Hey all,
I have some great links relating to other science education themed blogs out there. In the side bar under the about me section...yes I put them there so you would be more prone to read more about me...hahah...is a list of links to other blogs.
http://www.stevespangler.com/
http://teachscience4all.wordpress.com/
http://www.teachingscience20.com/
are all other science content blogs. The last one is the Blog of UW-O's very own Dr. Brunsell!
http://www.allglacier.com/blogs/
http://coldgeomorph.blogspot.com/
are blogs that relate to the Thematic Unit that I completed about glaciers.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thematic Unit Integration
So now that my Thematic Unit is complete for my Reading Education class, I get to use it in my future classrooms. All the work for the unit is done I just have to implement it. To help me do that this blog would work very well.
First, all the sources that I used within the unit could be easily linked through this blog. That would allow students to come here, find what they need for their assignments, and even maybe some other cool non-related information. I would be able to write about the unit in a greater depth than what I would be able to cover during the regular class sessions.
Second, the students could make their own blogs about their experience while learning about the content of the unit. The students could link up through their blogs and throw ideas off each other related to the assignments of the unit.
First, all the sources that I used within the unit could be easily linked through this blog. That would allow students to come here, find what they need for their assignments, and even maybe some other cool non-related information. I would be able to write about the unit in a greater depth than what I would be able to cover during the regular class sessions.
Second, the students could make their own blogs about their experience while learning about the content of the unit. The students could link up through their blogs and throw ideas off each other related to the assignments of the unit.
Blogs in the Classroom Literature
I reviewed some literature to see what the experts in academic journals have to say about blogging as part of the classroom experience. Here's what I've found...
Sawmiller, A. (2010). Classroom Blogging: What is the Role In Science Learning? Clearing House, 83(2), 44-48. doi:10.1080/00098650903505456
http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=9&sid=20b24eb1-50bc-477d-bf16-3701d3ab043f%40sessionmgr13
This article shows how useful a blog can be in a science classroom. It highlights areas such as students desire to use technology, keeping students motivated to write, collaboration activities, and even as a means of differentiated instruction.
MacBride, R., & Lachman, A. L. (2008). Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Classroom Blogging. School Science & Mathamatics, 108(5), 173-183. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from Academic Search Complete.
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/Direct.asp?AccessToken=9IQIXI58XZUEK495UERRDUXI91IZ8XIXX5&Show=Object&msid=944233800
This article highlighted the usage of blogs in instruction of science and math classrooms. Teachers can use blogs to increase participation and increase exposure to the material. It also showed that students like using blogs as it allowed them to capitalize on online communication and eliminated the stresses of conventional classroom style instruction.
Sawmiller, A. (2010). Classroom Blogging: What is the Role In Science Learning? Clearing House, 83(2), 44-48. doi:10.1080/00098650903505456
http://web.ebscohost.com.www.remote.uwosh.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=9&sid=20b24eb1-50bc-477d-bf16-3701d3ab043f%40sessionmgr13
This article shows how useful a blog can be in a science classroom. It highlights areas such as students desire to use technology, keeping students motivated to write, collaboration activities, and even as a means of differentiated instruction.
MacBride, R., & Lachman, A. L. (2008). Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Classroom Blogging. School Science & Mathamatics, 108(5), 173-183. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from Academic Search Complete.
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/Direct.asp?AccessToken=9IQIXI58XZUEK495UERRDUXI91IZ8XIXX5&Show=Object&msid=944233800
This article highlighted the usage of blogs in instruction of science and math classrooms. Teachers can use blogs to increase participation and increase exposure to the material. It also showed that students like using blogs as it allowed them to capitalize on online communication and eliminated the stresses of conventional classroom style instruction.
Getting My Feet Wet!
Last night when I got back to my apartment, I was surprised to see that my landlord had not yet plowed the parking area. There was a two foot high bank of wind blown and street plowed snow blocking the driveway! So, I got my car shovel out and went to work. Yet, I got a lot of snow in my shoes, thus wet feet! After and hour I got the drive cleared enough to get my car off the road.
So, I wake up this morning and get ready for class. I wait at the bus stop for a while (single digit with negative wind chill) but no bus. Do you think that if my landlord didn't bother shoveling last night that the sidewalks would be cleared today? Yeah...nope, so i had to huff it to campus, more wet feet!
That brings me to right now. This is my first attempt at creating a blog...yes, you're catching on, hence Getting My Feet Wet! The focus of this blog will be in the general area of science education. I intend to provide posts that would helpful in a classroom setting and helpful when creating lesson plans. As I stated in the about me section, I'm basically one semester away from student teaching so the content of this blog will probably shift more toward my experiences and things that I am going to use or have used in my preparation for student teaching.
Thanks for checking me out ;)
So, I wake up this morning and get ready for class. I wait at the bus stop for a while (single digit with negative wind chill) but no bus. Do you think that if my landlord didn't bother shoveling last night that the sidewalks would be cleared today? Yeah...nope, so i had to huff it to campus, more wet feet!
That brings me to right now. This is my first attempt at creating a blog...yes, you're catching on, hence Getting My Feet Wet! The focus of this blog will be in the general area of science education. I intend to provide posts that would helpful in a classroom setting and helpful when creating lesson plans. As I stated in the about me section, I'm basically one semester away from student teaching so the content of this blog will probably shift more toward my experiences and things that I am going to use or have used in my preparation for student teaching.
Thanks for checking me out ;)
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