Sunday, April 29, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Blog Post #12
For this blog post I tried to focus on things that could get children's mouths going. Interacting with children who can't talk is a good way to build up courage and a friendship so that they will be more open to talking and learning with you.
The first site I found was called Play at Home Mom which incorporates activities that parents can do at home to simply teach children about shapes, numbers, colors, animals, and many other things. I thought this site was really neat because some parents don't realize the importance of learning at a young age. Learning starts the day you are born and I don't believe it ever stops.
The second site I found is a site that advertises for a tool called Speech Buddies. This set of tools actually allows the child to feel how their tongue is supposed to move while making different sounds such as the s, sh, r, i, and ch sounds. At first I didn't understand how these tools worked then I watched the video off to the side and it made it all clear. The child puts the device into their mouth and then says the sound they have trouble pronouncing. The device then guides their tongue into the correct position to make this sound come out. I was skeptical at first but then I started saying the sounds myself and I realized that my tongue does exactly what the devices make their tongues do. It was really neat and I can not wait to get my Masters in Speech Pathology so I can get my hands on these and help children find their voices and be heard!
The first site I found was called Play at Home Mom which incorporates activities that parents can do at home to simply teach children about shapes, numbers, colors, animals, and many other things. I thought this site was really neat because some parents don't realize the importance of learning at a young age. Learning starts the day you are born and I don't believe it ever stops.
The second site I found is a site that advertises for a tool called Speech Buddies. This set of tools actually allows the child to feel how their tongue is supposed to move while making different sounds such as the s, sh, r, i, and ch sounds. At first I didn't understand how these tools worked then I watched the video off to the side and it made it all clear. The child puts the device into their mouth and then says the sound they have trouble pronouncing. The device then guides their tongue into the correct position to make this sound come out. I was skeptical at first but then I started saying the sounds myself and I realized that my tongue does exactly what the devices make their tongues do. It was really neat and I can not wait to get my Masters in Speech Pathology so I can get my hands on these and help children find their voices and be heard!
C4K March
Amel and Kaityln wrote a short story, I assume anyways, about a change of world. I was actually confused by it. The dialect was different and resulted in many misspelt words. But over all it was a neat read. I look forward to seeing what else they come up with.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Blog Post 10
In the video, Do you teach or do you educate?, it gives you the definition of a teacher. Which, personally, I had never looked up before and was quite shocked to see the definition of. I thought that the definition of a teacher would be more of what the definition of an educator would be. I suppose this is not all a bad thing though, if I have set out to be a teacher with the definition of an educator in mind. In the path I will go down with my education, I would like for my time to be spent being a teacher educating my students in ways that will help them to achieve their dreams.
When I decided to become a teacher, it wasn't because I had always dreamed of being one. And teaching just happens to be one of the stepping stones in where I hope to end up. Speech pathology is my main goal in my education, but I wanted to understand more of how children learned, and more of the psychology behind the mind of a child. I want to be able to help children who can't help themselves. Speaking is one of the most important ways we have to communicate with one another, and while they can always use technology to help them, we have to stop and think about whether that child WANTS to know how to speak and communicate. That is what I want to accomplish. To give children the opportunity to speak.
When reading Tom Johnson's post, Don't let them take pencils home, I started to think back to when I was in Elementary school myself. Even though we took standardized tests and integrated some technologies into the schools our test scores were always beyond average scores. I think that the problem with our scores getting lower lies more with the teachers and the upbringing of the students than it does with whether they take tests well. To a certain extent it is a lame excuse that people use when they didn't study, or when a teacher didn't teach. I understand that some children get panic attacks before which hinders their scores, but as a teacher if we give students the tools they need to pass the test we are in turn giving them the courage they need to pass it. Think back to a time when you took a test... Did you study for it? Did you know the material from your teacher? Were you confident in your ability to own that test? Your answers should give you the proof to what I'm saying. Mr. Johnson makes a good point when he talks about getting the parents involved in the kids schooling. Parents are more busy these days with work, but they still need to stop and be with their children for just a few hours a day to understand and help them with problems, and to lift them up when they have done good. Or even when they haven't done too good.
