Podcast

This is my podcast on yoga that I created using audacity. This podcast on yoga meets WV CSO PE.HS.1.04 which states that students will participate in a variety of dance and rhythmic activities (i.e. aerobics, yoga, and square dancing).

TPACK

Pod casts are an excellent way to incorporate technology into the classroom. Using a podcast not only for home bound students but also for student's in the classroom is a new and exciting (not like boring lecture style) to communicate classroom material (CK). Things such as chapter readings, paper assignments, and (boring) statistics (P) are all good things to make a podcast of. All a student needs is access to the Internet and some speakers (T).

Relation to standards

Having students to complete a podcast best closely relates to standard #2 which states that the teacher must design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

Integration

Again, yet another great way to integrate technology into the classroom. Pod casts are a simple yet effective tool to use in the classroom.

Assessments Forms

Here is a link to my 5 question assessment form that I created using google docs. Please feel free to respond to my quiz and then your answers will be recorded on a spreadsheet viewable here.

This is an excellent tool to use in the classroom. An easy way to test student's knowledge without all of the paper. Also, a great way to grade quizzes. I see great potential for use in the classroom!






TPACK

Assessment forms are an excellent way to incorporate technology (T) into the classroom. Using assessment forms is a more convient way to test student knowledge (CK) without all of the paper. Students also enjoy doing assignments in this format more so than paper and pencil assessments (P). Having a good mixture of both (paper and computer) is best teaching practice.

Relation to Standards

Having students to complete an assesment using an online assessment from google docs, closely relates to standard #2 which states that the teacher must design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

Integration

Again, yet another great way to integrate technology into the classroom. Assessment forms are a simple yet effective tool to use in the classroom.

Rubistar

Here is a link to my published online Rubristar rubric for a three fold brochure on HIV/AIDS.

Here is another link to my published online Google Docs rubric for a three fold brochure on HIV/AIDS.

This is a great tool for teachers. Having a rubric for assignments is important as it lets the student see the criteria that is expected for the assignment.

Windows Movie Maker

Here is my movie that I made using Windows Movie Maker. I can see real potential for this program in the classroom. From reading the directions for ths assignment I was expecting it to be harder but it was surprisingly easy to make. This is an excellent program and most computers already come equipped with some version of windows movie maker already installed. You could also do the Kechua Pechua style powerpoint with this program and just turn it into a movie.

Presentation Games

Today's assignment was to experiment with presentation games (i.e. jeopardy, who wants to be a millionaire, etc.). Our assignment was to create a short quiz in our content area using PowerPoint games. I chose to create a quiz on lifestyle diseases. This application is a great way to incorporate technology into the classroom and also a great way to engage students in a fun interactive way.

Google Docs

I also uploaded my powerpoint to google docs and published it.

Pecha Kucha & Ignite Presentation Styles

Deciding to go in a different direction this time (different from my last powerpoint) I decided to use pictures to tell a story (with few words). The issue I chose to present was obesity ... specifically childhood obesity. I used Microsoft Power Point to create my 20 slide presentation. I then created an account and uploaded my presentation onto slide share.

I can see a real use for this type of program in the classroom. An idea that I might use this type of program for is group presentations. Using this format (Ignite 20 slides total of 5 minutes) would be a great way for every group in a large class to be able to present.

Check out this SlideShare Presentation:

Obesity

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Photo Story

Here is my Photo Story video that I created using the free program Photo Story. I additionally created an account with Teacher Tuble and uploaded my video there to make it public. In my video I used voice over with my own voice to add narrative plus I added some background music to make it interesting. I also utilized text writing to label my individual pictures. I really enjoyed using this program and can see potential for classroom use by having student's create their own sotries. I am not sure if I would use this program in Physical Education but I could see using it in Health Education.

Power Point

I got the template for this power point when I took Educational Technology in undergrad. While some of the features no longer work (i.e. transfer to different slides when you click on a number in the power point like in a real Jeopardy game) when I uploaded the power point to google docs, the main concept is still there (Question/Answer).

