Elyse+Terrell

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My name is Elyse Terrell and I am currently a Junior at the University of Cincinnati studying English Secondary Education. I am originally from a fairly large city called Fairfield in Ohio, a city that is a part of the Greater Cincinnati area. I graduated from Fairfield High School in June 2008 and had attended Hampton University in Virginia until January of my sophomore year, when I transferred to UC. I am the youngest of three, my olders sister being a graduate of Ohio University and my brother pursuing a degree at Miami University in Oxford, OH. I do have a loveable four year old cocker spaniel named Sweetie, the only pet that is in our home.

During school, I have been involved in many activities and most of them have led to once in a lifetime experiences. I have played clarinet since 5th grade and still continue to do so. I have been in marching band since freshman year of high school. During my freshman year at Hampton University, r band, the marching F.O.R.C.E., was asked to march in President Barrack Obama's inaugeration parade. I also play in UC's symphony orchestra. Not only do I play the clarinet, but I can also play the saxaphone. I love UC and hope that I continue to grow here during my education.

Contact info: terrelea@mail.uc.edu

**Name of Technology Tool:** Facebook **URL Location of Tool:** www.facebook.com **Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes **Is the tool free?** Yes **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes and No: Your actual Facebook page is free but there are free games that can be played through Facebook that require money for other options. **Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes **Who uses this tool?** Teachers, Students, Businesses, Friends **What does one use this tool for?** Networking and Socializing, also for communication, sometimes for school. **What is the educational value of this tool?** Students can socialize outside of class about assignments or group projects for school and the teacher can send out messages that the students will get. **Student's Name:** Elyse Terrell
 * ISTE STANDARDS**

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. //c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify student's conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.// I haven't really had much experience with writing lesson plans because I haven't done much teaching beyond tutoring. I do know that, all throughout high school, I used very little to no technology. My math classes used the smart boards religiously and classes that required a lot of research used the internet but after that, we used the standard chalk board for our lessons. The most advanced type of technology that I myself used in the classroom was whenever I had to give a Power Point presentation and nothing else. For example, there were numerous times in my Social Studies and Language Arts courses that required research so I used a Power Point for some of my projects. But there was hardly a single time when "Teachers [used] their knowledge of...technology" in order to nurture my learning, creativity and innovation. Often times, I felt as those the lesson plans more less fit the need of the educator, not of the student.
 * 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity**

There are plenty of good sites that do demonstrate how easy it is to incorporate technology into one's classroom. This is, however, provided that the teacher has these means. One of my favorites would be []. This site offers numerous articles a bout how a teacher can use technology in the classroom. From Power Points to Over Heads, this site can guide a teacher in the right direction. It also allows teachers to know what software would be best suited for what grade level, which is something I never would have thought of had I not come across this site. This site is very helpful and can enhance the teachers techniques as well as "student learning, creativity, and innovation".

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: //a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.// No matter what the age of the students,it will be a real challenge for any educator to hold the attention of some 20 or 30 odd students. Things that used to hold the attention of students back in the 50's and 60's would never work in today's world. Why? Because we live in an age of digital and electronic entertainment. If there is anything that I can take away from this class, it is that the advancement is not the enemy. If anything, it is maybe the greatest thing that could hav ehappened to the educational world. As an English major, we do a lot of reading and I can tell you from personal experience, sitting down and reading one Shakespeare play a week will only keep me enthused for so long. And it's not that long. Reading outside of class just to come back and have the professor tell us what it was that we read is ineffective. We have so many useful tools that we hardly use that UC provides us with. Blackboard in itself can allow students to collaborate with one another and we could discuss amongst ourselves outside of class what we thought of what we read. This way, the professor can keep track of who is really reading AND have so much more time in class to spend on other things.
 * 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments**

This is probably one of the more important standards. It emphasizes that teachers themselves need to stay educated on the advancements in technology so that they may be able to teach their students more effectively. If it can hold the students attention outside of class, why can't it work in the classroom as well? For instance, blogs and forums are an excellent way to hold a students attention. A good site that can be used, and has been used by soem of my own professors, would be []. This forum can be used to hold class discussions, discussions with other teachers, and discussions between students. Many students today, including those in college, use forums to chat about regular things, like politics or high school drama or anything like that. Using a forum where students can direct their comments towards certain people and towards certain subjects and comments can help the professor know where the student is coming from and let them know if the student is headed int he right direction.

