Elizabeth Day 15

Found this video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOTEQVYDPpg

Elizabeth Day 14

Topics that we discussed in ICT in Education today:

- Lessons will be done with Mindmeister mind map and embedded on Blogger site.
- When you upload videos to YouTube, there are setting that allow you to block faces out if you do not have that person's permission to upload. There are also settings that allow you cut parts of the video out, add a subscribe link, add background music (be mindful of copyrights), and add different effects and transitions.
- VLC Player: A video management environment that allows you to use the many video editing tools.
-Will we be ruled by robots? How long will they put up with us destroying the Earth?

Elizabeth Day 13

Topics that we discussed in ICT in Education course today:

- Internet Archive is a website that allows you to search a huge collection of information and search the location of specific books or articles that you might use for research. It is an ongoing collaboration of information that continues to get greater and greater as they add to it.
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Elizabeth Day 12

As you can now see, the distance I travel to spend time with my family is extremely far from Brandon. This weekend I traveled 26 hours, there and back, so that I could spend 56 hours at home with my family. It is very hard sometimes to be so far away from them, but they are the reason I am still here. I am working as hard as I can to focus on my studies and work hard towards a better future for my family and the education of the children in my community. Even though it is very hard and lonely to be away from my home and family for so long, I am truly grateful that I have been blessed with the opportunity to be here. I appreciate every bit of knowledge and wisdom I can acquire from, not only my professors, but also from my classmates and I look forward to continuously learning and passing on my own knowledge and experiences. One day all the hard work will pay off!

Elizabeth Day 11

Copyrights to https://linkinglearningoutcomestoassessments.wordpress.com/bloomstaxonomy/

Elizabeth Day 10

Topics that we discussed today in ICT in Education:

- Zotero: Research Assistant When you download Zotero, you have access to a collection of data that will assistant in just about any research assignment you may be encountered with. I am excited to use this tool throughout my own educational journey, as well as share this tool with students and colleagues.
-While searching online for ideas and resources for my lessons, I came across a website called Edpuzzle.com. I would definitely encourage teacher and students to sign up with this website because once you do, you will receive access to thousands of educationally acceptable videos that are curriculum related and wonderful tools fir teaching or learning.

Podcasting with the 4C’s

• Creativity
  • When students work with audio and video, they are given the opportunity to bring out their personality and showcase how much they know about the subject.  Creativity can come into play by the way their show is created or by the way they deliver the content to their users.
• Collaboration
  • When creating a podcast, students have the ability to roleplay as both the show host and content expert.  Student projects can be set up as both individual or small group projects or can be structured as full class activities where groups of students are responsible for sections of the podcast.
• Communication
  • The entire goal of a podcast is to communicate a thought or idea.  For many, a student project might be as simple as speaking directly into an audio or video application with little to no editing or production.
• Critical Thinking
• When a student is asked to create a 5-paragraph essay, they are given a structured assignment When a student is given a microphone and a few guidelines for creating their content, the possibilities are limitless.  

**Copyrights to https://www.teachercast.net/blog/samr-classroom-podcast-with-students/

Podcasting through Bloom’s Taxonomy

Unlike the SAMR model, Bloom’s should be thought of in a linear fashion.  

• Remembering
  • • Students learn how to bookmark podcasts on iTunes or create playlists using YouTube.
• Understanding
  • • Classrooms can create an account on iTunes or YouTube and use various audio and video shows as learning materials during lessons and classroom activities.
• Applying
  • • Students create audio/video projects and share them with each other so everyone learns from each other.
• Analyzing
  • • Student created audio/video projects are shared with others in the school.  At the end of the projects is a question that leads to community involvement and engagement.  
• Evaluating
  • • Instead of a traditional writing assignment, students are asked to create a video demonstrating a curricular concept.
• Creating
• Students create a blog that involves both written, visual, or audio content.

**Copyrights to https://www.teachercast.net/blog/samr-classroom-podcast-with-students/

Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning

The Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning builds on the Cognitive Load Theory, noting that working memory has two channels for information acquisition and processing: a visual/pictorial channel and an auditory/verbal processing channel (Mayer and Moreno, 2003). Although each channel has limited capacity, the use of the two channels can facilitate the integration of new information into existing cognitive structures. By using both channels, working memory’s capacity is maximized—but either channel can be overwhelmed by high cognitive load. Thus design strategies that manage the cognitive load for both channels in multimedia learning materials promise to enhance learning. In addition to the two key assumptions of dual-channel processing and limited working memory capacity, the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning also articulates the goal of any learning as “meaningful learning,” which requires cognitive processing that includes paying attention to the presented material, mentally organizing the presented material into a coherent structure, and integrating the presented material with existing knowledge (Mayer and Moreno 2003)1.

** Copyrights to https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/effective-educational-videos/

Elizabeth Day 9

Topics that were discussed in ICT in Education Today:

- Sugata Mitra: TedTalk Presentation- This is definitely something I would like to share with my colleagues... is there a way to attach a link to this blog post? I would like to attach a link to this presentation in my post.
-When a student feels threatened by learning, the component in the brain that retains information shuts down. Today's teachers need to start the learning process for students by setting the learning in motion and then stepping back and allowing the students to explore and learn at their own pace and way. They must encourage and support the learning process so that students flourish to their full potential.
- Kahn Academy is an excellent resource to use for teaching your students or even for refreshing your own memory on any subject imaginable. When you join the Kahn Academy, you will have access to an endless amount of videos on just about any subject you can imagine.
-Screen Castify is a Google extension that you can download that allows you to share you screen, but also has a blank page where students can draw or work out problems or write answers or ideas from the assignment. There are many ways that this could be a useful tool for teaching.