Kinaalda (Cming of age ceremony)

Concept map Reflection. Dominic Whitewater

Dominic  Whitewater
Web list Reflections
EDUC 2265

Zachary: This was a very interesting presentation on the Pueblo Revolt. Especially coming from someone who knows about it. Having it be from his own cultural background, it just made the presentation that much more interesting. Always nice to learn about different tribes from someone who knows their stuff.

Raymond: With this presentation, I have definitely learned a lot about the medieval ages. I like how he went into detail with the order of power and described the way of life back then. Painted a great picture of how life in the middle ages was for us.

Shannon: Shannon did a great job in describing how to grow a plant. Was very age appropriate, and very clear for kindergarten age kids to understand. Overall I did enjoy her presentation and liked the illustrations.

Markita: Her concept map of DECA was very inviting and definitely made me want to join. If I were still in high school. lol  She did a very good job about telling about this program and being very enthusiastic about it at the same time. Great Job!

Manny: This was a very simple and easy to understand presentation on shapes. This is a great age appropriate concept map for children. Very nice :)

Dominic Whitewater Weblist

Dominic Whitewater

EDUC 2265

Web list assignment

 

*Teacher Websites

1.) https://educators.natgeo.com

                - This website is designed for teachers who are looking for presentations of which ever topic they are teaching in their class. It also allows you to create assignment based on who your audience is. Ex. K-12. The site would mainly be helpful to teachers who teach history, geography and perhaps science. The site allows you to focus on what age group you are teaching. And based off of that, you may choose from worksheets and activities to give your students. It is not very visually appealing to students, but I feel that the sight may be very helpful toward helping teachers in assigning work to students that correlate with the topic being taught in the classroom. To me, this website is mainly designed to allow teachers to find helpful videos, PowerPoints, games and quizzes that correlate with topics that the teacher chooses. Especially today, when the majority of students in the elementary and high school levels learn better with visual aid. And the videos and slide shows definitely help with this. I definitely would recommend this site to any teacher to use. It would be very helpful.

2.)  http://www.cnn.com/studentnews

                - CNN.com is basically a news center for the show, however through the student news page teachers may use this site to keep up with current events going on in either the US. Or the rest of the world. Therefore, I would say that this would benefit the teacher rather than the students. Student may use this site to go back and do research on whatever topic that the instructor is teaching. The information gathered by the teacher may be used as well to keep the students engaged in class by using the latest news for discussion. Previous news casts are archived on the website, thus allowing the teacher to go back and bring up a news topic or video that correlates with the class topic. On the website it states “CNN news is designed for use in middle and high school classrooms, However, it is always a good idea for you to preview each program before showing it to the classroom.” Basically meaning that not all images or videos may be appropriate to show students at a high school level.

3.) http://ted.com

                -This website is designed for both teachers and students, but in my opinion I would say that the information and topics on the page may be used in the instructor’s lesson plan. As well as being used to create assignments and a lesson plan, students will be able to use ted.com for research purposes. The website offers a large collection of lectures varying from present events or cultural informational presentations, also known as “Ted Talks”. With these videos, teachers are able to show these videos in class teaching the students in a way that he or she may not be able to. Ted.com is very easy to use from a teacher’s standpoint. With the search engine, they are able to search the topic they wish to show in class and the videos themselves are very helpful and informational. I would definitely recommend this site to any teacher who likes to show videos in class. Very easy to use and simple.

4.)  http://www.edutopia.org

                -Edutopia.com is a very helpful resource for teachers that may be used for learning how to manage a class, or a way to find educational grants and resources. The site also allows you to go to pages where a teacher can learn how to better him or herself in a class room environment. As well as looking up things yourself, you may also join the teachers’ blog and connect to other teachers who may be going through the same problems within their classes. So this website is definitely geared towards school teachers who teach k-12.

5.)  http://www.education.com

                -Right from the get go, the page allows you to narrow down your search by choosing from what grade level you are teaching. From there, education.com will allow you as a teacher to print out worksheets, science fair projects and activities for your students. From there, a large collection of worksheets are there to print based off of what grade level you teach. Such as coloring templates, informational brochures that you can put together as a class. Although it says it is good for grade levels K-12, it seems to be very good for elementary grades. Only because the visual aids and facts would be too appealing to a high school student for example.

