Final Presentation comments

PLN #25

This weekend I read an article entitled "Research on the motivational and educational aspects of you tube". This article talked about using You tube as an educational tool. Personally, I think this is a great idea if we use it properly. In some my classes this is all ready happening. You tube is being used for presentations and to show information about what is being talked about. However, you tube can be bad if you use it that way. Some teachers agree that it should not be aloud in class because of its content. I do agree with them but you tube can be used for teaching as well. Although you tube may be considered bad it is actually a great learning tool for students and teachers alike.

You tube can and will be use in all class rooms eventually. You tube should not be considered bad just because stupid people go on bad sites. I guess what I am trying to say is you tube is not bad but good.

PLN#24

Tonight I read an article in Michele's CIT blog called Why are kids failing? This question puzzled me because like most of you I have my own opinion about this issue. Personally, I think the biggest problem is laziness. Students go home and watch T.V. instead of focusing on academics. This problem can be solved very simply, Do the work. Not doing homework just makes it harder for you to take that final at the end of the semester. I also think procrastination is a part of it. Students screw around and end up not completing assignments. I think that in order for grades to go up homework needs to be completed on time and most of all it needs to be correct.


What matters to me about this article is that teachers teach and expect completed homework and good test grades. However, this doesn't always happen so the teachers wonder, well, what did I do wrong?". To be quite honest its your students that are the problem. when they don't do there homework how do you expect a grade out of them. teachers give homework and we do it the end.

PLN#23

This weekend I read an article titled fight-hunger-while-learning-vocab This web site aloes users to play games while fighting hunger at the same time. I think is a great idea because not only are you having fun but your helping others. this is a great way to make money as well. In addition, this approach will help strengthen bonds between you and the people your helping. Last, this is a great way to learn vocab and become literate. This site sounds like a lot of fun from to aspects.

What matters is that your helping others by giving them something to look forward to. It's almost Christmas and these people wont have any thing with out your help. So this is a great web site for donating and having fun.

PLN#22

Last night I read an article called Graffiti cameras on patrol. This article talked about a new addition coming to Denver's streets. Graffiti cameras, These cameras will be use to catch graffiti artists in the act. I think this is a great way to keep Denver looking the way its supposed to look. Denver will now have cleaner walls and highway bridges because of these cameras. In addition, Denver will not have to spend time or money to clean it up.This is a great tool because I can't tell you how many times I've been driving on the highway and seen that ugly paint all over a bridge. These people treat the world as there paper and don't care what others think. With this new innovation people will start drawing more on paper and less on walls.

Graffiti is an art witch should be practiced on paper and not on walls as I've stated before. The fact is that for most people this goes in one ear and out the other. People need to realize that its against the law and should not be practiced in public. This act would be considered to many as a defiance of property and I agree with them one hundred percent. In the end these cameras will be a great tool for a better Denver.

PLN#21

Over the break I read an article about a man who rescued a boy searching for help after he and his mother were in a car accident. Ironically this man was an illegal immigrant who had just entered the country. It was entitled Man entering U.S. Illegally rescues boy. When I read this story it really opened my mind as to how people can be so nice even if there in trouble. I realized that anyone can be nice you just have to put your heart to it. Not only did he help this boy he stayed with him all night until help came the following day. I think that things like this happen when there is no one to see it. Because of this these people are viewed as terrorist's or something. That's just wrong if you don't ask me. The bottom line is be nice to all and they will treat you the same.I think this man deserves some kind of mettle for his bravery.