tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45984342607440300582024-03-14T00:18:47.492-04:00Keri Hennessy-Wilson: Public School TeacherThis is an educational blog created in my Technology Education courseKerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-14049421148467553932011-11-01T20:40:00.001-04:002011-11-01T20:43:11.011-04:00Types of Pumpkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pumpkinpatch.se/photos_cucurbita_maxima.htm" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zlWkEfdhWuA/TrCRHu7L-RI/AAAAAAAAAA8/l22GA_OAEQI/s320/halloween_pumpkins.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-83092476877594218832011-09-18T21:17:00.002-04:002011-09-18T21:17:42.493-04:00Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pdHCYgO9zh8" width="420"></iframe>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-74867445833080927602011-08-16T11:23:00.000-04:002011-08-16T11:23:44.706-04:00Using the Internet ConclusionI have learned so much in 7 weeks. It makes me proud to have learned how to implement digital tools in my classroom. Websites, blogging, webquests and digital stories are user friendly and an easy way to broaden collaboration in the classroom between the teacher, students and their peers. This will allow an exciting new way to learn this year and I think technology will make students buy-in to the lessons. This will make them become stakeholders of their education because their attention will be kept and collaboration will deepen their understanding of the objective or lesson. Collaboration and sharing of knowledge was the key to this class because it helped me learn about technology that I didn't know about and it also gave me an editor when I needed one to provide constructive criticism. This helped improve my work and allowed me to take a step back and look at my work in another way. This was a wonderful class and I plan to use what I have learned during these 7 weeks in my classroom and also share my new found knowledge to my peers and administrators.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-66946423870938216522011-08-15T12:19:00.000-04:002011-08-15T12:19:50.289-04:00The New School YearStarting the new school year is going to be completely different from any other year. The reason for that is all the tools that I've been introduced to in my classes from my teachers, colleagues and books. I want to start the year incorporating technology little by little. There are so many tools to use and you can't use all of them. But, I believe that technology is the key to changing learning in classrooms. Especially, in districts with low performing schools. These are some of the digital tools I would like to use in my classroom this year:<br />
<ul><li>Blogs</li>
<li>Wikis</li>
<li>Podcasting</li>
<li>Digital Stories</li>
<li>Moodle</li>
<li>Wordle</li>
<li>More use of Interactive Whiteboards</li>
</ul>This is a good start. I am going to strive to incorporate these to the best of my ability. The key is to learn as I'm going with my students and if something doesn't work out the first time not to go crazy. I like control, but I have to learn how to let go a little and let things happen organically.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-48915946393398589152011-08-14T18:06:00.001-04:002011-08-14T18:08:59.847-04:00Creating a Digital Rich ClassroomWe read the book <em>Creating a Digital Rich Classroom</em> by Meg Ormiston for my Using the Internet in Education class. This book was inspirational to me because it made me want to go back to school with an open mind. It sparked a change in me and a new way of thinking to give my students the best.<br />
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My favorite is the whole entire book. It gave so many suggestions of different resources that can be used in the classroom. Resources like LibraryThing and Shelfari can take the Read and Respond to the next level. I also liked how she spells out what would be an ideal classroom in her "Meg's Technological Tools in an Ideal Classroom". She believes that if a teacher utilizes these tools (correctly) they will be able to move mountains within their class. They are as follows:<br />
<ol><li>Laptop for the teacher</li>
<li>Laptops for every student</li>
<li>Interactive whiteboard</li>
<li>Multifunction speakers</li>
<li>Voice amplification system</li>
<li>Document camera</li>
<li>Student response system</li>
<li>Stable, wireless, robust network with limited blocking and filtering</li>
</ol>I give this book 2 thumbs up. It is a quick read packed with substance and great ideas. Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-76204152869219488482011-08-06T20:32:00.005-04:002011-08-06T21:02:19.797-04:00Digital StoryI love digital stories! I first started doing them Fall 2010 in my Intro to Ed. Tech class. I think they bring ordinary projects to life. There are different ways that you can do them like use Power Point and download into Movie Maker or use Photo Story. I have done it both ways it's whatever you like best. Here's a link that will direct you to many different ways that digital stories can be used in the classroom.<br />
<a href="http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/">http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/</a><br />
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Here are some of my digital stories.<br />
Where Good Ideas Come From <a href="http://youtu.be/xyZqpOH9Ads">http://youtu.be/xyZqpOH9Ads</a><br />
Remix project <a href="http://youtu.be/IZUKqvrghqI">http://youtu.be/IZUKqvrghqI</a><br />
College Freshman Advice <a href="http://youtu.be/Wf2WMFv93m8">http://youtu.be/Wf2WMFv93m8</a><br />
Are Teachers really the Bad Guys? <a href="http://youtu.be/fUtmCkozkA4">http://youtu.be/fUtmCkozkA4</a><br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.google.com/">http://www.google.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wix.com/">http://www.wix.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.weebly.com/">http://www.weebly.com</a> </li>
</ul>Google was not that hard to do, but it was kind of plain and you had to search for things. I loved Wix because of their wonderful animations, but this site posed some issues for me. When I was trying to switch in between the slides it was beginning to drive me crazy. At one point a slide was stuck and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. I then went to Weebly and found this site much easier for beginners like myself. It was straightforward and user-friendly. There were a lot of templates and once I got the hang of how you placed graphics and text in it was kind of easy. My opinion is go with Weebly for beginners and the others when you are a little more technologically inclined. I am going to spend more time with Wix because I did love their graphics.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-38527673648459405612011-07-08T14:59:00.000-04:002011-07-08T14:59:24.099-04:00What I Hope to LearnOn July 5, 2011 I began my Summer II course: Using the Internet in Education. I hope to add to my list of digital tools that I have acquired during my year in the Technology Education program. Our first project is to create a website and it is frustrating me a little. But, I'll figure it out!Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-40467660630223015932010-12-04T21:46:00.000-05:002010-12-04T21:46:15.058-05:00Final Reflection of Intro to Ed. Tech.I certainly can't believe that the semester is coming to an end. Wow! It went really fast. My reaction to beginning grad school was scary. I didn't know what to expect. I was so scared that I was having stomach problems.<br />
