Module 4, Activity 3, Assignment 7 BYOD

    Wow! I like the idea of students BYOD's! Students would definitely take better care of their device and I am sure they would have the device at school every day. There would be a lot less students saying I forgot my iPad. I also think parents would be more involved in making sure their child was using the device appropriately. The video was correct in pointing out the fact that most students have up to date devices compared what the school has for them to use. Oh and carts, It would be so nice not to have to ever see one again! 

    Technology is changing the way our students learn and how they learn. Our students can look up data in an instant.  They do not need to memorize data when they can  look the information up in a moment.  Students want more than that. They want to create, collaborate, communicate, and use critical thinking to solve problems, develop new ideas, and more. Our students are learning in an environment that is constantly changing. They need to have classrooms, lessons, and social commitments to stay interested in school and want to learn.  I can't image how many students in the last fifteen years we lost in a world where education was answering a,b,c,d. How many talented  students who were never given a chance to explore, create, communicate, collaborate, and use critical thinking skills to become and work in the field of their dreams. 

    I hope this idea of BYOD to school will happen in the near future.

Module 4, Activity 3, Assignment 6 Flipped Classroom

This evening I have been working on assignment 6, a Flipped Classroom. I spent a lot of time finding new sites to find power points. One of the sites I found is This site had a lot of power points. I explored this site for a while and found a lot of interesting power points. I used Diigolet a lot today. I am really enjoying Diigolet. Diigolet saved me a lot of time when I found interesting power points and wanted to save them to explore later. The second part of this assignment was to find and download videos for my flipped classroom folder in Dropbox. I found a site for one of my videos. I found a couple more and used Diigolet to save them. The third part of this assignment was to use Flickr to download images using Creative Commons. I did save images and was glad that I did not have to worry about copy rights. My Dropbox folder is becoming full of wonderful new ideas, opportunities, and lessons. I am finding so much new material. I can not wait to explore more of these sites.

Module 4, Activity 3, Assignment 5 Instructional Videos

I have explored a lot of educational sites today. At this point, I think Learn Zillion is the best.I did like Disney but the videos I would need for my classroom had to be bought. I found one called Watch Know Learn. I am going to go back and explore a little more of this site. I tried to find videos on You Tube but I kept getting lost in different subjects that I felt like I was not being productive. I googled funny, educational videos for fourth graders and I could only find eleven of them. The videos were not in the content area I needed them to be. I did write down the apps suggested in one of the blogs I was reading. I have written down Sago Mini Doodle cast, Explain Everything, Doceri, and Explain a Website. I will investigate these sites and ask my ITT teacher about these apps. I do want to see if I can find more already made videos. I will keep exploring. I have learned a lot about making my own videos. I am not scare of them now. I just wished I could find some already made and the students would enjoy them.

Module 4, Activity 2, Assignment 4 Sharing files and folders in Dropbox

I have been searching the internet for new activities and lessons for this assignment and for myself. I came upon a site that I found some activities I downloaded to my folder on Dropbox called Kim's folder to share. I also am sending the sites address so that you all can explore it for your class grade. The activities I downloaded will probably work best for third, fourth, and fifth graders. Here is the link to k-5mathteaching resources. I hope that this site is helpful and that you find some activities that your students will enjoy using while learning the skill you are teaching. I found word problem cards for my students that I think will work great when they are working in small groups or centers. I am looking for math videos that are funny. I will keep searching and share the sites when I find them and try out the videos.

Module 4, Activity 2, Assignment 3 Google Docs and Sharing

I made a new document in Google Docs. It is called Thanksgiving. I ask for people to share what they are thankful for in their lives. I'm getting more relaxed using Google. I am feeling more at ease with it and have decided I want save my pictures and lesson plans on Google. I am thinking now that is the safest place for them. I do have a question with Google. What if I changed my e-mail address will I still be able to get to my materials? For instance, I use my Henry County e-mail address for everything. What if something changes and I no longer have that e-mail address. Will I still be able to access my lessons and pictures? I need to find out that question. Do I need a different address or ID? I will ask about it tomorrow at school.