When I become a teacher

Story.

Story Bored

	I want to be a teacher that students trust to come to with problems they may be having, whether it is in class with work, at home or other students.
	A good teacher to me is one that listens as much as they talk.
	Also a good teacher keeps an open mind and knows all students are different, from different back grounds, with different learning styles; they adjust to the best of their abilities.
	I want to be that teacher the one the students like and trust.
	I want them to come out of my class believing they learned something and had someone that is there for them not just because they have to be.

Link to Webquest!

Webquest

Xtranormal

22-1
by: jangeline

Comments

Overall Visual Appeal- 3/4 I think the colors are very hard to look at. Also some of the pictures look like they are just fillers found off the first page of Google. I do like some of the pictures though. 

Navigation & Flow- 4/4 Navigation is seamless. It is always clear to the learner what all the pieces are and how to get to them. Lots of pictures to follow down.

Mechanical Aspects- 2/2 There are no notable problems with any of the links. 

Motivational Effectiveness of Introduction-2/2 The introduction draws the reader into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or engagingly describing a compelling question or problem.

Cognitive Effectiveness of the Introduction- 1/2 The introduction makes some reference to learner's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the lesson is about.

Connection of Task to Standards- 4/4 The task is referenced to standards and is clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards.

Cognitive Level of the Task 3/6 Task is doable but is limited in its significance to students' lives. The task requires analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources.

Clarity of Process- 4/4 Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they are at each step of the process and know what to do next.

Scaffolding of Process 3/6 Strategies and organizational tools embedded in the process are insufficient to ensure that all students will gain the knowledge needed to complete the task.

Some of the activities do not relate specifically to the accomplishment of the task.

Richness of Process 0/2 Few steps, no separate roles assigned.

Relevance & Quantity of Resources 2/4 There is some connection between the resources and the information needed for students to accomplish the task. Some resources don't add anything new.

Quality of 

Resources 2/4 S

ome links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom. 

Clarity of Evaluation Criteria 6/6 

Criteria for success are clearly stated in the form of a rubric. Criteria include qualitative as well as quantitative descriptors.

The evaluation instrument clearly measures what students must know and be able to do to accomplish the task.

