Thursday, March 29, 2012
scratch about me
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Double Journal 10
Even students who perform well in school are often unprepared for the challenges that they encounter after graduation, in their work lives as well as their personal lives. Many students learn to solve specific types of problems, but they are unable to adapt and improvise in response to the unexpected situations that inevitably arise in today’s fast-changing world.
"The study looked at students at nearly 400 high schools nationwide who took the ACT last year and found that high school graduates who took the basic core curriculum college prep courses—four years of English and three each of math, science, and social studies—were unprepared for college...not only do high school courses need to be more rigorous, but states need to specify the number and kinds of courses that students need to take—and those courses need to be aligned with state standards that are driven by the requirements of postsecondary schools and the workplace"
I completely agree with this. I took several college courses through my high school, but once I got to college I was severely unprepared. I think this is because my high school's main focus was high stakes testing (Stanford 9, WESTEST, ACT, etc.) My high school never taught us study skills. Never once did I study for a test in high school and once I got to college I wrongly expected to do the same. I couldn't have been more wrong.
Whelan, D.L., Study says fewer than 25 percent of high school kids will succeed in entry-level college courses. School Library Journal. 6/1/2007.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Gardens of Time
Gardens of Time will assist students in problem solving, trial and error, following directions, exploration, and the ability to work with others.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
double journal 9
" If a certain action or hypothesis fails, the player is compelled to re-evaluate the situation, and create a new hypothesis on how to solve the problem."
This quote was found under "Risk Taking", but I would also catagorize it under problem solving. For example, in a word problem from a book the student may get frustrated and give up when they come up with the incorrect answer. In a video game, I think the student would be more likely to try again. Also, video games give the child a chance to try again until they get it right. A problem on paper will just be counted wrong, not giving the students time to correct the answer and find out how they did it wrong.
59% of teachers would consider using video games in schools
When searching for an artifact to relate to the reading I came across an article that really surprised me. This article explains how teachers believe video games will help engage and motivate their pupils.
This quote was found under "Risk Taking", but I would also catagorize it under problem solving. For example, in a word problem from a book the student may get frustrated and give up when they come up with the incorrect answer. In a video game, I think the student would be more likely to try again. Also, video games give the child a chance to try again until they get it right. A problem on paper will just be counted wrong, not giving the students time to correct the answer and find out how they did it wrong.
59% of teachers would consider using video games in schools
When searching for an artifact to relate to the reading I came across an article that really surprised me. This article explains how teachers believe video games will help engage and motivate their pupils.
Orry, J. (2006, january 13). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.videogamer.com/news/59_of_teachers_would_consider_using_video_games_in_schools.html
Admin. (2012, January 20). 10 things schools can learn from video games. Retrieved from http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things-schools-can-learn-from-video-games/
Monday, March 12, 2012
iPad Review
As a future physical education and health teacher my search for apps was maily focused on fitness and health. I found two great apps that I will be downloading myself for my phone.
The first, made by SparkPeople, is a Diet and Fitness Tracker. You begin the app by entering your gender, current weight, goal weight, height, birthdate (it appears you must be 17 years of age to use). You have the option of setting a wieght management plan where you can lose up to 2 pounds per week or simply maintail your current weight. The app includs a food list with over 1 million foods in it's database, optional meal plans, a fitness tracer with exercise demos, and a weigh-in that graphs your progress. A favorite part of this app is the water drinking guide. It allows you to enter how much water you have drank and how much you have left. In my future class room I will likely use the app only for students to see how what/how much they eat and exercise affects their body. I think older students, high school age, will enjoy tracking their progress.
For a younger age group, I chose a game app entitled Eat this, Not that! You begin buy choosing a catagory: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner, Desserts, or Drinks.There is a casual and a speed round. The chld is then provided with a picture of two similar foods with the calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium. They are to choose the Healthier of the two before their time runs out. After the answer is chosen, there is a breif description as to why one is healthier than the other. Maybe there is a "paid" edition of this game that would provide a longer gaming experience that would make this app a little better, but I think children grades 3-7 would enjoy playing against their classmates while learning to make healthier choices.
The first, made by SparkPeople, is a Diet and Fitness Tracker. You begin the app by entering your gender, current weight, goal weight, height, birthdate (it appears you must be 17 years of age to use). You have the option of setting a wieght management plan where you can lose up to 2 pounds per week or simply maintail your current weight. The app includs a food list with over 1 million foods in it's database, optional meal plans, a fitness tracer with exercise demos, and a weigh-in that graphs your progress. A favorite part of this app is the water drinking guide. It allows you to enter how much water you have drank and how much you have left. In my future class room I will likely use the app only for students to see how what/how much they eat and exercise affects their body. I think older students, high school age, will enjoy tracking their progress.
For a younger age group, I chose a game app entitled Eat this, Not that! You begin buy choosing a catagory: Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Dinner, Desserts, or Drinks.There is a casual and a speed round. The chld is then provided with a picture of two similar foods with the calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium. They are to choose the Healthier of the two before their time runs out. After the answer is chosen, there is a breif description as to why one is healthier than the other. Maybe there is a "paid" edition of this game that would provide a longer gaming experience that would make this app a little better, but I think children grades 3-7 would enjoy playing against their classmates while learning to make healthier choices.
Friday, March 9, 2012
wikipedia research
How a Ragtag Band Created Wikipedia
I did not know that Wikipedia was only funded by public donations and I was surprised when the speaker said that it really didn't take much money to run
I was also surprised that only 1/3 of the traffic on Wikipedia is English.
They are in the top 50 websites and more popular than the New York Times.
Wikipedia has only one employee, who is the lead software developer.
I didn't know there was a delete/keep page.
I don't like how he talks about his friend Angela who could write anything she wanted and get away with it just because she's regarded so highly. I am sure there are others like this.
