Assignment 9: Final Assessment

Done.

Assignment 8: Survey

Done.

(I forgot to label this previously)

Assignment 7:Internet Safety

Reading

1. What article did you choose to read for your #5 article? "The Standard of Truth Has Been Erected"
2. What were the most important things you learned from the readings? I loved that he talked that we must not yield to the ways of the world, but must be obedient and stand strong for what is right.
   
3. How will what you have read influence your actions as a parent and/or teacher of children and youth? I will definitely keep the provident living guidelines for internet safety in a place I will see them often. They are not always intuitive, but I can see that those precautions will lead to a more open and honest environment in the home or the classroom.
   
4. How can you use what you have learned from the reading to have a positive influence on family and friends? First and foremost, I really think I should be a good example of internet safety. Teaching what I have learned or even just exposing the options is fairly irrelevant if I have not witnessed the results firsthand.

Watching

• Hrm... (me pondering the questions)
• I looked at most of the articles, but one that interested me was the Cyberbullying one.
• I could definitely see that at least exposure to this could help me in a classroom in that students may be dealing with the new generation of bullying and having to deal with the very noncyber, but real emotions that go with that.
  

Doing

• I sent out an email to my family newsletter and got responses from my dad, three sisters and two brothers (all are parents). Age range of siblings: 26-37.
  
• All shared what they knew of internet safety and I shared the internet safety guidelines on the provident living site of the church. They were all in favor of each guideline, though I am not sure if these approvals will really yield change. I will definitely be installing filters onto my computer and making an effort to work on my laptop outside of my bedroom.
  

Stellarium Assignment

The Stellarium Project: Found HERE

4. Find a date and time when the sun is in your zodiac constellation. 09 October 2009

5. How high in the sky will the moon get tomorrow? Give the latitude coordinate. +26 degrees

6. Find your zodiac, as seen from provo, and get a screen shot of it.

7. Choose one of the scripts to watch and write a paragraph on why you chose that particular script and what you observed.

I really liked the partial lunar eclipse script. It was very informative and it helped me understand better the way that viewing the stars can change during a partial lunar eclipse. It was really helpful for me to understand what it looks like when the moon is only partially covered rather than waiting until the next opportunity and staying up really late to watch. I'm excited to see more and learn more and even to experience a real lunar eclipse someday!

TPK and TPACK

TPACK refers to a way that we put technology into teaching. It stands for Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge. I really thought the best illustration was that the overlapping of Technology, Content and Pedagogy. TPK, or Technological Pedagogical Knowledge is just like TPACK, but does not encompass Content.

One really good example is TPACK would be like the video Ellie and I made for Newton's first law. It encompasses the teaching style, knowledge and the content of Newton's first law. TPK, however, is really just knowing how to use what is available to a teacher and making use of it. This could be just knowing how to make a really cool powerpoint.

Link to Synchronous Chat Video

Due to embedding issues, here is the link to my video of synchronous chatting via Skype.

Asynchronous vs. Synchronous

Asynchronous Video Post via Facebook

Synchronous Video Chat via Skype

I chatted with Ellie on Skype and sent a message reminding Mary about this assignment via Facebook.  I like both for different reasons. However, in general, I think I would prefer synchronous chat in general since I get a direct and immediate response from the person I am talking with.  Of course, there are advantages of asynchronous. If the person is hard to get a hold of or just does not have the same time schedule you do, it is nice to be able to send a personalized message. Really, it is just better to communicate and video is the most effective in my opinion. Synchronous, though, wins the battle for preference since it takes care of business right now.

Synchronous Video Chat

My PBWorks front page

I had a lot of fun making the PB Works website and I learned a lot from this assignment. The main page should be here.

I learned about so many webtools with this project! I learned how to input a google map into a webpage, I learned about Picnik, I relearned how to input a video into a webpage, AND that I could put my picasa pictures on any webpage that I can edit with a single copy and paste! I had previously entered several google calendars before, but it was still really fun to put that in again.  Honestly, the most use I can get out of these tools in the future is using them together, so there isn't any specific one tool that I will use most, but all of them together. All the tools I learned about and applied were useful and simple.

The Best Movie EVER made

Carla June Carroll and Ellie Belnap present ...

NEWTON'S FIRST LAW!! (dun, dun, DUNN)

Movie Project Idea

Ellie Belnap and I will be making a video of Newton's first law. This video is not an entire lesson, it's more like cereal--part of a complete breakfast!  This approach should be humorous, but educational.  All clips will be silly demonstrations in everyday life of Newton's first law.  The movie will be less than three minutes and set forth the basics of Newton's first law.

Here is a good site to help understand copyright laws.

My past experience with technology

I feel very comfortable with technology. Most of this stems from my experience as a Computer Engineering major.  I have my own website at carlajune.com and enjoy learning new things on the web and elaborating my general computer skills. I was A+ Certified in high school and really enjoyed doing most communication and other things on computers. I worked at a computer repair shop for a year in Colorado and know a lot more about the physical components of computers, laptops particularly.  I enjoy learning new languages for web design and take time to learn new things with the languages I know. I really enjoy enhancing teaching with technology and feel very comfortable with all types of technology.