WebQuest Rubric

Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score
Overall Aesthetics (This refers to the WebQuest page itself, not the external resources linked to it.)
Overall Visual Appeal	0 points There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography. OR Color is garish and/or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers. Background interferes with the readability.	2 points Graphic elements sometimes, but not always, contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas and relationships. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout.	4 points Appropriate and thematic graphic elements are used to make visual connections that contribute to the understanding of concepts, ideas and relationships. Differences in type size and/or color are used well and consistently.  See Fine Points Checklist.	3
Navigation & Flow	0 points Getting through the lesson is confusing and unconventional. Pages can't be found easily and/or the way back isn't clear.	2 points There are a few places where the learner can get lost and not know where to go next.	4 points Navigation is seamless. It is always clear to the learner what all the pieces are and how to get to them.	4
Mechanical Aspects	0 points There are more than 5 broken links, misplaced or missing images, badly sized tables, misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	1 point There are some broken links, misplaced or missing images, badly sized tables, misspellings and/or grammatical errors.	2 points No mechanical problems noted.  See Fine Points Checklist.	2
Introduction
Motivational Effectiveness of Introduction	0 points The introduction is purely factual, with no appeal to relevance or social importance OR The scenario posed is transparently bogus and doesn't respect the media literacy of today's learners.	1 point The introduction relates somewhat to the learner's interests and/or describes a compelling question or problem.	2 points The introduction draws the reader into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or engagingly describing a compelling question or problem.	2
Cognitive Effectiveness of the Introduction	0 points The introduction doesn't prepare the reader for what is to come, or build on what the learner already knows.	1 point The introduction makes some reference to learner's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the lesson is about.	2 points The introduction builds on learner's prior knowledge and effectively prepares the learner by foreshadowing what the lesson is about.	1
Task (The task is the end result of student efforts... not the steps involved in getting there.)
Connection of Task to Standards	0 points The task is not related to standards.	2 point The task is referenced to standards but is not clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards.	4 points The task is referenced to standards and is clearly connected to what students must know and be able to do to achieve proficiency of those standards.	4
Cognitive Level of the Task	0 points Task requires simply comprehending or retelling of information found on web pages and answering factual questions.	3 points Task is doable but is limited in its significance to students' lives. The task requires analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources.	6 points Task is doable and engaging, and elicits thinking that goes beyond rote comprehension. The task requires synthesis of multiple sources of information, and/or taking a position, and/or going beyond the data given and making a generalization or creative product. See WebQuest Taskonomy.	3
Process (The process is the step-by-step description of how students will accomplish the task.)
Clarity of Process	0 points Process is not clearly stated. Students would not know exactly what they were supposed to do just from reading this.	2 points Some directions are given, but there is missing information. Students might be confused.	4 points Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they are at each step of the process and know what to do next.	4
Scaffolding of Process	0 points The process lacks strategies and organizational tools needed for students to gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Activities are of little significance to one another and/or to the accomplishment of the task.	3 points Strategies and organizational tools embedded in the process are insufficient to ensure that all students will gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Some of the activities do not relate specifically to the accomplishment of the task.	6 points The process provides students coming in at different entry levels with strategies and organizational tools to access and gain the knowledge needed to complete the task. Activities are clearly related and designed to take the students from basic knowledge to higher level thinking. Checks for understanding are built in to assess whether students are getting it. See: Process Guides A Taxonomy of Information Patterns Language Arts Standards and Technology WebQuest Enhancement Tools Reception, Transformation & Production Scaffolds	3
Richness of Process	0 points Few steps, no separate roles assigned.	1 points Some separate tasks or roles assigned. More complex activities required.	2 points Different roles are assigned to help students understand different perspectives and/or share responsibility in accomplishing the task.	0
Resources (Note: you should evaluate all resources linked to the page, even if they are in sections other than the Process block. Also note that books, video and other off-line resources can and should be used where appropriate.)
Relevance & Quantity of Resources	0 points Resources provided are not sufficient for students to accomplish the task. OR There are too many resources for learners to look at in a reasonable time.	2 point There is some connection between the resources and the information needed for students to accomplish the task. Some resources don't add anything new.	4 points There is a clear and meaningful connection between all the resources and the information needed for students to accomplish the task. Every resource carries its weight.	2
Quality of Resources	0 points Links are mundane. They lead to information that could be found in a classroom encyclopedia.	2 points Some links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom.	4 points Links make excellent use of the Web's timeliness and colorfulness. Varied resources provide enough meaningful information for students to think deeply.	2
Evaluation
Clarity of Evaluation Criteria	0 points Criteria for success are not described.	3 points Criteria for success are at least partially described.	6 points Criteria for success are clearly stated in the form of a rubric. Criteria include qualitative as well as quantitative descriptors. The evaluation instrument clearly measures what students must know and be able to do to accomplish the task. See Creating a Rubric.	6
Total Score				36/50

Cooking with Chemistry

Cooking with Chemistry  is the WebQuest I am going to use.

WebQuest.

Your Role

__X_Efficiency Expert

___Affiliator

___Altitudinist

___Technophile

Your Impressions

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Gorillas	It gives a lot of detail about the Gorillas. Gives a lot of work so it is easily split up among the students.	It takes a lot of time to complete and a lot of room for fooling around instead of working. It has  a lot of reading.
Shakespeare	It is very detailed on who does what. Gives a good time line.  Focusing on teaching how to present in front of a class as well.	Separates the students with a lot of research  little group interaction.
Earthquake	Creative, hands on so students learn a lot. Gives hands on information to keep interest on a simple topic.	Very long process.
Foreign Country	Very in depth with educational out look. Teaches presenting to the class	Room to get off task and for a single person to do all the work.
Waves & Sound	A lot of information if understood good project to do in a group for help.	Little direction and room for error. Easily distracted because of lack of understanding. Needs a lot of background knowledge of math.

Journal Entry #15

Deconstructing Digital Natives: Chapter 8 Beyond Google and The "Satisficing" Searching of Digital Natives.

