Blog Post #9

What I've Learned This Year

Before even beginning to read this post the image above it stood out to me. "An important decision I made this year is stay positive." Staying positive is something that does not always come easy, but I believe it is something that should always be attempted. Sometimes we just need a little reminder, just as this one that I received today.

I found this post to be inspirational. Mr. McClung put some of the details of teaching that are difficult to be taught in to words that I can understand. He explains to us that things are not going to be perfect. There are going to be times that things do not go as you had planned, when this happens make the best of it. McClung suggest to always do this with a smile on. He explains that communication is a key aspect in the work place. I believe communication is a skill that is vital in everyday life. Once a again things are not always going to go as planned there are going to be problems and we need to have the skills to communicate through those problems. McClung reminds us that we are teaching children and they are not always going to meet our expectations. Even as a young adult I do not always meet the expectations that are put in front of me. When expectations are not we should help lift the spirits of the student and encourager them for a better result in the future. McClung addresses the topic of technology and the importance of it in the classroom. Lastly McClung tells us to never stop learning. I believe this to be the most important issue that he discussed. Children are beautiful people and I hostly believe at times they can teach us more that we can teach them. As teachers and future teachers it is our job to continue to learn to apply ourselves to the best of our ability. I am very thankful that Mr. McCung was kind enough to share with us his experience of his first year of teaching.

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Project 10

My PLN

I have decided to use Symbaloo for my PLN. I have really enjoyed spending time exploing all of the different tools Symbaloo has to offer. I enjoy being able to access all of my favorite sites so easily. I am not a pro with using Symbaloo just yet but I defiantly do plan on continuing to explore everything it has to offer. Some of the tiles I currently have are: Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, Gmail, Jagmail, USA Online, Blogger, and Bancorp South.

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Blog Post #8

 Watch Richard Miller: This Is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2
In this is how We Dram Parts 1 and 2 Dr. Miller made some really great points. This video is about the importance of using the resources we have available to us.  I found this video to be very motivating. This video helped remind me that keeping up with technology is possible and can take you anywhere. 
Technology has become such in important part of our everyday lives now.  In EDM310 we are using many forms of technology that I have never herd of, at the beginning of the semester this overwhelmed me but now I know that it is not a scary thing. I now know that technology can be a great tool in the classroom.  

     
 Learn to Change, Change to Learn
In this video Lean to Change, Change to Learn I was amazed to see how many people do not even value education and technology. After now being in EDM310 I think that the classroom needs to be kept updated with new advanced technology as it constantly changes. We as future teacher shouldn't be left behind in the classrooms. I believe that students do not need to just memorized facts but they also need to know what to do with it. I really got alot out of this video and believe that I will use the information to help benefit my future classroom.

Blog Post #7

Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams 

                                                                    

I really loved this video, I found it to be very sad but also inspiring at the same time. I really enjoyed listening to Randy Dr.Pausch life dreams, he made many excellent points. Randy Dr.Pausch is someone that I would truly like to base my life on. He had such a great outlook on life, if you where to see him you never would think that this man has cancer and has only a few short months of life left. My favorite quote that was made in the video was "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted." Throughout the video, he made many quotes that I found remarkably inspiring. Another that really stuck with me was " If you are being corrected and criticized, it is a good thing. It means you are doing something right." At first I did not quit get what Dr.Pausch meant by this, but after having a full understanding of the quot I do not think it could have been said better. Criticism of any type constructive or negative can be looked at as a great thing. If you are being criticized then your critics still believe you have potential, enough potential for them to devote there time in to you.


Dr. Pausch mentioned that we learn from students, everyday teachers are constantly learning something new from their students. Teachers will never stop learning. Dr. Pausch also tells us that we should always have fun.Dr. Dr.Pausch shared with us that through all of the ups in downs that he had gone through in his life he could still look back and laugh. This is important in life you will never make it far if you can not learn to enjoy life. Not many people are as strong as Dr.Pausch, it is an incredible thing to know you are dying and still be able to live your life to the fullest and still have fun. This is truly and inspiring thing.Dr. Pausch also shares with us that we should never lose the child-like wonder. By this he means we should never loose the child in side us. Life will never be what you want it to to be if you can not keep you child-like wonder. Finally Dr. Pausch tells us that we should help others. Helping someone can mean so much more than an individual may think. Helping someone can be as little as holding a door for someone. Dr. Pausch himself has helped me today he has truly inspired me, and reminded that each day is not guaranteed.  

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