1. Who is responsible to pay for students attending virtual high schools?
Technically Michael is responsable, yes I understand that he has family issues. I do believe that the "virtual" high school should only be offered in the summer, where he can focus on that and work, not during the school year cause that is three things for him to worry about (work, school, and virtual school). Since it is high school however, The government should fund it if not 50% of it, being that it is still with in the boundaries of public schooling and meeting the standards of public schools.
2. Should all public schools have a virtual high school component?
I dont know, I personally hate virtual education, it is frustrating to use, half the time the instructors dont use the online format correctly, and grading/assigning can get out of hand. The benefit is that if there was a summer online schooling then students could take remedial classes they might need to be successful in their later classes, benefiting the public school and student.
3. How should parents be notified of the opportunity for online courses?
if their student is struggling then the parent should be informed of the other opportunities their student could try to help them with. Parent teacher conferences would be another good area to bring it up. or even the start of the year parent letter it could also be mentioned.
4. Should teachers receive a degree in teaching online courses before being allowed to teach an
online course?
No. They should only be required to be "certified" to teach it. being that they understand the format of the online homepage. For example D2L has some professors who are really good at the online format and know how to use the site very well, while other do not and the students are docked in grades because of it. D2L is one site, and there is about 20+ different ways its being used, a unified way would help students be successful.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Week 8 Case Study 07
1. If you were the teacher, how would you handle this situation?
I would have given them zero's on that exam (the earlier one no because I cant prove that they cheated in that way). I would talk to the students with the principal and inform the parents. This is a serious offense and should be dealt with immediately, if we dont have strict concequenes students will cheat and continue to be problematic.
2. As a teacher, would you ban all cell phones in your classroom?
Yes. even though they could "provide a beneficial tool for the classroom". Thats great I dont care, not everyone has a droid or an Iphone to download that app. I also think that it encourages students to use their phone more, and gives them the excuse "oh i was just submitting and answer" when they are texting. Its a can of worms with more cons then pro's.
3. What should happen to Laura and Jessica?
Their phones should be taken away till friday of that week, parents contacted, talk with the principal and possibility of detention.
4. Should cell phones be prohibited in schools? If so, how do you make parents feel
that their kids are safe at school? And how can a policy be enforced?
Yes. Cell phones should be off from when class starts to 5 min after the last bell. This way no student can cheat if they need to call home then they can use the classroom phone or an office phone we will provide that for them. and that is also what I would tell parents. in the case of a severe emergency Cellphone use would be difficult. Lets say a lockdown for an intruder, well are students texing home causing panics? are they texting the intruder their location? that one is hard to say.
I would have given them zero's on that exam (the earlier one no because I cant prove that they cheated in that way). I would talk to the students with the principal and inform the parents. This is a serious offense and should be dealt with immediately, if we dont have strict concequenes students will cheat and continue to be problematic.
2. As a teacher, would you ban all cell phones in your classroom?
Yes. even though they could "provide a beneficial tool for the classroom". Thats great I dont care, not everyone has a droid or an Iphone to download that app. I also think that it encourages students to use their phone more, and gives them the excuse "oh i was just submitting and answer" when they are texting. Its a can of worms with more cons then pro's.
3. What should happen to Laura and Jessica?
Their phones should be taken away till friday of that week, parents contacted, talk with the principal and possibility of detention.
4. Should cell phones be prohibited in schools? If so, how do you make parents feel
that their kids are safe at school? And how can a policy be enforced?
Yes. Cell phones should be off from when class starts to 5 min after the last bell. This way no student can cheat if they need to call home then they can use the classroom phone or an office phone we will provide that for them. and that is also what I would tell parents. in the case of a severe emergency Cellphone use would be difficult. Lets say a lockdown for an intruder, well are students texing home causing panics? are they texting the intruder their location? that one is hard to say.
Week 6 Case study 10
1. Of the two girls, which do you think will create the best scholarship essay? Why?
Its hard to say. Glenna may do better because she is enthusiastic about it, but will this bring the material she is writing about astray? Laura may not do as well because she is dreading it, because of all the miserable time in class she has spent working on them. But does this mean that she will have set more attention to the material and its mechanical nature? its hard to say who will write the best paper.
