Monday, May 5, 2014
Educreations
This is an IOS app called Educreation. It is essentially a WhiteBoard on the iPad that you can record on as you go through a lesson so the students can play it back as many times as they need. I can see this being used in many different lessons including a flipped classroom and math. Disclaimer: no mention was ever made that you had to be a perfect artist to use this.
<iframe width='480' height='300' src='https://www.educreations.com/lesson/embed/21061958/?ref=app' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/water-cycle/21061958/?ref=app
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Should teachers be friends with students?
Should teachers be friends with students?
Yes, they should be nice to them so they know they genuinely care for them but No, teachers are professionals and should not be friends with their students. It is the same with parents and children. You love your children but you are not their friend, you are the authority figure that gives them structure and safety. Teachers are the same way, you give them structure and safety. Yes, the kids need to be loved by their authority figures and know that they are loved but they also grave structure. An example is when my husband was going through cancer treatment, we kept the girls on their schedule so they would not be affected. It helped all of us to maintain our daily schedule as much as possible. Social media has brought a whole new meaning to friends. Most teachers that are in the high school and junior high school level will not be friends with students until after they graduate. We also live in a small town where everybody knows everybody so parents and teachers are on Facebook. I have several of my students on with me so I have to be careful but that should be what I do anyway. I want to keep my digital footprint clean.
Yes, they should be nice to them so they know they genuinely care for them but No, teachers are professionals and should not be friends with their students. It is the same with parents and children. You love your children but you are not their friend, you are the authority figure that gives them structure and safety. Teachers are the same way, you give them structure and safety. Yes, the kids need to be loved by their authority figures and know that they are loved but they also grave structure. An example is when my husband was going through cancer treatment, we kept the girls on their schedule so they would not be affected. It helped all of us to maintain our daily schedule as much as possible. Social media has brought a whole new meaning to friends. Most teachers that are in the high school and junior high school level will not be friends with students until after they graduate. We also live in a small town where everybody knows everybody so parents and teachers are on Facebook. I have several of my students on with me so I have to be careful but that should be what I do anyway. I want to keep my digital footprint clean.
Screen Recording
Flocabulary at www.flocabulary.com
This is a great teaching tool that is already available in our system. I use the vocabulary, science, language arts, and math. The students enjoy the songs. I am looking forward to hearing this life in rap since my daughter is graduating high school. They have a this week in rap, this year in rap, and this life in rap for the graduating seniors.
<a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/24cpQFc2bT">Flocabulary</a>
http://www.screencast.com/t/24cpQFc2bT
This is a great teaching tool that is already available in our system. I use the vocabulary, science, language arts, and math. The students enjoy the songs. I am looking forward to hearing this life in rap since my daughter is graduating high school. They have a this week in rap, this year in rap, and this life in rap for the graduating seniors.
<a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/24cpQFc2bT">Flocabulary</a>
http://www.screencast.com/t/24cpQFc2bT
Future of Genetics
The Human Genome Project was finished over 10 years ago that mapped out all of our genes. It was finished two years ahead of expectations because of businesses like Research Genetics in Huntsville, AL that had technicians that worked really hard. (Applause now for me and my crew). Now we have available genetic profiles for people that are willing to pay. It is on sale a lot for $99. This gives you a complete profile of where you came from, your ancestry, helps you find relatives, diseases you are prone to and ones you are not, drug profile, and many more genetic anomalies. One website is
https://www.23andme.com/
The future of the biotechnology will increase just like technology has. Your genetic profile is a start but if you want to know everything about yourself and what drugs you need to use, you would need to have all of your genomes sequenced. We already have the capability of studying over 5,000 genes at once on a membrane the size of a credit card. It won't take the guessing game out of everything because we will still have bacteria and viruses but other things like diseases, aging, obesity, diabetes, and hair loss will be eradicated. Exciting future in genomics.
Embed Code
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QsHuGQieyjY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Direct Link
http://youtu.be/QsHuGQieyjY
Michio Kaku: Genetics: The Key to Immortality?
https://www.23andme.com/
The future of the biotechnology will increase just like technology has. Your genetic profile is a start but if you want to know everything about yourself and what drugs you need to use, you would need to have all of your genomes sequenced. We already have the capability of studying over 5,000 genes at once on a membrane the size of a credit card. It won't take the guessing game out of everything because we will still have bacteria and viruses but other things like diseases, aging, obesity, diabetes, and hair loss will be eradicated. Exciting future in genomics.
Embed Code
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QsHuGQieyjY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Direct Link
http://youtu.be/QsHuGQieyjY
Michio Kaku: Genetics: The Key to Immortality?
Author Stream
I added a Gamification PowerPoint to authorstream.com
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lisanbowen-2142212-gamification-classroom/
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/lisanbowen-2142212-gamification-classroom/
Video with Captions
My grandmother started writing poetry in her head when she was 83 years old. She was blind so she would recite the poems to us as we would write them down. She loved fishing and this is one of our favorites set to pictures with captions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay8dxuxqMvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay8dxuxqMvQ
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