Presentation

I really enjoyed having Deedra in class on tuesday. The things she discussed were very interesting and I think what she is doing is a great idea and will be become a great resource for science teachers in the future. I think there are several methods that we learned in this class that could benefit Ms. Deedra in setting up her sites. Incorporating a voice thread would really allow the children to get involved and understand better what the site is talking about. The history and work that her and her team have put into this site will soon pay off. I really enjoyed having her speak.

CCMS Week 3

Now that the project time is over, I have yet to make any kind of constructive contact with my student. Me and the parent kept emailing each other but the parent could never decide on a good time to meet. The parents schedule was not very flexible and therefore it made it hard to get together. I was really looking forward to this project but I guess things just weren't meant to be.

CCMS Week 2

I have emailed my students parents and have got one email back and I responded to that email and since then, I have not recieved a reply or a phone call or anything. I'm not sure what to do. I havent done any of the assignments because I am not able to get a hold of my student and or their parents. I have completed an outline of my own ideas for how the project could turn out and how it could be presented. Since my student is doing Volcanoes, I thought it would be a great idea to get all the materials together and have my student actually construct a volcano and talk about it as he goes along. At the same time I would be vidoeing what he is doing just with his hands, trying to keep his face out of the picture and just using his hands and voice to create the video. Then maybe at the end he could talk about some of the different volcanoes and we could insert pictures of those volcanoes while he is talking about them. I really hope I get the chance to do this project but as of right now I dont see it happening but I am going to be optomistic.

CCMS Week 1

I emailed my students parent on Monday and I have yet to recieve an email back, therefore my blog this week will not be very long. I am really looking forward to working with my student and kind of getting the feel for teaching someone and helping them along in their learning. Something that is going to be hard for me is letting the student do most of the work and me just sitting back and pitching in when I am needed. I really hope I can instill in my student and show them different tools that will not only help them with this project but future projects as well. As a teacher in training I want to know that I can influence my students with tools and methods that I have learned and that have helped me and hopefully they will enjoy them as much as I have and or do. Hopefully my next blog will be filled with information about my student and what we talked about in reference to their project ideas.