What Will Teaching in the 21st Century be Like?

Mr. Dancealot video the main point or what I took as the main point is no matter the technology used to help in teaching a course, if it is not followed up by a professor who lets the students actively learn they will not understand the material. What I mean by actively learning is by allowing the students to to try it for themselves, not just showing them what to do. By showing the students what to do yes they are getting an example but until they are made to repeat it back they have not truly committed it into their memory. Students who actively learn have better chances of learning and remembering material taught in the classroom. The author shows that students who just listen will not retain the information as well as a student who is committing it into memory. The author shows that no matter the technology you have going on in the classroom if the students are not allowed to discuss or preform examples during the learning period nothing, or only tiny things will stick in their memory.
Robert states that to teach in the 21st century we as teachers are no longer the only form of knowledge, and we must show the students how to interact with all types of social media that one can research information on, for this to happen the teachers must also be well versed in these forms of social media. Teaching is changing because the teacher is no longer the sole teacher anymore with the influence of outside sources the teacher is also considered the filter. We as teachers must filter out the negative resources that students can access and point them in the right direction when it comes to maneuvering about the social forums. I defiantly feel that teaching in the 21st century will involve tons of changes dealing with technology, we as students already use social medias to research topics that are in question. So yes teaching in this century will prove to have tons of change towards a more modern lifestyle.
In dealing with Network students it is important for them to have a teacher because they teach the student how to build this network and take advantage of learning opportunities. Not only does the teacher help with getting ahead of the crowd they offer guidance in times of need, and shows one how to seek help and act like a professional when talking to people in authority. Teachers for network students is not something unneeded, the teacher is needed to help mold the young student into a student who is self sufficient and an active learner.
Davis states that a classroom where students feel empowered is the best teaching environment for students. This could be a good thing as well as a bad thing though. I say it could be a good thing because an empowered student will be more proud and more confident of the work they put out in this class if they has this feeling of being their boss. However I say it could be a bad thing because a student could feel as if they can dictate what they can and cannot do due to this excessive empowerment they have or they feel that they have. Empowerment is okay but the students still would need to know where the lines are that cannot be crossed by this student empowered classroom environment.
In the Who's Ahead in the Learning Race video Dr. Strange makes it a point to show us that these young children seem to be very well versed in the mechanics of working these i pads and mac computers. The question is asked as to who is a ahead in the learning race, and by the looks of this video I myself feel as if the younger children are ahead because they are starting to have access to technology that we as adult students do have now but did not have while we were growing up. This could advantage of having access to such technology at a younger age allows for skills to be formed at a younger age as well that we did not necessarily have formed until we had the luxury of being introduced to them while we were growing up. I feel as if I am a little behind in this game because I have just now been introduced to some of the forums that the younger children have already been introduced to.
Flipping the classroom is where teachers will request students watch the next days material the night before class. This allows for the students to have time for them to gather questions they have about the next days lesson. Flipping the classroom is new to me yes, I have never heard of anything like this before. I feel that it is a good idea but could have some draw backs when it comes to the grade levels that are using this technique. I myself do not feel that this technique would work in my favor only because I will be teaching in the high school level and I do not realistically see high school students going home after a long day of school and watching a video about what they will learn tomorrow. I feel that getting them to do homework would be a big challenge already.
One can use problem-based learning to go between the classroom and the locker room. Problem-based learning allows for students to discuss the material between each other instead of automatically looking to the teacher to find or figure out the answer at hand here. Allowing an open discussion throughout the students is a great thing because they are helping each other achieve the answers to the questions they are seeking versus outright asking the teacher to help instead of the student seeking the questions on their own and actually learning the material versus just asking or guessing.

What about EDM310?

