Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Double Entry Journal #10
"For instance, blogging can be an exercise in self-indulgence in which the reader and writer lose distance between the public and private by participating in “oversharing”.
That's the first thing I thought about when we had to create our blogs for this course. I wanted to make sure that as I answered the assignments but without posting anything that I thought was really private. I did not want to "overshare" or "thoughtcast". I think it's sad when you look at Facebook or a blog and it's full of someone's day to day experiences. Who cares if you just got up from a nap. Please, spare us!
"blogging transcends space and time in that bloggers and blog readers from around the world are able to share texts, comment on those texts and together build new texts."
This is what I think that blogging is intended for. It's amazing to me that I could post some idea on a blog and within seconds I could have a response from somewhere around the world.
"Specifically, information is plentiful on the Internet, but attention is scarce. He argues that since attention is scarce, the ability to gain attention is a form of power in that the person who has attracted attention can then lead people to perform or act in a certain way."
My initial reaction to this quote was that it was ridiculous. Just because someone is able to gain my attention on the internet, doesn't mean that I can be led to act in a certain way. I like to think that I'm a little smarter than that. That being said, I can see how some people would look at something on the web and think because it's there, it must be true. As with everything else in life, you have to use some common sense.
http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2002/11/05/are-blogs-really-useful/
http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/19/good-blogs
That's the first thing I thought about when we had to create our blogs for this course. I wanted to make sure that as I answered the assignments but without posting anything that I thought was really private. I did not want to "overshare" or "thoughtcast". I think it's sad when you look at Facebook or a blog and it's full of someone's day to day experiences. Who cares if you just got up from a nap. Please, spare us!
"blogging transcends space and time in that bloggers and blog readers from around the world are able to share texts, comment on those texts and together build new texts."
This is what I think that blogging is intended for. It's amazing to me that I could post some idea on a blog and within seconds I could have a response from somewhere around the world.
"Specifically, information is plentiful on the Internet, but attention is scarce. He argues that since attention is scarce, the ability to gain attention is a form of power in that the person who has attracted attention can then lead people to perform or act in a certain way."
My initial reaction to this quote was that it was ridiculous. Just because someone is able to gain my attention on the internet, doesn't mean that I can be led to act in a certain way. I like to think that I'm a little smarter than that. That being said, I can see how some people would look at something on the web and think because it's there, it must be true. As with everything else in life, you have to use some common sense.
http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2002/11/05/are-blogs-really-useful/
http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/19/good-blogs
Double Entry Journal 9
"Education must shift from instruction, from imposing of stencils, to discovery--to probing and exploration and to the recognition of the language of forms."
This quote relates back to the Pink posting that we did too. Educators must change their ways of teaching and what they are teaching if students are going to be able to find jobs in the future. They will have to be more inventive and creative.
"The operative words in the prompt are the verbs: imagine, change, experience, create. This directive encourages students to see themselves as being in control of the content and format of the news they present."
I think this will be a whole new way of learning for students. In the past students were rarely in charge of what they learned or how much they learned. Not only will they need to be creative and inventive, they will need to learn to care about what they learn. If they get lazy they will get left behind.
"Vu's observations demonstrate her sensitivity to prevailing trends in mainstream reporting and awareness of the corporate pressures that affect media outlets in general.
This quote is especially true if you think about the 6:00 news. It's full of commercials and editorials. You know that if a company donates large sums of money to a news media, that media is certainly not going to report major "bad" things about that company. The news media needs the funding to pay the huge salaries and the travel that comes with being a news anchor or reporters.
http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/instructional-practices-media-literacy-education-and-their-impact-students-learning
http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/karlberg/444/readings/struggle.pdf
This quote relates back to the Pink posting that we did too. Educators must change their ways of teaching and what they are teaching if students are going to be able to find jobs in the future. They will have to be more inventive and creative.
"The operative words in the prompt are the verbs: imagine, change, experience, create. This directive encourages students to see themselves as being in control of the content and format of the news they present."
I think this will be a whole new way of learning for students. In the past students were rarely in charge of what they learned or how much they learned. Not only will they need to be creative and inventive, they will need to learn to care about what they learn. If they get lazy they will get left behind.
"Vu's observations demonstrate her sensitivity to prevailing trends in mainstream reporting and awareness of the corporate pressures that affect media outlets in general.
This quote is especially true if you think about the 6:00 news. It's full of commercials and editorials. You know that if a company donates large sums of money to a news media, that media is certainly not going to report major "bad" things about that company. The news media needs the funding to pay the huge salaries and the travel that comes with being a news anchor or reporters.
http://www.medialit.org/reading-room/instructional-practices-media-literacy-education-and-their-impact-students-learning
http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/karlberg/444/readings/struggle.pdf
Dan Pink Journal Entry
I thought Dan Pink's videos were very interesting and somewhat entertaining. I think that he is saying that the world is no longer going to employ people to do simple mundane jobs. That sort of thing is being automated through the use of technology. Children are going to need to be taught to be creative, to see the big picture, to be inventive and empathetic. The world today has advanced to the point that the next generations will need to think outside the box in order to be successful. This means they will need to be taught the technology and the skills that use their creative side of the brain.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Webquest About Webquest
The Affiliator:
I think that The Problem with Landfills was a good webquest for team work. The group worked together to determine the best site for a landfill and the colors and pictures were great. I also liked The webquest about Ancient Egypt. It was a group project but it gave each individual a part that they were responsible for.
The webquest about John Wiles Booth was a really nice informative webquest but it was designed more for the individual which is not the role I chose. The same applys to the Poetry of War but I didn't like the webquest looks for that one. It was dull and hard to read.
I think that The Problem with Landfills was a good webquest for team work. The group worked together to determine the best site for a landfill and the colors and pictures were great. I also liked The webquest about Ancient Egypt. It was a group project but it gave each individual a part that they were responsible for.
The webquest about John Wiles Booth was a really nice informative webquest but it was designed more for the individual which is not the role I chose. The same applys to the Poetry of War but I didn't like the webquest looks for that one. It was dull and hard to read.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
WebQuest findings
I gave this WebQuest a score of 42 points. The author did a nice job with the material and all of the key factors were in place. I thought he could have done more with graphics and presentation but overall it was well done. I was able to navigate the site very easily and there were no mechanical problems at all. The task was clearly connected to the standards and the project was very doable and engaging. The author asked that the students make a PowerPoint that showed their discoveries on the Vietnam War.
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