Sylvie's Blog

     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 ...