310

Summary Post C4K

For these last couple of posts, I was once again very impressed by the quality of work that each youngster showed. Throughout this entire comments for kids process, I have not seen any work that was poorly done. Although some of the posts that I have read have contained minor typos, I feel that these types of things are to be expected with children who are at these young ages.

For these last few posts, I have seen things such as children writing about staying drug free and that is something that I really enjoyed reading about. I feel that it is always impressive to hear a young person speak out against bad habits and stand up for what they feel is right. One of the students who I was assigned to did just that and stated that he would always stay drug and alcohol free. In my comment to him, I told him that it was great to see a child with a goal like that and that it is incredibly important for him to stay with his goals so that drugs and alcohol do not mess up his future.

The final post that I commented on was one that was posted by a student who had been on a class trip to the fair. This student explained many of the things that she and her classmates had seen and experienced while at the fair. She even said that they got to milk a cow! Another part of the trip that she had really enjoyed was looking at old homes that were there and getting to see how things were done in the old days. Because of the things that this student said that her and her classmates had experienced while on this trip, I commented by saying that it sounded like a wonderful place to go with a class. This field trip sounded like it was both entertaining and educational at the same time, and in my opinion, things don't get much better than that!

Final Report on PLN

Wow! Looking back, I seriously cannot believe that before taking this class I had never even heard of a PLN. This course has taught me more things than I ever would have expected, and I know that my PLN has been created and enriched because of the things that we have had to do for this course. I am completely motivated and thrilled to become a student who collaborates with others now because I have been introduced to doing just that through EDM 310.

The labs that were held for this class were amazingly helpful and a perfect example of the way that I like to operate my PLN. Sitting around and discussing the challenges that you are facing with people who are facing the exact same thing could not be more helpful for me. With this being said, I will constantly strive to do this when I become a teacher so that I can see the same benefits in my workplace as I have seen throughout this course.

Blogs and the internet are a wonderful way to integrate collaborative learning into my PLN, so I will certainly continue to use these things after this class is over. I have marked many of the teacher's blogs to whom I have been assigned to comment on and added them to my Symbaloo account, which is another important part of my PLN. Overall, my PLN is based off of the things that I have personally benefited most from in this class. I know that this is one of the many things that will help me to succeed on my path to becoming an educator.

Summary Post C4T- Teacher #4

The fourth teacher that I was assigned to was Mrs. Ann Carnevale. I really enjoyed reading and commenting both of the posts that I was assigned to read of Mrs. Carnevale's. Both of the posts that I read of hers were posts that were related to technology and the ways that we as teachers can make it useful to us and our students in the classroom. The first post that Mrs. Carnevale put up that I commented on was one where she mentioned many different websites that can be to the students' advantage. She said that the websites listed were the ones that she found to be the most useful for her students. I explored all of the websites that she had listed and enjoyed looking through everyone of them.

The second post that I commented on was explaining to teachers some of the ways to make computers useful in the classroom.In this post, Mrs. Carnevale explained some of the ways that she integrates computers into her classroom and gave tips to other teachers about how to be successful when doing so. She posted pictures of things that she has done in her classroom, such as putting notes on the actual computers to remind students how to do things like printing or saving their work. She also told us how she works it out so that all of her students have time to be on the computers and it is a fair process to everyone.

The things that I learned from reading and commenting on these two posts were abundant. There were things in each of the posts that I plan on using in my classroom when I become a teacher. From the first post, my favorite website was one where students were instructed to create comic strips so that they would have practice using proper grammar and spelling. The thing that I enjoyed most about the second post were Mrs. Carnevale's suggestion to make computer time in the classroom an equal opportunity for all students. I am so glad that I have read both of these posts because they were full of useful information that I definitely plan to use in my own classroom.

Final Project