1. What is the purpose of this chapter?

To move past the ideas of students as digital natives.

2. What is the major finding from a review of studies that have looked at technology adoption of young people?. Does this finding seem to reflect your own use of technology?

It says that "Young people use technology, what technologies and technology-based tools young people are using and the extent to which they are using them." To me this is confusing but I honestly do not think I use technology a lot. I know people my age who do not even know how to send an email. 

3. How do the authors define Information Literacy?

Information Literacy is "the digital (and non-digital)strategies university students use to locate and access information and resources for their studies."

4. What is the "clear message" from a review of the studies focused on college students information seeking behavior? Do these findings relfect your own information seeking behaviors?

The clear message is that "all that is required is a computer, Internet access, and for access to sanctioned scholarly content, the necessary authentication." This information is true I can not do homework or my job without internet.

5. What does the term "satisfcing" in the area of decision making mean?

"The social scientist Herbert Simon is attributed with coining the term 'satisficing' in the area of decision-making to describe the decisions individuals take that are satisfactory but are not 'maximal' or optimal."When contending that "students' behavior, attitudes, and values surrounding scholarly information seeking reflect a culture of 'satisficing' decision-making that is in turn indicative of a surface approach to learning."

6. What are the differences to deep and surface level approaches to a learning task? 

"Students who adopted a 'deep' approach to the learning task were inclined to focus on trying to comprehend the meaning behind learning material. Students who adopted a 'surface' approach to the learning task tended to focus on simply reproducing what was contained within the learning material with little concern for understanding the overall meaning."

7. What should educators aim to do to improve the scripts student have for sophisticated online information seeking?

Make the topic interesting. 

8. Why is Google's page rank system problematic for information seeking?

.They go by popularity and pay outs and not accuracy and unbiased. 

9. Are you "digitally wise" when it comes to information seeking? Give an example of how you approached an information seeking task for one of your academic courses this semester (do not include this class).

According to this book, I am "digitally wise." When I research information about psychologist I use google, but i find the accurate websites.

10. Has the popularity of the Internet and the information contained on the Web created a new problem for undergraduate students research skills? Why of Why not?

In my opinion, the Internet has helped students find information faster by containing most, if not all, information contained in books. This may not be a good thing however because if the internet goes they wont know how to use a book. Some students also use the internet to cheat and it makes them lazy.

my Storybird

Here comes winter by Jade0893 on Storybird

My poem

Here comes winter,Here comes winter, 
Hats and gloves.
Here comes winter,
Here comes winter, 
kids getting off school and going out to play in the snow.
Here comes winter,
Here comes winter- 
Laughter-splash- there it goes.
 

Double Entry #14

1. What is the purpose of this chapter?
The purpose is to understand Digital Literacy even more by looking at how people relate to it. It also looks at how a child's education can be enhanced by their digital literacy.
 2. Why did the author choose to focus on your people in the Nordic countries?
Technology is becoming advanced in these countries and digital Literacy important.
 3. How does education differ in Nordic countries from education in other parts of the world including the United States.
 Testing is emphasized much less in Nordic countries than in America. Projects and more equal opportunity school work is emphasized much more.
 4. Why is more research needed about how young people use digital media in their lives outside of school?
 The difference between generations when it comes to how technology has affected their lives is huge; different generations use technology different ways and in different amounts.
 1. Why is it important for there to be more opportunities for young people to use Digital Media in school?
 It holds children' attention and it improves basic skills easily. Today we rely on technology so much and thank makes it important for children understand how to use it.
 2. What skills do people need in order to be considered digitally literate?
People must be able to effectively use technology. From the information they get by using technology, they have to be able to "filter" it, meaning knowing if it is factual or not.

Double Entry #13

China and the United states

I think China and the United States can come up with the best technology and safest way to fix Global Warming and with a large budget they should be able to.That is if they are really ever going to agree on a way to fix it and do it.

Think Aloud

Angeline,thinkaloud from JadeAngeline8

Double Entry # 12

Chapter 6: Analyzing Students' Multimodal Texts: The Product and the Process

1. Why do educators need to be careful about  terms like "Digital Native"?
It is generalizing the entire generation as a single, "homogenous" group.

