WebQuest Proposal

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This is the WebQuest proposal for Joe Fisher and myself. Our proposal is under the link for WebQuest Proposal on the sidebar.

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I think that a local place is some place near the school where a teacher works. A local place is somewhere a teacher can use to help teach the students various lessons about different subjects if possible. An ideal local place would be like this place near my home in Pittsburgh called Hartwood Acres. Hartwood Acres is a spread out area with woods and a wide open field. The field is a good place to walk around and learn about different plants and smaller animals that may live there. The woods have many trails throughout them and are a good place to see larger animals like deer. There are many things that students could learn from walking through the fields and the woods, no matter what grade level they are at. This area would be a very good place for students who are in a science class to go. Students could learn the basics of nature to collecting samples from various things for more in depth studying. Also, for physical education classes it’s a very good place to walk or run. The students would get a lot of exercise walking around the fields and on the trails in the woods. Just going to a place like this to conduct any class would be a nice break from the classroom. I think any place that is similar to Hartwood Acres would be a good place to conduct class. I think it is necessary to go out of the classroom to teach because it is not always easy to have all the students pay attention.

This I Believe Link

Link to the website

This I Believe

This I Believe on Prezi

My Plick

Speech 2 Powerpoint[1]

Web Log 5

In Class Video

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The five Web 2.0 websites I am going to use for the project is a calendar, grade book, chat room, quizlet, and a bibliography maker. The calendar is an easy way to keep track of the assignments for the semester and is easier to follow than a syllabus. It will be easy to mark down important dates for the students to remember things. The grade book will be used to keep grades and students will be able to see their grades with ease. The chat room is a good way for students to get in touch with each other and discuss things that they are having trouble with. The teacher will also go on during specific times so that students are able to chat with the professor and get help when needed. Quizlet will be a good way for students to prepare for quizzes and tests. The bibliography maker will help students cite their sources since most classes require papers to be done and a bibliography page is usually required.

Yes I think he does challenge what I think about teaching. I never thought of an open phone test being an option for students, let alone that the teachers prefer it. I agree with his points of teachers needing to be able to adapt to the new technologies and to be successful they must incorporate the new technology into school. I think that this is a good article and that it could help a lot of teachers out in the future because new technologies will only keep coming out.

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I interviewed Dr. Miller of the communications department for my web page project. He said that in order for this website to be useful to him it would have to incorporate things from the normal school year and also the summer sessions because he helps with the summer sessions. Some of the Web2 apps that he would like to have on it would be a grade book, a calendar, and an assignments page. He also would like to have links to websites such as the North American Association of Summer Sessions, the John Carroll homepage, the John Carroll summer session page, the registrar page for the summer sessions, and the Communications home page on there as well. These are some of the basic ideas that he gave me for a website that would be useful to him.

Web Log 2

Some of the website applications I would incorporate into the website I am making would be a grade book, a calendar, and a chat room. My goal is to create a student friendly website that is easy to navigate and for the student to find what they are looking with no effort. The chat room that I would put on there would be to help the students learn and study. A student would be able to access the chat room and go on and discuss assignments or notes or what was done in class and get a better understanding by talking to other students or the professor. I think these are the areas that should be on a website to make it easy to use and worth while for the student or professor.

Wordle Experiment 2

I figured out how to use wordle and put the picture in a post but not sure about cropping still.

Wordle Experiment

Just trying to figure out how to upload the Wordle image. Not sure how to crop the image.

Web Log 1

Personal Information:

1. Jason Berger, Pittsburgh, jberger12@jcu.edu
2. Jason
3. Not sure... possibly elementary education
4. I like watching sports and following the different sports leagues.

Learning Style and More:

5. Nothing in particular.
6. I usually read the materials for class and participate occasionally. I don't think I have a particular learning style, I usually just adapt to the teacher. If I don't understand something I'll just try to figure it out or ask a question to figure out what I don't understand.

Technology Section:

8. The telephone because it was the first device that allowed people to be able to communicate immediately with each other.
9. Cell phone, laptop*, car
10. Usually check my email and go on facebook and watch tv before I start my homework.
11. I think the iPhone is advertised too much and has a lot of useless applications and Apple just keeps making more apps for it.
12. a. Learn how to make a website and become more proficient with the internet.
b. How to relate the use of technology into classrooms in the future.
c. Not sure.
d. Nothing in particular.