When I decided to become a teacher, it wasn't because I had always dreamed of being one. And teaching just happens to be one of the stepping stones in where I hope to end up. Speech pathology is my main goal in my education, but I wanted to understand more of how children learned, and more of the psychology behind the mind of a child. I want to be able to help children who can't help themselves. Speaking is one of the most important ways we have to communicate with one another, and while they can always use technology to help them, we have to stop and think about whether that child WANTS to know how to speak and communicate. That is what I want to accomplish. To give children the opportunity to speak.
When reading Tom Johnson's post, Don't let them take pencils home, I started to think back to when I was in Elementary school myself. Even though we took standardized tests and integrated some technologies into the schools our test scores were always beyond average scores. I think that the problem with our scores getting lower lies more with the teachers and the upbringing of the students than it does with whether they take tests well. To a certain extent it is a lame excuse that people use when they didn't study, or when a teacher didn't teach. I understand that some children get panic attacks before which hinders their scores, but as a teacher if we give students the tools they need to pass the test we are in turn giving them the courage they need to pass it. Think back to a time when you took a test... Did you study for it? Did you know the material from your teacher? Were you confident in your ability to own that test? Your answers should give you the proof to what I'm saying. Mr. Johnson makes a good point when he talks about getting the parents involved in the kids schooling. Parents are more busy these days with work, but they still need to stop and be with their children for just a few hours a day to understand and help them with problems, and to lift them up when they have done good. Or even when they haven't done too good.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
C4T # 3
The Thinking Stick
Jeff Utecht talked about how he had to do a speech to kids 15-18 years old about technology. He said that most adults would talk about the dangers of sexting and insist students get online less often. He thinks that this is definitely not the way to go about this opportunity. Instead it is an opportunity to teach children that they have a power given to them to change the world with a few clicks of a mouse. The only problem is that older generations are afraid of this power and they aren't teaching us how to properly use it.
I commented saying I thought the way he was planning on talking to these kids would be the most beneficial way. As a "kid" in this generation I know how misguided some children are and in a technological world that has such a big impact it is imperative that we are taught how to utilize this power to our full potential.
In his second post I read, he wrote a story that, when I first read it, I thought it was a made up story. Turns out it is actually the story of him and two friends. One who is still his best friend, they played baseball together, and the other who is now his wife. I thought it was really neat that he was willing to share this with the internet. He talked about how they used to say they would live in Seattle one day, the three of them. I think it is amazing that all three of them actually live there now and his friend lives not in his condo with his wife, but just a few blocks down.
I commented saying that I thought it was cool that he didn't start out the story saying it was his own personal experience. He posted pictures in his post and they had captions underneath them. I have no idea how to do this, as easy as it may actually be, so I asked him. I hope he responds back so that I too can put awesome captions under my pictures!
Jeff Utecht talked about how he had to do a speech to kids 15-18 years old about technology. He said that most adults would talk about the dangers of sexting and insist students get online less often. He thinks that this is definitely not the way to go about this opportunity. Instead it is an opportunity to teach children that they have a power given to them to change the world with a few clicks of a mouse. The only problem is that older generations are afraid of this power and they aren't teaching us how to properly use it.
I commented saying I thought the way he was planning on talking to these kids would be the most beneficial way. As a "kid" in this generation I know how misguided some children are and in a technological world that has such a big impact it is imperative that we are taught how to utilize this power to our full potential.
In his second post I read, he wrote a story that, when I first read it, I thought it was a made up story. Turns out it is actually the story of him and two friends. One who is still his best friend, they played baseball together, and the other who is now his wife. I thought it was really neat that he was willing to share this with the internet. He talked about how they used to say they would live in Seattle one day, the three of them. I think it is amazing that all three of them actually live there now and his friend lives not in his condo with his wife, but just a few blocks down.
I commented saying that I thought it was cool that he didn't start out the story saying it was his own personal experience. He posted pictures in his post and they had captions underneath them. I have no idea how to do this, as easy as it may actually be, so I asked him. I hope he responds back so that I too can put awesome captions under my pictures!
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