6.) http://www.scholastic.com/teachers

                -This website is a great resource for teachers who may have assigned a book for their students to read. With the large selection of books on the page, teachers may choose from a book that the class is reading and the website has worksheets and quizzes the students will be able to take. Some of these activities include vocabulary cards that the students can get from the book. After the class is done reading, the pages offers questions that you as the teacher may ask the students to create a class discussion. Overall, this website would only be helpful if the entire class was handed all books and went along with the instructor.

7.) http://www.teachers.net

                -Teachers.net would be a great resource for teachers to add over a dozen classroom projects to help enhance their curriculum. Also assignments are available to add to their lesson plans. The lesson plans that are offered on the website are ones that have been submitted from teachers across the US.  One of the tabs on the page labeled as “Teacher Classifieds” allows teachers to buy and sell items for your classroom. A new tab on the page allows teachers to search for jobs based on location. This application also will allow one to receive job alerts, form a resume, also apply for jobs online. Very useful for teachers in the classroom and to help get a new teaching job.

 

8.) http://pbslearningmedia.org

                -As stated on the page itself, it is designed to “Bring your classroom to life with PBS”. For first time users to the page, it offers a Webinar allowing you to explore PBS learning media custom’s additional features plus functionality with its “101” tutorial. This webinar teaches instructors how to effectively use the website with ease. If teachers need new assignments of work for students, the productivity tools for teachers tab takes them to where puzzle builder, quiz maker apps and story board tools make it easy to personalize learning for students. Like many other websites, this one allows teachers to select what grade they are teaching. And based off that, the worksheets and quizzes are personalized to that grade level. Overall a great resource for teachers looking to add work and activities to their curriculum.

9.) http://www.nasa.gov

                -This website is designed for teachers teaching any grade level. It is website that can help educators integrate space and science into their lessons and weekly activities, enhancing their curriculum. As well as getting students more interested in the topics of science with fun facts and intriguing pictures and videos. NASA.gov also has a calendar of scheduled events that will occur within our solar system. With this information, instructors can have their students follow along with these events.

10.) http://www.teachercreated.com

                -This website is basically a place where teachers can go to purchase items for the classroom. They may also download and print worksheets, but mainly gears toward the elementary grade levels. However, the items that can be purchased are white bards, calendars, and decoration to make the classroom setting more visually appealing to students. Based on a previous buyers testimonial “I am a first time purchaser, and am thrilled with the selection, type of resources, and pricing for your products. Thank you for an easy to navigate website, as well as an excellent catalog. You have gained a loyal customer. After placing my order with your company, I am excited to receive the items and start the school year. Thanks so much for what you do!" I can see that this is a great resource for teachers who are looking to make their classrooms a visually appealing place for their students.

*Student Websites

1.) http://brainpop.com

                -Brain pop is specifically designed for students in K-12 grades. It offers animated science, health, technology, math, social studies, arts, music and English movies, quizzes and activity pages. Very easy site to use, however if you are having trouble. The page has a tour button that shows you step by step how to use the page for first time users. Brain pop covers all class topics offered in school. The page itself is very visually appealing to the younger age group.

2.) http://kids.natgeo.com

                -This particular website is mainly focused on the K-12 grade levels. But I believe that it’s more appealing to the elementary and middle school grades. The colorful and visual effects are very stimulating and invites the students to the page. Along with facts and information about school topics, the site also gives quizzes and games based off the topic chosen by the student. Overall, the website is basically the same as the “mother page” Natgeo.com. On the kid’s page, it has the same information but the game options and the visual colors are more focused on the younger age group.

 3.) http://ww.discoverykids.com

                -Discover kids is definitely leaning more to the grade levels K-6.  The main focus of this page is games, but within these games students are given facts about what they are playing and are verbally praised when they do well in the games. For example, the game “Build your own mummy” take you through the process of mummification was performed in Egyptian times. Not only is it a game, but while playing the game it tells the player facts about this specific time period in history as well as their language and culture. Depending on how well one did in this game the end result is a properly assembled mummy.

4.) http://www.jumpstart.com

                -This website is mainly a large collection of children’s games. Some are just games that come from recent movies but, there are also educational games that help the student in school subjects such as science, math and social studies. There are also worksheets and activities that students can use and study to keep their mind sharp in the classroom.

