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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING NETS-T 3
Task 1. National Achieves
On the National Archives I visited an exhibit titled “People at War”. It was an overview of the Second World War. It was awesome to see the old photos and documents of the time. Using primary sources in the classroom can help the students see the real artifact. Students enjoy seeing this type of information much more on a screen than in a book.
Task 2. National Education Association
The NEA website gave a list of the groups of students who are affected by the achievement gap. The six groups are Racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, Students with disabilities, Students from low- income families and boys/ girls. The last one was interesting because the gap switches from boys in the earlier years of education to girls in high school level math and science classes. The NEA also posts a link to “Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator”. In reviewing the list I think the first three areas are a part of my everyday classroom. The first,Determine the diverse groups served by your school. Consider cultural, linguistic, racial, and ethnic diversity. Find out the degree to which families and students in these groups are accessing available school services. being that I do look to what the family if bringing to the table and how that can affect the student’s progress in class. Second,Assess what your school staff perceive as their staff development needs related to providing services to each group.Engage school staff in discussions and activities that offer an opportunity to explore attitudes, beliefs, and values related to cultural diversity and cultural competence. Every year we sit down as a classroom staff and look at our students to try to determine what the needs for them are going to be. Many times we need to look at increasing time for them to spend in their home community. Each staff member than will work throughout the year to best makes that happen. Third, follows much inline with number two. As our students become seniors we get the parents much more involved in hopes that will allow the students to become more active with the family at home and in the community.
Task 3. Stop Cyber Bulling
I took the cyber-bulling quiz and I came out a “cyber-saint”. That makes me fell good. I also read about “Internet Super Heroes”. It was refreshing to see that some one gets it. Parry Aftab brought kids in to identify and solve problems and troubles concerning the computer culture they live in. The students and teens themselves are the greatest resource in this are. Another area offered by the site dealt with a guide for schools. With the tech-savvy students and not so tech-savvy staff this can be a very ugly situation. I was surprised to see that the school and the teachers had no legal standing in the matter if it happened outside of school.
Task 4. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock’s website is AWESOME. Besides the cool clip art it is filled with resources. Many times in special education things come up for the first time. I went through the list of special education resources. There was information for just about everything special education. In the Teachers Helper section of the website I looked over the Fry’s Readability Graph. It was insightful though I still don’t understand how it works, but at least I know where to go to find it.
Task 5. Multiple Intelligences
After taken the multiple intelligences test, the site listed my three highest rated learning styles as, Logical-Mathematical (50%), Bodily Kinesthetic (33%) and Intrapersonal (25%). Also on the site was a set of three videos. The video was “Multiple Intelligences Leave No Child Behind”. The video highlighted the Key Learning Center were they focus on the student’s strengths based on their multiple intelligences.
Task 6. Teaching Tolerance
On the Teaching Tolerance website I looked at an activity for students in grades 9- 12 for health. The lesson is Reverse Images. Which is based to help girls challenge the body types preferred by the media. The object of is to allow students to see the world in a different way. The world of junior high school and high school students is so much based on self image and confidence this lesson can help them see their physical attributes as attributes. This lesson would work for my level of special education students just to explore the idea of healthy and unhealthy. Health is an important topic with my students. I want them to understand how their body works and what they do and don't do effect their bodies. To give them a tool that allows them to see the body from an educational perspective will help them learn ideas they can then transfer to themselves.
Task 7. Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz
The two questions that stood out where that the average annual salary of an average US worker equaled one days pay for the average US CEO. I find that hard to believe. I would have liked them to link some information to that statement. I also need to remember that even though it does not feel like it at times I do my family does make more the average salaries. The other question concerned the military budget of the US is 7 times higher than the next country, which is China. I do not doubt this statement, however in our current situation it is understandable. I would be interested in seeing what the difference is in a non-war time era. I know that our military spending is large but we also seem to be the worlds police force.
Task 8. Netiquette Guidelines
I received a 100% on my netiquette quiz, yeah for me. Students need to be taught netiquette just like they need to learn their manners. Students easily forget that there is another person on the other end of the message and that the message they send could live forever. 8-)
On the National Archives I visited an exhibit titled “People at War”. It was an overview of the Second World War. It was awesome to see the old photos and documents of the time. Using primary sources in the classroom can help the students see the real artifact. Students enjoy seeing this type of information much more on a screen than in a book.
