NAEP

The assignment wasn't too difficult other than I still have some trouble reading the t-Test results and knowing what goes where. Once I got the information into the table and chart the wording in the paragraphs came easily. The scatter plot was not difficult but the table was difficult for me. This is the first time of me seeing this information in this way, I have never done a t-Test or heard of it before this class...so I am happy I learned this and learned about it. I just wish I understood it a lot better as I do some of the other stuff we have done.

NETS T: 3, 5a, 5b, 5c

You Tube

I already had a youtube account so I didn't have to create one, which saved me a step :)

Here is the video I found on YouTube and liked. Click here

Here is the video after I downloaded it to my computer using RealPlayer Downloader and uploaded it to my own YouTube accound. Click here

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

On-line meeting

I wasn't able to use the meeting room for the first on-line meeting. I think this set me back a little bit because I wasn't sure what was talked about during the meeting and I think the assignment was explained a little better in it. I did the best I could with this assignment for that data analysis, and my reflection from the assignment is at the bottom of the results blog. I am glad this part of the assignment is over. It is hard to like something and feel comfortable with an assignment when I have no idea what I am actually doing. Hopefully the last part of the semester goes as good as the first part...with the exception of this assignment. :)

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Analysis:
Research Question 1

Research Question 2

Research question 1 asked Does the age of the student affect the Millenial score. According to the ttest students age 20-29 had an average Millenial score of 77 and ages 30-57 had an average Millenial score of 64. I see a big difference in those numbers. The younger the student, the higher the Millenial score which is waht my hypothesis stated.

Research questions 2 asked Does gender affect the number of blog posts made. According to the ttest male students had an average of 15 blog posts and females had an average of 17 blog posts. There is not a big difference in the numbers, just an average of two higher for female students. My hypothesis stated the female gender would have on average more blog posts than the male gender, which turned out true; however, I thought it would be a significant difference.

This assignment was hard for me. I couldn't get the sample video to play until I was halfway through the quiz which showed in my quiz grade. Once I was able to watch the video I was able to understand a little better. The sorting and the find and replace wasn't difficult and putting the information in the data analysis for the ttest wasn't difficult just interpretting the results was difficult for me. It is something I have never seen or used before and I hope I get more practice with it. I can see where it would be a great tool to use as a teacher to understand students' test results better and to adjust the teaching for different situations. I hope I can use this later on in my teaching career.

NETS-T
2d, 3a, 3b, 3d, 5

Data Preparation

When looking at the categories in the Excel spreadsheet it was easy to come up with research questions. It may have been easier since the information was already there, however, I didn't look at all the data when determining my hypothesis, null hypothesis and even the research question. I want to use the spreadsheet to find the answer to the questions and not the other way around. Below are my research questions, hypothesis for each, and null hypothesis for each.

~Research questions #1:
Does the age of the student affect the Millenial score?
Dependent variable:
Millenial score
Independent variable:
age of student
Hypothesis:
The younger the student, the higher the Millenial score will be.
Null Hypothesis:
The younger the student, the lower the Millenial score will be.

~Research question #2
Does gender affect the number of discussion posts made?
Dependent variable:
Number of discussion posts
Independent variable:
gender
Hypothesis:
The female gender will have on average more discussion posts than the male gender.
Null Hypothesis:
The female gender will have on average less discussion posts than the male gender.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Excel Basics

I have converted all of the wording into numbers for gender, personality type, gender, and teaching/ not teaching. This task was not too difficult once I located the find/replace tool. I didn't realize there were so many different personality types, however there were 13 on the spreadsheet. I already have in mind what my research question is going to be, and making this spreadsheet into numerics instead of words will make it so much easier to research the answer for the question. I know how to sort in ascending or descending order but have not done that and saved it because I am not sure how far we are supposed to go after changing the words to numberics.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4c, 5a, 5b, 5c

Excel Toolpak

I used the link provided in the discussion for the Excel 2007 and had no problem downloading the toolpak. I am glad we have the discussion, I may not post much but I do read what problems others are having and it makes me feel better that I am not alone in this.

NETS T: 2a, 2c, 3a, 3d, 4a, 5b

Pew Millennial Test

This test was interesting....I'm not sure what having a tattoo or body piercing has to do with being millennial but... I scored a 90, so I guess I have a lot in common with the "millennial generation.

NETS T: 1c

Millennial results

Personality Test

My personality test gave me the same personality results...ISFP. Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, Perceiving. I guess some of my doubs in my last post about whether this was really me or not...it is. When I was answering the questions, I kept thinking of the personality profile stuff and it fit with my answers.

I would use this information and this type of personality profile in my class to get my students to realize what kind of personality they have and so that I know what kind of personality my students have and what the best way to approach them and best way to get through to them is.

NETS T: 1 3b

Personality Profile

I'm not sure I agree completely with my personality profile...however I don't disagree completely. Some of the stuff is accurate but some of it is way off from my personality. Mine fell under the Artisan temperament and as Composer.  I am very sensitive to the pain and suffering of others and I feel as I do have a good way with young children, I have just thought that was because I have a young daughter of my own. I also am not a big fan of public speaking, however I do like conversations that are more intimate. One on one conversations or small group are ideal for me. I become nervous when speaking in front of a group on individuals my age or older. Younger audience members are ok though.

Some of the stuff I disagree with is I do not paint, scult dance or any of that kind of stuff. I don't work with subtle differences in color, tone, texture, aroma, and flavor...well maybe flavor...food is a weakness of mine and I love trying new things. So maybe it isn't as off as I first thought when I first read it...

NETS T: 1a, 1c, 3b

Voice Thread

Below is what I posted on the VoiceThread. I loved watching the videos and really understood what he was talking about in them. Highly recommend you to watch the videos if you haven't yet.

