BatchGeo Part 1

By making a spreadsheet on Excel and entering address information then using BatchGeo a map was created showing everyone's location.

View BatchGeo Map in a full screen map


To view the full-version of my BatchGeo Map click here

 This activity and other activities that I have done thus far in this class, enables and prepares me to become a 21st Century Educator.  I will have the ability to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity, design and develop modern/digital age learning experiences and assessments, I can exhibit my knowledge and skills through digital age work and learning, promote responsibility, develop and model cultural understanding by engaging with other cultures and by promoting and demonstrating effective use of digital tools and resources.
    With teaching Elementary Education I would be able to use program to have the students list where their parent(s) were born and then I could put the information into a spreadsheet and let them see on the map where everyone's parent(s) were from.  I'm sure I could find/think of other ideas to be able to create a map as a visual aid teaching aid for my more visual learners.


NETS-T Standard
2c:  I have the ability to customize this learning activity to address the different learning styles of the children within the classroom.
3a: This activity shows the ability to transfer current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

Jing Image

With Jing you are given the ability to capture screen shots and record video and share them with anyone-instantly.  With this program you can mark up your screenshot with text box, arrow, highlight or picture caption.    Jing also allows you to make a video with the screen cast and will show everything from mouse movements to a complete tutorial with audio and visual.

I chose to the snipping tool for my screenshot.





To access my screencast image, click here.


NETS-T Standard
2a
With Jing, it gives you the ability to design/adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.  You have the ability to create a tutorial with a video or go through the process as a screenshot, live in front of the students and can share it they can access it and the parents can access it as well.

Self Assessment #1

These first few weeks have been slightly challenging for me in the way that most of the activities presented were brand new concepts for me and even though I consider myself to be pretty comfortable with using the computer and the web there is a lot I didn't know I was able to do. The challenges I encountered was with initially placing links within my blog post when I wanted the click here feature enabled, but I was able to work through it and figure it out.  The activity that has thus far been the greatest challenge is using the Diigo, I am having a hard time with the tagging and how to use it and organize my information.  With spending more time working with it, I am sure that I will become more comfortable with using it.  As I conquer these challenges the reward will be worth it.
Another challenge I am faced with is making sure I get my activities done on time, which is at times hard for me to do because I'm still working full-time while taking classes.  The shift that I work is 6pm-3:30am, I only work 3-4 days a week so on my days off I try to get as much done as possible and keep on track.  And of course I have to also make sure I don't put things off until the last minute, because if I place myself on a time limit it won't be very beneficial to me.  I will just become frustrated and learn/take away anything from doing the activity.
However with that said,  I have learned a lot of new information, which is not only beneficial to me personally, but will be useful for bringing technology in the classroom and providing students with new ways to learn and share information.

Diigo

Getting started with Diigo I was very nervous and unsure about using it. After clicking around the page and exploring it, I realized it wasn't bad at all and could be beneficial.  I have never heard of nor experienced social bookmarking.  I use bookmarks but of course they are just limited to my computer, I don't share them socially nor have I thought about doing it.  The use of web 2.0 gives you the ability to do more such as bookmark and place/share your information in one place.

With the use of Diigo web browser add-on gives you the ability to highlight important parts of the web page with more than one color choice and save them to your account.  You can tag web pages, add to a list and share them with numerous people.  Sticky notes can also be added to the page.  Lastly gives you the ability to share with social networks such as Twitter and Facebook as well as share through e-mail. 

Just to get more familiar with the web browser add-on feature, because before this assignment I hadn't had much experience with them I searched Google for web browser add-ons that I could use with Google Chrome, the web browser I use.  A browser add-on is a program that is integrated with the web browser you have that provides additional functionality to your browser.  An example of an add-on would be the Google Dictionary, lets say while you are reading a web page you come across a word that you don't know, with the Goolge Dictionary add-on you can copy the word and paste it into the selection box then it will give you the definition in the corner of the screen.  I searched Google for other web browser add-ons and found one that works for Pandora this is beneficial to me because when I am studying or browsing the web, I enjoy listening to music.

When reflecting on the NETS-T Standards I feel that Standard 3d, the ability to model and facilitate the use of current and emerging digital technologies effectively, to locate, analyze, evaluate and use information resources that support research and learning.  The reason that this standard most closely matches this activity is with the social bookmarking, one can share and highlight key items in a webpage that another person may be researching or interested in, which this supports the use of technology to research and learn something new or expand on something one may already be knowledgeable about or have an interest.

Self Portrait

I used the PicassoHead program to create a self portrait of myself.


 


When creating my self-portrait I needed to find a way to add a few freckles to my face, which I was able to do using the eye that was just a circle and scaling it down to where it looked like a dot. I am almost always smiling and the eyes that I used is a reflection that I am thinking about something important. I have a tendency to question and second guess myself at times, which lead to the eyes appearing curious.

 Click Here to view the link with my self portrait.


This activity enables one to utilize their creative sense.  NETS-T Standard 1- Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.
                                                      a.  Promote, support, and model creative and original thinking            
                                                     and discovery.  By letting a student create how they perceive either themselves or someone else, will give you an insight to how they are thinking and seeing themselves or something else through their eyes/perspective.  One must encourage and reassure them that no one is "better than them," at creating this portrait/self portrait.

Revisit Resume

First resume score from  RezScore:

After reading the tips the site gave me I was able to revise my resume and improve my score. My resume score is now a B- To view my revised resume click here

With this free resume evaluation tool, it allows for the facilitation and inspiration of student learning and creativity.  By allowing the teacher to still provide their knowledge of the subject matter and the technology of this website that facilitate experiences to advance student learning and creativity.  This follows the NETS-T Standards 1 a-d.  I feel that this is a very useful tool and I am sure there are more out there that would be useful in the same aspect.

Snipping Tool

I didn't know the snipping tool existed until doing this assignment and I really like it! I feel it will be very beneficial to me in future assignments and also with my teaching career. It will be nice to just "snip" what I want to be able to demonstrate to the children in the classroom or when I am creating a document or handout for parents, teachers and/or co-workers.

I "snipped" the picture of the 5 NETS (National Educational Technology Standards) as created by the International Society for Technology in Education. This tool applies to standard 2a., that I was able to snip just the standards allow me to show/utilize the tool and the resource to promote learning and creativity. The standard 4b. is utilized as well, by using the visual concept I'm able to address the visual learners. I provided them with the access of seeing the standards again using the snipping tool. Which can be found under Start menu, Computer then in search box type snipping tool.