I have been listening to the conference presentation on cell phones in learning and it is funny that the subject of phones has come up once more because just this week-end, I lost mine. It’s crazy how dependent we can become on cell phones. They are our number mean of communication and of use on a daily basis. I use my phone for many things such as texting, keeping all my friends numbers, calendering, noting assignments and setting schedules, and most importantly, setting it as an alarm clock in the morning. Now, of course these are the basic things for me but now that I have heard Liz Kolbs presentation on cellphones in schools, it stunned me that, like 73% of high school students, I rely on my phone daily. It has become more than just a toy to me, and I know that to many students, it is a planner, a scheduler, and a tool. Although I don’t use the internet on mine very much, it is another effective tool that is offered with cells. This is a little insight that I had by listening to Liz.
Time? Wednesday, Oct 24 2007
My thoughts 4:47 am
If only there were 30 hours in a day, I would spend all that precious time blogging. I am really beginning to grasp the concept of blogging. It was just so foreign before, and I never imagined that I would have my own blog, let alone understand what it was. I really enjoy reading what everyone has to say on theirs and I just wish what I had was half as interesting but it’s a process. Soon, I will listen to the learning conference…when I have time.
World News from India Monday, Oct 22 2007
My thoughts 5:39 pm
I just thought this article was really interesting to see. It relates to the religion and beliefs of Hindus in India. Read it! If you are into animal rights, reply to me. If not, just let me know what you think of this situation. I also know that cows are overpopulating India at this point because they are sacred. My brother visited India and said the cows there are skin and bones, ugly, dirty, and so hungry they would eat truck tires. Is this animal rights?
Presentations Monday, Oct 22 2007
My Thoughts on Teaching 5:24 am
I think that class presentations have gone such a long way in the last few years. I’m presently working on a group presentation for my Art100 class. At the beginning of each class, a different group presents a Canadian artist assigned by the prof. It is so great to see all the tools that every one is using starting from powerpoint to short clips, even to actual documentaries all used through internet resources and technological advances. I think it’s amazing! I don’t know if it’s just the creativity of art students, but it seems that it is so much more interesting to learn with visual aid. I truly believe that we are much more visual than we think and that each student, although they probably practice it with television and all sorts of other things, needs to be educated through visuals. When we can put visual and audio learning together, this can be the best tool other than pure communication. My group is presenting a Canadian artist called Janet Cardiff, and although some of you may have heard of her or seen her work, I thought it would be cool to post a link of one of the installation works that she does. It is called the Killing Machine. It displays the social aspects of the electric chairs through very technological advances. This could be a very cool thing to show students, for example, history students learning about the lethal punishment. The thing that is the most interesting with this clip is that, although it may not be the usual form of art that we see on canvases, it is still art. Technology is being used in every thing now, and if you have time to see this clip, I think you will enjoy seeing how far we can go with technology. As far as teaching goes, why not involve our students in more technological artistry?
The Website Wednesday, Oct 17 2007
My thoughts 2:26 am
I am very excited for this project. It will be great to have my own website and I will try my best to have very useful information in it. I’m already finding ideas for my topic but it’s hard to know what will work best for me. I’ve started using bluedot and I have a couple of things on it. I unfortunately, had to log in a second time because I forgot my password so now my username is poulinvero. I also just remembered I was very bad in math in high school. I will try my best to write something constructive on the mentorship site but from looking at it, this will be a…nice attempt. I really liked the youtube video on visions of a student shown in class. It made me realize that school is only educative if you put your whole mind to it.
Beauty through blindness Tuesday, Oct 16 2007
Uncategorized 1:14 am
I thought this was beautiful. It’s a touching story and it relates to my Art100 class. It is also nice to see that courage may prevail through anything.
It’s your birthday! Tuesday, Oct 9 2007
ECMP Projects 11:09 pm
This is a project I did on voicethread.com. I Hope it works : It’s your birthday!
tech Task #4 Wednesday, Oct 3 2007
ECMP Projects 4:42 pm
Here is our powerpoint presentation: New York
Midterms are coming up Wednesday, Oct 3 2007
My thoughts 4:29 pm
I realize that this last month has gone by so fast. With all the midterms coming up, it’s really feeling like school. I have been so tired, but mostly because all my other classes have so much reading material. I enjoy taking time to look at the websites we’ve been learning about. This next project(task #5) is going to be pretty fun, although I’m still not quite sure which pictures i’ll be using. Maybe going home this week-end for thanksgiving will give me the boost that I need to keep working hard.
