Starting to see just how classes can be transformed

I first heard of a flipped classroom while I visited the Ron Clark Academy.  I have had it in my mind to start working on this teaching technique, however, the roadblocks of new technology and lack of time to learn the process.    This is where I find value in the projects that we are learning here in this semester's classes.  I am very excited to learn and use ScreenCast and VoiceThread. 
For the Professional Development that my virtual team is creating, we are planning to introduce Office 365 to my faculty at Elkins Pointe.  We are creating a Google Slide presentation that I will narrate over using ScreenCast and then turn it all into a video.   We will then create a brief reflective survey about the effectiveness of the video as a PD.  I feel that this approach will honor my faculty's planning time since they can watch the video whenever they have the time instead of calling them all together and listen to a presentation.   Learning these two ways to voice record and using video will be very exciting to me that will lead to a new direction for my classroom.  #KSU-­‐EDL7510,
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OK, ok... Classroom 2.0 is pretty cool

So, I got to say how impressed I was with my first experience with Classroom 2.0.    It has motivated me to pick a topic, podcast, or video for my morning commute.   I found a YouTube channel playlist entitled, "The Future of Education."   I scanned the playlist and near the end I found a title that grabbed my attention.  It was called, "The effects of Poverty on Health and Education."   Since my elementary school experience of being educated in a racially divided town and attending the predominately African American Public school.   Poverty surrounded my school.  Poverty influenced this school. The materials, books, and resources reflected poverty...and yet we learned.  We had a very strong school.  It was difficult, but our teachers worked hard, so did we.  When I would get around the students who attended the local private school, I was made to feel second class.   I do know that my friends and I who did well at this school all came from strong nurturing families, so while we were in this public school with such hardships, we had a richness in our supporting families.  
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the info around us, WOW

I'm finally getting the feel for the shared site references like DIIGO.    I also see the value of other news aggregators and wonder if anyone has used Symballoo?  Here is the link: http://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcK1fiV .  I will definitely use this too.     Although Twitter has become a great place to share and store ideas for resources.   I'm starting to understand more of what our students already seem to know...that the information is out there.  If you want to learn something, go find it.  WOW, with our feedly site on this blog, Delicious, and Diigo, I've already found more info. than I will ever have time to delve into.   I will say that I am excited for this, especially as my school pushes us further create personalized individual learning.    We as teachers have the potential to become personalized individual learners too.   Pretty awesome!!  
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Beautiful Weekend, Amazing Team, Incredible work load

Well, I have to say that the combination of a beautiful Winter/Spring weekend and the last minute visit of my sister and her family made for a very enjoyable but unproductive weekend.  At least the ProBowl was on so I could sit down and get some work done Sunday evening.   These types of classes are completely different than last semester and I find myself spending a lot of time just trying to figure out how to just begin.  Then, I find some kind of technological glitch and two hours has gone by, and I've gotten nothing accomplished.  For example, on my Twitter account.  My posts wer not able to be retweeted, and I finally fixed it on my phone, but if I post from my laptop, I see that they still cannot be retweeted.  I can't even find the settings menu.  I'm starting to understand that I am going to need to start using my classmates and team mates for help when something like this.
Anyway,  needless to say, I'm learning something new and necessary.  Keep at it, James.  A little everyday is the key.  #KSU-­‐EDL7510,
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Finding a lot of resources, not finding a lot of time

I am really learning a lot but spending a lot of time.  I trust I will get better at this Technology stuff.  I feel like with all the Feedly, Twitter, iTunes, and Delicious, I am finding incredible resources, however, I am not sure I'll find the time to take advantage of these readings and posted links.  It just feels like a lot.  So, on a scale of 1-10, I feel at a 2.   When this semester is over, I know that score will raise, and I look forward to being more comfortable and confident.
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jt's reflections: EDL–7510- Improving Productivity and Practice with...

jt's reflections: EDL–7510- Improving Productivity and Practice with...: Greetings all, (tech-savvy ha ha) This is my introduction blog on my journey to become more tech-savvy.  I love technology and have always ...
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