1. I think that every single student is unique for starters. I am a SPED major and i will eventually specialize in this type of thing. I think that all activities should be put into a format that allows the students to be hands on. This allows the student to understand what they are being taught on different levels. Understanding the material and retention are the most important parts of teaching something.
2. Collaboration is a very important part of teaching. Special educators are encouraged to collaborate with other educators. Co-teaching is considered to be a form of collaboration and has shown to be quite effective in classroom management. I think that it is very simple two heads are better than one on given subject. Two people finding an answer of forming a hypothesis is better than just one. More opinions are heard and more pov's are seen.
3. Graphic organizers are related to concept maps. They also break stuff down and make it easier to understand. This can also allow one to organize their thoughts and ideas. It is a very good tool when trying to break something large and hard to understand down into small parts that are easy to understand.
4. The biggest issue with navigating the web for information is that you have to be very specific when trying to obtain the information. One word or letter can throw you off.
5. Help-they are there to offer help if necessary for Oscar and the other students
POV's- they are there to offer their opinions and POV"S on the work to better formulate answers
Support- having a group can better suit formulating answers and thoughts
6. No i don't because i think that with the given issues that he has the more people there to help would be more useful.
7.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Ten Questions at end of term!
Jon Robbins
1.I would first explain what i thought tech integration was. I think that tech integration is combining aspects of a given curriculum into technology such as computers etc;. I think that hybrid courses best describe this because it is a perfect example of how classroom material is put into use with technology. The instructors can put lessons, discussions, test, quiz's and other forms of the class on the web for those enrolled to view and use without being in the classroom.
2. I would take the notes that we were given via lecture from our instructor and make a video about them. I would then post them on my blog for all to view. This is basically taking a lecture that i have been given and putting it on the computer for viewers affected to view. Dr. Jon Beedle gave us a lecture on different web browsers orally in class. We were to then go to each of the browsers and expirement with them. I would make a video and/or power point and post it on my blog for those who were supposed to see it.
3. Hardware-mouse/Software-glencoe(typing program)/Browser-internet explorer/Search engine-dog pile or google/Spreadsheet program-microsoft excel/Database program-microsoft access
4.I would have to say that the sexting lecture that we were given about the boy facing jail time was of upmost importance. I feel that text messaging is a large part of our youth (of varying age levels to be considered youth)and others is text messaging. It is a preferred way of communication and i think that it will only grow in popularity and should be taken very seriously. The rules should be clear cut to maybe prevent this type of thing from happening again. I also feel that the copyright laws are very important. In school we are taught to be creative and utilize our ideas to the fullest and i think that the security of our ideas and inventions is key.
5.Yes i do. i feel that working with others being selected at random is good. It allows everyone to be exposed to other people and pov's. This has the potential to broaden horizons and give some people to formulate new thoughts and opinions. My other point is certain levels of content knowledge regarding the lab. I"E" if one student does not know something maybe the other one does or they can help each other to find the answer. This can create bonds that can formulate into many types of friendships and that makes the classroom more comfortable.
6.I like how we all did the going green assignment. I think that outside the classroom if we were give an opportunity to pursue our GG ideas to some degree could show benefit because it allows us as students to put our thoughts into actions.
7.Type a copy of twitter rules and give to the class and allow them to sign a master copy of yours so that if a rule is broken knowledge of the rule is documented. I would also do research on the Twitter malfunctions that we had this year and see if they could be corrected or avoided to ensure that it was more useful in the future.
8. Concept maps- i feel that concept maps are a fantastic way of organizing thoughts and ideas in an easy to understand format in order to put thoughts on paper. I feel that organization is key in most situations and should be taken seriously when implemented.
9. I think that common error messages that occur on cpu's should be discussed. Everyday users across the world see error messages and don't understand what they mean or what they may or may not be clicking i think that a whole lesson on this could be beneficial.
10. This may seem stupid to some but i think that ""Ctrl-t"" was the most beneficial for me. Until i got enrolled int this class i would always minimize my screen and go back to my internet browser and reopen. This often took very long and made me angry. With control t i just go to as many different tabs as i wish without having to back up.
