Web 2.0

Reflection Question: Were there any Web 2.0 tools that we talked about today that you feel would help further education? How might you use them in your teaching? Also, how might Facebook be utilized in education?


Since opening my twitter account last school year I have been able to network with a lot of PE teachers across the country and some advocacy groups for PE. I think that is an excellent resource for me especially as I finish school, begin looking for a job, and start work in my own program. I can ask others within my field how they do things and hopefully take good things that they do and add them to my own teaching. Blackboard and sites like it, might not be truly web 2.0, but they are a chance for the users to submit work online. I love the idea of using the many applications that google provides. Calender, docs, a link to blogs, and youtube, all through one google login. Just as we have been ask to do within the class I can someday ask my students to do similar things. 
Currently Facebook is the social networking website to be a part of. That means that generally all our students will be a part of it. Posting events, and sending invitations can be a good way to spread information. Also I could make a class webpage, ask kids to like it and then whenever I wanted to make an announcement it would come up on there newsfeed. That could be just one more tool to stay in touch with students. 
Technology is here to stay and will be becoming an even bigger part of our lives as time progresses. So I might as well make the best use of it possible within my life and the classroom.

Be Stronger, Live Longer

Here is Haley's Video!

Be Stronger, Live Longer!

It was a really gratifying feeling to complete my advocacy video. I've never done any type of video editing before. The overall experience was definitely a positive one. I think it could be a fun and interesting way to present material as I become a teacher. For example in the accounting program a lot of supplemental lectures are done on video by the professor. The professor doesn't actually have to be there to present the material, nor do the students. This could be  very applicable for substitute teachers, I could give them part of the lecture on a video I had done and they would more a less just have to direct the class through lecture, classwork and homework. I think that I could do another video if i was asked to, because even if I use different programs the process is generally similar. so even though I may not know exactly what do to, I think I have the basic skills to navigate through the process again. The prospects for technology within my classroom makes me really happy. Here is the link to my website advocacy page where my video is posted.  Be Stronger, Live Longer!

Advocacy campaigns!

Reflection Question: Talk about challenges or problems you have.  If you find solutions to them, include those as well.  If you find an easier way to do something or a tutorial or some other helpful resource, share that as well.  Read your group member’s PLE’s and if they have a problem and you know how to fix it, leave a comment and tell them!



So this morning I checked out a tripod from the SFH and I was excited to get to work so that I could begin filming my advocacy campaign. I new that if I filmed at work I would not be able to follow the script I had previously designed but I decided to proceed anyway. I was able to incorporate my theme of be stronger live longer into the video although I did not quote it directly. It took me several tries to get it the way I wanted. The first time I did it I stuttered on my words. The second time I moved to close to my camera and my head was cut off from view. The third time however I was able to go all the way through what I wanted to do. Now it is just up to the editing part. That is the part that I am most excited for but also that I worry about the most. That seems like the hardest part. We'll see how it goes in class. Wish me luck!