I like that the owners of Wikipedia are more concerned with the widespread, easily accessable knowledge, than huge profits.
I also like that the speaker knows that there has to be a certain extent of monarchy involved
Wikipedia Acurate but Hard to Read
I wouldn't say that I was surprised by the article, only because I have had the same issue when searching medical and technological terms like the example of cancer. I had never heard of the PDQ site that they were talking about, but I looked up both websites and used cancer as the search term and it's true. The PDQ listed term I could understand while wikipedia has several terms and examples that I couldn't even begin to comprehend.
4 ways to Use Wikipedia and Never Site IT
I ALWAYS use Wikipedia in all four of those ways when writing my research papers. I first begin by getting a good idea for what I'm writing about by searching the exact term such as psychology. Then I look for other key terms to take a look at like the different areas of psychology. I then look for the links that lead me to more credible websites and attempt to find the exact sources that were used in the Wikipedia article.
I did not know that Wikipedia was only funded by public donations and I was surprised when the speaker said that it really didn't take much money to run
I was also surprised that only 1/3 of the traffic on Wikipedia is English.
They are in the top 50 websites and more popular than the New York Times.
Wikipedia has only one employee, who is the lead software developer.
I didn't know there was a delete/keep page.
I don't like how he talks about his friend Angela who could write anything she wanted and get away with it just because she's regarded so highly. I am sure there are others like this.
I like that the owners of Wikipedia are more concerned with the widespread, easily accessable knowledge, than huge profits.
I also like that the speaker knows that there has to be a certain extent of monarchy involved
Wikipedia Acurate but Hard to Read
I wouldn't say that I was surprised by the article, only because I have had the same issue when searching medical and technological terms like the example of cancer. I had never heard of the PDQ site that they were talking about, but I looked up both websites and used cancer as the search term and it's true. The PDQ listed term I could understand while wikipedia has several terms and examples that I couldn't even begin to comprehend.
4 ways to Use Wikipedia and Never Site IT
I ALWAYS use Wikipedia in all four of those ways when writing my research papers. I first begin by getting a good idea for what I'm writing about by searching the exact term such as psychology. Then I look for other key terms to take a look at like the different areas of psychology. I then look for the links that lead me to more credible websites and attempt to find the exact sources that were used in the Wikipedia article.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Double Journal 8
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a.
What is Wikipedia? "Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the
Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization". In short, it is an online, peer-edited encyclopedia with over 2,000,000 article an in more than 280 languages.
b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”? I would say that it isn't. There is a good chance it is reliable, based upon "the wisdom of the crowds," but I would never use Wikipedia as a reliable source. c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? The visitors of their website will correct errors and vandalism. d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? He left and created another site because he thought that the experts should have more authority. e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? Self-editing by government agencies and prominent business overs to some-what advertise is an example of vandalism and abuse. f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal? People rely on Wikipedia for a large amount of the information they are searching for. g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? Wikipedia is a fast, easy way to gather some basic background information on the subject being searched. Google aids in that success by placing Wikipedia entries in an easily accessible. h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? Since they already have an operating budget of around $3million by just accepting donations from visitors and others, I don't see why they would want to flood their pages with advertisements and pop-ups. i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries? Wikiscanner allows IP addresses to be easily check anonymous sources for credibility. |
Thursday, March 1, 2012
website evaluation
www.prettythin.com
The world's largest eating disorder community and forum.
WHO:
When attempting to find the author/administrator of this site, I had to dig a little bit. A link eventually sent me to his private facebook page, but it is hard for me to believe that his identity is real. The first thing I notice about James Watson's personal facebook page is that his photo is not a clear view of him. I then see several pictures of picketers at rallies brandishing signs with all sorts of controversial topics such as abortion, toxic waste, and mining.
WHAT:
This site does clearly state (several times) that it is not a website about how to lose weight, but one that supports anorexics and bulimics on their journey. That sounds quite controversial to me. They're not assisting in weight loss, but they're supporting people who starve themselves?
The site is very much "to the point" adn doesn't use loaded language to pursuade the reader to join.
This web-site IS copyright protected '06-2012.
WHEN:
All of the links that I have clicked are current and in working order. The copyright date goes through 2012, and the most current time stamp I have found so far is February 27, 2012.
WHERE:
Prettythin is the domain name. The site uses .COM for several of its pages, but I have seem a few with .HTM
HOW:
I do not this that much of this information is credible and without bias. The members of this site are allowed to create blogs, journals, upload pictures of themselves or others, and are also allowed to take part in editing information on the main site.
The world's largest eating disorder community and forum.
WHO:
When attempting to find the author/administrator of this site, I had to dig a little bit. A link eventually sent me to his private facebook page, but it is hard for me to believe that his identity is real. The first thing I notice about James Watson's personal facebook page is that his photo is not a clear view of him. I then see several pictures of picketers at rallies brandishing signs with all sorts of controversial topics such as abortion, toxic waste, and mining.
WHAT:
This site does clearly state (several times) that it is not a website about how to lose weight, but one that supports anorexics and bulimics on their journey. That sounds quite controversial to me. They're not assisting in weight loss, but they're supporting people who starve themselves?
The site is very much "to the point" adn doesn't use loaded language to pursuade the reader to join.
This web-site IS copyright protected '06-2012.
WHEN:
All of the links that I have clicked are current and in working order. The copyright date goes through 2012, and the most current time stamp I have found so far is February 27, 2012.
WHERE:
Prettythin is the domain name. The site uses .COM for several of its pages, but I have seem a few with .HTM
HOW:
I do not this that much of this information is credible and without bias. The members of this site are allowed to create blogs, journals, upload pictures of themselves or others, and are also allowed to take part in editing information on the main site.
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