2. What outcome occurs when young people are encouraged to transform their understanding of particular topics by designing a multimodal text?
Creating and designing multimodal text brings about "positive and enhanced" outcomes. Creativity in this way boosts and enhances learning.

3. You may skip the section titled "Context for the Project".

4. What was the goal of the project in terms of product?
The students would create a multimodal project for comparison at the beginning of the two year study, and at the end would be used for comparison.

5. What was the goal of the project in terms of process?
The goal of was to expand on the understanding of how multimodal texts are created, especially when students were working in pairs.

6. How were the participants fro the study selected?
115 Students from 14 secondary schools who were all studying the same subject, Study of Society and the Environment, were selected and they were studied for two years. After the two year observation was complete, the data and output of the students were reviewed, and the 10 students were chosen who best represented the group as a whole.

7.  Describe the task students engage is for the purpose of this study?
The first task required students to evaluate possible solutions in response to the threats to the environment of plastic bags. The second task was the same, but with global warming as the threat.

8. Explain how the researchers compared the student created multimodal texts?
The texts were compared based on three criteria; design, content, and cohesion.

9. What differences in Jenny's PowerPoint presentation do you find the most interesting?
I thought it was very interesting that the way she presented her argument it was such a change. She was able to tell the reader/viewer, without a doubt what her opinion on the matter was.

10. How is working together on a computer unlike working together using a pencil and paper?
There is a large time difference. It is faster to do reaseach online and to type and word things is more of a conflict I think. However in their reaserch time for the computer to respond was a large problem.

11. What was interesting about student's behavior as they collaborated on a task at the computer?
There was quite a bit of off-topic discussion, but with this one pair, most of the off-topic discussion took place while waiting on the computer to respond.

12. What can teacher learn about designing learning activities that involve the creation of multimodal texts from this study?
They can learn that when designing these type of activities, it is important to lay them out so that the students are learning the skills that the teacher wants them to learn. With so many choices for multimodal projects, it's important that students are spending their time making decisions important to the lesson.

13. According the the conclusion of this study, what do student need to learn in order to successful complete a multimodal text construction?
Students need to have traditional educational skills, such as spelling, sentence construction, analysis, synthesis, organization of ideas, summation, time management skills, and being able to stay on task and need to develop critical, evaluative and editorial skills.

14. Are you surprised by the conclusions drawn in this study?
I am definitely not surprised by the results.

Value

Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer anything informative, substantial, or insightful? Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?

This site was worth visiting because it is informative, substantial and insightful. It uses a good quantity and quality government facts that I had very looked into before.  It is very well written without spelling and grammatical errors. 

Coverage

Is your topic being addressed? Is the information basic and cursory or detailed and scholarly? Explain the major argument being made.
The topic is being addressed the convicts are receiving poor heath care , the information is detailed and scholarly. She uses facts based on the law and government documentation. 

Currency

When was the information on the page originally written? Has the site been kept up-to-date?

This information was posted on July 21 2012 and has not been updated sense. however her facts are still up to date and valid. 

Questions

• What is the author's / speaker's socio-political position? With what social, political, or professional groups is the speaker identified?

The speaker identifies with a professional group because she keeps herself out of it. She is thinking of the people in Jail. 

• Does the speaker have anything to gain personally from delivering the message?

Not that I can find from the information given and the research I have tried to do on her. 

• Who is paying for the message? Where does the message appear? What is the bias of the medium? Who stands to gain?

The Washington Post's website pays for and displays the message. The bias seems to be toward the inmates. They are the ones standing to gain.

• What sources does the speaker use, and how credible are they? Does the speaker cite statistics? If so, how were the data gathered, who gathered the data, and are the data being presented fully?

The author cites government documents such as the 8th amendment and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and they are all linked in the article; no statistics were cited. 

• How does the speaker present arguments? Is the message one-sided, or does it include alternative points of view? Does the speaker fairly present alternative arguments? Does the speaker ignore obviously conflicting arguments?