I really like this template and found it very useful when I did my student teaching and a neat way to incorporate technology into my lessons (I used this template more than once during student teaching). I also saw the benefits of this template and how much the student's enjoyed the game and worked together as a team (when I put them on teams) or as individuals (especially elementary students) to get the right answer.

When thinking about a concept or issue that is difficult to teach in my content area I immediately thought about Health Education and sex/condoms/HIV/AIDS. This topic is a tough one and a lot of the time the facts are left out or overshadowed by opinions. Using this power point (and the game it represents) makes talking about a tough subject like this a little bit easier while presenting the facts not opinions.

I did have some trouble when I uploaded this presentation to google docs. When I uploaded my presentation it messed with the location of my text on the screen so I had to go through each slide and center all of the text. I really like how you can upload documents like this to google docs and then be able to view your power point online instead of having to use a jump drive to pull the power point off of. The only thing I didn't like is that it is not compatible with MS power point in that it does not allow the transitions and what not, which makes for a pretty boring power point. Pros and Cons aside I really see a potential for this type of archiving and how it could be used in the classroom to store material.

Jackson Pollock

Today's assignment was to demonstrate our ability to create, modify, archive, and publish web-based graphics while creating art in the style "Jackson Pollock." The site used to create the Jackson Pollock style artwork can be found by clicking here. Creating images at this site was fairly straightforward. While creating the artwork was simple there were some limitations in that only one color could be used, the user had little or no control over how the paint was distributed, and in order to save the image the Print Screen utility had to be used. Despite the limitations I enjoyed using the program, and made several images before coming up with one that I liked.

While I don't see many educational uses for this application unless in an art classroom, I might use the application for reflective, self expressive, and prompting purposes within my classroom.

Self Portrait

Today's assignment was to create a self portrait using the application Mr. Picasso Head. This application was really neat and although I am no Pablo Picasso, I think I was able to create a work of art.

This application has enormous potential within the classroom. Within the classroom context, I believe that Mr. Picasso Head could be effectively used in a unit on self image/self esteem/self concept (the way student's view themselves). Also, this is an excellent tool for differentiated instruction as it is beneficial to the kinesthetic/visual learner with a creative/artistic aspect. This factor serves to make the application fun, engaging, and appropriate for student-centered activities.

You can view my Self Portrait on the web by clicking here.

Photoshop Express

Today's assignment was to create an account with Photoshop Express. This assignment focused on the manipulation of photographs. After creating an account, I uploaded a picture of me from my trip to the Grand Canyon then edited it by using the tools in Photoshop Express. The tools I used were pop color (in which I made the pink of my shirt pop) and text box (in which I made a text box on my picture and wrote "The Grand Canyon" in the same color as my shirt).

Before

After

Here is a link to my Photoshop Express Album.

The largest benefit of this program is that it's free. Because it is free it can easily be used in the classroom because students and teachers alike have equal access to the same tools without having to pay for the application. The uses for such an application in the classroom are many (i.e. fliers, posters, charts, diagrams, etc.). Also, like Picasa, Photshop Express allows users to store pictures online (up to 2G, for free), without having to use portable storage devices (like flash drives). In using this, and like processes, in classroom instruction, teachers might more readily demonstrate technology compliance in teaching within their content areas (TPCK).

Web Album

Today's assignment was to create a photo album using a free application (i.e. picasa). I was able to upload some photos from a vacation I took this past January with my family, add some captions, tag them on the world map and link the finished project to a slideshow gadget on my blog (which can be viewed at the bottom right side of my blog).

Integration:

As an Physical/Health Educator, the quality of my presentations in health class may be improved by the systematic collection, archiving and retrieving of electronic resources including images (such as those that can be stored on Picasa). There are many uses for this application in my classroom. This would be an ideal place to store and make slildeshows of student activities and student skill progress.

To view my album, click here or view the slide how located in the right hand column at the bottom.

Relation to Standards:

Developing a web photo album relates to several ISTE NETS T standards: #2 Design and develop digital age learning experiences because the use of contemporary tools and #1 Facilitate and inspire student creativity and innovation by engaging students in exploring real world issues using digital tools.

TPACK:

Teaching Physical/Health Education requires the integration of current health events into the class. The content theme of wellness and prevention (CK) can be established and maintained in my lectures, presentations, and our research activities (P). Online organization of my visual tools (T) can greatly assist me in creating instructional materials/presentations.

