Blog Post 6- Asking Questions: What questions do we ask? How do we ask?

Asking questions- is there a right or wrong way to go about it? Yes, this is especially true as a teacher. Why?

here are some links that show how best to do this.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/asking-better-questions-deeper-learning-ben-johnson


http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/strategies/Pages/asking-questions.aspx

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/three-ways-to-ask-better-questions-in-the-classroom/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMfEVdfDys

http://cet.usc.edu/resources/teaching_learning/docs/Asking_Better_Questions.pdf

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/10/for-students-why-the-question-is-more-important-than-the-answer/

http://youtu.be/5uKqs3D0Z0M

things to consider when asking questions -from-http://michelleburger.wordpress.com/page/6/

Students answering teacher’s question-raising hands-from-http://roshrulez.wordpress.com

Asking questions process-from-https://www.google.com/search

student asking teacher questions-from-https://www.google.com/search

teacher asking questions-https://www.google.com/search

The things to do/consider when asking questions:

• Prepare in advance when planning to ask your students questions-this will help your mind more attuned to what you are asking the students
• ask your own questions to yourself before asking your students
• consider if the question is relevant to what you want to teach
• consider if the question simply gives an answer or does it lead the students to the answer(which is what your goal should be)
• consider your goals for your questions
• consider whether or not the questions are challenging enough, too challenging or not challenging enough for your students' comprehension levels of the concept you are trying to teach
• do not assume that some students will know more than others and that some will sit silently and some will answer more during the discussion
• consider whether or not the students are going to be interested in the questions you are proposing.
• consider what your students' needs are when asking them your proposed questions.
• consider the size of your class and how they respond when asking questions-remember, every student is different. No two people are exactly the same.
• consider this question-do the questions you are proposing inspire your students to create and engage them in the learning process?

I think asking the right questions is important, because if you don't ask the question, how will you ever find the answer. 

Project # 8- Book Trailer on- "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" by Judy Blume

Project #7- This Is My Sentence/Passion Videos

Blog Post 5:How Can iCurio and Discovery Ed Be Used Effectively in Your Instruction? iCurio presentation- prezi

C4T # 1 summary

C4T-# 1  I had the wonderful opportunity to comment on Wesley Fryer's blog- Moving At The Speed of Creativity. I really enjoyed reading and commenting on his blog. It had a lot of interesting and fascinating information.


comment 1-  my first comment was on his post- Why Don't Some Teachers Let Students Create in Class? here's a link to the post on his blog so you can see my comment- http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2013/08/27/why-dont-some-teachers-let-students-create-in-class/

This post talked about all of the reasons that some (not all) teachers don't let their students create in class and do hands-on assignments. He went into much detail and talked about why it happens,and even used graphics to show all of the reasons some teachers don't let students create in class.

my comment let him know I found the post interesting and that I believed in creativity, as well as talking about ho it helps to students more if they are  able to create in class than if they don't create.

comment 2-the second comment was about Dr. Fryer's post about his conference presentation on opening doors for students for creating using technology, Here is a link to the post I commented on so you can see my comment (once it gets approved.-if it does at all)- http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2013/09/11/opening-doors-for-students-an-iste-2013-ignite-presentation/

This post showed his presentation, which talked about technology allowing students to be able to create more and in new ways than they had in the past. He talked about the pros and cons of using technology in classrooms but emphasized how much good it can do for students and how practice with creativity using technology really helps them.

my comment let him know his post was interesting and that I agreed that technology does open the door
to creativity for students and that it lets them learn in a way that they hadn't been able to previously. I also talked about it being important to the learning process and asked a question about why technology isn't implemented in every classroom.

Project # 3- Presentation on Project-Based Learning

Blog Post 4-Why Podcasts? How do we do a podcast?

What is a podcast?
a podcast is a file in which a video and a powerpoint becomes an mp3 format that can be listened to on an ipod or an mp3 player and can be listened to anytime and shared anywhere you wish it to be shared to.

How do you do a podcast? Podcasts are really simple to do-just record it using video software such as a webcam or using skype, etc. After you record your video you can upload it to a videoshare website such as YouTube. Next you create a powerpoint if applicable, and then you use software such as imovie to convert it to any other form you wish it to be in. Then you would share your podcast with whoever you want to view the entire podcast.

listening to a podcast on mp3 player-from-https://www.google.com/search

Why do we do them? Podcasts are important to learning because there are many auditory learners who love to listen to things on ipods or mp3s. It is also important to learning because it allows students to take their lessons anywhere they go using technology. It is also important so students can get information anytime, anywhere without having to ask anyone any questions about it-why would students want this? This is because students don't want to have to rely on their teacher for information, they want to be able to figure it out for themselves and be self-sufficient learners and resourceful individuals.

podcasting logo-from-https://www.google.com/search

podcast symbol-from-https://www.google.com/search

what a podcast is-from-https://www.google.com/search