5.) http://www.starfall.com

                -Starfall.com is obviously designed for the kindergarten grade level. From opening up the page, it gives you the option to choose from the tabs “ABC’s and learn to read” And that is what usually goes on in this grade. But it sure is a visually inviting page for youngsters. For sure if I was five years old, I’d be5 really into this website. So, overall it is a great site for young children learning how to read and write.

6.) http://www.abcya.com

                -Just like Starfall.com, abcya.com is also a website that focuses on grades K-5^th grade. Also like star fall, the page is very visually stimulating making it very interesting for youngsters. Great site nonetheless.

 

7.) http://www.gonoodle.com 

                -This website is a fun, interactive way to get the kids moving allowing you can take as little time as you need. The page is easy to set up and most importantly, fun for the kids. It is a great way to get students that are grades K-5 to get and stay involved in the class. One of the nice features that the website offers is that you may sign in with a user name and password allowing you as a student to keep track with the work you are doing. As a teacher this is very helpful to see the progress of the student on the website.

8.) http://www.knowledgekids.ca  

                -Knowledgekids.ca is a great site focusing on young children within the grades of kindergarten and fifth grade. The games that are on the page are designed to allow the children to make good decisions in school and real life. The games give the kids options that they are faced with in real life situations. As well as the videos and activities.

9.) http://www.sesamestret.org

                -This particular website that is designed for elementary level students, teaches kids to read and write with the assistance of Furry characters. The main character going by the name of “Big bird”. The website is based off of the show Sesame Street that shows on PBS. The shows that are shown on television are archived on the website ad are categorized by the topics that are taught. T

10.) http://www.leapfrog.com

                -Leapfrog is a website where you may choose what grade level the student is and from there activities and games are given to help the student learn to read and write. When the student is doing well on the games, they are verbally praised giving them and incentive to continue to do well. Over all a great site for young students within the grades of kindergarten to fifth grade.

Dominic Whitewater Intro.

Hello my name is Dominic Whitewater. I just moved here from Black mesa AZ. I came here to peruse a degree in High school ed. And I hope to teach Navajo language. Nice to meet you all :)

Reflection on other student's Project Presentations

I fully enjoyed the other student's power point presentations! The variety of animals was indicative of the diverse views and interests of our class. A nice aspect to the assignment was the utilization of rubrics, the teachers' tool for fair and objective grading. Some students were short on pictures or didn't go into enough detail about life cycles. These were easy to notice through the use of our rubric coupled with a keen eye for detail. Another fun aspect to this assignment was the ability to add sound or effects to the power point presentation. I particularly enjoyed sound bites of the animals that my peers added to their presentations. It made my wish I had done the same. The effects added to the text also kept the audience engaged. this would be particularly helpful with 7th-9th graders, as their attention span are notoriously short.

Posting this concept map was quite the challenge! Several hours have been spent on trying to convert this from a word document to a form that was up-loadable. Finally I was forced to print, then scan, then I was able to post as a JPEG! Earlier today in the process of attempting the conversion, the image became corrupted and I had to rebuild it. Huzzah for success!!!!(and the 20 points )

My rubric was posted on Brendon's blogspot.  I did not move it over but the date is included from when I posted it.  This should also be on blackboard somewhere.

Brendon's blogspot:    http://highschooleducators.blogspot.com/
John Austin Martin                                                                             9/30/2015

Communications 2265-101

Quiz 3

Production by 8^th Grade Health class

** Assignment to make a public service announcement about the Hazards of Marijuana Smoking

** Details** Focus on one aspect of Marijuana smoking that is detrimental.  This video will illustrate the loss of focus and inability to perform easy tasks.

** Tools: Powerpoint slides

                        Narration by students in the Health class

Photos will be taken of students doing the following things.  These photos will be inserted into a Powerpoint slide show.  The slide show will be used as a video.   Some kind of follies sound tract will be added.

Students will act out the effects of Marijuana in the classroom, in the gymnasium, eating brownies, riding a bicycle, playing a video game, hanging out with friends, and trying to open the combination lock on a hallway locker.

** Teamwork and leadership skills demonstrated in carrying out this assignment will have a greater importance on the grades than the quality of the video.

