After examining Mr. McClung's class blog these are my outcomes and conclusions.1. What do you know (or have you found out) about Mr. McClung that is reflected in the way he has constructed his class blog? One of the major things that stood out to me is that how organized and well his blog was put together.
2. Comment on what you would say about Mr. McClung as an educator. Mr.McClung looks like a teacher who takes pride in seeing his students do well academically.
3. I asked above that you read Mr. McClung's "rules" and think about them. What do they say about Mr. McClung, his teaching, and his connection with his students? What is your reaction to these rules (and guides) as a student and as an aspiring teacher? He has a very hands on and interactive teaching style where he makes sure to keep students involved.
4. What was the first thing under Everyone needs? Why do you suppose that is the first requirement? Everybody needs a day planner. I recently bought a day planner but never use it.
5. Note the penalties for being late (under Homework). Compare them with my penalties for being late. Comment. For everyday your homework is late it is a letter grade off. This is similar to the homework policy I have in several of my classes at South Alabama.
6. Read carefully his paragraph about what he hopes to accomplish with his blog. Comment and apply to your own aspirations as a teacher. His blog is very well put together and is made so that parents can easily keep track of their child's work in the classroom.
7. I asked you to review at least two Useful Links in depth after reviewing all of them. Which two did you review in depth? Describe each of the two. How might each be used? Why do you think each made Mr. McClung's list. The first link I chose was Steve Spanglers Science Toys. The reason I chose this blog is because I feel it would help find ways to get the students to relate science and fun toys together. The second link I chose was ToonDoo which is a website that lets you create your own comic. This could be helpful for several different reasons in an technological education setting.
8. Under Internet Safety I asked you to read carefully the rules Mr. McClung sets forth for safely using the Internet. Comment on these rules. Are there any you would add or subtract? I felt that the set of rules that he had laid out for his class were very well thought through. He allowed the students enough room to learn but enough guidelines to keep them safe and out of trouble.
9. In the C4K part of this blog I asked that you look carefully at one of the categories under which you assigned post was filed. What did you find? Select one of the posts in the category and review it for me. "Just Like Riding a Bike" was the name of the post I commented on it was dealing with basically having time off and having ti get back into the old routine.
10. Mr. McClung uses Edublog as his blog host. In some ways it may seem more "advanced." But Blogger has many abilities that we have not covered in EDM310. This leads to this question: Is there anything (or things) that Mr. McClung can do with his blog that you would like to do in Blogger? His blog is very well organized and easy to navigate. It has alot of useful information put together to look organized.
11. In what ways does Mr. McClung make his blog useful to parents, teachers, administrators, students like you, and others? His blog is easy to find and navigate so even parents with only a small amount of technological intelligence could handle easily. THis allows them to keep up with their children in school with little effort.
12. How does Mr. McClung's 8th grade blog differ from other blogs you have visited including other 8th grade blogs? Why the differences do you think? His blog is so well put together and can be used as a great example for people who plan to be teachers in the near future like myself and others in EDM 310
13. Add any additional comments you think would be useful in analyzing Mr. McClung's World in depth. I only one day can hope to have a blog that has half the information that Mr. McClung's blog has to offer. His blog is organized, easy to find and also easy to navigate through.
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