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Initially, as I said I was so scared, but as the semester progressed I loved it. I felt very excited to be learning new things. My feelings through the course were somewhat of a mix. I did have an issue with trying to juggle work, grad work and family life. I had to keep myself very organized by creating a pacing chart for myself and that worked lovely because I never felt overwhelmed. When projects were due I felt anxious about my grades. It has been 10 years since I've graduated college.<br />
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The most useful part of the course were the discussions and using the technologies we were learning about. This was great because it allowed hands-on learning to immerse yourself into the media. The least useful part of the course was the textbook reading. I know that this is a necessary evil, but much of the book (Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom) was very elementary. I found my mind wandering when I was reading. Thank God for the powerpoint presentations that reviewed the highlights.<br />
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I really couldn't give to many suggestions to improve the course. I think maybe that more hands on work would be good. But, I do think that it was a happy medium. I always was interested in the topics. I never thought that I could learn so much in one semester.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Top 5 Things I Learned in Educational Technology</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><ol><li><div style="text-align: left;">How to make a blog</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">How to make a wiki</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">Facebook may not be as bad as everyone makes it out to be</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">How to create a digital story</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">How to use YouTube to learn about upcoming technology trends</div></li>
</ol><div style="text-align: left;">Thank You so much Daniele, Steven and Mustafa for being great classmates. I've learned a lot from everyone. Also, many thanks to you Dr. Luongo for being so nice and caring from the beginning of class when you let me borrow your text. You don't know how much I appreciate your kindness and your approach to teaching.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Keri</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-8152378606808364012010-12-04T13:47:00.000-05:002010-12-04T13:47:01.385-05:00My final projectHere is my final project for Authoring Tools. It still needs more fine tuning, but you can get an idea of how it will be used.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUKqvrghqI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUKqvrghqI</a><br />
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Here is my tutorial for creating the remix project with Windows Movie Maker.<br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IcdGbjxg7gWir4dJXRdazbzvSpG5JKLL11NFGeekkww/edit?hl=en&authkey=CK7X9voP">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IcdGbjxg7gWir4dJXRdazbzvSpG5JKLL11NFGeekkww/edit?hl=en&authkey=CK7X9voP</a>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-5006960867323309362010-11-30T17:14:00.000-05:002010-11-30T17:14:59.220-05:00Writer's Workshop (Common Planning)Here is the link for my presentation on prezi to refer to writer's workshop components<br />
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Here is the link for the Kim Adsit website<br />
<a href="http://www.adsit.net/">http://www.adsit.net/</a> <br />
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Enjoy!!!Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-68732247911245721102010-11-28T20:26:00.000-05:002010-11-28T20:26:09.467-05:00Use the interactive crayon to color the winter scenes<a href="http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/winter/">http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/winter/</a>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-48185821404716960012010-11-08T13:24:00.002-05:002010-11-08T13:24:05.418-05:00Mayflower VoyagePlease click on link to hear about the Pilgrim's visit<br />
<a href="http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm">http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm</a>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-88013908502450456832010-10-24T12:18:00.001-04:002010-10-24T19:58:41.083-04:00Pumpkins Aplenty at The Virtual VineWe are going to the pumpkin farm on Thursday. I am going to make this when we come back! Its very easy and it will be fun and definitely delicious.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thevirtualvine.com/pumpkins.html">Pumpkins Aplenty at The Virtual Vine</a>: "No-Bake Pumpkin Pie II<br />
www.allrecipes.com<br />
Individual No Bake Pumpkin Pies<br />
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1 foil baking cup liner (cup cake liner)<br />
1 vanilla wafer (for the crust)<br />
Put the vanilla wafer in the bottom of the foil cup cake liner.<br />
Mix in a small paper cup (kitchen size): 1/4 C. of prepared<br />
vanilla pudding, 1/4 t. pumpkin pie spice, and 1 T. canned<br />
pumpkin. Stir and spoon into crust. Top with a spoon of cool<br />
whip and a candy pumpkin."Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-87014875557049683202010-10-16T18:54:00.000-04:002010-10-16T18:54:03.464-04:00Education Today and Tomorrow<object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Fnh9q_cQcUE/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fnh9q_cQcUE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fnh9q_cQcUE?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-37571922473851638242010-10-02T12:49:00.001-04:002010-10-02T12:50:16.014-04:00Blog BrainstormBlogging was different from what I thought it would be. You can create an <span style="color: blue;">audience </span><span style="color: black;">for your blog. A blog <span style="color: blue;">offers opportunities</span> for someone to write about their interests and share it <span style="color: blue;">universally</span>. It is <span style="color: blue;">easy</span> and <span style="color: blue;">free</span> and can create a <span style="color: blue;">group</span> of followers that will most likely create a <span style="color: blue;">discussion</span>, all through your <span style="color: blue;">journaling</span>. Its your <span style="color: blue;">version </span>of your <span style="color: blue;">personal news</span>.</span>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4598434260744030058.post-77225397750471543952010-10-02T11:58:00.001-04:002010-10-02T11:58:54.711-04:00Welcome!Welcome! We are starting a new blog today in class.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16317455436620267575noreply@blogger.com0