Blogs and Video Below

Sorry, I forgot to write whose blogs I visited to watch their videos! Everyone's videos were amazing! You can tell that everyone put a lot of time into them!

I watched:
1. Chelsea Nay
2. Carol Hoffer
3. Missy Smith
4. Beth
5. Lauren Payne
6. Kylie

So I created this video for my IP&T287 class at BYU, which I hope to some day be able to possibly use in my future classroom!




I feel that it will be difficult to implement this idea of digital storytelling in a kindergarten classroom because the children will not all be able to create a video. Something that I hope to do is to maybe make class stories where each child is in charge of a picture for the story. It may be difficult in all grades because not all students have regular access to computers, which is required for this type of project.

Sorry these pictures are not in order but anyways, my storyboard is about a trip on the ABC train. We will learn what foods start with what letter and hopefully make it to our destination so that next time everyone can sing!

TPACK

TPACK is extremely important for teachers to understand. It stands for Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge. As teachers, we need to have all of the information. When or if we are missing any part, our students may have difficulties understanding what is being taught. We as future teachers need to be aware of all types of knowledge so that we can implement them in our classrooms.

Week 2

This week I learned a lot about creating websites and all sorts of different online applications. My favorite was learning how to use Skype. I feel it is a very useful application because my family lives in Houston so it is a great way to keep in touch with them. When you are having a conversation with someone, it is one thing to talk to them but it's another thing to be able to see them as well.

I also created a website this week, the link is on the side of my blog! You should definitely check it out! I kind of went above and beyond (by mistake) and did multiple applications so I made several pages. Feel free to take a look!

OK. So I also am not sure what exactly I was supposed to post for the screen shots so here are a couple...

Experience with Technology

So I am taking this technology class at BYU and I am supposed to write about my experience with technology. Looking back, I can not really remember a time when I was not using some form of technology. Even back in elementary school I remember going to the computer lab a few times a week, although we only used the basic word processors and a few computer games that focused on different subjects. As I got older, I grew somewhat fascinated by what I could do on the computer. (I think I got this from my dad...) Now, as a 20 year old student I feel fairly competent when it comes to vary types of technology.