The Use of iPODS in the Classrooms

Portable media players or iPods can be used to transfer photos, and download videos or games. However, during research I found a university that actually uses the ipod in the classroom. Moreover, Duke University issued ipods to their students to encourage them to use this technology to enhance their education. For example, one class at Duke University used the ipod to assist with a Spanish class. In addition, one student recorded his Spanish conversation with another student and became more affluent in speaking Spanish.
Furthermore, students at Duke University also, used the ipod in their Economics class. The teacher recorded her own lectures on an ipod; which, the students could assess by the computer or their own, personal ipods. Some students listened to the recorded lectures before they took their exams. Consequently, this method helped students alot with studying. I think that the use of ipods in classrooms is a very good idea. I really think that all colleges should issue out ipods. It could be a very useful tool in enhancing education.

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Seymour Papert

Seymour Papert is known for projects that, he has done all over the world. He was convinced that computers could be used as a learning tool for children as early as the sixties. However, others thought that he was wrong but, he proved them wrong. Moreover, Mr.Papert has worked with Jean Piaget, who assisted him in learning ways that mathematics could be used to help children learn; as well as,think. He also, has wrote many books pertaining to education and children. In addition, he has written articles about mathematics and artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, he is the founder of the Learning Barn, which is a small lab that, he use to plan ways for learning in the future. The University of Maine honored him as being a distinguished professor. He earned this name by working on the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which is a program that provided middle school students of Maine with a computer. He is a member of the MIT Media Lab, which he is currently, still a part of. Mr. Papert has accomplished a lot throughout his life.
Most importantly, he never gave up on his ideas, and he still continues to work on other projects for the future to further enhance learning. In the sixties, his ideas was considered wrong but, today he is considered an expert.

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Blogging in International Schools (part 2)

Hey, I found a school in Pareda, Portugal instructed by Mrs. Almeida. It is an English class made up of 5th and 6th graders. The blog covers materials that the students and teacher did in class. One, of the ideas that I found touching was the idea of the class singing happy birthday to a student. The blog have an icon that you can click on to listen to the students sing the birthday song. Also, the blog have a get well soon card on it that is for the one of the students in the class. It was made for the student because the student was due to have surgery. I like this blog because it shows the students reaching out to other students. It is a good example of teamwork within a classroom. The teacher had a very good relationship with her students which, is very important in an teaching environment.

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Blogging in Internationl Schools (part 1)

Here we go again, I found a school in Nelson, New Zealand instructed by Rachel Boyd.
The class is made up of six and seven year-olds at Nelson Central School in Room 9.
This blog contains the students ideas such as how to interview people. This gives them an idea of how to ask questions. They also, have games that you can play like, matching. Consequently, they have a discussion on their blog that includes them comparing and contrasting the differences and similarities between their class and Room 18. Furthermore, I loved the picture of the dog with the bone on their website.
The dog keeps count on the number of people, who views the blog. Mrs. Boyd also, has a video that you can watch. This video explains the importance of blogging in the classroom. This blog was an enhancing way of learning on the blog to me because it provides so many different ideas for students to use.

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Blogging in a United States School (part 2)

Moreover, I found another school in the U.S. that use blogging. It is used at Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook, Alabama. It is an 12th grade English class instructed by Mrs. Caldwell. The blog is used for her students to post their ideas to the blog. The ideas that the students post must be related to discussions that are given in class. The students have to make at least two post to the blog.
I found this blog interesting because it shows the teacher interacting with the students, and it helps the students in the class learn how to interact with each other by writing comments to their classmates questions or ideas.

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Blogging in a United States School (part 1)

During research, I found a school called South Valley Junior High School located in Liberty, Missouri. It is an eighth grade History class instructed by Mr.Langhorst.
The teacher conducted an assignment on his blog, which involved different assignments about history novels. He assigned a book for his students to read.
Moreover, he gave them a lot of questions pertaining to the book for the students to answer every week. His blog was set up like he was teaching the class in an actual classroom. It was very organized, and was a great idea to get students more involved with blogging by posting answers to questions on the blog.

Information about ACCESS

ACCESS, or Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide is a Distance Learning Program created by The Department of Education. The Program gives high school students in Alabama the opportunity to take Advanced Placement electives such as Foreign Lanuages, and Mathematics. Also, the students have the opportunity to sign up for courses that are not offered at their school, by taking the course online. This program provides teachers with the technology that they will need to enhance their lessons, that they give to their students.
Furthermore, the ACCESS Distance Learning Program also, provide different resources for the teachers as well. Consequently, this program provides a teacher brochure, which explains the steps of becoming an ACCESS teacher, and the benefits of becoming an ACCESS teacher. Next, the program provides teachers with videoconferencing events; for example, teachers can virtually participate in field trips. Moreover, I believe that this is a very educational program that should be used by teachers and students all over Alabama.

Benefits of Using the Alabama Learning Exchange

The Alabama Learning Exchange can also, be referred to as ALEX. It is a web portal designed to enhance education. I could use this program to create or store my lesson plans for my class. Next, I could research different courses of study such as math, language arts, and science. Furthermore, I could search under Professional Learning to find out information about grant opportunities for my students.

Consequently, I could benefit from this program by using the teacher weblink to receive ideas about future projects and I could collaborate on my personal projects as well. Also, I could find out information about how to join professional organizations within the school system such as the Alabama Council for Social Studies. Last but not least, the Alabama Learning Exchange is a very valuable tool for teachers to utilize to the best of their abilities. It is truly a program that I would recommend to all teachers around the world!