1.I would first explain what i thought tech integration was. I think that tech integration is combining aspects of a given curriculum into technology such as computers etc;. I think that hybrid courses best describe this because it is a perfect example of how classroom material is put into use with technology. The instructors can put lessons, discussions, test, quiz's and other forms of the class on the web for those enrolled to view and use without being in the classroom.
2. I would take the notes that we were given via lecture from our instructor and make a video about them. I would then post them on my blog for all to view. This is basically taking a lecture that i have been given and putting it on the computer for viewers affected to view. Dr. Jon Beedle gave us a lecture on different web browsers orally in class. We were to then go to each of the browsers and expirement with them. I would make a video and/or power point and post it on my blog for those who were supposed to see it.
3. Hardware-mouse/Software-glencoe(typing program)/Browser-internet explorer/Search engine-dog pile or google/Spreadsheet program-microsoft excel/Database program-microsoft access
4.I would have to say that the sexting lecture that we were given about the boy facing jail time was of upmost importance. I feel that text messaging is a large part of our youth (of varying age levels to be considered youth)and others is text messaging. It is a preferred way of communication and i think that it will only grow in popularity and should be taken very seriously. The rules should be clear cut to maybe prevent this type of thing from happening again. I also feel that the copyright laws are very important. In school we are taught to be creative and utilize our ideas to the fullest and i think that the security of our ideas and inventions is key.
5.Yes i do. i feel that working with others being selected at random is good. It allows everyone to be exposed to other people and pov's. This has the potential to broaden horizons and give some people to formulate new thoughts and opinions. My other point is certain levels of content knowledge regarding the lab. I"E" if one student does not know something maybe the other one does or they can help each other to find the answer. This can create bonds that can formulate into many types of friendships and that makes the classroom more comfortable.
6.I like how we all did the going green assignment. I think that outside the classroom if we were give an opportunity to pursue our GG ideas to some degree could show benefit because it allows us as students to put our thoughts into actions.
7.Type a copy of twitter rules and give to the class and allow them to sign a master copy of yours so that if a rule is broken knowledge of the rule is documented. I would also do research on the Twitter malfunctions that we had this year and see if they could be corrected or avoided to ensure that it was more useful in the future.
8. Concept maps- i feel that concept maps are a fantastic way of organizing thoughts and ideas in an easy to understand format in order to put thoughts on paper. I feel that organization is key in most situations and should be taken seriously when implemented.
9. I think that common error messages that occur on cpu's should be discussed. Everyday users across the world see error messages and don't understand what they mean or what they may or may not be clicking i think that a whole lesson on this could be beneficial.
10. This may seem stupid to some but i think that ""Ctrl-t"" was the most beneficial for me. Until i got enrolled int this class i would always minimize my screen and go back to my internet browser and reopen. This often took very long and made me angry. With control t i just go to as many different tabs as i wish without having to back up.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The two tests!!!
My results for the Birmingham test was pretty cool. Kinaesthetic and Interpersonal were the categories in which i scored highest. (Body smart and people smart)
I did not really understand how to complete the second test.
I did not really understand how to complete the second test.
Sexting
Jon Robbins
"TEENS ENGAGE IN SEXTING"
www.cbs3springfield.com
The article was not as good as the one that we were to read as a class. I enjoyed it though. The article basically goes over how sexting comes about and what it can lead to. They make a mention of a case related to the one that we had to read about also. I think that it would bother me as a parent to think that this could be going on with my child or student (s). There is not a whole that can be done about it though. My thought is how students are doing this and what age they are starting. I don't want my child to learn about this sensitive subject this way. I would just try to instill the best ethics and morals within my child as i could so that they could make the best decision when the time came and if it came. As an instructor i would educate students on just how un private text messages are and how they can be intercepted by others. I would do this in hopes that it would make them not want to do this.