Activity Outcomes:

The student can create, download, upload, and archive a graphic image.

Kids Zone

Here is a link to my graph that compares 8th grade reading scores to the national average and to my document where I answered the proposed questions. I published this document online using google docs.

Here is a link to my graph that compares 4th grade reading scores to the national average and to my document where I answered the proposed questions. I published this document online using google docs.

As a parent of an 8th grade student going before the state legislature to question the use of funds for the statewide reading initiatives I question what the funds have been used for. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress our 8th grade students fall below the national average in their reading scores and they have continued to drop since 2003.

As the head of the statewide reading initiative going before the state legislature asking for more statewide reading programs I would say that according to the National Assessment of Education Progress our 4th grade students are falling below the national average in reading scores while the national average is increasing. To combat this problem I would ask the state legislature for more funding for statewide reading programs so that we may help alleviate this problem before it gets any worse.

The website I used to create these graphs was Kids Zone.

I got the information to make these graphs from the NAEP or the National Assessment of Education Progress.

The expected outcomes for this activity were: The student can create, integrate, publish, interpret, and discuss graphic images using line or bar charts.

Crappy Graph

Today we had an assignment to create a graph using the Crappy Graphs! website.

I decided to create my graph using material from Health Education.

Here is a ink to my first graph published online. And here is a link to my second graph published online.

This tool would be useful in the classroom as a graphic organizer for student's to use. They would be able to use this free program to create assignments that require graph use or to create study tools to help them understand concepts. This is a very interesting program and the uses for it are promising in the classroom.

Image Capture

I found this image of a soccer field from doing a search on google images. After I did a screen grab, I cropped the picture of the soccer field down using paint. I then added arrows for labeling. I can later use this image for a soccer field dimensions test. I find this to be a very useful resource in making labeling worksheets for class. The image specifications are as follows:


Size: 11718 bytes
Dimensions: 242 X 328 pixels

In addition to using images like this to create evaluation items, they might also be used to create posters reflective of current content covered, serve as cover pages for or illustrations within study guides or hand outs, or simply be used as fun, creative avenues for activities involving creative student reflection.

Desktop Graphic

According to 5th grade Content Standards and Objectives (CSO's) HE.5.1.01 the student will identify the 5 dimensions of total wellness. As a visual learner myself, I thought that it would be useful to have a graphic organizer to help represent the 5 dimensions. I created this desktop graphic in powerpoint using the shapes and designs tool to make the circles, lines, and insert text boxes. This graphic can be used as a study guide and also as a quiz by editing the graphic and taking out the 5 dimensions, leaving the circles blank for the student to fill in. I additionally saved my finished product as a JPEG then uploaded it to google docs where I published it as a web page (I have included a link to the web page below). I believe that I will use this graphic in my classroom and that I will also use the tools that made this graphic to create many more.

Here is a link to my desktop graphic 5 Dimensions of Total Wellness

TPACK

Having students to create their own graphic organizers is an effective strategy in knowledge comprehension (CK). When a student creates a product much thought goes into the creation of it (P). Graphic organizers such as the one shown here are fairly easy to create using the tools in PowerPoint. With a basic working knowledge of PowerPoint students can create these images to use for organizing data (T).

Relation to standards

Designing and creating desktop graphic organizers relates to several ISTE NETS standards, primarily standard #2 Design and develop digital age learning experiences because of the use of contemporary tools and standard #1 Facilitate and inspire student creativity and innovation by engaging students in exploring real world issues using digital tools.

Integration

Having students to create desktop graphic organizers is an excellent way to incorporate technology into a classroom setting.

TPACK

Here is a link to the assignment and at the bottom of the assignment is an attachment that contains the TPACK article we were assigned to read and then respond to the questions posed as follows:

• What are the major themes or ideas in your content discipline?

