Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Final Project

Caitlin Jaynes and I created a video to show how to use glogster.  Glogster can be used in the classroom to create virtual posters and the children can learn how to use multimedia outlets.  This can really spark creativity in your children and classroom.
Narrator is Caitlin Jaynes and Controlling the computer is Brittney Jolly

C4K Comment summaries from November and Dec 5

11/7
This comment for kids was actually on a teacher and her third grade class.  Mrs. Yollis is a very good teacher to follow and I really enjoyed reading her post.  She gives very clear instructions and also she does a grammar check for every post which is good.   The post that I commented on was about her class making  a bread for Thanksgiving and writing to Mr. Turkey!

11/14

This was a blog post by Room 8 at Melville international School.  I got to comment on a students work in an art technology week art project.  His project was very good and he did a really good job in creating his art work.  I told him how much I liked his work and how good of a job he did.  I like how the teacher must approve the comments before they are put onto the post.  The last thing I told him was to keep up the good work and keep doing good in art.  

12/5

I commented on  a young girl named Brianna and she was teaching us something about elapsed time.  She gave one example and it really showed the point of elapsed time and what it does.  She was clear in her explanation and example.  I told her that she did a really good job in giving a clear example and to keep up the good work.

11/21

This post was about an end of term self reflection and I commented on how the end of the term was like a squishy cookie.  This reminded me of how I feel about the end of this semester because by the end of the year you always feel like a squishy cookie or like your over done.  I commented how much I agreed with the post and how I liked the metaphor of the cookie.  The last thing I commented on was the goals that he set for the next trimester and how I wished him luck with completing all of his goals.

12/5

This comment was for Yasmine and it was a special assignment.  I commented on her post about her top five favorite desserts.  She listed some very yummy desserts and I commented on how I liked her top choices because two of my favorite desserts were listed.  She commented back and thanked us all for commenting on her post.  It was really neat to get a comment back and to be connected to someone that's different and younger.

Final report on PLN

I used symbaloo to organize my PLN and I found using this site really easy.  It wasn't hard to figure out once my roommate showed me how to use it and add websites.  I feel like this is something I could keep up with and add to when I come across something that may be helpful either for school or just for fun.  It puts everything at your fingertips pretty much and it's one click and your there.