The speaker presents the argument professionally giving both sides of view but mostly using facts from our government documentation. She seems to touch base on both sides of the argument but being toward the inmate. 

• If the message includes alternative points of view, how are those views characterized? Does the speaker use positive words and images to describe his/her point of view and negative words and images to describe other points of view? Does the speaker ascribe positive motivations to his/her point of view and negative motivations to alternative points of view?

She does view both sides of the article but is looking at the poor health care for the inmates in jail. She uses a tone that is negative on how the inmates are being treated health wise. 

Accuracy

I trust this information because she sights who and where she gets her information from and it isn't all opinion based however she is leaning toward the side of the convicts. It also backs up what I already know on the situation of health care in prisons.

Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet

Evaluating Web Pages Worksheet

Title of web page Washington Post
URL of the web page http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/privatized-prison-health-care-scrutinized/2012/07/21/gJQAgsp70W_story.html
What can you tell about this web page from the URL? It is a cretible new source
Authority
Is there an author of the document or web page? If yes, who is the author?	Yes Kimberly Leonard,
Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given? If yes, list them.	No
Is contact information provided (address, phone number, email)?	Yes
Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization for this web page?	The Washington Post
Accuracy
Do you trust the information given on the web page? Is it reliable and valid?	Yes it is mostly quotes and veiews of both sides
Does the web page document its sources? In other words, does it tell you where the information comes from?	yes
How does the information on the web page compare with what you already know?	It is correct to what I already know.
Currency
Does the web page tell you when it was created and last revised?	July 21, 2012
Are there outdated (dead) links?                                   No
Coverage
What is the depth and breadth of the information on the web page?	She talks in detail about the rights of the Convicts.
Does it contain original information or just links to other sources?	Yes
Does the information have real value? Explain.	Yes, It goes into detail.
Objectivity
What is the web page's purpose or intent? Why was it created? It is a news page to give people facts about what is going on in the United States.
• inform/facts/data • explain • persuade • sell/advertise • share/disclose • other
Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway opinion? From whose perspective is it given? She is for the convicts having heath care. An outsiders

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/24/free-market-tooth-fairies.html

Authority

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/privatized-prison-health-care-scrutinized/2012/07/21/gJQAgsp70W_story.html
It is a News article was written by Kimberly Leonard she is a Journalist for The Washington Post. She uses a lot of sighted research from both sides of the argument but is on the side of the convicts and it is possible to email her but their is no information on her on the page. 

Double Journal entry #11

Why are networks better than hierarchies?

Networks are better because they adapt quickly and are much more flexible than hierarchies

What is a nation state and how is it being threatened?
 
     The new world economy and demographic forces are causing the economic and environmental systems to overflow the geographic borders of the nation-states. This causes the political system to weaken.

How is civil society gaining legitimacy over government agencies? Give an example of a NGO (Non-Government Agency) whose goals and services you think are beneficial to solving global problems.

Civil society, including non-governmental organizations, advocacy groups, religious organizations, and unions, is becoming more powerful by the minute. One reason is because of its use of new technologies. Technology is making it easier to form, run, and recruit new members for civil society groups. The grassroots feel of these types of groups are make them seem more personal than governments. One example of an NGO is the Wikimedia Foundation. The Wikimedia Foundation is responsible for Wikipedia, and was ranked #1 in The Global Journal's Top 100 Best NGOs.

How can business be a helpful global enforcer?

Large global corporations have both the knowledge and the money to invest in research and concepts and charities to help the world. They also have the advantage over governments in that they are global, and governments are not. They can extend their hands much further than governments can.

What can too much economic and social change lead to?

It can lead to a backlash caused by too many people being left behind in the economic change.

What Global Issue concerns you the most? Why?

I believe that the inconsistency in new technologies across the globe is troubling. The fact that here in the United States we have access to the internet, and cell phones, and good food and clean water and medicine and hospital care, and that some people in the United States don't have any of those things, is disturbing.

