Google Earth Outline

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1.Southampton, England	Follow the three different links and read the short biographies on three different leaders of the Pilgrims. Research further on these three men. Make a campaign poster for one of the leaders, the one you believe would have made the best leader.	http://www.teachervision.fen.com/biography/resource/3294.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0810662.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0808885.html
2. Cape Cod, Massachusetts	Study the illustration of a small party of pilgrims touching soil for the first time in around 2 months. Read the two paragraphs below. Write a small story about one of the pilgrims in the painting and their experiences and feelings at Cape Cod	http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fplum/Plumstead/images/The-Pilgrims-Landing,-Novem.jpg&imgrefurl=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fplum/Plumstead/Mayflower/The-Pilgrims-Landing-Nov.html&usg=__THnptLAQdgKV2hOeSm3Shfs3YVI=&h=543&w=822&sz=97&hl=en&start=32&um=1&tbnid=HZC5AD2t-cZh-M:&tbnh=95&tbnw=144&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCape%2BCod%2Bin%2BNovember%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1
3. Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts	Watch the the video. Write about what you think it was about the pilgrims that made them succeed. How did they accomplish such a tremendous feet?	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8o4PbkwLGs&NR=1
4. Plymouth, Massachusetts	Watch youtube video describing the landing at Plymouth Rock. Write a paragraph describing your the sacrifices the pilgrims made in order to come to America and whether you believe it was worth it and why?	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5qp7Z7w6Y&feature=fvsr

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

There are a couple of concerns I have about trying to implement this in my classroom. First of all copyright laws are confusing at times, and children might have a hard time really understanding how to get things that aren't copyrighted or how site what is copyrighted, depending on the age group. Also I think that each child is at a different level of knowledge when it comes to technology. Not every child has the same opportunities with the same equipment, so some may be very advanced, but other may not know very much at all. I think it would be hard to show everyone how to do it, and have them remember how to do it and finish it all in class.

TPACK and Storyboard

TPACK is basically the different types of knowledge that can be combined in different ways in order to accomplishes different tasks and objectives, depending on what one wants the end result to be. This concept is important for teachers to recognize and know because it will effect how they both teach and gain more knowledge. Teachers constantly need to keep up to date with information, especially when regarding technology since it is forever changing and evolving. Technology gives us easy access to more and more information, but in order to gain and retain this information, one has to know how to use the technology to find it. It is also helpful for educators to understand how to use technology to teach, because of the growing number of accessible technology for children. These children in this age will respond more favorably towards lessons that deal with technology. It also allows parents to access the course and makes it easier to get involved. When parents are involved with their child's education, than the child will more likely succeed academically. For the storyboard, we are doing a healthy lifestyle. We have pictures of different, stretches, weight lifts, cardio, and activities one can do to develop, maintain, and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. We then explain how to do it and why each of these different exercise routines is important. This is helpful for teaching students, because it is a visual combined with music and audio for children to more fully interact with. You're not just telling them about having an active lifestyle, your showing them. It is also a different way to do things and adds variety. Students will be more engaged and interested in this type of education. Since is shows visual, they will see first hand how such activities should look and can easily mimic them.

Week 2 down

Wow! What an I assignment. It seemed liked too much and that I would not be able to finish it. But low and behold, miracles do happen. I started this assignment with absolutely zero knowledge or familiarity with one thing we had to do. It took so much time and effort. I often times wanted to knock the computer of the desk, trample it, and then set it on fire, because of all of the frustration I felt. I was able to hold it together, and thankfully not do anything that drastic, and finish. It was nice to see a finished product, and know that I had did all on my own. It was very rewarding. So much of what we learned was valuable, and I learned a lot. Setting up a wiki can be very useful for when I am a teacher. I can post a calender of when things are do and what topics we will cover. The posting of a video is also great because it gives my students more information and a way to get them excited about what is coming up next. Discussion boards is also an excellent resource and can be used as a pre or post assessment on what the kids already know, or what they have learned.

Technology Experience

To often technology and I have been monstrous enemies. I have often told friends, relatives, and acquaintances that I am technology illiterate. How did I get to this dreadful and pitiful state. I believe it began in elementary with typing programs. I was never a fast typist when I was younger, and to this day, I still struggle with speedy fingers on a keyboard. Mostly, I had no real technology experience besides the elementary school typing program and a typing class I took in high school (and yes it was require, just in case you were wondering). For the most part, I learn the bare minimum of what I need to in order to function in society. I can type a paper in Microsoft Word, yes, I can use a cell phone to make calls or send messages, yes I can at times use my friends Ipod, and yes, I can search for things in Google. So I can pretty much do the basics, that which was required for me to get by with school.