Brigit Johnson

Dzungu was the student blog I commented on. He talk about making a robot and programming the robot to do certain things. I have always been fascinated with robots and how they work. I remember a show about a little girl robot, when I was growing up. The name of the show was Small Wonder. She could clean but not always comprehend what was going on. Robots are becoming more and more apart of our lives everyday. My favorite robots are Transformers. The more technology advances the more use we will have for them. Robots

I posted a comment on Molly's blog. She talked about Hippie Day, I had never heard of this day so I thought it was very interesting. She seemed to have her information together and her blog was well written. I told her about the shirt I tie dyed in 6th grade. I loved that shirt. Dmitriy has a dog that chased a squirrel and got out of breath. He really loves his dog and the story was very cute. I told him about how my daughter wants a dog and I hope she take care of it. The squirrel got away and the he took his dog in the house for some much needed water. Drake has a new phone, I am a phone lover. Drake talked about how he picked out his new phone and finally decided on the right one. I took some time when I decided on my new phone also. I researched and a made sure it was right for me. He has a touch screen so I made sure to tell him to take good care of the phone. Carter has a Gecko, I love anything with legs for a pet. So I thought him getting a gecko was cool. He gave us a ...

I had to choose five individuals that would be apart of my personal learning network. These are not just five random people but individuals that will be a contributing factor in my professional and personal life as a teacher. When I selected these five, I thought about not only what they do, but how the add to my career and how they will effect the lives of my students and their parents. The goal of networking is not just see what you can get for yourself but how you can help someone else, that is what helps the network grow. The first person in my network I follow on Twitter (ali1st). She is a licensed counselor and provides great encouragement and a positive attitude. As a teacher I know that I will run across situations that maybe emotional overwhelming for me. I also love the fact she has insight on emotional and behavior disorders so she can help me see how to better help my students. I plan on moving to the city she lives in so I could even refer my parents if the inquire, to her...

I was very moved by the story and love of a father for his daughter. The positive response was awesome and even though I can understand his concern for his daughter's safety, it seems that so far everyone who has shared in this experience has respected her and she was given courtesy with each response. I think this is wonderful for Kaia to have when she grows up, and can see and understand the international effect her life had on other students. As much as I loved the blog I did not like the voice thread. I did not like the pauses in between each statement and I think for her being a little girl she would have followed a short video rather that the individual comments on the voice thread. Also the voices reminded me of the movies when someone has kidnapped a child and wants a ransom. I just did not feel warm and fuzzy like I felt as I read the blog.

I think the New Media Literacies are needed to teach young people how to use the Internet as well as other networking sites effectively. These media literacies can also help a generation of mature adults that are not familiar with using a computer and may not know all the rules of being online and what information to trust. These skills are needed in the 21st century for all grade levels and especially at work and can help if they are learned and applied. I would like to think I use all of the literacies and because I do my experiences with information I obtain has been positive. We have to become more aware of out use of everyday media so we can use it effectively. I searched the Internet and found a site AAUP that further explained the nmlp and how it is important for teachers to be familiar with the world that students live. Whether it is used in good or bad way the fact remains most students are exposed and have access to some type of media technology. We have to teach our young ...

As advanced as we are in technology, technology will never replace a teacher. Teachers are needed to give direction and guidance and help students know what is expected of them and how tocommunicate effectively to get the information they need from others. Even though the student used a lot of different technological devices to get what he needed for his assignment he needed his teacher to tell him how to access and get started in the right direction. Teachers not only provide the lesson plans for the classroom but online also. I have taken online classes before and enjoy the freedom of being able to work on my own pace and as long as I had the assignment turned in on time. But if I had questions or was not quite sure about something I could refer back to the instructor of the course for assistance. The main thing I think about with technology is that not everyone is going to be able to buy or have access to a computer. So the transition from standard classroom teaching to taking class...

I loved everything about this video part one and two. I would love to expand my computers skills and learn how to fully operate and use multimedia in the ways Dr Miller talked about and demostrated on the video. I think not only would I, appreciate this artform but my students also. They would enjoy the diversty of this learning technique and not get as bored, as they would with traditional teaching methods. I know the cost of those type programs is not cheap but it is worth every penny to educate our children with the best most advanced equipment possible. If we want our students to be ready for college and then the work force we have to be sure we are giving them every advantage. The slides incorporated with he sound flowed and captivated me, so I know any student who is in the classroom will find some part of the multimedia presentation that would grasp and keep their attention. I feel that technology is not going anywhere and but steadily advancing and be coming more user friendly,...

Dr Alice Christie is a very passionate and dedicated instructor. You can tell by her site that she is not only interested in educating her students. But also making sure that teachers have to information they need to be effective in the classroom. I enjoyed looking over the Google Earth information and learning new techniques to use and finding out how to improve my own Google page. She was very clear and to the point with her tutorial and did not loose me with a lot of technical jargon. Sweet and simple just how I like it. I am new to Google so sometimes the unknown can make anyone shy away from something, but the more I use Google the more I like what it has to offer and the easy navigation will be great for my students learning their way around the Internet for the first time. Google is fun and makes sharing information effortless. The fact I can go to a site and use all the typical documents that I have to open more that on page for in Microsoft word is awesome. Of course Google ha...

Most people you would just assume know about iTunes, at least the general information like what it is and how to uses it but this is not true. Even people how use it on a daily basis do not even know all the possibilities of resource that iTunes has to offer. iTunes is for more than just downloading music, games or movies but can be used to access educational lesson, podcast and books. iTunes University provides students and teacher the the resources the need in the classroom. For teachers it is a way to reinforce the lessons being taught and offer additional study material to help students on assignments and test and for students they get the opportunity to enjoy using a website they already know so they do not spend a lot of time looking for the material needed. Ehow is a great website that explains all about iTune University and how effective it is and all the benefits it has to offer. The step by step tutorial is plain and easy to follow for even an beginner. eHow

I thought that when I went looking for uses of iPods in education that I would find plenty of uses for them in higher education, middle, High School and of course College. Duke had a great article in their library about uses for iPods and how so many students already had them it only made since to incorporate them into to class. What really amazed me was that I found a website telling how iPods are used for Pre-k. At first I thought this too much, children this young should not be using iPods. But why not? Children are very capable of learning computers and what ever else you put in their hands to do. It actually maker better since to teach children when they are young so they are not behind in the classroom and hinder their education the website had tech savvy ideas for teachers to use in the classroom to enhance the learning experience and keep learning. Pre-K using iP ods