"TEENS ENGAGE IN SEXTING"
www.cbs3springfield.com
The article was not as good as the one that we were to read as a class. I enjoyed it though. The article basically goes over how sexting comes about and what it can lead to. They make a mention of a case related to the one that we had to read about also. I think that it would bother me as a parent to think that this could be going on with my child or student (s). There is not a whole that can be done about it though. My thought is how students are doing this and what age they are starting. I don't want my child to learn about this sensitive subject this way. I would just try to instill the best ethics and morals within my child as i could so that they could make the best decision when the time came and if it came. As an instructor i would educate students on just how un private text messages are and how they can be intercepted by others. I would do this in hopes that it would make them not want to do this.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tech at the Usm Scrimmage
I have mixed feelings about the technology that was in use at the scrimmage that we attended recently. The field was one of the best in the county (probably becuase the biggest sponsor has a son on the team) The score board did not work and it seemed like there was 2 minutes left the whole time. lol lol lol I noticed that there was a man that was "attempting" to speak to us via michrophone and speaker. He was largely unsuccessful becuase it was not loud enough for anyone to here unless you were sitting right in front of him. I found that the biggest piece of useful technology that was in use was the helmets that the guys were wearing. The helmets protect their head and brain on a couple of levels. They protect them internally, (brain and all the brain stuff in there), externally the head and skin on outside of body. I found that the stadium was lacking in technology to impress someone.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Google Groups
I have not done much with my google groups app. I however find it enjoyable to think that a specific group can be formed and used to speak and communicate with one another. I like how there is an opening question when a potential group member reieves an invitation. I think that it would be bery useful to have this group application to form a group with others around the world. I have alot of friends in other countires and they find it much easier to communicate via the internet. I think it would be cool if we could just have a specific group of your own friends and those that you chose to have.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
CRAMBERRY!!!!
Ok i thought that cramberry was cool. But i am more of a hands on guy. I like to make flash cards with my hands. The site is quite useful for making them though. It was quite difficult navigating the site for me though. That is probably because i am not very good at that in the first place. This would be very good site for teachers i think though. I did not like the fact that it was yet another site that we had to sign into and stuff. Flash cards are a good resource but not for everyone i don't think.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Second life
Ok second life is pretty cool. Some people told me that it would be hard to use.. i did not think that it was hard at all.I met a couple of nice people... so all in all i think that it is a cool way to interact with people around the world. I recommend this site to everyone. Changing up your avatar is cool. too...
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Jon and Ambers going GREEN!!!!!!
GOING GREEN
It was very difficult for me to believe that no one had thought of our idea for going green before we did. However, we have no problem taking credit for the thoughts. It was our thought that having hand dryers in the restrooms at our university would cut down on paper costs as well as cut down on the amount of trees being used for paper. Our thoughts made sense but after research our suspicions were confirmed. There are many sites that offer comparisons on the pros and cons of hand dryers opposed to paper towel use. The biggest factor being spoke of on the internet was the amount of money that is to be saved by using hand dryers opposed to using paper towels. The numbers varied from state to state and site to site. The figure that came up the most was quiet astounding. We found that public places that used hand dryers instead of paper towels in their restrooms saved an average of 95 percent of the cost that paper products would usually fall under in their company. It makes perfect sense that not using paper would save in paper cost. However, the implementation of hand dryers in a place is not free. The dryers range from 86 dollars up to well past 500 dollars in unit cost. It really depends on what your company is looking for and how many units they are looking to purchase. Many of the sites that I visited displayed hand dryers with varying styles and colors. The one that thing that stood out to me was the fact that nearly all of them came with a big warranty. The majority of the dryers had warranties in excess of five years. Hand dryers also use very little electricity. Some may argue that might not be an accurate statement because some restrooms may be busier than others. An average public restroom uses over 3000 pieces of paper towel during a 2 week period. That number is astounding when you have the opportunity to be using zero. Many hand dryers are certified by various organizations devoted to the going green effort. One study that I found most interesting was public school in Topeka, Kansas. This school installed the hand dryer units in their school to see if they would actually save money and do any good for the environmental effort they were pushing towards. The school had 102 wall units installed in their restrooms all over the campus. The findings of their study were quite informative. They saved 587 trees. They saved 690,000 of water. 34.5 tons of solid waste was saved by not having any paper to throw away. 103.5 cubic yards of landfill space was saved by the lack of trash produced by the school. The most astounding fact was this school system saved 90,000 dollars a year. If that is not going green I don’t know what is.