Upon entering EDM310 I was told many stories of how the class was hard, it was too much work but if I stayed on top of the course load then all should be fine.
I shrugged the comments off and just thought they were overreacting about it. However after my first class meeting for EDM310 I had the same thoughts. The course itself is not the problem, the fact that one is having to learn so much in a short period of time is what got me worrying.
The only fears I have about this class is being overwhelmed by the assignments, or falling behind on the assignments themselves.
EDM310 is very different when compared to other college courses one thing that sticks out from the get go is it is listed as a blended course, a blended course is half on campus and half online. Blended courses allow for one to work on their own time pace however they cause the student to do a lot of learning almost on their own.
Ive taken straight online courses and straight on campus courses during my college life, the biggest difference between online and a blended course is when taking an online course one has contact with his or her professor strictly through emails or phone calls. Blended courses all work is done on the computer and on the students own time yes, however if something needs to be addressed then that can be done during the face to face time slot.
I feel the most difficult problem I will face in this course is not to feel overwhelmed or rushed when working on projects for this class, this problem will only be addressed as the class progresses further into the semester, and I feel more confident about the work and time frame put in front of me.
I really do not have any questions revolving around EDM310 as a course. I more so question myself with the work load as stated above, but the only way to address these issues will be as the semester progresses into the year and my confidence about the work load is eases by my knowing I can do this.

Pratice Blog: Who Am I?

Outline:
Who am I?
A. Callie Amara Thames
1. I am 23 years old.
2. I have an older sister by the name of Kate.
3. I am a Pascagoula MS native.
B. My Family:
1. My family plays a big part in my life, they keep me motivated to better myself.
2. I have two nieces and two nephews who are my world.
II. Where I grew up:
A. Pascagoula MS
1. Pascagoula is a small coastal town in Mississippi, it is the home of Ingalls Shipbuilding company.
2. Being from a small town has its perks and disadvantages. A perk would be always seeing a friendly face, a disadvantage would have to be running into people you would rather avoid.
B. Things to do in Pascagoula:
1. Many people who live in this town are constantly on the water, whether it be in the pool, river or out in the Gulf.
2. I spend my past time on the river most weekends, with the tight knit group of friends I have.
3. We spend most of our time on the river, but occasionally we will go to Round or Horn Island which is located in the Gulf.
III. Why do I want to be an educator:
A. Being an educator to me is important because I can try and get my passion out for history and hopefully reach a child who will establish that same kind of passion I have, regardless of the subject matter.
1. Being an educator is more than just teaching a child something, it goes deeper than that any child can be taught something but when they start to learn things is the key.
2. Being an educator is also more than teaching or having a child learn something as well, it also allows you to give the child the building blocks to create what they want to do with their education pathway.
IV. My major is History Education:
A. I will be licensed to teach secondary history education once I finish these last couple of years.
1. This means I will be the classroom teaching students about the history of our country as well as other historical events that happened throughout the world.
2. I will not just be teaching about past historical events, current events are also great things that will and can be used when in a class room.

My name is Callie Thames, I am 23 years old and currently a student at University of South Alabama I am in my Senior year working towards my History Education degree. I have one sister who is 4 years older than me her name is Kate. Kate happens to be not only my sister but also one of my best friends. Our being relatively close in age helped forge our friendship. My sister has 4 children with her husband Gene. Two girls and two boys, these kids are my world. I try my hardest to be a good influence on them, I want nothing more than for them to grow up and be respectful towards their parents, grandparents and anyone who they will come in contact with. I previously attended University of Southern Mississippi but felt as if I truly did not belong with that school, upon some soul searching I mad the decision to apply to USA and received my acceptance letter a few weeks later. I knew this school was the place for me to finish out my degree, and it was the best choice I made for my education.
I made the choice to enter the field of education because I feel that teaching and helping a student develop during their time of high school is a wonderful thing. Not only would I be installing the raw materials for them to go off and become who they want to be when they grow up. I am also showing them that school is not all that bad, yes it makes them work but it should also instal some sort of discipline in their life as well. Teaching a child to learn something is where changes happen. If a child learns then that task they learned will or should be with them for life, which is something that I want to do. I want my students to take some bit of information they learned from me and run with it. Let that information take them places and hopefully cause them to do great things. As a history educator I would hope to spend my teaching days teaching children about the past history or current history of our country and historical events that happened or are happening in the rest of the world today.