Sylvie's Blog

    I believe our idea was executed extremely well and overall we had great group participation and hence equal responsibility in the final product. After finding Prezi, the whole idea really came together because it allowed us to create our product prototype looking like a real life app! I believe our passion to better enhance the learning and teaching of nutrition and MyPlate shines through in our design, collaboration, and utilization of real life information and tools. When picking a topic, our group found this subject to be one of the worst lessons for actual comprehension and utilization , but our idea makes it so much more relateable an interactive! Now, with our app, not only ill the material still include the face-to-face teaching, but it will also include an interactive, fun game. Our goal is/was to not completely rid of the traditional style of teaching this subject, but to enhance the comprehension of it through interaction. Hands-on learning makes for better learn...

So I recently joined classroom 2.0 as a way to build my PLN and network myself with others across the country and world! This will help my gather ideas to not only use within the classroom, but also to instill throughout my life to make me a more effective and well-rounded individual. Through this blog, classroom 2.0 and my twitter account I will be able to connect to other people in the education field that will help me make my material more interactive and engaging and thus make for a better experience for my students. If I am about to utilize these tools correctly, my students will grow more as life-long learners and I will be effective in helping prepare them for their future! 

I really liked the Innovation studio! It was amazing to see so many creative things going on/available in one space! Also the flow of the whole area was very open minded,creative, and calming. That big open space that was in process of being completed was actually one of my favorite parts of the whole studio because the open vibe it gave inventiveness and like anything could happen.    I was particularly interested in the pottery wheel area because making ceramics on a wheel has always been something I found to be intriguing and I have wanted to do. The allowance of free expression it offers makes the art of it so complex and intriguing. I truly feel that if I was going to use any area in the studio it would be that one. In addition, seeing the girl working on her ceramic will such focus and intent inspired my inner creative self.    These kind of facilities are amazing and have a lot to offer a community other than just straight tools. It brings people together in...

For my second webinar I again chose to listen to one on Classroom 2.0 LIVE because I found the first one to be so interesting. This time it was from August 2017 and I again pulled two main points I found to be stimulating from it.      The first point I drew from this webinar was how we should encourage students use of social media because it gives them a platform to create and share their own ideas. This will build courage and also leadership skills, in that they are putting their ideas out their and discussing why they deserve to be looked at.      The second point, was how our school system needs to make it a point to teach our students how to use their social media accounts as that platform to how their academic presence and knowledge. This will not only help them at the moment, but students who are leaving school and going into careers knowing those social media skills are getting better jobs and opportunities. As an educational system, our goal is t...

I listened to the November 2017 Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar. In this webinar,I picked out two major points I found to be interesting.    The first one was when they talked about how social media has become such a big part of our world and one of the main ways we interact with the world. In our social media world we tend to follow people, places and topics that only show us one view point to an issue or situation and because of this we are becoming increasingly narrow minded. To avoid this narrow-mindedness, we must open our minds and media accounts and follow and view different kinds of people,places and topics that show us both sides of a situation. This in the end will keep us more informed and open to new ideas.     In addition, they talked about the CRAAP test to see if different sources and reputable and if we can actually depends on them to inform us of different material. We must look and decide if it is Current, Relevant, Accurate, what kind of Authority doe...

For some reason my computer would not take the downloaded version of the QR code and transfer it over to this blog so this is a screenshot of the QR code that was generated when I put in the URL for this blog. 

    The video was pretty cool in that it was interesting to see how math can be used in a non-traditional way and in ways that aren't normally thought about. I never really thought of the many different ways math could be used to include all different kinds of learners. It was also interesting to see how these techniques can be utilized across cultures.      So today in class, we played with different maker activities and it was actually really cool. My group chose to explore Tiny Bites, Virtual Reality, and Google Cardboard. At the Tiny Bites station we were able to (Using their webpage as a guide) make both a radio and timer work. I thought it was really cool how simple it was to get these things functioning with such little amount of tools and connections. I could see this being used and effective when teaching about electricity to a class.     The next station we explored was Virtual Reality in which we utilized both the ocean and mountain view. ...