As a Physical/Health Educator the major themes or ideas in my content discipline would be overall wellness and lifetime activity. These two themes create the base of the discipline. For a Physical/Health Education program to be effective the students must first understand the major themes. For example, a student cannot achieve overall wellness if they do not know/understand the different components of it (i.e. spiritual, mental, emotional, etc.). The growing movement in the U.S. today is technology. And while this movement has no effect on the major themes in my discipline it does have an effect on the way that the major themes are communicated to the students (i.e. wii fit, dance dance revolution, etc.).

• Does your content discipline rely on specific processes for developing the key themes or ideas?
  

Yes, in that there are three stages of motor learning and at which there are different skills a student must learn before they can move onto the next stage. Those three stages are the cognitive stage, associative stage, and the autonomous stage. For example, the student must be able to execute an underhand throw before moving onto bowling (using correct bowling form). The processes that my content discipline relies on can be made more efficient with technology use. One way technology is being used in my discipline is using video footage of students performance of a particular skill and then using that footage to place them into a stage of motor learning. The video footage also helps in showing the educator what the student is doing wrong and then allowing the educator time to come up with strategies on how to correct the problem. This is just one of the many ways that technology is helping to improve the specific processes that my content discipline relies on.

• How much of what you know is dependent on the way you learned your subject(s)?

Progression. As a student I learned the skills needed for my content subject in a progression format and that format or way of teaching is integral to the way that I will teach some day. For a student to get to the autonomous stage they must first have mastered the previous stages. The student would have mastered those by using the skill of progression when learning the subject. The education that I received in the recent past is already outdated. Knowing this as an educator I need to become lifelong learner and adjust to the changing technology by learning the new and latest technology to introduce into my classroom.

• Do you think in terms of your content by the chapters in a textbook or do you think in terms of your content as an integrated whole?

An integrated whole. While the chapters in a textbook are a nice guide to follow at times they are not relevant all of the time. For example why spend an extensive amount of time on a chapter about lifestyle diseases if the main problem in the school is underage tobacco usage. Of course you would spend more time on tobacco (because it is the main problem at the school) than you would on something that is not a major issue because the students already have a good grasp on that area. While textbooks are a nice guide there are many other sources for my content (i.e. united streaming, discovery health, etc.). Knowing that there are other resources out there that integrate technology and convey the same message that the textbook does I can choose to intersperse the textbook assignments with technology assignments. This integration of technology is key in reaching the diverse learners in a classroom.

• Does your knowledge of this discipline represent an integration of the concepts and processes that connect them?

Absolutely, to understand wellness one must first have a grasp of the central concepts and processes that relate/connect to the central idea. Example a student must understand the immune system and its functions before moving onto pathogens and how the affect the immune system and the body. This integration of concepts and processes is integral to concept mastery and is only successful when integration takes place.

Summer Class 2009

Here is the link to the spreadsheet that can be found online and contains everyone in the 6305 Summer Class 2009 blog addresses

Jenna's Resume

I updated my resume now that I have graduated with my undergrad degree and I uploaded it to google documents (located in my GMail account) ... after I uploaded my updated resume to google docs, I published it as a web page to make it public by clicking on the "publish" tab in the upper right hand corner of my document in google docs ... you can view my published resume at this link :-)

TPACK
As an educator, I must adapt and utilize the new technology that is coming out. Google Docs is just one small step that I can take to integrate technology into my teaching (CK) and into my activities (P) that I do in class. Online organization of my professional documents (i.e. my resume and or lesson plans/activities) can greatly assist me (T).

Relation to Standards
Developing and creating a GMail account, using google docs, and storing material online relates to several ISTE NETS standards. Primarily standard #2 Design and develop digital age learning experiences because of the use of contemporary tools.

Integration
The quality of my teaching and presentation of material can be greatly improved with the use of online organization tools such a google docs.

Course Page

Here is a link to our course page for EDUC 6305

About Me

Hello, my name is Jenna Facemire. I am enrolled in the MEd program at Fairmont State University with a focus in professional studies. I just graduated with my undergrad in Physical/Health Education from Fairmont State about 2 weeks ago :-) so I am pretty excited to be done with that. I hope to add to my technology skills so that I will be better able to integrate technology into my classroom (when I get one).

EDUC 6305

Well, here is my first post for EDUC 6305 ... I am looking forward to becoming more technology savy ... :-)