Task 2. National Education Association
The NEA website gave a list of the groups of students who are affected by the achievement gap. The six groups are Racial and ethnic minorities, English language learners, Students with disabilities, Students from low- income families and boys/ girls. The last one was interesting because the gap switches from boys in the earlier years of education to girls in high school level math and science classes. The NEA also posts a link to “Becoming a Culturally Competent Educator”. In reviewing the list I think the first three areas are a part of my everyday classroom. The first,Determine the diverse groups served by your school. Consider cultural, linguistic, racial, and ethnic diversity. Find out the degree to which families and students in these groups are accessing available school services. being that I do look to what the family if bringing to the table and how that can affect the student’s progress in class. Second,Assess what your school staff perceive as their staff development needs related to providing services to each group.Engage school staff in discussions and activities that offer an opportunity to explore attitudes, beliefs, and values related to cultural diversity and cultural competence. Every year we sit down as a classroom staff and look at our students to try to determine what the needs for them are going to be. Many times we need to look at increasing time for them to spend in their home community. Each staff member than will work throughout the year to best makes that happen. Third, follows much inline with number two. As our students become seniors we get the parents much more involved in hopes that will allow the students to become more active with the family at home and in the community.
Task 3. Stop Cyber Bulling
I took the cyber-bulling quiz and I came out a “cyber-saint”. That makes me fell good. I also read about “Internet Super Heroes”. It was refreshing to see that some one gets it. Parry Aftab brought kids in to identify and solve problems and troubles concerning the computer culture they live in. The students and teens themselves are the greatest resource in this are. Another area offered by the site dealt with a guide for schools. With the tech-savvy students and not so tech-savvy staff this can be a very ugly situation. I was surprised to see that the school and the teachers had no legal standing in the matter if it happened outside of school.
Task 4. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock’s website is AWESOME. Besides the cool clip art it is filled with resources. Many times in special education things come up for the first time. I went through the list of special education resources. There was information for just about everything special education. In the Teachers Helper section of the website I looked over the Fry’s Readability Graph. It was insightful though I still don’t understand how it works, but at least I know where to go to find it.
Task 5. Multiple Intelligences
After taken the multiple intelligences test, the site listed my three highest rated learning styles as, Logical-Mathematical (50%), Bodily Kinesthetic (33%) and Intrapersonal (25%). Also on the site was a set of three videos. The video was “Multiple Intelligences Leave No Child Behind”. The video highlighted the Key Learning Center were they focus on the student’s strengths based on their multiple intelligences.
Task 6. Teaching Tolerance
On the Teaching Tolerance website I looked at an activity for students in grades 9- 12 for health. The lesson is Reverse Images. Which is based to help girls challenge the body types preferred by the media. The object of is to allow students to see the world in a different way. The world of junior high school and high school students is so much based on self image and confidence this lesson can help them see their physical attributes as attributes. This lesson would work for my level of special education students just to explore the idea of healthy and unhealthy. Health is an important topic with my students. I want them to understand how their body works and what they do and don't do effect their bodies. To give them a tool that allows them to see the body from an educational perspective will help them learn ideas they can then transfer to themselves.
Task 7. Multicultural Education and Equity Awareness Quiz
The two questions that stood out where that the average annual salary of an average US worker equaled one days pay for the average US CEO. I find that hard to believe. I would have liked them to link some information to that statement. I also need to remember that even though it does not feel like it at times I do my family does make more the average salaries. The other question concerned the military budget of the US is 7 times higher than the next country, which is China. I do not doubt this statement, however in our current situation it is understandable. I would be interested in seeing what the difference is in a non-war time era. I know that our military spending is large but we also seem to be the worlds police force.
Task 8. Netiquette Guidelines
I received a 100% on my netiquette quiz, yeah for me. Students need to be taught netiquette just like they need to learn their manners. Students easily forget that there is another person on the other end of the message and that the message they send could live forever. 8-)
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