2. As a teacher, what must you do to prepare your students for digital storytelling?
What I must prepare is that I need to understand completely how the program I am using in my class works, and if I dont know the answers I know where to look or who to ask. I also but take additional time to prepare a lesson on how to use the program for the students to understand. And lastly I must ask ahead of a computer lab time being that these movie editing programs save bits and pieces of files so students will have a very hard time taking it home to work on it.
3. Why is it significant to mention Laura’s actions of texting and iPod use?
I feel like it was not actually significant to mention it. Yes so she likes ipods and love to watch movies...So do I and im sure a lot of other people do, that doesn't mean she will love the digital story telling assignment. some people like the more analytical way. Personally I view writing out a paper is more efficient being that you spend many days setting up a digital story telling and only to get 5 min of video out of it. yes "photo can say a 1,000 words" but how much time did a student waste looking for that photo? or aligning the music just right. That is where I think the problem is. We make it soo customizable for students they get lost on the bigger image and are focused on the small entertainment features of the project.
4. Besides YouTube and Facebook, what are other ways that digital stories can be shared?
Well if the are part of a classroom assignment they should not be shared at all, instead assessed and destroyed to prevent any liability on your part, yes the student can take home a copy of it, but it is no longer your problem. E-mail they can be shared, school webpages as well; but we have to be careful on what we put out for the public to view.
5.In what ways did Mr. Smith’s digital storytelling project help boost Glenna’s confidence?
He made it more personal to the students because it is more customizable, and unique; versus the structured paper everyone has to write out.
6. How might Laura have benefited if she were in Mr. Smith’s class last semester?
To say she benefited is an unproven fact, what if she didn't do better? I do think that yes, Mr. Smiths projects gave the students a moral boost for their papers, and made them more excited for it.
Its hard to say. Glenna may do better because she is enthusiastic about it, but will this bring the material she is writing about astray? Laura may not do as well because she is dreading it, because of all the miserable time in class she has spent working on them. But does this mean that she will have set more attention to the material and its mechanical nature? its hard to say who will write the best paper.
2. As a teacher, what must you do to prepare your students for digital storytelling?
What I must prepare is that I need to understand completely how the program I am using in my class works, and if I dont know the answers I know where to look or who to ask. I also but take additional time to prepare a lesson on how to use the program for the students to understand. And lastly I must ask ahead of a computer lab time being that these movie editing programs save bits and pieces of files so students will have a very hard time taking it home to work on it.
3. Why is it significant to mention Laura’s actions of texting and iPod use?
I feel like it was not actually significant to mention it. Yes so she likes ipods and love to watch movies...So do I and im sure a lot of other people do, that doesn't mean she will love the digital story telling assignment. some people like the more analytical way. Personally I view writing out a paper is more efficient being that you spend many days setting up a digital story telling and only to get 5 min of video out of it. yes "photo can say a 1,000 words" but how much time did a student waste looking for that photo? or aligning the music just right. That is where I think the problem is. We make it soo customizable for students they get lost on the bigger image and are focused on the small entertainment features of the project.
4. Besides YouTube and Facebook, what are other ways that digital stories can be shared?
Well if the are part of a classroom assignment they should not be shared at all, instead assessed and destroyed to prevent any liability on your part, yes the student can take home a copy of it, but it is no longer your problem. E-mail they can be shared, school webpages as well; but we have to be careful on what we put out for the public to view.
5.In what ways did Mr. Smith’s digital storytelling project help boost Glenna’s confidence?
He made it more personal to the students because it is more customizable, and unique; versus the structured paper everyone has to write out.
