Sunday, September 16, 2012

Blog Post #3

Peer Editing

In the video What is Peer Editing? and the slideshow Peer Edit with Perfection Tutorial it gives you the definition of peer editing and instructions on how to correctly edit your peers’ assignments. The video teaches viewers the 3 important steps to take while editing a paper and they are giving compliments, making suggestions, and making corrections. The video emphasizes on staying positive.

The video Writing Peer Review Top Ten Mistakes is a great video for all ages, because I believe anyone can relate to the different labels of peer editing. The videos and slide were all helpful in their own ways. The videos definitely taught me how to peer edit better. Peer editing can be tough, but after watching the videos and viewing the slide I believe I will do a better job.

Technology in Special Education 

A. In this video it teaches how difficult life could be without technology, and how technology benefits students with disabilities. It was interesting to see the differences of how hard school was for the students without technology compared to how simple it was with technology. This was a very inspiring video to watch, because not all teachers would have taken the time to teach their students how to use a laptop. It is amazing to see what Lacey Cook is doing with technology in her classroom. It is also great to see how the students are impacted, because they are more interested and want to learn.

Technology has changed a lot of teachers teaching strategies to make lectures more interesting. I think this is a great idea to incorporate into school systems. This was a great video and I would use technology in a special education classroom to make learning fun for students with disabilities and incorporate them with other students.

How the iPad works with Academics for Autism

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B.In this video, Braden, a young child with autism learns how to count, read, and write with the help of Apple Apps. The apps in this video were great learning tools for children, especially children with autism. I never realized how many apps there are for people to use for their children to teach them in almost any subject. These apps would be great for students from ages 4-6.

Vicki Davis: Harness Your Students` Digital Smarts
Watching how Vicki Davis teaches her classroom makes me wish I had a teacher that emphasized technology in the classroom at a young age. She has a great teaching strategy. She wants her students` to be self-taught, and she talks about how her students teach her things and that’s what she wants. This was an amazing video to watch and see how teachers are incorporating technology in the classroom and students can interact with students all over the globe. Technology needs to be taught to students` to broaden their knowledge.

3 comments:

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  2. I ave removed the above post to correct four typos which it originally contained.

    Your post can be improved with specific examples. For example, you write: "The video Writing Peer Review Top Ten Mistakes is a great video for all ages, because I believe anyone can relate to the different labels of peer editing. The videos and slide were all helpful in their own ways. The videos definitely taught me how to peer edit better. Peer editing can be tough, but after watching the videos and viewing the slide I believe I will do a better job."

    What were "the different labels of peer editing"? Be specific. Give examples. In addition, I do not think labels is the appropriate word here - maybe types?

    How were the video and slides (not slide) helpful? We have one specific answer from you: they taught you how to "peer edit better". Anything else? And specifically, what did you learn?

    Another example: " It is amazing to see what Lacey Cook is doing with technology in her classroom." What specifically is she doing? You need examples, not generalities.

    "Technology has changed a lot of teachers teaching strategies to make lectures more interesting." Really? In what way? By adding slides? Another question: Do you think this is the argument being made by the author of these videos and commentaries?

    "Technology needs to be taught to students` to broaden their knowledge." Was Vicki Davis talking about teaching technology? Or using technology to learn? Those are two very different things. I hope you understand the difference.

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  3. You completed all of the portions of the assignment on time, and your links and photos look great. However, I would suggest that you proofread your post before you publish it. I would also watch your word choice throughout your post. Another thing you need to do is add more detail to your post. You made many general statements about each section, and in some instances, you didn’t give any examples. The second paragraph of your post is one example of where you could have added more detail.

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