Literacy Semester

I have learned a lot this semester! I have learned so much about our education system but most of all about how to help students learn, grow, and have fun while doing it. I have also learned that teachers are never alone, we always have each other for support. Our students are the most important in our field and so their success should always be our focus. Even when we have 30 students in the class they are 20 individual minds and souls. Each and everyone of them is unique in the way they learn and interact with others. We must always be patient and caring, we may just be the only person they have to confide in and if we don't open ourselves up to our students and try to get to know them how can we expect to know them and how they learn.

Journal #6: Google +

Parr, Ben. "Google : The Complete Guide." Mashable Social Media. 18 Nov 2011: n. page. Web. 17 Dec. 2011. <http://mashable.com/2011/07/16/google-plus-guide/>.

Brogan, Chris. "Educators- Google Plus Is For You." Chris Brogan. Genesis Framework, 30 Sep 2011. Web. 16 Dec. 2011. <http://www.chrisbrogan.com/gpluseducators/>.

Google+: The Complete Guide was a very interesting article on the different aspect of Google’s new social network. It described it as the product of Facebook and Twitter combined. Google+ can help with organization of all of your documents and dates and events and it also allows you the opportunity to share different information with different people simultaneously, something that Facebook and Twitter are still developing. The way you can control this is by grouping your contacts into circles. There is also a hangout or a group chat feature that is missing in other social networking sites.

This Blog was about how Google+ can help educators communicate with their class and also come up with new ways to bring and share information with the students. He talked about the importance of the circle and how you can share certain information only with the class circle and how you can share the circle so that everyone in the class has everyone else also. It also talked about the hangouts and how you can have multiple hangouts with separate groups if your class is too big.

What are some other ways that we can get the technology in Google + to help make the classroom experience more interesting for our youth?

The Complete Guide shared some information on Android and iPhones and the Google+ apps for those. We know that our students are very high tech now and that more than half of them have access to a smart phone. We can make Google+ part of our classroom community and use the hangouts for group collaboration and the stream for sharing of different resources. It is a great way to introduce how to safely use social media in a more controlled environment. With Google+ we have more control over what they are viewing and sharing with the rest of the class than with Facebook or Twitter and they can also use all of the other great apps that Google offers for free.

How can fieldtrips and Guest Speakers be more convenient with Google +?

With the hangout app the teacher can blow up the web cam and show it to the entire class and a professional or panel of professionals can be guest speakers without having to leave the comfort of their offices or even if they are half a world away they cans still engage with the students. As for fieldtrips, well if and when everyone in the class has transportation they can check in at a certain site and that way they can have their own learning experience but share it with the rest of the class through sharing videos pictures and posts. The teacher can make sure they were there by having them check in at the site.

Excel Crossword Puzzle

NETS-T 2: By creating my crossword puzzle I was able to design a relevant learning experience that incorporates digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

iMovie: CSUSM Public Service Announcement

NETS-T 1: I promoted, supported, and modeled creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness by using my own creativity and thinking skills to create this movie.

Journal #1: 100 Things That Make Me Happy

1. Mom and Dad
2. Friend (Carlos)
3. Brother (jose) and Sister (Bianca)
4. Nieces (Keniadaly, Jasmin, Karla Sophia)
5. Nephew (Juan Carlos)
6. Job (FDA Grand Pacific Resorts: Carlsbad Seapointe)
7. School (Cal State San Marcos)
8. Education 422- JHeil
9. New car (2009 Toyota Corolla, I bought and pay for myself)
10. Chocolate (Godiva)
11. Helping out in classrooms
12. Music
13. Walking
14. Beach
15. Talking
16. Helping out in general
17. Volunteering
18. Cellphone (Android)
19. Traveling
20. Books (reading)
21. Being 21 yo
22. Sleeping
23. Teaching
24. Babysitting
25. Tutoring
26. Touring
27. Learning
28. Technology Homework
29. Computer
30. Cake
31. Singing
32. Dancing
33. Taking pictures
34. Playing dress up with my cousin (Leslie)
35. Planing for my future
36. Continueing my education
37. Flowers
38. Babies
39. Children
40. Libraries
41. Pool
42. Shoes
43. Makeup
44. Clothes
45. Deliverying and eating cookies
46. Going to the gym
47. Coca Cola
48. Doodling
49. Pink
50. Purple
51. Blue
52. Green
53. Yellow
54. Orange
55. Mokeys
56. Bananas
57. Ice
58. Bolis
59. Time management
60. Punctuality
61. Honesty
62. Trust
63. Friendship
64. Gossip ( celebrity)
65. Cosmopolitan
66. Macy*s
67. Sales
68. Starbucks (summer time drinks)
69. Stability
70. Apples
71. Blogs
72. Math
73. Oranges
74. La Estancia (house)
75. San Francisco Trip
76. Guatemala
77. FUPEGUA
78. Charities
79. Larry
80. Oceanside
81. Internet
82. Google
83. Eating
84. Cuddling
85. Baking
86. Cleaning
87. Washing clothes
88. Organizing
89. Frozen Yougurt
90. Mango
91. Raspberries
92. Blueberries
93. Marshmellows
94. cookie crumbs
95. Agua de pepita
96. Hiking
97. Frogs
98. Zoo
99. Museums
100. Criminal Justice Knowledge