Double Entry Journal #10

Chapter #3: Students, the Net Generation, and Digital Natives 1. What is the fundamental problem with the discourses around children's use of technology?  Prensky believes it fails to reflect the diversity and complexity to be found in real lives, and can have real impacts on the way these views are taken up and embedded in policy. 2. What is meant by the term "moral panic"? Link to an image, online article, cartoon, or some other resource that depicts the "moral panic" associated with young people's use of digital technologies. The term "moral panic"describes conditions in which an identified group in society is portrayed as a threat to social values and norms ie. digital natives. 3. How do you feel about engaging in more "collaborative learning" during your education at Fairmont State? I think that engaging in collaborative learning can be a good thing if it is done in a setting where all the students care. In a lot of cases not all students do and it is more on the ones that do. It has many good effects and gets the information across if done well  4. Do you think Universities should move to a more free-market based privatization business model? Why?  Yes, because although I like face to face interaction some people just do not show for class and that is a very sad truth.  5. According to the author what is wrong with Prenskey's revised position on his definition of "digital native"? Do you agree with this authors criticism of Prenskey's view of the role technology plays in the education of young people? Prenskey's revised position on digital natives suggests that digital enhancement is essential, however, it moves beyond a straightforward divide between immigrants and natives, digital enhancement must be accepted to succeed. No, because he doesn't look at the advancing technology. 6. What are the characteristics of Millennial? Are you a Millennial?The characteristics of a Millennial include: digital and technologically affluent, part of long-term processes rooted in human history, biology, and culture and to have core values that include community, technology, and affluence. Yes, I feel that I am a millennial because I am becoming more digitally and technologically knowledgeable. 7. Do you think there is such a thing as the "Net Generation"? Why? Why not? Yes, because we grew up with the technolgy, I honestly wouldn't know what to do without it. 8. What is meant by the term "networked individualism"? Castells describes the social form taken by the network society as networked individualism.  The concept allows for sociability through diverse geographical locations through networks that have weak ties.  9. How would you feel about Fairmont State discontinuing the use of Blackboard and Webmail to using Gmail and Google tools? I would love it because Blackboard sucks and web mail isn't usable on some tablets. 10. Why does the term "Digital Native" persist despite lack of empirical evidence of age related difference due to rapid increase of digital technologies? The term "Digital Native" persists because stereotyping is needed in order to reduce complexity and to apply simplified rules of thumb.  11. Who societal sector seems to be benefiting the most from the social construction of a "Digital Native" generation?  The commercial and market interests are benefiting from selling technology based items to the Digital Natives so that they can keep up with their the Net Generation, and the Net Generation is constantly looking for digital upgrades.  12. Which argument about "digital natives" needs to be discarded and which one needs to be explored? Why?

 The idea that technology simply determines the outlook of an entire generation should be discarded; and the idea that the variety among young people and the patterns that arise in relation to their use of technologies need to be explored. 

Double Entry Journal #9

1. Why is inflation less of a concern in the new world economy?

It is not a problem because a less inflation-prone environment has been created by technological revolutions in the past and present.  Economies are able to predict and combat inflation much easier than before.

2.What is the difference between a negative feedback economy and a positive feedback economy?

Negative feedback is whenever equilibrium is restored at a lower level of demand.  Positive feedback is when additional capacity becomes available so quickly and inexpensively that traditional supply restraints become unimportant.

3. Give an example of how new technologies can provide developing countries with an opportunity to catch-up with modern economies?

I think being able to combat and predict inflation would definitely help development of developing countries.

4. What is one prediction the author made concerning the new economy that appears to be true?

Everything is so interconnected.  If there is a problem in one spot, it ripples to the next and the next.....

5. Why is excessive trust in free-market economies promoted by free-market fundamentalists a cause for concern?

There are no regulations, not ways to control the economy.

6. Read and Link to a Website that provides information about regulation and markets. Based on the information provided in the website, what is your position on markets and regulations? Then list two questions you have about markets and regulation.

http://www.policymic.com/debates/3924/government-regulations-help-markets-work-better
I think that regulation is important..  It's important to have rules in a market.

1. What major effect do regulations have on the economy?
2.  How strict are certain regulations?

7. What is the cause of the crisis of complexity in the new world economy?

Population increase.