Dear Kaia:)

This story was truly amazing to me. I think that a girl of Kaia's age exploring the desert like land is great. She is learning at such a small age and she enjoyed it. Her father, yet, was concerned about his daughter's relationship with nature and with that being said he also wanted to spend time with her as well. He read the book "The Last Child in The Woods" and was inspired. The father actually let Kaia take the pictures and they were beautiful. It is truly astonishing that a father and daughter are learning and bonding together. While they took action, they probably did not know that their actions would be recognized. Peoples comments were so positive and caring. I think that this so powerful that a little girl has caught the eye of so many people. If the technology was not there then people would not have had a clue of their aspirations. This type of communication is going to make us and we have to get with the program. If we do not empower our students to become technology literate then I believe that we will not be able to progress to a better future. I honestly think that they should promote more technology in the schools.

Comments for KIDs Mr. Goerend's Class

I was assigned Shea C. She blogged about Cheetah Holiday. I think it was very interesting how A Cheetah Holiday even exist. I can't believe that people will run on all fours and dress up in a cheetah suit. It does seem weird but at least it is in a parade. It makes a big difference when it is for an occasion instead of people everywhere in grocery stores or on the street exuding this behavior. I guess it is true that you learn something new everyday. Thanks to her I became a little more intelligent.

Its Amazing every child has a MAC!!!!!

Share I came upon this while doing my portfolio and I hope that one day we can get to this era where every child has a MAC computer..I thought it was kind of interesting. CLICK ON THE SHARE LINK!!!!

Media Literacies

I feel that these terms do fit for the new age of media. I personally am associated with the multitasking, play, and judgment. Without these beneficial skills people will not how to work with the cell phones, computers, and etc. I feel judgment is a hard skill to acquire but it will take you a minute or so to acquire. I do go to other websites to find out if the facts that are being said are reliable or not reliable. I think everyone acquires some type of skill even if it's not one of these. I will try to acquire others by just learning new information and absorbing everything from technology. I hope to acquire all of them in this 21st century and my family as well.

Wendy Drexler!!!!!

I really enjoyed the movie. I think that it would have been hard for me to go through what that young man went through. I probably would have failed but I like the fact that resources were there to help him all the way through and he passed the class or assignment. The question really stood out to me and kind of scared me a little. I feel that we do need the teachers to guide us in the right direction. Whether we are networking or not we still need a teacher there wit us because that is how we learned in the past which is face to face communication. Sure we can network with other professors and students but some people do not learn as well on that way specifically. All of the steps he had to go through took up so much time as to where the teacher could have just explained to him in class or afterwards. Im not saying that it was bad that the professor made him go on a journey, but it could've been easier with her help. I am all for networking, meeting new people, and discovering new things. I believe that all of use the computer whether or not the professor explains the assignment. I personally am new to all of this technology and now I am glad that I have been introduced to it by Dr.Strange. However, if a teacher were to give me a complicated assignment then I guess I would have to network after all to get a decent grade. Great Movie and drawings!!!!!

This is how we dream part 1 and 2: Dr Miller

I totally agree with him that this is incremental and not fundamental. Us as a whole is gaining more knowledge and pushing ourselves to the limit. Of course we learn enough from the teacher in front of the classroom but we learn so much more from people by getting online to hear lectures from other parts of the world in other classroom. We are gaining other cultures as well. We are intaking so much from the world. Our students are not only growing academically in our basic subjects but are learning how to connect to the world by typing, learning different cultures, and getting different viewpoints.

I am not going to say that using pencil, crayons, and etc. is not beneficial anymore but instead technology has given a very wide range of possibilities for our students and ourselves as well. I like that he mentioned making movies and publishing as well. I actually made a campaign ad for my best friend for homecoming. I enjoyed it and it made creativity exude out of me. It's just unbelievable that we can make movies just like the directors that makes movies for the big screen.

Comment's for Kids Ms. Graves Class

I actually could not comment on the child I was suppose to comment on because something went wrong with posting it for themselves I guess. However Dr. Strange assigned me to another child of my choice. I actually comment on a child's blog with a football blog. He really didn't have much on there to talk about but I commented about my favorite team which is the Saints and I think he changed his blog because of me because of the fact that he had "My favorite football team is Chicago Bulls". It wasn't a problem though because I expressed my feeling about football and basketball. It was a good introduction blog for a child beginning blog.

ITunesU!!!

ItunesU is a helpful resource for students and teachers. As a student, I can explore other universities. I can learn a lot of information from class sessions from other universities. The great part about all of this is that all of the information is free. I don't have to just use my computer only, but I can use my iphone as well so that I will not miss anything. As the clip said, there is no limit to where and what you can learn which great. As a teacher, I can use a rule that is common in the teaching field which is beg, borrow, and steal. I can go to ItunesU and borrow lectures that can probably explain things better than I can. I can use it also to publish my lectures as well for my students or other schools to help them as well. For a introduction for ItunesU follow Watch the video.

Dr.Christie's website

I have seen Dr. Christie's website and I went into a section where she has sites for children. I did not know that sites existed for a learning basis for children. I am really excited about this. I as a teacher can have my students learn and explore the web. My students will be getting birds with one stone. Using the technology will empower them and make them aware of how to use it. On the other hand, the websites that are built are also giving them more adventure. I can use this tool to give my students some learning experiences that I personally or teacher/wise cannot give them. These websites such as ask.com and yahooligans have things such as astrology, health, and foreign languages. I have not heard if students in the second grade are learning these certain subject matters, but I'm glad that sites such as these exists so that my students can explore at an early age.

Dr. Alice Christie: Geocaching Podcast!!!

Geocaching is an as Dr. Christie says is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users of all ages. I have geocached before in my sophomore year of college. I really did not take much interest in it because we had a time limit and it was hard for to find the treasure. Geocaching is a great way for children to explore and outside of the classroom. Not to mention that geocaching will be great for teachers as well. The environment will become not teacher centered anymore but it can be an exploratory environment instead. Students will be able to think outside of the box literally. The GPS will also empower their sense of direction. It will be introducing them to adventure, exploring, responsibility as well.