What great videos! I was very interested in what was said in the first video of how creativity is killed throughout education. Teachers expect students to come up with their own ideas, their own way to solve problems, and their own answers for everything but are so quick to tell them they are wrong without really hearing why or how they believe their answers will work. During the second video, I found it very interesting that the number of kindergarten students tested on a certain aspect and considered genius was 98% however as they got older that number kept decreasing. Students aren't able to think the way their brains are trying to, they start thinking the way their teachers want them to. What is wrong with a high school student or even middle school asking...can the paperclip be 40ft long and made of rubber? Why does a paperclip have to be thought of as the one we "normally" see in a store. We learn the way something is supposed to look and then we can't deviate from that and that begins to kill the creativity in students. Just the same as why do we say all fire trucks are red, the sun is yellow and grass is green. These aren't the only colors in the crayon box so why should they be the only colors used for these objects? Not letting students have an imagination and not be able to expand on that imagination is a beginning step to them losing their creativity. If students are taught there is only one way to do everything they are going to go through life thinking it is either that one way...or it is wrong. That is not the way students need to be taught, they need to have their freedom to create, their freedom to imagine, and their freedom to experiment. Let them come up with an answer to a problem...and if it doesn't work then let them figure that out and figure out why it doesn't work and what they should do to make it work.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Video 1


Video 2

Benderconverter

Below is my one slide presentation with a video for kindergarten students to learn the days of the week. You can also click here to view the video.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 5

Jing Video

I created my Jing video using Microsoft Excel. During middle school many students learn how to calculate the average given a set of data. My video is to teach others how to calculate average using a formula on Excel. Teachers can use this formula to calculate the class average for a test grade or any other type of data numbers, or students can use this and add it to a presentation. To view my video presentation using Jing and Microsoft Excel, click here.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3, 4

Jeopardy

What a great program! The Jeopardy site would be so useful to help study for a quiz or review over many subjects. I created my Jeopardy game as a review to use for all 5th grade subjects. I was placed in 5th grade during my second 8 weeks of student teaching. During this time the students were doing WesTest review. Even though I was teaching math, we reviewed all subjects during homeroom time. I believe a game like this would help students, since at this age they like competition. The students could be assigned to create the game in groups and test the other groups on their knowledge. This would not only help them study but would also allow them to better their technology skills.

NETS T: 1a, 1d, 2a, c, d, 3a, b, d, 4, 5a

To view the Jeopardy game I have created for review of many subjects students will be learning in 5th grade, please click here.

Word Cloud

I created a "wordle" in one of my undergrad classes. I loved it. I think it is a great tool to show students, they can put in a lot of ideas from brainstorming in class or using quotes from others and see what it shows as the most used or most important of the words. It's fun to play around with and see what shows up the most. This could be used in many different classes throughout education. I used a lot of my favorite quotes on teaching to create this wordle so if you see a random name inside the wordle its from the quoted person. :)

NETS T: 1, 2

Jing Image

I am currently substituting for a kindergarten class. I will be there until mid-November and right now we are working on learning numbers. Many of the students have difficulty writing their numbers so we have used many rhymes to help them remember. I used Jing to capture an image of the number and then used the tools to show direction and text of how to teach the rhyme to students. They remember the fun rhyme and remember the motions that go along with it!

NETS T: 2a, 2b, 3

Self Portrait

I created the self portrait at the picassohead web site...however I can not insert the picture here because I have been unable to get the snipping tool. It was fun creating the portrait and I was able to change the characteristics many times before I finally decided on the right ones. I've never seen this site before so it was something new for me. I think students would like going to this site because it gives them the freedom of expressing themselves and how they see themselves without actually using their own picture. Many students would probably be more accepting of an assignment using this type of website since they would be able to create, change, and explain themselves through picture.

NETS T: 1, 2, 3

Yay for Jing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Snipping Tool

Boooo!  I can not get this to work at all....I searched the computer, I searched online...I found one comment that said basic Vista would not work for the snipping tool and I do not have Windows 7....How do I get the snipping tool on my computer???? The video I watched about it and reading about it makes me want it on my laptop even more which makes it even more frustrating that I can't get it!!!! Any suggestions?

After looking even more...my computer does not support the snipping tool. I have Windows Vista (basic) and the snipping tool is not for this Windows. There goes that one I guess...but I was told Jing will allow me to "snip" so we'll see if I can get that to work.

Diigo

The assignment was to watch a film about Web 2.0 and answer a few questions.

To get started with social bookmarking you tag and share your bookmarks with friends. Comments can also be added to the page after highlighting a portion of the article to share your thoughts. By using social bookmarking you can see what others are interested in and if they are interested in the same thing. Diigo also allows people to message each other and share bookmarks to engage in conversations. Groups can also be made to center around a specific topic and build from each other's knowledge.

Web 2.0 is a lot different from previous stages of the web. Web 2.0 is much more interactive and much easier to use to share information with others. Not only is it easier to share but it helps keep all of the bookmarks organized. People are able to sort through the bookmarks by topic, which saves time and frustration.

Social bookmarking is new to me. I have not used it before, however, after watching the video about Diigo I can see that it will be very useful. Not only will I be able to share my bookmarks with others, I will be able to use others' bookmarks in order to obtain more information and ideas to assist in developing lessons, ideas, and most importantly more knowledge about certain topics. This social bookmarking tool allows us to do many things other sites does not allow, such as highlighting, commenting, sharing with friends, sorting by topic, sorting by interests, and more importantly allows us to join groups of interest and share in their ideas, comments and knowledge.

NETS T: 3

First Blog

So... I never really understood what the whole "blogging" thing was about, but looking ahead at this course I can see how it will keep things in order and be easier to talk about the assignments and all that...so by the end of this semester of class I am sure I will understand the "blogging" much better!