It was very difficult for me to believe that no one had thought of our idea for going green before we did. However, we have no problem taking credit for the thoughts. It was our thought that having hand dryers in the restrooms at our university would cut down on paper costs as well as cut down on the amount of trees being used for paper. Our thoughts made sense but after research our suspicions were confirmed. There are many sites that offer comparisons on the pros and cons of hand dryers opposed to paper towel use. The biggest factor being spoke of on the internet was the amount of money that is to be saved by using hand dryers opposed to using paper towels. The numbers varied from state to state and site to site. The figure that came up the most was quiet astounding. We found that public places that used hand dryers instead of paper towels in their restrooms saved an average of 95 percent of the cost that paper products would usually fall under in their company. It makes perfect sense that not using paper would save in paper cost. However, the implementation of hand dryers in a place is not free. The dryers range from 86 dollars up to well past 500 dollars in unit cost. It really depends on what your company is looking for and how many units they are looking to purchase. Many of the sites that I visited displayed hand dryers with varying styles and colors. The one that thing that stood out to me was the fact that nearly all of them came with a big warranty. The majority of the dryers had warranties in excess of five years. Hand dryers also use very little electricity. Some may argue that might not be an accurate statement because some restrooms may be busier than others. An average public restroom uses over 3000 pieces of paper towel during a 2 week period. That number is astounding when you have the opportunity to be using zero. Many hand dryers are certified by various organizations devoted to the going green effort. One study that I found most interesting was public school in Topeka, Kansas. This school installed the hand dryer units in their school to see if they would actually save money and do any good for the environmental effort they were pushing towards. The school had 102 wall units installed in their restrooms all over the campus. The findings of their study were quite informative. They saved 587 trees. They saved 690,000 of water. 34.5 tons of solid waste was saved by not having any paper to throw away. 103.5 cubic yards of landfill space was saved by the lack of trash produced by the school. The most astounding fact was this school system saved 90,000 dollars a year. If that is not going green I don’t know what is.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
THE IPHONE!!!!! HELPER OR HINDRANCE!!
The Iphone is a fantastic device that can be used in a number of ways. There are so many applications that can aid the user in completing everyday tasks faster and at a higher rate of efficiency. ACU has implemented a program in which every incoming freshman will receive and Iphone upon entering the school. The Iphone is then used as the student's "lifeline" while going to school there. There are so many things that it does to help. Teachers can communicate with student's that are not present more effectively, give homework assignments or announcements without calling the entire class. There are many pros to having an Iphone as a universal form of communication as well as having it as a guideline through school. I would have to say that i disagree with the phone taking on such a large role. My first issue is that of which, who can guarantee that every student that enters that school will be able to use the Iphone properly or understand everything that it is capable of. I also take issue with malfunctions. By that i mean that if the Iphone shows issue with a student in the form of a malfunction of some sort. Will this cause a student to lose points or get behind in a class. What if the Iphone is broken and a replacement is not available. Will the teachers allow the students to revert back to the "stone age" of pen and paper or regular cpu email. Or will this cause the student to get negative feedback due to the phone. I am absolutely positive that the university has had this come about in their findings with the implementation of the Iphone as a tool on their campus. I believe that there are way to many variables involved with the Iphone to make it such an integral part of the curriculum process at a major university. I am not completely opposed to making the Iphone a part of the school system but not as big a part as this school is portraying.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
My GoInG GrEeN IdEa!!!!
As soon as Dr. Beedle gave this assignment, i began researching it. My idea was to establish the use of electric hand dryers in the restrooms on our campuses to minimize the use of paper for the purpose of drying hands after washing. I have recorded information from 2 sites on the net (there are many more) about prices of hand dryers and there usage to hand dryer ratios. some of the hand dryers that can be purchased have extended warranties also with specifications that are approved by Going Green type groups. It is my thought that if we have the hand dryers to use then we will save paper in the area because we will not be purchasing paper towels for our dispensers. this will save trees in the area and probably around the country.
I also think that the campus could go to recycled.
I also think that the campus could go to recycled.
