Manipulated Digital Image

Im totally proud of my baby Max! I manipulated this image using fotomat. I added more saturation to the photo as well as frame, stickers and text. It would be an ideal project to share and/or to enjoy with students in the classroom. They would absolutely love the fact that they can physically change a picture to their liking.

Universal Design for Learning

By u sing Inspiration, I was able to get the ideas that I read from the UDL article down. I first tried it by doing it with pen and paper, but it did not come to being as neat as when I used the Inspiration software. I think that by Using this program in Social Studies will help orient the student to see whether or not the main ideas are being substracted from the reading. Social Studies has lots of reading and not all the words are main points. This program would be an asset to a History/ Social Studies classroom.

Concept Mapping- Social Studies

United States Constitution and Government
Content Standard 5: Students will apply knowledge of the U S Constitution, how the U S system of government works and how the rule of law and the values of liberty and equality have an impact on individual, local, state and national decisions. *

* Information taken from the Connecticut Curriculum. http://www.ctcurriculum.org/standard

The picture above is a concept map of The Constitution of the United States of America. Broken into different parts, the concept maps explains the Constitution without the overwhelming masses of words. This perhaps is the better way to help young mind understand the function and responsabilites of each branch of the Constitution of the United States government. It is an excellent tool to have, especially if there is extensive reading that accompanies the subject. The concept maps gives a mental picture as well as a break from the intense reading in order to understand a certain subject.

ETIPs response

I enjoyed reading Dexters article of technology integration. I believe that the implementation and integration of technology in classrooms is essential. Today, our society is technologically driven therefore people should have exposure to technology at a young age. Integrating technogical knowledge into the classroom should be a requirement in all schools in all classrooms. Students not only would have a better understading in subjects areas such as science and math that are quite challenging for most students. With the use of better technology in class such as designing programs, LCD projectors and smartboards, a teacher can expose a subject to the fullest and give the student a better visual understanding. Such as a DNA string or an atom. A student could see a three-dimentional picture with movement rather than a plain picture on a book. The mind of the student would not only use the left side of the brain to comprehend but also the right side of it to analyze and use the visual effect to remember in a practical way.
Working as an intern in a middle school, I've had the opportunity to see how students react to the teaching methods of different teachers, some that use more technology than others. Others do not use it at all. I think all students should have the opportunity to get a similar and better education. The integration of technology should be first on the list to better education in many classrooms.

My first blog

Kitty at 4 weeks...

This is my baby Max.. I rescued him from a shelter and he's the love of my life!

First assignment of the class!! I did it!