     I am extremely excited about the ideas my group has going! Since we have to do 2-3 projects we decided on health class as our field and we plan to focus on my plate/nutrients/vitamins, proper eating/disorders, and mental health.      If everything goes as planned for the myplate/vitamins and nutrients we plan to set up a layout of an app in which students would be presented with an empty lunch box and be able to build their own lunched based off of food choices given to them. They would attempt to use thier knowledge on proper nutrition and include all areas of healthy eating. They would drag their choices over on top of the lunch box and when they decide it was complete, they would click a 'done' button and they would either be greeted with a "Not quite! You are missing a ______ which is important because it has _______ which is needed" or "good job!" ran out of time to share the rest!

   These were both good articles to read/listen to and I liked how the center of both was the people who the product/technology was meant for. Too often, it seems like creators forget to focus on who the product is intended for and just think of how they can make the product the biggest and best of it's kind. Sure it's cool that way, but the consumers it's dished out to ultimately aren't getting as much from it as they should because it doesn't meet their needs. I think it is extremely important to keep in mind who the consumer is and what their education level is, social class is, race is, etc. because all these factors can change how a product should look and function to best fit them.    In addition, the idea of coming up with many different ideas and testing them out to see which one works best for the population and context it's intended for seems to be an important theme. I would agree with this as the product is made to be used by people, certain people ...

   I thought this article was actually really interesting. I felt like it was almost funny when they noted that once the teachers incorporated phones more, the students resented them for using their personal devices as a school tool. It seemed like that was a part of their personal identity and when it got mixed with school it was no longer unique to them causing them to react badly.  I have observed the exact opposite, where students love when teachers say "take out your phones" because it gave a more personal experience to the student, so hearing of the exact opposite was interesting.    Also, I think it was very importantly noted that if technology is not incorporated right into not only the classroom, but also the flow of the school and school district, it can lead to no learning being done and reinforce the inequalities in our society, specifically racial and class struggles. Yes, all kids should have the opportunity to experience personalized learning via...

   After reading step 6 of my PLN about Using Curation tools, I found that I really liked how they organized the piece around the center of curation tools are used to narrow your topic and put everything together on one subject. They are a tool for you to use when you want to learn about a specific thing through many different sources. They allow for you to bring all those ideas together as a easy way to organize them.    I also found it kind of funny how I have always used these, but never really thought about them actually having a name or category beyond the app.  I often use Pinterest and have whole boards full of pins dedicated to one topic such as "hair ideas". It definitely allows for me to put a bunch of different ideas together so I can pick and choose pieces I like and want to use.    I enjoyed the fact that they referred it back to how teachers can use it as a way to keep fresh information going within the classroom, as I think it is extre...

      So wow- that video was something and everything at the same time. The speaker was very much in your face, but not in a bad way. It was in a way where he is holding everyone of us to see the truth and to recognize our part in it. His passion was so evident and it honestly made the video ten times better.      When actually focusing on the content of what he was saying, all I kept thinking was how brave he has to take such a public stand and say the things he did. He called out every single person up to the president and talked about the one thing no one seems to take kindly to- being told they are part of the problem.      One of the things I liked best about his talk was that he didn't just blame the teachers for failing certain kids, but instead he listed and showed how everyone plays a role in it. As a society, we naturally fall in suit with what others want or are doing, but that is certainly not something we can continue to do whe...

So I chose to explore "Work Hard, Play Harder, and Be Gentle with Yourself: Advice for the Beginning of Grad School and Beyond" by Claire Kamp Dush https://u.osu.edu/adventuresinhdfs/2016/12/07/advicefornewgradstudents/     I chose this because she talks a lot about what it takes to be successful in grad school (which is something I am considering pursuing ), but also how you have to know how to balance everything so you can get the most out of the experience and be successful in your future career. After reading this,  some of the key points I got out of it were to put yourself and your happiness first, figure out what is important to you as an outcome and work for it, know it is okay to get behind, but don't give up, and grad school performance isn't everything. The biggest thing, however, that I took away was her point on how you can't focus so much on your grades and performance in grad school or school in general that it prevents you from being happy ...