6. How might Laura have benefited if she were in Mr. Smith’s class last semester?
To say she benefited is an unproven fact, what if she didn't do better? I do think that yes, Mr. Smiths projects gave the students a moral boost for their papers, and made them more excited for it.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Week 4 Case Study 08
1. Could Miss Walker have handled the plagiarism situation any differently?
I would have first taught a lesson on the importance of work being in your own words. Tell students of the serious harm that can be caused to them if they plagiarize (sue, jail, scare them a litte). Then after that I would teach them how to use information they found in their own words, give them examples "heres what I would do, Read it try to explain it to a friend in person to make sense then write what you said down." Show them online dictionaries and Thesauruses to help change their words.
2. If wikis are to be used in the classroom, at what grade level are the students
ready?
Its hard to say when students are ready, being that they all mature at different times. I would say no younger than 6th or 7th grade. Students also should have had a year or two of "experience" in research so they have experienced plagiarism and how to avoid it before.
3. What can be done to assure that ALL students are involved in the writing and
editing process?
I think Wiki's make it easy for students to get away with having someone else do all the work. Though now you should be able to track who has made changes/additions to a wiki that still doesn't solve it maybe one student is writing it all and sending the info to the other students. one way to ensure that students are doing their own research is to have students work on it in class and if they want to do outside work on their own they can but class will provide enough time to finish the project. That is the only way I can think of preventing someone from doing all the work.
4. What, if anything, should be done about those students that plagiarized work?
Should Miss Walker have allowed them to edit their work after she found
evidence of plagiarism, or just given them a “0”?
Its hard to say, have these students ever been told that they can't plagiarize? I would say that if students have been introduced to plagiarism then the research that was copied is "useless" and will be blanked out from the document, and an additional 5-10% will be docked from the score (some would say thats harsh, but hey they would learn at least im not letting the person they stole it from sue them). if students had never or were just introduced to plagiarism I would give them one day to make the proper edits. Before the grading above applies.
5. What, if any, other concerns do you envision with the use of wikis?
Public viewing of the wiki's, they would have to be set to private. Also the concern of sabotage, between groups and even group members would be a concern. I also feel like the parent concern would be hard to, being that say you go home as a 6th grader and "mom, im creating a wiki for the whole world to view on the internet" im pretty sure a lot of parents will be concerned about that.
I would have first taught a lesson on the importance of work being in your own words. Tell students of the serious harm that can be caused to them if they plagiarize (sue, jail, scare them a litte). Then after that I would teach them how to use information they found in their own words, give them examples "heres what I would do, Read it try to explain it to a friend in person to make sense then write what you said down." Show them online dictionaries and Thesauruses to help change their words.
2. If wikis are to be used in the classroom, at what grade level are the students
ready?
Its hard to say when students are ready, being that they all mature at different times. I would say no younger than 6th or 7th grade. Students also should have had a year or two of "experience" in research so they have experienced plagiarism and how to avoid it before.
3. What can be done to assure that ALL students are involved in the writing and
editing process?
I think Wiki's make it easy for students to get away with having someone else do all the work. Though now you should be able to track who has made changes/additions to a wiki that still doesn't solve it maybe one student is writing it all and sending the info to the other students. one way to ensure that students are doing their own research is to have students work on it in class and if they want to do outside work on their own they can but class will provide enough time to finish the project. That is the only way I can think of preventing someone from doing all the work.
4. What, if anything, should be done about those students that plagiarized work?
Should Miss Walker have allowed them to edit their work after she found
evidence of plagiarism, or just given them a “0”?
Its hard to say, have these students ever been told that they can't plagiarize? I would say that if students have been introduced to plagiarism then the research that was copied is "useless" and will be blanked out from the document, and an additional 5-10% will be docked from the score (some would say thats harsh, but hey they would learn at least im not letting the person they stole it from sue them). if students had never or were just introduced to plagiarism I would give them one day to make the proper edits. Before the grading above applies.
5. What, if any, other concerns do you envision with the use of wikis?
Public viewing of the wiki's, they would have to be set to private. Also the concern of sabotage, between groups and even group members would be a concern. I also feel like the parent concern would be hard to, being that say you go home as a 6th grader and "mom, im creating a wiki for the whole world to view on the internet" im pretty sure a lot of parents will be concerned about that.
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