**3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning **

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. //c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. //

The fact that we use wikispace in class is a good sign. Teachers are always supposed to be enhancing their knowledge so that they can help teach their students as well. I never really used technology in the classroom but I do know that as the years go by, the more relevant technology is to learning. Many people think that technology is more of a distraction than anything else. But the reality is, this is the same technology that holds a students attention at home. So why would it not be able to do this in the classroom? Technology is not evil. Technology does not even need to be something like Facebook or Wikispace but it can also be something as simple as Word or Excel. And often times, technologies can interact with each and in today’s world, some professions require that you know how to use technology.

A good site that shows how to embed excel can be found [|here]. Excel is technology that is frequently used everywhere. Teacher’s can use it to keep track of grades while a business person uses it to keep track of business matters. Whether it can be used as a grade sheet or a way to keep track of passwords, excel is very useful. Students can learn to use excel so that they can keep track of their assignments better. Excel can be displayed on the internet so that students can view their own progress without having to constantly contact their teacher.

**4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility **

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: //d. develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools // Technology is something that is looked at as an enemy in the classroom. However, technology teaches students to learn responsibility. The internet does provide students with the resources to do pretty much anything they want. Also, the internet exposes them to many things that would never enter the classroom. Students have to learn how to use the internet as a technology though because it is such an easy and simple way of communication. A student in Cincinnati can work on a school project with a student from India just with the use of the internet.

Skype is an excellent example of this. Skype allows you to talk, type, and look at the person you are communicating with. Skype can allow students to send and receive information from miles away. Phone calls and even text messages can be costly and will not always get through. When I was in high school, there were very few, if any, instances where I was able to even get on a computer. Now I know, just from taking this class, there are multiple ways of learning and that technology can be a good thing.

**5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership ** c. make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning. Technology. It's only useful when it works. If you use technology in the classroom just for the sake of using, you are not using it to its potential. There are many different ways to make technology useful but it is up to the educator to make sure that students use it correctly. I personally did not know how to use Google.com properly nor did I know how to cite it. It took me getting into college to learn that you cannto cite a search engine.

Other technologies, like overheads and tape recorders, can be more controlled than the internet. But if professor tried to use Facebook or Twitter, it must be used so that the student is learning. Otherwise, the digital tool is not supporting students learning.

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Student's Name: Elyse Terrell Title of Lesson Plan: Cemetary Path Grade Level: 11-12 Subject: LanguageArts,A Novel Brief description of lesson plan: Student's will be given a story broken down into sections so that thye cannot read ahead. They are to analyze and predict what may happen next in the story. Website: []
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 Elyse TerrellTitle: Literature Review Grade Level: 10-12 Subject: Literary Review Benchmark:A. Apply reading comprehension strategies to understand grade- appropriate texts C. Use appropriate self-monitoring strategies for comprehension Indicator: Be able to apply for future essays and exams. Brief Description: Students are divided into two teams, with three students being judges. Each team will hase two members answering questions against one another that involve comprehension, interpretation, judgement, and knowledge.Website: @http://www.youth.net/cec/ceclang/ceclang.23.txt

Elyse TerrellTitle: Banned Book Debate Grade: 9-12 Subject: Literature Research Brief Description: Students will be allowed to research books that have been banned from the public school system. They will then argue whether or not the banning is legit or should be over turned. They are allowed to use the internet as a resource.Website: @http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/literature/912banned.html <span style="color: #444444; display: block; font-family: 'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Arial; line-height: 7px;">Title: A To Z Teacher Stuff For TeachersURL: []<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Summary: Free lesson plans, worksheet generators, and lesson generators.Student's Name: Elyse Terrell **Name of Technology Tool:** Facebook <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**URL Location of Tool:** www.facebook.com <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Is the tool free?** Yes **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes and No: Your actual Facebook page is free but there are free games that can be played through Facebook that require money for other options. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Who uses this tool?** Teachers, Students, Businesses, Friends <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**What does one use this tool for?** Networking and Socializing, also for communication, sometimes for school. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**What is the educational value of this tool?** Students can socialize outside of class about assignments or group projects for school and the teacher can send out messages that the students will get. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Student's Name:** Elyse Terrell
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">After taking this course, I really did realize how many different options there are out there that can be used to help teach a class. I never would have thoguht of using places like Facebook or WikiSpace would be useful in a classroom until I actually did the research. This course also helped me understand that there are certain technologies that may be more useful outside the classroom but can still help a student learn. I dfeinetely recommend that anyone interested in teaching should have the option of taking this class. The more the teacher knows, the more the student has to learn.
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