Football Map for Beedle
I. SAFETY
A. BRIAN DAWKINS
B. ERIC WEDDLE
C. www.cbssportsline.com
II. QUARTERBACK
A. DREW BREES
B. www.nfl.com
C. JAY CUTLER
III. RUNNING BACK
A. MICHAEL WESTBROOK
B. PEYTON HILLIS
IV. LINEBACKER
A. RAY LEWIS
B. DJ WILLIAMS
V. WIDE RECIEVER
A. EDDIE ROYAL
B. BRANDON MARSHALL
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Chapter 3 Tools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Although the chapter is rather short in the book. I found alot of tools that i use in today's activities and if it were not for them then my job and other activities that i perform could be much more difficult. Many of the tools discussed in the chapter are simply tools used in word processing. I particularly find that the Spell Check Function is fantastic. The fact that i can write and entire paper then check for spelling for just a click of an icon. I have also found that the grammar check in fantastic because it catches fragments and things of that nature. I have also found spreadsheets to be very useful in tasks of keeping up with data. The ways that you can just type in a formula or click and icon and it computes an equation for you kind of. One tool that is available now and that is in chapter 3 is Database. I hate database. I think it is incredibly difficult to use and i HATE IT!!! Basically the tools discussed in this chapter are available to make tasks on the computer easier.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Week 2 news
1. apple... mac air 3 pounds,,, encased in aluminum... wide screen ... 13.3 in screen 120 gig's, uses wi-fi, blue tooth, 2 gigs of ram
2.open office, wrightley.com, star office, abi word, google doc's
3. blue ray holds more storage, and has better resolution and operates on more lines on the television screen, no, yes
4. internet explorer, safari, firefox---------------- firefox is the fastest that i have come into contact with (also chrome and opera)
5. google earth is a program that illustrates the world in a virtual view for those on a computer to see. teachers can use this to show where a specific part of the world is in a very detailed fashion
2.open office, wrightley.com, star office, abi word, google doc's
3. blue ray holds more storage, and has better resolution and operates on more lines on the television screen, no, yes
4. internet explorer, safari, firefox---------------- firefox is the fastest that i have come into contact with (also chrome and opera)
5. google earth is a program that illustrates the world in a virtual view for those on a computer to see. teachers can use this to show where a specific part of the world is in a very detailed fashion
1. mac Air/3 pounds in cased in aluminum
2. Adobe Acrobat 9/The flashiest addition, quite literally, is fully integrated Flash video, making it possible to add videos like those found on YouTube and other websites into a PDF file. But anyone with only the free Adobe Reader can still access the content.
3.blue rays hold more information and have much better picture quality due to the high resolution quality of blue rays, dvds can be played in blue ray players but blue rays can only be played in blue ray players, the dvd players don't support the format of blue rays
\4.firefox, internet explorer, safari--- firefox is very fast
5. google earth is a program that is used to show the geographic location in a virtual format on a computer screen and it can be used to illustrate the location of places in a more detailed fashion
comfortable-to-type-on fullsize
keyboard, widescreen
13.3-inch display and an iSight video camera.
But with too few ports, a sealed battery that you
can't replace on your own and no built-in CD/DVD
drivenumbering functions and metadata removal — all of which are important to attorneys who need to create secure legal documents2. Adobe Acrobat 9/The flashiest addition, quite literally, is fully integrated Flash video, making it possible to add videos like those found on YouTube and other websites into a PDF file. But anyone with only the free Adobe Reader can still access the content.
3.blue rays hold more information and have much better picture quality due to the high resolution quality of blue rays, dvds can be played in blue ray players but blue rays can only be played in blue ray players, the dvd players don't support the format of blue rays
\4.firefox, internet explorer, safari--- firefox is very fast
5. google earth is a program that is used to show the geographic location in a virtual format on a computer screen and it can be used to illustrate the location of places in a more detailed fashion
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Answers to questions with metasearch
1. Sugar, breast motion energy, meatrical energy, wind power, sun could all be possible sources of energy for ipods in the future.
2. Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak
3.Phoenix Lander
4. Nintendo- some studies have shown that the wii and some of it's programs have shown progression towards healthier bodies in some people. (such as wii fit)
5. 2012 ----Feburary 09
2. Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak
3.Phoenix Lander
4. Nintendo- some studies have shown that the wii and some of it's programs have shown progression towards healthier bodies in some people. (such as wii fit)
5. 2012 ----Feburary 09
HI!!!!!!!!!!
My name is Jon Robbins. I am a special education major here at USM gulfcoast. I will graduate in the spring of next year. I am a big fan of the Georgia Bulldogs. I also have an English Bulldog as you can see above. Her name is Brendal and this is her very upset with me because of the antlers. The only problem with taking a picture with her is she is always the best looking one.
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