Quality of Presentation

	Weight	Beginning The presentation is at a beginning stage.	Novice The presentation may show flashes of quality, but could be improved in several important ways.	Proficient The presentation is acceptable, but could be improved in a few important ways.	Exemplary The presentation is exemplary
Content	5%	The presentation does not include information on the major points.	Important information is missing, or there are few supporting details.	Information is complete with basic supporting details, increasing audience knowledge at least to some degree.	Information is complete and well supported by detail, significantly increasing the audience's knowledge of the topic.
Thinking and Communication	5%	The presentation does not express main points clearly, thoroughly, or persuasively.	The presentation seems to convey only limited understanding of the topic. The main points are not clearly stated or persuasive.	The presentation conveys good understanding of the topic, with some lapses. The speaker's main points are clear but are not persuasive.	The presentation conveys deep and thorough understanding of the topic. The speaker's main points are logical and persuasive.
Organization, Mechanics, and Vocabulary	15%	No introduction is used to capture audience attention. The body of the presentation needs organization and supporting details. A suitable closing is missing. The speaker has not mastered key words and phrases relevant to the topic.	The introduction is unclear or fails to capture audience attention. The body of the presentation is confusing with limited supporting details. The closing is unclear or does not include many of the major points. The speaker's topic related vocabulary is limited.	The introduction states the purpose but does not capture the attention of the audience. The main part of the presentation is organized and sequential with some supporting details. The closing provides a basic summary of the most major points. Vocabulary is appropriate to the topic, with some lapses.	The introduction captures audience attention and gives a clear statement of purpose. The main part of the presentation is well organized, sequential, and well supported by detail. The closing provides a thorough summary of all of the major points. The speaker demonstrates a rich vocabulary appropriate to the topic.
Illustration	10%	No presentation aids.	Presentation aids do not enhance audience understanding or are confusing.	Presentation aids are appropriate to the topic but are not well integrated into the overall presentation.	Presentation aids are clearly linked to the material, well executed, and informative to the audience.
Presentation	10%	Control of speaking tone, clarity, and volume is not evident. No evidence of creativity. Speaker is visibly nervous and does not convey interest in the topic. Speaker does not make eye contact with audience. Physical gesture and awareness of facial expression are absent.	Clarity of speech is uneven; delivery is halting. Limited evidence of creativity. Speaker is not completely sure of topic but appears nervous or disengaged. Limited or sporadic eye contact with audience. Limited or inappropriate use of physical gesture and facial expression.	Good speaking voice; recovers easily from speaking errors. Creativity apparent, but is not well integrated into presentation. Speaker is in command of the topic but appears slightly nervous in delivery. Good eye contact with audience throughout most of the presentation. Use of physical gesture and facial expression is good, but appears forced or artificial at times.	Strong, clear speaking voice easily understood by audience. Use of creativity keeps audience engaged. Speaker conveys confidence in talking about the topic. Excellent eye contact with audience throughout presentation. Use of physical gesture and facial expression conveys energy and enthusiasm.

Peer Collaboration and Teamwork

Criteria	Weight	Unsatisfactory	Proficient	Advanced
Leadership and Initiative	15%	Group member played a passive role, generating few new ideas; tended to do only what they were told to do by others or did not seek help when needed.	Group members played an active role in generating new ideas, took initiative in getting tasks organized and completed, and sought help when needed.	In addition to Proficient criteria: The group member provided leadership to the group by thoughtfully organizing and dividing the work, checking on progress, or providing focus and direction for the project.
Facilitation and Support	15%	Group member seemed unable or unwilling to help others, made nonconstructive criticisms toward the project or other group members, or distracted other members.	Group members demonstrated willingness to help other group members when asked, actively listened to the ideas of others, and helped create a positive work environment.	In addition to Proficient criteria: The group member actively checked with others to understand how each member was progressing and how he or she may be of help.
Contributions and Work Ethic	25%	Group member was often off-task, did not complete assignments or duties, or had attendance problems that significantly impeded progress on project. May have worked hard, but on relatively unimportant parts of the project.	Group member was prepared to work each day, met due dates by completing assignments/duties, and worked hard on the project most of the time. If absent, other group members knew the reason and progress was not significantly impeded.	In addition to Proficient criteria: The group member made up for work left undone by other group members and demonstrates willingness to spend significant time outside of class/school to complete the project.