Hi everyone, I really enjoyed some of the videos I have seen so far on the blogs, great job! For my video, I had originally planned to take one of myself in my classroom using my Blackberry. Currently, I am having major technical difficulties with it, but I hope I can figure it out soon. My Blackberry keeps telling me I need to insert a memory card in order to take a video, but I already have a memory card in it! If anybody is savvy about Blackberrys please let me know if I am doing something wrong!
Hope I can get the video up and running! Wish me Luck!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Virtual Field Trip: Verona, Italy
Before this class, I had never heard of "virtual field trips," and was interested to see how they could be incorporated into my own lesson plans. After exploring a few of the links on blackboard, I was amazed at all the different choices and options there are! I think virtual field trips can be incorporated into many different subject matters, and I am sure the students will love them!
The virtual field trip that I explored in detail was the city of Verona (the setting of Romeo and Juliet) on the website AROUNDER (arounder.com). According to their website, "AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens. Each issue contains a series of interesting panoramas giving you a full immersive view of the cities. Navigation is easy with Google maps of the city and surrounding area. Every issue also links to local merchants with virtual tours of hotels, restaurants, spas and stores." I think this field trip could be used for both elementary and high school level lesson plans.
On this field trip of Verona ( http://verona.arounder.com/) you are able to explore many of the main attractions Verona has to offer. They include: The Cathederal of Verona, the Arena di Verona, and the location of Juliet's (from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) courtyard as well as the interior of her house! I loved this field trip and was amazed at how real it seemed. One of the reasons I choose this field trip to explore, was mainly due to the fact that I always disliked learning about History in school, and thought this could be a new way to help students learn interesting facts without being lectured and taking notes. I also think this could be incorporated into a lesson plan about Shakespeare's Romes and Juliet. It would be great to able to provide a visual aide for the students to make the story more relatable!
The virtual field trip that I explored in detail was the city of Verona (the setting of Romeo and Juliet) on the website AROUNDER (arounder.com). According to their website, "AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens. Each issue contains a series of interesting panoramas giving you a full immersive view of the cities. Navigation is easy with Google maps of the city and surrounding area. Every issue also links to local merchants with virtual tours of hotels, restaurants, spas and stores." I think this field trip could be used for both elementary and high school level lesson plans.
On this field trip of Verona ( http://verona.arounder.com/) you are able to explore many of the main attractions Verona has to offer. They include: The Cathederal of Verona, the Arena di Verona, and the location of Juliet's (from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) courtyard as well as the interior of her house! I loved this field trip and was amazed at how real it seemed. One of the reasons I choose this field trip to explore, was mainly due to the fact that I always disliked learning about History in school, and thought this could be a new way to help students learn interesting facts without being lectured and taking notes. I also think this could be incorporated into a lesson plan about Shakespeare's Romes and Juliet. It would be great to able to provide a visual aide for the students to make the story more relatable!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Assignment 2: NJ Report Card Comparison (Updated)
On my original post for this assignment, I accidentially compared two elementary schools instead of two high schools! I figured I would keep the two schools I orginally compared (Englewood and Tenafly), and compare the high school report cards for these schools as well.
Dwight Morrow High School is the public high school located in Englewood. There school day runs a little over state average, reporting a 7 hour and 45 minute school day. In comparison, Tenafly High school reported a 7 hour school day. Although there were many similiarities while comparing the elementary schools in these towns, there high schools had some differences. For example, the enrollment in Engelwood is 1,034 students, while the enrollment in Tenafly is 1,237 students.
Unlike the elementary school report cards, where Englewood had a much greater number of computers in the school, the high school report was the opposite. Tenafly reported having 657 computers in it's school, while Englewood only reported having 425 computers. It was interesting to see how much two school in the same district can be so different!
*Original Post*
The two schools I compared for this assignment are both located in Bergen County, NJ. The two school's report cards I looked at were the Walter Stillman Elementary School in Tenafly, and the Dr. J Grieco Elementary School located in Englewood. I am currently working at Catholic school in Englewood, so I was curious to see the statistics for the public elementary school. Tenafly is the neighboring town, and I figured it would be interesting to compare the two schools.
The two schools have many similarities including: almost the same length of school day (Tenafly- 6 hr.45 min., and Englewood-6 hr. 30 min.), aveage class sizes (around 20 students), and overall similiar school enrollment (Tenafly-401 students, and Englewood- 560 students).
One of the biggest differences I noticed while comparing the two school's report card, was the catergory labled "Internet Connectivity." This is catergory is defined as "numbers of instructional, multimedia-capable computers with a manufacture date after July 1, 2006 available for instruction at various locations and how many of those computers have a connection to the internet. Tenafly's report shows that they only have 17 computers with internet connections, while Englewood reports a very high number of computers with internet reporting 184 computers in their school. I was suprised to see such a big difference considering both school's similar enrollment and class sizes!
Dwight Morrow High School is the public high school located in Englewood. There school day runs a little over state average, reporting a 7 hour and 45 minute school day. In comparison, Tenafly High school reported a 7 hour school day. Although there were many similiarities while comparing the elementary schools in these towns, there high schools had some differences. For example, the enrollment in Engelwood is 1,034 students, while the enrollment in Tenafly is 1,237 students.
Unlike the elementary school report cards, where Englewood had a much greater number of computers in the school, the high school report was the opposite. Tenafly reported having 657 computers in it's school, while Englewood only reported having 425 computers. It was interesting to see how much two school in the same district can be so different!
*Original Post*
The two schools I compared for this assignment are both located in Bergen County, NJ. The two school's report cards I looked at were the Walter Stillman Elementary School in Tenafly, and the Dr. J Grieco Elementary School located in Englewood. I am currently working at Catholic school in Englewood, so I was curious to see the statistics for the public elementary school. Tenafly is the neighboring town, and I figured it would be interesting to compare the two schools.
The two schools have many similarities including: almost the same length of school day (Tenafly- 6 hr.45 min., and Englewood-6 hr. 30 min.), aveage class sizes (around 20 students), and overall similiar school enrollment (Tenafly-401 students, and Englewood- 560 students).
One of the biggest differences I noticed while comparing the two school's report card, was the catergory labled "Internet Connectivity." This is catergory is defined as "numbers of instructional, multimedia-capable computers with a manufacture date after July 1, 2006 available for instruction at various locations and how many of those computers have a connection to the internet. Tenafly's report shows that they only have 17 computers with internet connections, while Englewood reports a very high number of computers with internet reporting 184 computers in their school. I was suprised to see such a big difference considering both school's similar enrollment and class sizes!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Introduction
Hi everyone, my name is Ashley and I am currently a preschool teacher at a Catholic school in northern New Jersey. I have been teaching for two years, and this is my second semester at St. Peter's. I am enrolled in the teaching certification program, which I hope to have completed by the end of this summer. After receiving my certification, I plan to continue to go to St. Peter's for my masters in teaching.
Although I teach young students, technology is incorporated into many areas of our curriculum. My students go to our school's computer lab twice a week, and love using the smartboard! Technology has helped me plan interactive lessons plans and create a cooperative learning environment.
This is my first online class I have taken, and the first time I have ever blogged!
Although I teach young students, technology is incorporated into many areas of our curriculum. My students go to our school's computer lab twice a week, and love using the smartboard! Technology has helped me plan interactive lessons plans and create a cooperative learning environment.
This is my first online class I have taken, and the first time I have ever blogged!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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