Daniele+Hillmon

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My name is Daniele Mi'chele Hillmon. I was born May 17, 1991 in Columbus, OH.I am a Taurus! I also had 12 fingers (freaky right?) I am now a second year Middle Childhood Education major in Math and Science. I'm in three organizations and hold leadership in two. I am the Director of Community Affairs for Advance, Secretary for Black Arts Collaborative and a member of Shades of You. I work at Justice Just for Girls back at home and I'm soon going to get transferred to the one here inside of Kenwood Mall. I currently work at IPR for the school, which is the Institute for Policy Research. I chose the teaching profession because I want to give back to the new generations. Students are not as eger to learn anymore and I believe that we are going to have to get them motivated again. I had really good teachers and I had some bad but, I learned from both. Students are not getting the proper training and aren't prepared for college. They are wasting valuable time that should be taken into consideration because, are there to help and better you. Some just aren't as good as others.

ARTIFACTS:

Daniele Hillmon Title of Lesson Plan: How Viruses Travel Grade Level: 5 - 8 Subject: Science Brief description of lesson plan: Students will understand how certain viruses travel through a population by simulating the transmission of a communicable disease. []
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Daniele Hillmon Title of Lesson Plan: Growing Bacteria Grade Level: Grade 6 - 8 Subject: Science Brief description of lesson plan: The student will be able to identify areas in the classroom where bacteria are growing and observe and record the growth of bacteria growing in Petri dishes for one week. []

**Name of Technology Tool:** Voice Threads **URL Location of Tool:** [|www.Voicethread.com] **Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes **Is the tool free?** Yes and No **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes, you can always copy and paste the link with your video and it'll be free but, if you pay $2.99 you can export your archival movie or pay to get 10 for $20.00. **Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes **Who uses this tool?** Friends, students,colleagues, businesses, teachers, people all around the world. **What does one use this tool for?** Socializing, fun, communicating, and school or businesss presentations. **What is the educational value of this tool?** Students that are afraid to speak in class can make presentations and sent them to the other students and teacher. Also teachers can use this to show step by step different lessons and the students can doddle and comment at the same time.
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Contact info: hillmodm@mail.uc.edu or danielehillmon@yahoo.com

ISTE STANDARDS WITH REFLECTIONS

> 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. Teachers: > || b. || engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. > > In this class I think we definitely touched base on this standard. Taking this class I have learned about so many new technology tools and different methods to make teaching much easier. For example, instead of writing out a seating chart for our classroom, we used the computer to create a seating chart. You were able to place comments at the students desk as reminders, when you are placing the students in there seats. We also used excel to make a grade book and it calculate the scores. I was not very good at using excel. We didn't really use in much in High School. > > 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:
 * 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity**
 * 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments**

II c. II customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

I think teachers still till this day struggles with tackling this standard. Kids come from so many different schools, different backgrounds, different cultures and they learn in completely different ways. So as teachers we have to come up with different ways for kids that aren’t visual learners to be able to work hands on or by being fully engaged and active during class. So in our class we covered a lesson on Antarctica and she produced 5 different ways to grasp the information. She used some technology for people that are very in tune with computers and searching for things, she had a tape where you can listen to the sounds of the animals that exist in Antarctica, a video to see the involvement that takes place in Antarctica, search and find worksheet and books as the source to find the information and a little bit of busy work. She used different sources so you wouldn’t be dependent on just using the computer, books are still very efficient. Busy work is always good for students who get done with there work early. They need to still be active and learning while everyone else is still working on the first task. Not every task in your lesson plan will last as long as you want it to, be prepared!


 * 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. Teachers: > > || c. || communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. >

In the class we did a 3 to 5 minute presentation on technology tools are could be used in a classroom. We had to show how and why it would be a good tool to use. I learned about tools that I have always used but never thought it could be efficient to use in the classroom for example [|__www.facebook.com__], [|__www.voicethread.com__], [|__www.twitter.com__] and [|__www.skype.com__] just to name a few were all different ways we showed that we could communicate with colleagues, friends, family, and businesses. Email has always been a good way to communicate with parents or you could even have a conference with the student and parent by using skype or voice threads etc.

EXAMPLE: **Name of Technology Tool:** Voice Threads **URL Location of Tool:** [|www.Voicethread.com] **Is there a video or tutorial to learn how to use the tool?** Yes **Is the tool free?** Yes and No **Can I pay to upgrade for more options?** Yes, you can always copy and paste the link with your video and it'll be free but, if you pay $2.99 you can export your archival movie or pay to get 10 for $20.00. **Would you, as a teacher, use this tool?** Yes **Who uses this tool?** Friends, students,colleagues, businesses, teachers, people all around the world. **What does one use this tool for?** Socializing, fun, communicating, and school or businesss presentations. **What is the educational value of this tool?** Students that are afraid to speak in class can make presentations and sent them to the other students and teacher. Also teachers can use this to show step by step different lessons and the students can doddle and comment at the same time.

> 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: > We watched a clip from you tube on copy righting in class and the different ways to go about citing different sources. It is so easy to plagiarize with out doing it intentionally. So it is very important to enforce the rules to be done correctly because not so much in elementary, middle, or high school, but in college there are very server punishments for plagiarizing. There are websites, where you can put in the information of a book or hyper link and it will produce the citation for you. > > Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers: > || c. || evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning. ||
 * 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**
 * a. || advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. ||
 * 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**

I think we also touched based on this by doing the technology tools presentation. We all had to reflect on the tool we had. Also we had to make our own lesson plan and teach the class for 30minutes. The consistency of having a hand full of good teachers and the majority of teachers that do not really care, we need the practice and we need to find ways to help diverse kids remain learning and excited about school. The more practice we get the better teacher we will become. We went to Hughes High School and saw the innovation lab. It was amazing, they are finding that students aren’t prepared enough for college, so they are given the opportunity to get exposed to the real world in High School. They have so much access to great digital tools that helps them learn and encounter every style of learning.


 * My class reflection!**

My experience in this class has been an eye opener. I have learned about a lot of technology tools that I use everyday for social use, that I can use in a classroom to make the time spent interesting. I also enjoyed the trip to the CECH Library, I never knew there were so many libraries. The CECH Library came in handy for our project and for a few of my other teaching classes. It has a lot of resources, a variety of gadgets, tools, and activities that made it easier to prepare for teaching. Everything we did in this class I seen the purpose. I also learned to make use of a lot of the teaching websites that are awesome to use. My favorite assignment was making the seating chart. I liked the website a lot. I also enjoyed the trip the Hughes High school. They are very lucky and I hope they take advantage of the technology that they have. I wasn’t exposed to a lot of the things that they have access to. I think this class has introduced me to a number of new things and I will be using and passing on the information learned.