Week 3

         Today in class we learned a lot of great information. We started off class by learning about what podcasts and vodcasts were. I have never made a podcast or a vodcast but I have seen a lot of them online and a lot of people really enjoy doing them. I think they are a good way to incorporate them into a classroom. I think they would especially be helpful in English classes or History classes. The second thing we talked about was what Cyber bullying was. We watched a really cool video of what cyber bullying could do to someone, and someone in the act of bullying  (pretending of course). Then we watched another video of three girls who were sitting in a coffee shop and pretending to bully someone on Facebook while others were watching. When they asked the onlooker to participate in the bullying he complied and went through with it. Which just goes to show that some onlookers will not tell the bullies to stop what they are doing. We were told some statistics about bullying and it is really astonishing how many people are bullied. Its something that needs to stop because in some cases it results in suicide, which is in no means okay. After our discussions we learned how to use Picasa and how to create videos with pictures on our Google site. We learned how to add audio to it as well and upload it to our Google site. 


     I can't really see myself using podcasts and vodcasts in my content area. It defiantly makes sense for an English class or History class to use them but I don't really know how I would incorporated them into a Mathematics class. I"m sure I could find some ideas off the internet on how to use them in a math class, but I don't really know right now.

     Some of the ISTE standards we used as Teachers today in class were:

• Model Digital-Age Work and Learning. We learned about new technologies (Picasa) and how to use them in our classrooms. 
• Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. We learned a new and creative way to teach our students through virtual environments.

Some of the ISTE standards we used as students today in class were:

• Creativity and Innovation. We applied our existing knowledge to the new things we learned today.
• Technology Operations and Concept. We all used computers today in class and how to use them effectively when applying them to the new programs we learned about in class today.